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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
Bulls—Average1,558102.911,6036thin
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 2—376213.30/cwt200.00–220.008026
HeifersMedium and Large 2—314218.51/cwt210.00–230.006865
HeifersMedium and Large 1—677178.28/cwt175.00–182.501,2073
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570204.87/cwt200.00–210.001,1682
HeifersMedium and Large 2—424210.72/cwt200.00–215.008934
HeifersMedium and Large 3—330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 1—768157.52/cwt150.00–165.001,2102
HeifersMedium and Large 2—750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
HeifersMedium and Large 2—630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1312
HeifersMedium and Large 2—521192.90/cwt182.50–200.001,0058
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0461
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—465310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4421
HeifersMedium and Large 1—940120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380241.46/cwt227.50–252.509189
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471208.83/cwt200.00–217.509848
HeifersMedium and Large 1—624199.11/cwt187.50–205.001,2429
HeifersMedium and Large 1—713183.31/cwt180.00–185.001,3073
SteersMedium and Large 3—465222.47/cwt217.00–230.001,0345
SteersMedium and Large 3—530223.23/cwt215.00–230.001,1834
SteersMedium and Large 2—477252.05/cwt240.00–265.001,2026
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,190134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,5951
SteersMedium and Large 3—395185.00/cwt185.00–185.007311
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—310335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0391
SteersMedium and Large 2—378226.34/cwt220.00–230.008564
SteersMedium and Large 2—980120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1762
SteersMedium and Large 3—579206.04/cwt190.00–215.001,1937
SteersMedium and Large 3—437231.99/cwt220.00–250.001,0147
SteersMedium and Large 2—1,035120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2421
SteersMedium and Large 2—640192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2321
SteersMedium and Large 2—935130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2161
SteersMedium and Large 2—750190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 2—425282.25/cwt270.00–290.001,2004
SteersMedium and Large 2—538249.68/cwt237.50–260.001,3438
SteersMedium and Large 2—576230.80/cwt217.50–237.501,3297
SteersMedium and Large 2—335257.50/cwt257.50–257.508631
SteersMedium and Large 1—527284.93/cwt265.00–295.001,5028
SteersMedium and Large 1—674216.97/cwt210.00–225.001,4626
SteersMedium and Large 1—470288.66/cwt270.00–302.501,35712
SteersMedium and Large 1—845190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6061
SteersMedium and Large 1—567261.64/cwt250.00–267.501,48315
SteersMedium and Large 1—713212.67/cwt200.00–222.501,5169
SteersMedium and Large 1—429309.37/cwt295.00–327.501,3279
SteersMedium and Large 1—616235.54/cwt222.50–247.501,4518
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—663232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5412
SteersMedium and Large 1—384304.86/cwt285.00–315.001,1717
SteersMedium and Large 1—326291.89/cwt270.00–317.509525
SteersMedium and Large 1—768201.31/cwt197.50–205.001,5462
BullsMedium and Large 1—519267.49/cwt262.50–272.501,3884
BullsMedium and Large 1—708191.25/cwt190.00–192.501,3542
BullsMedium and Large 1—615215.98/cwt205.00–227.501,3282
BullsMedium and Large 1—335292.72/cwt285.00–300.009812
BullsMedium and Large 1—410287.50/cwt287.50–287.501,1791
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy—520285.00/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
Bulls——1,622105.49/cwt102.00–110.001,7115
Bulls——1,23590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1121
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,12590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,17598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1521
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,133109.80/cwt108.00–112.001,2442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,29598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2691
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,205100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2051
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3501,548.89/head1,360.00–1,700.001,5492
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,9602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
BullsMedium and Large 3—505215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0861
BullsMedium and Large 3—408191.35/cwt175.00–207.507812
BullsMedium and Large 2—935124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1591
BullsMedium and Large 3—365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
BullsMedium and Large 3—578194.11/cwt180.00–210.001,1225
BullsMedium and Large 1—375315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1811
BullsMedium and Large 2—311237.43/cwt225.00–252.507384
BullsMedium and Large 3—470204.34/cwt200.00–212.509605
BullsMedium and Large 2—580213.19/cwt200.00–222.501,2373
HeifersMedium and Large 1—526216.26/cwt205.00–230.001,1384
HeifersMedium and Large 1—320247.40/cwt240.00–260.007927
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575176.30/cwt170.00–182.501,0142
HeifersMedium and Large 3—378180.07/cwt170.00–190.006812
HeifersMedium and Large 3—488187.54/cwt185.00–190.009152
HeifersMedium and Large 3—438185.85/cwt180.00–190.008143
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—540240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—605217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3161
HeifersMedium and Large 1—567225.79/cwt215.00–237.501,2809
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468236.56/cwt222.50–245.001,1078
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530162.50/cwt162.50–162.508611
HeifersMedium and Large 1—434233.75/cwt220.00–245.001,01414
BullsMedium and Large 1—568252.04/cwt237.50–267.501,4322
BullsMedium and Large 2—425207.83/cwt192.50–217.508834
BullsMedium and Large 1—475272.76/cwt262.50–295.001,2963
BullsMedium and Large 1—785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
BullsMedium and Large 2—663177.26/cwt170.00–185.001,1753
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—365260.00/cwt260.00–260.009491
BullsMedium and Large 2—377241.33/cwt220.00–255.009105
BullsMedium and Large 2—720142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0261
BullsMedium and Large 2—760165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2541
BullsMedium and Large 2—800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1201
BullsMedium and Large 2—515190.70/cwt185.00–197.509824
BullsMedium and Large 1—685192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3191
BullsMedium and Large 3—320189.92/cwt185.00–195.006082
BullsMedium and Large 2—490231.36/cwt220.00–242.501,1342
BullsMedium and Large 2—625187.56/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.