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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 27
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
810 head
171 vs last sale 639 312 vs year ago 498 · +62.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
2 vs last sale 136 42 vs year ago 92 · +45.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
12 vs last sale 42 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago because sale not covered last week: Feeder cattle market was uneven mostly selling steady to weak. Demand good for thin, yearling type cattle; moderate demand at best for all other classes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to weak. Slaughter demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $249.20/cwt on 128 head.
Average price
$249.20
128 head · 524 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,306
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$503
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.24
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524252.141,321109
Medium and Large 2470244.371,1498thin
Medium and Large 1-2594230.831,3709thin
Medium and Large 3428191.258182thin
One grade step is worth $60.89/cwt here — about $503 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 sale128 hd
249.20
AR average7 barns · 1,680 hd
265.44
−16.24
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
BullsHigh1,735120.752,09418
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,363102.661,39910
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,152101.361,16819
CowsLean 85-90%Average89168.2060814

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 Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)967$1,4219
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$1,5304thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1828207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7182
SteersMedium and Large 2476294.49/cwt275.00–310.001,4026
HeifersMedium and Large 1608200.04/cwt190.00–210.001,2162
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy588220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2942
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy640265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6961
HeifersMedium and Large 1735209.73/cwt200.00–220.501,54212
HeifersMedium and Large 1378303.24/cwt290.00–317.501,14613
HeifersMedium and Large 1470267.32/cwt242.50–275.001,25615
HeifersMedium and Large 2365280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0221
SteersMedium and Large 1422326.28/cwt300.00–342.501,37721
SteersMedium and Large 1479320.74/cwt305.00–332.501,53614
SteersMedium and Large 1677219.16/cwt215.00–240.001,4849
HeifersMedium and Large 1566248.01/cwt237.50–255.001,4049
HeifersMedium and Large 1519258.96/cwt240.00–268.001,34415
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2527262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,3833
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0302
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy428223.62/cwt200.00–240.009573
SteersMedium and Large 2510262.44/cwt245.00–280.001,3383
SteersMedium and Large 1525303.24/cwt285.00–312.501,5929
SteersMedium and Large 1556303.16/cwt290.00–313.001,6865
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2627215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3486
HeifersMedium and Large 2450230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0351
SteersMedium and Large 1369365.56/cwt352.50–377.501,3496
SteersMedium and Large 1765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6071
SteersMedium and Large 2610245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4951
SteersMedium and Large 2445270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2021
SteersMedium and Large 1624261.49/cwt250.00–265.001,6325
SteersMedium and Large 2568273.06/cwt250.00–280.001,5516
SteersMedium and Large 2335307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,0301
SteersMedium and Large 1330349.03/cwt317.50–370.001,1524
BullsMedium and Large 1680200.90/cwt160.00–222.501,3664
BullsMedium and Large 1578272.51/cwt270.00–275.001,5753
BullsMedium and Large 1438261.54/cwt210.00–312.501,1462
BullsMedium and Large 1600265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,5901
BullsMedium and Large 1523287.31/cwt265.00–302.501,5039
BullsMedium and Large 1473280.30/cwt260.00–307.501,32610
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66550.00/cwt50.00–50.008331
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,329108.51/cwt105.00–111.001,4429
CowsLean 85-90%99182.45/cwt80.00–85.008174
CowsBoner 80-85%96787.41/cwt85.00–92.008453
CowsBoner 80-85%1,120115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2881
CowsBoner 80-85%1,191103.24/cwt97.00–111.001,23015
CowsLean 85-90%83859.01/cwt55.00–60.004956
CowsLean 85-90%87067.74/cwt65.00–70.005894
Bulls1,955133.37/cwt128.00–137.002,6079
Bulls1,598119.12/cwt115.00–125.001,9045
Bulls1,40994.38/cwt80.00–113.001,3304
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29671,420.89/head1,100.00–1,800.001,4219
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,530.36/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5304
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,566126.57/cwt120.00–135.001,9825
BullsMedium and Large 1-2920170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5641
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy490210.82/cwt205.00–220.001,0333
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy390258.93/cwt250.00–277.501,0103
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy800167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,3401
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy625155.00/cwt155.00–155.009691
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy574207.22/cwt192.50–215.001,1893
BullsMedium and Large 1391290.76/cwt287.50–305.001,1375
HeifersMedium and Large 1670225.11/cwt215.00–230.001,5089
HeifersMedium and Large 1332312.12/cwt300.00–325.001,0363
HeifersMedium and Large 1419284.32/cwt275.00–305.001,19113
HeifersMedium and Large 2525231.24/cwt222.50–235.001,2144
HeifersMedium and Large 2423260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1002
HeifersMedium and Large 3365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed490232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1391

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.