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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 11

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Jun 4Jun 11Jun 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

503 head

▼ 333 vs last sale 836▼ 172 vs year ago 675 · −25.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 90▼ 116 vs year ago 171 · −67.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 56 vs last sale 96▼ 35 vs year ago 75 · −46.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Followed by a Pre-Vac sale last week with better offerings of weaned calves. This week feeder steers 400lb to 600lb sold $8.00 to $9.00 dollars lower and feeder bulls sold $4.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500lb sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to $1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold $8.00 to $9.00 higher on a light test. *NOTE 44 HEAD OF COWS OFF ONE FARM AND 16 HEAD OF COWS OFF ANOTHER FARM TO SALE 6/18/24 THERE WILL NOT BE A SALE THE WEEK OF JULY 4TH*

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 $255.81/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −133.82 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.

Average price

$255.81

57 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$21.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.56

vs AR average

−9.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	261.17	1,410	43
Medium and Large 2	544	239.34	1,302	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $108 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 sale57 hd

255.81

—

AR average11 barns · 648 hd

253.25

+2.56

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−9.56

This barn, trailing median30 sales

389.63

−133.82

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	—	Low	1,602	154.11	2,469	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	133.08	1,619	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	130.26	1,953	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,059	118.65	1,256	20

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)	1,122	$1,773	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,525	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,521	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	892	$1,117	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,684	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	842	$1,345	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,203	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,095	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,796	4thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	329.90/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,118	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	319.23/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,140	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	294.14/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,138	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	317.64/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,318	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	279.76/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,189	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	315.53/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,502	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	273.30/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,309	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Full	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	313.99/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,601	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	266.50/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,407	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	262.46/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,467	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	274.30/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,588	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	266.53/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,650	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	248.99/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,676	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	241.59/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,749	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	232.09/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,792	10
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	264.85/cwt	260.00–270.00	855	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	299.32/cwt	297.50–302.50	994	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	256.43/cwt	250.00–262.50	956	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	301.95/cwt	294.00–307.50	1,153	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	292.09/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,230	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	266.39/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,127	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	286.20/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,345	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	252.64/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,215	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	268.86/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,379	22
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	247.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,297	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	255.29/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,458	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	225.55/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,304	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	238.21/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,472	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	233.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,556	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,866	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,015	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,736	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	326	297.02/cwt	280.00–312.50	968	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	311.48/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,168	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	270.80/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,151	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	307.47/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,439	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	271.36/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,275	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	292.85/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,535	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	271.26/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,443	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	269.16/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,515	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	259.22/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,612	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	657	246.41/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,619	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,542	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	210.09/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,538	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,307	142.22/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,691	157.68/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,666	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	103.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	971	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	118.95/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,229	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	972	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	130.17/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,450	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	131.70/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,579	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,827	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,614	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,520	135.37/cwt	134.00–137.00	2,058	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,783	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	710	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	1,176.09/head	1,045.00–1,325.00	1,176	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	1,521.45/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,521	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,525.25/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,525	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,331	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,122	1,773.26/head	1,375.00–1,925.00	1,773	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	132.90/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,621	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,762	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	842	1,345.15/head	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,345	3
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	1,684.10/head	1,425.00–1,925.00	1,684	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	600	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,916.67/head	1,725.00–2,075.00	1,917	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	2,101.56/head	1,775.00–2,250.00	2,102	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,203.06/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,203	2

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 503Last week 836Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 90Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 96Year ago 75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	1,045.00–1,325.00	1,176.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,525.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,122	1,375.00–1,925.00	1,773.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	133.00	133.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,220	128.00–141.00	132.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	128.00	128.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	998	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,521.45

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	1,000.00	1,000.00

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	1	—	925	130.00	130.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	842	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,345.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	1,425.00–1,925.00	1,684.10

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	1,775.00–2,250.00	2,101.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,725.00–2,075.00	1,916.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,375.00	2,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,025.00	2,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,203.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,075.00	2,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	975.00	975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,385	2,500.00	2,500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	375	300.00–327.50	311.48
2	450–500	468	302.50–312.50	307.47
7	500–550	524	285.00–309.00	292.85
6	550–600	563	267.50–270.00	269.16
6	600–650	622	250.00–267.50	259.22
6	650–700	657	240.00–255.00	246.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	280.00–312.50	297.02
1	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	425	265.00–275.00	270.80
3	450–500	470	260.00–277.50	271.36
6	500–550	532	267.50–277.50	271.26
2	650–700	685	220.00–230.00	225.07
4	700–750	732	200.00–220.00	210.09
1	750–800	775	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	830	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	260.00–270.00	264.85
5	350–400	373	250.00–262.50	256.43
7	400–450	423	255.00–275.00	266.39
10	450–500	481	240.00–267.50	252.64
9	500–550	525	235.00–255.00	247.00
5	550–600	578	210.00–235.00	225.55
1	750–800	785	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	565	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	297.50–302.50	299.32
12	350–400	382	294.00–307.50	301.95
16	400–450	421	280.00–305.00	292.09
15	450–500	470	272.50–295.00	286.20
22	500–550	513	260.00–282.50	268.86
19	550–600	571	247.50–265.00	255.29
15	600–650	618	225.00–247.50	238.21
7	650–700	666	230.00–235.00	233.57
3	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	945	197.50	197.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	339	329.00–335.00	329.90
3	350–400	357	312.50–322.50	319.23
21	400–450	415	300.00–325.00	317.64
5	450–500	476	312.50–322.50	315.53
5	500–550	510	305.00–320.00	313.99
4	550–600	579	270.00–280.00	274.30
8	600–650	619	255.00–272.50	266.53
3	650–700	673	246.00–255.00	248.99
9	700–750	724	240.00–247.50	241.59
10	750–800	772	230.00–237.50	232.09
3	800–850	815	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	287.50–305.00	294.14
4	400–450	425	260.00–297.50	279.76
4	450–500	479	260.00–285.00	273.30
9	500–550	528	250.00–282.50	266.50
4	550–600	559	245.00–270.00	262.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,080	90.00	90.00
4	—	935	100.00–110.00	103.89
10	—	1,114	126.00–136.00	130.17
4	—	1,033	116.00–123.00	118.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,520	134.00–137.00	135.37
1	—	1,345	120.00	120.00
1	—	1,550	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,199	128.00–135.00	131.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	137.00–147.00	142.22
10	—	1,691	150.00–162.00	157.68

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.