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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 10
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,113 head
▲ 971 vs last sale 142▲ 784 vs year ago 329 · +238.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 6▲ 0 vs year ago 75 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 15▼ 38 vs year ago 80 · −47.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts increased significantly as improved weather conditions allowed producers to market cattle. This week's offering consisted primarily of weaned calves, which sold on strong demand. Light-weight grazing calves saw the strongest buyer interest. Due to last week's limited supply resulting from adverse weather, few comparable sales were available to establish a definitive price trend. However, with this week's larger supply of weaned calves, feeder cattle traded $30.00-$50.00 higher on an uneven test. Slaughter cattle sold on strong demand as well, trading $5.00-$10.00 higher compared to last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $466.85/cwt on 171 head. That ranks 25 of 29 comparable sales and sits +38.22 against this barn's trailing median of $428.63.
Average price
$466.85
171 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,583
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$293
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$66.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.87
vs AR average
−11.54 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550472.782,602152
Medium and Large 1-2581425.382,47013thin
Medium and Large 2568406.312,3096thin
One grade step is worth $66.47/cwt here — about $293 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 sale171 hd
466.85
—
AR average8 barns · 379 hd
458.97
+7.87
National average184 barns · 16,706 hd
478.39
−11.54
This barn, trailing median29 sales
428.63
+38.22
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—High1,680184.033,09211
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,495162.402,4289thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,234160.441,98116
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,024133.111,36315

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)1,188$3,2612thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,088$2,2752thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$3,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)950$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)950$2,2001thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317622.16/cwt610.00–635.001,9724
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318524.45/cwt515.00–535.001,6682
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361624.41/cwt565.00–635.002,25414
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed379556.02/cwt545.00–570.002,1074
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381522.64/cwt500.00–535.001,9914
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416549.18/cwt535.00–585.002,28520
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425504.09/cwt475.00–520.002,1426
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed428528.36/cwt525.00–532.502,2613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed468487.46/cwt480.00–495.002,2812
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475454.71/cwt440.00–465.002,1604
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476507.73/cwt485.00–530.002,41735
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512502.30/cwt465.00–537.502,57273
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,4342
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2351
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570398.22/cwt385.00–412.502,2704
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5451
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1586445.51/cwt430.00–477.502,61179
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2589420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,47411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2609391.59/cwt367.50–402.502,3855
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed613422.51/cwt420.00–425.002,5902
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632426.59/cwt411.00–435.002,69673
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678398.48/cwt385.00–425.002,70255
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690364.92/cwt342.50–377.502,5183
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,6195
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720381.43/cwt377.00–386.002,74645
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745365.63/cwt365.00–367.502,7244
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773365.46/cwt352.50–377.502,8258
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785340.03/cwt335.00–345.002,6692
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1816344.94/cwt340.00–350.002,8159
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,8691
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1918326.26/cwt322.50–330.002,9952
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2930260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4181
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,083297.50/cwt297.50–297.503,2222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323452.88/cwt420.00–485.001,4636
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331537.96/cwt505.00–555.001,7819
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368513.43/cwt482.50–550.001,8898
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369419.85/cwt410.00–432.501,5496
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385460.00/cwt450.00–470.001,7712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428479.49/cwt452.50–505.002,05222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428391.81/cwt382.50–400.001,6774
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed467431.59/cwt425.00–445.002,0165
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481447.87/cwt430.00–465.002,15432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488398.41/cwt380.00–410.001,9446
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521375.09/cwt355.00–400.001,9545
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532438.20/cwt415.00–445.002,33133
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568356.12/cwt350.00–365.002,0234
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570415.12/cwt395.00–425.002,36627
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy578383.76/cwt382.50–385.002,2182
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620400.21/cwt370.00–410.002,48134
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy623348.89/cwt345.00–352.502,1742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626356.84/cwt350.00–365.002,2344
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1656375.55/cwt365.00–380.002,4649
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666342.42/cwt320.00–357.502,2815
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729344.53/cwt335.00–360.002,5127
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1807359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,8973
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed300580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,7401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,9361
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321507.51/cwt490.00–520.001,6294
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy330545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,7991
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,9501
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377548.59/cwt520.00–570.002,06813
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2386494.28/cwt482.50–500.001,9084
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy405455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8431
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1437497.56/cwt490.00–502.502,1743
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465458.94/cwt450.00–467.502,1342
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470489.45/cwt470.00–515.002,30014
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475420.87/cwt400.00–440.001,9994
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526449.24/cwt435.00–470.002,36311
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530390.57/cwt370.00–410.002,0702
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3161
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566432.18/cwt410.00–445.002,44610
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583368.13/cwt350.00–385.002,1466
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626383.75/cwt375.00–405.002,4024
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626351.66/cwt335.00–365.002,2016
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2672350.64/cwt330.00–357.502,3565
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,6081
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2713337.62/cwt325.00–345.002,4073
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775270.39/cwt250.00–290.002,0962
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0801
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815324.98/cwt315.00–340.002,6494
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,7571
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1945300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8351
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,9611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485159.35/cwt145.00–176.002,3662
Bulls——1,692187.09/cwt183.00–193.003,1667
Bulls——1,833198.01/cwt196.00–200.003,6302
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%891103.99/cwt100.00–110.009275
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105133.62/cwt132.00–135.001,4772
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135157.88/cwt155.00–162.001,7925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190171.32/cwt167.00–180.002,0393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229160.10/cwt157.00–164.001,9689
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280153.05/cwt150.00–155.001,9594
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320151.52/cwt150.00–153.002,0002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448160.90/cwt159.00–163.002,3305
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,788177.05/cwt176.00–178.003,1662
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1883,261.37/head2,650.00–3,750.003,2612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29504,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5441
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098185.85/cwt170.00–200.002,0412
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8961
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,179212.84/cwt192.50–262.502,5099
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001

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.