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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 31
● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
641 head
99 vs last sale 542 134 vs year ago 507 · +26.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
135 head
21 vs last sale 114 115 vs year ago 20 · +575.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
5 vs last sale 20 115 vs year ago 140 · 82.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower; Steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher; Heifers over 600 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher in a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $152.54/cwt on 97 head.
Average price
$152.54
97 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$821
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$35.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.15
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558158.3888366
Medium and Large 2498142.6171027
Medium and Large 3498123.266144thin
One grade step is worth $35.12/cwt here — about $270 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 sale97 hd
152.54
AR average8 barns · 968 hd
154.69
−2.15
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
BullsLow1,52984.511,29210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40566.8593913
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18965.9278415
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05558.3461513

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1574135.13/cwt130.00–139.0077614
SteersMedium and Large 1423166.49/cwt160.00–177.507045
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy545115.00/cwt115.00–115.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 2376141.88/cwt130.00–147.505335
SteersMedium and Large 2476141.01/cwt130.00–148.006717
HeifersMedium and Large 1524138.28/cwt132.50–142.0072513
HeifersMedium and Large 1479143.10/cwt132.50–148.0068521
SteersMedium and Large 2318161.30/cwt153.00–170.005132
SteersMedium and Large 3518119.02/cwt115.00–123.006172
SteersMedium and Large 3345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
SteersMedium and Large 2430134.08/cwt130.00–143.005773
SteersMedium and Large 1315191.92/cwt181.00–202.506052
SteersMedium and Large 1518155.44/cwt143.00–160.0080517
SteersMedium and Large 2622139.49/cwt135.00–142.508688
SteersMedium and Large 1636162.47/cwt153.00–164.001,03311
SteersMedium and Large 1702146.50/cwt142.00–148.001,0284
SteersMedium and Large 3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
SteersMedium and Large 2515138.61/cwt135.00–144.007143
SteersMedium and Large 2367157.58/cwt146.00–172.505783
SteersMedium and Large 1363197.45/cwt192.50–200.007173
SteersMedium and Large 1484155.27/cwt151.00–160.007529
SteersMedium and Large 1563158.03/cwt144.00–162.008906
SteersMedium and Large 1667152.01/cwt140.00–155.001,0145
SteersMedium and Large 2555134.00/cwt134.00–134.007441
BullsMedium and Large 1650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
BullsMedium and Large 1561147.37/cwt142.00–149.008275
BullsMedium and Large 1507134.28/cwt130.00–140.006817
BullsMedium and Large 1385177.47/cwt175.00–180.006832
BullsMedium and Large 1472140.42/cwt137.00–145.0066310
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy485120.00/cwt120.00–120.005821
CowsLean 85-90%1,05862.18/cwt60.00–65.006586
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,44372.35/cwt72.00–73.001,0443
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39465.20/cwt64.00–67.0090910
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19362.81/cwt62.00–63.007495
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19372.48/cwt72.00–73.008652
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight82053.00/cwt53.00–53.004351
CowsLean 85-90%1,09155.38/cwt54.00–56.006046
Bulls1,37178.91/cwt77.00–82.001,0824
Bulls1,69092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,5551
Bulls1,62487.49/cwt86.00–90.001,4215
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18666.22/cwt64.00–68.007858
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2945603.62/cwt500.00–750.005,7043
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1701,135.00/cwt1,135.00–1,135.0013,2801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,6251
BullsMedium and Large 2413126.26/cwt125.00–127.505212
BullsMedium and Large 2390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
BullsMedium and Large 2463128.01/cwt126.00–130.005932
BullsMedium and Large 1425143.22/cwt137.50–147.006094
BullsMedium and Large 1624134.00/cwt128.00–139.008367
BullsMedium and Large 2335172.50/cwt172.50–172.505781
HeifersMedium and Large 1422147.65/cwt142.50–152.506239
HeifersMedium and Large 1671133.88/cwt124.00–143.008985
HeifersMedium and Large 1317149.34/cwt145.00–157.504735
HeifersMedium and Large 1723134.00/cwt134.00–134.009692
HeifersMedium and Large 2425141.80/cwt135.00–150.006033
BullsMedium and Large 2560129.00/cwt129.00–129.007221
HeifersMedium and Large 1388151.12/cwt143.00–157.505865
HeifersMedium and Large 1619130.18/cwt123.00–136.008064
HeifersMedium and Large 1788132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0402
SteersMedium and Large 1915136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2443
HeifersMedium and Large 2508142.00/cwt142.00–142.007212

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.