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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 7
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
820 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 662▲ 139 vs year ago 681 · +20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 68▲ 10 vs year ago 90 · +11.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 35▲ 10 vs year ago 42 · +23.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle receipts were higher, supported by improved offerings of weaned calves and a modest uptick in cattle futures. Feeder steers traded $15.00 to $20.00 higher, while feeder heifers, on a lighter test, sold $5.00 to $10.00 higher. Demand was very strong for calves weaned over 45 days, whereas demand was lighter for light-weight and unweaned calves overall. Slaughter cattle traded steady to $5.00 lower on the week. Attendance was good, with an increase in buyer attendance as well

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $395.54/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 12 of 29 comparable sales and sits −33.09 against this barn's trailing median of $428.63.
Average price
$395.54
80 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,134
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$41.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.14
vs AR average
−50.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539410.952,21650
Medium and Large 2540369.861,99730
One grade step is worth $41.09/cwt here — about $219 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 sale80 hd
395.54
—
AR average5 barns · 202 hd
390.40
+5.14
National average181 barns · 23,254 hd
445.85
−50.31
This barn, trailing median29 sales
428.63
−33.09
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

29 sales
493441389337median 428.6303/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.83, low $350.71, median $428.63 across 29 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—Average1,749183.493,21013
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,334158.402,1136thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,205155.511,87429
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,006137.631,38515

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,169$2,6607
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$2,6103thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$2,5033thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,043$2,0952thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,083$2,06310
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,5501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$3,0252thin

Every lot

131 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4723
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed307537.50/cwt537.50–537.501,6503
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy312465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4513
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338487.04/cwt480.00–505.001,6467
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4841
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2371429.99/cwt420.00–437.501,5957
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed373465.07/cwt455.00–475.001,7352
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Value Added375440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385448.01/cwt440.00–460.001,7255
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421422.91/cwt400.00–445.001,7806
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426482.31/cwt460.00–500.002,0558
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy449437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,9644
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9551
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464430.48/cwt415.00–447.501,99710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed470477.50/cwt477.50–477.502,2441
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476366.33/cwt350.00–380.001,74412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added480485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Value Added500420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518468.73/cwt467.50–475.002,4286
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519369.12/cwt355.00–380.001,91614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524409.03/cwt385.00–430.002,14325
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed525455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,3891
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1671
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added550395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1731
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558421.24/cwt420.00–422.502,3512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565362.16/cwt350.00–380.002,04613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574389.45/cwt382.50–407.502,23515
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy613363.98/cwt363.00–365.002,2312
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625350.92/cwt330.00–367.502,1939
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630389.88/cwt376.00–400.002,45627
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed632378.28/cwt375.00–382.502,3913
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668352.36/cwt345.00–360.002,3542
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added685392.07/cwt387.50–393.002,68618
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added690360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1692377.57/cwt369.00–392.502,61312
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,7464
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719370.46/cwt355.00–381.002,6648
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763364.68/cwt355.00–375.002,7839
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820338.77/cwt337.50–340.002,7782
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885340.00/cwt340.00–340.003,0091
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,9931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326399.43/cwt380.00–420.001,3024
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327458.05/cwt445.00–470.001,49813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy365390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,4241
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380418.49/cwt405.00–445.001,59012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384374.92/cwt355.00–390.001,4404
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410437.50/cwt430.00–445.001,7942
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed416386.40/cwt380.00–390.001,6075
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421362.98/cwt350.00–375.001,52810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426391.25/cwt380.00–405.001,66710
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy450350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5752
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469349.44/cwt330.00–365.001,63917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474371.67/cwt370.00–375.001,76216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514374.54/cwt357.50–385.001,92512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520337.24/cwt330.00–355.001,75411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525348.73/cwt347.50–350.001,8312
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Full535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6051
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy558343.70/cwt332.50–355.001,9182
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571358.17/cwt345.00–365.002,0459
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573334.85/cwt310.00–347.501,91912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Value Added595345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Value Added600337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,0252
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614342.97/cwt340.00–350.002,1065
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624321.55/cwt305.00–335.002,0066
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Value Added653345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2532
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668332.76/cwt325.00–345.002,2238
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670313.02/cwt310.00–320.002,0975
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705323.75/cwt320.00–327.502,2822
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723307.28/cwt295.00–320.002,2222
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy790260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0541
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2795265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1071
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,4012
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865264.97/cwt262.50–267.502,2922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1313462.88/cwt450.00–490.001,4494
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331424.05/cwt400.00–430.001,40410
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377452.37/cwt445.00–465.001,70510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379393.62/cwt375.00–410.001,4927
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed385470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419432.12/cwt420.00–447.501,81110
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427395.33/cwt367.50–415.001,6888
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450442.50/cwt442.50–442.501,9911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465407.34/cwt400.00–415.001,8942
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475411.49/cwt395.00–440.001,9559
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8051
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480355.71/cwt340.00–377.501,7077
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512355.92/cwt340.00–370.001,82215
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1529384.98/cwt370.00–390.002,03711
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561354.37/cwt347.50–360.001,9884
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570338.33/cwt330.00–342.501,9283
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578339.06/cwt320.00–355.001,9603
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617318.32/cwt300.00–332.501,9649
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625345.38/cwt337.50–350.002,1597
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0951
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676326.25/cwt320.00–335.002,2054
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2401
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1701
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy755285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1521
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762318.09/cwt315.00–320.002,4244
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2911
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,6861
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865314.96/cwt312.50–317.502,7242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,652177.35/cwt173.00–180.002,9305
Bulls——1,810187.32/cwt182.00–191.003,3908
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%990136.09/cwt131.00–140.001,3476
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003124.71/cwt120.00–128.001,2513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,024145.62/cwt142.00–148.001,4916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,154147.21/cwt145.00–149.001,6994
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,205149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,7951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,210154.57/cwt150.00–159.001,87018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222162.66/cwt160.00–168.001,9887
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,345170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2871
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,363157.85/cwt154.00–163.002,1514
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5411
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030188.29/cwt182.00–192.501,9393
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,610.32/head2,350.00–2,750.002,6103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0432,095.44/head1,800.00–2,350.002,0952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0522,502.54/head2,200.00–2,900.002,5033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0832,062.99/head1,800.00–2,900.002,06310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1692,660.17/head2,300.00–3,050.002,6607
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,8211

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.