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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 18
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
242 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 333▼ 104 vs year ago 346 · −30.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 30▼ 12 vs year ago 37 · −32.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 12▲ 24 vs year ago 10 · +240.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were in light supply, with mostly plainer offerings. On a light test, feeder steers and heifers sold $15.00-$20.00 lower. Overall demand for feeder cattle was lighter this week due to drought conditions and weaker cattle futures, with the exception of a few fancy replacement heifers that sold on strong demand. Slaughter cattle sold $8.00-$10.00 lower on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $372.58/cwt on 16 head, up $1.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −31.21 against this barn's trailing median of $403.79.
Average price
$372.58
▲ 1.35 vs prior sale
16 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,022
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$10.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.90
vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556380.612,1174thin
Medium and Large 2538369.901,99012thin
One grade step is worth $10.71/cwt here — about $127 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 sale16 hd
372.58
—
AR average8 barns · 121 hd
371.67
+0.90
This barn, trailing median31 sales
403.79
−31.21
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—High1,600203.413,25513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,435161.332,3153thin
CowsLean 85-90%High924150.031,3865thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,325$4,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,157$3,6283thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,480$3,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,120$3,3213thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,380$3,1501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$2,7633thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$2,6503thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$2,5002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)980$3,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,080$3,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$3,6503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,000$3,1132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$3,0501thin

Every lot

98 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 2325487.96/cwt480.00–495.001,5862
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328521.30/cwt500.00–545.001,7102
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368487.13/cwt465.00–500.001,7934
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,7251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412458.36/cwt450.00–470.001,8883
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425422.15/cwt415.00–430.001,7942
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468406.89/cwt400.00–415.001,9044
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1485415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513412.46/cwt410.00–415.002,1162
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513397.49/cwt395.00–400.002,0392
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0521
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1731
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580391.70/cwt385.00–400.002,2723
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1661
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623378.01/cwt375.00–385.002,3554
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2781
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,5191
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,290255.00/cwt255.00–255.003,2901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325432.96/cwt425.00–440.001,4072
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5621
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370453.68/cwt440.00–470.001,6795
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,0441
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383389.04/cwt365.00–400.001,4903
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,8881
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415392.30/cwt375.00–415.001,6286
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6941
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473396.35/cwt392.50–400.001,8752
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478367.30/cwt345.00–380.001,75610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8191
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510384.16/cwt377.50–390.001,9593
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed523390.98/cwt380.00–402.502,0452
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,9291
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528359.89/cwt340.00–365.001,9005
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed550400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,3311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574338.02/cwt330.00–347.501,9404
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed575360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy605490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,9651
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1630336.15/cwt330.00–342.502,1182
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy630321.22/cwt317.50–325.002,0242
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy665525.00/cwt525.00–525.003,4911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673335.23/cwt322.50–347.502,2562
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678310.40/cwt300.00–317.502,1055
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1351
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy715455.00/cwt455.00–455.003,2531
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Fancy815380.00/cwt380.00–380.003,0971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy310460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed335520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7421
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2339481.66/cwt460.00–495.001,6336
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375482.00/cwt470.00–495.001,8082
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375475.85/cwt460.00–495.001,7844
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378426.29/cwt420.00–435.001,6114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy415417.56/cwt415.00–420.001,7332
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2429412.73/cwt400.00–435.001,7719
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1462417.47/cwt407.50–425.001,9295
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465395.20/cwt380.00–410.001,8387
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,0501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0741
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529369.19/cwt350.00–387.501,9538
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,1041
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575381.22/cwt377.50–385.002,1922
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575353.87/cwt340.00–367.502,0352
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Full575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy618345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,1322
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620359.84/cwt355.00–365.002,2312
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630335.60/cwt325.00–340.002,1145
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680325.00/cwt317.50–332.502,2102
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4321
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,6091
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,2501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3851
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,480174.00/cwt174.00–174.002,5751
Bulls——1,523202.91/cwt197.00–207.003,0907
Bulls——1,732209.98/cwt208.00–214.003,6375
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%840139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1681
Cows—Lean 85-90%908150.72/cwt147.50–153.001,3693
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,6771
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1781
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,425149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,1231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,560170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,6521
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0803,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29352,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,321.43/head3,150.00–3,600.003,3213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1573,628.03/head3,250.00–4,000.003,6283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,762.82/head2,500.00–3,100.002,7633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3254,200.00/head4,200.00–4,200.004,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3803,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4803,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29003,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,112.50/head3,000.00–3,250.003,1132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,8091
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29803,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.