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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jan 21
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
206 head
▼ 327 vs last sale 533▼ 233 vs year ago 439 · −53.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 37▼ 85 vs year ago 111 · −76.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 11▲ 8 vs year ago 22 · +36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, it was another brutal cold day holding supply back this week. This week's supply was much lighter. Feeder steers and feeder heifers sold steady to $3.00 lower on an uneven test with some plainer offerings, while feeder bulls sold $9.00-$10.00 higher with a better offering of quality weaned calves. Slaughter cattle sold $8.00-$9.00 higher. Attendance was good today, while demand was not as strong as last week due to the cold shipping conditions.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $289.01/cwt on 14 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −114.78 against this barn's trailing median of $403.79.
Average price
$289.01
14 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,588
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$323
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.64
vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559306.401,7138thin
Medium and Large 2534270.611,4444thin
Medium and Large 3543256.251,3902thin
One grade step is worth $50.14/cwt here — about $323 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 sale14 hd
289.01
—
AR average10 barns · 229 hd
302.65
−13.64
This barn, trailing median31 sales
403.79
−114.78
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

31 sales
486433380326median 403.7903/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.35, low $340.41, median $403.79 across 31 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—Low1,386138.451,9196thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,527135.312,0663thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,244132.861,6528thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,023110.021,1268thin

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)930$1,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)974$1,8343thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,200$1,6904thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,6252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)938$1,4382thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)820$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)870$1,8112thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$1,6751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)720$1,3753thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)725$1,4502thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2691
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328396.02/cwt385.00–415.001,2993
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4811
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,5151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425352.32/cwt345.00–360.001,4972
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430341.03/cwt325.00–355.001,4664
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433402.11/cwt380.00–425.001,7412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy460329.89/cwt325.00–335.001,5172
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462323.36/cwt320.00–325.001,4943
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6491
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485338.74/cwt337.50–340.001,6432
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518312.56/cwt310.00–315.001,6192
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524326.53/cwt317.50–335.001,7116
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578303.82/cwt295.50–312.501,7562
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6971
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680272.46/cwt270.00–275.001,8532
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy780247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,9271
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy800235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8801
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320300.00/cwt300.00–300.009601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0891
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2951
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380311.12/cwt300.00–325.001,1824
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420319.51/cwt315.00–325.001,3425
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428295.98/cwt280.00–310.001,2674
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435308.78/cwt307.50–310.001,3432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465283.87/cwt275.00–290.001,3207
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,4231
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524294.82/cwt282.50–300.001,5454
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527264.51/cwt242.50–277.501,3949
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570271.23/cwt270.00–272.501,5462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588248.57/cwt235.00–262.501,4622
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618242.46/cwt237.50–247.501,4983
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6171
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,6861
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5991
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy310385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1941
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy350370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374386.68/cwt380.00–395.001,4464
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379356.67/cwt335.00–367.501,3527
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425368.35/cwt350.00–385.001,5653
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5301
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433337.49/cwt330.00–350.001,4615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed478319.15/cwt317.50–320.001,5263
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478311.28/cwt310.00–312.501,4882
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483279.08/cwt275.00–285.001,3483
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,3781
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6541
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525274.15/cwt260.00–285.001,4393
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1535322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,7251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4561
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564309.69/cwt292.50–327.501,7474
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3971
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy578287.45/cwt285.00–290.001,6612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4521
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640262.50/cwt252.50–272.501,6802
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed665265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7621
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8701
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2683242.49/cwt240.00–245.001,6562
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7931
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed720261.22/cwt260.00–262.501,8812
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785232.53/cwt230.00–235.001,8252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,266136.14/cwt130.00–144.001,7245
Bulls——1,985150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,9781
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%898101.11/cwt100.00–102.509082
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040111.98/cwt108.00–114.001,1655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,170137.26/cwt136.00–139.001,6063
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,4041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,288130.22/cwt127.00–133.001,6775
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,505139.00/cwt139.00–139.002,0921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,538133.47/cwt133.00–134.002,0532
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed7001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-28001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28101,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28831,575.42/head1,525.00–1,625.001,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1921,845.17/head1,700.00–1,975.001,8453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2251,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-26751,274.63/head1,225.00–1,325.001,2752
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28001,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28101,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28701,811.06/head1,800.00–1,825.001,8112
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2898177.13/cwt175.00–180.001,5912

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.