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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 21

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

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Feeder Cattle receipts

516 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 520▼ 24 vs year ago 540 · −4.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

76 head

▼ 88 vs last sale 164▼ 108 vs year ago 184 · −58.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 100▼ 10 vs year ago 60 · −16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No test on 6-weight Feeder cattle this week while feeder steers 300lb to 500lb sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300lb to 500lb sold for 7.00 dollars higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher

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 $258.19/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.44 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.

Average price

$258.19

32 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$13.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs AR average

−18.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	264.03	1,398	18thin
Medium and Large 2	539	250.69	1,350	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.34/cwt here — about $47 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 sale32 hd

258.19

—

AR average10 barns · 430 hd

257.35

+0.84

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−18.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

389.63

−131.44

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	1,597	151.62	2,422	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	129.36	1,511	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	126.29	1,851	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	114.14	1,201	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,784	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,783	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,029	$1,641	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	994	$1,509	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,303	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,978	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,541	2thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	374.67/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,191	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	332	322.81/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,072	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	353.50/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,304	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	315.42/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,199	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	331.05/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,414	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	303.63/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,412	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	322.83/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,530	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	500	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,513	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	322.50/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,651	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	307.43/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,577	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,512	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	559	287.74/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,608	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	278.30/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,567	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	260.72/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,609	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	248.84/cwt	244.00–252.50	1,667	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,794	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,686	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	818	214.92/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,758	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	307.21/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,008	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	342.41/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,140	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	324.31/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,197	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	295.52/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,108	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	304.94/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,281	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	293.78/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,246	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	274.58/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,172	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	279.35/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,285	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	265.73/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,252	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	286.12/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,379	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	265.48/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,375	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	250.86/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,337	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	258.96/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,473	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	249.66/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,431	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	248.33/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,515	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	611	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,595	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	223.51/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,616	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,712	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,890	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	372.50/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,136	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	343.38/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,092	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	291.48/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,058	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	352.51/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,308	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	340.46/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,427	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	292.51/cwt	227.50–335.00	1,229	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	321.16/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,519	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	286.49/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,364	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	270.01/cwt	245.00–292.50	1,399	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	313.16/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,628	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	572	260.84/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,492	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	276.09/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,588	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	264.07/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,645	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	235.87/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,469	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	226.42/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,494	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,570	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,315	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,775	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	159.46/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,814	7
Bulls	—	—	1,835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,303	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	126.83/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,337	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	111.71/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,195	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	104.45/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,168	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	128.38/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,487	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	131.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,544	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,392	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,466	126.29/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,851	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	994	1,509.09/head	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,509	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,274	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,303.44/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,303	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	1,641.29/head	905.00–1,925.00	1,641	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,387	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	1,783.31/head	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,783	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,783.85/head	1,475.00–2,025.00	1,784	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	131.00/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,163	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,259	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,540.63/head	1,275.00–1,775.00	1,541	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,977.84/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,978	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1

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 May 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 520Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 164Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 100Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	300.00–307.50	303.63
2	500–550	500	302.50	302.50
8	550–600	559	285.00–291.00	287.74
6	650–700	672	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	310.00–340.00	322.81
4	350–400	380	300.00–335.00	315.42
1	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
6	500–550	513	295.00–312.50	307.43
7	550–600	563	270.00–283.00	278.30
3	600–650	617	255.00–270.00	260.72
3	650–700	670	244.00–252.50	248.84
1	700–750	725	232.50	232.50
3	800–850	818	210.00–225.00	214.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	318	350.00–390.00	374.67
11	350–400	369	340.00–375.00	353.50
10	400–450	427	320.00–350.00	331.05
19	450–500	474	312.50–337.50	322.83
6	500–550	512	315.00–332.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	275.00–285.00	280.00
1	550–600	595	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	424	287.50–297.50	293.78
4	450–500	460	277.50–280.00	279.35
4	600–650	611	261.00	261.00
2	700–750	738	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	340.00–345.00	342.41
9	350–400	369	310.00–337.50	324.31
9	400–450	420	300.00–317.50	304.94
15	450–500	482	282.50–300.00	286.12
14	500–550	518	260.00–277.50	265.48
4	550–600	569	255.00–262.50	258.96
1	650–700	675	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	775	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	900	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	300.00–315.00	307.21
8	350–400	375	287.50–305.00	295.52
9	400–450	427	260.00–285.00	274.58
18	450–500	471	255.00–275.00	265.73
12	500–550	533	235.00–255.00	250.86
2	550–600	573	242.50–257.00	249.66
3	600–650	610	245.00–250.00	248.33
4	700–750	723	220.00–228.00	223.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	322.50–357.50	343.38
2	350–400	363	280.00–302.50	291.48
12	400–450	420	227.50–335.00	292.51
8	450–500	476	265.00–305.00	286.49
5	500–550	518	245.00–292.50	270.01
3	550–600	572	255.00–265.00	260.84
3	600–650	623	220.00–252.50	235.87
2	650–700	660	215.00–237.50	226.42
1	800–850	815	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	955	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	360.00–385.00	372.50
6	350–400	371	340.00–360.00	352.51
10	400–450	419	327.50–355.00	340.46
6	450–500	473	310.00–330.00	321.16
8	500–550	520	305.00–317.50	313.16
2	550–600	575	270.00–282.50	276.09
8	600–650	623	255.00–270.00	264.07
3	650–700	668	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	750	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
1	850–900	885	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	129.00	129.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	994	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,509.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,475.00–2,025.00	1,783.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,122	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,783.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,029	905.00–1,925.00	1,641.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,303.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	128.00	128.00

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	—	1,015	124.00	124.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	123.00–140.00	131.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,977.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,275.00–1,775.00	1,540.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,835	180.00	180.00
5	—	1,315	130.00–140.00	134.96
7	—	1,765	150.00–169.00	159.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,466	122.00–130.00	126.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	90.00	90.00
3	—	1,070	109.00–116.00	111.71
4	—	1,054	124.00–129.00	126.83
2	—	1,118	104.00–105.00	104.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,171	130.00–135.00	131.89
1	—	1,210	115.00	115.00
6	—	1,158	126.00–129.00	128.38

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.