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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 10
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
876 head
▲ 876 vs last sale 0▲ 271 vs year ago 605 · +44.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 0▼ 104 vs year ago 153 · −68.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 0▼ 1 vs year ago 51 · −2.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Next Tuesday 12-17-24 will be the last sale of the year!! Starting 1-7-25 will be the first sale of the new year along with a pre-vac sale*

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This week's supply was good, with a strong demand on feeder calves. However, no trend was determined because the sale was not reported the previous week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.06/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −127.58 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$262.06
108 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,439
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.83
vs AR average
−18.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547266.941,45982
Medium and Large 1-2570251.171,43112thin
Medium and Large 2546242.811,32514thin
One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about $134 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 sale108 hd
262.06
—
AR average10 barns · 964 hd
265.89
−3.83
National average188 barns · 25,726 hd
280.30
−18.24
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−127.58
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—Low1,768133.222,3563thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,318110.961,46212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,608109.561,7625thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,16894.721,10613

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)1,072$1,8465
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$1,7829
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$1,7606
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)999$1,6534thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$2,1564thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$2,0902thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,024$1,3093thin

Every lot

138 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315391.83/cwt387.50–395.001,2345
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328422.84/cwt405.00–445.001,3873
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329366.28/cwt350.00–385.001,2055
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy332393.32/cwt390.00–395.001,3063
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370394.52/cwt380.00–425.001,46010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370341.88/cwt315.00–355.001,2657
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy388359.84/cwt355.00–370.001,3967
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420350.06/cwt345.00–355.001,4702
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423342.30/cwt330.00–360.001,44821
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426304.87/cwt295.00–312.501,2994
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430323.99/cwt320.00–327.501,3935
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,4164
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473284.62/cwt267.50–300.001,3463
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480333.84/cwt310.00–347.001,60239
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed485340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6493
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4552
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5562
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521316.82/cwt300.00–337.501,65115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed530325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7231
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy543287.49/cwt285.00–290.001,5612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy566284.19/cwt281.00–286.001,6096
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569308.93/cwt290.00–320.001,75821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577267.71/cwt250.00–277.501,5457
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585284.02/cwt280.00–286.001,6626
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed587327.63/cwt327.00–335.001,92312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626271.25/cwt265.00–275.001,69812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627249.94/cwt225.00–262.501,5675
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4921
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668270.54/cwt250.00–276.001,80722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2698235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6402
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1721263.60/cwt250.00–270.001,90120
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1787258.64/cwt250.00–260.002,0357
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9601
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy845217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,8381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312346.47/cwt327.50–355.001,0817
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1382
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331298.90/cwt295.00–310.009895
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375323.39/cwt315.00–355.001,21311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378286.55/cwt270.00–300.001,0838
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy388298.73/cwt295.00–302.501,1592
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1852
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414312.34/cwt300.00–332.501,29328
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429273.25/cwt262.50–287.501,17211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy433294.13/cwt290.00–296.001,2745
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,2722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3351
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468283.45/cwt280.00–302.501,32710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,3183
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476263.55/cwt247.50–272.501,25411
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2241
Heifers450–500Medium 1Fleshy490230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1271
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,2501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523273.92/cwt255.00–282.501,43344
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526248.06/cwt235.00–257.501,3057
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3572
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565237.55/cwt220.00–245.001,3427
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575260.19/cwt250.00–272.501,49634
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578250.01/cwt243.00–253.001,44510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy583247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618224.89/cwt210.00–235.001,3907
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619258.29/cwt240.00–267.001,5994
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2644243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5654
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665243.12/cwt230.00–262.001,61723
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675200.83/cwt190.00–212.501,3563
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677231.67/cwt220.00–235.001,5686
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5661
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735225.69/cwt220.00–230.001,6594
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763201.23/cwt200.00–202.501,5352
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768217.49/cwt215.00–220.001,6702
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5631
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2313345.04/cwt340.00–350.001,0802
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320390.31/cwt375.00–400.001,2493
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368353.17/cwt350.00–360.001,3003
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,1781
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420293.19/cwt285.00–305.001,2313
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426340.76/cwt325.00–357.501,4529
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,3971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464329.97/cwt315.00–340.001,5315
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473275.77/cwt272.50–282.501,3043
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2498310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5442
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed510330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4282
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513297.84/cwt285.00–315.001,5286
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516268.99/cwt250.00–280.001,3886
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573286.84/cwt277.50–297.501,6449
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573258.98/cwt250.00–267.501,4843
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5191
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6961
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1657264.63/cwt252.50–272.501,7396
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2670222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6451
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719249.30/cwt244.00–255.001,7924
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5001
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7731
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870197.67/cwt190.00–205.001,7202
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,530127.33/cwt125.00–130.001,9482
Bulls——2,245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003,2551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90070.00/cwt70.00–70.006301
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04880.00/cwt80.00–80.008382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,087118.69/cwt116.00–120.001,2903
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13693.22/cwt91.00–95.001,0594
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,274104.74/cwt100.00–107.001,3346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,3551
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,400109.43/cwt105.00–115.001,5328
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,5801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602108.94/cwt105.00–111.001,7453
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,0031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28701,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28951,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0351,618.90/head1,500.00–1,775.001,6192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,4731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,957.84/head1,625.00–2,250.001,9584
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123119.80/cwt112.00–126.001,3452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1301,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1541,759.53/head1,425.00–2,050.001,7606
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1571,822.65/head1,600.00–2,200.001,8237
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175140.68/cwt132.00–149.001,6532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,408122.26/cwt120.00–125.001,7212
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-29351,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2977121.47/cwt115.00–130.001,1873
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,375.70/head1,275.00–1,475.001,3762
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,350.00/head2,150.00–2,550.002,3502
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 1-21,0502,090.48/head2,025.00–2,150.002,0902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.