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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 29
● Final150 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
869 head
▲ 199 vs last sale 670▲ 398 vs year ago 471 · +84.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 126▲ 33 vs year ago 74 · +44.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 50▲ 7 vs year ago 18 · +38.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SPECIAL NOTE PRE-VAC SALE NEXT WEEK ON 11/5/24*

Compared to last week: With planner offerings this week and some new crop fleshier calves 300lb-400lb, feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $7.00-$14.00 lower, and feeder heifers sold $7.00-$8.00 lower, while 500lb-600lb feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to $7.00 higher, and feeder heifers 500lb-600lb sold $6.00-$7.00 higher on a stronger demand. Slaughter cows sold steady -$2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold $2.00-$5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.76/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −164.87 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$224.76
74 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,219
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$18.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.64
vs AR average
−35.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541229.721,24353
Large 2580217.501,2621thin
Medium and Large 1-2589214.001,2604thin
Medium and Large 2532211.481,12516thin
One grade step is worth $18.24/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale74 hd
224.76
—
AR average10 barns · 658 hd
231.41
−6.64
National average194 barns · 26,693 hd
260.46
−35.70
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−164.87
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—Low1,742131.742,2957thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,333112.161,49524
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,348106.771,4392thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07598.601,06029

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,159$1,5088
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,3501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,3251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$1,2632thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,2252thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)880$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,7593thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$1,7132thin

Every lot

150 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy310320.00/cwt320.00–320.009921
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340281.57/cwt270.00–295.009575
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358322.47/cwt315.00–330.001,1544
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370274.73/cwt260.00–280.001,0174
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy377300.77/cwt300.00–302.501,1343
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418302.04/cwt295.00–310.001,2634
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431269.32/cwt252.50–275.001,1615
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2313
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435275.11/cwt265.00–285.001,1972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474278.00/cwt278.00–278.001,3185
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476296.79/cwt280.00–310.001,4139
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478252.60/cwt240.00–267.501,2076
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480268.95/cwt260.00–277.501,2918
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy510263.02/cwt260.00–267.501,3415
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517274.50/cwt270.00–300.001,41912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525264.30/cwt260.00–270.001,3887
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525250.32/cwt240.00–260.001,31411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1557277.11/cwt260.00–286.001,5448
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy572245.92/cwt230.00–255.001,4078
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580235.99/cwt220.00–247.501,3697
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4631
Steers550–600Large 2590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2592261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,5455
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4521
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2609230.05/cwt220.00–235.001,4014
Steers600–650Large 2620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622249.12/cwt240.00–250.001,55011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy623225.07/cwt222.50–230.001,4023
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645237.61/cwt234.00–240.501,5339
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4031
Steers650–700Large 2662222.51/cwt220.00–225.001,4733
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673232.16/cwt230.00–237.501,5624
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678223.58/cwt220.00–231.001,5167
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6424
Steers750–800Large 2755210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5861
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7552
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed840200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6801
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed860214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,8401
Steers850–900Large 2860200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7201
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers48 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300280.00/cwt280.00–280.008401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy321270.55/cwt260.00–277.508684
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331289.16/cwt280.00–302.509574
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332253.24/cwt240.00–267.508416
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374272.42/cwt260.00–290.001,01910
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009382
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382246.76/cwt232.50–255.0094310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0382
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420260.71/cwt255.00–267.501,09514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy423248.58/cwt237.50–255.001,0516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423237.39/cwt225.00–252.501,00421
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009031
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1161
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy469237.40/cwt230.00–245.001,1136
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1354
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475229.87/cwt220.00–242.501,09218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1488246.66/cwt245.00–247.501,2046
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516236.66/cwt230.00–247.001,22119
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy517223.91/cwt217.50–225.001,1587
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1831
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523210.52/cwt200.00–220.001,10112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564229.18/cwt220.00–237.501,29322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy571213.87/cwt200.00–220.001,2215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2013
Heifers550–600Large 2580217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,2604
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623225.88/cwt220.00–241.001,4077
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625212.46/cwt210.00–215.001,3282
Heifers600–650Large 2625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3503
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added630227.69/cwt225.00–232.001,4345
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added663225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4922
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy664207.06/cwt200.00–217.501,3757
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669228.04/cwt222.50–235.001,5264
Heifers650–700Large 2670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683186.56/cwt183.00–190.001,2742
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy723193.32/cwt190.00–195.001,3983
Heifers700–750Large 2728187.51/cwt185.00–190.001,3652
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735193.96/cwt190.00–200.001,4265
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Heifers750–800Large 2775175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3561
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy785185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4521
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed815185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5081
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5031
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6561
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy895155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300327.50/cwt327.50–327.509831
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324320.74/cwt310.00–330.001,0395
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331269.21/cwt255.00–285.008914
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374307.77/cwt290.00–315.001,1515
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,0591
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384263.66/cwt250.00–275.001,0126
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418292.58/cwt280.00–310.001,2238
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425255.00/cwt250.00–260.001,0842
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430264.59/cwt250.00–275.001,13810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,2252
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy468256.89/cwt252.50–262.501,2024
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472276.24/cwt265.00–295.001,3045
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477237.23/cwt220.00–245.001,1327
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2371
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518268.37/cwt252.50–275.001,39011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524228.37/cwt220.00–242.501,19710
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564217.94/cwt210.00–230.001,22910
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569244.84/cwt232.50–257.501,3938
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585218.74/cwt217.50–220.001,2802
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy618221.25/cwt217.50–225.001,3674
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620229.80/cwt220.00–235.001,4253
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623201.83/cwt190.00–210.001,2573
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663198.72/cwt190.00–205.001,3184
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669219.89/cwt215.00–232.501,4714
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670204.85/cwt200.00–210.001,3722
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2694195.01/cwt190.00–200.001,3536
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2717191.46/cwt180.00–200.001,3735
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4543
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770172.48/cwt170.00–175.001,3282
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828187.45/cwt185.00–190.001,5522
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5731
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885165.00/cwt150.00–180.001,4602
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2920157.38/cwt150.00–165.001,4482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,722130.53/cwt125.00–135.002,2486
Bulls——1,860139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,5851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02482.36/cwt80.00–85.008435
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04394.21/cwt90.00–100.0098311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,116106.70/cwt104.00–110.001,1919
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,136112.72/cwt111.00–115.001,2804
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298106.73/cwt100.00–110.001,3858
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,337121.65/cwt120.00–123.001,6263
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,348106.77/cwt105.00–109.001,4392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,354113.31/cwt111.00–116.001,53413
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28351,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0101,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0801,206.94/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1501,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1921,655.62/head1,350.00–1,800.001,6565
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9001,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,851.09/head1,825.00–1,875.001,8512

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.