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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 29
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
705 head
▲ 230 vs last sale 475▲ 43 vs year ago 662 · +6.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 55▲ 12 vs year ago 68 · +17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 24▲ 18 vs year ago 35 · +51.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, receipts of feeder cattle were higher, with offerings consisting mostly of new-crop, fleshier calves and slightly plainer cattle. Few weaned calves were offered. Cooler nighttime temperatures softened demand for unweaned calves. Feeder steers weighing 500-600 pounds sold $15.00-$20.00 lower, while 700-pound steers sold $10.00 higher. Lightweight steers were not well tested. Feeder bulls and heifers sold unevenly, ranging from $10.00 lower to $10.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $10.00 higher, with higher-yielding cattle receiving the strongest demand.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $333.26/cwt on 38 head, down $9.88 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −56.64 against this barn's trailing median of $389.90.
Average price
$333.26
▼ 9.88 vs prior sale
38 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$107
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$37.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.55
vs AR average
−19.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2521357.651,86312thin
Medium and Large 1537329.091,7666thin
Medium and Large 2549319.881,75620
One grade step is worth $37.76/cwt here — about $107 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 sale38 hd
333.26
—
AR average8 barns · 617 hd
354.81
−21.55
National average184 barns · 12,638 hd
352.66
−19.40
This barn, trailing median29 sales
389.90
−56.64
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

29 sales
441398355312median 389.9003/0305/0506/3009/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.53, low $325.96, median $389.90 across 29 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—High1,618183.022,96115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,283142.731,83213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,559141.662,2084thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,105132.611,46526

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)1,020$3,0412thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,215$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$2,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)948$2,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)980$1,9252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)983$1,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)750$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,200$2,7001thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2303440.08/cwt430.00–450.001,3332
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369460.21/cwt457.50–480.001,6988
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378417.04/cwt400.00–445.001,5766
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy395370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419450.46/cwt437.50–475.001,8878
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426408.61/cwt390.00–430.001,7417
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,8739
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467435.89/cwt420.00–462.502,0363
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy473409.96/cwt405.00–415.001,9395
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475381.75/cwt370.00–410.001,8136
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480351.41/cwt340.00–360.001,6873
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,0028
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518371.56/cwt360.00–385.001,9253
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525394.60/cwt380.00–415.002,0729
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy525347.50/cwt347.50–347.501,8241
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy530367.50/cwt367.50–367.501,9481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy573310.22/cwt300.00–320.001,7782
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1577360.37/cwt360.00–367.502,07920
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy578342.82/cwt330.00–360.001,9815
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0181
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0701
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608348.49/cwt340.00–360.002,1193
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy619325.64/cwt315.00–335.002,0165
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy630306.44/cwt303.00–310.001,9312
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy660315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0791
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663312.45/cwt310.00–317.502,0723
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723340.79/cwt337.50–342.502,4643
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1751
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5761
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3791
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,040225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,3401
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,060240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4542
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy324358.84/cwt340.00–375.001,1634
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4695
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2342408.46/cwt395.00–425.001,3973
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381379.52/cwt350.00–400.001,44610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386415.85/cwt415.00–420.001,6056
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy390373.77/cwt372.50–375.001,4582
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416413.56/cwt390.00–440.001,72016
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424363.98/cwt340.00–380.001,54311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,7243
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6691
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed470375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7633
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474378.94/cwt360.00–400.001,79617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476342.10/cwt325.00–367.501,6286
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy478344.13/cwt330.00–357.501,6456
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7635
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8541
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy515310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5972
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy523322.34/cwt315.00–327.501,6863
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527324.94/cwt320.00–332.501,7127
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed528366.68/cwt362.50–372.501,9367
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,8621
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569318.46/cwt300.00–332.501,81211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616337.58/cwt322.50–345.002,0799
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2616311.83/cwt302.50–320.001,9214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634334.48/cwt327.50–335.752,12118
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678307.53/cwt300.00–310.002,0854
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686327.51/cwt320.00–335.002,2475
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement720350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,5202
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726325.03/cwt320.00–337.502,3605
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728272.29/cwt260.00–285.001,9822
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763311.00/cwt311.00–311.002,37311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1316488.60/cwt475.00–505.001,5448
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed318464.61/cwt455.00–475.001,4772
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327424.16/cwt400.00–445.001,3875
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy345370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy350360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2601
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373455.79/cwt440.00–475.001,70010
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374407.09/cwt400.00–430.001,52313
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6721
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy400400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420414.34/cwt405.00–425.001,74010
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424436.74/cwt425.00–455.001,85214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466417.66/cwt400.00–430.001,94616
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480382.50/cwt375.00–390.001,8364
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2487368.49/cwt350.00–392.501,7959
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519400.25/cwt377.50–415.002,07719
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy522324.86/cwt320.00–330.001,6963
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2534360.42/cwt345.00–375.001,9259
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568367.73/cwt360.00–375.002,0898
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570337.52/cwt327.50–350.001,9245
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580314.91/cwt310.00–320.001,8262
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9341
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618347.47/cwt345.00–350.002,1472
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,0001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy640309.92/cwt300.00–320.001,9832
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673311.60/cwt300.00–325.002,0973
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1695310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1551
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725293.60/cwt280.00–305.002,1294
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726302.49/cwt300.00–307.502,1964
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0761
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1797312.50/cwt312.50–312.502,4913
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,225157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,9231
Bulls——1,561182.76/cwt175.00–189.002,85311
Bulls——1,957192.64/cwt190.00–194.003,7703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,037118.08/cwt114.00–124.001,2245
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109133.91/cwt127.00–138.001,48518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190149.05/cwt143.00–157.001,7743
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,273139.79/cwt136.00–144.001,7808
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300147.44/cwt145.00–152.001,9175
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,559141.66/cwt139.00–144.002,2084
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-27502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2002,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29482,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29502,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-29701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9831,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0203,041.18/head2,750.00–3,300.003,0412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2956249.64/cwt177.50–260.002,3879
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2957232.06/cwt217.50–247.502,2214

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.