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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 21
● Final139 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
642 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 599▼ 28 vs year ago 670 · −4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 66▼ 56 vs year ago 126 · −44.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 30▲ 0 vs year ago 50 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

"Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls weighing 400-500 lbs traded sharply higher on stronger demand and improved quality, selling $15.00-$20.00 higher. Heifers in the same weight range were $5.00-$10.00 higher. Feeder cattle weighing 500-700 lbs sold mostly steady to $5.00 higher. Slaughter cattle traded 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 $358.20/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −31.44 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$358.20
65 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,964
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$24.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.74
vs AR average
−32.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547365.631,99834
Medium and Large 1-2566362.782,05213thin
Medium and Large 2539340.841,83618thin
One grade step is worth $24.79/cwt here — about $162 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale65 hd
358.20
—
AR average7 barns · 352 hd
365.94
−7.74
National average186 barns · 24,193 hd
390.82
−32.62
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−31.44
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—Low1,640172.092,82315
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,177159.501,87612
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,487156.762,3304thin
CowsLean 85-90%High960118.561,13816

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)1,488$3,5212thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,290$3,4662thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,415$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,161$2,8535
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)897$2,8093thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$1,9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$3,1375
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)817$2,4793thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,0001thin

Every lot

139 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200670.00/cwt670.00–670.001,3401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,5541
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3131
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy335405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3571
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed343478.70/cwt475.00–485.001,6424
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy365485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366524.03/cwt500.00–545.001,9189
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375473.75/cwt467.50–485.001,7774
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378430.83/cwt400.00–445.001,6295
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413417.31/cwt400.00–445.001,7236
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415484.64/cwt475.00–495.002,0112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423495.39/cwt470.00–520.002,09511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469452.97/cwt430.00–470.002,1248
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482401.64/cwt395.00–405.001,9363
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520434.90/cwt425.00–445.002,2614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed525472.48/cwt470.00–480.002,4814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532390.21/cwt360.00–407.502,0765
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565356.61/cwt345.00–370.002,0154
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed567394.04/cwt390.00–396.002,2343
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580397.73/cwt380.00–420.002,30710
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2611356.84/cwt340.00–370.002,1804
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,3642
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed620390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4181
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed658400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658370.03/cwt367.50–372.502,4354
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,5921
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2881
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed750375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,8131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Full820335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7471
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7391
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,9973
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1923322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,9772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed245490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270427.04/cwt415.00–440.001,1532
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed285460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320428.33/cwt420.00–445.001,3713
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328381.50/cwt370.00–400.001,2517
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed366482.50/cwt482.50–482.501,7664
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368378.73/cwt360.00–395.001,3949
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372411.11/cwt400.00–430.001,52913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy375345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6561
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422408.77/cwt395.00–435.001,7259
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423373.70/cwt350.00–385.001,5816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425384.82/cwt380.00–390.001,6352
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474405.72/cwt380.00–425.001,92324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477365.16/cwt355.00–380.001,7428
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523382.59/cwt365.00–395.002,00114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523340.62/cwt322.50–355.001,78111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed535377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,0203
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy537350.31/cwt345.00–357.501,8817
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574337.21/cwt320.00–347.501,9366
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed575363.94/cwt360.00–368.002,0936
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0134
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577355.62/cwt350.00–367.502,05213
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614355.83/cwt340.00–370.002,1855
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615328.61/cwt320.00–337.502,0212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed625368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,3003
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy670310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0771
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722318.80/cwt310.00–327.502,3025
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3721
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1981
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9971
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,7781
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Full940182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,7161
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273537.25/cwt525.00–555.001,4675
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320479.02/cwt450.00–500.001,5334
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326438.44/cwt420.00–460.001,4297
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6402
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy335410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3741
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,8551
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375490.40/cwt480.00–500.001,8392
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375447.74/cwt435.00–455.001,6797
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379488.27/cwt475.00–495.001,85113
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416501.16/cwt470.00–520.002,08519
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421423.16/cwt395.00–445.001,78211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed465470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1863
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468388.49/cwt365.00–405.001,81810
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478427.21/cwt410.00–455.002,04214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9061
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed518392.56/cwt390.00–395.002,0332
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525406.43/cwt395.00–425.002,1347
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525370.05/cwt365.00–375.001,9432
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0792
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574347.24/cwt320.00–375.001,9939
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576391.44/cwt377.50–395.002,2559
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1358
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622372.97/cwt360.00–387.502,3205
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628331.65/cwt310.00–347.502,0833
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Full630347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,1891
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed635380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,4132
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed655360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3582
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668317.57/cwt300.00–330.002,1214
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672357.21/cwt345.00–370.002,40010
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3041
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6351
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7231
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1873317.44/cwt310.00–325.002,7712
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2890265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,3591
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1923278.90/cwt272.50–285.002,5742
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2945190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7961
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060227.50/cwt227.50–227.502,4121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,477162.51/cwt150.00–169.002,4007
Bulls——1,783180.48/cwt176.00–185.003,2188
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%896105.78/cwt100.00–112.009488
Cows—Lean 85-90%960134.97/cwt130.00–139.001,2963
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028122.47/cwt120.00–127.001,2594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,113143.50/cwt142.00–145.001,5972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182167.40/cwt162.00–175.001,9796
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,195156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,8641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200155.64/cwt149.00–159.001,8684
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,260163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,0541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,562154.68/cwt152.00–159.002,4163
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed800201.77/cwt155.00–305.001,6143
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,9711
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,2221
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28202,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28972,809.29/head2,400.00–3,100.002,8093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1612,852.97/head2,500.00–3,150.002,8535
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,197169.61/cwt154.00–191.002,0303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,235175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2903,466.28/head3,350.00–3,600.003,4662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4152,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4883,521.26/head3,500.00–3,550.003,5212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0653,136.62/head2,700.00–3,400.003,1375
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27502,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28502,294.12/head2,000.00–2,500.002,2942
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.