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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 15
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
330 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 332▼ 87 vs year ago 417 · −20.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 45▼ 50 vs year ago 90 · −55.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 61▼ 51 vs year ago 78 · −65.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, supply on feeders remained light, with better offerings of quality feeder cattle overall. Demand was significantly stronger, with feeders selling $25.00 to $35.00 higher. Buyer confidence appeared to improve following substantial gains in the cattle futures market last week. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $5.00 lower.

Looking ahead, cattle receipts over the coming weeks will provide an important indication of available supply. If auction numbers remain light compared to the same period a year ago, it could signal tighter supplies and continued support for the market.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $370.50/cwt on 19 head, up $28.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 31 comparable sales and sits −33.29 against this barn's trailing median of $403.79.
Average price
$370.50
▲ 28.35 vs prior sale
19 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,994
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$140
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+28.48
vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531382.312,03111thin
Medium and Large 1-2590355.002,0952thin
Medium and Large 2534354.011,8916thin
One grade step is worth $28.30/cwt here — about $140 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 sale19 hd
370.50
—
AR average7 barns · 110 hd
342.02
+28.48
This barn, trailing median31 sales
403.79
−33.29
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—Low1,645173.322,8518thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,313143.961,8898thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,407135.971,9133thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,022126.261,29113

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$2,9501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,138$2,8073thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,5501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)855$2,2522thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$2,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$3,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)750$2,9001thin

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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5861
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318442.09/cwt435.00–450.001,4062
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6591
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417418.00/cwt410.00–435.001,7433
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1445455.00/cwt440.00–470.002,0252
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463440.57/cwt430.00–460.002,0403
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475413.76/cwt405.00–420.001,9654
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525424.52/cwt405.00–442.502,2293
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525417.50/cwt410.00–425.002,1922
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538365.94/cwt357.50–370.001,9693
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,3581
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2576379.27/cwt365.00–387.502,1854
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620361.25/cwt360.00–362.502,2402
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631335.60/cwt325.00–350.002,1186
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675347.50/cwt347.50–347.502,3461
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed313448.06/cwt430.00–465.001,4023
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6091
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy333435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,4492
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333407.91/cwt390.00–425.001,3587
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363435.15/cwt420.00–450.001,5805
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed370430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5911
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371401.91/cwt385.00–415.001,4915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Replacement395600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,3701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413425.18/cwt415.00–455.001,7564
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435372.94/cwt355.00–395.001,6225
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full435370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8201
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467397.32/cwt385.00–410.001,8558
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467353.18/cwt337.50–370.001,6499
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement500540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,7001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518406.65/cwt405.00–407.502,1066
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523338.42/cwt320.00–350.001,7708
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Full525310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6281
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555330.00/cwt320.00–340.001,8323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585352.77/cwt350.00–357.502,0643
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0741
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618324.86/cwt320.00–330.002,0082
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633342.51/cwt340.00–345.002,1682
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668336.15/cwt332.50–340.002,2452
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy683316.27/cwt315.00–317.502,1602
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1351
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy720287.50/cwt287.50–287.502,0701
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0271
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780317.60/cwt310.00–325.002,4772
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823300.54/cwt287.50–315.002,4735
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870292.41/cwt285.00–300.002,5442
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2001
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925276.11/cwt267.50–285.002,5542
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321480.72/cwt465.00–500.001,5434
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333433.53/cwt415.00–450.001,4444
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371457.79/cwt440.00–485.001,69810
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2382411.08/cwt390.00–435.001,57018
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416440.34/cwt430.00–455.001,8324
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422406.40/cwt390.00–415.001,71510
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435407.50/cwt407.50–407.501,7731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8482
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed458415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473430.76/cwt405.00–441.002,03719
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478389.87/cwt370.00–412.501,86411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521389.11/cwt370.00–415.002,0278
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526355.81/cwt340.00–380.001,8725
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1550378.75/cwt367.50–390.002,0832
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9841
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2590355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0952
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622340.80/cwt335.00–347.502,1203
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2648337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,1842
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678334.99/cwt330.00–337.502,2713
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0161
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713328.19/cwt315.00–337.502,3403
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735288.40/cwt275.00–305.002,1203
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,3061
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830268.73/cwt267.50–270.002,2302
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2501
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6831
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010224.95/cwt220.00–230.002,2722
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 11,050225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,3631
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 11,170260.00/cwt260.00–260.003,0421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,425158.74/cwt155.00–160.002,2623
Bulls——1,573177.13/cwt174.00–182.502,7863
Bulls——2,083189.46/cwt189.00–190.003,9462
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%943115.01/cwt110.00–120.001,0853
Cows—Lean 85-90%983132.50/cwt130.00–137.001,3024
Cows—Lean 85-90%98394.50/cwt90.00–100.009292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,141144.34/cwt142.00–148.001,6474
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280148.51/cwt147.00–149.001,9013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332141.23/cwt138.00–144.001,8815
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,355138.96/cwt138.00–140.001,8832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,9631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28552,252.34/head1,850.00–2,650.002,2522
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-28602,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,806.73/head2,550.00–2,900.002,8073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,475198.00/cwt198.00–198.002,9211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,685175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,9491
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29303,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163201.61/cwt177.50–235.002,3452

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.