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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 9
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
400 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 501▼ 135 vs year ago 535 · −25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 40▼ 21 vs year ago 61 · −34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 40▼ 13 vs year ago 50 · −26.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle offerings were lighter, with mostly plainer cattle available. Demand was moderate, with stronger demand noted for thinner-fleshed calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to $5.00 higher on a light test. There were some quality replacement bulls offered that sold on strong demand. Slaughter cattle were lightly tested and sold steady to $5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $383.10/cwt on 26 head, down $18.58 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −6.53 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$383.10
▼ 18.58 vs prior sale
26 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$117
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.31
vs AR average
−17.42 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534399.392,13311thin
Medium and Large 2543371.152,01615thin
One grade step is worth $28.24/cwt here — about $117 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale26 hd
383.10
—
AR average7 barns · 365 hd
378.79
+4.31
National average163 barns · 8,321 hd
400.52
−17.42
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−6.53
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—Average1,659203.813,38210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,295167.222,1667thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,425161.002,2941thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,031152.831,57613

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)1,203$3,2824thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,262$3,1853thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$2,6573thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)825$2,6501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,200$7,8758
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,443$3,8552thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$3,5001thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318592.80/cwt580.00–615.001,8853
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335544.93/cwt540.00–550.001,8262
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,0241
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,9002
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388504.91/cwt495.00–510.001,9593
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed412509.78/cwt500.00–525.002,1003
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416515.33/cwt500.00–525.002,1445
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425481.61/cwt480.00–485.002,0473
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1121
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467438.63/cwt417.50–455.002,0483
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed469463.88/cwt461.00–470.002,1763
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475467.37/cwt450.00–485.002,2209
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0791
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531452.95/cwt440.00–470.002,40510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533425.03/cwt420.00–430.002,2653
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,5011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584427.41/cwt415.00–440.002,4964
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585403.42/cwt385.00–417.502,3608
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3701
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700355.00/cwt345.00–365.002,4852
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy335535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,7921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335499.96/cwt477.50–530.001,6759
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368497.24/cwt475.00–530.001,83013
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374452.36/cwt435.00–472.501,6927
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed378484.97/cwt480.00–490.001,8332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419464.81/cwt450.00–490.001,9488
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433431.32/cwt415.00–450.001,86813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435429.77/cwt420.00–440.001,8693
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2457437.50/cwt437.50–437.501,9993
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466407.13/cwt390.00–420.001,8976
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476424.36/cwt400.00–450.002,02013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512417.26/cwt405.00–440.002,1367
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524382.97/cwt360.00–402.502,0078
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565357.65/cwt330.00–367.502,0217
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570377.50/cwt372.50–385.002,1523
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9721
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619353.35/cwt350.00–362.502,1875
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633369.00/cwt360.00–385.002,3365
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660339.96/cwt335.00–345.002,2442
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,3913
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688362.38/cwt357.00–370.002,4937
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708351.42/cwt350.00–352.002,4887
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement736372.50/cwt372.50–372.502,7424
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,3811
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement775365.06/cwt350.00–370.002,8294
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6972
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1Replacement1,0533,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315521.13/cwt500.00–545.001,6424
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320567.50/cwt560.00–575.001,8162
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327576.47/cwt560.00–615.001,8855
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy340520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372469.64/cwt455.00–495.001,7473
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377537.35/cwt520.00–570.002,02611
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed382512.58/cwt500.00–540.001,9583
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1407516.68/cwt500.00–530.002,1033
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423460.73/cwt420.00–485.001,9498
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425465.18/cwt460.00–470.001,9772
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed458459.14/cwt455.00–467.502,1033
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476461.37/cwt445.00–477.502,1965
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,7281
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483421.50/cwt400.00–447.502,0367
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2921
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524410.77/cwt365.00–430.002,1529
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy532412.47/cwt400.00–427.502,1943
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,3381
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy565397.46/cwt395.00–400.002,2462
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566380.67/cwt360.00–400.002,1556
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3701
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy600355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633348.76/cwt347.50–350.002,2082
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,3911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,567203.93/cwt200.00–208.003,1963
Bulls——1,648189.86/cwt180.00–195.003,1294
Bulls——1,767222.28/cwt220.00–227.003,9283
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%978131.05/cwt128.00–134.001,2822
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,009167.22/cwt165.00–171.001,6874
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023141.03/cwt139.00–144.001,4433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086158.18/cwt154.00–160.001,7184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,9231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264164.39/cwt160.00–169.002,0784
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,393178.00/cwt178.00–178.002,4802
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,425161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,2941
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2007,874.64/head4,600.00–10,050.007,8758
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4433,855.29/head3,000.00–4,500.003,8552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,6271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115202.50/cwt202.50–202.502,2581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,656.93/head2,400.00–3,100.002,6573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,188187.40/cwt169.00–233.002,2263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2033,281.81/head2,800.00–3,500.003,2824
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2623,185.01/head2,600.00–3,550.003,1853
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3503,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958258.99/cwt230.00–280.002,4813
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,8961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28252,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501

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.