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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 14
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
398 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 415▲ 398 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 86▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 35▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder supply was moderate, with calves weighing over 500 lb being lightly tested. Lightweight 300 lb steers sold steady to $3.00 higher, while steers weighing over 300 lb sold $7.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold $8.00 lower. Demand remained good; however, with the feeder cattle futures board posting additional losses today, buyers were more cautious. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00 to $10.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $389.37/cwt on 21 head, down $33.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits −0.26 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$389.37
▼ 33.90 vs prior sale
21 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,094
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$284
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$52.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.18
vs AR average
−6.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538426.562,2966thin
Medium and Large 2537374.502,01315thin
One grade step is worth $52.07/cwt here — about $284 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale21 hd
389.37
—
AR average9 barns · 303 hd
399.55
−10.18
National average163 barns · 8,583 hd
396.05
−6.68
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
−0.26
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—Low1,646214.753,53412
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,334169.222,25811
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,413166.962,3592thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,087156.081,69620

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)1,067$2,9253thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$2,8252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,080$2,7512thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$2,7001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$2,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,4022thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,010$2,7501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$2,7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)705$2,2002thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,9951
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed286696.71/cwt695.00–700.001,9936
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328634.46/cwt618.00–665.002,0816
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed338635.00/cwt635.00–635.002,1463
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350582.50/cwt550.00–615.002,0392
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377539.99/cwt510.00–550.002,03610
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383559.90/cwt555.00–565.002,1442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2407463.11/cwt450.00–475.001,8853
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417523.88/cwt500.00–545.002,1856
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed450485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1831
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473486.53/cwt460.00–500.002,30111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475444.37/cwt430.00–460.002,1112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy490400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514453.47/cwt445.00–470.002,3317
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534422.29/cwt405.00–440.002,2556
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577409.90/cwt385.00–425.002,3655
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,4631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617408.97/cwt397.50–420.002,5238
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628367.70/cwt360.00–382.502,3093
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658397.51/cwt392.50–400.002,6163
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660377.50/cwt375.00–380.002,4922
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy688357.58/cwt350.00–365.002,4602
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723374.91/cwt370.00–380.002,7112
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6821
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,9261
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325593.09/cwt590.00–595.001,9285
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332549.35/cwt535.00–575.001,8243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333524.74/cwt510.00–527.501,7476
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366519.81/cwt500.00–535.001,9034
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371482.02/cwt475.00–495.001,7887
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed383540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,0685
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418479.19/cwt465.00–510.002,0034
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed425550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,3381
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428445.71/cwt430.00–455.001,9087
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,0031
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed455485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2071
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462453.51/cwt430.00–470.002,0958
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2462404.85/cwt380.00–430.001,87011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513421.69/cwt405.00–440.002,1633
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527375.67/cwt350.00–390.001,98011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy545497.50/cwt497.50–497.502,7111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566371.27/cwt345.00–380.002,1014
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573398.40/cwt382.50–415.002,2832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611393.06/cwt380.00–410.002,4029
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2631355.38/cwt345.00–365.002,2426
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655377.50/cwt377.50–377.502,4731
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2666326.20/cwt315.00–337.502,1724
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,4083
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3931
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755292.50/cwt292.50–292.502,2081
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2818277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,2701
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,6221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed320650.00/cwt650.00–650.002,0801
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2322550.36/cwt530.00–580.001,7723
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332627.54/cwt600.00–650.002,0833
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370525.15/cwt510.00–535.001,9434
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382538.34/cwt530.00–545.002,0563
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1406513.87/cwt510.00–520.002,0867
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420482.05/cwt465.00–500.002,0255
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445487.50/cwt487.50–487.502,1691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465464.32/cwt450.00–485.002,1599
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475426.45/cwt420.00–430.002,0267
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522427.68/cwt417.50–447.502,2328
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1471
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540383.43/cwt360.00–400.002,0713
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574410.86/cwt405.00–422.202,35810
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577368.45/cwt350.00–387.502,1268
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628361.21/cwt350.00–372.502,2682
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,2111
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy715337.50/cwt337.50–337.502,4131
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725325.45/cwt315.00–335.002,3605
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy780325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5351
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780307.44/cwt290.00–322.502,3983
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,493194.83/cwt190.00–204.002,9094
Bulls——1,653214.31/cwt209.00–219.003,5433
Bulls——1,763230.95/cwt225.00–239.004,0725
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%984148.72/cwt140.00–153.001,4638
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,131158.10/cwt154.00–164.001,7888
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,204166.75/cwt166.00–167.002,0084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,334171.04/cwt164.00–177.002,28210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335151.00/cwt151.00–151.002,0161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413166.96/cwt166.00–168.002,3592
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28653,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29052,402.21/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9202,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29702,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0672,924.69/head2,650.00–3,200.002,9253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,751.39/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130209.99/cwt187.50–235.002,3732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27052,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29302,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501

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.