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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 4
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
845 head
▼ 389 vs last sale 1,234▼ 344 vs year ago 1,189 · −28.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 125▼ 7 vs year ago 74 · −9.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 25▼ 50 vs year ago 65 · −76.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTE 65 plus cows selling off one farm 30 plus of those will be pairs bred back to black angus bulls selling on 2/11/25 after feeder calves sale.

Compared to last week, despite some volatility in the market on Monday concerning the border and tariffs demand for feeders was strong, while selling slightly lower than last week. Feeder steers selling $10.00-$11.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold $12.00-$13.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $3.00 higher

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $279.77/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −109.87 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$279.77
57 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,542
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$64
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$21.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.72
vs AR average
−19.09 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515290.001,4942thin
Medium and Large 1567287.131,62732
Medium and Large 2532268.631,43023
One grade step is worth $21.37/cwt here — about $64 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 sale57 hd
279.77
—
AR average9 barns · 406 hd
289.49
−9.72
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−19.09
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−109.87
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—Average1,447148.242,1459thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,482138.932,0587thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,265137.041,73412
CowsLean 85-90%High1,053112.721,18716

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,255$2,1751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,352$2,1543thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)845$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$1,8952thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,570$3,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$2,0632thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320455.64/cwt425.00–470.001,4584
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324384.39/cwt365.00–397.501,2457
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2348407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,4182
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350407.50/cwt405.00–410.001,4262
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374364.81/cwt350.00–385.001,3649
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384428.18/cwt400.00–450.001,64410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4821
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4972
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy423369.91/cwt365.00–375.001,5652
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424409.62/cwt385.00–430.001,73712
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed427359.30/cwt355.00–365.001,5343
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429329.37/cwt315.00–340.001,4134
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472365.29/cwt345.00–380.001,72413
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479312.61/cwt295.00–330.001,49714
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,6275
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518341.18/cwt325.00–347.501,7676
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy519314.29/cwt310.00–317.501,6314
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523291.83/cwt285.00–300.001,5265
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8901
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6792
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553301.66/cwt300.00–305.001,6683
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added554350.92/cwt350.00–355.001,94411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy558297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,6602
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569313.21/cwt302.50–330.001,7828
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573281.69/cwt275.00–285.001,6143
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7842
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full595285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6961
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603270.06/cwt255.00–285.001,6282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609302.74/cwt295.00–310.001,8449
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668265.83/cwt265.00–267.501,7763
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1682291.68/cwt280.00–307.501,98917
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713276.25/cwt269.00–280.001,9706
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769272.21/cwt271.00–274.002,09310
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8481
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1809263.10/cwt258.00–270.002,1287
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy825242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0011
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed313405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2682
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315360.90/cwt357.50–370.001,1378
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331333.63/cwt325.00–342.501,1047
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363359.93/cwt345.00–375.001,30718
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy373338.71/cwt337.50–340.001,2632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377321.83/cwt300.00–337.501,21310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed390395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415331.43/cwt318.00–340.001,37519
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428299.60/cwt285.00–322.501,28214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432307.31/cwt305.00–312.501,3283
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474282.17/cwt270.00–300.001,33713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy476258.70/cwt250.00–265.001,2314
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478318.51/cwt300.00–340.001,52234
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed495315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5591
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4942
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521271.43/cwt260.00–285.001,41417
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527316.13/cwt312.50–320.001,6666
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574262.33/cwt240.00–268.001,5065
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576280.44/cwt271.00–297.501,61526
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,5492
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620251.64/cwt250.00–255.001,5603
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6171
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664256.83/cwt253.00–260.001,7056
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6541
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713218.75/cwt217.50–220.001,5602
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310426.10/cwt420.00–427.001,3218
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2342340.10/cwt330.00–360.001,1633
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy363372.52/cwt370.00–375.001,3522
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377356.73/cwt345.00–365.001,3458
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381401.60/cwt380.00–410.001,5306
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423332.45/cwt320.00–343.001,4064
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435360.72/cwt355.00–390.001,56910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460359.79/cwt350.00–392.501,65517
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480317.77/cwt305.00–327.001,5258
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480282.55/cwt280.00–285.001,3562
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483325.07/cwt315.00–335.001,5703
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5661
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518297.60/cwt292.50–302.501,5423
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522289.70/cwt272.50–305.001,5126
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528313.12/cwt300.00–325.001,6537
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6622
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570297.99/cwt290.00–307.501,6994
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573258.72/cwt247.50–275.001,4824
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy578279.95/cwt277.50–282.501,6182
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620286.59/cwt280.00–290.001,7773
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624252.58/cwt235.00–262.501,5764
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675229.94/cwt220.00–245.001,5523
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7671
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7331
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9251
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,442144.09/cwt140.00–148.002,0786
Bulls——1,457156.55/cwt150.00–162.002,2813
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%925105.46/cwt100.00–110.009762
Cows—Lean 85-90%97092.91/cwt90.00–96.009013
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051115.02/cwt111.00–119.001,2095
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,125124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3951
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,139123.13/cwt120.00–127.001,4026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258143.09/cwt140.00–150.001,8006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302132.38/cwt130.00–135.001,7245
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453146.03/cwt145.00–147.002,1222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493136.09/cwt133.00–139.002,0325
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5703,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9002,062.50/head1,950.00–2,175.002,0632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,894.89/head1,575.00–2,150.001,8952
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2921
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3522,154.07/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1543

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.