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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 16
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
417 head
▼ 481 vs last sale 898▼ 167 vs year ago 584 · −28.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 155▲ 42 vs year ago 48 · +87.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 85▲ 70 vs year ago 8 · +875.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts on feeder cattle were lower. However, with some upward movement on the feeder board yesterday, buyer demand was notably stronger this week. Light-weight feeder steers sold $8.00 to $12.00 higher. Steers over 500 lbs were offered on a light test, trading steady to $8.00 higher. Feeder heifers saw a stronger market across all weight classes, selling $10.00 to $15.00 higher. 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 $358.85/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −30.78 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$358.85
36 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$172
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$33.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.76
vs AR average
−0.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552371.072,04723
Medium and Large 2556337.241,87513thin
One grade step is worth $33.83/cwt here — about $172 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 sale36 hd
358.85
—
AR average7 barns · 306 hd
340.09
+18.76
National average170 barns · 10,929 hd
359.66
−0.81
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−30.78
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—Average1,725179.363,0948thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,458162.462,3687thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,251159.131,99015
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,082133.061,43923

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,272$2,9143thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,151$2,7279
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$2,6784thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,6572thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,9974thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)790$2,8805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,4001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$2,7001thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4491
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy305450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3731
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318506.61/cwt470.00–545.001,6112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3983
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364486.96/cwt470.00–530.001,7734
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6791
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388422.55/cwt415.00–430.001,6392
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417449.80/cwt440.00–455.001,8765
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428413.23/cwt400.00–420.001,7693
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468394.21/cwt375.00–405.001,8455
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475415.47/cwt400.00–445.001,9737
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9361
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515376.69/cwt360.00–392.501,9407
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524408.30/cwt400.00–415.002,1396
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,1511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy565335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8931
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568387.48/cwt380.00–400.002,2017
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2569360.71/cwt340.00–370.002,0524
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,0661
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608351.24/cwt350.00–352.502,1362
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623388.37/cwt377.50–392.502,4206
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635351.51/cwt350.00–353.002,2322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665387.27/cwt370.00–400.002,5753
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy700340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730383.66/cwt370.00–397.502,8012
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,7621
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,8981
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318466.18/cwt445.00–485.001,4823
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329410.42/cwt370.00–435.001,3508
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6171
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376390.35/cwt350.00–425.001,46810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377430.16/cwt417.50–440.001,6228
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4061
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,7021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413388.02/cwt375.00–400.001,6038
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422416.69/cwt400.00–430.001,7588
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462386.66/cwt380.00–395.001,7863
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466346.91/cwt300.00–375.001,61711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7891
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518350.98/cwt340.00–362.501,8182
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528352.50/cwt330.00–365.001,8615
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532384.14/cwt365.00–397.502,04411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567332.77/cwt315.00–350.001,8876
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583362.46/cwt347.50–387.502,1139
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy593312.51/cwt310.00–315.001,8532
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611350.52/cwt350.00–352.502,1425
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy615337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0761
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619325.58/cwt315.00–332.502,0154
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1931
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy701318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,2294
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723320.04/cwt317.50–322.502,3142
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,5991
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,4611
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,090267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,9161
Heifers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,182259.99/cwt255.00–265.003,0732
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328470.19/cwt465.00–475.001,5422
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328411.83/cwt400.00–425.001,3512
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1361468.51/cwt455.00–485.001,6914
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6971
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6361
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419434.22/cwt425.00–450.001,8197
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420422.53/cwt420.00–425.001,7752
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429386.86/cwt367.50–410.001,6604
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy431412.44/cwt405.00–417.501,7785
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475398.03/cwt380.00–417.501,8915
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480374.36/cwt360.00–400.001,79710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521362.84/cwt350.00–372.501,8907
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529376.06/cwt372.50–385.001,9895
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2601
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571338.33/cwt322.50–350.001,9328
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0882
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,1452
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630351.61/cwt347.50–355.002,2153
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed635372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,3651
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2666317.38/cwt305.00–330.002,1144
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1677350.70/cwt342.50–360.002,3743
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy685332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2781
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713321.68/cwt317.50–327.502,2943
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780312.42/cwt300.00–325.002,4372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,683183.84/cwt182.00–187.003,0943
Bulls——1,720173.33/cwt171.00–175.002,9814
Bulls——1,870190.00/cwt190.00–190.003,5531
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%974115.37/cwt110.00–120.001,1248
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021125.94/cwt122.00–129.001,2864
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108138.23/cwt132.00–145.001,5324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175156.43/cwt155.00–160.001,8387
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175149.53/cwt145.00–154.001,7573
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,224154.38/cwt148.00–165.001,8907
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,402168.68/cwt166.00–174.002,3655
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,435160.53/cwt156.00–164.002,3044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560172.56/cwt166.00–178.002,6922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9752,382.82/head2,150.00–2,550.002,3833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,678.04/head2,450.00–3,200.002,6784
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,8951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,656.75/head2,550.00–2,750.002,6572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2392,899.16/head2,450.00–3,300.002,8996
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2722,914.09/head2,600.00–3,250.002,9143
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,3541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,4641
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed700290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0301
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed875152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3341
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045166.11/cwt153.00–180.001,7362
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29003,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,769.61/head2,500.00–3,050.002,7702

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.