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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 27
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
426 head
▼ 283 vs last sale 709▼ 376 vs year ago 802 · −46.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
47 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 101▼ 203 vs year ago 250 · −81.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 60▼ 72 vs year ago 87 · −82.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*THERE WILL BE A SALE NEXT TUESDAY 9/3/2024*

Compared to last week: Feeder bulls 500lb to 600lb sold $10.00 to $11.00 higher while feeder steers 500lb to 600lb sold $5.00 to $6.00 lower with lower offerings of weaned calves. Feeder heifers 500lb to 600lb sold $6.00 higher. Slaughter cattle on a uneven test compared to last week sold $5.00 to $6.00 lower

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.93/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −152.71 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$236.93
28 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,281
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$115
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs AR average
−4.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547242.491,32717thin
Medium and Large 2531228.321,21211thin
One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $115 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 sale28 hd
236.93
—
AR average10 barns · 375 hd
236.93
+0.00
National average160 barns · 7,566 hd
241.88
−4.95
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−152.71
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—Low1,605149.162,3948thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,288128.011,6489thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,650124.002,0461thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,029107.751,10814

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,058$1,7772thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,5382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,3501thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290369.91/cwt365.00–375.001,0732
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329295.11/cwt280.00–300.009716
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370293.36/cwt275.00–307.501,0855
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Full405240.00/cwt240.00–240.009721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418261.02/cwt240.00–285.001,0918
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed421307.68/cwt300.00–323.001,2955
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425312.62/cwt310.00–315.001,3292
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed473271.30/cwt267.50–275.001,2834
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474248.60/cwt240.00–260.001,1784
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1490285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Full495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed530266.23/cwt265.00–267.501,4112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532270.61/cwt260.00–285.001,4403
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550257.50/cwt255.00–260.001,4162
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2071
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4281
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618252.75/cwt240.00–265.001,5622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy637226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4403
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy673230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5483
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added685240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6442
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7681
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy735222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6351
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added754234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,76417
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,8531
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280330.00/cwt330.00–330.009241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330287.50/cwt287.50–287.509491
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365293.60/cwt282.50–305.001,0722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371256.58/cwt250.00–280.009529
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419243.64/cwt230.00–255.001,02114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Full420225.00/cwt225.00–225.009451
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1433281.29/cwt275.00–287.501,2182
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0781
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1457276.59/cwt267.50–287.501,2643
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy463220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0192
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471240.16/cwt230.00–252.501,13111
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy477257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2283
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517233.00/cwt220.00–245.001,2058
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523250.40/cwt242.50–257.501,3106
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy533230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2262
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy545215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4561
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565222.48/cwt220.00–225.001,2572
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568242.50/cwt230.00–252.501,3776
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578216.28/cwt215.00–217.501,2502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed603233.80/cwt222.50–245.001,4102
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621232.59/cwt222.50–247.501,4447
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy638215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3722
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667227.75/cwt220.00–242.501,5196
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3301
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed705210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4811
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710220.03/cwt214.00–223.001,5623
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775207.44/cwt205.00–210.001,6082
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6441
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6071
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,160170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285280.00/cwt280.00–280.007981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325322.42/cwt315.00–330.001,0484
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Full340280.00/cwt280.00–280.009521
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375285.13/cwt280.00–290.001,0692
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378329.90/cwt325.00–335.001,2472
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412306.80/cwt297.50–315.001,2645
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422274.35/cwt245.00–297.501,15813
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy450277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,2491
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469254.32/cwt230.00–282.501,1939
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475276.18/cwt270.00–282.501,3122
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,2711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513277.50/cwt275.00–282.501,4244
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525249.02/cwt240.00–257.501,3073
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527238.72/cwt225.00–252.501,2588
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy568238.65/cwt230.00–242.501,3564
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571239.36/cwt225.00–247.001,36710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1581251.23/cwt250.00–255.001,4604
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605213.33/cwt210.00–215.001,2913
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4791
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4181
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667211.48/cwt200.00–225.001,4113
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4912
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4341
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,438139.25/cwt130.00–148.002,0023
Bulls——1,705155.10/cwt150.00–165.002,6445
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%976102.03/cwt100.00–106.009966
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054119.79/cwt118.00–123.001,2635
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06385.18/cwt80.00–90.009052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,4611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,6211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289124.87/cwt120.00–130.001,6107
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,9511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650124.00/cwt124.00–124.002,0461
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,537.93/head1,525.00–1,550.001,5382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,776.95/head1,550.00–1,950.001,7772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4611

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.