Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 10, 2020

1,175 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $133.90/cwt +9.91 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 628 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.94/cwt -2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $640/hd at 520 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.91/cwt +6.75 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 570 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,175	598	704
Feeder cattle	929	413	534
Slaughter cattle	201	135	95
Replacement cattle	45	50	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, over 500 lb were 5.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lb were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Quality cattle sold at a premium while fleshy and plain continued to sale discounted. Slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	185.00	$185.00	$536	+7.49
300–340	318	14	160.00–205.00	$186.16	$592	+5.47
352–395	370	9	160.00–191.00	$174.86	$647	+1.03
400–440	424	10	150.00–174.00	$160.82	$682	+0.82
455–490	469	11	145.00–162.00	$153.13	$718	+4.10
505 value added	505	1	163.00	$163.00	$823	—
500–525	514	8	138.00–155.00	$143.39	$737	-3.98
555–565	560	2	130.00	$130.00	$728	-4.87
555–585	571	4	130.00–140.00	$134.72	$769	-0.15
600–645	628	15	128.00–136.00	$133.90	$841	+9.91
685 value added	685	3	134.00	$134.00	$918	—
700–740	717	3	128.00–135.00	$131.00	$939	+8.00
845	845	1	116.00	$116.00	$980	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	145.00	$145.00	$420	—
300–315	308	2	142.00–165.00	$153.22	$472	—
330 thin fleshed	330	1	140.00	$140.00	$462	—
425–445	436	4	127.50–145.00	$138.97	$606	+11.46
460	460	1	142.00	$142.00	$653	+17.00
505–540	532	6	125.00–139.00	$130.72	$695	+20.72
550–575	565	4	120.00–135.00	$124.92	$706	—
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	—
725–735	732	3	118.00–125.00	$120.31	$881	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	110.00	$110.00	$610	+4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	275	4	140.00–145.00	$141.50	$389	-6.00
315–340	323	6	140.00–155.00	$149.30	$482	+8.85
350–390	369	4	131.00–147.50	$138.93	$513	+1.79
390 value added	390	1	154.00	$154.00	$601	—
420–430	425	2	126.00–133.00	$129.46	$550	+3.83
450	450	2	124.00	$124.00	$558	-3.21
460–490	469	7	123.00–130.00	$125.47	$588	-1.74
515–520	518	3	112.00–120.00	$115.67	$599	+1.67
505–545	521	11	120.00–134.00	$124.92	$651	-1.99
550–585	566	11	120.00–134.00	$125.81	$712	+2.47
570–595	587	3	110.00–116.00	$112.28	$659	+6.88
610 value added	610	3	136.00	$136.00	$830	—
605–640	629	8	112.00–132.00	$126.24	$794	+12.24
650–673	664	4	114.00–122.00	$117.45	$780	+2.97
675	675	1	100.00	$100.00	$675	-14.48
703	703	3	108.00	$108.00	$759	-11.00
700–730	710	3	113.00–119.00	$116.94	$830	-2.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	321	5	120.00–137.50	$127.81	$410	-5.92
365–390	373	3	120.00–125.00	$123.37	$460	+1.55
365–395 thin fleshed	380	2	131.00–133.00	$131.96	$501	—
420 thin fleshed	420	1	127.00	$127.00	$533	—
425–445	431	13	121.00–130.00	$127.35	$549	+1.56
450–495	477	10	117.00–124.00	$120.20	$573	-1.25
495 thin fleshed	495	1	120.00	$120.00	$594	—
515 thin fleshed	515	1	139.00	$139.00	$716	—
535–548	542	6	120.00–124.00	$121.35	$658	+6.66
560–580	570	2	118.00–120.00	$119.02	$678	+7.05
612 thin fleshed	612	3	126.00	$126.00	$771	—
615	615	1	110.00	$110.00	$676	-1.00
650	650	2	125.00	$125.00	$812	—
700–705	703	2	106.00	$106.00	$745	+2.00
738 thin fleshed	738	2	116.00	$116.00	$856	—
855	855	1	92.00	$92.00	$787	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	124.00	$124.00	$570	—
600–613	609	6	127.00–129.00	$128.34	$782	—
