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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 10
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
681 head
124 vs last sale 557 681 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
23 vs last sale 101 124 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
3 vs last sale 25 28 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 500 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 lower, heifers over 500 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.23/cwt on 133 head.
Average price
$122.23
133 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$585
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$151
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$24.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.34
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481124.23597108
Medium and Large 2473115.4354622
Medium and Large 3447100.004473thin
One grade step is worth $24.23/cwt here — about $151 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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale133 hd
122.23
AR average8 barns · 792 hd
119.89
+2.34
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
BullsAverage1,51776.621,16220
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13056.8464222
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49053.517973thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00149.9550017

Every lot, as filed

92 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1462126.85/cwt121.00–133.0058626
HeifersMedium and Large 2325134.36/cwt132.50–136.004372
HeifersMedium and Large 2650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
SteersMedium and Large 2440128.03/cwt125.00–131.005632
SteersMedium and Large 2360135.29/cwt128.00–143.004872
SteersMedium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
SteersMedium and Large 2575124.00/cwt124.00–124.007131
HeifersMedium and Large 1386135.47/cwt129.00–142.5052311
HeifersMedium and Large 1332139.95/cwt137.00–145.0046511
SteersMedium and Large 2300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
SteersMedium and Large 1-2478148.00/cwt148.00–148.007074
SteersMedium and Large 3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
SteersMedium and Large 3420114.00/cwt114.00–114.004791
SteersMedium and Large 1417144.35/cwt135.00–150.0060212
SteersMedium and Large 2495122.00/cwt122.00–122.006042
SteersMedium and Large 1368153.60/cwt143.00–163.0056512
SteersMedium and Large 1617128.34/cwt125.00–134.0079210
SteersMedium and Large 1329161.26/cwt150.00–175.0053110
SteersMedium and Large 2755117.00/cwt117.00–117.008831
SteersMedium and Large 2605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
SteersMedium and Large 1466136.67/cwt130.00–143.006375
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2900975.00/cwt975.00–975.008,7751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2775827.42/cwt750.00–900.006,4132
SteersMedium and Large 1710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
SteersMedium and Large 1525137.78/cwt127.00–145.0072327
SteersMedium and Large 1694116.00/cwt116.00–116.008059
SteersMedium and Large 1581134.87/cwt125.00–137.007847
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-295384.23/cwt81.00–88.008032
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01380.87/cwt79.00–83.008192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-298062.00/cwt62.00–62.006081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,09567.05/cwt66.00–69.007343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-289877.30/cwt60.00–90.006942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01975.00/cwt60.00–84.007646
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-293560.00/cwt60.00–60.005611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,213838.26/cwt725.00–900.0010,1683
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,325850.00/cwt850.00–850.0011,2631
BullsMedium and Large 2615109.57/cwt105.00–114.006742
Bulls1,44775.46/cwt71.00–79.001,09213
Bulls1,74082.92/cwt80.00–87.001,4435
BullsMedium and Large 1528126.40/cwt124.00–131.0066717
BullsMedium and Large 1477133.12/cwt130.00–138.0063510
BullsMedium and Large 1660119.00/cwt118.00–120.007852
BullsMedium and Large 1573114.11/cwt109.00–119.006542
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy405118.00/cwt118.00–118.004781
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy60595.00/cwt95.00–95.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy540131.00/cwt131.00–131.007071
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight79842.51/cwt42.00–43.003392
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added516142.00/cwt142.00–142.007335
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed380153.00/cwt153.00–153.005817
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490118.51/cwt118.00–119.005812
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365122.00/cwt122.00–122.004451
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
Bulls1,41568.41/cwt68.00–69.009682
BullsMedium and Large 2541118.06/cwt110.00–120.006395
BullsMedium and Large 2375126.95/cwt118.00–140.004764
BullsMedium and Large 2575113.43/cwt111.00–116.006522
BullsMedium and Large 2480116.00/cwt116.00–116.005571
BullsMedium and Large 2400128.00/cwt128.00–128.005121
BullsMedium and Large 1-2480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006482
BullsMedium and Large 1-2415138.00/cwt138.00–138.005732
BullsMedium and Large 352093.87/cwt87.00–101.004882
BullsMedium and Large 1372150.42/cwt142.50–155.005609
BullsMedium and Large 1614118.32/cwt117.00–122.007266
BullsMedium and Large 1419137.21/cwt133.00–140.005754
BullsMedium and Large 1725100.57/cwt91.00–110.007292
BullsMedium and Large 2765118.00/cwt118.00–118.009031
BullsMedium and Large 270585.00/cwt85.00–85.005991
BullsMedium and Large 1333155.86/cwt150.00–162.005192
BullsMedium and Large 180594.00/cwt94.00–94.007571
CowsLean 85-90%1,06251.68/cwt48.00–55.0054912
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27557.00/cwt57.00–57.007271
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14454.45/cwt50.00–58.0062316
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09163.20/cwt62.00–65.006906
CowsLean 85-90%89248.00/cwt47.00–49.004283
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,59851.76/cwt50.00–54.008272
HeifersMedium and Large 2370116.22/cwt112.50–120.004303
HeifersMedium and Large 1585112.15/cwt110.00–117.0065610
HeifersMedium and Large 1613114.34/cwt110.00–116.007016
HeifersMedium and Large 1675106.00/cwt106.00–106.007165
HeifersMedium and Large 176090.00/cwt90.00–90.006841
HeifersMedium and Large 171090.00/cwt90.00–90.006391
HeifersMedium and Large 356580.00/cwt80.00–80.004521
HeifersMedium and Large 3475100.00/cwt100.00–100.004751
HeifersMedium and Large 1530121.15/cwt116.00–126.0064218
HeifersMedium and Large 1422126.01/cwt120.00–131.0053217
HeifersMedium and Large 3300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
HeifersMedium and Large 2430119.23/cwt116.00–124.005133
HeifersMedium and Large 2563101.92/cwt93.00–110.005744
HeifersMedium and Large 2539112.16/cwt110.00–118.006054
HeifersMedium and Large 2635104.00/cwt104.00–104.006601

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.