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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 29
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
754 head
▲ 186 vs last sale 568▲ 344 vs year ago 410 · +83.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 115▲ 20 vs year ago 67 · +29.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▲ 15 vs year ago 20 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*PRE-VAC SALE NEXT TUESDAY ON 5-1-25 SALE STARTS AT 11:00AM

Compared to last week, supply on feeders this week was good, with quality offerings but mostly unweanded calves. Feeder steers sold steady to $10.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold steady $5.00 higher. Demand was good especially on weaned calves. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00-$10.00 higher with a good offering of high dressing cows.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $311.79/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −77.85 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$311.79
55 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,711
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$164
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.46/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.08
vs AR average
−17.55 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552318.191,75532
Medium and Large 1-2546309.401,68914thin
Medium and Large 2543292.731,5909thin
One grade step is worth $25.46/cwt here — about $164 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 sale55 hd
311.79
—
AR average9 barns · 311 hd
310.71
+1.08
National average176 barns · 11,721 hd
329.34
−17.55
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−77.85
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—Low1,645161.962,6646thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221150.811,84216
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,402146.152,04915
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,053127.231,34012

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)1,070$2,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,351$2,2864thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,550$2,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,195$2,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)971$2,37711
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)855$2,1251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)940$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,4001thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328461.55/cwt455.00–470.001,5143
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367444.13/cwt437.50–460.001,63013
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5752
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414437.74/cwt422.50–450.001,81211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438366.33/cwt345.00–380.001,6054
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443396.27/cwt392.50–400.001,7554
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475397.79/cwt380.00–420.001,89015
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476346.78/cwt340.00–352.501,6517
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy481360.76/cwt350.00–370.001,7358
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485362.04/cwt360.00–370.001,7565
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7002
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added507398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,0185
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528353.79/cwt350.00–365.001,86822
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy528342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,8066
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533314.51/cwt300.00–330.001,6764
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568354.63/cwt332.50–360.002,01429
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583308.80/cwt300.00–317.501,8004
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615309.51/cwt302.50–312.501,9035
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621335.91/cwt326.00–342.502,08611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9952
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675284.01/cwt275.00–290.001,9175
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679313.36/cwt310.00–332.502,1288
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0562
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8851
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750295.00/cwt290.00–300.002,2132
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0252
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830271.23/cwt270.00–272.502,2512
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3361
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2940239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,2471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added308427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,3176
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315355.00/cwt345.00–360.001,1183
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325408.03/cwt400.00–420.001,3263
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2872
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed342391.91/cwt387.50–400.001,3405
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367393.05/cwt380.00–410.001,44213
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372347.11/cwt335.00–360.001,2915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed383377.48/cwt375.00–380.001,4462
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385367.92/cwt350.00–375.001,4165
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2394361.25/cwt360.00–365.001,4234
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed409359.02/cwt350.00–365.001,4685
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417367.30/cwt350.00–382.501,53214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed418397.49/cwt395.00–400.001,6622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425342.74/cwt330.00–350.001,45715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427318.59/cwt305.00–330.001,3603
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy439343.59/cwt342.50–344.001,5087
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475319.35/cwt315.00–325.001,5178
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481326.25/cwt320.00–340.001,5697
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484356.51/cwt335.00–372.501,72623
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy487327.89/cwt322.50–332.501,59712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521325.24/cwt320.00–337.501,69511
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522313.30/cwt305.00–317.501,6357
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530305.75/cwt287.50–312.501,6206
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6591
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568316.03/cwt300.00–328.001,79519
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570305.49/cwt295.00–312.001,7417
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570266.69/cwt257.50–277.501,5203
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617293.28/cwt290.00–297.501,8103
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624296.68/cwt290.00–300.001,8517
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625274.01/cwt255.00–285.001,7133
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,8655
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1687286.77/cwt280.00–289.001,97012
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721264.95/cwt260.00–275.001,91011
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8101
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,0462
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2838235.03/cwt225.00–245.001,9702
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8271
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1887242.17/cwt242.00–242.502,1483
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1861
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,047217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,2723
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,4791
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy315425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3391
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325456.69/cwt440.00–475.001,4842
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3571
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375434.47/cwt420.00–450.001,6294
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,5381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415432.50/cwt425.00–440.001,7952
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416430.98/cwt420.00–452.501,7938
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5862
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2424403.08/cwt395.00–415.001,7095
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,0021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468393.61/cwt385.00–415.001,8424
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468354.97/cwt350.00–365.001,6615
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483340.34/cwt327.50–350.001,6446
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2512338.34/cwt335.00–340.001,7323
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525313.26/cwt302.50–330.001,6454
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530327.48/cwt325.00–330.001,7362
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555311.65/cwt300.00–325.001,7303
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1587340.15/cwt325.00–347.501,9973
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1613327.72/cwt320.00–337.502,0093
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624305.07/cwt300.00–310.001,9044
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9531
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663273.72/cwt265.00–282.501,8152
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,8591
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,0962
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2732253.42/cwt240.00–265.001,8553
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2780267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,0872
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0502
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,623153.31/cwt151.00–155.002,4882
Bulls——1,656166.28/cwt164.00–170.002,7544
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%948116.24/cwt113.00–119.001,1023
Cows—Lean 85-90%985122.37/cwt120.00–125.001,2052
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,134137.89/cwt134.00–142.001,5646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220153.84/cwt150.00–163.001,87711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,224144.15/cwt140.00–149.001,7645
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,315133.98/cwt130.00–138.001,7622
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390160.77/cwt159.00–164.002,2353
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423144.20/cwt140.00–149.002,05210
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3512,286.08/head2,200.00–2,500.002,2864
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,9051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28552,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29712,377.09/head2,125.00–2,575.002,37711
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.