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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Nov 3
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
← Oct 27Nov 3latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
714 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 751▼ 324 vs year ago 1,038 · −31.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 104▼ 25 vs year ago 90 · −27.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 30▼ 44 vs year ago 82 · −53.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder cattle were in good supply, with several offerings of weaned calves and overall good quality. Slightly lighter demand was noted, with continued weakness in feeder cattle futures. Feeder steers sold $12.00 lower, while feeder heifers and bulls sold steady to $4.00 lower. Slaughter cattle faced lighter demand, selling $12.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $384.45/cwt on 59 head, down $0.48 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 29 comparable sales and sits −44.18 against this barn's trailing median of $428.63.
Average price
$384.45
▼ 0.48 vs prior sale
59 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,123
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$32.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.88
vs AR average
−23.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553398.682,20330
Medium and Large 1-2559382.002,1357thin
Medium and Large 2549365.842,00922
One grade step is worth $32.84/cwt here — about $195 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 sale59 hd
384.45
—
AR average8 barns · 363 hd
380.57
+3.88
National average43 barns · 4,657 hd
408.07
−23.62
This barn, trailing median29 sales
428.63
−44.18
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
493441389337median 428.6303/0305/0507/0709/0811/03
Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.83, low $350.71, median $428.63 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—Low1,502157.882,37210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,719117.452,0194thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,311113.141,4838thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,11597.291,08532

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$3,1501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,127$2,8843thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,244$2,7295
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,095$2,7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)958$2,6402thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,9232thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320438.33/cwt427.50–450.001,4035
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325536.46/cwt515.00–560.001,7432
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365466.10/cwt460.00–475.001,7015
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383495.81/cwt470.00–520.001,89911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2386436.20/cwt420.00–450.001,6846
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422480.70/cwt455.00–505.002,02911
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423408.58/cwt385.00–427.501,72812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed443480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1262
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy445425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464441.03/cwt420.00–455.002,0469
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469384.18/cwt375.00–395.001,8029
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480391.84/cwt382.50–400.001,8814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy500382.50/cwt382.50–382.501,9131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521417.78/cwt400.00–435.002,17711
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529376.63/cwt365.00–382.501,99213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2559382.00/cwt382.00–382.002,1357
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575387.90/cwt368.00–420.002,23018
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578350.25/cwt335.00–357.502,0249
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600362.50/cwt360.00–365.002,1752
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619361.08/cwt350.00–367.502,23513
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624341.25/cwt327.50–355.002,1295
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2263
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy627326.93/cwt320.00–345.002,0505
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672344.84/cwt335.00–355.002,31721
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675321.54/cwt315.00–330.002,1703
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy692307.31/cwt306.00–310.002,1273
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,2662
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fleshy710311.67/cwt300.00–320.002,2133
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720327.50/cwt327.50–327.502,3582
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,3383
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730310.83/cwt310.00–312.502,2693
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2803
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1764319.22/cwt305.00–337.502,43911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790292.55/cwt285.00–297.502,3113
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805302.48/cwt300.00–305.002,4352
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1871293.40/cwt287.50–300.002,5565
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2878273.77/cwt265.00–282.502,4042
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1960270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed312435.05/cwt430.00–445.001,3573
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327396.10/cwt370.00–415.001,2953
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377382.70/cwt370.00–410.001,44316
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388417.48/cwt415.00–420.001,6202
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421405.31/cwt390.00–415.001,7067
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426378.86/cwt365.00–395.001,61412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464366.36/cwt360.00–395.001,70012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473341.88/cwt327.50–365.001,61718
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7571
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524328.69/cwt317.50–345.001,72226
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1537362.31/cwt352.50–375.001,9463
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy537340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8263
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy568326.33/cwt315.00–332.501,8545
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569320.55/cwt305.00–331.001,82411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577340.53/cwt330.00–355.001,9658
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Replacement585390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,2821
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609330.01/cwt320.00–337.502,01024
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614306.80/cwt275.00–317.501,8847
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy632308.74/cwt300.00–312.501,9514
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677325.28/cwt310.00–337.002,20221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680293.73/cwt292.50–295.001,9972
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1739300.81/cwt300.00–305.002,22312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745280.83/cwt270.00–290.002,0923
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766302.01/cwt285.00–312.002,31314
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0792
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0631
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4073
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,5201
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5371
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6501
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345430.00/cwt425.00–435.001,4842
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6451
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373487.27/cwt475.00–495.001,8184
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5962
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1413486.80/cwt470.00–510.002,0106
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416426.16/cwt415.00–440.001,7738
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed418460.06/cwt450.00–470.001,9232
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425445.06/cwt440.00–450.001,8922
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy450375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9342
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy460335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476363.49/cwt350.00–390.001,7306
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,0861
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522379.86/cwt365.00–410.001,9839
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524339.32/cwt332.50–352.501,7787
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575356.41/cwt337.50–375.002,0498
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy575330.50/cwt330.00–332.501,9005
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed578343.80/cwt340.00–347.501,9872
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581324.33/cwt317.50–330.001,8844
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621326.85/cwt320.00–335.002,0304
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1685307.45/cwt300.00–315.002,1062
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,454155.61/cwt153.00–159.002,2638
Bulls——1,695166.95/cwt165.00–170.002,8302
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07992.77/cwt89.00–99.001,0019
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08169.58/cwt68.00–70.007525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,138104.59/cwt100.00–107.001,19012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152112.55/cwt109.00–116.001,2976
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278120.50/cwt120.00–121.001,5402
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,297105.56/cwt104.00–108.001,3693
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,347115.82/cwt109.00–119.001,5603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,520120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,8241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,785116.60/cwt114.00–119.002,0813
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,922.73/head2,450.00–3,250.002,9232
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2908262.26/cwt245.00–280.002,3812
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065167.84/cwt158.00–177.501,7872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1272,884.17/head2,400.00–3,500.002,8843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,150.00/head3,150.00–3,150.003,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2442,729.26/head2,000.00–3,600.002,7295
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,730141.00/cwt141.00–141.002,4391
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29582,640.34/head2,550.00–2,750.002,6402

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.