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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 25
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
658 head
▲ 658 vs last sale 0▲ 159 vs year ago 499 · +31.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 0▲ 41 vs year ago 75 · +54.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 0▲ 37 vs year ago 34 · +108.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

MARCH 29TH SPRING REPLACEMENT SALE STARTING AT 12:00PM. OVER 350 COWS WITH 150 CALVES AT SIDE. OVER 20 BULLS AND 80 FANCY BLK/BLK BALDY HEIFERS OPEN AND READY TO BREED

Compared to two weeks ago, feeder steers and heifers sold $10.00-$20.00 higher. With a stronger offering of feeder bulls than steers, bulls sold $15.00-$25.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady. Supply was good 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 $297.00/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −92.64 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$297.00
25 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.15
vs AR average
−24.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550304.381,6739thin
Medium and Large 1-2533297.931,58711thin
Medium and Large 2535281.661,5075thin
One grade step is worth $22.71/cwt here — about $165 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 sale25 hd
297.00
—
AR average9 barns · 403 hd
313.15
−16.15
National average178 barns · 15,613 hd
321.74
−24.74
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−92.64
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—High1,609161.472,59714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,490137.572,0505thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,231135.941,67423
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,028116.091,19329

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)1,205$2,7751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,4637
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)853$2,3502thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$2,2002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,145$2,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$2,0283thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)787$1,9514thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$1,7501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)870$1,4882thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)789$2,0504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,8506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)800$1,9251thin

Every lot

127 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3072
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318392.20/cwt385.00–400.001,2472
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326491.79/cwt460.00–505.001,6035
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372464.82/cwt450.00–490.001,7293
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373432.65/cwt430.00–435.001,6142
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379377.54/cwt370.00–385.001,4314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415439.98/cwt430.00–450.001,8264
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428413.85/cwt405.00–425.001,7714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433383.85/cwt370.00–395.001,6626
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2457341.70/cwt325.00–350.001,5623
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468406.02/cwt380.00–425.001,9006
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469385.05/cwt375.00–405.001,8067
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510371.88/cwt360.00–380.001,8974
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530334.97/cwt327.50–345.001,7753
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533311.37/cwt302.50–320.001,6602
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,6911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563337.47/cwt335.00–340.001,9002
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8083
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2603309.37/cwt300.00–317.501,8664
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623329.48/cwt310.00–331.002,05314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625283.88/cwt270.00–295.001,7744
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,9641
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660284.19/cwt277.50–287.501,8763
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,7851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726292.75/cwt275.00–295.002,12514
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,8801
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,8641
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,7211
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,26816
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1001
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1051
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319368.80/cwt360.00–387.501,1765
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327399.24/cwt385.00–420.001,3065
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3071
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340330.88/cwt315.00–355.001,1255
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375364.87/cwt360.00–375.001,3683
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375332.89/cwt315.00–345.001,24812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382377.50/cwt370.00–400.001,44214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419337.80/cwt327.50–350.001,4155
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424360.85/cwt345.00–385.001,53021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426302.84/cwt285.00–320.001,2908
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5301
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471322.39/cwt315.00–335.001,5186
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473299.00/cwt280.00–312.501,4148
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484329.68/cwt326.00–340.001,59611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510286.25/cwt270.00–295.001,4603
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526299.15/cwt290.00–310.001,5749
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530312.45/cwt302.50–327.501,6565
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563292.44/cwt290.00–295.001,6462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572300.71/cwt295.00–307.501,7203
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573274.78/cwt265.00–285.001,5742
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5951
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615284.12/cwt280.00–290.001,7473
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621267.36/cwt260.00–275.001,6604
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637249.95/cwt245.00–260.001,5923
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,6671
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682224.90/cwt210.00–245.001,5343
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685273.81/cwt265.00–282.501,8762
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718212.46/cwt200.00–225.001,5252
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7502
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,8323
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773208.73/cwt202.50–215.001,6132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1284515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,4637
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2322429.84/cwt425.00–435.001,3843
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1342459.95/cwt457.50–465.001,5733
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370423.15/cwt410.00–430.001,5663
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372438.41/cwt420.00–445.001,63117
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376377.87/cwt365.00–390.001,4214
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421431.07/cwt420.00–440.001,81510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2431399.23/cwt380.00–420.001,7217
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433356.39/cwt342.50–370.001,5436
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2456376.03/cwt360.00–395.001,7154
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472326.64/cwt310.00–337.501,5423
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485389.22/cwt380.00–415.001,8886
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514367.36/cwt345.00–380.001,8884
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520341.50/cwt330.00–352.501,7768
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520307.64/cwt290.00–325.001,6009
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1557327.49/cwt325.00–328.001,82412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2562303.32/cwt290.00–317.501,7059
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585260.54/cwt250.00–277.501,5245
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605322.98/cwt321.00–325.001,9542
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619259.62/cwt240.00–275.001,6079
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2628290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8212
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1652297.83/cwt287.50–299.001,94210
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5721
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8192
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2700262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8342
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713226.11/cwt212.50–240.001,6122
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8842
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,1191
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830216.25/cwt212.50–220.001,7952
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,332155.48/cwt152.00–159.002,0715
Bulls——1,749162.73/cwt160.00–166.002,8467
Bulls——1,808172.00/cwt171.00–173.003,1102
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%871103.40/cwt100.00–108.009017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070116.32/cwt110.00–121.001,24516
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099130.30/cwt125.00–138.001,4326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210136.09/cwt130.00–139.001,64715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220126.24/cwt125.00–128.001,5404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321145.09/cwt143.00–149.001,9174
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398138.43/cwt137.00–140.001,9352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,2721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565131.00/cwt130.00–132.002,0502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28001,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0002,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27871,950.67/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9514
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27951,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28151,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28202,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28532,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28601,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9251,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29352,462.51/head2,225.00–2,650.002,4637
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29752,028.33/head1,850.00–2,150.002,0283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080143.06/cwt142.00–144.001,5452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188148.06/cwt142.00–162.501,7594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,443155.56/cwt135.00–170.002,2453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,688137.41/cwt131.00–144.002,3192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27892,050.05/head2,025.00–2,125.002,0504

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.