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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report, Searcy, AR

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

974 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.02/cwt -1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 470 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $132.56/cwt +2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 478 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $109.85/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 523 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 974 983 1,297
Feeder cattle 791 847 1,056
Slaughter cattle 133 101 141
Replacement cattle 50 35 100

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold mixed from 3.00 lower to 8.00 higher, over 500 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb were mostly 3.00 lower, over 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Fleshy and plain cattle sold at a heavy discount again this week. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 165.00–180.00 $172.50 $474 —
315–345 330 4 140.00–175.00 $159.21 $525 +8.21
350–395 366 8 150.00–175.00 $161.06 $589 -0.32
405–430 421 7 143.00–160.00 $153.53 $646 +12.33
460–495 473 9 130.00–142.50 $136.24 $644 -6.72
500–540 516 9 130.00–139.00 $131.74 $680 -4.62
570–582 578 9 117.00–125.00 $119.63 $691 +10.63
605–635 622 3 119.00–125.00 $121.38 $755 +1.65
650–695 665 6 115.00–123.00 $120.21 $799 -2.79
715–730 723 2 118.00–120.00 $119.01 $860 —
758 758 2 117.00 $117.00 $887 —
873 873 7 107.00 $107.00 $934 —
875 875 1 90.00 $90.00 $788 —
975 975 1 102.00 $102.00 $994 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 thin fleshed 260 1 145.00 $145.00 $377 —
255–270 263 2 130.00 $130.00 $342 —
335 335 1 130.00 $130.00 $436 —
340 thin fleshed 340 1 132.00 $132.00 $449 —
365 365 1 135.00 $135.00 $493 +6.33
455 455 1 129.00 $129.00 $587 +6.52
500–520 510 2 119.00–135.00 $127.16 $649 +3.56
555 555 1 118.00 $118.00 $655 -3.06
650–670 657 3 102.00–113.00 $105.97 $696 -3.74
720 720 1 100.00 $100.00 $720 -15.00
785 785 1 110.00 $110.00 $864 -5.00
820 820 1 105.00 $105.00 $861 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
641 641 9 129.50 $129.50 $830 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 100.00 $100.00 $515 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 —
320 thin fleshed 320 1 122.50 $122.50 $392 —
315–345 334 5 127.00–132.00 $129.27 $432 -7.73
355–375 364 9 120.00–131.00 $125.45 $457 -0.82
360–395 378 2 110.00–111.00 $110.48 $418 -15.79
400–410 404 6 120.00–127.00 $122.32 $494 -1.01
435 435 1 112.00 $112.00 $487 +2.00
455–485 470 20 115.00–131.00 $122.02 $573 -3.50
500–548 521 14 119.00–132.00 $124.03 $646 -3.60
530 530 1 106.00 $106.00 $562 -21.63
550–593 562 11 110.00–120.00 $115.65 $650 -4.26
577–580 578 4 97.00–100.00 $97.75 $565 -22.16
605–643 626 10 108.00–119.00 $110.67 $693 -6.48
630 630 1 96.00 $96.00 $605 -21.15
650–685 673 5 108.00–113.00 $110.79 $746 -0.16
700–735 718 2 110.00–112.00 $110.98 $797 -1.02
735 735 1 90.00 $90.00 $662 -22.00
770 770 2 109.00 $109.00 $839 +1.00
805–815 810 2 100.00–105.00 $102.48 $830 —
865 865 3 94.50 $94.50 $817 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 329 6 113.00–130.00 $118.42 $390 -6.10
355–382 377 8 109.00–118.00 $113.90 $429 -7.32
405–445 422 11 109.00–123.00 $115.90 $489 -3.76
450–493 474 7 98.00–117.00 $108.23 $513 -5.46
515 thin fleshed 515 1 111.00 $111.00 $572 —
500–545 523 16 102.00–116.00 $109.78 $574 -1.84
605–630 615 3 102.00–112.00 $105.96 $652 -8.04
660–695 678 2 91.00–102.00 $96.36 $653 -9.77
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
403 403 3 125.00 $125.00 $504 —
556 556 12 125.00 $125.00 $695 —
657 657 3 110.00 $110.00 $723 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 104.00 $104.00 $322 -1.00
370–385 378 2 102.00–110.00 $106.08 $401 -6.42
400–440 420 2 100.00–104.00 $101.90 $428 -2.53
460–480 473 3 91.00–111.00 $100.68 $476 —
565–575 570 2 82.00–83.00 $82.50 $470 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 150.00–160.00 $155.19 $419 —
355–395 383 6 130.00–150.00 $139.22 $533 +3.18
400–445 423 15 135.00–153.00 $144.13 $610 +22.13
450–490 478 18 128.00–145.00 $132.56 $634 +2.97
505–540 516 8 121.00–131.00 $127.95 $660 +3.57
550 550 1 115.00 $115.00 $632 -0.49
570–590 577 6 113.00–126.00 $119.77 $691 +4.28
600–635 615 4 108.00–112.00 $110.48 $679 -4.02
615 615 1 96.00 $96.00 $590 -18.50
655 655 1 96.00 $96.00 $629 -20.00
650–685 670 4 87.00–91.00 $89.49 $600 -26.51
720–740 732 3 106.00–116.00 $110.62 $810 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 142.00 $142.00 $291 —
275–290 283 2 110.00–124.00 $117.19 $332 —
315–335 325 2 139.00–142.50 $140.70 $457 +20.70
410 thin fleshed 410 1 152.50 $152.50 $625 +25.00
420–445 435 5 107.00–130.00 $123.28 $536 +10.33
450–490 475 9 120.00–127.00 $124.48 $591 +2.32
505–540 523 8 111.00–119.00 $113.65 $594 -3.88
550–595 571 14 95.00–116.00 $106.22 $607 +3.22
600–635 617 6 90.00–113.00 $98.35 $607 -11.78
665–690 678 2 96.00–101.00 $98.45 $667 —
748 748 2 86.00 $86.00 $643 —
940 940 1 78.00 $78.00 $733 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 118.00 $118.00 $454 —
445 445 1 105.00 $105.00 $467 -2.82
480 480 1 87.00 $87.00 $418 —
510–520 515 4 100.00–113.00 $106.69 $549 -0.22
585–595 590 2 85.00–96.00 $90.55 $534 -4.07
625 625 1 95.00 $95.00 $594 —
655 655 1 80.00 $80.00 $524 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 2 120.00 $120.00 $588 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1200 1148 80-85% 4 47.00–49.00 $48.26 $554 —
1080–1360 1251 80-85% 10 52.00–57.00 $54.27 $679 +5.64
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $242 —
875–1310 1030 85-90% 5 38.00–45.00 $42.36 $436 —
1025–1310 1129 85-90% 6 50.00–54.00 $51.62 $583 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1530 1440 75-80% 4 49.00–50.00 $49.24 $709 —
1325–1705 1444 75-80% 5 52.00–55.00 $53.04 $766 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–2345 1590 6 69.00–75.00 $71.95 $1,144 —
1945 1945 1 82.50 $82.50 $1,605 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 66.00 $66.00 $528
745–840 808 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 57.00–80.00 $70.19 $567
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 50.00 $50.00 $500

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1175 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00–1,000.00 $926.60
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
1230 1230 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 730.00 $730.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
930–1575 1397 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 700.00–1,250.00 $1,092.61
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 975.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1595 1595 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 51.00 $51.00 $813

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000–1350 1311 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 840.00–1,460.00 $1,347.97 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.