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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 9

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Apr 2Apr 9Apr 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

338 head

▼ 359 vs last sale 697▼ 509 vs year ago 847 · −60.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 90▼ 197 vs year ago 287 · −68.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

41 head

▲ 16 vs last sale 25▼ 24 vs year ago 65 · −36.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder calves over 600 lbs on both ranges were not well tested. The feeder cattle offering today was light compared to the last few weeks and quality of feeders sold was not up to par to the previous sales. Several offerings of un-weaned new crop calves also sold that helped push the market lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady . Supply on was moderate and demand was moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.53/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −159.10 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.

Average price

$230.53

33 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$14.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.34

vs AR average

−33.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	234.59	1,266	24
Medium and Large 2	537	219.72	1,181	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.87/cwt here — about $86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

230.53

—

AR average8 barns · 385 hd

258.87

−28.34

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−33.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

389.63

−159.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.53, low $325.96, median $389.63 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,599	135.47	2,167	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	126.23	1,844	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	122.13	1,485	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	106.15	1,082	36

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,034	$1,594	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,575	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,351	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,884	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,629	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	2thin

Every lot

81 lots · USDA AMS · Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	320.45/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,016	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	335.65/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,242	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	372	303.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,128	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	314.78/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,300	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	281.23/cwt	245.00–297.50	1,206	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	261.37/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,231	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	300.24/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,417	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	506	296.66/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,501	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,449	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	283.72/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,609	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	287.64/cwt	286.00–292.50	1,755	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	249.20/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,582	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,680	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,948	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	257.09/cwt	240.00–275.00	818	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	297.56/cwt	280.00–315.00	985	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	291.72/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,065	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	249.45/cwt	242.50–260.00	940	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,102	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	284.55/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,192	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	249.48/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,065	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	248.50/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,160	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	231.65/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,105	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	478	242.47/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,159	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	518	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,248	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	518	203.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,054	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	523	225.29/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,178	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	242.87/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,282	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	557	221.74/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,235	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	559	238.32/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,332	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	229.59/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,297	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	213.83/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,332	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,525	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,406	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	322.52/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,197	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	263.26/cwt	260.00–270.00	995	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	273.70/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,108	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	309.24/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,277	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	300.01/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,398	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	244.77/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,146	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	277.35/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,434	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	239.15/cwt	217.50–267.50	1,260	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	220.07/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,250	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	214.76/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,353	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,738	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	171.67/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,451	3
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,354	112.93/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,529	4
Bulls	—	—	1,631	139.41/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,274	7
Bulls	—	—	1,789	151.11/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,703	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	828	86.58/cwt	80.00–90.00	717	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	850	114.57/cwt	111.00–118.00	974	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	105.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,130	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	114.38/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,226	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	115.46/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,324	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	124.36/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,541	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	126.23/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,844	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	1,628.99/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,629	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	1,884.37/head	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,884	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,404	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	1,351.05/head	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,351	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,574.87/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,575	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	1,593.56/head	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,594	16

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR

Tue Apr 9, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 338Last week 697Year ago 847

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 90Year ago 287

Replacement CattleReceipts 41Last week 25Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	478	237.50–247.50	242.47
6	500–550	523	220.00–235.00	225.29
6	550–600	565	220.00–237.50	229.59
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	200.00–210.00	203.41
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	282.50	282.50
2	400–450	410	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	518	240.00–242.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	331	280.00–315.00	297.56
8	350–400	365	282.50–305.00	291.72
11	400–450	419	275.00–300.00	284.55
3	450–500	467	242.50–255.00	248.50
9	500–550	528	239.00–250.00	242.87
3	550–600	559	237.50–240.00	238.32
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	660	231.00	231.00
3	750–800	785	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	240.00–275.00	257.09
6	350–400	377	242.50–260.00	249.45
11	400–450	427	225.00–257.50	249.48
8	450–500	477	220.00–242.50	231.65
3	550–600	557	210.00–230.00	221.74
2	600–650	623	210.00–217.50	213.83
1	650–700	660	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	300.00–325.00	320.45
3	350–400	372	300.00–310.00	303.27
6	400–450	429	245.00–297.50	281.23
6	450–500	471	245.00–272.50	261.37
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
3	600–650	635	242.50–255.00	249.20
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	740	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	370	330.00–340.00	335.65
3	400–450	413	305.00–330.00	314.78
23	450–500	472	280.00–317.50	300.24
9	500–550	506	285.00–317.50	296.66
6	550–600	567	272.50–292.50	283.72
4	600–650	610	286.00–292.50	287.64
1	950–1000	950	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	260.00–270.00	263.26
2	400–450	405	270.00–277.50	273.70
3	450–500	468	237.50–257.50	244.77
5	500–550	527	217.50–267.50	239.15
2	550–600	568	215.00–225.00	220.07
2	600–650	630	200.00–230.00	214.76
1	700–750	700	185.00	185.00
3	800–850	845	170.00–172.50	171.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	345.00	345.00
5	350–400	371	300.00–332.50	322.52
8	400–450	413	300.00–330.00	309.24
4	450–500	466	295.00–305.00	300.01
6	500–550	517	267.50–290.00	277.35
1	650–700	675	257.50	257.50
1	900–950	935	192.50	192.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,147	110.00–119.00	115.46
21	—	1,239	120.00–133.00	124.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	70.00	70.00
2	—	930	90.00	90.00
13	—	1,072	110.00–123.00	114.38
14	—	1,068	100.00–110.00	105.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	80.00–90.00	86.58
3	—	850	111.00–118.00	114.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,461	122.00–130.00	126.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,789	144.00–154.00	151.11
7	—	1,631	130.00–144.00	139.41
4	—	1,354	100.00–125.00	112.93

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	845	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,628.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	930	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,884.37

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	151.00	151.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	985	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,574.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,034	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,593.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	893	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,351.05

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.