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Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 30
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
662 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 613▼ 108 vs year ago 770 · −14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 51▼ 23 vs year ago 91 · −25.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 40▲ 16 vs year ago 19 · +84.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

REMINDER: PRE-VAC SALE NEXT WEEK - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2025 - SALE BEGINS AT 11:00 AM

This week's feeder offering consisted primarily of unweaned calves, along with a few plainer-type cattle. Compared to last week, feeder steers traded $10.00 to $15.00 lower, while feeder heifers were $5.00 to $10.00 lower. As is typical for this time of year, demand for unweaned calves was lighter. Slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $341.37/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −48.27 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$341.37
50 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,872
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.42
vs AR average
−27.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551347.131,91326
Medium and Large 2545335.131,82824
One grade step is worth $12.00/cwt here — about $85 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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
341.37
—
AR average8 barns · 269 hd
340.95
+0.42
National average182 barns · 13,299 hd
368.91
−27.54
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−48.27
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—Average1,745177.263,09313
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,438164.802,3709thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,171154.441,8088thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,053130.531,37512

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$3,5501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,433$3,3743thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$2,9173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)962$2,5501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)950$2,8001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$2,7001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)1,065$2901thin

Every lot

118 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 2275418.14/cwt400.00–435.001,1502
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,3161
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2661
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330455.45/cwt445.00–465.001,5032
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,5441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy370437.53/cwt435.00–440.001,6192
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed378455.96/cwt447.50–465.001,7242
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378420.87/cwt400.00–437.501,5916
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428393.45/cwt385.00–412.501,6845
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434423.14/cwt420.00–432.501,8364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466411.65/cwt400.00–420.001,9186
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed467396.71/cwt390.00–400.001,8533
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480348.68/cwt342.50–355.001,6742
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530403.13/cwt402.50–405.002,1374
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532375.55/cwt360.00–392.501,99810
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,1662
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576357.90/cwt350.00–365.002,0625
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,3642
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630359.52/cwt350.00–362.502,2654
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5001
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed730340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4821
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1745347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,5891
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,7131
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1967340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,2883
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0011
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230471.36/cwt455.00–490.001,0842
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275402.55/cwt400.00–405.001,1072
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329398.54/cwt355.00–440.001,3114
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332434.44/cwt415.00–440.001,4428
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371416.95/cwt405.00–440.001,54712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376367.16/cwt340.00–400.001,3817
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy389387.51/cwt385.00–390.001,5076
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415369.36/cwt365.00–375.001,53313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422392.69/cwt380.00–410.001,65714
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425384.17/cwt380.00–392.501,6333
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436353.09/cwt330.00–385.001,53912
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473343.85/cwt335.00–350.001,6264
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475339.08/cwt300.00–360.001,61123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480367.16/cwt362.50–375.001,76214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522336.68/cwt315.00–357.501,75713
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527353.09/cwt347.50–360.001,8619
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy528328.56/cwt320.00–342.501,7353
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8931
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572348.22/cwt342.50–360.001,99213
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573333.30/cwt310.00–350.001,91011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2602322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611338.51/cwt332.50–342.502,0685
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed660327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,1621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670324.98/cwt320.00–327.502,1773
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1700325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2751
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1771313.49/cwt300.00–330.002,4176
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,2071
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,7362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2461
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1742
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4952
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330431.53/cwt425.00–437.501,4242
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2332392.67/cwt370.00–415.001,3047
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy350350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1365447.75/cwt440.00–460.001,6349
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy371424.75/cwt410.00–435.001,5764
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385396.82/cwt370.00–415.001,5285
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7212
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429406.48/cwt377.50–415.001,7446
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430416.61/cwt400.00–442.501,79118
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469349.15/cwt340.00–377.501,6387
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471394.87/cwt377.50–417.501,8608
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517344.90/cwt335.00–360.001,7836
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530373.10/cwt370.00–385.001,9778
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed534372.46/cwt370.00–375.001,9894
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8531
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578343.77/cwt340.00–347.501,9872
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595348.33/cwt347.50–350.002,0733
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed598360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1602350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1073
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625328.29/cwt317.50–347.502,0526
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy650320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673329.93/cwt320.00–337.502,2204
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678315.11/cwt305.00–325.002,1362
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1601
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6781
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,3751
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5991
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830272.53/cwt270.00–275.002,2622
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2878240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1074
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,546168.24/cwt165.00–170.002,6015
Bulls——1,869182.89/cwt180.00–185.003,4188
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%955104.90/cwt100.00–110.001,0022
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,035145.43/cwt142.50–149.001,5053
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039124.38/cwt120.00–129.001,2925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107146.92/cwt145.00–153.001,6265
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194158.55/cwt155.00–162.001,8934
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,356162.70/cwt158.00–165.002,2064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,485165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,4501
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488176.76/cwt173.00–181.002,6303
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,528151.07/cwt150.00–152.002,3082
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29622,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0322,916.80/head2,900.00–2,950.002,9173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200189.63/cwt188.00–191.002,2762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4333,373.66/head3,150.00–3,550.003,3743
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed835242.50/cwt242.50–242.502,0251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed980177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,7401
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9901
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065290.00/head290.00–290.002901
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153144.97/cwt140.00–154.001,6723
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,252158.72/cwt154.00–164.001,9873
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,700.00/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.