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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 28
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
444 head
39 vs last sale 483 444 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
33 vs last sale 162 129 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
47 vs last sale 78 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and bulls 450-500 lbs sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, all other weights lightly tested. Heifers 400-450 lbs sold 2.00 higher, 500-550 lbs sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower, all other weights lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $144.42/cwt on 109 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits 59.38 against this barn's trailing median of $203.81.
Average price
$144.42
109 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$686
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.15
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481148.2971467
Medium and Large 2416142.1859125
Medium and Large 2-3551133.2873416thin
Medium and Large 3320120.003841thin
One grade step is worth $28.29/cwt here — about $330 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 sale109 hd
144.42
AR average7 barns · 560 hd
134.27
+10.15
This barn, trailing median15 sales
203.81
−59.38
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
BullsAverage1,49882.471,23510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41758.038226thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08355.5860215
CowsLean 85-90%Low94250.1647318

Every lot, as filed

75 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 Weight73344.46/cwt39.00–47.503263
CowsLean 85-90%98050.14/cwt46.00–55.0049111
CowsLean 85-90%99356.33/cwt55.00–58.005593
CowsLean 85-90%1,00049.00/cwt49.00–49.004901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38557.07/cwt52.00–61.007903
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,47560.47/cwt58.00–63.008922
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39556.00/cwt56.00–56.007811
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09255.50/cwt51.00–62.0060611
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09863.50/cwt63.00–64.006972
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01848.13/cwt47.00–49.004902
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy440140.00/cwt140.00–140.006161
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
BullsMedium and Large 1295186.00/cwt186.00–186.005491
BullsMedium and Large 1675121.51/cwt120.00–123.008202
BullsMedium and Large 1319172.96/cwt168.00–183.005527
BullsMedium and Large 1622134.57/cwt125.00–140.008377
BullsMedium and Large 1482148.46/cwt145.00–154.007168
BullsMedium and Large 1431150.72/cwt148.00–164.006509
BullsMedium and Large 1508144.43/cwt135.00–149.007349
BullsMedium and Large 1396161.65/cwt160.00–171.0064010
BullsMedium and Large 1565136.29/cwt130.00–140.0077010
BullsMedium and Large 2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
BullsMedium and Large 2343145.07/cwt135.00–155.004982
BullsMedium and Large 2480137.80/cwt130.00–148.006615
BullsMedium and Large 2378145.09/cwt140.00–150.005488
BullsMedium and Large 2414143.85/cwt140.00–150.005969
BullsMedium and Large 2-3440142.00/cwt142.00–142.006252
BullsMedium and Large 2-3650123.00/cwt123.00–123.008003
BullsMedium and Large 2-3544134.50/cwt134.50–134.5073211
BullsMedium and Large 3320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy545128.00/cwt128.00–128.006981
HeifersMedium and Large 1580129.00/cwt129.00–129.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 1805101.00/cwt101.00–101.008131
HeifersMedium and Large 193593.00/cwt93.00–93.008701
HeifersMedium and Large 1618121.97/cwt120.00–124.007543
HeifersMedium and Large 1710120.74/cwt120.00–123.008574
HeifersMedium and Large 1332150.57/cwt146.00–157.505005
HeifersMedium and Large 1365153.77/cwt150.00–155.005615
HeifersMedium and Large 1513130.04/cwt120.00–135.006678
HeifersMedium and Large 1419138.51/cwt130.00–144.0058010
Bulls1,60882.86/cwt80.00–88.001,3325
Bulls1,56792.97/cwt92.00–94.001,4573
Bulls1,11865.76/cwt60.00–71.007352
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,078815.75/cwt685.00–950.008,7948
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2948782.61/cwt630.00–910.007,41912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,095668.66/cwt625.00–700.007,3222
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,410735.00/cwt735.00–735.0010,3641
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.009,1382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28001,135.00/cwt1,135.00–1,135.009,0801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,0002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,200950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,4001
SteersMedium and Large 2418147.88/cwt140.00–159.006183
SteersMedium and Large 2733121.51/cwt121.00–122.008912
SteersMedium and Large 2455148.00/cwt148.00–148.006731
SteersMedium and Large 1470156.79/cwt150.00–166.007378
SteersMedium and Large 1433162.95/cwt155.00–171.007068
SteersMedium and Large 1381154.65/cwt152.50–161.005894
SteersMedium and Large 1510141.47/cwt140.00–143.007212
SteersMedium and Large 1333171.39/cwt167.50–175.005712
SteersMedium and Large 1625134.00/cwt134.00–134.008381
SteersMedium and Large 1585141.00/cwt141.00–141.008251
SteersMedium and Large 1295180.00/cwt180.00–180.005311
HeifersMedium and Large 369590.00/cwt90.00–90.006261
HeifersMedium and Large 2329137.00/cwt120.00–152.004516
HeifersMedium and Large 2511130.77/cwt128.00–136.006685
HeifersMedium and Large 2370136.25/cwt133.00–140.005045
HeifersMedium and Large 2474131.32/cwt125.00–136.006224
HeifersMedium and Large 2424132.53/cwt130.00–134.005624
HeifersMedium and Large 2555126.02/cwt120.00–130.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 2733107.46/cwt105.00–110.007882
HeifersMedium and Large 2790103.00/cwt103.00–103.008141
HeifersMedium and Large 2680119.00/cwt119.00–119.008091
HeifersMedium and Large 1474133.87/cwt127.50–140.0063513

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.