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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 25
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
759 head
▲ 759 vs last sale 0▼ 51 vs year ago 810 · −6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 103 vs last sale 0▼ 31 vs year ago 134 · −23.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 160 vs last sale 0▲ 130 vs year ago 30 · +433.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

PRE-VAC SALE NEXT WEEK ON 3/4/25 STARTING @11:00AM

Compared to two weeks ago: The sale was canceled last week, due to the winter storm we had move through on last Tuesday, but the weather has cleared with much warmer temperatures this week and green grass in sight, demand was strong on feeders this week, on a good supply, feeder steers and heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00-$6.00 higher. Supply of replacement cattle this week was strong, selling on 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 $287.34/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −102.30 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$287.34
57 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,543
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$21.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.36
vs AR average
−19.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536294.671,58135
Medium and Large 1-2548281.001,5406thin
Medium and Large 2534273.681,46216thin
One grade step is worth $21.00/cwt here — about $118 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
287.34
—
AR average2 barns · 82 hd
283.98
+3.36
National average189 barns · 18,586 hd
307.01
−19.67
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−102.30
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—Low1,671159.722,66913
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,489145.292,1639thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,254141.791,77825
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,036118.681,22923

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,176$2,9755
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$2,52728
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$2,4972thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,013$2,4004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,048$2,3082thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,134$2,1537
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,258$2,1382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,212$2,0713thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$1,9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,068$1,8003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$1,7197
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)852$1,6003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)930$2,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,079$2,3665
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)785$2,0484thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$2,7432thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$2,6833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$2,6176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,011$2,48418
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,069$2,45113
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,4004thin

Every lot

138 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed310460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316430.95/cwt425.00–435.001,3625
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0731
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed348425.19/cwt390.00–429.001,48010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365409.79/cwt395.00–425.001,4962
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374409.70/cwt385.00–430.001,5327
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2384361.38/cwt330.00–375.001,3888
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405372.47/cwt370.00–375.001,5092
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed423415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7558
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424414.37/cwt390.00–425.001,75715
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430343.88/cwt325.00–355.001,4796
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458369.47/cwt335.00–377.501,69212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488319.99/cwt300.00–335.001,5626
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed513352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,8087
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,9701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518279.46/cwt252.50–297.501,4483
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed525384.98/cwt375.00–387.502,0217
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530346.26/cwt322.50–360.001,83510
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565317.95/cwt302.50–330.001,7969
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623274.88/cwt250.00–285.001,7136
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627297.29/cwt287.50–301.001,8648
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655263.72/cwt260.00–267.501,7272
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,8981
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added718292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,0973
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added760274.00/cwt274.00–274.002,0823
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added813263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,1385
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315305.87/cwt290.00–330.009633
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy318352.54/cwt350.00–355.001,1213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed320410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3122
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,2432
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337395.65/cwt380.00–400.001,3337
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382315.17/cwt285.00–327.501,2049
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy383330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2643
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385360.19/cwt340.00–375.001,38721
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395352.50/cwt350.00–355.001,3922
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full400317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,2701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed419376.24/cwt362.50–381.001,57616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423338.46/cwt323.00–355.001,43216
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430302.40/cwt280.00–317.501,3007
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed432347.17/cwt335.00–365.001,5005
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed438355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5553
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470299.72/cwt290.00–332.501,4097
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473310.84/cwt295.00–330.001,47016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483275.42/cwt260.00–287.501,33011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed498316.00/cwt316.00–316.001,5747
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521301.92/cwt280.00–315.001,57321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521271.63/cwt260.00–285.001,4159
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed527290.75/cwt285.00–300.001,5323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2548281.00/cwt280.00–282.001,5406
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added553298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,6485
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563275.91/cwt265.00–282.501,5539
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575256.46/cwt235.00–272.501,4753
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621266.07/cwt260.00–277.501,65210
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661257.48/cwt250.00–270.001,7029
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675232.43/cwt230.00–235.001,5692
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715225.03/cwt220.00–230.001,6092
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added720265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9085
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6071
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6941
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added795248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,9723
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added810242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,9602
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328356.14/cwt340.00–370.001,1683
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331412.64/cwt405.00–420.001,3664
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed377374.15/cwt372.50–375.001,4113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382391.81/cwt370.00–415.001,4978
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed403430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7336
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4181
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423382.88/cwt370.00–400.001,6209
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429326.54/cwt300.00–345.001,4015
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy460310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4261
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2470312.31/cwt295.00–325.001,4685
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476354.12/cwt340.00–365.001,6866
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed505395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9951
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510330.34/cwt320.00–345.001,6857
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515305.86/cwt290.00–317.501,5753
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569307.75/cwt290.00–330.001,75114
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578281.06/cwt275.00–287.501,6252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608293.37/cwt287.50–296.001,7846
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622257.51/cwt255.00–260.001,6023
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy641273.78/cwt270.00–277.501,7552
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6581
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1661268.96/cwt265.00–277.501,7785
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8011
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,8191
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9632
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,421149.50/cwt142.00–155.002,1245
Bulls——1,806165.26/cwt160.00–169.002,9857
Bulls——1,975172.00/cwt172.00–172.003,3971
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%952110.19/cwt105.00–113.001,0499
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009120.25/cwt115.00–125.001,2135
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08595.74/cwt90.00–100.001,0392
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123130.97/cwt130.00–132.001,4713
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,149135.02/cwt130.00–137.001,5517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245147.80/cwt144.00–154.001,84010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294139.48/cwt134.00–143.001,80512
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,407147.28/cwt145.00–149.002,0725
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,591142.81/cwt141.00–144.002,2724
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29002,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,739.17/head2,500.00–3,050.002,7396
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,475.00/head2,475.00–2,475.002,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0502,241.67/head2,075.00–2,425.002,2426
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0672,495.31/head2,425.00–2,650.002,4953
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,341.86/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3428
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,725.00/head2,725.00–2,725.002,7253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,742.71/head2,675.00–2,800.002,7432
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28521,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0132,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,719.35/head1,700.00–1,825.001,7197
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0482,308.05/head2,175.00–2,425.002,3082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,497.21/head2,400.00–2,600.002,4972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,526.50/head1,700.00–3,000.002,52728
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1762,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,176141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6585
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200148.31/cwt142.00–155.001,7802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2122,071.29/head1,800.00–2,200.002,0713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2142,374.11/head2,225.00–2,500.002,3745
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2582,137.67/head2,125.00–2,150.002,1382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,316142.73/cwt137.00–150.001,8784
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27852,048.33/head1,950.00–2,125.002,0484
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0792,366.20/head2,225.00–2,450.002,3665
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,016166.27/cwt165.00–170.001,6895

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.