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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 28

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← May 21May 28Jun 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

370 head

▼ 146 vs last sale 516▼ 95 vs year ago 465 · −20.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 76▼ 79 vs year ago 152 · −52.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 50▲ 10 vs year ago 50 · +20.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400lb to 600lb sold steady. Feeder heifers 400lb to 600lb sold $2.00 to $3.00 higher and feeder bulls sold $2.00 to $3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2.00 to $3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to $1.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was strong. *PRE-VAC SALE ON 6/4/24 ALONG WITH REGULAR SALE*

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 $263.50/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −126.14 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.

Average price

$263.50

35 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$3.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

vs AR average

−4.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	264.90	1,455	22
Medium and Large 2	535	261.12	1,398	13thin

One grade step is worth $3.78/cwt here — about $57 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale35 hd

263.50

—

AR average10 barns · 416 hd

259.93

+3.57

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−4.12

This barn, trailing median30 sales

389.63

−126.14

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	—	Average	1,709	157.03	2,683	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	135.50	1,907	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	133.88	1,611	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	122.22	1,242	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,869	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$1,702	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,669	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$1,517	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$1,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,651	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,925	1thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	389.12/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,198	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	339.83/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,247	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	331.14/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,391	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	306.00/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,297	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	311.35/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,476	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	297.54/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,422	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	303.98/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,596	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	285.81/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,521	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	299.96/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,695	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	276.58/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,590	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	300.51/cwt	299.00–302.50	1,878	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	276.18/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,734	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	337.26/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,106	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	307.61/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,009	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	322.14/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,195	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	298.85/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,124	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	303.84/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,270	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	286.23/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,216	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	279.91/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,332	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	265.45/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,274	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	273.03/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,422	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	262.19/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,384	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	257.56/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,442	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	258.13/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,479	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	250.18/cwt	238.00–257.50	1,546	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	665	268.67/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,787	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	236.52/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,606	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	228.70/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,647	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	794	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,469	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,691	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	326.76/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,023	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	381.98/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,264	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	345.59/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,289	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	317.35/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,215	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	330.39/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,401	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,240	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	286.11/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,325	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	311.80/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,481	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	305.07/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,571	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	271.52/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,455	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	284.15/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,634	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	266.52/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,535	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	272.18/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,682	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	256.44/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,621	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,625	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,013	1
Bulls	—	—	1,747	160.54/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,805	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	128.33/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,373	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,177	136.72/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,609	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,249	128.92/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,610	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,775	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,043	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,650.83/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,651	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	881	150.67/cwt	135.00–167.50	1,327	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,368	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	1,517.25/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,517	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,669.28/head	1,600.00–1,790.00	1,669	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,232	1,701.54/head	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,702	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	1,869.40/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,869	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	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 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 516Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 76Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 50Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	320.00–355.00	337.26
12	350–400	371	310.00–340.00	322.14
6	400–450	418	297.50–310.00	303.84
10	450–500	476	275.00–290.00	279.91
10	500–550	521	267.50–282.50	273.03
12	550–600	573	250.00–265.00	258.13
10	600–650	618	238.00–257.50	250.18
5	650–700	679	232.50–240.00	236.52
2	700–750	720	225.00–232.50	228.70
1	800–850	835	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	300.00–312.50	307.61
5	350–400	376	280.00–307.50	298.85
16	400–450	425	275.00–297.50	286.23
10	450–500	480	255.00–270.00	265.45
10	500–550	528	257.50–272.50	262.19
3	550–600	560	247.50–267.50	257.56
1	650–700	675	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	265.00–272.50	268.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	750–800	794	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	387.50–390.00	389.12
3	350–400	367	332.50–345.00	339.83
8	400–450	420	317.50–345.00	331.14
6	450–500	474	300.00–322.50	311.35
7	500–550	525	295.00–310.00	303.98
2	550–600	565	295.00–305.00	299.96
3	600–650	625	299.00–302.50	300.51
1	650–700	675	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	290.00–315.00	306.00
4	450–500	478	292.50–305.00	297.54
3	500–550	532	280.00–290.00	285.81
3	550–600	575	270.00–280.00	276.58
2	600–650	628	270.00–282.50	276.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	320.00–330.00	326.76
2	350–400	383	310.00–325.00	317.35
2	400–450	435	280.00–290.00	285.00
4	450–500	463	270.00–292.50	286.11
5	500–550	536	260.00–287.50	271.52
7	550–600	576	255.00–275.00	266.52
3	600–650	632	245.00–262.00	256.44
1	650–700	670	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	375.00–390.00	381.98
6	350–400	373	340.00–370.00	345.59
10	400–450	424	320.00–340.00	330.39
4	450–500	475	300.00–325.00	311.80
13	500–550	515	297.50–310.00	305.07
9	550–600	575	275.00–290.00	284.15
8	600–650	618	270.00–277.50	272.18
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	881	135.00–167.50	150.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	152.00	152.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,260	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,869.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,188	1,600.00–1,790.00	1,669.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,232	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,701.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,053	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,517.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,125	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,205	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.83

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	1	—	1,000	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,725.00	1,725.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,747	156.00–167.00	160.54
1	—	1,480	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,177	133.00–143.00	136.72
4	—	1,249	127.00–132.00	128.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	132.00	132.00
1	—	1,470	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,070	125.00–132.00	128.33
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
1	—	915	105.00	105.00

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.