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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 4
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
677 head
▲ 492 vs last sale 185▼ 305 vs year ago 982 · −31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 10▼ 55 vs year ago 100 · −55.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 17▼ 31 vs year ago 84 · −36.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, the supply of feeder cattle increased, with several quality offerings of weaned calves. Quality and condition continued to drive demand throughout the sale. Several outstanding drafts of replacement-quality heifers sold on very good demand, highlighted by a draft of 10 head averaging 602 lbs that brought $459.00/cwt. Overall, feeder steers and heifers sold $15.00 to $20.00 higher than the previous week. Slaughter cattle sold with good demand; however, comparisons to last week were limited due to insufficient comparable receipts to establish a market trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $406.60/cwt on 90 head, up $17.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +16.97 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.
Average price
$406.60
▲ 17.23 vs prior sale
90 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,212
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$350
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$65.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.32
vs AR average
+32.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544418.932,27873
Medium and Large 2545353.661,92817thin
One grade step is worth $65.27/cwt here — about $350 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale90 hd
406.60
—
AR average8 barns · 250 hd
390.28
+16.32
National average160 barns · 6,700 hd
374.03
+32.57
This barn, trailing median30 sales
389.63
+16.97
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—High1,611212.983,43010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,388183.002,5402thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,219178.662,17810
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,074167.001,79315

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)1,045$3,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,140$3,4501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,248$3,18513
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,068$2,8622thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,240$2,8501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,143$2,6502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$4,2333thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed312545.16/cwt530.00–560.001,7013
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316536.76/cwt520.00–545.001,6965
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335494.85/cwt475.00–520.001,6583
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374523.80/cwt505.00–545.001,95911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380467.50/cwt455.00–480.001,7772
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed423469.47/cwt460.00–480.001,9862
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424484.58/cwt460.00–510.002,0556
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added424474.00/cwt474.00–474.002,0108
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425439.65/cwt430.00–450.001,8692
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466462.02/cwt442.50–472.202,1537
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed495427.50/cwt427.50–427.502,1161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,1041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added501436.00/cwt436.00–436.002,1849
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508415.52/cwt410.00–417.502,1115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511429.27/cwt420.00–432.502,19410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528400.86/cwt397.50–410.002,1175
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573397.32/cwt390.00–415.002,27716
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575414.00/cwt414.00–414.002,3813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575370.00/cwt365.00–375.002,1282
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,3061
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,2041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2598387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,3172
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added609406.25/cwt406.25–406.252,47414
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613372.49/cwt370.00–375.002,2832
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615396.90/cwt382.50–412.002,44115
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added638416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,6546
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668378.66/cwt370.00–385.002,5298
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added683387.78/cwt385.00–395.002,64913
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723364.38/cwt340.00–377.502,6344
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770366.68/cwt362.50–370.002,8233
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed820335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7471
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6881
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed940315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,9611
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,055280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,9541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315519.92/cwt515.00–530.001,6383
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed325503.33/cwt500.00–505.001,6363
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy340475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340456.21/cwt450.00–460.001,5514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363469.88/cwt460.00–490.001,7067
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373444.54/cwt425.00–457.501,65811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed388470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added413467.50/cwt467.50–467.501,9312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423441.09/cwt437.50–450.001,86614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428414.13/cwt390.00–430.001,77210
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed458422.46/cwt420.00–425.001,9352
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy460370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7021
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added468457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,1394
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469384.71/cwt365.00–395.001,8045
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479415.93/cwt407.50–430.001,99210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0341
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement519483.98/cwt457.50–490.002,51216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530361.73/cwt347.50–375.001,9178
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1532386.87/cwt375.00–415.002,05817
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added533423.00/cwt423.00–423.002,2554
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement559415.11/cwt411.00–434.002,32025
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2564340.42/cwt325.00–360.001,9208
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566383.67/cwt360.00–405.002,17210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0571
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement626427.74/cwt413.00–459.002,67832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633363.56/cwt347.50–380.002,3012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2794
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy665322.50/cwt320.00–325.002,1452
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1281
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678342.68/cwt332.50–352.502,3232
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3563
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement743340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,5262
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Replacement758350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,6532
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,7231
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7141
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318533.85/cwt525.00–545.001,6985
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327503.48/cwt490.00–515.001,6467
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377508.96/cwt480.00–535.001,91910
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388469.97/cwt465.00–475.001,8232
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418472.00/cwt455.00–490.001,9737
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425438.39/cwt420.00–450.001,86310
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9361
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465436.11/cwt420.00–455.002,0286
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485387.72/cwt382.50–405.001,88011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy489403.77/cwt400.00–405.001,9744
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515379.08/cwt370.00–390.001,95211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0803
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy555350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9431
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580347.08/cwt332.50–355.002,0135
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2618336.36/cwt332.50–340.002,0792
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625346.29/cwt345.00–347.502,1642
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629356.23/cwt350.00–362.502,2414
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668353.20/cwt347.50–360.002,3594
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed675352.50/cwt352.50–352.502,3791
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4121
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1769325.02/cwt320.00–327.502,4994
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6881
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930282.50/cwt282.50–282.502,6271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,328200.80/cwt194.00–205.002,6673
Bulls——1,701212.87/cwt209.00–217.003,6214
Bulls——1,773225.29/cwt219.00–229.003,9943
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049162.23/cwt158.00–166.001,7024
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079174.01/cwt168.00–179.001,8789
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,100145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189174.75/cwt168.00–179.002,0785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,249182.56/cwt180.00–187.002,2805
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,388183.00/cwt183.00–183.002,5402
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3004,233.33/head4,000.00–4,450.004,2333
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0453,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,1091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0682,861.71/head2,650.00–3,050.002,8622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,1131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1432,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2483,184.61/head2,900.00–3,500.003,18513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,6441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,288208.81/cwt205.00–213.002,6892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,375214.11/cwt199.00–229.002,9442
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060256.00/cwt256.00–256.002,7141

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.