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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jan 28
● Final161 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,234 head
▲ 1,028 vs last sale 206▲ 219 vs year ago 1,015 · +21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 99 vs last sale 26▼ 17 vs year ago 142 · −12.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 30▼ 40 vs year ago 65 · −61.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder supply this week was heavy, with a good offering of weaned calves, good attendance, and strong demand. The largest draft this week on steers was a group of 56 weighing 463lb with lots of condition, selling for $422.00 /CWT, and the largest draft on heifers was a group of 40 weighing 567lb with lots of condition, selling for $312.00 /CWT. No trends were determined on feeders, selling unevenly with last week's light supply due to the cold weather we had. On a good test slaughter, cattle sold Steady to $5.00 higher with a strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.13/cwt on 115 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −94.50 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$295.13
115 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,626
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$212
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.87
vs AR average
−9.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555305.711,69774
Medium and Large 1-2540297.801,6095thin
Medium and Large 2544273.021,48536
One grade step is worth $32.69/cwt here — about $212 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 sale115 hd
295.13
—
AR average10 barns · 416 hd
284.26
+10.87
National average182 barns · 24,858 hd
304.64
−9.51
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−94.50
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—Average1,562153.262,39317
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,592137.672,1923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,297135.071,75118
CowsLean 85-90%High1,095122.821,34529

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)1,225$2,3812thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,299$2,3424thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$1,7114thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$1,6853thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,063$1,5252thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,1001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)910$2,0751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)860$1,7501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,085$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,8001thin

