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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 22
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
568 head
▼ 252 vs last sale 820▲ 568 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 115▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 75▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply was slightly down from a week ago. Feeder steers 300lb-400lb selling on a lighter demand than last week sold $10.00-$15.00 lower, while $500lb-$700lb steers with a stronger demand sold steady to $5.00 higher. 300lb-400lb heifers selling on a good demand sold steady to $6.00 higher and 500lb-700lb heifers sold steady. Slaughter cattle sold steady on a good test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $307.63/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −82.01 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$307.63
47 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,687
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.61
vs AR average
−22.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556313.761,74327
Medium and Large 1-2534308.451,6475thin
Medium and Large 2540296.311,60015thin
One grade step is worth $17.46/cwt here — about $143 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 sale47 hd
307.63
—
AR average9 barns · 351 hd
300.02
+7.61
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−22.32
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−82.01
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—Average1,614159.482,57410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,259146.621,84622
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,526141.002,15118
CowsLean 85-90%High990121.951,2078thin

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)1,083$2,5862thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,008$2,3993thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$2,0135
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,8722thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,8833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$1,6001thin

Every lot

131 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313471.00/cwt450.00–485.001,4747
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322397.18/cwt375.00–415.001,2793
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328459.20/cwt445.00–475.001,5062
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy355402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,4291
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed360460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed366429.39/cwt422.50–435.001,5724
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383433.50/cwt420.00–445.001,66012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410418.00/cwt418.00–418.001,7142
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425420.66/cwt402.50–432.501,78812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433395.17/cwt385.00–405.001,7112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy436394.44/cwt390.00–400.001,7204
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed438421.21/cwt415.00–427.501,8452
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465398.22/cwt370.00–410.001,85214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7571
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed510390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9891
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525362.76/cwt352.50–380.001,90410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531325.56/cwt315.00–337.501,7294
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,0031
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561362.21/cwt352.50–370.002,0328
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575337.30/cwt330.00–345.001,9392
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575324.90/cwt310.00–340.001,8688
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621326.76/cwt322.50–337.502,0294
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,9942
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640305.00/cwt302.50–307.501,9522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660312.43/cwt300.00–325.002,0624
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685287.54/cwt282.50–292.501,9702
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716291.73/cwt285.00–300.002,0897
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,9031
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1901
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780263.00/cwt263.00–263.002,0511
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320365.88/cwt350.00–380.001,1715
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330406.14/cwt390.00–415.001,3404
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1337414.23/cwt390.00–425.001,3966
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed371385.05/cwt380.00–400.001,4294
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380335.06/cwt322.50–350.001,2734
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386408.04/cwt400.00–425.001,57516
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422374.45/cwt360.00–392.501,58013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422352.24/cwt345.00–356.001,4866
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425344.47/cwt332.50–350.001,4644
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433303.86/cwt290.00–320.001,3164
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed443346.27/cwt342.50–350.001,5342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5182
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467339.38/cwt320.00–352.501,58521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy481307.48/cwt302.50–315.001,4796
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483301.64/cwt287.50–310.001,4576
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519308.19/cwt297.50–317.501,6007
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520314.08/cwt310.00–317.501,6333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525317.50/cwt317.50–317.501,6671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1536328.28/cwt317.50–332.501,76011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6652
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563281.40/cwt270.00–290.001,5847
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572303.37/cwt295.00–310.001,73515
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy602313.53/cwt312.00–316.001,88713
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8131
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627265.81/cwt255.00–280.001,6675
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635297.50/cwt297.50–297.501,8891
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7921
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy668268.75/cwt267.50–270.001,7952
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671269.91/cwt260.00–275.001,8114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676254.30/cwt235.00–270.001,7194
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710286.85/cwt283.00–290.002,0373
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720257.76/cwt257.50–258.001,8562
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,0341
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2788244.26/cwt241.00–247.501,9252
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1803252.54/cwt240.00–265.002,0282
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940217.51/cwt215.00–220.002,0452
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333457.88/cwt445.00–480.001,5253
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed335495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6581
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2361387.65/cwt375.00–410.001,3994
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382423.90/cwt420.00–430.001,6195
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2395415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6392
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1403419.94/cwt410.00–430.001,6922
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420383.72/cwt360.00–400.001,6124
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435382.50/cwt380.00–385.001,6642
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,8151
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy468360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6852
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7742
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475348.59/cwt335.00–365.001,6568
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7761
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518323.73/cwt322.50–325.001,6772
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525325.05/cwt320.00–330.001,7072
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530356.14/cwt347.50–365.001,8884
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8292
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559341.17/cwt327.50–362.501,9076
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578310.29/cwt295.00–320.001,7933
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628286.34/cwt280.00–290.001,7984
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658303.75/cwt295.00–315.001,9994
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7491
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2778256.24/cwt255.00–257.501,9944
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8331
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy820235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9271
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2858228.72/cwt220.00–237.501,9622
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,435149.71/cwt145.00–157.002,1484
Bulls——1,733166.00/cwt161.00–170.002,8776
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%893100.00/cwt100.00–100.008932
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009131.66/cwt128.00–135.001,3284
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,048124.47/cwt124.00–125.001,3042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248149.44/cwt146.00–155.001,86516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,274142.12/cwt138.00–145.001,8115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6801
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423149.53/cwt146.00–156.002,1284
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555140.25/cwt135.00–145.002,18111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555132.38/cwt131.00–134.002,0593
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0002,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,0001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1001,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,3001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8401,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9801,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0082,398.93/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3993
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,871.83/head1,800.00–1,950.001,8722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0832,585.80/head2,450.00–2,750.002,5862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1982,407.31/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,9151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233147.58/cwt146.00–149.001,8202
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed653197.49/cwt150.00–242.501,2902
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed740185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3691
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2860172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4791
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed955181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,7291
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035149.13/cwt144.00–155.001,5432
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073176.62/cwt149.00–217.501,8952

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.