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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 21
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
741 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 643▲ 173 vs year ago 568 · +30.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 70▼ 15 vs year ago 115 · −13.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
152 head
▲ 121 vs last sale 31▲ 102 vs year ago 50 · +204.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, on a moderate supply of feeders, overall demand remained strong, with feeder steers and heifers selling steady to $8.00 higher. There were several standout drafts of 7-weight heifers marked fancy that sold on strong demand. Offerings of replacement cattle this week were mostly in thin-flesh condition. On a strong test, slaughter cattle sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $400.50/cwt on 39 head, down $1.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 30 comparable sales and sits +10.87 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$400.50
▼ 1.56 vs prior sale
39 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,196
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$71
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$12.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.68
vs AR average
−21.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549405.652,22523
Medium and Large 2548393.102,15416thin
One grade step is worth $12.56/cwt here — about $71 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 sale39 hd
400.50
—
AR average8 barns · 252 hd
409.18
−8.68
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−21.67
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
+10.87
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—Low1,587211.653,3597thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,514176.512,6724thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,274173.232,20822
CowsLean 85-90%High1,013159.391,61429

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,170$3,6432thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$2,96921
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$2,9627
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)952$2,75915
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,074$2,63312
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)901$2,6003thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,057$2,5429
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,007$2,42911
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)920$3,6501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)903$2,7542thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)989$3,52821
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,000$3,0503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)990$2,6265

Every lot

131 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed300715.00/cwt715.00–715.002,1451
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315660.00/cwt660.00–660.002,0791
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317668.25/cwt640.00–695.002,11810
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy318622.01/cwt610.00–635.001,9782
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Full320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334590.96/cwt565.00–625.001,9744
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,3361
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367598.54/cwt560.00–620.002,19713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375595.00/cwt595.00–595.002,2311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376537.84/cwt502.50–555.002,02211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,1061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426561.84/cwt540.00–580.002,39323
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428506.16/cwt475.00–519.002,1665
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435525.00/cwt525.00–525.002,2841
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy460492.50/cwt490.00–495.002,2662
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469529.67/cwt520.00–560.002,48414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480524.05/cwt520.00–535.002,5156
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482481.90/cwt470.00–487.502,3238
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed517479.09/cwt472.50–510.002,4776
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519502.48/cwt477.50–520.002,6088
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,3401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525444.90/cwt440.00–450.002,3362
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555431.52/cwt415.00–440.002,3953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565459.28/cwt450.00–468.002,59517
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy568427.53/cwt425.00–430.002,4282
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618397.12/cwt385.00–415.002,4545
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed620460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,8521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed650440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,8601
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660420.00/cwt415.00–425.002,7722
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed715387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,7713
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,8801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed299612.50/cwt612.50–612.501,8317
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316567.76/cwt550.00–600.001,7948
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326519.89/cwt500.00–540.001,6955
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369487.76/cwt460.00–545.001,80015
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1379539.15/cwt515.00–565.002,04314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed383550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,1073
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy385489.84/cwt487.50–495.001,8863
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed423487.37/cwt480.00–495.002,0622
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy427468.34/cwt467.50–470.002,0003
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427464.92/cwt440.00–515.001,98514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432509.77/cwt480.00–522.502,20223
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed465462.50/cwt462.50–462.502,1511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468428.46/cwt395.00–442.502,00511
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476450.31/cwt430.00–485.002,14317
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515405.94/cwt390.00–417.502,0918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526422.47/cwt400.00–437.502,22212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1201
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy574374.22/cwt370.00–385.002,1484
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580393.91/cwt387.50–415.002,2856
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581380.25/cwt375.00–385.002,2098
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628379.49/cwt377.50–380.002,3835
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633354.96/cwt345.00–365.002,2472
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675338.12/cwt337.50–340.002,2824
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1689359.41/cwt353.00–372.502,47612
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy710310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719338.56/cwt327.50–344.002,43412
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3561
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy726405.06/cwt394.00–417.502,94115
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy775410.00/cwt410.00–410.003,1782
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775337.18/cwt335.00–337.502,61324
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy827347.64/cwt335.00–356.002,8755
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828314.69/cwt307.50–321.002,6065
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7702
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318639.45/cwt630.00–650.002,0332
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318594.09/cwt565.00–615.001,8894
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed320695.00/cwt695.00–695.002,2241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360590.00/cwt590.00–590.002,1241
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370533.54/cwt515.00–550.001,9743
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379568.92/cwt560.00–580.002,1567
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Full380480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,8241
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420547.56/cwt545.00–550.002,3002
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421503.29/cwt475.00–525.002,1198
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426548.53/cwt535.00–570.002,3377
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy438516.30/cwt507.50–525.002,2612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468453.94/cwt435.00–465.002,1245
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474522.92/cwt500.00–540.002,4797
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508443.31/cwt417.50–455.002,2525
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy515430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520497.74/cwt465.00–520.002,5885
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570427.36/cwt422.50–440.002,4364
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570399.65/cwt390.00–410.002,2782
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3201
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580357.50/cwt357.50–357.502,0741
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618374.72/cwt365.00–385.002,3162
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,5941
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3731
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655385.04/cwt380.00–390.002,5222
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1712366.59/cwt360.00–372.502,6103
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,5271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,310198.18/cwt196.00–202.002,5963
Bulls——1,690215.50/cwt213.00–218.003,6422
Bulls——1,900228.00/cwt228.00–228.004,3322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%855143.08/cwt138.00–147.001,2234
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020172.61/cwt170.00–175.001,7614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035154.03/cwt150.00–158.001,5949
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046164.45/cwt159.00–169.001,72012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197163.90/cwt158.00–167.001,9626
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230184.87/cwt183.00–188.002,2744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,328174.01/cwt171.00–179.002,31112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,453175.35/cwt173.00–178.002,5483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695180.00/cwt180.00–180.003,0511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8672,719.38/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9012,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9332,728.94/head2,625.00–2,800.002,72913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9852,451.70/head2,300.00–2,550.002,4529
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0332,539.72/head2,400.00–2,650.002,5407
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0673,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0742,632.99/head2,500.00–2,700.002,63312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,954.29/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,325.90/head2,300.00–2,350.002,3262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1573,122.54/head2,200.00–3,450.003,12313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,642.63/head3,350.00–3,900.003,6432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,933.53/head2,500.00–3,250.002,9344
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,520176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9453,403.85/head3,000.00–3,500.003,40411
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9882,645.57/head2,000.00–3,150.002,6464
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,0003,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0373,663.77/head2,500.00–4,250.003,66410
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed875218.97/cwt218.00–220.001,9162
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed915220.31/cwt180.00–295.002,01612
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018219.99/cwt215.00–225.002,2393
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070215.98/cwt187.50–245.002,3112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29032,753.74/head2,600.00–2,900.002,7542
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29203,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6501

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.