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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 9
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
898 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 866▼ 278 vs year ago 1,176 · −23.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 75▼ 68 vs year ago 223 · −30.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 59▲ 10 vs year ago 75 · +13.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, this week hasn't followed the typical pattern we've seen in the cattle market all summer, where trends have mostly been upward. With a slightly plainer offering and mostly new crop, unweaned calves on the market this week-combined with a sharp drop of $9.50 on the feeder board today-buyers were a bit more cautious. Feeder steers saw losses of $15.00-$20.00, while feeder heifers traded $15.00-$25.00 lower. Overall, demand remains strong, and calves are still bringing high prices. Slaughter cattle also lost ground today, trading $5.00-$10.00 lower on a strong supply.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $338.17/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −51.47 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$338.17
50 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,829
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$132
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−38.81
vs AR average
−30.17 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542344.821,86935
Medium and Large 2538322.651,73715thin
One grade step is worth $22.16/cwt here — about $132 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale50 hd
338.17
—
AR average9 barns · 777 hd
376.97
−38.81
National average171 barns · 13,169 hd
368.34
−30.17
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−51.47
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—Average1,615182.662,94924
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,451165.162,39612
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,226158.691,94630
CowsLean 85-90%High1,029128.121,31926

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)1,175$3,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,018$3,1178
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,578$3,0609
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,337$3,0003thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,310$2,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,044$2,6258
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,323$2,4882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,350$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,022$1,9003thin

Every lot

133 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,6051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,6901
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330451.97/cwt435.00–470.001,4922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333492.03/cwt480.00–505.001,6382
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy358441.67/cwt440.00–442.501,5813
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360476.54/cwt460.00–505.001,71611
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed363500.10/cwt490.00–511.001,8153
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379436.03/cwt410.00–455.001,6535
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415471.96/cwt450.00–495.001,9592
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421444.40/cwt430.00–460.001,87124
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421414.47/cwt395.00–435.001,7458
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy460350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464420.27/cwt397.50–440.001,95018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483400.83/cwt397.50–405.001,9363
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510421.16/cwt402.50–445.002,14811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514375.15/cwt362.50–390.001,92815
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Full520385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0021
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525396.20/cwt395.00–400.002,0804
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy547387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,1201
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2551
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,0421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567393.45/cwt387.50–410.002,2318
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9952
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615347.62/cwt338.00–355.002,1383
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629372.54/cwt371.00–375.002,3438
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635399.09/cwt380.00–417.502,53410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655341.28/cwt337.50–345.002,2352
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660334.92/cwt330.00–345.002,2103
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663379.18/cwt365.00–392.502,51410
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710374.93/cwt370.00–380.002,6624
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745307.50/cwt305.00–310.002,2912
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7133
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6651
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,8751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2308436.62/cwt425.00–445.001,3453
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328453.27/cwt450.00–455.001,4873
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335451.07/cwt445.00–460.001,5115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed369418.75/cwt412.50–425.001,5454
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed375465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377427.37/cwt400.00–447.501,61112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377382.05/cwt360.00–405.001,4407
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy388392.35/cwt385.00–400.001,5222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,7601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed416413.78/cwt395.00–435.001,7214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418409.12/cwt387.50–430.001,71011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433367.87/cwt350.00–385.001,59310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy447375.83/cwt375.00–377.501,6803
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed457375.83/cwt370.00–385.001,7183
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466348.42/cwt322.50–365.001,62419
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471373.15/cwt360.00–395.001,7589
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5361
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy481348.34/cwt340.00–350.001,6766
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515334.91/cwt320.00–345.001,7258
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520356.51/cwt350.00–375.001,85411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525322.18/cwt300.00–330.001,69110
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563352.27/cwt340.00–370.001,98310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565323.60/cwt310.00–332.501,8285
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy584324.16/cwt320.00–330.001,8936
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622335.73/cwt320.00–340.002,0889
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623306.65/cwt300.00–312.501,9103
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy673310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0865
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675336.34/cwt327.50–351.002,2704
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2702304.99/cwt300.00–307.502,1416
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2351
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760300.49/cwt300.00–301.002,2842
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy765273.00/cwt273.00–273.002,0881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1701
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed250555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,3881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326491.71/cwt470.00–515.001,6037
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329431.16/cwt410.00–455.001,4194
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330492.50/cwt492.50–492.501,6251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed363459.59/cwt440.00–480.001,6682
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370409.98/cwt385.00–425.001,5174
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377450.88/cwt440.00–465.001,7009
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7021
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426432.73/cwt422.50–450.001,84312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428391.14/cwt362.50–415.001,6748
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed433423.73/cwt422.50–425.001,8352
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467417.44/cwt400.00–445.001,94918
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474366.42/cwt350.00–380.001,7377
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed513391.27/cwt380.00–402.502,0074
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523355.01/cwt340.00–372.501,85719
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528387.75/cwt360.00–407.502,04714
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568372.00/cwt360.00–382.502,1136
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570354.87/cwt350.00–365.002,0233
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571339.09/cwt325.00–355.001,93614
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1661
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620333.25/cwt330.00–340.002,0663
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623315.90/cwt305.00–330.001,9685
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy650317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,0641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2674307.94/cwt300.00–322.502,0765
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2712310.75/cwt295.00–320.002,2133
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719320.63/cwt320.00–322.502,3054
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1803291.28/cwt282.50–300.002,3392
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1863296.67/cwt290.00–307.502,5603
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,417194.02/cwt191.00–196.002,7496
Bulls——1,538172.22/cwt166.00–178.002,6499
Bulls——1,823185.52/cwt180.00–190.003,3829
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%937137.04/cwt135.00–140.001,2845
Cows—Lean 85-90%972107.11/cwt91.00–118.001,0419
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,069126.84/cwt120.00–130.001,3565
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,141149.67/cwt145.00–163.001,7087
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143142.87/cwt140.00–145.001,6332
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,161160.37/cwt156.00–165.001,86216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298153.84/cwt152.00–155.001,9978
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,384169.59/cwt167.00–172.002,3474
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,424167.79/cwt165.00–172.002,3899
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,532157.26/cwt156.00–158.002,4093
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,835217.50/cwt217.50–217.503,9911
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9302,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,005193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,9401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0442,625.11/head2,300.00–2,850.002,6258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0713,216.64/head3,000.00–3,400.003,2175
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,0081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3232,487.62/head2,475.00–2,500.002,4882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3373,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5783,060.12/head2,500.00–3,250.003,0609
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed780245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9111
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6171
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0221,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,2561
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,180163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,9231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.