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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 11
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
622 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 634▼ 58 vs year ago 680 · −8.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 69▲ 24 vs year ago 76 · +31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 45▲ 42 vs year ago 20 · +210.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL COW SALE ON MARCH 29TH STARTING @12PM BULLS!! PAIRS!! BRED COWS!! AND OPEN REPLACEMENT HEIFERS!!

Compared to last week, warmer temperatures, and green grass starting to grow. Demand was strong on a moderate supply of feeders this week. Steers under 500lb sold $15.00-$25.00 higher, and over 500lb sold $6.00-$10.00 higher. Heifers under 500lb sold steady to $10.00 higher, and over 500lb sold $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.68/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −99.95 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$289.68
53 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,584
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$168
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.01
vs AR average
−25.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548299.141,64032
Medium and Large 1-2546287.111,5686thin
Medium and Large 2544270.531,47215thin
One grade step is worth $28.62/cwt here — about $168 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale53 hd
289.68
—
AR average11 barns · 383 hd
297.70
−8.01
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−25.28
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−99.95
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—Low1,737160.462,78713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,300138.611,80224
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,573138.252,17415
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,093121.331,32723

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 (2-4 yrs)1,230$2,7162thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)922$2,1645
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,0392thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,063$1,7732thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,6992thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,1793thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$2,2251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)795$1,7751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,7251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,800$3,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,6252thin

Every lot

130 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313413.16/cwt405.00–415.001,2936
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330487.42/cwt485.00–490.001,6082
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330352.83/cwt345.00–370.001,1643
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed333407.97/cwt395.00–420.001,3592
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3461
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377377.58/cwt360.00–400.001,4238
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382445.75/cwt430.00–460.001,7035
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382413.43/cwt410.00–415.001,5793
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5591
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421417.59/cwt400.00–440.001,7587
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424381.56/cwt375.00–395.001,6186
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425461.91/cwt450.00–475.001,9632
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425348.24/cwt322.50–365.001,48011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy429387.59/cwt385.00–395.001,6634
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463324.92/cwt300.00–345.001,5045
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy465455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475400.25/cwt372.50–430.001,90113
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477365.43/cwt355.00–372.501,7436
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,7271
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514318.58/cwt310.00–335.001,6385
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522348.02/cwt340.00–357.501,8175
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2534329.46/cwt325.00–337.501,75910
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565289.65/cwt272.50–312.501,6373
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy573298.70/cwt287.50–310.001,7122
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577333.39/cwt320.00–350.001,92412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615275.78/cwt260.00–290.001,6963
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621320.61/cwt307.50–338.001,9918
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660283.36/cwt280.00–285.001,8703
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665293.37/cwt287.50–300.001,9513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8451
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317367.75/cwt350.00–380.001,16618
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323330.05/cwt315.00–340.001,0663
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360367.41/cwt360.00–375.001,3236
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy367336.45/cwt330.00–340.001,2353
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed368350.77/cwt345.00–367.501,2916
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374321.27/cwt300.00–340.001,2028
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376349.20/cwt342.50–355.001,3134
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415339.39/cwt327.50–357.501,4085
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425343.83/cwt332.50–357.501,46112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427296.96/cwt285.00–307.501,2687
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439325.41/cwt325.00–327.501,4296
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476280.88/cwt260.00–290.001,3378
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed478301.75/cwt297.35–310.001,4424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484312.40/cwt302.00–327.501,51219
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492296.64/cwt295.00–300.001,4593
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed518292.58/cwt290.00–295.001,5162
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518277.98/cwt270.00–287.501,4406
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521312.44/cwt296.00–325.001,62815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2539293.16/cwt290.00–295.001,5804
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5402
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy562276.66/cwt275.00–277.501,5553
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574257.84/cwt235.00–275.001,4807
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579290.08/cwt280.00–312.501,68013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2612236.70/cwt225.00–250.001,4493
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621282.88/cwt275.00–290.001,7575
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7042
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677263.18/cwt257.50–267.501,7825
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705225.00/cwt220.00–230.001,5862
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713242.45/cwt237.50–247.501,7294
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,9801
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6301
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy840222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8653
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325421.52/cwt410.00–430.001,3704
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3042
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2331395.49/cwt392.50–400.001,3095
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365365.00/cwt350.00–374.001,3323
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375407.38/cwt390.00–430.001,5285
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4441
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418409.40/cwt387.50–430.001,71115
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425374.76/cwt370.00–380.001,5934
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425344.94/cwt335.00–350.001,4663
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466366.04/cwt350.00–385.001,7069
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474329.44/cwt302.50–342.501,5624
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6171
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512292.34/cwt270.00–310.001,4973
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517348.43/cwt327.50–357.501,8019
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518322.54/cwt320.00–325.001,6712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7391
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1563312.99/cwt295.00–330.001,7628
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7552
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Full625270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633267.48/cwt262.50–272.501,6932
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2653270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7632
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670279.94/cwt277.50–282.501,8762
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed680277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8871
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed700270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8901
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2762253.29/cwt247.50–257.501,9303
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8791
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,0231
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,0931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,532147.17/cwt139.00–155.002,2553
Bulls——1,778173.24/cwt171.00–175.003,0802
Bulls——1,803162.25/cwt157.00–169.002,9258
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79088.89/cwt88.00–90.007022
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058101.65/cwt100.00–105.001,0753
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,081120.40/cwt115.00–126.001,3027
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,166133.18/cwt129.00–139.001,55311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,228144.73/cwt143.00–149.001,7776
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295138.33/cwt135.00–142.001,79115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,454147.72/cwt144.00–154.002,1484
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,470127.79/cwt122.00–133.001,8793
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,557138.17/cwt137.00–141.002,1515
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,665132.00/cwt126.00–135.002,1986
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8003,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8172,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28502,038.97/head1,975.00–2,100.002,0392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,699.04/head1,675.00–1,725.001,6992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,772.94/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,184.72/head2,150.00–2,225.002,1852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,716.26/head2,500.00–2,850.002,7162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235138.00/head138.00–138.001381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,360144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,9581
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27701,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27951,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28102,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed689242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6675
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed748141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0553
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5441
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.