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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 23, 2021

210 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.89/cwt -2.37 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 473 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 210 746 820
Feeder cattle 174 637 600
Slaughter cattle 32 79 70
Replacement cattle 4 30 150

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend available sale not reported weeks previous due to absence of reporter. Following a week of snow and extremely cold weather receipts were light, demand and quality was good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 190.00 $190.00 $618 -7.73
350–380 365 2 150.00–165.00 $157.81 $576 -19.55
405–415 410 2 152.50–160.00 $156.20 $640 -11.97
455–490 466 7 152.50–162.50 $158.10 $737 -8.33
505–545 524 4 149.00–165.00 $154.82 $811 +33.82
550–585 568 2 135.00–140.00 $137.58 $781 -9.97
610–635 623 2 133.00–136.00 $134.47 $838 -4.20
680–695 688 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $901 +0.01
890 890 1 104.00 $104.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 157.50 $157.50 $449 —
355 355 1 140.00 $140.00 $497 -12.50
480 thin fleshed 480 1 137.00 $137.00 $658 -27.09
505–535 521 4 120.00–140.00 $133.36 $695 -3.43
550–575 560 4 120.00–133.00 $127.78 $716 -3.80
600 600 1 133.00 $133.00 $798 +4.92
655 655 1 130.00 $130.00 $852 +8.05
735 735 1 115.00 $115.00 $845 +3.00
755–770 762 3 105.00–116.00 $110.30 $840 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 +4.95
610 610 1 116.00 $116.00 $708 —
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 142.50–147.50 $144.98 $389 -7.76
305–345 323 4 135.00–145.00 $140.44 $454 -9.93
360–385 374 5 135.00–150.00 $142.50 $533 -4.73
410–445 429 7 126.00–145.00 $137.18 $589 -3.72
455–495 473 12 126.00–140.00 $132.89 $629 -2.37
510–535 523 6 124.00–134.00 $128.74 $673 -6.26
550–580 568 3 120.00–128.00 $123.26 $700 +1.76
610–635 623 2 114.00–119.00 $116.45 $725 +16.45
675–690 684 4 112.00–118.00 $116.00 $793 +0.67
705–710 708 2 114.00–116.00 $115.00 $814 +10.00
860 860 1 100.00 $100.00 $860 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 120.00 $120.00 $300 -6.00
250 thin fleshed 250 1 150.00 $150.00 $375 —
305–330 319 4 115.00–137.50 $128.16 $409 +0.62
360–385 368 3 127.50–130.00 $129.19 $475 +1.37
380 thin fleshed 380 1 132.50 $132.50 $504 —
415 415 1 126.00 $126.00 $523 +1.90
455–470 463 3 120.00–126.00 $123.70 $573 -2.16
480 thin fleshed 480 1 137.50 $137.50 $660 —
560 560 1 118.00 $118.00 $661 ±0.00
680–695 688 2 103.00–105.00 $104.01 $716 —
740–745 743 2 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $825 —
800–810 805 3 90.00–104.00 $99.30 $799 +4.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 thin fleshed 365 1 110.00 $110.00 $402 —
440 440 1 112.50 $112.50 $495 —
675 675 1 92.00 $92.00 $621 —
865 865 1 85.00 $85.00 $735 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 153.00 $153.00 $673 -16.76
455 455 1 130.00 $130.00 $592 -22.45
525 525 3 140.00–145.00 $141.67 $744 -4.33
565 565 1 137.50 $137.50 $777 -3.83
600–640 618 4 125.00–135.00 $130.69 $808 +2.76
655–675 665 2 115.00–127.00 $120.91 $804 -0.09
770 770 1 105.00 $105.00 $808 —
940 940 1 94.00 $94.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 380 2 127.50–130.00 $128.78 $489 -1.22
440–445 443 2 139.00–145.00 $141.98 $629 +2.04
455 455 1 128.00 $128.00 $582 -6.00
500 thin fleshed 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 —
615–630 623 2 105.00–120.00 $112.59 $701 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1660 1254 80-85% 12 57.00–66.00 $60.79 $762 —
1325–1440 1383 80-85% 2 66.00–69.00 $67.44 $933 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1115 995 85-90% 3 40.00–45.00 $42.11 $419 —
910–1215 1077 85-90% 9 48.00–59.00 $53.01 $571 -0.49
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–1545 1467 75-80% 3 64.00–66.00 $64.68 $949 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1800 1800 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,638 —
1635–2055 1843 3 72.00–83.00 $79.00 $1,456 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
735 735 (<2 yrs)Open 1 95.00 $95.00 $698
1100 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 60.00 $60.00 $660

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 690.00 $690.00
1140 1140 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.