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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 13
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
639 head
550 vs last sale 1,189 503 vs year ago 1,142 · 44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
62 vs last sale 74 46 vs year ago 90 · +51.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
23 vs last sale 65 2 vs year ago 40 · +5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 weights sold steady to 4.00 lower, 500 weights sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold breakers 2.00 to 5.00 higher, boner and lean cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $289.19/cwt on 207 head.
Average price
$289.19
207 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,554
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$477
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$76.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.20
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544299.481,629164
Medium and Large 2510266.031,35727
Medium and Large 3517222.781,15216thin
One grade step is worth $76.70/cwt here — about $477 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 sale207 hd
289.19
AR average10 barns · 2,202 hd
281.99
+7.20
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
BullsHigh1,645123.332,0289thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,387106.901,48343
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11695.631,06736
CowsLean 85-90%Average93577.1872113

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)975$1,6073thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,221$1,56710
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$1,4148
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)965$1,1501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,285$2,3622thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,0251thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
BullsMedium and Large 2314311.33/cwt300.00–335.009784
BullsMedium and Large 2473247.87/cwt240.00–260.001,1726
BullsMedium and Large 2363309.79/cwt300.00–320.001,1252
SteersMedium and Large 11,000157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,5751
SteersMedium and Large 1472320.27/cwt300.00–335.001,51213
SteersMedium and Large 1517309.58/cwt290.00–312.501,60129
SteersMedium and Large 1625264.81/cwt247.50–275.001,6553
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added748212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,5902
HeifersMedium and Large 3330240.00/cwt240.00–240.007922
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy530320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6961
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy373364.90/cwt360.00–370.001,3612
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy605284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,7181
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added622283.50/cwt283.50–283.501,76350
HeifersMedium and Large 2579236.65/cwt230.00–242.501,3709
HeifersMedium and Large 3540187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0131
HeifersMedium and Large 3455215.00/cwt215.00–215.009781
HeifersMedium and Large 2680205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3941
HeifersMedium and Large 2438252.96/cwt245.00–265.001,1085
HeifersMedium and Large 3Replacement625205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2811
HeifersMedium and Large 1415286.38/cwt270.00–295.001,18818
HeifersMedium and Large 1733195.26/cwt180.00–210.001,4312
HeifersMedium and Large 2523231.04/cwt225.00–240.001,2087
HeifersMedium and Large 2371259.34/cwt245.00–270.009629
HeifersMedium and Large 2618213.33/cwt210.00–215.001,3183
HeifersMedium and Large 2463240.95/cwt222.50–250.001,1166
HeifersMedium and Large 1380292.34/cwt275.00–310.001,11121
HeifersMedium and Large 1470262.15/cwt252.50–272.501,23227
HeifersMedium and Large 1611230.88/cwt217.50–240.001,41110
HeifersMedium and Large 1533259.67/cwt245.00–270.001,38421
HeifersMedium and Large 1675222.63/cwt210.00–230.001,5035
HeifersMedium and Large 2323263.61/cwt250.00–270.008513
HeifersMedium and Large 3583211.66/cwt210.00–215.001,2343
SteersMedium and Large 3415237.50/cwt237.50–237.509861
SteersMedium and Large 3310237.50/cwt237.50–237.507361
SteersMedium and Large 1826211.98/cwt210.00–220.001,7515
SteersMedium and Large 1420339.89/cwt320.00–350.001,42821
SteersMedium and Large 1770214.94/cwt210.00–220.001,6554
SteersMedium and Large 1668244.13/cwt227.50–255.001,6313
SteersMedium and Large 1383332.49/cwt317.50–345.001,27311
SteersMedium and Large 1567287.11/cwt267.50–297.501,6287
SteersMedium and Large 2475275.51/cwt260.00–287.501,3095
SteersMedium and Large 2330306.59/cwt295.00–315.001,0123
SteersMedium and Large 1721228.10/cwt220.00–240.001,6454
