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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 6
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
862 head
▲ 108 vs last sale 754▲ 862 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 87▲ 67 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 35▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Grass fever has begun. Demand was strong on #2 thiner flesh calves this week, steers and heifers selling $15.00-$20.00 higher. On the #1 fleshier type calves, steers under 400lb sold $10.00-$15.00 higher, while steers 400lb-600lb sold unevenly, selling $4.00 lower to $10.00 higher. Heifers selling mostly steady to $10.00 higher. Mostly plainer offering this week on feeders compared to last week. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady $5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.48/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.16 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$314.48
79 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,721
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$88
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.38
vs AR average
−18.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546322.521,76140
Medium and Large 1-2546315.061,7215thin
Medium and Large 2549304.931,67334
One grade step is worth $17.59/cwt here — about $88 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale79 hd
314.48
—
AR average8 barns · 267 hd
321.86
−7.38
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−18.34
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−75.16
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—Low1,653169.412,8005thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,236149.581,84916
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,392145.942,03214
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,089124.741,35916

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)1,080$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,224$2,4375
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,210$2,2751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,7501thin

Every lot

149 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2327454.12/cwt452.50–455.001,4853
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328477.67/cwt470.00–500.001,5678
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330471.93/cwt460.00–485.001,5572
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1359461.39/cwt445.00–480.001,6564
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed374438.79/cwt425.00–457.501,6417
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375410.00/cwt400.00–420.001,5382
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381438.70/cwt430.00–445.001,6714
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added385440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385431.28/cwt430.00–432.501,6602
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2427394.92/cwt380.00–412.501,6866
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433433.57/cwt425.00–445.001,8779
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed433423.40/cwt418.00–440.001,83315
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462405.87/cwt387.50–420.001,8758
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464377.97/cwt375.00–387.501,7545
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Value Added468417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,9543
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed484374.90/cwt370.00–390.001,81512
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486347.72/cwt330.00–356.001,6908
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7641
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed513365.73/cwt355.00–372.501,8767
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516368.00/cwt350.00–390.001,89916
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525349.95/cwt340.00–355.001,83710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529336.02/cwt325.00–345.001,7787
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8191
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567344.07/cwt340.00–350.001,9513
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570351.49/cwt350.00–357.502,00310
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575335.79/cwt330.00–342.501,9319
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2579317.25/cwt310.00–322.501,83710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605323.75/cwt315.00–332.501,9592
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615301.75/cwt290.00–315.001,8564
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620334.49/cwt322.50–357.502,0748
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660322.51/cwt320.00–332.502,1297
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662308.20/cwt300.00–313.002,0405
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673293.54/cwt287.50–300.001,9762
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy675296.67/cwt290.00–300.002,0033
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added690310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1391
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720268.80/cwt265.00–272.501,9352
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725309.00/cwt309.00–309.002,2406
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1462
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3031
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1062
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,8531
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,3031
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,4541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320421.51/cwt415.00–425.001,3493
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy325386.42/cwt382.50–390.001,2562
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328421.99/cwt412.50–430.001,3844
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Value Added340415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed368397.14/cwt390.00–410.001,4617
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy370360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375399.84/cwt385.00–415.001,4998
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377374.30/cwt350.00–385.001,4117
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Value Added409364.83/cwt357.50–372.501,4924
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415384.53/cwt365.00–405.001,5967
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423354.91/cwt350.00–360.001,5012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425372.67/cwt365.00–385.001,5843
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436336.44/cwt310.00–350.001,4675
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5702
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465355.26/cwt345.00–370.001,65210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465346.05/cwt340.00–352.501,6092
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466330.90/cwt315.00–345.001,54218
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6421
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed513321.23/cwt320.00–322.501,6482
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524311.08/cwt282.50–327.501,63014
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532328.37/cwt320.00–340.001,74724
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532319.18/cwt317.50–320.001,6983
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5781
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540311.22/cwt307.50–315.001,6812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568308.87/cwt300.00–317.501,7542
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy569297.42/cwt292.50–305.001,6924
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569292.53/cwt270.00–300.001,66412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570322.27/cwt315.00–337.501,8379
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585312.93/cwt305.00–317.501,8315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full585307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,7991
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618309.24/cwt297.50–315.001,91111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627288.61/cwt286.00–292.501,8104
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628281.02/cwt265.00–292.501,7658
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635284.38/cwt277.50–290.001,8064
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy663258.92/cwt250.00–267.501,7172
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672266.73/cwt260.00–272.501,7923
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674289.59/cwt287.50–290.001,9526
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677270.93/cwt263.00–285.001,8343
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710266.50/cwt260.00–273.001,8924
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720289.21/cwt286.00–290.002,08210
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733240.84/cwt240.00–242.501,7653
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy735260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9111
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770263.63/cwt255.00–270.002,0309
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,8791
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815247.50/cwt247.50–247.502,0171
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1816266.69/cwt260.00–268.002,1766
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2849235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9954
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy873246.00/cwt246.00–246.002,1482
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1904255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3055
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905232.50/cwt232.50–232.502,1042
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2951214.00/cwt214.00–214.002,0354
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2318445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4153
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320487.15/cwt480.00–495.001,5592
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331424.14/cwt400.00–435.001,4045
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1333458.45/cwt450.00–470.001,5273
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4662
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed366434.19/cwt420.00–455.001,5896
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367440.81/cwt440.00–442.501,6183
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383388.61/cwt370.00–410.001,4884
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385425.30/cwt410.00–435.001,6373
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed423422.62/cwt400.00–440.001,7886
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424430.30/cwt421.00–455.001,82413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434396.97/cwt380.00–412.501,7237
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,7321
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467365.00/cwt352.50–395.001,70511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468346.51/cwt332.50–357.501,6225
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516354.71/cwt340.00–367.501,83010
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522330.45/cwt320.00–340.001,7255
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525328.51/cwt322.50–335.001,7252
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528336.39/cwt326.00–347.501,7764
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2569310.98/cwt300.00–320.001,7695
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577334.63/cwt327.00–345.001,9317
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy578311.64/cwt300.00–324.001,8012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615320.02/cwt315.00–325.001,9685
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,9221
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6431
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy633298.64/cwt295.00–302.201,8902
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2671269.83/cwt255.00–287.501,8115
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9911
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy695267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8591
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713272.49/cwt270.00–275.001,9432
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy773236.36/cwt232.50–240.001,8272
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy830242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0131
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840252.50/cwt252.50–252.502,1211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,465161.09/cwt155.00–169.002,3602
Bulls——1,778174.96/cwt170.00–180.003,1113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,002103.31/cwt100.00–109.001,0353
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,043119.50/cwt115.00–123.001,2466
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,120131.71/cwt125.00–135.001,4753
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197156.12/cwt152.00–162.001,8695
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,201143.43/cwt137.00–148.001,7234
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,6891
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258147.36/cwt144.00–151.001,85410
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345154.52/cwt154.00–155.002,0782
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372145.85/cwt142.00–150.002,00110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540137.81/cwt136.00–140.002,1222
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29252,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2242,437.46/head1,850.00–2,700.002,4375
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,540160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,4641
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5601

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.