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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 19
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▼ 550 vs last sale 995▼ 152 vs year ago 597 · −25.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 107▲ 25 vs year ago 105 · +23.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 65▼ 20 vs year ago 85 · −23.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Supply of feeder cattle was light this week, consisting mostly of plainer-quality offerings. No trends were available due to the absence of a reported sale last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $396.78/cwt on 18 head, down $29.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +7.14 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$396.78
▼ 29.75 vs prior sale
18 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,116
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$165
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$20.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.48
vs AR average
−21.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541408.392,2088thin
Medium and Large 2527387.492,04310thin
One grade step is worth $20.89/cwt here — about $165 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 sale18 hd
396.78
—
AR average7 barns · 318 hd
403.25
−6.48
National average175 barns · 12,602 hd
418.26
−21.48
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
+7.14
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—Low1,617221.183,57713
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,516187.202,8384thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,257182.062,28911
CowsLean 85-90%High997161.511,61125

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)1,180$4,0503thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,073$4,0503thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,158$3,7003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,163$3,1013thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,378$3,0002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$2,5242thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)845$2,4003thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$2,4001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,205$6,1002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)983$4,4033thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,171$4,1637
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,200$3,3003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,133$3,2003thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2322582.64/cwt550.00–615.001,8769
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed369558.73/cwt550.00–570.002,0624
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376529.22/cwt500.00–545.001,9908
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405540.73/cwt540.00–545.002,1907
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428510.73/cwt480.00–535.002,1866
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,2031
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465497.31/cwt480.00–525.002,3128
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474455.70/cwt430.00–470.002,1604
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed505480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518479.71/cwt465.00–500.002,4855
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526435.02/cwt425.00–450.002,2885
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy545411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,2401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568443.07/cwt440.00–445.002,5174
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571423.75/cwt415.00–435.002,4204
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610433.77/cwt432.50–435.002,6462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2626394.29/cwt372.50–417.502,4686
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709361.48/cwt350.00–377.502,5635
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763357.51/cwt355.00–360.002,7282
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6571
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1913325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,9672
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,7931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321520.56/cwt500.00–527.501,67110
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322550.91/cwt530.00–565.001,7743
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361499.26/cwt470.00–525.001,8026
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377513.57/cwt512.50–517.501,9369
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9951
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420486.04/cwt480.00–495.002,0414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430460.12/cwt445.00–470.001,9798
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy470400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed477420.62/cwt415.00–430.002,0063
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0124
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482404.78/cwt392.50–410.001,95112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514391.59/cwt375.00–402.502,0138
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525412.93/cwt400.00–430.002,1685
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567400.81/cwt400.00–402.502,2733
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580371.11/cwt355.00–387.502,1522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619368.41/cwt360.00–375.002,2808
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630378.45/cwt372.50–387.502,3843
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680353.78/cwt350.00–357.502,4062
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,1931
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713342.53/cwt340.00–345.002,4422
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2661
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,4671
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773309.85/cwt305.00–315.002,3952
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5361
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4081
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890302.50/cwt302.50–302.502,6921
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,6602
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,028271.03/cwt255.00–275.002,7865
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324604.48/cwt590.00–625.001,9594
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335577.54/cwt575.00–580.001,9352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed358575.00/cwt575.00–575.002,0592
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0692
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381526.58/cwt495.00–545.002,0069
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420491.09/cwt460.00–510.002,0634
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy422478.48/cwt475.00–485.002,0193
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423522.78/cwt500.00–545.002,2113
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy455475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1611
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472459.58/cwt425.00–472.502,16910
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1479488.79/cwt485.00–490.002,3414
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3101
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530404.58/cwt390.00–420.002,1442
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy535430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3011
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580396.64/cwt380.00–410.002,3013
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605402.50/cwt400.00–405.002,4352
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630388.78/cwt385.00–392.502,4492
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,4401
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2281
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5421
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5511
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,6521
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 21,020235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,488205.55/cwt204.00–207.003,0593
Bulls——1,631223.65/cwt218.00–229.003,6488
Bulls——1,755234.74/cwt230.00–240.004,1202
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%830141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1701
Cows—Lean 85-90%866154.00/cwt151.00–155.001,3344
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020161.63/cwt157.00–168.001,64916
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079173.66/cwt170.00–179.001,8744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185169.00/cwt169.00–169.002,0031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225178.49/cwt178.00–179.002,1874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,291186.62/cwt181.00–194.002,4096
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493182.26/cwt179.00–187.002,7213
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585202.00/cwt202.00–202.003,2021
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2056,100.00/head6,100.00–6,100.006,1002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29834,403.39/head4,200.00–4,500.004,4033
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1603,887.93/head3,650.00–3,950.003,8885
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2004,850.00/head4,850.00–4,850.004,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed705310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1861
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010206.20/cwt169.00–252.502,0832
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,3091
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4003
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025175.53/cwt168.00–182.501,7992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,8211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0734,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0932,524.37/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135206.05/cwt200.00–215.002,3392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1583,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1633,101.29/head2,650.00–3,350.003,1013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1804,050.00/head4,050.00–4,050.004,0503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3783,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002

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.