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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 1
● Final154 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
770 head
▲ 770 vs last sale 0▲ 770 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 0▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 0▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls 300lb to 500lb sold $5.00 to $12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300lb to 450lb sold $16.00 to $17.00 higher while feeder heifers over 500lb sold steady to $5.00 lower. Higher-yielding slaughter cattle sold $6.00 to $7.00 higher while average and low-yielding slaughter cattle sold steady. The sale today had good attendance with a moderate to good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $265.49/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −163.14 against this barn's trailing median of $428.63.
Average price
$265.49
69 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,435
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$77
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$27.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.10
vs AR average
−21.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2534270.001,4415thin
Medium and Large 1538267.851,44257
Medium and Large 2561242.991,3647thin
One grade step is worth $27.01/cwt here — about $77 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 sale69 hd
265.49
—
AR average10 barns · 487 hd
260.39
+5.10
National average167 barns · 15,497 hd
286.82
−21.33
This barn, trailing median29 sales
428.63
−163.14
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—Low1,483135.342,00715
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,550120.211,8637thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,266118.041,49424
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,041102.081,06232

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)945$1,8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,028$1,6796
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$1,3001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,2972thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)730$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,7501thin

Every lot

154 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280374.91/cwt370.00–380.001,0503
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed313340.24/cwt330.00–350.001,0652
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1221
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2332309.77/cwt295.00–325.001,0286
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364353.66/cwt330.00–357.001,2878
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365318.92/cwt312.50–330.001,1645
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375286.74/cwt275.00–305.001,0757
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1833
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421263.22/cwt252.50–277.501,1085
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed422281.66/cwt280.00–285.001,1893
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430317.35/cwt310.00–345.001,36528
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added450282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added461282.52/cwt277.50–287.501,3026
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465298.35/cwt297.50–300.001,3873
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed467289.17/cwt285.00–292.501,3503
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470292.40/cwt280.00–310.001,37419
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy475230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483267.00/cwt250.00–277.501,2904
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added503280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4083
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed515290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4941
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518276.50/cwt260.00–287.501,43225
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4961
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy528248.82/cwt242.50–257.501,3144
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530277.17/cwt272.00–290.001,4694
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561264.66/cwt255.00–271.001,48510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added567259.31/cwt252.50–265.001,47010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570240.50/cwt235.00–244.001,3713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573237.18/cwt222.50–247.001,3595
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4792
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added613251.22/cwt250.00–252.501,5402
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614237.29/cwt234.00–245.001,4575
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed620235.89/cwt225.00–247.501,4632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620225.04/cwt220.00–230.001,3952
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added642236.83/cwt234.00–238.501,5208
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650228.00/cwt226.00–230.001,4822
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added673239.02/cwt232.50–246.001,6092
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy710218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5481
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed715225.53/cwt221.00–230.001,6132
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,6971
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2732222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6253
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758222.51/cwt220.00–225.001,6872
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4901
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy823205.30/cwt200.00–211.001,6903
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4111
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1995202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,0151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325310.89/cwt300.00–320.001,0108
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325286.38/cwt280.00–290.009314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368298.34/cwt290.00–310.001,0989
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379257.16/cwt240.00–265.009754
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380286.13/cwt280.00–295.001,0874
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy383265.71/cwt255.00–271.001,0185
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426275.52/cwt267.50–295.001,17416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428242.24/cwt225.00–257.501,03713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy429252.89/cwt240.00–262.501,0854
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy464236.81/cwt232.50–245.001,0994
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added468242.75/cwt242.50–243.001,1362
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471228.02/cwt215.00–237.001,0749
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472250.85/cwt240.00–267.501,18418
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480244.84/cwt240.00–250.001,1752
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1972
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521237.29/cwt230.00–247.501,23617
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525247.45/cwt245.00–250.001,2992
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532221.82/cwt210.00–235.001,1806
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy536220.87/cwt210.00–230.001,1845
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy561222.18/cwt210.00–225.001,2469
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3562
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565231.45/cwt222.50–242.501,30815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578212.13/cwt190.00–230.001,2264
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added583233.67/cwt230.00–237.501,3622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610228.75/cwt227.50–230.001,3952
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy613212.65/cwt203.00–220.001,3043
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added614235.52/cwt230.00–240.001,4465
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615217.75/cwt217.50–218.001,3392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623226.72/cwt220.00–237.501,4127
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed642221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4193
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,4901
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667213.96/cwt210.00–220.001,4275
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672180.91/cwt160.00–209.001,2163
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy673197.49/cwt195.00–200.001,3292
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1702209.18/cwt200.00–215.001,4683
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820171.50/cwt165.00–178.001,4062
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4321
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,070158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,6913
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320296.41/cwt280.00–315.009492
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2362266.64/cwt260.00–275.009653
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368319.90/cwt315.00–330.001,1774
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380298.75/cwt295.00–302.501,1352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy390242.53/cwt240.00–245.009462
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418300.92/cwt287.50–315.001,2583
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed423283.77/cwt280.00–287.501,2002
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425235.00/cwt235.00–235.009991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428260.49/cwt245.00–270.001,1156
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed430325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3981
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2450255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,1482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed461274.88/cwt262.50–285.001,2674
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy468231.28/cwt230.00–232.501,0822
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469271.34/cwt260.00–292.501,27313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519266.38/cwt252.50–280.001,38317
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed523252.08/cwt240.00–265.001,3182
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy524229.66/cwt220.00–240.001,2035
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530240.89/cwt230.00–247.501,2778
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563245.53/cwt238.00–257.501,3827
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy567227.30/cwt220.00–235.001,2893
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572218.55/cwt200.00–232.501,2505
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy618223.45/cwt219.00–225.001,3814
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628226.99/cwt225.00–228.001,4253
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed630226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4241
Bulls650–700Large 2655219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4342
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1660221.48/cwt220.00–223.001,4622
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed665220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4631
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy668204.98/cwt200.00–210.001,3692
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678195.42/cwt191.00–200.001,3252
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4181
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5028
Bulls700–750Large 2738200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4762
Bulls750–800Large 1-2780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5605
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,455130.07/cwt120.00–135.001,8939
Bulls——1,525143.24/cwt140.00–147.002,1846
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91178.01/cwt75.00–80.007114
Cows—Lean 85-90%97591.89/cwt90.00–95.008964
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020104.55/cwt100.00–110.001,06618
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,100100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158104.11/cwt103.00–105.001,2062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,233117.49/cwt113.00–120.001,4496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244114.06/cwt112.00–119.001,4198
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308124.02/cwt120.00–127.001,62213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516123.09/cwt120.00–128.001,8665
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,7981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,720110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,8921
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed830140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1621
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed730800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28501,297.06/head1,250.00–1,350.001,2972
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28751,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8851,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0351,440.04/head1,400.00–1,475.001,4402
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,990.00/head1,900.00–2,050.001,9903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,3611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,500121.09/cwt120.00–122.001,8162
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.