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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 15
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
820 head
▲ 517 vs last sale 303▲ 820 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 40▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 24▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There was a strong supply of feeders compared to last week, with a good attendance and strong demand. Feeders this week sold $20-$30 higher across the board on some quality offerings. 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 $310.92/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −78.71 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$310.92
55 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.33
vs AR average
−10.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532321.691,71335
Medium and Large 1-2556293.271,6316thin
Medium and Large 2528291.561,53814thin
One grade step is worth $30.13/cwt here — about $174 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 sale55 hd
310.92
—
AR average9 barns · 276 hd
301.59
+9.33
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−10.26
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−78.71
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—Average1,608150.592,4215thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,457140.292,04426
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,229137.831,69318
CowsLean 85-90%High997111.661,11320

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)1,340$2,8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,142$2,7279
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$2,3087
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$2,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,025$3,3251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,8502thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,229$3,0947
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)929$2,5004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,015$2,2754thin

Every lot

141 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy315435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330479.95/cwt455.00–495.001,5847
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4742
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed358492.45/cwt490.00–495.001,7632
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy360409.72/cwt400.00–420.001,4752
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed365455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6614
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373462.80/cwt445.00–475.001,7265
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382428.30/cwt420.00–440.001,6363
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419424.35/cwt420.00–440.001,77812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424400.01/cwt380.00–415.001,6966
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428374.88/cwt365.00–390.001,6045
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465403.85/cwt377.50–430.001,87812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468371.92/cwt365.00–380.001,7418
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476347.91/cwt320.00–365.001,6567
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7632
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524365.01/cwt357.50–385.001,91318
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529326.21/cwt300.00–340.001,7264
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8291
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,8772
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1553360.39/cwt350.00–362.501,9936
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2567305.67/cwt290.00–317.501,7333
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571330.63/cwt320.00–335.001,8886
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,0161
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8142
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608291.33/cwt285.00–297.501,7712
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614322.37/cwt315.00–325.001,9798
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,8912
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685303.66/cwt298.00–308.002,08012
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0532
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy715255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8231
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772279.95/cwt270.00–285.002,1613
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,1121
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1884262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,31611
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300325.00/cwt325.00–325.009751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,2442
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2542
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335408.60/cwt390.00–412.501,36911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed353404.89/cwt390.00–420.001,4292
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370378.48/cwt372.50–380.001,4005
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375388.19/cwt372.50–405.001,45610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379366.46/cwt360.00–370.001,3895
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388338.66/cwt327.50–350.001,3148
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420369.81/cwt350.00–390.001,55331
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed422364.00/cwt364.00–364.001,5367
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424313.87/cwt300.00–327.501,3315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433341.28/cwt340.00–342.501,4784
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472343.48/cwt322.50–367.501,62125
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474315.97/cwt307.50–325.001,4987
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3782
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481301.46/cwt280.00–320.001,45011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4951
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510297.79/cwt280.00–305.001,5198
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5581
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523323.17/cwt312.50–332.501,69025
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538306.26/cwt305.00–307.501,6482
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1556317.99/cwt305.00–327.501,76810
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565286.78/cwt280.00–290.001,6204
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573271.75/cwt260.00–297.501,5574
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,7541
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623272.45/cwt270.00–275.001,6972
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623267.59/cwt265.00–270.001,6672
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628288.15/cwt282.50–292.501,8104
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2652250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6303
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672271.61/cwt265.00–294.001,82517
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690276.23/cwt267.50–279.001,9064
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy725246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7842
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9112
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1748281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,1023
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0661
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8061
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9252
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Replacement883260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2963
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1621
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313467.08/cwt450.00–485.001,4622
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2317398.14/cwt380.00–420.001,2625
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2326438.83/cwt435.00–440.001,4314
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed353432.48/cwt430.00–435.001,5272
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365437.21/cwt420.00–450.001,5964
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373377.94/cwt340.00–410.001,4107
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385410.13/cwt400.00–420.001,5793
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422425.77/cwt400.00–440.001,79710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423384.39/cwt380.00–405.001,6267
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434363.36/cwt347.50–375.001,57710
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2472367.05/cwt357.50–375.001,7326
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478382.27/cwt362.50–395.001,82715
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488334.83/cwt320.00–350.001,6346
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519356.47/cwt342.50–365.001,85015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535311.88/cwt300.00–330.001,6695
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2538344.16/cwt342.50–345.001,8523
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1555335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8592
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed563324.88/cwt320.00–335.001,8293
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy568306.63/cwt302.50–310.001,7423
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575321.26/cwt320.00–322.501,8474
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580294.74/cwt280.00–310.001,7092
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600322.50/cwt320.00–325.001,9352
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617301.57/cwt297.50–305.001,8613
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625295.74/cwt282.50–307.501,8484
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,9012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663284.15/cwt282.50–287.501,8843
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672284.44/cwt280.00–292.501,9113
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710278.45/cwt272.00–285.001,9772
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0391
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy775252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9571
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2787240.82/cwt235.00–252.501,8953
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,1341
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,403143.83/cwt140.00–146.002,0183
Bulls——1,915160.72/cwt157.00–165.003,0782
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83991.30/cwt80.00–100.007665
Cows—Lean 85-90%939108.65/cwt105.00–110.001,0205
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3723
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,080160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,126120.49/cwt118.00–125.001,3577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215131.77/cwt124.00–135.001,60110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269143.32/cwt139.00–148.001,8197
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,443133.56/cwt132.00–136.001,9279
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,452141.74/cwt137.00–146.002,05811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,475120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7701
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,489153.28/cwt149.00–159.002,2825
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0253,325.00/head3,325.00–3,325.003,3251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9751,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1132,368.21/head1,925.00–2,700.002,3686
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1422,726.87/head2,400.00–3,150.002,7279
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,630138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,2491
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9292,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9301,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1673,552.86/head3,450.00–3,600.003,5533
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,749.02/head2,600.00–3,000.002,7494

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.