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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 14
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
520 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 578▼ 15 vs year ago 535 · −2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 95▼ 33 vs year ago 197 · −16.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 67 vs last sale 33▲ 25 vs year ago 75 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Supply was good this week with a new crop of fleshy calves that held back the market just a little. Feeder steers 400lb to 600lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 dollar lower. Feeder heifers 400lb to 600lb sold 1.00 to 2.00 dollars lower. Slaughter cows sold steadily and slaughter bulls sold 3.00 dollars lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $253.99/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −135.64 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$253.99
50 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,374
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.87
vs AR average
−16.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539257.491,38939
Medium and Large 2547241.601,32211thin
One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $66 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 sale50 hd
253.99
—
AR average9 barns · 267 hd
254.86
−0.87
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−16.01
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−135.64
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—Low1,512141.152,13416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,419127.441,8087thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,208126.461,52742
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,000111.881,11948

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,373$2,5752thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,057$2,0753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,7762thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,134$1,7567
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,7505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$1,65414
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,073$1,5822thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)727$1,4414thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)956$1,3938
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$2,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,8251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)900$1,7003thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)955$1,6751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,384$4,50425
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,473$2,2852thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$2,3501thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,0731
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327365.23/cwt350.00–370.001,1945
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0551
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377357.44/cwt350.00–365.001,34810
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed385380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421343.97/cwt330.00–365.001,4488
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428319.80/cwt315.00–325.001,3692
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468329.53/cwt317.50–342.501,5422
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475274.95/cwt270.00–280.001,3062
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed488305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4882
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513283.67/cwt280.00–290.001,4554
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524302.50/cwt287.50–312.501,58514
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570293.12/cwt280.00–297.501,67110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577269.86/cwt260.00–273.001,5575
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608260.76/cwt258.00–265.001,5855
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1634290.04/cwt280.00–296.001,83910
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy650230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672259.01/cwt254.00–265.001,74112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8532
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,005165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2311303.24/cwt280.00–320.009434
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322341.04/cwt325.00–355.001,0989
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372322.01/cwt312.50–335.001,1986
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy381303.70/cwt300.00–305.001,1574
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0341
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2393307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,2083
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415302.07/cwt297.50–315.001,25412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423273.78/cwt260.00–287.501,1585
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy431289.65/cwt285.00–292.501,2487
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,2446
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468276.86/cwt270.00–290.001,29613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476256.30/cwt240.00–267.501,22014
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515266.15/cwt260.00–272.501,37122
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526247.98/cwt230.00–262.501,3046
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy538244.93/cwt240.00–250.001,3182
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570233.16/cwt230.00–235.001,3294
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573233.94/cwt225.00–255.001,3405
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577251.30/cwt240.00–260.001,45011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610230.22/cwt220.00–245.001,40410
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621248.23/cwt240.00–262.501,54215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy638233.79/cwt230.00–237.501,4922
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy665213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4161
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670227.56/cwt225.00–230.001,5252
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675235.21/cwt220.00–242.501,5889
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726226.88/cwt225.00–232.501,6474
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5861
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1843202.51/cwt200.00–205.001,7072
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880185.04/cwt177.50–192.501,6282
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,035167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,7341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285390.09/cwt385.00–395.001,1122
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324379.41/cwt360.00–400.001,22911
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325319.04/cwt300.00–337.501,0372
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375358.90/cwt342.50–380.001,34611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415345.32/cwt337.50–360.001,4337
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419305.46/cwt280.00–317.501,2807
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425323.35/cwt320.00–325.001,3743
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463272.33/cwt260.00–280.001,2613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473306.91/cwt290.00–315.501,45210
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516293.85/cwt280.00–305.001,51618
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520259.63/cwt250.00–272.501,3508
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565273.94/cwt262.50–287.501,54814
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570227.43/cwt225.00–230.001,2962
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572248.24/cwt235.00–255.001,4203
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy583241.22/cwt235.00–247.501,4062
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615226.50/cwt220.00–233.001,3932
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618256.18/cwt250.00–260.001,5834
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4191
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6441
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673212.50/cwt200.00–225.001,4303
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed695272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,8941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2708207.58/cwt200.00–215.001,4702
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727225.79/cwt220.00–230.001,6413
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy733204.98/cwt200.00–210.001,5032
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,249124.37/cwt120.00–132.501,5534
Bulls——1,589146.27/cwt130.00–155.002,32411
Bulls——1,715152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,6071
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%835105.00/cwt105.00–105.008771
Cows—Lean 85-90%88496.51/cwt90.00–100.008536
Cows—Lean 85-90%979107.40/cwt101.00–111.001,05112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,032116.75/cwt112.00–122.001,20530
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093119.13/cwt115.00–120.001,3025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225126.35/cwt121.00–131.001,54830
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279136.68/cwt132.00–142.001,7486
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,330125.66/cwt125.00–127.001,6713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485128.78/cwt128.00–130.001,9124
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3844,503.76/head3,600.00–7,000.004,50425
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4732,284.68/head2,200.00–2,375.002,2852
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27271,441.29/head1,000.00–1,580.001,4414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,776.22/head1,100.00–2,150.001,7762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29561,392.99/head1,000.00–1,600.001,3938
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0572,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,582.17/head1,375.00–1,750.001,5822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0831,675.87/head1,550.00–1,800.001,6762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,654.16/head1,250.00–1,950.001,65414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1541,787.48/head1,700.00–1,875.001,7875
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,7631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3732,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4881
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105126.49/cwt123.00–130.001,3983
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29202,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29551,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251

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.