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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jan 19
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
209 vs last sale 846 94 vs year ago 543 · +17.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
79 head
15 vs last sale 94 15 vs year ago 64 · +23.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
10 vs last sale 40 2 vs year ago 28 · +7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 15.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 3.00 higher. Demand was strong on a moderate supply of stockers and feeders. Slaughters cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $149.24/cwt on 159 head.
Average price
$149.24
159 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$768
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.64
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521155.31810103
Medium and Large 1-2541152.438247thin
Medium and Large 2502138.9369844
Medium and Large 3461110.615105thin
One grade step is worth $44.70/cwt here — about $300 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 sale159 hd
149.24
AR average9 barns · 3,064 hd
147.60
+1.64
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
BullsAverage1,77976.751,36513
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52653.838215thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13051.345803thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98938.1237718

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1383147.23/cwt140.00–162.5056417
SteersMedium and Large 1663130.98/cwt129.00–133.008682
HeifersMedium and Large 1571121.50/cwt115.00–126.006947
BullsMedium and Large 1670121.00/cwt121.00–121.008112
SteersMedium and Large 1572147.55/cwt140.00–155.5084423
BullsMedium and Large 1420169.76/cwt160.00–177.507135
HeifersMedium and Large 1510135.00/cwt135.00–135.006891
HeifersMedium and Large 1260152.74/cwt132.00–155.0039714
HeifersMedium and Large 1805100.00/cwt100.00–100.008051
BullsMedium and Large 1475152.45/cwt144.00–157.5072410
HeifersMedium and Large 1419140.90/cwt133.00–150.0059012
HeifersMedium and Large 1705105.00/cwt105.00–105.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 175595.00/cwt95.00–95.007171
HeifersMedium and Large 189095.00/cwt95.00–95.008461
HeifersMedium and Large 1245145.00/cwt145.00–145.003551
SteersMedium and Large 1-2483168.50/cwt168.50–168.508142
BullsMedium and Large 1335184.29/cwt170.00–190.006174
HeifersMedium and Large 2Full600105.00/cwt105.00–105.006301
BullsMedium and Large 2310154.00/cwt154.00–154.004771
BullsMedium and Large 2443139.94/cwt130.00–150.006202
BullsMedium and Large 1383175.93/cwt160.00–192.506742
BullsMedium and Large 2575129.00/cwt129.00–129.007421
BullsMedium and Large 1615127.93/cwt125.00–131.007872
HeifersMedium and Large 1471135.26/cwt130.00–138.006379
SteersMedium and Large 1512156.84/cwt147.00–166.0080316
HeifersMedium and Large 1672115.33/cwt115.00–116.007753
SteersMedium and Large 1472166.43/cwt165.00–167.007867
SteersMedium and Large 1367177.36/cwt170.00–202.506517
SteersMedium and Large 1331197.73/cwt185.00–207.506546
HeifersMedium and Large 1325150.37/cwt141.00–170.004893
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 1614116.34/cwt110.00–119.007148
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
SteersMedium and Large 1795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
SteersMedium and Large 1745125.00/cwt125.00–125.009311
SteersMedium and Large 1275190.00/cwt190.00–190.005231
SteersMedium and Large 1427168.17/cwt160.00–177.5071814
SteersMedium and Large 1618138.67/cwt126.00–139.5085724
BullsMedium and Large 1557141.33/cwt130.00–145.0078714
BullsMedium and Large 1510146.00/cwt146.00–146.007451
BullsMedium and Large 1265197.50/cwt197.50–197.505231
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36551.00/cwt51.00–51.006961
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56654.54/cwt52.00–57.008544
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13051.34/cwt50.00–53.005803
Bulls1,74774.46/cwt69.00–79.001,3017
Bulls1,53863.26/cwt62.50–64.009732
Bulls1,95687.50/cwt83.00–94.001,7124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,60362.40/cwt61.00–64.001,0002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,124791.30/cwt700.00–900.008,8944
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight70520.00/cwt20.00–20.001411
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight86825.90/cwt22.00–30.002252
CowsLean 85-90%94731.96/cwt27.00–38.003037
CowsLean 85-90%1,11846.02/cwt42.00–49.005155
HeifersMedium and Large 3505114.50/cwt114.00–115.005782
CowsLean 85-90%1,05053.50/cwt52.00–55.005623
BullsMedium and Large 3590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005901
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy530121.00/cwt121.00–121.006411
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10054.00/cwt53.00–55.005942
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,122919.78/cwt600.00–1,150.0010,3205
HeifersMedium and Large 2550118.00/cwt118.00–118.006491
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,103814.73/cwt600.00–1,010.008,9866
HeifersMedium and Large 2520120.21/cwt116.00–124.006259
SteersMedium and Large 3375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
SteersMedium and Large 3535105.05/cwt100.00–110.005622
SteersMedium and Large 3430116.47/cwt110.00–122.505012
HeifersMedium and Large 2323127.54/cwt122.50–135.004125
HeifersMedium and Large 3385115.00/cwt115.00–115.004431
HeifersMedium and Large 2422124.10/cwt120.00–132.505247
BullsMedium and Large 3355111.00/cwt111.00–111.003941
BullsMedium and Large 3275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
HeifersMedium and Large 2650113.00/cwt113.00–113.007351
SteersMedium and Large 2705112.00/cwt112.00–112.007901
HeifersMedium and Large 2605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
SteersMedium and Large 2432136.56/cwt123.00–145.005907
HeifersMedium and Large 2473125.86/cwt115.00–133.005959
BullsMedium and Large 2523130.30/cwt121.00–138.006814
SteersMedium and Large 2465141.97/cwt135.00–147.506604
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed444138.66/cwt136.00–140.006163
HeifersMedium and Large 2270126.00/cwt126.00–126.003401
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed466164.09/cwt161.00–176.007655
HeifersMedium and Large 2377127.82/cwt120.00–139.004824
HeifersMedium and Large 280595.00/cwt95.00–95.007652
SteersMedium and Large 2518136.79/cwt128.00–145.007092
BullsMedium and Large 2385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005012
SteersMedium and Large 2626128.08/cwt124.00–132.508025
BullsMedium and Large 2465134.00/cwt134.00–134.006231
SteersMedium and Large 2583131.58/cwt120.00–136.007675
SteersMedium and Large 2668121.95/cwt120.00–128.008154
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480139.00/cwt139.00–139.006671
SteersMedium and Large 1-2564146.00/cwt146.00–146.008235
SteersMedium and Large 2313146.15/cwt135.00–154.004573
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2383139.53/cwt135.00–144.005344
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed533144.74/cwt141.00–146.007714
SteersMedium and Large 2352152.50/cwt152.50–152.505373
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295122.00/cwt122.00–122.003601

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.