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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jan 20
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
480 head
▼ 547 vs last sale 1,027▲ 274 vs year ago 206 · +133.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
67 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 82▲ 41 vs year ago 26 · +157.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 85▲ 15 vs year ago 30 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

There will be a pre-vac sale the first week in February on 2-3-26. The sale starts at 11 a.m.

Compared to last week, with the upcoming winter weather forecasted and some plainer offerings on feeders this week, demand was held back, especially on light-weight calves. Feeder steers and heifers across the board were trading $10.00-$15.00 lower. Slaughter cattle held steady with good demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $366.54/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −23.09 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$366.54
44 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,009
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$114
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$22.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.61
vs AR average
−44.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547377.672,06622
Medium and Large 2549355.421,95122
One grade step is worth $22.24/cwt here — about $114 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 sale44 hd
366.54
—
AR average7 barns · 280 hd
382.15
−15.61
National average175 barns · 20,266 hd
410.87
−44.33
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−23.09
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

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—Low1,580174.472,7575thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,217159.121,93716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,498154.672,3173thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,036134.961,39819

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)1,175$3,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,193$2,8482thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,204$2,8135
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$2,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$2,4233thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$4,1003thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)887$3,7445
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)860$3,1253thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)995$2,6501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,703$4,1922thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326561.64/cwt540.00–580.001,8316
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330514.77/cwt500.00–530.001,6992
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2363453.62/cwt430.00–480.001,6473
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy370487.67/cwt475.00–500.001,8042
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374552.26/cwt520.00–580.002,0659
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425499.03/cwt480.00–530.002,1216
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432464.61/cwt445.00–480.002,0073
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0471
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462419.60/cwt395.00–440.001,9396
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475480.32/cwt450.00–515.002,28212
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy488437.46/cwt435.00–440.002,1352
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed500500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518412.02/cwt400.00–425.002,1345
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532444.34/cwt430.00–460.002,3648
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571426.04/cwt417.50–435.002,4339
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583387.16/cwt370.00–405.002,2579
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608413.70/cwt410.00–417.502,5152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612392.44/cwt380.00–400.002,4025
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625355.36/cwt348.00–367.502,2213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670349.70/cwt340.00–360.002,3432
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4671
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy740347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,5721
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755355.83/cwt350.00–362.502,6873
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Full760340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5841
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810348.77/cwt347.50–350.002,8252
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,9111
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,075285.00/cwt285.00–285.003,0641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed310530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,6433
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322473.29/cwt470.00–475.001,5243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324415.50/cwt400.00–450.001,34612
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330465.00/cwt460.00–470.001,5352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360456.30/cwt440.00–470.001,6434
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370467.37/cwt450.00–500.001,7299
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373410.56/cwt390.00–430.001,53110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415418.73/cwt415.00–422.201,7382
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415386.40/cwt360.00–415.001,6048
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427457.33/cwt430.00–482.501,95317
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,8711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475427.90/cwt400.00–447.502,03321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478397.41/cwt395.00–400.001,9002
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478360.91/cwt345.00–380.001,7256
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480392.45/cwt390.00–395.001,8842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505406.16/cwt397.50–415.002,0512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522358.01/cwt345.00–367.501,8698
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,9291
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527390.45/cwt372.50–415.002,0589
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy550355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565370.19/cwt360.00–385.002,09211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed568361.26/cwt360.00–362.502,0522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574346.71/cwt337.50–355.001,9909
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623339.80/cwt330.00–350.002,1172
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623318.08/cwt310.00–332.501,9824
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full660310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0461
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1081
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,1211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2501
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823281.46/cwt271.00–292.502,3162
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2751
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1913285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6022
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2278505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4043
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,6821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,7391
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323467.76/cwt405.00–515.001,5113
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328551.77/cwt530.00–585.001,8105
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371547.88/cwt525.00–575.002,03313
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380475.51/cwt450.00–500.001,8074
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9501
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428499.25/cwt490.00–515.002,1377
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2429457.35/cwt450.00–470.001,9624
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429431.23/cwt400.00–450.001,8507
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430472.50/cwt472.50–472.502,0321
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,0932
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476471.77/cwt445.00–485.002,24613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479407.40/cwt385.00–425.001,9518
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,0831
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520417.45/cwt415.00–420.002,1712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521393.54/cwt380.00–410.002,0504
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564412.86/cwt385.00–435.002,3298
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574350.60/cwt337.50–360.002,0125
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy578372.42/cwt370.00–375.002,1532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615344.88/cwt340.00–350.002,1212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622371.26/cwt365.00–385.002,3094
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2677324.00/cwt310.00–337.502,1933
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1451
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0941
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,308161.54/cwt155.00–168.002,1132
Bulls——1,615193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,1171
Bulls——1,835178.13/cwt175.00–181.003,2692
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%965119.40/cwt115.00–122.001,1524
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,047133.53/cwt125.00–139.001,3988
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064145.49/cwt140.00–157.001,5487
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187156.99/cwt152.00–159.001,8638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234163.42/cwt160.00–167.002,0177
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,9561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498154.67/cwt154.00–155.002,3173
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7034,192.07/head4,000.00–4,400.004,1922
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28852,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1932,848.01/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2042,813.16/head2,650.00–3,050.002,8135
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,423.08/head2,000.00–2,900.002,4233
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,056210.21/cwt172.00–282.502,2205
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28603,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1253
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28873,744.07/head3,600.00–3,825.003,7445
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29952,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0404,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1003

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.