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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 10
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
535 head
▲ 219 vs last sale 316▲ 32 vs year ago 503 · +6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 60▲ 6 vs year ago 55 · +10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 56▲ 10 vs year ago 40 · +25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply this week on feeders was mostly unweaned calves, with a lighter demand for new crop, as well as fleshier calves, given the hot weather in sight. No trends were determined due to the sale not being reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.02/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.62 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$314.02
87 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,713
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$129
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.81
vs AR average
−26.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540325.351,75639
Medium and Large 1-2558310.331,73123
Medium and Large 2543299.721,62725
One grade step is worth $25.63/cwt here — about $129 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 sale87 hd
314.02
—
AR average8 barns · 442 hd
323.82
−9.81
National average161 barns · 10,769 hd
340.92
−26.90
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−75.62
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—Low1,736176.553,06616
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,313156.712,05717
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,517153.612,3306thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,008129.541,30512

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)1,020$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,254$2,65414
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$2,2262thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,136$2,19611
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,150$2,6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,120$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,100$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,300$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,9382thin

Every lot

117 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 2Thin Fleshed315460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4491
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7063
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379397.46/cwt375.00–415.001,5066
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405417.50/cwt417.50–417.501,6912
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414435.14/cwt425.00–440.001,8015
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425365.61/cwt350.00–402.501,5545
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5481
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy455364.95/cwt360.00–370.001,6612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464390.58/cwt370.00–400.001,8126
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,7511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471343.23/cwt325.00–365.001,61710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523363.56/cwt350.00–372.501,9017
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526330.27/cwt322.50–340.001,7379
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2546344.00/cwt344.00–344.001,8784
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570341.07/cwt330.00–355.001,9444
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571319.51/cwt305.00–327.001,82411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full580325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8851
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583327.45/cwt325.00–330.001,9092
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612307.43/cwt292.50–320.001,8813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620316.34/cwt312.50–320.001,9612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621327.40/cwt317.50–334.002,03315
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621324.35/cwt316.00–334.002,01415
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1656324.50/cwt315.00–326.002,1298
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669312.12/cwt310.00–313.002,0884
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0182
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717290.40/cwt290.00–291.002,0825
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed760305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3181
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2763259.84/cwt250.00–270.001,9832
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838274.96/cwt270.00–280.002,3042
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1381
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323407.59/cwt400.00–420.001,3176
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371356.91/cwt330.00–372.501,3247
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed372376.84/cwt370.00–390.001,4025
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386390.26/cwt375.00–410.001,50611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415361.78/cwt350.00–372.501,5014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy420351.18/cwt347.50–357.501,4754
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428374.24/cwt360.00–395.001,60217
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy430290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2471
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2431339.93/cwt330.00–347.501,4654
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Full435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465359.78/cwt340.00–375.001,6737
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471321.96/cwt310.00–340.001,51617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy481330.95/cwt325.00–335.001,5925
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520313.79/cwt311.00–317.501,63210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523335.26/cwt320.00–347.001,75323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524306.93/cwt280.00–317.501,60815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566315.20/cwt305.00–325.001,78413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575311.23/cwt310.00–312.501,7902
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575288.61/cwt275.00–307.501,6606
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Full575260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4951
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy578290.04/cwt280.00–300.001,6762
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587307.67/cwt292.50–312.201,80613
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617268.50/cwt250.00–287.501,6575
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626303.70/cwt297.50–310.001,9016
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655283.75/cwt280.00–287.501,8592
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,7521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7421
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6451
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9631
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0001
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,0901
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,3401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed308459.51/cwt440.00–480.001,4152
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320405.49/cwt380.00–430.001,2987
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373387.74/cwt370.00–410.001,4464
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5391
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382423.32/cwt420.00–425.001,6173
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4991
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1410408.29/cwt400.00–415.001,6743
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424374.27/cwt360.00–390.001,58710
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy435345.00/cwt340.00–350.001,5012
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6562
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473335.80/cwt320.00–350.001,5889
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528319.04/cwt295.00–335.001,6858
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529330.04/cwt320.00–340.001,7465
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6471
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1552330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8226
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576299.82/cwt290.00–312.501,7274
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy593301.26/cwt300.00–302.501,7862
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy613299.04/cwt290.00–307.501,8333
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625303.69/cwt300.00–307.501,8982
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628279.32/cwt270.00–290.001,7544
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8011
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,8191
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9521
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2719266.06/cwt250.00–285.001,9134
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,403159.04/cwt158.00–160.002,2312
Bulls——1,784179.05/cwt170.00–188.003,19414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%973111.91/cwt110.00–114.001,0893
Cows—Lean 85-90%995122.17/cwt120.00–125.001,2164
Cows—Lean 85-90%998154.33/cwt150.00–159.001,5403
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100133.51/cwt132.00–135.001,4692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260152.08/cwt150.00–154.001,9165
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,339160.34/cwt155.00–165.002,14711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,490156.50/cwt156.00–157.002,3322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530152.17/cwt150.00–154.002,3284
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990151.14/cwt144.00–158.001,4962
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055192.50/cwt192.50–192.502,0311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29002,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9681,891.60/head1,650.00–2,150.001,8922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0682,226.23/head2,200.00–2,250.002,2262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,264.22/head1,750.00–2,500.002,2649
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2542,654.04/head2,200.00–3,250.002,65414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,690148.00/cwt148.00–148.002,5011

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.