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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 27, 2020

633 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $121.70/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 523 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $122.48/cwt -5.47 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 527 lb · 12 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $115.49/cwt -5.36 vs last sale · ≈ $497/hd at 430 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 633 974 1,179
Feeder cattle 433 791 1,071
Slaughter cattle 148 133 83
Replacement cattle 52 50 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were mostly steady. Fleshy and plain cattle and weak cattle sold at a heavy discount. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 155.00 $155.00 $426 -17.50
378 378 2 140.00 $140.00 $529 -21.06
409–440 417 10 129.00–155.50 $148.44 $619 -5.09
465–492 483 6 129.00–146.00 $137.52 $664 +1.28
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 -26.24
502–540 520 10 121.00–136.00 $127.67 $664 -4.07
570 570 1 120.00 $120.00 $684 +0.37
603–620 609 3 110.00–116.00 $112.04 $682 -9.34
635 635 1 103.00 $103.00 $654 -18.38
648 value added 648 3 123.00 $123.00 $797 —
665–694 688 5 110.00–123.00 $112.51 $774 -7.70
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 -4.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 120.00 $120.00 $396 -10.00
410 410 1 126.00 $126.00 $517 —
465–495 483 3 122.50–125.00 $123.86 $598 -5.14
538 538 3 115.00 $115.00 $619 -12.16
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 -8.00
620–648 639 11 110.00–112.50 $111.05 $710 —
675 675 3 115.00 $115.00 $776 +9.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 125.00 $125.00 $512 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 320 4 125.00–132.00 $129.30 $414 +0.03
355–390 374 6 131.00–135.00 $132.64 $496 +22.16
380 380 1 105.00 $105.00 $399 -5.48
429 429 6 125.50 $125.50 $538 +13.50
425–435 431 6 101.00–110.00 $105.48 $455 -6.52
460 460 1 105.00 $105.00 $483 -17.02
450–485 479 7 114.00–128.00 $124.31 $595 +2.29
500–530 508 4 110.00–118.00 $112.48 $571 -11.55
510–540 527 17 119.00–129.00 $123.87 $653 +17.87
550–590 572 6 110.00–134.00 $118.46 $678 +20.71
605–630 616 6 104.00–111.00 $108.86 $671 -1.81
650–695 665 4 105.00–111.00 $107.44 $714 -3.35
700 700 1 106.00 $106.00 $742 -4.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 127.50 $127.50 $319 —
315 315 1 120.00 $120.00 $378 +1.58
375–380 thin fleshed 378 2 116.00–126.00 $121.03 $457 —
375–390 383 2 113.00–117.00 $115.04 $441 +1.14
410 thin fleshed 410 1 114.00 $114.00 $467 —
425–440 431 4 115.00–119.00 $116.27 $501 +0.37
470–490 480 2 115.00–117.00 $116.02 $557 +7.79
530–540 536 4 106.00–116.00 $111.01 $595 +1.23
540 thin fleshed 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 +14.00
555–575 560 6 111.00–116.00 $113.48 $635 —
570 thin fleshed 570 1 104.00 $104.00 $593 —
600–635 615 4 100.00–105.00 $101.99 $627 -3.97
665 665 1 94.00 $94.00 $625 -2.36
750 750 1 80.00 $80.00 $600 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 100.00 $100.00 $395 -6.08
460–485 473 2 100.00–108.00 $104.11 $492 +3.43
505 505 1 100.00 $100.00 $505 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 157.00 $157.00 $761 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 138.00–139.00 $138.50 $399 -16.69
350–385 368 4 130.00–142.50 $136.49 $502 -2.73
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 -14.13
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484 -34.13
450–485 466 4 130.00–144.00 $134.85 $628 +2.29
510–528 520 6 127.00–140.00 $134.96 $702 +7.01
534 534 6 110.00 $110.00 $587 -17.95
563 563 2 119.00 $119.00 $670 +4.00
570 570 1 107.00 $107.00 $610 -12.77
600–625 613 2 100.00–132.50 $116.58 $715 +6.10
620 620 1 119.00 $119.00 $738 +8.52
660 660 1 100.00 $100.00 $660 +4.00
665 665 1 120.00 $120.00 $798 +30.51
715 715 1 99.00 $99.00 $708 -11.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 135.00 $135.00 $385 +17.81
320–335 328 2 123.00–131.00 $126.91 $416 -13.79
365–390 383 4 117.00–124.00 $121.48 $465 —
405–445 425 2 120.00–122.00 $121.05 $514 -2.23
505–545 525 3 115.00–130.00 $122.57 $643 +8.92
550–590 563 3 100.00–119.00 $112.37 $633 +6.15
605 605 1 111.00 $111.00 $672 +12.65
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 110.00 $110.00 $314 —
305 305 1 110.00 $110.00 $336 —
485 485 2 78.00–107.50 $92.75 $450 +5.75
540 540 1 97.00 $97.00 $524 -9.69
555 555 1 88.00 $88.00 $488 -2.55
550–570 560 2 82.00–91.00 $86.42 $484 -4.13
615 615 1 83.00 $83.00 $510 -12.00
735 735 1 80.00 $80.00 $588 —
765 765 1 88.00 $88.00 $673 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1740 1385 75-80% 12 53.00–58.00 $55.40 $767 —
1410–1710 1565 75-80% 3 52.00–53.00 $52.34 $819 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1095 1065 80-85% 2 49.00–51.00 $49.97 $532 —
995–1290 1174 80-85% 9 53.00–55.00 $53.68 $630 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–865 842 85-90% 3 28.00–35.00 $32.28 $272 —
1015 1015 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $528 +9.64
955–1185 1094 85-90% 4 41.00–46.00 $43.76 $479 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465 1465 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,245 —
1355–1645 1544 6 70.00–80.00 $77.55 $1,197 —
1695–1830 1763 2 64.00–69.00 $66.40 $1,171 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–955 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 62.00–74.00 $66.70 $604
875–1000 943 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 60.00–75.00 $68.52 $646

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
825–1200 1063 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 600.00–1,025.00 $954.07
915–1150 1101 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 700.00–1,000.00 $969.25
1132 1132 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1144 1144 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 710.00 $710.00
1415 1415 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 78.00 $78.00 $706
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 48.00 $48.00 $451
1160–1235 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 54.00–55.00 $54.48 $653
1175–1320 1263 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 53.00–56.00 $54.46 $688

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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
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 835.00 $835.00 —

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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.