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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 3
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
864 head
▲ 288 vs last sale 576▲ 230 vs year ago 634 · +36.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 50▼ 24 vs year ago 69 · −34.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
69 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 125▲ 24 vs year ago 45 · +53.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, this week's feeder offerings consisted mostly of weaned calves showing a lot of condition. Despite some losses on the feeder board last week, demand held strong this week. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $5.00 lower, while slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $478.83/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 29 of 29 comparable sales and sits +50.20 against this barn's trailing median of $428.63.
Average price
$478.83
66 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,630
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$47.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.58
vs AR average
+3.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549486.782,67255
Medium and Large 2551439.042,41811thin
One grade step is worth $47.74/cwt here — about $255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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
478.83
—
AR average9 barns · 230 hd
469.25
+9.58
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
+3.27
This barn, trailing median29 sales
428.63
+50.20
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—High1,571194.683,0598thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,513169.232,5604thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,239165.882,0559thin
CowsLean 85-90%High989127.321,26017

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)1,218$3,6316
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,158$3,4132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,135$3,1318
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$2,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$2,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,5504thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$2,1063thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,355$4,7003thin
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$4,2502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)820$2,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$3,5305

Every lot

134 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275685.00/cwt685.00–685.001,8842
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed281736.52/cwt730.00–737.502,0708
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5931
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2308589.35/cwt545.00–615.001,8154
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed321705.32/cwt660.00–710.002,26410
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338636.63/cwt620.00–645.002,1523
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370563.41/cwt550.00–575.002,0854
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371584.59/cwt557.50–610.002,16911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2386499.16/cwt475.00–520.001,9277
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed391622.50/cwt622.50–622.502,43419
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy420500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,1001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431502.20/cwt480.00–527.502,1645
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1437584.51/cwt550.00–605.002,55420
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed460560.65/cwt555.00–565.002,57915
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463495.83/cwt475.00–515.002,29610
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476537.03/cwt512.50–570.002,55615
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514508.65/cwt480.00–525.002,61415
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed517494.17/cwt492.50–495.002,5553
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed537528.00/cwt528.00–528.002,83511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy538457.53/cwt455.00–460.002,4622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2542413.38/cwt405.00–420.002,2413
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed573448.64/cwt445.00–452.502,5712
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574460.01/cwt442.50–490.002,64027
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578403.18/cwt370.00–425.002,3303
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed605435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,6321
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620433.78/cwt420.00–445.002,68920
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623387.70/cwt355.00–410.002,4154
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,8281
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669405.91/cwt382.50–417.502,71612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678366.20/cwt359.00–377.502,4836
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed715375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy720280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0161
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722370.98/cwt364.00–376.002,67811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2723335.05/cwt320.00–350.002,4222
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1784366.75/cwt340.00–368.752,87572
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865337.50/cwt335.00–340.002,9192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4541
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed290565.00/cwt565.00–565.001,6391
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed316650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,05410
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319472.11/cwt450.00–500.001,5066
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1330558.51/cwt545.00–570.001,84311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372457.09/cwt440.00–485.001,70014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378527.60/cwt500.00–555.001,99424
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed383560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,1456
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8471
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed420500.65/cwt475.00–510.002,1039
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422487.70/cwt465.00–515.002,05817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425457.13/cwt435.00–520.001,9436
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed433475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0572
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460461.43/cwt445.00–480.002,1233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy465485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,25511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473399.79/cwt375.00–420.001,8918
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480462.01/cwt427.50–475.002,21825
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9891
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2361
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523429.00/cwt400.00–445.002,24434
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy528452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,3879
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529384.41/cwt367.50–415.002,0344
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570358.57/cwt340.00–380.002,0445
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575398.76/cwt380.00–422.502,29322
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Full582374.00/cwt374.00–374.002,1773
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615359.90/cwt340.00–375.002,2135
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616381.04/cwt370.00–390.002,3478
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy620350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy641462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,9654
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2661352.24/cwt332.50–385.002,3284
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673355.58/cwt350.00–364.002,3935
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2712302.49/cwt300.00–305.002,1543
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,6202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy755375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,8311
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7162
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6201
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed295700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,0651
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1311617.06/cwt605.00–635.001,9195
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed320653.31/cwt650.00–655.002,0913
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed330670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,2111
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345525.00/cwt500.00–550.001,8112
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed356640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,2788
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363509.05/cwt500.00–517.501,8482
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369598.34/cwt585.00–615.002,2084
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed395540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,1332
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0501
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415463.52/cwt457.50–470.001,9242
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419538.92/cwt525.00–550.002,2586
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433506.72/cwt490.00–510.002,1946
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed434540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,3444
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476514.09/cwt500.00–570.002,4478
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,2562
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481451.65/cwt425.00–462.502,1726
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy490475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,3281
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528471.64/cwt445.00–510.002,4909
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1559443.43/cwt420.00–475.002,4796
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,2661
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583385.69/cwt380.00–395.002,2493
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615402.44/cwt395.00–410.002,4753
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628361.35/cwt357.50–365.002,2692
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678326.68/cwt320.00–335.002,2153
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2710342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,4321
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768305.02/cwt300.00–310.002,3432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,514189.66/cwt180.00–196.002,8716
Bulls——1,743209.73/cwt207.00–213.003,6562
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%848104.20/cwt100.00–110.008844
Cows—Lean 85-90%985115.18/cwt110.00–123.001,1353
Cows—Lean 85-90%987130.34/cwt128.00–135.001,2863
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073144.45/cwt140.00–152.001,5507
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216174.96/cwt170.00–184.002,1284
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,245150.56/cwt148.00–153.001,8742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,265164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,0753
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,0721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585172.30/cwt170.00–174.002,7313
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,890217.50/cwt217.50–217.504,1111
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-27702,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29552,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,233.49/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,7311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1353,131.19/head2,500.00–3,800.003,1318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,550.00/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1583,412.63/head3,350.00–3,475.003,4132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2183,630.53/head3,050.00–4,500.003,6316
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,440191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965230.16/cwt220.00–240.002,2212
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2965225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1711
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed970158.39/cwt147.00–173.001,5362
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030178.22/cwt160.00–192.501,8362
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1633,612.90/head3,000.00–4,000.003,6134
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28202,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2254,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3554,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7003

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.