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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 8
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
899 head
441 vs last sale 1,340 238 vs year ago 661 · +36.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
35 vs last sale 150 44 vs year ago 71 · +62.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
13 vs last sale 12 0 vs year ago 25 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher, over 500 lb 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady. Demand was strong on a heavy supply of feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $151.03/cwt on 186 head.
Average price
$151.03
186 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$74
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$23.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.46
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485159.49773116
Medium and Large 2521137.1971460
Medium and Large 1-2528136.007188thin
Medium and Large 3515135.776992thin
One grade step is worth $23.72/cwt here — about $74 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 sale186 hd
151.03
AR average9 barns · 2,560 hd
150.57
+0.46
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
BullsAverage1,53564.4699019
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41352.6074310
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18150.565977thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02739.5840617

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2363139.90/cwt135.00–145.005082
SteersMedium and Large 2323145.91/cwt140.00–152.504712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2646125.00/cwt125.00–125.008084
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2451134.00/cwt134.00–134.006047
BullsMedium and Large 1-2470142.34/cwt141.00–143.006699
BullsMedium and Large 1579126.21/cwt120.00–139.007318
BullsMedium and Large 2507130.39/cwt125.00–135.0066110
BullsMedium and Large 2626111.42/cwt105.00–116.006977
BullsMedium and Large 1472143.42/cwt140.00–150.0067711
BullsMedium and Large 1516144.80/cwt138.00–155.007478
BullsMedium and Large 1427158.51/cwt150.00–180.0067710
HeifersMedium and Large 1279148.00/cwt148.00–148.004133
SteersMedium and Large 1-2528136.00/cwt136.00–136.007188
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2389149.00/cwt149.00–149.005806
HeifersMedium and Large 1240140.00/cwt140.00–140.003361
HeifersMedium and Large 1410142.28/cwt137.50–164.005839
BullsMedium and Large 1275165.55/cwt155.00–175.004552
SteersMedium and Large 1629135.50/cwt135.00–136.008526
HeifersMedium and Large 1510126.60/cwt120.00–128.0064610
BullsMedium and Large 1725106.52/cwt103.00–110.007722
HeifersMedium and Large 1668117.97/cwt113.00–121.007883
SteersMedium and Large 1315166.55/cwt160.00–172.505252
HeifersMedium and Large 1621122.46/cwt115.00–126.007606
SteersMedium and Large 1810126.42/cwt120.00–133.001,0242
HeifersMedium and Large 1479129.49/cwt122.00–143.0062034
HeifersMedium and Large 1371149.96/cwt140.00–165.0055616
SteersMedium and Large 1379173.80/cwt160.00–190.0065917
SteersMedium and Large 1469162.87/cwt152.00–177.5076430
SteersMedium and Large 1513157.27/cwt153.00–171.0080728
SteersMedium and Large 1578136.65/cwt133.00–142.007903
HeifersMedium and Large 1344141.99/cwt135.00–150.004889
SteersMedium and Large 1665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
BullsMedium and Large 1820101.30/cwt99.00–106.008313
SteersMedium and Large 1Full630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-282559.00/cwt59.00–59.004871
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,015975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,8962
SteersMedium and Large 1785124.00/cwt123.00–125.009732
SteersMedium and Large 1435167.01/cwt152.50–177.0072623
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-288570.00/cwt70.00–70.006201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,29355.55/cwt53.00–59.007183
BullsMedium and Large 1603124.33/cwt124.00–125.007503
BullsMedium and Large 1378165.39/cwt163.00–170.006258
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy715118.00/cwt118.00–118.008441
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41352.60/cwt52.00–54.0074310
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22052.95/cwt51.00–54.006463
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15148.76/cwt45.00–51.005614
Bulls1,72670.76/cwt68.00–74.001,2218
Bulls1,31855.85/cwt35.00–65.007369
Bulls1,74878.04/cwt76.00–80.001,3642
SteersMedium and Large 3515135.77/cwt128.00–144.006992
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0001
BullsMedium and Large 3450114.00/cwt114.00–114.005131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-293551.00/cwt51.00–51.004771
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,100939.20/cwt900.00–975.0010,3312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,080847.69/cwt700.00–975.009,1552
CowsLean 85-90%99035.72/cwt32.00–39.003547
HeifersMedium and Large 3408111.63/cwt110.00–115.004553
HeifersMedium and Large 3365116.00/cwt116.00–116.004231
CowsLean 85-90%1,11050.00/cwt50.00–50.005551
CowsLean 85-90%1,04641.43/cwt40.00–44.004339
BullsMedium and Large 3518116.00/cwt116.00–116.006012
BullsMedium and Large 385573.00/cwt73.00–73.006241
BullsMedium and Large 3373121.43/cwt120.00–123.004532
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,150950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,9251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,027817.97/cwt650.00–925.008,4018
BullsMedium and Large 3563110.42/cwt100.00–117.0062210
HeifersMedium and Large 2275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003991
BullsMedium and Large 2738104.50/cwt104.00–105.007712
HeifersMedium and Large 2469125.36/cwt120.00–130.005887
HeifersMedium and Large 3565112.00/cwt112.00–112.006331
HeifersMedium and Large 3320120.00/cwt120.00–120.003841
BullsMedium and Large 2268141.43/cwt132.50–157.503793
SteersMedium and Large 2572130.76/cwt125.00–139.0074818
SteersMedium and Large 2283145.00/cwt145.00–145.004102
HeifersMedium and Large 2571122.27/cwt117.00–124.006984
HeifersMedium and Large 3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
BullsMedium and Large 3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
SteersMedium and Large 2533142.23/cwt131.00–145.0075812
HeifersMedium and Large 2429130.45/cwt120.00–137.5056010
SteersMedium and Large 2655118.56/cwt110.00–127.007772
SteersMedium and Large 2885114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0091
BullsMedium and Large 2343139.46/cwt130.00–147.504783
HeifersMedium and Large 2670107.99/cwt106.00–110.007242
HeifersMedium and Large 2366129.71/cwt120.00–142.504755
SteersMedium and Large 2470133.46/cwt130.00–137.006272
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250145.00/cwt145.00–145.003632
SteersMedium and Large 2818111.00/cwt111.00–111.009083
HeifersMedium and Large 2245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
HeifersMedium and Large 2518117.27/cwt114.00–120.006074
SteersMedium and Large 2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed312169.63/cwt168.00–172.005295
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006432
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed323137.31/cwt134.00–141.004442
SteersMedium and Large 2620126.66/cwt120.00–133.007856
HeifersMedium and Large 2323134.05/cwt121.00–150.004336
BullsMedium and Large 2464127.45/cwt120.00–135.005914
BullsMedium and Large 2422140.75/cwt130.00–150.005949
BullsMedium and Large 2375141.90/cwt130.00–147.505323
BullsMedium and Large 2572125.47/cwt119.00–137.007185

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.