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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 31
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
← Mar 17Mar 31Apr 7 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
515 head
▲ 515 vs last sale 0▲ 515 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 0▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 0▲ 82 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Receipts included a moderate supply of feeder cattle, consisting primarily of plainer-type offerings, with several consignments noted as carrying considerable condition. The highlight of the sale was a draft of four steers weighing 261 lbs that sold at 805.00/cwt. No price trends were established for feeder cattle due to the absence of a reported sale the previous week. Slaughter cattle sold on a strong demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $395.27/cwt on 47 head, down $15.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +5.63 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$395.27
▼ 15.58 vs prior sale
47 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$125
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.28
vs AR average
−27.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549405.102,22621
Medium and Large 2542387.332,10026
One grade step is worth $17.78/cwt here — about $125 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale47 hd
395.27
—
AR average9 barns · 281 hd
414.55
−19.28
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−27.92
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
+5.63
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—Average1,546203.353,14310
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,425168.782,4055thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,242166.842,07315
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low994149.821,48913

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)1,160$3,3202thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,513$3,1852thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,438$2,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,174$2,61710
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$2,5152thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$4,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$4,2501thin

Every lot

117 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed261805.00/cwt805.00–805.002,1014
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1309673.70/cwt670.00–675.002,0824
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318646.34/cwt630.00–660.002,0553
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1359635.32/cwt600.00–655.002,2816
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370559.73/cwt550.00–570.002,0712
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383535.37/cwt526.00–540.002,0503
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415502.41/cwt500.00–505.002,0852
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421569.74/cwt542.50–605.002,3998
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,3061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460504.95/cwt500.00–510.002,3232
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470469.77/cwt450.00–480.002,2085
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486520.88/cwt490.00–550.002,53112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523486.23/cwt460.00–510.002,5436
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed528480.07/cwt475.00–485.002,5352
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530448.49/cwt442.50–450.002,3775
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563466.31/cwt457.50–485.002,6254
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575426.64/cwt420.00–430.002,4533
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy582386.00/cwt386.00–386.002,2473
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy590415.00/cwt400.00–430.002,4492
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy623389.90/cwt385.00–395.002,4292
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623385.08/cwt370.00–400.002,3993
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1642437.03/cwt425.00–440.002,8065
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677408.37/cwt400.00–410.002,7656
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722376.03/cwt375.00–377.502,7155
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777351.58/cwt345.00–360.002,7323
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,8912
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1940312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,9381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,7733
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324489.93/cwt445.00–540.001,58710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,8321
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332554.12/cwt547.50–575.001,8406
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372454.29/cwt420.00–510.001,6908
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374517.72/cwt500.00–530.001,9367
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed382526.49/cwt500.00–542.502,0117
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,8291
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1410503.22/cwt475.00–525.002,0636
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420475.12/cwt465.00–480.001,9963
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430427.34/cwt370.00–470.001,83812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed458492.46/cwt490.00–495.002,2552
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470457.59/cwt440.00–485.002,1519
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0082
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481415.28/cwt400.00–435.001,99712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy505385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9441
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed520420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1842
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526394.78/cwt375.00–415.002,07715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527414.83/cwt400.00–430.002,1869
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy570370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1091
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572401.87/cwt380.00–425.002,29910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573364.85/cwt345.00–380.002,0918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2821
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1608378.37/cwt375.00–385.002,3003
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625352.50/cwt350.00–360.002,2034
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655363.35/cwt360.00–365.002,3803
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679322.93/cwt300.00–340.002,1935
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720314.93/cwt305.00–325.002,2672
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5531
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763333.96/cwt322.50–340.002,5483
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1263710.00/cwt710.00–710.001,8672
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy303550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6672
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322537.67/cwt515.00–580.001,7313
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326644.29/cwt620.00–680.002,1009
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350650.00/cwt640.00–660.002,2752
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2366484.06/cwt460.00–530.001,7725
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368581.60/cwt560.00–600.002,1408
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,3091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,0501
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411547.26/cwt535.00–585.002,2497
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420447.50/cwt447.50–447.501,8801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423494.64/cwt460.00–525.002,0924
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,5481
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469492.20/cwt480.00–502.502,3088
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470472.45/cwt470.00–475.002,2212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473440.88/cwt420.00–470.002,08512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3001
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523412.44/cwt392.50–425.002,1573
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532483.62/cwt460.00–500.002,5738
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568396.71/cwt365.00–415.002,2535
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579422.78/cwt410.00–435.002,4489
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,4861
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616383.11/cwt377.50–390.002,3604
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617405.84/cwt395.00–422.502,5043
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3941
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2703345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4252
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy705325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728362.26/cwt347.50–385.002,6373
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775342.48/cwt340.00–345.002,6542
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1995332.50/cwt332.50–332.503,3081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,445207.80/cwt205.00–210.003,0034
Bulls——1,498182.27/cwt181.00–184.002,7303
Bulls——1,728218.50/cwt214.00–224.003,7763
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%873127.59/cwt125.00–130.001,1143
Cows—Lean 85-90%964145.63/cwt142.00–148.001,4045
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027168.67/cwt167.00–174.001,7324
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195169.95/cwt167.00–174.002,0318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278160.67/cwt159.00–163.002,0536
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,375162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,2281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,4191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,405179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,5151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413178.06/cwt177.00–179.002,5162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455156.88/cwt154.00–160.002,2832
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015209.41/cwt200.00–220.002,1262
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed945182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed975157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,5361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,4321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108185.29/cwt170.00–200.002,0534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,514.90/head2,250.00–2,800.002,5152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1603,320.26/head2,900.00–3,650.003,3202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168214.55/cwt205.00–225.002,5062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1742,616.73/head2,400.00–2,800.002,61710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,227215.26/cwt195.00–235.002,6413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4382,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5133,185.45/head2,600.00–3,750.003,1852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,575182.76/cwt180.00–185.002,8782
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,250.00/head4,250.00–4,250.004,2501

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.
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