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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 7
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
578 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 410▲ 11 vs year ago 567 · +1.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 67▼ 80 vs year ago 175 · −45.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 20▼ 7 vs year ago 40 · −17.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Supply was good on feeder cattle with good buyer attendance. *20 plus replacement bulls to sale on 5/14/24 starting @ 5:00pm*

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.64/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −132.00 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$257.64
40 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,381
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$59
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$15.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.77
vs AR average
−9.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2525265.831,3968thin
Medium and Large 1546264.871,44612thin
Medium and Large 2535250.021,33720
One grade step is worth $15.81/cwt here — about $59 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 sale40 hd
257.64
—
AR average9 barns · 377 hd
254.87
+2.77
National average178 barns · 10,823 hd
267.59
−9.95
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−132.00
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
441398355312median 389.6303/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,326140.091,85821
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,473122.051,7989thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,197120.571,44340
CowsLean 85-90%Average989111.821,10623

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$1,67812
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,225$1,6462thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,110$1,5901thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,076$1,5164thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,004$1,3494thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$1,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$1,8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$1,7842thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$1,4573thin
Stock CowsOpenAged (>8 yrs)875$9751thin

Every lot

106 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318392.90/cwt380.00–400.001,2496
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328333.38/cwt315.00–345.001,0933
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373379.94/cwt365.00–395.001,41712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full375347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,3031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376329.80/cwt315.00–342.501,24010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3481
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1741
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed403382.48/cwt380.00–385.001,5412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415345.36/cwt340.00–355.001,4337
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434329.81/cwt318.00–337.501,4317
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440255.06/cwt250.00–260.001,1222
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469329.50/cwt320.00–345.001,54516
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483301.83/cwt282.50–310.001,4586
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3513249.88/cwt245.00–255.001,2822
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,4291
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520274.37/cwt265.00–292.511,4276
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1961
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524304.47/cwt295.00–317.501,59524
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed530330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2562253.25/cwt235.00–260.001,4236
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567296.92/cwt290.00–310.001,6848
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2607253.34/cwt240.00–265.001,5383
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623288.67/cwt280.00–302.501,79810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670269.24/cwt260.00–282.501,8043
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6323
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727275.88/cwt267.50–282.502,0063
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2731240.55/cwt240.00–245.001,7589
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,5431
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780239.94/cwt230.00–255.001,8724
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820225.12/cwt220.00–235.001,8463
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320296.93/cwt290.00–305.009504
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333324.53/cwt312.50–337.501,08114
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375316.50/cwt300.00–330.001,1878
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382286.06/cwt262.50–295.001,09318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419290.66/cwt280.00–310.001,21816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419270.86/cwt260.00–277.501,1356
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471279.72/cwt270.00–297.501,31722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471255.21/cwt240.00–267.501,2028
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2613
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy518230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520278.35/cwt260.00–295.001,4477
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525265.83/cwt250.00–272.501,3968
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527252.63/cwt242.50–265.001,33113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561251.25/cwt242.00–257.501,4105
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581248.11/cwt240.00–255.001,4424
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3891
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622237.46/cwt230.00–242.501,4775
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623253.87/cwt242.50–267.501,5828
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668206.18/cwt202.50–210.001,3772
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674241.27/cwt237.50–242.501,6264
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5241
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723212.27/cwt205.00–220.001,5352
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727224.96/cwt220.00–227.001,6357
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729224.77/cwt220.00–227.001,6396
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy735205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5071
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765206.67/cwt205.00–210.001,5813
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1788218.52/cwt216.00–220.001,72213
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2868184.90/cwt180.00–190.001,6052
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2930165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5351
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2990167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,6581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328347.58/cwt330.00–362.501,1403
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338391.83/cwt380.00–397.501,3244
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367374.80/cwt360.00–395.001,3765
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370341.57/cwt315.00–385.001,2645
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423306.16/cwt280.00–345.001,2956
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429324.46/cwt310.00–335.001,3924
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475305.95/cwt295.00–315.001,4535
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475275.96/cwt260.00–297.501,3113
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517297.50/cwt290.00–305.001,5385
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525238.17/cwt220.00–255.001,2502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557270.00/cwt267.50–272.501,5043
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy605210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6671
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4901
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5182
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy740172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2731
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760204.93/cwt200.00–210.001,5572
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4571
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6881
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4961
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,264133.01/cwt128.00–136.001,68110
Bulls——1,294142.86/cwt139.00–149.001,8498
Bulls——1,620156.33/cwt151.00–159.002,5333
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945104.20/cwt100.00–109.009854
Cows—Lean 85-90%960124.61/cwt121.00–127.001,1963
Cows—Lean 85-90%97896.65/cwt95.00–98.009452
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010113.42/cwt110.00–120.001,14614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,146109.40/cwt105.00–112.001,2545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185119.48/cwt114.00–124.001,41623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,240127.30/cwt125.00–134.001,57912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420115.50/cwt115.00–116.001,6402
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488123.92/cwt122.00–125.001,8447
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1581,784.40/head1,225.00–2,150.001,7842
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,970.00/head1,970.00–1,970.001,9701
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28931,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0041,348.66/head1,150.00–1,550.001,3494
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0761,516.14/head1,400.00–1,725.001,5164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,590.00/head1,590.00–1,590.001,5901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,678.41/head1,175.00–2,000.001,67812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,646.17/head1,425.00–1,850.001,6462

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.