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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 9
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
700 head
▲ 348 vs last sale 352▼ 176 vs year ago 876 · −20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 67▲ 22 vs year ago 49 · +44.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 30▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SPECIAL NOTE: NEXT WEEK'S SALE ON DECEMBER 16TH WILL BE THE FINAL SALE OF THE YEAR*

Market Report:

Compared to last week, feeder receipts increased, and demand remained very active and strong throughout the sale. Feeder steers and bulls weighing 300-400 lbs sold $35.00 higher, while feeder heifers in the same weight class traded $35.00-$40.00 higher. Feeders over 500 lbs sold $10.00-$15.00 higher. Quality on feeders this week was very strong. Slaughter cattle also saw stronger demand this week, trading $5.00-$10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.51/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −23.12 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$366.51
66 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,996
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$170
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.24
vs AR average
−11.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543372.932,02654
Medium and Large 2550337.661,85612thin
One grade step is worth $35.27/cwt here — about $170 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 sale66 hd
366.51
—
AR average8 barns · 447 hd
364.27
+2.24
National average184 barns · 19,282 hd
377.96
−11.45
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−23.12
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—Average1,458169.252,46816
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,477153.572,2697thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,232149.481,84114
CowsLean 85-90%High1,065125.881,34022
SteersChoice and PrimeHigh1,578202.633,1982thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$2,6646
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$2,4554thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,036$2,3794thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$2,3064thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$2,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,5002thin

Every lot

111 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2541
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320482.11/cwt470.00–495.001,5432
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337516.02/cwt515.00–520.001,7395
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed364452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,6474
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2369423.86/cwt400.00–440.001,5644
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374505.49/cwt480.00–525.001,89116
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420480.46/cwt460.00–515.002,01820
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9692
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed430540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,3221
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433431.03/cwt410.00–445.001,8668
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455438.35/cwt430.00–445.001,9943
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469461.87/cwt442.50–490.002,16620
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471391.67/cwt385.00–402.501,8455
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy474419.15/cwt400.00–422.501,9877
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515388.27/cwt380.00–395.002,0003
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526425.91/cwt405.00–460.002,24033
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy545390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,1262
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575395.98/cwt385.00–425.002,27728
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582366.10/cwt345.00–377.502,1317
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610391.42/cwt376.00–407.502,38825
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613360.12/cwt350.00–367.502,2083
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673367.46/cwt350.00–381.002,47315
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675322.57/cwt320.00–327.502,1773
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5921
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773346.23/cwt345.00–347.502,6762
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5282
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,6713
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,125282.50/cwt282.50–282.503,1781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy307448.26/cwt445.00–450.001,3763
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328473.82/cwt450.00–510.001,5544
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed333438.42/cwt435.00–447.501,4606
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343390.93/cwt380.00–420.001,3415
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370454.74/cwt440.00–495.001,68320
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370396.98/cwt370.00–415.001,46912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed378422.45/cwt420.00–425.001,5972
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy397430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7073
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy422417.24/cwt410.00–425.001,76120
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423458.68/cwt437.50–490.001,94012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424378.40/cwt352.50–395.001,60417
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed452397.51/cwt390.00–400.001,7974
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471405.47/cwt390.00–465.001,91029
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471370.24/cwt350.00–385.001,74414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy483381.50/cwt375.00–385.001,8435
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full495350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7331
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519390.55/cwt360.00–400.002,02726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521334.02/cwt320.00–355.001,7404
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8382
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564339.48/cwt335.00–346.001,9158
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567363.45/cwt350.00–380.002,06118
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy574342.70/cwt332.50–346.001,9678
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618335.90/cwt330.00–342.502,0769
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622321.73/cwt320.00–325.002,0013
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,0471
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674349.29/cwt330.00–351.002,35412
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,3061
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,3402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy305465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5841
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1334505.11/cwt475.00–525.001,6876
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,4071
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366491.08/cwt465.00–505.001,7974
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379419.13/cwt390.00–445.001,5895
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423454.30/cwt445.00–480.001,9229
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy428433.19/cwt430.00–440.001,8543
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430398.64/cwt370.00–425.001,7145
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474389.23/cwt365.00–420.001,8454
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485421.44/cwt415.00–440.002,0449
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1512404.12/cwt385.00–415.002,0695
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520355.14/cwt350.00–360.001,8472
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522362.92/cwt340.00–375.001,8947
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572339.40/cwt320.00–350.001,9419
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,0841
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1578368.62/cwt357.50–387.502,13111
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610337.60/cwt325.00–345.002,0593
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed615362.50/cwt362.50–362.502,2291
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620370.65/cwt350.00–390.002,2982
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,1781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1281
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680353.83/cwt342.50–365.002,4062
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733327.47/cwt320.00–335.002,4002
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768304.92/cwt300.00–310.002,3422
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785317.47/cwt312.50–322.502,4922
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6132
Slaughter Cattle · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers—Choice and Prime1,578202.63/cwt200.00–205.003,1982
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,354152.52/cwt145.00–160.002,0658
Bulls——1,534176.48/cwt171.00–186.002,7074
Bulls——1,591195.47/cwt190.00–201.003,1104
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%934118.68/cwt111.00–123.001,1085
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,018137.31/cwt135.00–139.001,3982
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080127.97/cwt124.00–134.001,38212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,113107.67/cwt106.00–109.001,1982
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190141.68/cwt136.00–146.001,6863
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244154.80/cwt152.00–162.001,9267
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300146.90/cwt144.00–150.001,9105
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,0231
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,491155.00/cwt152.00–159.002,3116
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8401,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29002,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0362,379.19/head1,950.00–2,600.002,3794
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1482,664.08/head2,400.00–2,975.002,6646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,673.86/head2,300.00–2,900.002,6743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,305.64/head2,150.00–2,600.002,3064
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,9761
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,500.00/head2,400.00–2,600.002,5002

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.