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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 23
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
664 head
▲ 664 vs last sale 0▲ 664 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 0▲ 168 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 0▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $6.00 to $7.00 higher while feeder heifers sold steady to $2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to $1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to $2.00 higher. Supply this week was strong with a good offering of weaned calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.60/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −128.04 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$261.60
30 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,427
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$149
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.49
vs AR average
−3.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546265.131,44726
Medium and Large 2544238.621,2984thin
One grade step is worth $26.52/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale30 hd
261.60
—
AR average10 barns · 425 hd
253.11
+8.49
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−3.03
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−128.04
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—Low1,664146.372,43613
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,210132.121,59921
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,454129.871,8887thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,050120.041,26144

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)1,275$2,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,258$2,3064thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,146$2,09415
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,8251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,7502thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)760$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,083$2,5613thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,5053thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,183$2,1103thin

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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed270380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0261
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278392.43/cwt390.00–395.001,0912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330365.61/cwt355.00–385.001,2075
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373348.40/cwt340.00–365.001,30013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380315.69/cwt300.00–332.501,2003
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413327.28/cwt317.50–335.001,3523
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Full420260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427298.09/cwt295.00–302.501,2734
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,3991
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466314.38/cwt302.50–325.001,4658
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480266.13/cwt255.00–275.001,2774
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2504290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4624
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513275.48/cwt265.00–285.001,4136
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517308.91/cwt295.00–320.001,59710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Full540262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4181
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,6491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7761
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572287.54/cwt277.50–305.001,6455
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5182
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5952
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2616261.29/cwt260.00–265.001,6104
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619269.51/cwt262.50–282.501,66810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665260.08/cwt255.00–265.001,7302
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682242.17/cwt242.00–242.501,6523
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5531
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713234.18/cwt232.50–235.001,6703
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730251.24/cwt250.00–252.501,8342
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2731250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8284
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full735245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8011
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778232.49/cwt230.00–235.001,8092
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2784234.33/cwt233.00–235.001,8376
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8341
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250315.00/cwt315.00–315.007881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315317.18/cwt307.50–325.009993
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329328.82/cwt320.00–345.001,0827
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed333337.22/cwt325.00–350.001,1232
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363294.90/cwt280.00–302.501,0704
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368318.40/cwt302.50–332.201,17212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422304.54/cwt290.00–312.501,28527
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423279.58/cwt265.00–287.501,1836
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460285.40/cwt280.00–292.501,31311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472265.01/cwt245.00–273.001,25115
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1521
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy510240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2241
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525237.21/cwt230.00–245.001,2452
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532269.96/cwt260.00–285.001,43614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563240.02/cwt235.00–245.001,3512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565248.26/cwt240.00–255.001,4033
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567266.16/cwt257.50–272.501,5098
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608233.49/cwt225.00–242.201,4202
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634249.34/cwt235.00–257.001,58112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682233.85/cwt230.00–237.501,59513
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed715220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5731
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1724226.90/cwt225.00–230.001,6434
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762220.63/cwt210.00–225.001,6817
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5391
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870191.06/cwt180.00–202.501,6622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0311
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333350.92/cwt342.50–360.001,1692
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335331.29/cwt330.00–332.501,1102
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380338.05/cwt327.50–355.001,2857
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383306.85/cwt295.00–320.001,1753
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400336.25/cwt332.50–340.001,3452
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416319.18/cwt300.00–332.501,32813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419290.01/cwt282.50–295.001,2154
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473272.51/cwt270.00–275.001,2892
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474307.92/cwt295.00–320.001,46022
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523295.33/cwt280.00–312.501,54512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2537262.10/cwt250.00–277.501,40715
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2562253.94/cwt242.50–265.501,4275
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572270.79/cwt265.00–275.001,5496
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623251.84/cwt237.50–260.001,5699
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668249.12/cwt240.00–265.001,6643
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670233.76/cwt232.50–235.001,5662
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718231.22/cwt225.00–235.001,6604
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,526142.41/cwt136.00–146.002,1738
Bulls——1,885152.71/cwt149.00–157.002,8795
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83887.67/cwt85.00–90.007352
Cows—Lean 85-90%942106.63/cwt100.00–110.001,0048
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,024120.54/cwt115.00–124.001,23414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133128.28/cwt125.00–132.501,45320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157142.28/cwt140.00–144.001,6463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,157126.67/cwt125.00–128.001,4667
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259132.82/cwt130.00–136.001,67211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454129.87/cwt129.00–130.001,8887
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1462,094.22/head1,500.00–2,575.002,09415
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215173.00/cwt173.00–173.002,1021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,306.04/head2,225.00–2,500.002,3064
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0832,560.77/head1,750.00–2,900.002,5613
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,532.61/head2,250.00–2,750.002,5332
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,014.89/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2843159.83/cwt147.50–172.001,3474
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27601,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751

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.