SteersMedium and Large 2428301.61/cwt300.00–305.001,2913
SteersMedium and Large 2537262.18/cwt255.00–265.001,4086
SteersMedium and Large 1316351.95/cwt340.00–370.001,1127
SteersMedium and Large 3612213.31/cwt210.00–215.001,3053
SteersMedium and Large 2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added460340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,5642
SteersMedium and Large 3578225.64/cwt220.00–230.001,3044
SteersMedium and Large 2578253.67/cwt247.50–265.001,4664
SteersMedium and Large 2618233.44/cwt227.50–242.501,4433
SteersMedium and Large 2715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
SteersMedium and Large 2365292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,0681
SteersMedium and Large 3508217.48/cwt200.00–232.501,1053
SteersMedium and Large 3470223.64/cwt210.00–230.001,0514
BullsMedium and Large 1320357.42/cwt350.00–365.001,1444
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy410352.50/cwt352.50–352.501,4451
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy502310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5563
BullsMedium and Large 3421236.71/cwt225.00–245.009974
BullsMedium and Large 3528223.28/cwt220.00–230.001,1793
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy455335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5241
CowsLean 85-90%95678.86/cwt74.00–84.0075412
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11995.69/cwt94.00–98.001,07110
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10190.50/cwt86.00–93.0099614
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36799.30/cwt95.00–104.001,3578
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,313113.98/cwt113.00–115.001,4973
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,386108.63/cwt105.00–112.001,50631
CowsBreaker 75-80%Heavy Weight1,79093.00/cwt93.00–93.001,6651
CowsLean 85-90%68057.00/cwt57.00–57.003881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,130101.57/cwt99.00–104.001,14812
Bulls2,075135.44/cwt135.00–136.002,8102
Bulls1,740125.97/cwt124.00–129.002,1923
Bulls1,358115.30/cwt113.00–118.001,5664
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29751,606.62/head1,525.00–1,725.001,6073
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,330116.09/cwt110.00–122.001,5444
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29651,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1411,414.01/head1,150.00–1,775.001,4148
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2967128.64/cwt125.00–132.501,2443
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2935102.00/cwt102.00–102.009541
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,340109.09/cwt106.00–112.001,4623
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2211,566.95/head1,200.00–1,750.001,56710
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,035110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1391
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,2852,361.87/head2,050.00–2,750.002,3622
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,283110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,4112
BullsMedium and Large 2430278.85/cwt270.00–287.501,1992
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open770197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5211
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open915170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5561
HeifersMedium and Large 3362227.43/cwt225.00–230.008233
BullsMedium and Large 3475231.52/cwt230.00–233.001,1002
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy345315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0871
HeifersMedium and Large 3418225.86/cwt222.50–230.009443
HeifersMedium and Large 1568258.05/cwt245.00–270.001,46615
HeifersMedium and Large 1326293.65/cwt275.00–305.0095717
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy425310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3181
BullsMedium and Large 1528290.37/cwt270.00–297.501,53311
BullsMedium and Large 2563237.44/cwt225.00–250.001,3372
BullsMedium and Large 1619254.60/cwt250.00–260.001,5767
BullsMedium and Large 3326262.39/cwt220.00–285.008554
BullsMedium and Large 3369263.91/cwt240.00–287.509744
BullsMedium and Large 2632220.39/cwt210.00–225.001,3936
BullsMedium and Large 2535257.59/cwt247.50–267.501,3782
BullsMedium and Large 1665239.78/cwt225.00–252.501,5954
BullsMedium and Large 1581273.07/cwt260.00–282.501,5875
BullsMedium and Large 1474314.71/cwt300.00–327.501,49210
BullsMedium and Large 1374352.10/cwt327.50–362.501,3178
BullsMedium and Large 1727220.97/cwt217.50–225.001,6065
BullsMedium and Large 1428321.91/cwt305.00–337.501,37811
BullsMedium and Large 2685210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4391

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.