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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 21
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
← earliestMay 21May 28
Feeder Cattle receipts
483 head
483 vs last sale 0 483 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
162 vs last sale 0 162 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
78 head
78 vs last sale 0 78 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 600 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher; over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher; over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 to 3.00 lower on Boners and 2.00 to 5.00 higher on Lean cows. Slaughter bulls sold fully 5.00 higher instances 10.00 higher on high dressing.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.73/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 59.08 against this barn's trailing median of $203.81.
Average price
$144.73
142 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$743
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$12.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.25
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2533148.7779322
Medium and Large 2441144.3863626
Medium and Large 1532144.1376791
Medium and Large 3412136.335613thin
One grade step is worth $12.44/cwt here — about $232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales
235207179151median 203.8112/1602/1005/1907/1408/18
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.18, low $165.05, median $203.81 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale142 hd
144.73
AR average2 barns · 228 hd
142.48
+2.25
This barn, trailing median15 sales
203.81
−59.08
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,75382.951,4549thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12154.0860623
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35952.077084thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00447.5547715

Every lot, as filed

88 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight76544.00/cwt44.00–44.003371
CowsLean 85-90%1,00747.19/cwt45.00–53.004757
CowsLean 85-90%1,08053.77/cwt53.00–56.005815
CowsLean 85-90%92535.00/cwt35.00–35.003242
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35952.07/cwt50.00–54.007084
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13654.46/cwt52.00–56.0061916
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16857.00/cwt57.00–57.006664
CowsBoner 80-85%97848.13/cwt43.00–53.004713
Bulls1,88088.46/cwt86.00–94.001,6635
Bulls1,69781.07/cwt76.00–83.001,3763
Bulls1,29061.00/cwt61.00–61.007871
SteersMedium and Large 1655138.00/cwt138.00–138.009041
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
HeifersMedium and Large 3543100.00/cwt100.00–100.005432
HeifersMedium and Large 3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
HeifersMedium and Large 3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
HeifersMedium and Large 3360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004681
HeifersMedium and Large 3295125.00/cwt125.00–125.003691
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400141.00/cwt141.00–141.005641
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360149.00/cwt149.00–149.005361
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330153.00/cwt153.00–153.005051
HeifersMedium and Large 2586125.57/cwt120.00–129.007365
HeifersMedium and Large 2813104.00/cwt104.00–104.008462
HeifersMedium and Large 2418142.88/cwt139.00–147.005972
HeifersMedium and Large 2368146.46/cwt140.00–153.005392
HeifersMedium and Large 2328143.28/cwt135.00–152.504702
HeifersMedium and Large 2640126.00/cwt126.00–126.008061
HeifersMedium and Large 2545124.00/cwt124.00–124.006761
HeifersMedium and Large 2495146.00/cwt146.00–146.007231
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2428140.00/cwt140.00–140.005996
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775112.00/cwt112.00–112.008684
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy561132.00/cwt132.00–132.0074112
HeifersMedium and Large 1522137.32/cwt131.00–147.0071719
HeifersMedium and Large 1442136.08/cwt135.00–140.006019
HeifersMedium and Large 1467138.36/cwt134.00–146.006467
HeifersMedium and Large 1625131.00/cwt122.00–143.008196
HeifersMedium and Large 1380147.30/cwt143.00–158.005606
HeifersMedium and Large 1571129.13/cwt125.00–132.007375
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy520138.00/cwt138.00–138.007181
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy375130.00/cwt130.00–130.004881
HeifersMedium 2538126.00/cwt126.00–126.006782
BullsMedium and Large 3370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005002
BullsMedium and Large 3495139.00/cwt139.00–139.006881
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
BullsMedium and Large 2383149.72/cwt140.00–155.0057312
BullsMedium and Large 2471141.18/cwt135.00–150.006657
BullsMedium and Large 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008582
BullsMedium and Large 2425145.00/cwt145.00–145.006162
BullsMedium and Large 2540139.00/cwt139.00–139.007511
BullsMedium and Large 2300140.00/cwt140.00–140.004201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2656140.00/cwt140.00–140.0091810
BullsMedium and Large 1-2408164.00/cwt164.00–164.006697
BullsMedium and Large 1-2463145.00/cwt145.00–145.006715
BullsMedium and Large 1582140.80/cwt135.00–145.0081917
BullsMedium and Large 1529146.17/cwt135.00–149.0077316
BullsMedium and Large 1421156.78/cwt152.50–167.0066014
BullsMedium and Large 1655137.29/cwt130.00–138.0089912
BullsMedium and Large 1629126.27/cwt120.00–136.0079411
BullsMedium and Large 1467147.82/cwt140.00–158.0069011
BullsMedium and Large 1375170.71/cwt168.00–173.006404
BullsMedium and Large 1325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005531
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy620129.00/cwt129.00–129.008001
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy440134.00/cwt134.00–134.005901
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
SteersMedium and Large 1310176.13/cwt172.50–180.005462
SteersMedium and Large 1380171.27/cwt170.00–172.506512
SteersMedium and Large 1420167.14/cwt160.00–175.007022
SteersMedium and Large 1467153.80/cwt145.00–165.007185
SteersMedium and Large 1519150.73/cwt142.50–166.007826
SteersMedium and Large 1637141.29/cwt135.00–143.009007
SteersMedium and Large 1578147.50/cwt141.00–153.0085310
SteersMedium and Large 1-2691120.00/cwt120.00–120.008294
SteersMedium and Large 2Full335155.00/cwt155.00–155.005191
SteersMedium and Large 2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
SteersMedium and Large 2500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
SteersMedium and Large 3300137.50/cwt137.50–137.504131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,250875.20/cwt850.00–910.0010,9402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,083907.81/cwt790.00–985.009,8326
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0010,9251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1441,064.26/cwt900.00–1,160.0012,1758
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3441,115.35/cwt1,050.00–1,200.0014,9904
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,182729.05/cwt700.00–800.008,6176
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,166932.03/cwt890.00–975.0010,86713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,094934.70/cwt880.00–990.0010,2264
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed900960.00/cwt960.00–960.008,6404

How this sale compares

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.