Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2024-08-13

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 13
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
700 head
▲ 334 vs last sale 366▲ 700 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 65▲ 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 50▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers sold $11.00 to $12.00 higher overall, while 600lb to 800lb steers sold $20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $2.00 to $3.00 higher with some 6-weight value added heifers selling $12.00 to $15.00 higher and feeder bulls sold $11.00 to $12.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady this week

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $281.98/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −146.65 against this barn's trailing median of $428.63.
Average price
$281.98
50 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,555
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$19.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.01
vs AR average
+1.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551286.551,58033
Medium and Large 1-2571279.341,5958thin
Medium and Large 2534267.531,4309thin
One grade step is worth $19.02/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale50 hd
281.98
—
AR average10 barns · 301 hd
280.97
+1.01
National average153 barns · 6,707 hd
280.34
+1.64
This barn, trailing median29 sales
428.63
−146.65
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—Average1,546157.982,4428thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,155137.271,58617
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,418131.451,8649thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,032127.191,31332

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)1,320$2,7694thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$2,22512
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$2,1259
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,0751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,9935
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,285$1,9913thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,112$1,7753thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,030$1,7251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)930$1,6001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,935$3,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$2,8002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,092$2,43013
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,1557

Every lot

137 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 1272374.69/cwt365.00–385.001,0193
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295300.00/cwt300.00–300.008851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320317.26/cwt307.50–325.001,0156
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1342358.56/cwt355.00–370.001,2264
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361344.35/cwt342.50–347.501,2434
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387310.72/cwt305.00–317.501,2023
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Full390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2403310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2492
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429278.22/cwt262.50–295.001,1944
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430317.10/cwt300.00–325.001,36424
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462312.22/cwt297.50–322.501,44213
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468275.77/cwt260.00–287.501,2914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,4821
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,42710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520271.06/cwt265.00–275.001,4105
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523283.28/cwt277.50–287.501,4823
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525298.60/cwt290.00–310.001,56811
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2553259.16/cwt245.00–270.001,4333
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570281.38/cwt271.00–300.001,60418
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571279.34/cwt270.00–285.001,5958
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full595257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5291
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615281.13/cwt279.00–282.501,7295
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625267.14/cwt260.00–276.001,6705
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added661272.55/cwt269.00–275.001,8025
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661265.56/cwt260.00–270.001,7554
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695247.50/cwt245.00–250.001,7202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713251.24/cwt250.00–252.501,7912
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added775266.00/cwt266.00–266.002,0621
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9631
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added800270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1601
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,9921
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed265350.00/cwt345.00–355.009282
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275340.00/cwt340.00–340.009351
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295270.00/cwt270.00–270.007971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1311323.72/cwt320.00–327.501,0076
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2312274.39/cwt260.00–292.508563
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369311.81/cwt295.00–320.001,15111
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379278.57/cwt265.00–292.501,0564
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed383299.95/cwt297.50–302.501,1492
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413292.68/cwt277.50–302.501,20911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423268.49/cwt255.00–280.001,1365
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424291.04/cwt285.00–297.501,2344
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy440242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,0671
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470274.88/cwt262.50–285.001,29215
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476250.48/cwt240.00–257.501,1925
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed507257.50/cwt255.00–260.001,3063
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515262.47/cwt255.00–270.001,35214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516245.09/cwt225.00–250.001,2657
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518246.29/cwt245.00–247.501,2762
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added543262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4252
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added560266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,4903
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574252.01/cwt245.00–265.001,44711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615229.93/cwt225.00–235.001,4143
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617245.42/cwt237.50–257.501,5149
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added622257.17/cwt257.00–257.501,6003
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655236.22/cwt232.50–240.001,5472
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added678247.63/cwt246.00–252.501,6794
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4141
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added780230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7941
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Full830187.53/cwt185.00–190.001,5562
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3781
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6901
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8271
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed280399.82/cwt395.00–405.001,1192
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280374.64/cwt350.00–390.001,0493
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308359.76/cwt350.00–370.001,1082
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313315.63/cwt300.00–330.009883
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1181
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,1461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2191
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Full375270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382327.36/cwt320.00–332.501,2513
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390298.57/cwt285.00–312.501,1642
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413321.00/cwt307.50–337.501,3266
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy428303.33/cwt300.00–307.501,2983
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429279.29/cwt260.00–290.001,1987
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468301.68/cwt290.00–315.001,4126
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474268.98/cwt257.00–285.001,2755
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475283.91/cwt280.00–287.501,3492
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510301.55/cwt290.00–315.001,5383
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Full510240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2241
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515270.83/cwt257.50–277.501,3954
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5681
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565261.22/cwt260.00–262.501,4762
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580247.46/cwt237.50–252.501,4353
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Full595220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3091
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6031
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6191
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7691
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663242.41/cwt237.50–247.501,6072
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy715217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5551
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7281
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6631
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,537158.98/cwt157.00–165.002,4447
Bulls——1,605151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,4241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%979123.98/cwt120.00–129.001,2146
Cows—Boner 80-85%995146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4531
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002113.06/cwt109.00–118.001,1337
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0051
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,058131.30/cwt130.00–132.001,3893
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063135.26/cwt130.00–144.001,43818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190137.97/cwt134.00–143.001,64213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385132.43/cwt130.00–135.001,8347
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,533128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,9622
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,9353,950.00/head3,950.00–3,950.003,9501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,228.23/head1,875.00–2,475.002,2283
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,154.87/head1,925.00–2,375.002,1557
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,490.54/head2,250.00–2,850.002,49110
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29552,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010150.11/cwt144.00–162.501,5163
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010138.70/cwt136.00–141.001,4012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,992.58/head1,675.00–2,170.001,9935
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,8201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055146.39/cwt144.00–148.001,5443
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1121,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,224.65/head1,425.00–2,325.002,22512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1672,125.02/head1,725.00–2,575.002,1259
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,991.02/head1,825.00–2,075.001,9913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3202,768.61/head2,275.00–2,900.002,7694
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2831163.89/cwt150.00–182.001,3624
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,033158.39/cwt147.00–167.001,6368
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.