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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 22
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
475 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 330▼ 138 vs year ago 613 · −22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 40▲ 4 vs year ago 51 · +7.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 27▼ 16 vs year ago 40 · −40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle supply was moderate, with offerings generally slightly plainer in quality. Feeder bulls weighing 300-500 pounds met stronger demand, selling steady to $5.00 higher, while feeder bulls over 500 pounds sold $5.00-$10.00 lower. Feeder steers were in light supply, with insufficient comparable sales to establish a market trend. Feeder heifers were met with softer demand, selling $10.00-$15.00 lower. Overall demand for feeder cattle was good, with the strongest demand noted for lighter-weight feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady, while slaughter bulls sold $10.00 higher. A highlight of the sale was a group of fancy-bred heifers, averaging 998 pounds and in the third stage of pregnancy, which sold for $4,650.00 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $369.34/cwt on 34 head, down $1.16 from the prior sale (only 19 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −34.45 against this barn's trailing median of $403.79.
Average price
$369.34
▼ 1.16 vs prior sale
34 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,026
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$35.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.35
vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541386.132,08718thin
Medium and Large 2558350.441,95416thin
One grade step is worth $35.69/cwt here — about $133 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 sale34 hd
369.34
—
AR average8 barns · 179 hd
360.98
+8.35
This barn, trailing median31 sales
403.79
−34.45
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—Average1,668182.183,03813
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,318141.951,87111
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,600137.192,1966thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,015124.591,26413

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,365$3,5092thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$2,8001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)998$4,6504thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$4,6002thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,000$3,8501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,165$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,200$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)850$3,2001thin

Every lot

106 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 2330471.54/cwt445.00–490.001,5563
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365423.65/cwt400.00–440.001,5464
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413422.55/cwt420.00–425.001,7452
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy440435.06/cwt430.00–440.001,9142
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472404.17/cwt390.00–415.001,9085
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476434.24/cwt420.00–450.002,0677
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1505408.25/cwt400.00–425.002,0623
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520376.23/cwt365.00–390.001,9564
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy525385.10/cwt380.00–390.002,0222
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed565375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1191
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580375.67/cwt370.00–382.502,1794
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583353.77/cwt350.00–357.502,0622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1603372.49/cwt370.00–375.002,2462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2617353.32/cwt350.00–355.002,1806
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660324.92/cwt320.00–330.002,1442
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667347.41/cwt333.00–357.502,3175
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708331.59/cwt331.00–332.202,3482
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,6301
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,6931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed318510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6222
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323475.58/cwt450.00–500.001,5362
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323401.08/cwt390.00–415.001,2953
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375402.06/cwt390.00–407.501,5086
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381429.36/cwt420.00–450.001,63611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424363.50/cwt350.00–375.001,5414
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425386.76/cwt380.00–395.001,6443
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427397.07/cwt387.50–410.001,6958
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443377.50/cwt377.50–377.501,6724
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed450410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8451
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,6953
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465344.19/cwt320.00–357.501,60011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472367.29/cwt350.00–377.501,7346
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy472344.03/cwt340.00–350.001,6243
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Replacement515400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0603
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515347.06/cwt345.00–349.001,7872
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523334.99/cwt332.50–337.501,7522
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524350.62/cwt340.00–372.501,8376
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531333.31/cwt325.00–337.501,7709
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565326.65/cwt315.00–338.001,8465
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568353.14/cwt345.00–360.002,0063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy572321.17/cwt320.00–322.501,8373
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622312.47/cwt300.00–325.001,9443
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623332.76/cwt332.50–333.002,0732
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement651344.00/cwt344.00–344.002,2394
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657325.35/cwt320.00–331.002,1383
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1082
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710319.18/cwt317.50–322.502,2663
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718297.41/cwt292.50–302.502,1352
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement723340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4582
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1521
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4181
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Full780267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,0871
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Replacement800330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6401
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1829296.67/cwt285.00–302.502,4595
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5041
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324485.82/cwt465.00–510.001,5749
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6691
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369463.03/cwt445.00–480.001,7099
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378416.64/cwt390.00–435.001,5758
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed420440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8481
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431438.05/cwt427.50–460.001,88811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434413.07/cwt385.00–425.001,7936
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,8471
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Full460325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4951
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2462390.98/cwt385.00–400.001,8065
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480423.55/cwt400.00–440.002,03318
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523400.57/cwt380.00–427.502,09511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529361.43/cwt345.00–375.001,9126
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,2351
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed555365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0261
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568363.45/cwt355.00–385.002,0647
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581332.94/cwt320.00–352.501,9348
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610342.40/cwt335.00–355.002,0893
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628326.87/cwt317.50–332.502,05312
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2662320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1183
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675327.01/cwt325.00–335.002,2075
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715319.20/cwt312.50–325.002,2823
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1790300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3701
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Medium 2314313.86/cwt300.00–350.009868
Dairy Heifers350–400Medium 2388300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1642
Dairy Heifers400–450Medium 2408325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3262
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,220168.98/cwt164.00–175.002,0623
Bulls——1,802186.14/cwt182.00–189.003,35410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%875102.06/cwt98.00–107.008932
Cows—Lean 85-90%955118.37/cwt116.00–122.001,1303
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020128.64/cwt124.00–134.001,3125
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,158139.07/cwt137.00–142.001,6103
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289139.64/cwt134.00–144.001,8007
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,369145.98/cwt145.00–147.001,9984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,560145.00/cwt145.00–145.002,2621
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,593138.29/cwt135.00–144.002,2034
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,670125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,0881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295250.00/cwt250.00–250.003,2381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3653,508.79/head3,300.00–3,700.003,5092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29984,650.00/head4,650.00–4,650.004,6504
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0004,600.00/head4,600.00–4,600.004,6002
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,850.00/head3,850.00–3,850.003,8501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28503,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3881

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.