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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 4
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
836 head
▲ 836 vs last sale 0▲ 836 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 0▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 0▲ 96 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Supply was strong with good buyer attendance. With many unweaned claves, Feeder steers and feeder bulls 400lb to 600lb sold $8.00 to $9.00 lower while feeder heifers sold steady to $2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to $4.00 dollars higher and slaughter bulls sold uneven on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.15/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.49 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$249.15
89 head · 555 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,383
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$726
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 1
$143.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.78
vs AR average
−23.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548268.881,47346
Medium and Large 2557248.081,38136
Small and Medium 1597125.007467thin
One grade step is worth $143.88/cwt here — about $726 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale89 hd
249.15
—
AR average10 barns · 819 hd
260.93
−11.78
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
−23.88
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−140.49
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—Low1,728156.872,71112
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,187134.291,59535
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,419131.421,8655thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,064121.051,28727

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,9751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$1,9569
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,270$1,9302thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$2,1312thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)863$1,7324thin

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290399.42/cwt395.00–404.001,1582
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317369.40/cwt360.00–387.501,1713
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375335.46/cwt322.50–352.501,2589
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375305.20/cwt300.00–325.001,1455
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425326.13/cwt307.50–337.501,38621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432293.60/cwt270.00–302.501,2687
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471288.32/cwt270.00–302.501,3589
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482311.25/cwt305.00–320.001,50020
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full485270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3101
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7593
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530302.27/cwt290.00–320.001,60235
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532282.13/cwt275.00–287.501,5016
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562292.33/cwt280.00–310.001,64312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580266.27/cwt255.00–275.501,54411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5472
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2602261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,57112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611285.71/cwt275.00–290.001,7466
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613260.84/cwt247.50–270.001,59911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5381
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667259.36/cwt250.00–275.001,73020
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7031
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2696247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7194
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full700245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed705270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9041
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5981
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723257.35/cwt250.00–262.001,8617
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7741
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3921
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,5601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327333.32/cwt320.00–345.001,09014
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328297.45/cwt280.00–310.009765
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed358339.90/cwt335.00–345.001,2172
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370284.67/cwt275.00–290.001,0533
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375313.40/cwt295.00–322.501,17522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423304.96/cwt290.00–315.001,29027
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423278.55/cwt262.50–290.001,17815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full440267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,1771
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467293.28/cwt280.00–307.501,37030
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471266.24/cwt250.00–277.501,25419
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1871
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added512310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5873
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519280.73/cwt267.50–290.001,45717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530252.78/cwt240.00–265.001,34016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4581
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed555287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,5961
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574255.98/cwt252.00–272.501,46924
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580242.97/cwt230.00–250.001,40919
Heifers550–600Small and Medium 1597125.00/cwt125.00–125.007467
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621242.87/cwt237.50–257.501,50814
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622233.06/cwt230.00–235.001,4505
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670214.96/cwt210.00–220.001,4402
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678233.15/cwt230.00–250.001,58111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723229.01/cwt225.00–235.001,6565
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6991
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2481
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8481
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5121
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7101
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320344.77/cwt340.00–350.001,1032
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325363.59/cwt350.00–377.501,18210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed360385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377338.42/cwt325.00–355.001,27610
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384280.07/cwt270.00–300.001,0754
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2394319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,2575
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2417310.05/cwt305.00–315.001,2939
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420331.39/cwt320.00–350.001,39212
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433283.08/cwt270.00–300.001,2268
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460281.69/cwt270.00–297.501,2963
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3954
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475316.62/cwt305.00–335.001,5048
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524305.95/cwt290.00–317.501,60320
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529271.38/cwt250.00–280.001,4366
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566246.37/cwt225.00–265.001,3947
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568279.34/cwt265.00–292.501,58710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615226.18/cwt220.00–235.001,3914
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620261.25/cwt257.50–275.001,6206
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4411
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy715210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5021
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Full753210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5812
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6881
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825210.81/cwt210.00–212.501,7393
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850205.83/cwt200.00–210.001,7503
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2920162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,135130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4761
Bulls——1,610152.87/cwt149.00–156.002,4615
Bulls——1,926164.69/cwt161.00–169.003,1726
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82384.77/cwt80.00–90.006982
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053108.14/cwt100.00–110.001,1395
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069129.93/cwt125.00–135.001,38915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,128122.76/cwt120.00–125.001,3852
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,154121.84/cwt119.00–123.001,4065
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162145.41/cwt142.00–150.001,6903
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194133.95/cwt129.00–139.001,59930
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,419131.42/cwt130.00–135.001,8655
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2091
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,208158.63/cwt151.00–170.001,9162
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,4091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,082135.46/cwt125.00–151.001,46612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2141,956.41/head1,325.00–2,400.001,9569
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,929.97/head1,825.00–2,050.001,9302
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,014.02/head2,000.00–2,025.002,0142
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,130.95/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1312

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.