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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 23
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
613 head
▲ 196 vs last sale 417▼ 200 vs year ago 813 · −24.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
51 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 90▼ 46 vs year ago 97 · −47.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 78▲ 10 vs year ago 30 · +33.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Feeder cattle traded on an uneven trend this week compared to last. Supply was a mix of weaned and new-crop unweaned calves. Demand was strong for weaned calves. However, demand for unweaned calves was lighter, as the changing fall weather raised concerns about health and stress on fresh calves. Slaughter cattle sold steady with no major price movement from the previous week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $363.18/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.61 against this barn's trailing median of $403.79.
Average price
$363.18
53 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,966
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$113
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.16
vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538369.871,99141
Medium and Large 2552340.331,87812thin
One grade step is worth $29.54/cwt here — about $113 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale53 hd
363.18
—
AR average7 barns · 226 hd
361.01
+2.16
This barn, trailing median31 sales
403.79
−40.61
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

31 sales
486433380326median 403.7903/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.35, low $340.41, median $403.79 across 31 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—Low1,454172.852,5135thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,509170.422,5715thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,219160.231,9537thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,032131.131,35318

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)1,185$3,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,131$3,2355
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$3,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,056$2,3047
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)960$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,1001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,050$2,6501thin

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275455.27/cwt440.00–470.001,2522
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1281492.33/cwt475.00–540.001,3834
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Full320460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4723
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325479.69/cwt475.00–485.001,5592
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326503.24/cwt480.00–525.001,6415
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378431.24/cwt430.00–435.001,6304
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382463.88/cwt450.00–485.001,7727
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2412425.46/cwt400.00–437.501,75314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425451.22/cwt435.00–465.001,9185
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy444410.93/cwt400.00–425.001,8255
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471404.75/cwt390.00–430.001,9064
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477378.57/cwt370.00–382.501,8063
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed479424.14/cwt390.00–465.002,0324
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515385.44/cwt370.00–395.001,9853
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529414.87/cwt400.00–435.002,1956
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530359.91/cwt350.00–370.001,9084
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575410.97/cwt407.50–412.502,3635
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1421
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,4922
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667389.04/cwt380.00–402.502,5957
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy680365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4821
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725379.97/cwt377.50–382.502,7552
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2808292.43/cwt270.00–315.002,3632
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,8461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2221
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1844
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319409.67/cwt380.00–435.001,3077
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329458.11/cwt450.00–470.001,5076
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed343440.04/cwt435.00–445.001,5092
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368401.32/cwt385.00–420.001,47714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371421.62/cwt400.00–435.001,5649
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed380455.76/cwt450.00–475.001,7324
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy400365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415397.47/cwt395.00–400.001,6502
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417407.72/cwt390.00–420.001,70011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420370.96/cwt355.00–380.001,5585
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469351.85/cwt332.00–360.001,65011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485361.21/cwt360.00–365.001,7524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1489372.27/cwt360.00–375.001,82011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy514349.46/cwt340.00–355.001,7964
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520362.50/cwt362.50–362.501,8851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527339.66/cwt338.00–341.001,7903
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530364.85/cwt355.00–375.001,93415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568342.40/cwt335.00–350.001,9452
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573360.98/cwt350.00–375.002,0689
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed578355.75/cwt350.00–360.002,0563
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement605407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,4652
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616346.62/cwt340.00–352.502,1354
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621334.37/cwt325.00–342.502,0764
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy635326.98/cwt320.00–332.502,0765
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690306.30/cwt300.00–312.502,1132
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement740437.50/cwt437.50–437.503,2382
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4031
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2778281.29/cwt270.00–292.502,1882
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2808273.25/cwt260.00–287.502,2083
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5481
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,085267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,9021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280505.71/cwt450.00–535.001,4167
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328489.92/cwt480.00–500.001,6072
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy340455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5471
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2343427.48/cwt425.00–430.001,4662
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2364429.48/cwt395.00–440.001,5639
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370463.16/cwt450.00–495.001,71412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy383443.31/cwt437.50–445.001,6986
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed388465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8042
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1412448.16/cwt435.00–465.001,84619
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416422.23/cwt400.00–435.001,75611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy428412.28/cwt405.00–420.001,7652
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467396.98/cwt385.00–417.501,8548
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed475445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1142
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488359.82/cwt340.00–370.001,7566
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521374.92/cwt370.00–385.001,95328
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525343.49/cwt330.00–362.501,8035
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed568410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3292
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571338.07/cwt320.00–350.001,9307
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573363.20/cwt360.00–370.002,0813
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy578344.64/cwt340.00–347.501,9928
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616338.84/cwt325.00–347.502,0878
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed618362.51/cwt360.00–365.002,2402
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620360.45/cwt357.50–372.502,2355
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy650337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,1943
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed660357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,3601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Full665330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667327.66/cwt315.00–340.002,1854
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675375.64/cwt365.00–385.002,5363
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1722350.04/cwt340.00–360.002,5276
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed725340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4651
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770301.12/cwt290.00–325.002,3194
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,381170.06/cwt168.00–175.002,3494
Bulls——1,745184.00/cwt184.00–184.003,2111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%890106.79/cwt100.00–117.509503
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033137.42/cwt135.00–140.001,4202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049125.98/cwt122.00–129.001,3227
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083147.22/cwt143.00–150.001,5946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148146.36/cwt145.00–148.001,6802
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173161.87/cwt160.00–164.001,8992
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297168.39/cwt167.00–169.002,1843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,1391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,541174.28/cwt170.00–182.002,6864
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0553,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0562,304.33/head1,950.00–2,900.002,3047
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,9741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1313,234.62/head2,900.00–3,450.003,2355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501

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.