Every lot

161 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 2317391.39/cwt375.00–410.001,2415
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3242
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed324490.86/cwt485.00–500.001,59010
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330435.15/cwt425.00–445.001,4362
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330417.77/cwt400.00–435.001,3792
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332462.72/cwt447.50–480.001,53614
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy360347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,2511
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy366413.70/cwt400.00–425.001,5145
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368379.50/cwt360.00–390.001,3979
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed371478.80/cwt475.00–485.001,7765
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed379405.65/cwt400.00–420.001,5376
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4903
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1391454.57/cwt435.00–460.001,77721
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2407384.13/cwt360.00–402.501,5637
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416436.25/cwt425.00–445.001,8154
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418365.21/cwt360.00–370.001,5272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy421382.59/cwt370.00–395.001,6116
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438339.93/cwt320.00–355.001,4898
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed445460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0473
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455349.37/cwt347.50–350.001,5904
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed463422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,95656
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466322.33/cwt305.00–330.001,5028
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy468343.69/cwt340.00–347.501,6082
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480367.81/cwt345.00–380.001,76513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505343.75/cwt337.50–350.001,7362
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1509348.98/cwt337.50–357.501,77612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513316.30/cwt300.00–322.501,62311
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy514330.90/cwt325.00–335.001,7018
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed528380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,00625
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed554333.09/cwt327.50–337.501,8454
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed558360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,00915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576296.76/cwt290.00–317.501,70915
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579307.13/cwt300.00–317.501,7785
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585311.19/cwt307.50–315.001,8202
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610310.72/cwt300.00–319.001,89523
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy613288.24/cwt276.00–301.001,7672
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed615310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9071
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628287.55/cwt285.00–290.001,8062
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9032
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed655297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,9491
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659310.07/cwt300.00–315.002,0433
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2676264.08/cwt260.00–277.501,7855
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706284.25/cwt279.00–292.002,0074
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2726258.88/cwt247.50–265.001,8794
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9871
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772269.49/cwt261.00–275.002,0803
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1808254.24/cwt251.00–257.502,0542
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,105210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3211
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,260192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,4261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320360.31/cwt350.00–370.001,1532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332329.70/cwt300.00–345.001,0959
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335400.11/cwt380.00–420.001,3407
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed346402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,39310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed364359.08/cwt350.00–380.001,3075
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366379.20/cwt365.00–400.001,38815
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375319.70/cwt300.00–340.001,19913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5022
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy385291.33/cwt285.00–297.501,1222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,3461
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed407392.08/cwt392.00–392.501,59619
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,3801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417341.96/cwt330.00–362.501,42622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430329.85/cwt320.00–342.201,4187
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431301.00/cwt280.00–317.501,29711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy442320.84/cwt320.00–322.501,4183
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466288.37/cwt270.00–305.001,34415
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478324.05/cwt310.00–330.501,54937
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478305.78/cwt300.00–310.001,4623
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,5311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy510242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,2371
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy512286.00/cwt280.00–295.001,4645
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520275.23/cwt260.00–285.001,43113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525311.18/cwt302.50–320.001,63415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed527302.05/cwt287.50–317.501,5925
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed537303.00/cwt303.00–303.001,6273
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Full545250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567308.17/cwt280.00–315.001,74751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571265.50/cwt255.00–277.501,51616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy577269.42/cwt262.50–273.001,5553
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614272.97/cwt265.00–280.001,6768
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617268.35/cwt264.00–275.001,6565
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2639254.08/cwt250.00–255.001,6248
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657274.94/cwt257.50–280.001,80610
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,75810
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673251.18/cwt245.00–257.001,6904
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy678248.04/cwt235.00–257.501,6824
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716253.19/cwt251.00–255.001,8135
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2726232.32/cwt220.00–250.001,6875
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy770222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7131
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1788243.84/cwt235.00–252.001,9217
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Full820223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,8291
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823232.48/cwt225.00–240.001,9132
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885231.03/cwt220.00–238.002,0453
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340440.00/cwt435.00–445.001,4962
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4281
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340368.53/cwt350.00–390.001,2533
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy360385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3861
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365371.00/cwt365.00–375.001,3543
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370398.58/cwt390.00–405.001,4754
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378422.02/cwt410.00–450.001,5954
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy383339.24/cwt335.00–347.501,2993
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed409371.19/cwt365.00–375.001,5184
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411416.31/cwt390.00–435.001,7114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418331.77/cwt310.00–350.001,3874
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy429361.26/cwt357.50–370.001,5504
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy450285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2831
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470325.05/cwt320.00–330.001,5283
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471350.35/cwt340.00–360.001,6507
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472324.95/cwt320.00–327.501,5345
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed479336.34/cwt330.00–345.001,6114
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516335.05/cwt325.00–355.001,72912
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520323.77/cwt322.50–325.001,6842
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520306.19/cwt300.00–312.501,5922
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed525362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,9031
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528296.39/cwt280.00–310.001,5658
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Full530312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,6561
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567316.48/cwt310.00–330.001,79410
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580267.58/cwt260.00–285.001,5524
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed590301.25/cwt295.00–307.501,7772
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,7852
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610300.53/cwt295.00–302.501,8334
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623274.73/cwt262.50–287.501,7123
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672275.81/cwt270.00–280.001,8533
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy673242.64/cwt235.00–250.001,6332
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675244.41/cwt230.00–258.001,6502
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2719249.33/cwt245.00–255.001,7934
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1745252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,8811
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8951
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9721
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1858236.27/cwt230.00–242.502,0272
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4321
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,376137.90/cwt130.00–146.001,8985
Bulls——1,639159.66/cwt150.00–167.002,61712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%950107.96/cwt100.00–112.001,0263
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02894.93/cwt94.00–96.009762
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,032118.56/cwt114.00–124.001,2247
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,155130.48/cwt126.00–136.001,50717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274139.17/cwt135.00–144.001,77311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301130.47/cwt128.00–134.001,6975
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,410124.00/cwt123.00–125.001,7482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,2901
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593134.51/cwt134.00–135.002,1432
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,798.38/head1,500.00–2,325.001,7983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,685.37/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,2101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,381.12/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2992,342.25/head1,875.00–2,700.002,3424
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013165.45/cwt150.00–187.501,6765
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29102,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.