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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 9
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
782 head
▲ 319 vs last sale 463▼ 285 vs year ago 1,067 · −26.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 138▼ 109 vs year ago 232 · −47.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 27▼ 20 vs year ago 60 · −33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to sale not being reported the previous week. Supply was strong this week with a lot of offering of thin fleshed weaned calves. Buyer attendance was good with good demand. *THERE WILL BE 2 DIFFERENT SETS OF REPLACEMENT COWS TO SELL NEXT WEEK*

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $292.79/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −135.84 against this barn's trailing median of $428.63.
Average price
$292.79
82 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.86
vs AR average
−10.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542300.081,62759
Medium and Large 1-2571278.001,58712thin
Medium and Large 2542269.811,46211thin
One grade step is worth $30.27/cwt here — about $165 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 sale82 hd
292.79
—
AR average4 barns · 131 hd
291.93
+0.86
National average160 barns · 9,699 hd
302.91
−10.12
This barn, trailing median29 sales
428.63
−135.84
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

29 sales
493441389337median 428.6303/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.83, low $350.71, median $428.63 across 29 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—Average1,593157.792,51315
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,219140.981,71833
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,421139.211,97812
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,008120.031,21026

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,127$2,0633thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$1,9936
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,6522thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,5251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$1,3752thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)862$1,3333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)875$1,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)835$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)955$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$2,0452thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)917$1,9603thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320367.27/cwt360.00–375.001,1752
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328340.51/cwt330.00–357.501,11714
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338314.44/cwt295.00–325.001,0636
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,3712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed377334.99/cwt320.00–340.001,2637
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395328.15/cwt322.50–330.001,2964
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed408328.77/cwt327.50–330.001,3412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed409338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,3824
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426268.46/cwt260.00–285.001,1444
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430314.96/cwt297.50–322.501,3548
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added449320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4375
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1459307.49/cwt285.00–313.001,41119
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470308.70/cwt307.50–310.001,4512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added471319.03/cwt315.00–322.001,5037
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477303.38/cwt280.00–315.001,4473
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514301.16/cwt290.00–315.001,54827
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added526311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,6368
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added534290.16/cwt282.50–294.001,5493
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,6451
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536275.37/cwt265.00–287.501,4768
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568228.73/cwt225.00–232.501,2992
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added569309.18/cwt300.00–315.001,7598
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583274.75/cwt270.00–282.501,6028
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584288.25/cwt283.00–305.001,68316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,5651
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added624288.81/cwt270.00–299.001,80216
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626280.86/cwt275.00–287.501,7585
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630237.70/cwt225.00–250.001,4982
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659256.99/cwt256.00–262.501,6948
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added670270.15/cwt264.00–274.001,81027
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713241.25/cwt240.00–242.501,7202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720256.95/cwt247.00–261.001,8505
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added755240.25/cwt239.00–247.501,8147
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added800244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,9524
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8451
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1990200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed317330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0463
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed323341.00/cwt341.00–341.001,1016
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0561
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330300.89/cwt285.00–307.5099312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed357322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,1513
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364318.74/cwt312.50–322.501,1604
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367296.57/cwt282.20–307.501,0885
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed392314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,2313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417226.88/cwt210.00–240.009463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423297.38/cwt287.50–302.501,2589
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy423271.00/cwt271.00–271.001,1466
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423254.35/cwt240.00–265.001,0766
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4241
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428271.61/cwt267.50–275.001,1623
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468202.51/cwt200.00–205.009482
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476259.05/cwt245.00–267.501,23311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added478290.51/cwt285.00–302.001,38913
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482276.24/cwt270.00–283.001,3317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484290.54/cwt270.00–294.001,40623
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518266.47/cwt265.00–267.501,3809
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519277.41/cwt260.00–290.001,44017
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4562
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521236.49/cwt220.00–255.001,23210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574261.35/cwt252.50–275.001,50014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577227.47/cwt220.00–237.501,3133
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed583254.96/cwt245.00–265.001,4862
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,5222
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed610262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,6011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added626261.56/cwt257.50–265.001,63720
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630241.69/cwt230.00–253.001,52311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655234.99/cwt232.50–237.501,5393
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added668238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,5902
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718224.91/cwt220.00–230.001,6152
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added752238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,7903
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1787212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6685
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5301
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1827196.97/cwt194.00–200.001,6294
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1222
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331361.95/cwt350.00–375.001,1985
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1341
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425315.76/cwt302.50–330.001,3422
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430317.44/cwt310.00–325.001,3653
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465291.64/cwt285.00–302.501,3566
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed518304.64/cwt290.00–320.001,5782
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522246.46/cwt240.00–255.001,2875
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532291.65/cwt290.00–292.501,5523
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3892
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573271.00/cwt265.00–277.501,5532
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5091
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4481
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620264.83/cwt262.20–267.501,6422
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed620252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5661
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,388141.89/cwt134.00–148.001,9694
Bulls——1,453156.67/cwt153.00–162.002,2766
Bulls——1,924171.85/cwt166.00–176.003,3065
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%857104.42/cwt100.00–110.008956
Cows—Lean 85-90%994117.62/cwt111.00–121.001,1695
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073127.08/cwt122.00–133.001,36415
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,177141.84/cwt137.00–147.001,66916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247153.61/cwt149.00–158.001,9165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,262134.57/cwt132.00–136.001,69812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,1701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385132.98/cwt132.00–134.001,8424
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,449139.94/cwt136.00–145.002,0287
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28351,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28621,332.50/head1,250.00–1,475.001,3333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,375.26/head1,200.00–1,525.001,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,652.47/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1272,063.35/head1,550.00–2,325.002,0633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1721,992.98/head1,625.00–2,250.001,9936
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1731
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915135.49/cwt134.00–137.001,2402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29171,959.55/head1,675.00–2,450.001,9603
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29752,044.87/head1,650.00–2,350.002,0452

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.