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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 17
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 535▼ 283 vs year ago 638 · −44.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 61▼ 21 vs year ago 92 · −22.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 50▲ 50 vs year ago 50 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply was down. On a light test, feeder steers and heifers 400lb-600lb sold $10.00-$15.00 lower. Offerings this week were mostly un-weaned calves. Demand on feeders this week was moderate to good with higher demand on weaned, thinner-fleshed calves. There was a couple of herd sell-outs, drawing in a good attendance for the cow sale. Replacement cows sold on a good demand. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $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 $297.57/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −92.07 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$297.57
31 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$16.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.43
vs AR average
−36.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561307.681,72712thin
Medium and Large 2550291.181,60119thin
One grade step is worth $16.50/cwt here — about $127 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 sale31 hd
297.57
—
AR average7 barns · 362 hd
320.99
−23.43
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−36.54
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−92.07
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—Low1,798180.393,24411
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,325160.002,1213thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,234156.141,92712
CowsLean 85-90%High942131.601,2399thin

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$3,0753thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$2,77916
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$2,4524thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$2,2432thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,088$2,2193thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$2,2001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)942$1,97017
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$1,8251thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,585$4,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$2,8503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,7035
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,6501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)614$1,5939
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)549$1,3957

Every lot

123 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320435.16/cwt425.00–445.001,3932
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,4931
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338374.67/cwt360.00–390.001,2662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413446.67/cwt420.00–475.001,8452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432388.03/cwt380.00–400.001,6763
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy455310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy460353.26/cwt350.00–355.001,6253
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471376.85/cwt360.00–400.001,7757
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481337.30/cwt325.00–350.001,6225
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519350.86/cwt340.00–372.501,8215
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525325.19/cwt315.00–335.001,7072
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full543326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,7702
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570338.90/cwt330.00–360.001,9325
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full590304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,7941
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610311.28/cwt307.50–315.001,8992
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632326.58/cwt320.00–340.002,0649
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659314.36/cwt300.00–322.502,0724
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,1931
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,2061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325391.64/cwt390.00–395.001,2733
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332411.53/cwt405.00–415.001,3663
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375395.13/cwt390.00–400.001,4822
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383364.05/cwt352.50–375.001,3943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385388.30/cwt380.00–410.001,4954
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5361
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427367.72/cwt355.00–380.001,5709
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2443334.97/cwt330.00–340.001,4842
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468314.42/cwt290.00–332.501,4716
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472339.62/cwt327.50–355.001,60312
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490312.42/cwt305.00–320.001,5312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518302.67/cwt285.00–315.001,5688
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy538303.74/cwt302.50–305.001,6342
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed540327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,7691
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540318.29/cwt310.00–325.001,7193
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572308.94/cwt300.00–317.501,7675
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576278.35/cwt265.00–302.501,60310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590292.56/cwt285.00–300.001,7262
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed605301.30/cwt295.00–307.501,8232
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638268.74/cwt265.00–272.501,7152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8061
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663273.07/cwt260.00–280.001,8103
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668269.26/cwt265.00–275.001,7993
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy668253.32/cwt245.00–265.001,6923
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735268.10/cwt255.00–272.501,9718
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed322451.55/cwt440.00–460.001,4543
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4961
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy350380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3301
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373390.51/cwt370.00–412.501,4574
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1383430.38/cwt415.00–440.001,6485
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6381
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy390350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3651
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422360.23/cwt340.00–377.501,5209
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423403.67/cwt395.00–420.001,7086
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473335.81/cwt320.00–357.501,5887
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480357.54/cwt350.00–365.001,7166
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy488312.31/cwt300.00–325.001,5242
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1510350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515307.43/cwt305.00–310.001,5832
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523318.68/cwt300.00–332.501,6678
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,7221
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563290.06/cwt270.00–300.001,6333
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed571317.41/cwt312.50–322.501,8124
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy573297.76/cwt291.00–300.001,7064
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2614271.60/cwt260.00–290.001,6689
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1633297.52/cwt292.50–302.501,8832
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658283.79/cwt280.00–287.501,8672
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy663273.15/cwt265.00–281.001,8112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2671266.78/cwt257.50–275.001,7904
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2703252.47/cwt245.00–260.001,7752
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1391
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy745265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9741
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,9571
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1451
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2990220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1781
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,743182.41/cwt180.00–185.003,1794
Bulls——1,806170.68/cwt155.00–175.003,0824
Bulls——1,862190.64/cwt190.00–191.003,5503
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79098.94/cwt97.50–100.007822
Cows—Lean 85-90%953138.08/cwt131.00–142.001,3163
Cows—Lean 85-90%960119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1421
Cows—Boner 80-85%995145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4431
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025151.09/cwt148.00–157.001,5493
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238152.58/cwt149.00–155.001,8895
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,260154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,9401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,271160.97/cwt158.00–166.002,0466
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,358163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,2142
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5854,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed5901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5505
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed6901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28701,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9102,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0282,242.70/head2,000.00–2,475.002,2432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1051,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,328.82/head2,200.00–2,450.002,3292
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1452,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1472,242.96/head2,000.00–2,450.002,2439
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,800.43/head2,300.00–3,425.002,80015
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,7911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2433,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2872,735.95/head2,550.00–2,900.002,7363
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,430160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2881
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29753,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,606.98/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6072
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,550.00/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed5491,394.83/head1,350.00–1,425.001,3957
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed6141,592.67/head1,325.00–1,725.001,5939
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6701

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.