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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 31
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
471 head
316 vs last sale 787 725 vs year ago 1,196 · 60.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
159 vs last sale 233 137 vs year ago 211 · 64.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
27 vs last sale 45 7 vs year ago 25 · 28.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Will be having monthly Pre-vac sale in addition to the regular sale next week, Nov 7th, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $248.49/cwt on 147 head.
Average price
$248.49
147 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,346
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$355
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$45.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.00
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547264.171,44587
Medium and Large 2557230.271,28336
Medium and Large 3498219.021,09124
One grade step is worth $45.15/cwt here — about $355 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 sale147 hd
248.49
AR average9 barns · 1,080 hd
240.50
+8.00
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
BullsAverage1,558102.911,6036thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,39786.461,20812
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,10181.5189723
CowsLean 85-90%Low94664.666129thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,080$1,4001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,960$2,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,400$1,5493thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 2376213.30/cwt200.00–220.008026
HeifersMedium and Large 2314218.51/cwt210.00–230.006865
HeifersMedium and Large 1677178.28/cwt175.00–182.501,2073
HeifersMedium and Large 2570204.87/cwt200.00–210.001,1682
HeifersMedium and Large 2424210.72/cwt200.00–215.008934
HeifersMedium and Large 3330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 1768157.52/cwt150.00–165.001,2102
HeifersMedium and Large 2750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
HeifersMedium and Large 2630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1312
HeifersMedium and Large 2521192.90/cwt182.50–200.001,0058
HeifersMedium and Large 2675155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0461
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
HeifersMedium and Large 1940120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 1380241.46/cwt227.50–252.509189
HeifersMedium and Large 2471208.83/cwt200.00–217.509848
HeifersMedium and Large 1624199.11/cwt187.50–205.001,2429
HeifersMedium and Large 1713183.31/cwt180.00–185.001,3073
SteersMedium and Large 3465222.47/cwt217.00–230.001,0345
SteersMedium and Large 3530223.23/cwt215.00–230.001,1834
SteersMedium and Large 2477252.05/cwt240.00–265.001,2026
SteersMedium and Large 11,190134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5951
SteersMedium and Large 3395185.00/cwt185.00–185.007311
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy310335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0391
SteersMedium and Large 2378226.34/cwt220.00–230.008564
SteersMedium and Large 2980120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1762
SteersMedium and Large 3579206.04/cwt190.00–215.001,1937
SteersMedium and Large 3437231.99/cwt220.00–250.001,0147
SteersMedium and Large 21,035120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2421
SteersMedium and Large 2640192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2321
SteersMedium and Large 2935130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2161
SteersMedium and Large 2750190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 2425282.25/cwt270.00–290.001,2004
SteersMedium and Large 2538249.68/cwt237.50–260.001,3438
SteersMedium and Large 2576230.80/cwt217.50–237.501,3297
SteersMedium and Large 2335257.50/cwt257.50–257.508631
SteersMedium and Large 1527284.93/cwt265.00–295.001,5028
SteersMedium and Large 1674216.97/cwt210.00–225.001,4626
SteersMedium and Large 1470288.66/cwt270.00–302.501,35712
SteersMedium and Large 1845190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6061
SteersMedium and Large 1567261.64/cwt250.00–267.501,48315
SteersMedium and Large 1713212.67/cwt200.00–222.501,5169
SteersMedium and Large 1429309.37/cwt295.00–327.501,3279
SteersMedium and Large 1616235.54/cwt222.50–247.501,4518
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added663232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5412
SteersMedium and Large 1384304.86/cwt285.00–315.001,1717
SteersMedium and Large 1326291.89/cwt270.00–317.509525
SteersMedium and Large 1768201.31/cwt197.50–205.001,5462
BullsMedium and Large 1519267.49/cwt262.50–272.501,3884
BullsMedium and Large 1708191.25/cwt190.00–192.501,3542
BullsMedium and Large 1615215.98/cwt205.00–227.501,3282
BullsMedium and Large 1335292.72/cwt285.00–300.009812
BullsMedium and Large 1410287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,1791
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy520285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4821
CowsLean 85-90%92559.95/cwt55.00–65.005555
CowsLean 85-90%97370.55/cwt70.00–72.006864
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48881.72/cwt80.00–86.001,2164
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35188.83/cwt87.00–92.001,2008
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03375.50/cwt74.00–79.007806
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14584.89/cwt84.00–86.0097211
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08881.32/cwt80.00–83.008856
Bulls1,622105.49/cwt102.00–110.001,7115
Bulls1,23590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1121
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,17598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1521
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,133109.80/cwt108.00–112.001,2442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,29598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2691
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,205100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2051
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,548.89/head1,360.00–1,700.001,5492
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,9602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 3505215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0861
BullsMedium and Large 3408191.35/cwt175.00–207.507812
BullsMedium and Large 2935124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1591
BullsMedium and Large 3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
BullsMedium and Large 3578194.11/cwt180.00–210.001,1225
BullsMedium and Large 1375315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1811
BullsMedium and Large 2311237.43/cwt225.00–252.507384
BullsMedium and Large 3470204.34/cwt200.00–212.509605
BullsMedium and Large 2580213.19/cwt200.00–222.501,2373
HeifersMedium and Large 1526216.26/cwt205.00–230.001,1384
HeifersMedium and Large 1320247.40/cwt240.00–260.007927
HeifersMedium and Large 3575176.30/cwt170.00–182.501,0142
HeifersMedium and Large 3378180.07/cwt170.00–190.006812
HeifersMedium and Large 3488187.54/cwt185.00–190.009152
HeifersMedium and Large 3438185.85/cwt180.00–190.008143
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy605217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3161
HeifersMedium and Large 1567225.79/cwt215.00–237.501,2809
HeifersMedium and Large 1468236.56/cwt222.50–245.001,1078
HeifersMedium and Large 3530162.50/cwt162.50–162.508611
HeifersMedium and Large 1434233.75/cwt220.00–245.001,01414
BullsMedium and Large 1568252.04/cwt237.50–267.501,4322
BullsMedium and Large 2425207.83/cwt192.50–217.508834
BullsMedium and Large 1475272.76/cwt262.50–295.001,2963
BullsMedium and Large 1785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
BullsMedium and Large 2663177.26/cwt170.00–185.001,1753
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy365260.00/cwt260.00–260.009491
BullsMedium and Large 2377241.33/cwt220.00–255.009105
BullsMedium and Large 2720142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0261
BullsMedium and Large 2760165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2541
BullsMedium and Large 2800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1201
BullsMedium and Large 2515190.70/cwt185.00–197.509824
BullsMedium and Large 1685192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3191
BullsMedium and Large 3320189.92/cwt185.00–195.006082
BullsMedium and Large 2490231.36/cwt220.00–242.501,1342
BullsMedium and Large 2625187.56/cwt180.00–195.001,1722

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.