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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 8
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
459 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 385▼ 323 vs year ago 782 · −41.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 55▼ 41 vs year ago 123 · −33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 20▼ 15 vs year ago 40 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply on feeders was up this week, with cattle futures also sharply higher. Feeder steers sold $10.00-$15.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers 400lb-600lb sold $15.00-$20.00 higher, while comparables on 3-weight heifers were too light to call a trend; they sold very bullish on a strong demand. Slaughter cattle sold steady, to $6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $317.58/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −72.05 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$317.58
42 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,718
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.99
vs AR average
−23.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542330.731,79324
Medium and Large 1-2535320.001,7122thin
Medium and Large 2540297.571,60616thin
One grade step is worth $33.16/cwt here — about $188 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 sale42 hd
317.58
—
AR average4 barns · 82 hd
318.57
−0.99
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−23.95
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−72.05
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—High1,689192.883,25813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,417162.292,2997thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,225154.241,89014
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,036133.621,38526

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)770$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)700$2,5001thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed193625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,2062
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220592.56/cwt590.00–595.001,3042
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed305520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5861
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2317418.32/cwt400.00–435.001,3263
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320447.38/cwt445.00–450.001,4322
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328482.37/cwt480.00–485.001,5822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2353427.52/cwt425.00–430.001,5092
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372454.89/cwt445.00–460.001,6925
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420438.78/cwt422.50–455.001,8433
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424375.62/cwt360.00–400.001,5935
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy438407.49/cwt405.00–410.001,7852
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464368.72/cwt360.00–385.001,7114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473395.89/cwt382.50–410.001,8732
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy482371.34/cwt365.00–375.001,7904
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505363.79/cwt360.00–367.501,8372
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510378.53/cwt367.50–385.001,9315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,7901
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520317.72/cwt310.00–325.001,6522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed563360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0272
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579357.98/cwt342.50–372.502,0734
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2141
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625315.16/cwt305.00–325.001,9702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0631
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680319.78/cwt310.00–330.002,1752
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed713302.54/cwt300.00–305.002,1572
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1341
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326389.73/cwt375.00–405.001,2714
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327446.24/cwt435.00–455.001,4597
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373421.32/cwt395.00–435.001,57212
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382369.09/cwt365.00–377.501,4103
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,4531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy395335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed397400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5883
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy425300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,4941
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431373.76/cwt360.00–400.001,61114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436333.73/cwt320.00–345.001,4556
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed442402.50/cwt402.50–402.501,7795
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,6041
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474351.46/cwt332.50–370.001,6669
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed479387.15/cwt382.50–390.001,8545
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480322.18/cwt302.50–340.001,54610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519335.92/cwt322.50–350.001,74311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523301.33/cwt280.00–315.001,5769
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed533323.72/cwt322.50–325.001,7252
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7122
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565331.73/cwt320.00–337.501,87410
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed565310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574272.93/cwt260.00–282.501,5674
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626302.44/cwt300.00–315.001,8938
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630282.62/cwt275.00–290.001,7812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8021
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed722271.76/cwt262.50–280.001,9623
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy735269.97/cwt267.50–272.501,9842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed280495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3861
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1300450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed310500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,5501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy320430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3761
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4791
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy370375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371444.51/cwt430.00–475.001,6494
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372410.99/cwt380.00–425.001,52911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,6461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed407416.49/cwt415.00–417.501,6955
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416425.68/cwt420.00–437.501,7713
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy417381.40/cwt375.00–395.001,5903
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426380.01/cwt360.00–400.001,6199
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467384.07/cwt372.50–405.001,7949
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473366.27/cwt365.00–367.501,7322
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474347.55/cwt337.50–362.501,6474
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7761
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed508367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,8672
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy510310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518362.34/cwt340.00–382.501,87713
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520343.47/cwt330.00–355.001,7864
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525327.55/cwt325.00–330.001,7202
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567306.74/cwt300.00–310.001,7393
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577323.15/cwt317.50–332.501,8653
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612305.49/cwt295.00–312.501,8705
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1638316.26/cwt315.00–317.502,0182
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,9681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7551
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675301.91/cwt290.00–312.502,0385
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728293.30/cwt280.00–302.502,1354
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1901
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2915237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,1731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,678190.75/cwt180.00–198.003,20110
Bulls——1,727200.00/cwt200.00–200.003,4543
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%902113.12/cwt100.00–120.001,0207
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007129.80/cwt124.00–137.001,3077
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065140.29/cwt128.00–149.001,4946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088136.09/cwt135.00–137.501,4812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090146.33/cwt145.00–149.001,5953
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,198155.32/cwt150.00–162.001,8616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295158.42/cwt154.00–163.002,0526
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313165.90/cwt165.00–168.002,1783
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388161.20/cwt159.00–163.002,2375
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4552
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed883193.80/cwt150.00–220.001,7115
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed985170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6751
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,5781
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed8051,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed9951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223175.78/cwt155.00–195.002,1504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275178.42/cwt160.00–192.502,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,350195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,6331
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed7002,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501

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.