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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Nov 19

● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

834 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 859▲ 551 vs year ago 283 · +194.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

111 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 131▲ 39 vs year ago 72 · +54.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 60▲ 17 vs year ago 23 · +73.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

DEC 7TH SPECIAL REPLACEMENT COW SALE WITH OVER 400 HEAD OF QUALITY BRED AND OPEN HEIFERS, COWS AND BULLS STARTS @ 12:00PM

*PRE-VAC SALE ALONG WITH REGULAR SALE ON DEC 3RD*

*THERE WILL ALSO BE A SALE ON 11/26/24*

Compared to last week: With a strong offering of lightweight feeder calves this week 300lb feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $27.00-$28.00 higher, while 300lb feeder heifers sold $22.00-$23.00 higher. 400lb-500lb feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $10.00-$12.00 higher and on a lighter test 600lb sold $8.00-$9.00 higher. 400lb-500lb feeder heifers sold $6.00-$7.00 higher, while on a light offering on heifers over 600lb sold steady to $2.00 higher

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.82/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −149.81 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.

Average price

$239.82

57 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs AR average

−27.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	246.45	1,317	29
Medium and Large 1-2	533	237.36	1,265	8thin
Medium and Large 2	539	231.21	1,246	20

One grade step is worth $15.24/cwt here — about $71 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 sale57 hd

239.82

—

AR average9 barns · 504 hd

241.69

−1.86

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−27.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

389.63

−149.81

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,665	138.03	2,299	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	111.08	1,409	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,385	106.62	1,477	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	99.18	1,074	6thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,655	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$1,479	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,907	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,121	$1,777	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,313	2thin

Every lot

144 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	394.11/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,265	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	347.36/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,150	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	378	332.48/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,257	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	303.83/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,152	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	381	338.75/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,291	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	407	329.64/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,342	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	279.99/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,173	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	428	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,081	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	429	307.98/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,321	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	440	305.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,342	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	291.74/cwt	271.00–317.50	1,342	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	469	302.85/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,420	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	306.87/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,473	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	265.50/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,277	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,563	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	289.30/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,519	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	259.77/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,374	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	535	294.86/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,578	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	566	249.25/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,411	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	266.24/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,531	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	257.41/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,588	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,496	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	625	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,538	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	236.23/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,484	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	240.84/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,602	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	254.09/cwt	242.50–262.00	1,702	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	708	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,628	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	239.83/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,746	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,509	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	768	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,786	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	823	214.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,769	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	915	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,967	1
Steers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,145	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,176	1
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1	1,170	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,223	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	312	341.79/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,066	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	277.52/cwt	270.00–287.50	930	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	314.87/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,171	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	373	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,091	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	265.64/cwt	260.00–280.00	991	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	256.74/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,073	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	424	273.07/cwt	252.50–282.50	1,158	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	291.23/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,238	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	434	269.09/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,168	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	465	255.48/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,188	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	266.66/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,261	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	473	237.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,124	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	234.44/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,109	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	515	239.38/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,233	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	515	238.18/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,227	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	257.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,330	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	519	239.23/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,242	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	231.06/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,211	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	560	251.25/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,407	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	248.13/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,397	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,329	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	231.19/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,318	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	576	216.92/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,249	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	207.41/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,261	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	619	217.47/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,346	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,424	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	236.25/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,500	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	670	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,558	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	673	217.01/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,460	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	199.95/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,354	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,555	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	708	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,543	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,416	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	718	223.76/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,607	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,626	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	297.23/cwt	280.00–315.00	966	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	355.04/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,303	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	377	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,301	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,145	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	417	310.61/cwt	302.50–314.00	1,295	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	267.26/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,125	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	309.42/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,331	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	453	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,438	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	307.92/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,429	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	250.41/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,167	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	495	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,423	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,232	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	518	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,166	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	250.64/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,303	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	278.34/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,475	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,285	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	555	255.83/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,420	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,456	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	233.28/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,341	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	237.60/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,385	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	597	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,493	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	610	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,510	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,448	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	619	220.73/cwt	187.50–242.50	1,366	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	628	229.80/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,443	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	206.38/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,368	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	675	219.58/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,482	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	210.94/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,525	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,631	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	781	201.96/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,577	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,721	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	828	183.81/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,522	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,393	127.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,778	5
Bulls	—	—	1,893	142.40/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,696	3
Bulls	—	—	2,005	157.47/cwt	156.00–159.00	3,157	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	709	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,035	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	106.70/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,238	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	114.90/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,411	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,322	105.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,401	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	106.62/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,477	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,254	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,043	1,907.27/head	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,907	13
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,121	1,777.17/head	1,350.00–2,025.00	1,777	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,654.61/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,655	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	1,478.72/head	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,479	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	900	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,000	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1

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.

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