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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 2, 2021

583 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $144.32/cwt +9.85 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 620 lb · 67 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $148.93/cwt +11.35 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 575 lb · 30 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $125.56/cwt ≈ $918/hd at 731 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 583 210 741
Feeder cattle 533 174 632
Slaughter cattle 35 32 84
Replacement cattle 15 4 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Feeder steers under 500 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 500 lb were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb 3.00 to 5.00 higher over sold mostly steady. Value added cattle sold at a premium with several consignments of quality cattle offered . Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00 lower. 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
315–345 330 2 179.00–200.00 $189.98 $627 -0.02
355–390 371 5 195.00–212.50 $202.42 $751 +44.61
405–440 418 6 160.00–192.50 $171.88 $718 +15.68
440 value added 440 1 185.00 $185.00 $814 —
450–498 value added 465 10 160.00–187.50 $174.27 $810 —
470 470 2 155.00–160.00 $157.50 $740 -0.60
505–518 value added 513 4 162.50–179.00 $174.44 $895 —
535 535 2 157.50 $157.50 $843 +2.68
550–572 567 4 148.00–150.00 $148.49 $842 +10.91
575–588 value added 576 26 149.00 $149.00 $858 —
609–625 value added 610 44 143.00–146.75 $146.58 $894 —
638 638 23 140.00 $140.00 $893 +5.53
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 -10.99
695 value added 695 1 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
703–730 714 10 120.00–126.00 $123.55 $882 —
710–744 value added 742 16 124.00–127.00 $126.82 $941 —
810 value added 810 3 120.00 $120.00 $972 —
805–820 813 3 110.00–118.00 $114.65 $932 —
896 value added 896 4 110.00 $110.00 $986 —
940–948 945 3 105.00–110.00 $108.34 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 +5.00
445 445 3 157.00 $157.00 $699 —
475 475 3 133.00–135.00 $134.33 $638 —
485 thin fleshed 485 1 157.50 $157.50 $764 +20.50
530–545 540 3 120.00–134.00 $128.96 $696 -4.40
570 thin fleshed 570 1 132.00 $132.00 $752 —
575–578 577 3 134.00–135.00 $134.67 $777 +6.89
630–640 635 2 125.00–128.00 $126.49 $803 -6.51
695 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 —
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 -0.30
875 875 1 92.00 $92.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
511–520 514 7 155.00–157.50 $156.78 $806 —
565 value added 565 3 150.00 $150.00 $848 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 123.00 $123.00 $455 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 value added 315 1 169.00 $169.00 $532 —
325–345 335 2 165.00–170.00 $167.57 $561 +27.13
368 value added 368 2 167.50 $167.50 $616 —
385–395 390 2 145.00–147.50 $146.27 $570 +3.77
400–405 value added 403 2 148.00–155.00 $151.52 $611 —
435 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609 +2.82
455–485 462 13 130.00–142.50 $138.37 $639 +5.48
465 465 4 126.00 $126.00 $586 -6.89
505 value added 505 5 131.00 $131.00 $662 —
505–545 512 12 120.00–134.00 $122.06 $625 -6.68
575–585 580 7 116.00–124.00 $121.71 $706 -1.55
605–630 618 2 118.00 $118.00 $729 +1.55
622 value added 622 10 120.00 $120.00 $746 —
655 655 1 90.00 $90.00 $590 -26.00
658 value added 658 4 120.00 $120.00 $790 —
660–695 688 9 114.00–117.00 $116.66 $803 +0.66
705 value added 705 6 124.00 $124.00 $874 —
776 776 5 105.00 $105.00 $815 —
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 —
905 905 1 98.00 $98.00 $887 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
273 thin fleshed 273 2 150.00 $150.00 $410 ±0.00
310–342 thin fleshed 329 5 145.00–150.00 $146.88 $483 —
350–390 372 9 125.00–145.00 $133.10 $495 +3.91
372 thin fleshed 372 5 140.00 $140.00 $521 +7.50
415–428 thin fleshed 422 8 120.00–135.00 $127.03 $536 —
415–435 425 3 110.00–125.00 $118.29 $503 -7.71
451 thin fleshed 451 4 135.00 $135.00 $609 -2.50
458–495 472 13 115.00–124.00 $119.61 $565 -4.09
512 thin fleshed 512 8 127.00 $127.00 $650 —
525–543 533 6 122.00–125.00 $123.18 $657 —
550–588 577 4 107.50–117.00 $113.59 $655 -4.41
650–670 660 2 104.00–112.00 $107.94 $712 +3.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521 521 4 122.50 $122.50 $638 —
620 620 3 110.00 $110.00 $682 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 125.00 $125.00 $406 —
390 390 1 104.00 $104.00 $406 —
445 445 1 100.00 $100.00 $445 -12.50
460–475 468 2 110.00–115.00 $112.46 $526 —
560 560 1 103.00 $103.00 $577 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 175.00 $175.00 $560 —
350–370 360 2 175.00–185.00 $180.14 $649 —
450–490 470 2 150.00–175.00 $161.97 $761 +31.97
515 515 1 161.00 $161.00 $829 +19.33
555 555 1 126.00 $126.00 $699 -11.50
645 645 1 126.00 $126.00 $813 -4.69
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 -15.91
750 750 2 100.00–102.50 $101.25 $759 -3.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 123.00 $123.00 $566 -5.00
550 550 1 123.00 $123.00 $676 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $338 —
785 785 85-90% 1 26.00 $26.00 $204 —
900–1005 953 85-90% 2 43.00–44.00 $43.47 $414 —
780–1160 979 85-90% 10 45.00–54.00 $50.21 $492 +8.10
1155–1450 1303 85-90% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.44 $709 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $747 —
1090–1615 1403 75-80% 3 60.00–62.00 $60.71 $852 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1750 1490 80-85% 2 60.00–63.00 $61.76 $920 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1890 1534 4 67.00–87.00 $79.68 $1,222 —
1900 1900 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,691 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
610–770 thin fleshed 683 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 43.00–110.00 $76.99 $526
710–805 thin fleshed 758 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 45.00–52.50 $48.99 $371
795–875 835 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 51.00–86.00 $67.66 $565
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 59.00 $59.00 $510

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–1105 918 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 600.00–825.00 $735.49
955 thin fleshed 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
1435 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 69.00 $69.00 $756
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 60.00 $60.00 $759

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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
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —

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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.