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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jan 7
● Final157 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,088 head
▲ 631 vs last sale 457▲ 142 vs year ago 946 · +15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 68▼ 56 vs year ago 111 · −50.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 51▲ 10 vs year ago 22 · +45.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

The supply of feeders this week was strong despite the cold weather, and it was a good time to get your calves to market with the snow coming in towards the end of the week and into the weekend. The largest draft sold was a group of 56 heifers weighing 648lb, a little on the fleshy side, selling for 257.50 Per Cwt. A draft of 18 steers weighing 608lb sold for 302.50 Per Cwt. No trend was determined since there was no sale the past 2 weeks due to the holidays. Attendance was good with a good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $272.57/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −117.07 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$272.57
89 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,502
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$14.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.61
vs AR average
−32.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549276.411,51743
Medium and Large 1-2566273.631,54927
Medium and Large 2535262.371,40519thin
One grade step is worth $14.03/cwt here — about $112 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 sale89 hd
272.57
—
AR average4 barns · 255 hd
263.96
+8.61
National average163 barns · 22,771 hd
305.24
−32.67
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−117.07
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—Low1,622142.952,3197thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,620124.902,0233thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,260123.441,5569thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12495.561,07410

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,109$1,9683thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,003$1,7752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,122$1,7584thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,195$1,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,029$1,3923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)947$1,2173thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)968$1,7502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,073$1,6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,9752thin

Every lot

157 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327420.42/cwt405.00–435.001,3759
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329344.91/cwt340.00–347.501,1353
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed333390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2993
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365394.49/cwt380.00–415.001,44010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379340.17/cwt320.00–350.001,2894
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3771
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed413380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5696
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419361.93/cwt347.50–375.001,5167
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427328.32/cwt322.00–335.001,4025
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460337.45/cwt332.50–340.001,5523
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475341.24/cwt330.00–360.001,6219
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477323.26/cwt315.00–330.001,54214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5761
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492322.49/cwt320.00–325.001,5874
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed501324.29/cwt312.50–327.501,6257
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514284.18/cwt270.00–295.001,4619
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6122
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527326.81/cwt315.00–338.001,72212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7092
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed534344.39/cwt342.50–345.001,8394
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570315.20/cwt290.00–324.001,79719
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed571305.82/cwt290.00–322.501,7464
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577270.87/cwt252.50–280.001,5638
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622296.00/cwt296.00–296.001,8413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623261.22/cwt240.00–272.501,6278
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628296.24/cwt280.00–302.501,86049
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed665267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7792
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added677265.63/cwt260.00–270.001,7987
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680274.16/cwt265.00–282.501,86429
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680250.57/cwt242.50–259.001,7042
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682267.13/cwt255.00–275.001,8228
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719265.50/cwt255.00–275.001,90925
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,8425
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,6721
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Value Added768245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8822
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1771251.89/cwt242.50–262.501,9424
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy780238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,8561
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2789246.84/cwt245.00–250.001,9487
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1803244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,9598
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added806250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0156
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9391
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9852
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,0341
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9401
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,0772
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321341.18/cwt330.00–360.001,0955
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed323350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325314.03/cwt295.00–330.001,0215
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed354360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,27411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Full355265.00/cwt265.00–265.009411
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370332.09/cwt325.00–340.001,2292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370328.89/cwt320.00–340.001,21710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372303.89/cwt290.00–320.001,1308
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385317.50/cwt315.00–320.001,2222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy390275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed401340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3637
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425319.14/cwt310.00–340.001,35612
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425301.71/cwt295.00–305.001,2823
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426283.39/cwt267.50–295.001,20710
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430301.57/cwt295.00–310.001,2973
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4851
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461305.76/cwt292.50–317.501,4109
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475276.41/cwt267.50–285.001,3137
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy479283.34/cwt280.00–287.501,3576
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed484287.51/cwt280.00–297.501,3925
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed489288.41/cwt287.50–289.001,41010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,41416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,3994
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520284.92/cwt277.50–288.001,48215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524267.00/cwt247.50–275.001,39915
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4181
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565274.17/cwt260.00–281.001,54924
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy567256.37/cwt250.00–260.001,4543
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573273.93/cwt265.00–279.001,57011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578245.03/cwt240.00–255.001,4164
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580272.24/cwt264.00–275.001,57912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2611246.46/cwt235.00–255.001,5067
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631262.39/cwt250.00–272.501,65628
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634246.39/cwt244.00–255.001,5629
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy647256.71/cwt242.50–257.501,66160
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665250.50/cwt250.50–250.501,6669
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666256.35/cwt250.00–257.501,70722
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670211.62/cwt210.00–215.001,4183
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Value Added685247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,69210
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy710227.45/cwt220.00–235.001,6152
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720243.50/cwt235.00–247.001,75312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720210.50/cwt200.00–221.001,5162
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added748236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7652
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6172
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy785210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6491
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5681
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,6331
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7501
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2Value Added960180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7283
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2310285.00/cwt285.00–285.008841
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328383.55/cwt370.00–390.001,2584
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2405327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,3261
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed407344.18/cwt340.00–347.501,4013
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429343.84/cwt330.00–350.001,4757
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465325.22/cwt320.00–340.001,5128
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467306.04/cwt300.00–315.001,4295
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522310.85/cwt305.00–320.001,6236
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522290.06/cwt277.50–305.001,5145
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568285.88/cwt272.50–297.501,6248
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5341
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7222
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6561
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672261.98/cwt252.50–277.501,7616
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5931
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2688243.90/cwt230.00–257.501,6782
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2721224.99/cwt220.00–235.001,6225
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7441
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy865210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8171
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,045150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,358128.06/cwt125.00–130.001,7392
Bulls——1,728148.90/cwt141.00–156.002,5735
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%890100.00/cwt100.00–100.008901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01375.53/cwt70.00–80.007652
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17591.90/cwt90.00–96.001,0804
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,208112.31/cwt110.00–118.001,3573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225117.43/cwt115.00–119.001,4393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278126.45/cwt120.00–129.001,6166
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,620124.90/cwt120.00–129.002,0233
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,690165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,7891
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2720900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium 28401,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 28751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 29651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed965117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1291
Bred Cows—Medium 29851,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,7171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,413.20/head1,400.00–1,425.001,4132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1671,902.68/head1,725.00–2,100.001,9033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3032,502.69/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,6901
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3281
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed845165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3941
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed935132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2341
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29681,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9502,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.