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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 24
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
813 head
▲ 229 vs last sale 584▼ 246 vs year ago 1,059 · −23.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 48▼ 79 vs year ago 176 · −44.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 8▼ 12 vs year ago 42 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*PRE-VAC SALE 10/1/2024 WITH 200+ HEAD OF WEANED CALVES*

Compared to last week: On a good test this week on stocker calves 300lb-500lb bulls and steers sold $10.00 to $12.00 higher. Heifers sold $10.00 to $11.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $3.00 lower. Supply was good with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.93/cwt on 111 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −150.70 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$238.93
111 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$2
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$10.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.54
vs AR average
−1.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2517244.001,2604thin
Medium and Large 1542241.081,30673
Medium and Large 2539233.711,25934
One grade step is worth $10.29/cwt here — about $2 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 sale111 hd
238.93
—
AR average10 barns · 544 hd
229.39
+9.54
National average173 barns · 10,203 hd
240.09
−1.16
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−150.70
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—Low1,535138.002,11818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,572115.971,8236thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,221114.741,40121
CowsLean 85-90%High1,051102.021,07327

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)1,115$2,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$1,9616
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,053$1,7683thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,097$1,6543thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)820$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)780$1,4916
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,9001thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,1601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328294.47/cwt285.00–305.009662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368275.54/cwt260.00–295.001,0145
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375316.89/cwt305.00–325.001,1883
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411316.47/cwt312.50–322.501,30113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420294.94/cwt290.00–300.001,2392
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424268.16/cwt255.00–275.001,1374
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy438285.04/cwt282.50–287.501,2482
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed461278.05/cwt272.50–290.001,2824
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473274.58/cwt260.00–285.001,29914
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477240.32/cwt230.00–255.001,1465
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2481
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530241.13/cwt240.00–242.201,2782
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531270.86/cwt255.00–285.001,43819
Steers500–550Large 2547254.15/cwt250.00–262.501,3903
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566256.33/cwt250.00–270.001,4519
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615215.08/cwt205.00–225.001,3232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622245.12/cwt235.00–255.001,52529
Steers600–650Large 2Thin Fleshed635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5881
Steers650–700Large 1-2665220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4631
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670234.74/cwt227.00–241.001,57313
Steers700–750Large 1720225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6201
Steers750–800Large 1763220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6792
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed309291.72/cwt280.00–300.009019
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320287.50/cwt287.50–287.509202
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321259.04/cwt245.00–277.5083213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328288.22/cwt280.00–300.009453
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369256.97/cwt242.50–267.5094811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0262
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376269.23/cwt260.00–280.001,0126
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed378274.58/cwt270.00–282.501,0386
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,0777
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed413262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,0842
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421265.06/cwt256.00–275.001,1168
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423243.35/cwt230.00–255.001,0299
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy431249.38/cwt247.50–250.001,0754
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473238.34/cwt230.00–247.501,1275
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474239.38/cwt220.00–320.001,13518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477252.52/cwt245.00–260.001,20512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1762
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed513250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2832
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed517250.46/cwt230.00–260.001,29516
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2382
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524244.71/cwt236.00–255.001,28244
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525228.34/cwt227.50–230.001,1993
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525219.27/cwt200.00–225.001,1516
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0741
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed569239.33/cwt230.00–252.501,3624
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574236.42/cwt225.00–252.501,35726
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578210.85/cwt200.00–220.001,2197
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy610216.15/cwt210.00–222.501,3192
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed618240.67/cwt230.00–247.501,4873
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed626239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4964
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627230.72/cwt225.00–239.001,44716
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed658233.93/cwt228.00–240.001,5392
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677220.17/cwt215.00–226.001,4915
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6662
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725169.86/cwt165.00–175.001,2312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed728203.71/cwt200.00–207.501,4832
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763178.30/cwt167.50–192.501,3603
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6313
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0691
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed870170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4791
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy318330.13/cwt325.00–335.001,0503
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326359.33/cwt340.00–375.001,1715
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326291.76/cwt250.00–325.009517
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1552
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370310.12/cwt300.00–315.001,1475
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371269.84/cwt250.00–282.501,0017
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382314.22/cwt312.50–317.501,2003
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416262.64/cwt240.00–272.501,0937
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed417297.40/cwt290.00–302.501,2405
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427294.96/cwt290.00–302.501,2596
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2448285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2773
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed453277.57/cwt265.00–290.001,2572
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,2213
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476260.23/cwt250.00–270.001,2398
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478243.06/cwt235.00–247.501,1624
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480224.84/cwt220.00–230.001,0792
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523230.48/cwt220.00–240.001,2057
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524258.54/cwt250.00–270.001,3557
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530244.82/cwt240.00–247.501,2984
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535252.45/cwt250.00–255.001,3512
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4851
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567243.12/cwt235.00–262.501,3788
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575226.20/cwt220.00–235.001,3015
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2608236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,4353
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616231.81/cwt225.00–240.001,4288
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed660225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4851
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667204.18/cwt192.50–210.001,3623
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669230.66/cwt225.00–235.001,5438
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy675182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2321
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720225.57/cwt220.00–232.501,6245
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4901
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4851
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,458133.58/cwt129.00–139.001,94812
Bulls——1,632144.59/cwt140.00–150.002,3605
Bulls——1,975158.00/cwt158.00–158.003,1211
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93581.23/cwt70.00–87.007603
Cows—Lean 85-90%98390.00/cwt90.00–90.008852
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,067105.71/cwt100.00–110.001,12821
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189108.44/cwt105.00–110.001,2896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190115.71/cwt111.00–119.001,37712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,210111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,407123.44/cwt121.00–126.001,7373
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,9131
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575114.57/cwt113.00–117.001,8045
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2820900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,768.31/head1,625.00–1,900.001,7683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0562,073.70/head1,725.00–2,200.002,0745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,981.06/head1,950.00–2,000.001,9812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,228118.10/cwt117.00–119.001,4502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27801,490.54/head1,350.00–1,750.001,4916
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.