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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 8
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
681 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 770▼ 166 vs year ago 847 · −19.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 91▼ 158 vs year ago 248 · −63.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 19▼ 13 vs year ago 55 · −23.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SPECIAL NOTE BULL SALE NEXT TUESDAY 10/15/24 35 HEAD OF REPLACEMENT BULLS 18-24 MONTHS OLD OFFERING ANGUS, CHARLOTTE, RED ANGUS, LEM FLEX BULLS*

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400lb-600lb sold $12.00-$13.00 higher while feeder bulls sold $6.00-$7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400lb-600lb sold $8.00-$9.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00-$6.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.25/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −152.38 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$237.25
79 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,278
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$78
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.07
vs AR average
−15.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542241.251,30848
Medium and Large 2532231.071,23031
One grade step is worth $10.18/cwt here — about $78 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 sale79 hd
237.25
—
AR average10 barns · 683 hd
236.19
+1.07
National average183 barns · 16,319 hd
252.68
−15.43
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−152.38
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—Average1,808140.642,5425thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,326121.231,60713
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,570113.441,78118
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,082112.291,21532

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$1,8252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,188$1,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,084$1,6294thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,54511
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)963$1,3003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)948$1,2083thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,8012thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,233$2,6173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,350$2,1251thin

Every lot

131 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,0471
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed368319.03/cwt316.00–325.001,1745
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383302.68/cwt285.00–322.501,1598
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy415265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427291.50/cwt277.50–307.501,24510
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1442333.73/cwt332.50–335.001,4754
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3871
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481311.79/cwt300.00–317.501,5009
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481267.52/cwt265.00–270.001,2874
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516254.95/cwt242.50–270.001,3164
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy517274.15/cwt270.00–282.501,4173
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521298.24/cwt285.00–317.501,55410
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed565265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4971
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571257.99/cwt250.00–270.001,4738
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575242.50/cwt240.00–245.001,3942
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2581235.52/cwt220.00–245.001,3685
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3992
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610249.11/cwt240.00–255.001,5206
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633233.51/cwt232.00–235.001,4782
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635230.81/cwt230.00–232.501,4663
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6082
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5324
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1793221.25/cwt220.00–222.501,7552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322277.00/cwt265.00–290.008927
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy330254.90/cwt250.00–260.008413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy365257.50/cwt257.50–257.509401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366281.58/cwt272.50–300.001,0316
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377252.64/cwt240.00–265.009529
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2397250.00/cwt250.00–250.009933
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy412254.23/cwt250.00–257.501,0473
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417257.15/cwt253.50–270.001,0729
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424277.58/cwt267.50–285.001,1776
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430237.44/cwt229.00–250.001,02122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468276.55/cwt262.50–285.001,2948
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476239.16/cwt230.00–250.001,13821
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy478220.64/cwt220.00–222.501,0554
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed514248.38/cwt247.50–251.001,2774
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523248.34/cwt242.50–267.501,29922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523235.49/cwt230.00–240.001,2326
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523231.25/cwt220.00–245.001,20920
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565240.26/cwt228.00–251.001,35715
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576220.43/cwt215.00–227.501,2705
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,4071
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy583219.93/cwt215.00–222.501,2825
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy616218.06/cwt215.00–225.001,3434
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617226.61/cwt220.00–235.001,3989
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624213.81/cwt205.00–220.001,3344
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1659219.36/cwt211.00–225.001,4467
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663194.94/cwt190.00–200.001,2923
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665199.85/cwt190.00–210.001,3292
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714214.85/cwt200.00–220.001,5344
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720197.50/cwt195.00–200.001,4222
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321282.17/cwt270.00–297.509064
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed326319.45/cwt305.00–335.001,0414
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369318.26/cwt310.00–342.501,1746
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372285.18/cwt270.00–300.001,06113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,1441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425291.19/cwt282.50–304.001,2388
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428267.21/cwt252.50–280.001,14411
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1751
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4331
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470276.49/cwt265.00–292.501,30024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3061
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,2362
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484249.17/cwt241.00–262.501,20614
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2489258.43/cwt255.00–263.001,2647
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521266.45/cwt257.50–282.501,3888
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523242.06/cwt235.00–252.501,26613
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525261.07/cwt255.00–267.501,3712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535222.55/cwt220.00–225.001,1912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy538246.63/cwt242.50–252.501,3273
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572253.06/cwt242.50–259.001,4485
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577234.94/cwt220.00–240.001,35610
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618216.32/cwt200.00–225.001,3376
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy618206.60/cwt200.00–210.001,2773
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627230.38/cwt222.50–235.001,4446
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655213.75/cwt210.00–217.501,4002
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666216.34/cwt202.50–222.001,4414
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713201.36/cwt195.00–207.501,4362
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725208.77/cwt207.50–210.001,5142
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3263
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5012
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805185.00/cwt180.00–190.001,4892
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,8941
Bulls——1,881144.55/cwt143.00–146.002,7194
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90385.96/cwt82.00–90.007763
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,068100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0682
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089113.51/cwt108.00–118.001,23618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,132121.35/cwt119.00–129.001,3749
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278128.25/cwt123.00–132.001,6395
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278110.86/cwt110.00–112.001,4173
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,402120.44/cwt116.00–122.001,6895
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448125.46/cwt125.00–126.001,8172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,542116.19/cwt115.00–120.001,7925
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,605110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,76611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9071,100.60/head1,050.00–1,125.001,1013
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9201,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29881,825.32/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0801,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,4291
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,838.00/head1,750.00–1,975.001,8383
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,802.65/head1,500.00–2,125.001,8037
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,801.22/head2,750.00–2,850.002,8012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed820112.00/cwt112.00–112.009181
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,3341
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,086141.61/cwt135.00–150.001,5385

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.