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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 30

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

368 head

▼ 296 vs last sale 664▼ 262 vs year ago 630 · −41.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 168▼ 83 vs year ago 146 · −56.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 60▼ 32 vs year ago 72 · −44.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With the heat wave this week offerings was lower compared to the previous week. Feeder steers 400lb to 600lb sold $7.00 to $8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400lb to 600lb sold $3.00 to $4.00 higher. With a better offering of weanded calves feeder bulls 400lb to 600lb sold $13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $4.00 to $5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady $3.00 higher

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 $265.08/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −124.56 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.

Average price

$265.08

30 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,437

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$5.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.73

vs AR average

+6.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	268.32	1,471	12thin
Medium and Large 2	538	262.91	1,414	18thin

One grade step is worth $5.41/cwt here — about $57 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 sale30 hd

265.08

—

AR average7 barns · 296 hd

256.35

+8.73

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

+6.62

This barn, trailing median30 sales

389.63

−124.56

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	—	Average	1,623	154.80	2,513	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,297	136.28	1,768	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,359	132.15	1,796	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	119.16	1,244	16

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,229	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,093	$2,083	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,922	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,772	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,515	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,825	1thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	268	407.71/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,093	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	957	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,224	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	389.84/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,209	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	330.23/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,073	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	330	369.70/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,220	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	418	337.13/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,409	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	337.41/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,451	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	303.09/cwt	292.20–317.50	1,309	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	327.80/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,537	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	302.82/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,426	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	475	327.50/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,556	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	287.49/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,460	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,339	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	302.97/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,594	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,572	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,627	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,849	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	835	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	268	345.14/cwt	340.00–350.00	925	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,020	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	321	319.27/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,025	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	337.71/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,131	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	322.43/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,193	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	373	316.22/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,180	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	283.77/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,101	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	302.28/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,267	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	432	299.17/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,292	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	283.35/cwt	272.50–290.00	1,238	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	285.89/cwt	280.00–297.50	1,327	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	464	265.02/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,230	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	465	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,314	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	277.50/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,440	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	264.12/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,397	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	568	267.41/cwt	262.20–275.00	1,519	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	261.77/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,489	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,325	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	615	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,476	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	249.53/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,550	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	665	238.73/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,588	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	240.77/cwt	237.50–245.00	1,613	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	203.67/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,666	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,183	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	310	392.54/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,217	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	346.86/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,103	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	379.35/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,222	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	354.60/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,323	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,323	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	331.13/cwt	325.00–337.50	1,384	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	425	327.26/cwt	322.50–332.50	1,391	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	302.72/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,290	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	299.28/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,398	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	317.94/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,507	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	302.51/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,537	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	310.66/cwt	292.50–322.50	1,603	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	264.99/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,505	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Full	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	258.61/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,593	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,690	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	238.14/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,603	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	236.26/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,720	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	241.49/cwt	237.50–245.50	1,855	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	209.28/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,622	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	826	198.69/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,641	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,713	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	176.21/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,648	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	183.65/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,860	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,080	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,204	1
Bulls	—	—	1,545	141.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,186	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	158.76/cwt	154.00–164.00	2,699	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	825	92.46/cwt	92.00–93.00	763	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,067	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	975	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,438	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	120.60/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,281	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	135.23/cwt	133.00–138.00	1,562	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	131.80/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,699	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	136.31/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,806	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,332	139.46/cwt	136.00–143.00	1,858	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	127.98/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,783	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,810	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,914	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	141.61/cwt	131.00–157.50	1,444	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	1,515.34/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,515	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	1,772.43/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,772	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,228.70/head	1,675.00–2,650.00	2,229	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	141.49/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,517	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,555	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	1,922.25/head	1,450.00–2,350.00	1,922	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	2,082.72/head	1,650.00–2,425.00	2,083	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 664Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 168Year ago 146

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 60Year ago 72

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	327.50–355.00	337.71
2	350–400	370	320.00–325.00	322.43
11	400–450	419	290.00–312.50	302.28
5	450–500	464	280.00–297.50	285.89
5	500–550	519	275.00–287.50	277.50
7	550–600	569	250.00–267.50	261.77
8	600–650	621	242.50–257.50	249.53
3	650–700	670	237.50–245.00	240.77
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	818	200.00–207.50	203.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	315.00	315.00
5	300–350	321	305.00–325.00	319.27
2	350–400	388	280.00–287.50	283.77
3	400–450	437	272.50–290.00	283.35
5	450–500	464	250.00–277.50	265.02
14	500–550	529	255.00–272.50	264.12
1	550–600	570	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	340.00–350.00	345.14
1	300–350	300	340.00	340.00
4	350–400	373	310.00–322.50	316.22
3	400–450	432	297.50–300.00	299.17
2	450–500	465	282.50	282.50
3	550–600	568	262.20–275.00	267.41
1	600–650	615	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	665	237.50–240.00	238.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	415.00	415.00
3	300–350	322	365.00–400.00	379.35
3	350–400	373	340.00–370.00	354.60
4	400–450	418	325.00–337.50	331.13
5	450–500	474	315.00–325.00	317.94
8	500–550	516	292.50–322.50	310.66
1	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	728	232.50–240.00	236.26
2	750–800	768	237.50–245.50	241.49
1	850–900	890	192.50	192.50
2	1000–1050	1,013	170.00–197.50	183.65
1	1050–1100	1,080	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	340.00–350.00	346.86
1	350–400	395	335.00	335.00
7	400–450	426	290.00–315.00	302.72
5	450–500	467	280.00–310.00	299.28
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
6	550–600	568	260.00–272.50	264.99
4	600–650	616	250.00–265.00	258.61
3	650–700	673	230.00–247.50	238.14
3	750–800	775	200.00–227.50	209.28
4	800–850	826	195.00–205.00	198.69
2	900–950	935	172.50–180.00	176.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	390.00–395.00	392.54
2	400–450	425	322.50–332.50	327.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	300.00–305.00	302.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	325	325.00–335.00	330.23
3	400–450	432	292.20–317.50	303.09
6	450–500	471	285.00–315.00	302.82
3	500–550	508	282.50–290.00	287.49
3	550–600	577	270.00–275.00	272.49
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	415.00	415.00
2	300–350	310	380.00–400.00	389.84
2	400–450	430	335.00–340.00	337.41
5	450–500	469	317.50–340.00	327.80
7	500–550	526	290.00–315.00	302.97
1	600–650	615	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	725	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	400.00–415.00	407.71
2	300–350	330	360.00–380.00	369.70
2	400–450	418	325.00–350.00	337.13
2	450–500	475	320.00–335.00	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	678	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
1	—	970	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,155	133.00–138.00	135.23
10	—	1,062	115.00–125.00	120.60
2	—	825	92.00–93.00	92.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	127.00–129.00	127.98
2	—	1,325	132.00–141.00	136.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,289	125.00–135.00	131.80
1	—	975	147.50	147.50
12	—	1,332	136.00–143.00	139.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,700	154.00–164.00	158.76
3	—	1,545	140.00–145.00	141.48
1	—	1,320	167.00	167.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,020	131.00–157.50	141.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,030	1,675.00–2,650.00	2,228.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,092	1,450.00–2,350.00	1,922.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,650.00–2,425.00	2,082.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,072	139.00–147.00	141.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,515.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,772.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	144.00	144.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,825.00	1,825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,810	161.00	161.00

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.