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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 11
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
329 head
▼ 516 vs last sale 845▼ 310 vs year ago 639 · −48.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 67▼ 61 vs year ago 136 · −44.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 15▲ 38 vs year ago 42 · +90.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

70 PLUS COWS WITH 30-35 PAIRS SELLING NEXT TUESDAY ON 2-18-25

With rainy, muddy conditions in the forecast today, feeder supply was down compared to last week. With a downturn on the board again today, feeder prices were held back. Feeder steers and heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 lower on a light test, while feeder bulls sold $5.00- $10.00 lower on a slightly stronger test. Although prices were held back, demand was good. Slaughter cattle sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $270.77/cwt on 10 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −118.86 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$270.77
10 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,471
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.52
vs AR average
−26.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552277.511,5337thin
Medium and Large 2522255.051,3313thin
One grade step is worth $22.46/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale10 hd
270.77
—
AR average11 barns · 426 hd
285.29
−14.52
National average157 barns · 11,394 hd
297.00
−26.23
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−118.86
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—Low1,398146.682,0514thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,530143.012,1884thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242139.581,73313
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,013112.611,14033

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$2,5523thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)852$2,5253thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,182$2,4813thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,172$2,3388
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,128$2,1643thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,9642thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$1,8894thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)975$1,8503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,073$1,8212thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)890$2,5334thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,4252thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)832$2,1003thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)957$2,0633thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)830$2,0002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,300$2,6002thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)951$1,7009

Every lot

105 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308362.32/cwt340.00–385.001,1162
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318419.17/cwt405.00–435.001,3332
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365347.02/cwt330.00–365.001,2672
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy369379.84/cwt370.00–390.001,4025
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377408.00/cwt390.00–440.001,5386
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428361.78/cwt355.00–370.001,5486
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432336.66/cwt335.00–340.001,4543
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4221
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460342.47/cwt340.00–345.001,5752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517331.86/cwt315.00–340.001,7167
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7211
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5541
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618283.72/cwt282.50–285.001,7532
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6331
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8331
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Full730250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8251
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9251
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9971
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325339.81/cwt325.00–355.001,1048
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335313.82/cwt307.50–320.001,0514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373332.21/cwt320.00–340.001,2394
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377302.28/cwt280.00–315.001,1406
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1412336.56/cwt320.00–350.001,3873
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425314.22/cwt310.00–317.501,3353
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428293.75/cwt275.00–305.001,2579
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463259.73/cwt250.00–270.001,2032
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468284.91/cwt280.00–290.001,3335
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3102
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522255.05/cwt250.00–260.001,3313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1537282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,5173
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1557280.85/cwt277.50–282.501,5643
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611255.59/cwt255.00–258.001,5625
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625231.29/cwt220.00–240.001,4465
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663226.73/cwt220.00–240.001,5033
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,7522
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2727228.94/cwt220.00–234.001,6643
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy735230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6911
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765213.75/cwt212.50–215.001,6352
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1786231.47/cwt230.00–237.501,81910
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8401
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335409.40/cwt390.00–430.001,3712
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335358.61/cwt345.00–370.001,2013
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4431
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2387320.09/cwt310.00–325.001,2393
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,4101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425319.63/cwt310.00–340.001,3589
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428364.85/cwt360.00–370.001,5622
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466337.03/cwt332.50–345.001,5715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475308.26/cwt295.00–320.001,4643
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6081
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5051
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516329.65/cwt310.00–350.001,7014
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,6141
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562294.79/cwt285.00–300.001,6573
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622257.51/cwt250.00–267.501,6023
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7441
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy765227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823221.22/cwt220.00–222.501,8212
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7101
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1988196.28/cwt192.50–200.001,9392
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,188135.96/cwt135.00–137.001,6152
Bulls——1,608157.39/cwt153.00–161.002,5312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87689.00/cwt80.00–92.007806
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006107.00/cwt101.00–110.001,0769
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008116.49/cwt112.00–123.001,1748
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104128.73/cwt125.00–137.001,42110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138129.50/cwt129.00–130.001,4742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238135.72/cwt134.00–138.001,6803
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269143.55/cwt140.00–150.001,8228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477145.68/cwt145.00–146.002,1523
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,690135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,2821
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28522,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5253
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8651,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9951,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,964.18/head1,700.00–2,300.001,9642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,952.34/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,821.33/head1,650.00–2,000.001,8212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0872,552.00/head2,552.00–2,552.002,5523
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1051,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,334.21/head2,150.00–2,500.002,3342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1722,337.92/head2,000.00–2,600.002,3388
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1822,481.32/head2,375.00–2,700.002,4813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,6231
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-27751,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28322,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28852,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28902,532.82/head2,000.00–2,700.002,5334
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29572,062.89/head1,900.00–2,325.002,0633
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4252
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,600.00/head2,250.00–2,950.002,6002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed717203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4561
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2895195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7453
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29511,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7009
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2959170.20/cwt150.00–180.001,6326

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.