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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jan 21
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
543 head
324 vs last sale 867 543 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
64 head
20 vs last sale 84 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
22 vs last sale 50 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 10.00 yo 15.00 higher, over 500 lb sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Value added cattle sold at a premium of 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Giving credit to thin flesh condition for part of the advance. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.42/cwt on 120 head.
Average price
$144.42
120 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$41.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.74
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1462148.6968781
Medium and Large 2453138.8562935
Medium and Large 3445106.884764thin
One grade step is worth $41.81/cwt here — about $211 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 sale120 hd
144.42
AR average7 barns · 715 hd
137.68
+6.74
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
BullsAverage1,46065.2695319
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42057.988232thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22451.506309thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02238.1939020

Every lot, as filed

96 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
SteersMedium and Large 2328165.27/cwt160.00–170.005422
SteersMedium and Large 1-2373170.00/cwt170.00–170.006343
HeifersMedium and Large 2305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
HeifersMedium and Large 345085.00/cwt85.00–85.003831
HeifersMedium and Large 355595.00/cwt95.00–95.005271
HeifersMedium and Large 1370163.25/cwt155.00–170.0060410
HeifersMedium and Large 1515148.30/cwt142.00–154.0076411
HeifersMedium and Large 1571136.62/cwt129.00–140.0078011
HeifersMedium and Large 2510132.00/cwt130.00–134.006732
HeifersMedium and Large 2563130.00/cwt130.00–130.007322
HeifersMedium and Large 2417133.68/cwt124.00–140.005573
HeifersMedium and Large 2371140.66/cwt130.00–152.505224
HeifersMedium and Large 2489127.00/cwt120.00–137.006216
HeifersMedium and Large 1431148.63/cwt143.00–160.0064119
HeifersMedium and Large 1775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
HeifersMedium and Large 1630130.17/cwt125.00–133.008203
HeifersMedium and Large 1293161.06/cwt150.00–172.504724
HeifersMedium and Large 1329162.69/cwt140.00–167.505356
HeifersMedium and Large 3350127.50/cwt127.50–127.504461
HeifersMedium and Large 3425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42057.98/cwt57.00–59.008232
CowsLean 85-90%75517.00/cwt17.00–17.001281
CowsLean 85-90%1,10345.35/cwt45.00–46.005003
CowsLean 85-90%93734.31/cwt30.00–36.003216
CowsLean 85-90%1,07640.48/cwt38.00–44.0043610
HeifersMedium and Large 1715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008941
Bulls1,41269.55/cwt60.00–73.0098212
BullsMedium and Large 1385190.00/cwt190.00–190.007321
BullsMedium and Large 199590.00/cwt90.00–90.008961
BullsMedium and Large 1485156.52/cwt155.00–158.007592
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28454.59/cwt52.00–57.007014
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17649.03/cwt48.00–52.005775
BullsMedium and Large 1728115.45/cwt111.00–120.008402
BullsMedium and Large 1515164.34/cwt152.50–170.008463
BullsMedium and Large 1416158.21/cwt150.00–162.506587
BullsMedium and Large 2310167.50/cwt167.50–167.505191
Bulls1,79576.76/cwt76.00–77.501,3782
Bulls1,44050.38/cwt45.00–55.007255
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545143.00/cwt143.00–143.007791
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed523142.00/cwt142.00–142.007433
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed432149.75/cwt146.00–151.006474
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed464145.00/cwt145.00–145.006737
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed394143.31/cwt142.50–145.005653
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006431
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added498183.00/cwt183.00–183.009116
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added590160.00/cwt160.00–160.009443
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added491184.00/cwt184.00–184.009036
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added548166.00/cwt166.00–166.009102
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
SteersMedium and Large 1Full640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
BullsMedium and Large 2665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
BullsMedium and Large 2555140.43/cwt133.00–148.007792
BullsMedium and Large 2512139.25/cwt130.00–145.007133
BullsMedium and Large 2475139.19/cwt134.00–142.506614
BullsMedium and Large 3535120.00/cwt120.00–120.006421
BullsMedium and Large 1610138.18/cwt134.00–142.508432
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,21055.00/cwt55.00–55.006661
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01050.00/cwt50.00–50.005051
Stock CowsMedium 1-280060.00/cwt60.00–60.004801
Stock CowsMedium 1-284060.00/cwt60.00–60.005041
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2763770.85/cwt750.00–790.005,8822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,093822.31/cwt800.00–850.008,9882
Stock CowsMedium 1-2645600.00/cwt600.00–600.003,8701
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16554.00/cwt54.00–54.006291
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-283085.00/cwt85.00–85.007061
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-280573.00/cwt73.00–73.005881
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,20048.00/cwt48.00–48.005761
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,255660.00/cwt660.00–660.008,2831
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2950400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,8001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2943700.13/cwt650.00–750.006,6022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0012,3421
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,010687.72/cwt590.00–850.006,9465
SteersMedium and Large 2612123.46/cwt120.00–130.007563
SteersMedium and Large 2471146.89/cwt137.00–153.006926
SteersMedium and Large 3455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Bred CowsMedium 1-2780575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,4851
Bred CowsMedium 1-2792707.24/cwt650.00–750.005,6013
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12050.00/cwt50.00–50.005601
SteersMedium and Large 1328205.13/cwt182.50–220.0067314
SteersMedium and Large 1285185.00/cwt185.00–185.005271
SteersMedium and Large 1670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
SteersMedium and Large 1516157.01/cwt150.00–171.008104
SteersMedium and Large 3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
SteersMedium and Large 2510135.00/cwt130.00–140.006892
SteersMedium and Large 1-2552168.00/cwt168.00–168.009275
SteersMedium and Large 1578146.78/cwt145.00–149.008484
SteersMedium and Large 1417163.33/cwt155.00–175.006816
SteersMedium and Large 1360198.70/cwt190.00–210.007157
SteersMedium and Large 1629147.67/cwt142.50–149.009297
SteersMedium and Large 1476170.95/cwt165.00–182.5081412
HeifersMedium and Large 1475149.79/cwt140.00–154.0071214
SteersMedium and Large 2365162.50/cwt162.50–162.505931
SteersMedium and Large 2435155.00/cwt155.00–155.006741
SteersMedium and Large 2555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007491

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.