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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 28
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
375 head
▼ 366 vs last sale 741▼ 379 vs year ago 754 · −50.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 100▼ 7 vs year ago 87 · −8.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 152▲ 46 vs year ago 35 · +131.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the previous week, receipts on feeder cattle were lower due to recent storms and much-needed rainfall moving through the area. On a limited test, feeder steers sold $10.00 to $15.00 higher, while feeder heifers traded steady to $7.00 higher. Feeder cattle weighing over 500 lbs were not well tested, as offerings consisted primarily of lightweight calves. Demand for feeder cattle remains strong. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $437.96/cwt on 20 head, down $4.22 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +34.18 against this barn's trailing median of $403.79.
Average price
$437.96
▼ 4.22 vs prior sale
20 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,328
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$183
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.31
vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537450.482,42010thin
Medium and Large 2526425.452,23810thin
One grade step is worth $25.03/cwt here — about $183 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 sale20 hd
437.96
—
AR average8 barns · 160 hd
449.27
−11.31
This barn, trailing median31 sales
403.79
+34.18
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

31 sales
486433380326median 403.7903/0304/2807/0709/0811/03
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.35, low $340.41, median $403.79 across 31 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—High1,680211.043,54510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,477171.532,5336thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,301170.802,22211
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,126157.441,77310

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)1,167$3,2477
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$3,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)908$2,8673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)763$2,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$2,5001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)995$2,3001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$3,8502thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$3,4001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$3,0001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,400$4,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$4,4002thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$4,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$4,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$3,5134thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,100$3,4003thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)900$4,2001thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314685.90/cwt670.00–710.002,1544
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320615.23/cwt580.00–635.001,9693
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355700.00/cwt700.00–700.002,4851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361632.26/cwt600.00–650.002,2826
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368562.38/cwt560.00–565.002,0702
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy379572.41/cwt560.00–585.002,1694
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410546.54/cwt540.00–555.002,2413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419572.65/cwt560.00–610.002,39910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,3061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460543.04/cwt524.00–555.002,4983
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy477496.64/cwt490.00–500.002,3693
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,3521
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520516.75/cwt500.00–555.002,6875
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533474.98/cwt470.00–480.002,5322
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,6361
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,6621
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625402.56/cwt395.00–410.002,5162
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6322
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1293579.06/cwt575.00–600.001,6976
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5931
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312569.79/cwt550.00–580.001,7786
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318535.14/cwt525.00–545.001,7024
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367545.20/cwt515.00–560.002,00115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed371519.63/cwt510.00–530.001,9284
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Full380465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7671
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384491.50/cwt480.00–505.001,8876
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390507.50/cwt507.50–507.501,9793
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9951
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed408489.91/cwt485.00–495.001,9992
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422453.10/cwt435.00–470.001,9125
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy426483.46/cwt470.00–495.002,0607
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432504.17/cwt500.00–510.002,1786
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469464.44/cwt445.00–495.002,1784
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed474442.97/cwt440.00–455.002,1005
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476418.23/cwt400.00–430.001,9914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513433.27/cwt420.00–440.002,2236
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530394.91/cwt390.00–400.002,0932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574398.74/cwt392.50–410.002,2894
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement575475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,7311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,2141
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2761
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,2441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,4321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3271
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1294687.95/cwt660.00–700.002,0235
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329662.50/cwt640.00–680.002,18012
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2331584.42/cwt550.00–605.001,9344
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335620.00/cwt620.00–620.002,0772
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy345600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,0701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376512.34/cwt500.00–525.001,9264
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed377571.31/cwt560.00–585.002,1543
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385582.90/cwt560.00–620.002,24412
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418562.49/cwt540.00–572.502,35114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418498.66/cwt475.00–525.002,0847
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,4151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy420532.44/cwt530.00–535.002,2362
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,2751
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467521.96/cwt490.00–540.002,4385
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471466.26/cwt445.00–490.002,1967
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525424.71/cwt410.00–440.002,2302
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526425.45/cwt405.00–447.502,23810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1539458.62/cwt450.00–460.002,4727
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,4481
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2752
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1700355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4851
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed715355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,5381
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed770347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,6761
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,6351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,280187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,3941
Bulls——1,533221.56/cwt220.00–223.003,3972
Bulls——1,779211.47/cwt204.00–216.003,7627
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,010137.23/cwt136.00–138.001,3862
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150154.51/cwt149.00–160.001,7775
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,163175.81/cwt174.00–177.002,0453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248185.03/cwt180.00–189.002,3092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290155.95/cwt154.00–158.002,0122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,319170.98/cwt165.00–174.002,2557
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,477171.53/cwt168.00–174.002,5336
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4004,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7632,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1673,247.18/head2,800.00–3,750.003,2477
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885254.89/cwt250.00–260.002,2562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29803,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0053,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8502
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0703,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29504,400.00/head4,400.00–4,400.004,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1004,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,512.50/head3,300.00–3,750.003,5134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003

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.