675–678	677	7	112.00–120.00	$116.58	$789	—
872	872	3	100.00	$100.00	$872	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	110.00	$110.00	$324	—
410–430	420	2	110.00	$110.00	$462	-2.05
475	475	1	110.00	$110.00	$522	—
535	535	1	100.00	$100.00	$535	—
590	590	1	110.00	$110.00	$649	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	172.00–180.00	$175.88	$589	+27.23
375	375	1	120.00	$120.00	$450	-35.86
350–395	377	9	135.00–197.50	$156.53	$590	+0.67
400–445	420	8	134.00–151.00	$142.90	$600	-10.00
450–495	466	7	140.00–154.00	$144.56	$674	+5.99
500–527	513	13	133.00–143.00	$137.96	$708	+3.45
550–585	563	4	124.00–135.00	$128.21	$722	-4.27
570–585	577	3	110.00–118.00	$113.69	$656	-18.79
600–625	612	9	121.00–128.00	$123.56	$756	+0.83
650–685	656	8	112.00–125.50	$122.79	$806	—
675	675	1	108.00	$108.00	$729	—
700	700	1	106.00	$106.00	$742	—
750	750	5	117.00–129.00	$126.60	$950	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–285	283	2	130.00–135.00	$132.52	$375	-12.48
305–320	313	2	130.00–147.50	$138.96	$435	+16.96
400–435	413	3	127.00–134.00	$130.31	$538	+3.08
460–470	465	2	110.00–127.00	$118.59	$551	-8.41
465 thin fleshed	465	1	137.00	$137.00	$637	—
500–545	520	3	116.00–125.00	$120.46	$626	-3.03
550–575	560	3	113.00–144.00	$127.26	$713	+6.27
600–615	608	2	113.00–115.00	$114.01	$693	+10.69
705–720	714	6	109.00–118.00	$114.53	$818	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
304	304	11	150.00	$150.00	$456	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–420	418	2	102.00–105.00	$103.49	$433	—
515–545	530	2	110.00–115.00	$112.43	$596	+6.43
985	985	1	80.00	$80.00	$788	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1335	1138	80-85%	14	46.00–52.00	$48.95	$557	—
1055–1355	1189	80-85%	10	52.00–55.00	$53.54	$637	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1060	974	85-90%	7	32.00–38.00	$36.14	$352	-9.94
990	990	85-90%	1	52.00	$52.00	$515	+5.92
880–1125	997	85-90%	3	27.00–30.00	$28.79	$287	-17.29
1000–1260	1112	85-90%	9	44.00–47.00	$45.37	$505	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1370	1285	75-80%	4	48.00–52.00	$49.77	$640	—
1280–1665	1426	75-80%	9	52.00–55.00	$53.86	$768	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1500	1292	5	55.00–68.00	$61.69	$797	—
1345–1810	1616	7	68.00–79.00	$73.07	$1,181	—
1740–2205	2023	3	84.00–85.00	$84.29	$1,705	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790	790	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	92.50	$92.50	$731
790–855	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	62.00–72.50	$67.46	$555
720–1060	893	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	60.00–65.00	$61.68	$551

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800–1005	922	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	630.00–700.00	$671.66
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1056	1056	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	550.00	$550.00
990–1175	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–935.00	$827.54
930–1245	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	750.00–810.00	$784.34
1050–1233	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	650.00–985.00	$881.87
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	750.00	$750.00
1225–1335	1280	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	630.00–640.00	$635.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	53.00	$53.00	$678
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	58.00	$58.00	$870

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000–1150	1096	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	850.00–1,150.00	$984.85	—

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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.