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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 25
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
463 head
▼ 175 vs last sale 638▼ 215 vs year ago 678 · −31.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 92▼ 122 vs year ago 260 · −46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 50▼ 78 vs year ago 105 · −74.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTES: * THERE WILL NOT BE A SALE ON 7/2/2024* * THERE WILL BE A PRE-VAC SALE ALONG WITH REGULAR SALE ON 7/9/2024*

Compared to last week: Buyers seemed to be discounting heavily on long-haired and unweaned calves this week with the temperatures in the upper 90's. Feeder steers sold $10.00 to $11.00 dollars lower. Feeder bulls sold $17.00 lower and feeder heifers sold $5.00 to $6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to $2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold $4.00 to $5.00 higher on a good test

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.77/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −142.86 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$246.77
26 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,322
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$83
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.11
vs AR average
−22.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537255.941,37310thin
Medium and Large 2535241.051,29016thin
One grade step is worth $14.89/cwt here — about $83 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 sale26 hd
246.77
—
AR average10 barns · 389 hd
254.88
−8.11
National average153 barns · 8,958 hd
269.28
−22.51
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−142.86
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—Average1,596157.742,51811
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,203138.151,66244
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,488131.001,9492thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,003121.191,21527

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)1,115$1,9002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,061$1,7286
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$1,66810
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,6292thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$1,6296
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,4501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,8751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)933$1,8503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)867$1,4083thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322355.69/cwt352.50–360.001,1453
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328295.11/cwt290.00–300.009682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,0971
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367334.35/cwt320.00–347.501,2273
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375324.08/cwt317.50–330.001,2152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full375307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378268.79/cwt267.50–270.001,0162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2382300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1463
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Full390275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0731
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3408261.27/cwt257.50–265.001,0662
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418307.97/cwt300.00–312.501,2875
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Full418261.29/cwt260.00–262.501,0922
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429318.84/cwt312.50–340.001,3688
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435283.43/cwt270.00–297.501,2332
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3351
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455304.14/cwt300.00–307.501,3843
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3458231.31/cwt227.50–235.001,0592
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473310.71/cwt300.00–322.501,4702
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479286.25/cwt280.00–292.501,3718
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Full513247.54/cwt240.00–255.001,2704
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519271.41/cwt265.00–280.001,4097
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521284.96/cwt280.00–287.501,4857
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570237.54/cwt235.00–240.001,3542
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572262.49/cwt260.00–265.001,5013
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575261.09/cwt255.00–267.501,5012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy613260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5942
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6191
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680256.21/cwt250.00–260.001,7424
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed680250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7003
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1738245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8082
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763237.52/cwt235.00–240.001,8122
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323327.03/cwt320.00–332.501,0564
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327287.96/cwt265.00–307.509425
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330324.89/cwt317.50–332.501,0722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365305.55/cwt295.00–317.501,1154
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366267.95/cwt260.00–280.009815
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373315.78/cwt310.00–330.001,1786
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3374242.07/cwt222.50–255.009054
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415278.60/cwt272.50–285.001,1562
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415230.00/cwt230.00–230.009551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421293.14/cwt280.00–307.501,2346
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425268.10/cwt247.50–300.001,13912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464282.52/cwt275.00–290.001,3115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473257.51/cwt250.00–270.001,21816
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Full474239.75/cwt235.00–245.001,1368
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517254.96/cwt250.00–265.001,3185
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Full520249.81/cwt245.00–255.001,2992
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520244.26/cwt235.00–260.001,27011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566229.97/cwt222.50–240.001,3024
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580261.65/cwt260.00–262.501,5183
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4151
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618238.80/cwt232.50–245.001,4764
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630199.50/cwt185.00–215.001,2573
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed655227.50/cwt225.00–230.001,4902
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658231.68/cwt225.00–235.001,5243
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6451
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722194.08/cwt180.00–217.501,4013
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2813188.77/cwt187.50–190.001,5352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0831
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325285.00/cwt285.00–285.009261
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370329.35/cwt322.50–335.001,2194
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0361
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Full390260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0141
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413264.23/cwt260.00–272.501,0913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424323.69/cwt320.00–330.001,3724
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed424304.90/cwt290.00–312.501,2934
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Full443240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477269.66/cwt255.00–287.501,28610
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Full480245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1761
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4551
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529247.01/cwt240.00–260.001,3075
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5561
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6201
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4431
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785172.50/cwt160.00–185.001,3542
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4061
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2925160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335141.90/cwt140.00–144.001,8944
Bulls——1,722163.71/cwt160.00–170.002,8195
Bulls——1,803174.50/cwt174.00–175.003,1462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%903107.98/cwt105.00–110.009755
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002119.90/cwt115.00–125.001,20111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049128.49/cwt125.00–134.001,34811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184125.50/cwt123.00–128.001,4867
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,204135.50/cwt130.00–139.001,63118
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,209145.32/cwt142.00–150.001,75719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,9241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,9691
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2650900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2750785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,667.68/head1,525.00–1,775.001,66810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,629.39/head1,550.00–1,700.001,6292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,629.11/head1,550.00–1,725.001,6296
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,916.10/head1,475.00–2,250.001,9165
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2873150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3102
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751

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.