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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 10
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,176 head
▲ 668 vs last sale 508▼ 106 vs year ago 1,282 · −8.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 108▼ 37 vs year ago 260 · −14.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 15▲ 25 vs year ago 50 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: limited comparable sales on feeder cattle. However, a lower undertone was noted on most classes and weights. Slaughter cow and bulls data limited due to technical difficulties

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.44/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −161.19 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$228.44
70 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,265
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$98
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$11.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.61
vs AR average
−10.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2565232.721,31618thin
Medium and Large 1549229.831,26334
Medium and Large 2550221.541,21818thin
One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale70 hd
228.44
—
AR average10 barns · 621 hd
240.05
−11.61
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
−10.17
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−161.19
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—Low1,753144.702,53717
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,205129.001,5541thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,198120.001,4372thin

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)1,300$2,0251thin

Every lot

143 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313287.50/cwt287.50–287.509002
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added320312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed327313.70/cwt310.00–315.001,0264
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328260.88/cwt252.50–265.008563
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed368310.48/cwt300.00–320.001,1432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372263.25/cwt250.00–270.009795
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380320.66/cwt300.00–327.501,21912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,1071
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Full405225.00/cwt225.00–225.009111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415298.42/cwt285.00–312.501,2382
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added423299.32/cwt287.50–312.501,2664
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427293.56/cwt280.00–307.501,25413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430254.27/cwt242.50–265.001,0934
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed460294.51/cwt290.00–295.001,35510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2692
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474280.58/cwt277.50–282.001,3306
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475265.57/cwt252.50–277.501,26111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added475256.53/cwt250.00–260.001,2193
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478242.93/cwt235.00–250.001,1614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518266.07/cwt260.00–280.001,37818
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added520257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,3391
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523240.58/cwt235.00–247.501,2584
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy526249.16/cwt243.00–257.501,3118
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528267.51/cwt260.00–275.001,4128
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed530245.07/cwt242.50–250.001,2993
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3333
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565246.63/cwt240.00–262.501,39314
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added568236.22/cwt235.00–237.501,3422
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570247.71/cwt240.00–265.001,4129
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy586231.61/cwt220.00–235.001,3575
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590215.00/cwt210.00–220.001,2692
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3655
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3531
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added618224.96/cwt217.50–232.501,3904
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628226.59/cwt220.00–232.501,4236
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633235.96/cwt235.00–240.001,4945
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667227.17/cwt227.00–227.501,5153
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675216.64/cwt210.00–220.001,4623
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678221.07/cwt220.00–223.001,49911
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5161
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Value Added720215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5482
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723212.58/cwt210.00–215.001,5372
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added762225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7159
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6661
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added785220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7271
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2Value Added790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315270.00/cwt270.00–270.008511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed324277.45/cwt270.00–295.008994
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328271.52/cwt270.00–272.508915
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328255.36/cwt242.50–262.508386
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355268.43/cwt257.50–272.509535
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359273.95/cwt265.00–281.009839
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy368252.26/cwt247.50–257.509282
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372238.72/cwt220.00–255.0088810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2391276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,07910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0231
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420259.60/cwt250.00–275.001,0908
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429235.10/cwt222.50–247.501,00912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Full435217.50/cwt217.50–217.509461
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added437280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2245
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0922
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460244.13/cwt242.50–247.501,1233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed463265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,22711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463234.68/cwt227.50–238.001,08710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469245.65/cwt237.50–255.001,15217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added480237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0801
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516234.98/cwt232.50–237.501,2127
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520214.78/cwt205.00–225.001,1174
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed523232.60/cwt230.00–237.501,2163
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy524224.21/cwt215.00–230.001,1756
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added530234.86/cwt227.50–242.501,2452
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532216.70/cwt200.00–225.001,1533
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed562231.66/cwt230.00–235.001,3023
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567236.08/cwt227.50–243.001,33913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy569219.38/cwt210.00–225.001,2488
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571240.71/cwt225.00–251.001,37413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578204.85/cwt200.00–210.001,1842
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581205.02/cwt190.00–215.001,1914
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added588223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3112
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy609208.05/cwt195.00–215.001,2675
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613228.55/cwt217.50–236.001,4014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added617239.33/cwt239.00–240.001,47712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617211.70/cwt200.00–215.001,3066
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620209.14/cwt207.50–210.001,2973
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3441
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added640216.35/cwt215.00–217.001,3853
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5019
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677220.16/cwt210.00–224.001,49014
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added677218.00/cwt210.00–235.001,4763
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722184.90/cwt180.00–190.001,3353
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added731220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6088
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added793205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6262
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5281
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added830180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2309270.08/cwt260.00–287.508357
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed323316.14/cwt310.00–327.501,0214
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy335305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0221
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373266.34/cwt260.00–277.509934
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375310.28/cwt300.00–325.001,1644
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0361
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed382297.63/cwt287.50–307.501,1374
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy386288.77/cwt285.00–290.001,1154
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed416280.55/cwt275.00–295.001,1678
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420253.01/cwt240.00–270.001,0637
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423295.87/cwt282.50–312.501,25214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,2401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475234.99/cwt225.00–247.501,1169
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1489261.47/cwt255.00–262.501,2797
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed513242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2442
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521255.22/cwt242.50–265.001,33013
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525227.64/cwt220.00–235.001,1952
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527225.27/cwt212.50–232.501,1879
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571235.81/cwt227.50–247.501,34611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2579218.54/cwt210.00–225.001,2657
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy587219.11/cwt210.00–225.001,2863
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608226.90/cwt220.00–230.001,3807
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy618217.45/cwt215.00–220.001,3442
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed620252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed620222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623205.20/cwt180.00–216.001,2785
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660214.90/cwt202.50–218.001,4186
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672211.66/cwt210.00–215.001,4223
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy674204.94/cwt200.00–210.001,3814
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5251
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,4021
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,649135.85/cwt130.00–142.002,2407
Bulls——1,800149.62/cwt143.00–153.002,6938
Bulls——1,930156.00/cwt156.00–156.003,0112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%975118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,5541
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,420122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,7321
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2837184.51/cwt170.00–202.501,54417
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251

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.