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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 6
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
366 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 368▼ 134 vs year ago 500 · −26.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 63▼ 53 vs year ago 118 · −44.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 10 vs year ago 60 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold uneven on a light test this week offerings of plainer calves than the previous week. 400lb to 600lb feeder steers selling $22.00 to $23.00 lower. Feeder bulls selling $27.00 lower. On a slightly stronger test, feeder heifers 400lb to 600lb sold $11.00 to $12.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady this week. *NOTE THERE WILL BE A COMPLETE HERD SELL-OUT WITH 80 COWS AND 50 CALVES ON 8/13/24*

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.42/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −141.22 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$248.42
29 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,332
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.19
vs AR average
+3.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545259.291,41215thin
Medium and Large 2527236.781,24814thin
One grade step is worth $22.51/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 sale29 hd
248.42
—
AR average10 barns · 268 hd
250.61
−2.19
National average152 barns · 6,273 hd
245.07
+3.35
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−141.22
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—Average1,815162.262,9458thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203136.021,63711
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,468131.451,9307thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,022119.671,22222

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)1,235$2,4251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,082$2,0999
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)945$1,9502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,003$1,9323thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,9304thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,8273thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,008$1,5172thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)969$2,6878
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)938$2,0334thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$1,9882thin

Every lot

112 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280310.36/cwt300.00–320.008692
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1211
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0471
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added314367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,1544
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325292.50/cwt292.50–292.509511
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added338325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0992
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Full355285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2231
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373291.73/cwt280.00–302.501,0884
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379322.95/cwt310.00–335.001,2244
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added417311.73/cwt311.00–312.501,3006
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420312.53/cwt310.00–315.001,3132
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423277.31/cwt262.50–295.001,1734
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added423275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1634
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425308.25/cwt300.00–317.501,3103
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463308.24/cwt305.00–315.001,4273
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478276.29/cwt260.00–287.501,3213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479300.63/cwt292.50–307.501,4408
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2721
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed483312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5092
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed508294.98/cwt290.00–300.001,4982
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy510262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523295.88/cwt290.00–305.001,5473
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526253.25/cwt240.00–270.001,3325
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added542284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5393
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed558284.93/cwt270.00–300.001,5902
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558276.64/cwt270.00–282.501,5443
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580252.02/cwt237.50–260.001,4624
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,6052
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623259.37/cwt252.50–275.001,6165
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6422
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708232.49/cwt230.00–235.001,6462
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added768233.72/cwt232.50–235.001,7952
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8341
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2975182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,7791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250315.00/cwt315.00–315.007881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed265320.00/cwt320.00–320.008481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290325.00/cwt325.00–325.009431
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327287.28/cwt272.50–297.509396
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added338317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,0732
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376275.63/cwt265.00–287.501,0366
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377300.52/cwt290.00–310.001,1333
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Full400225.00/cwt225.00–225.009001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418294.40/cwt292.50–295.001,2314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419294.40/cwt270.00–305.001,2347
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420262.41/cwt255.00–270.001,1022
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added450295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3281
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed463288.02/cwt280.00–295.001,3344
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466284.47/cwt275.00–295.001,3266
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480248.44/cwt235.00–260.001,1933
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added482285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3743
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520274.62/cwt265.00–290.001,4288
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521236.12/cwt220.00–250.001,23011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed530257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3651
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2558230.02/cwt225.00–235.001,2842
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573241.76/cwt232.50–250.001,3857
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615245.04/cwt242.50–247.501,5072
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621229.35/cwt227.50–230.001,4244
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added663232.48/cwt227.50–240.001,5416
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715223.51/cwt212.50–235.001,5982
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added765235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7981
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250380.00/cwt380.00–380.009501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0671
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290340.00/cwt340.00–340.009861
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374300.33/cwt285.00–312.501,1234
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380332.17/cwt320.00–345.001,2622
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433268.95/cwt257.50–280.001,1653
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468286.24/cwt285.00–287.501,3402
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479266.88/cwt257.20–275.001,2784
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Full510235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,1991
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519269.96/cwt262.50–275.001,4015
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570248.74/cwt240.00–255.001,4184
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580262.41/cwt257.50–270.001,5223
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Full615210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2921
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640237.44/cwt230.00–245.001,5202
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5021
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4481
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,700152.61/cwt150.00–155.002,5942
Bulls——1,853165.48/cwt160.00–170.003,0666
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86397.80/cwt93.00–100.008443
Cows—Lean 85-90%910111.98/cwt110.00–115.001,0195
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,5331
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061121.55/cwt116.00–127.001,2908
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,141134.49/cwt130.00–139.001,5356
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171136.88/cwt134.00–141.001,6037
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,330130.68/cwt130.00–131.001,7383
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,441132.53/cwt130.00–135.001,9106
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0381
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2745950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,826.60/head1,725.00–1,875.001,8273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,932.48/head1,775.00–2,025.001,9323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,516.94/head1,350.00–1,675.001,5172
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0822,099.47/head1,900.00–2,150.002,0999
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1982,257.20/head2,050.00–2,475.002,2573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,790.79/head2,725.00–2,850.002,7916
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,116.25/head1,800.00–2,375.002,1162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,987.50/head1,975.00–2,000.001,9882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5341

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.