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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 16, 2021

882 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.05/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 466 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $170.44/cwt -8.90 vs last sale · ≈ $813/hd at 477 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $159.90/cwt -1.52 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 469 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 882 1,193 204
Feeder cattle 688 970 116
Slaughter cattle 129 153 58
Replacement cattle 65 70 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, over were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with several quality consignments offered.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 2 192.50 $192.50 $510 +7.92
305–330 311 7 197.50–207.50 $204.04 $635 +56.54
345 345 1 162.50 $162.50 $561 -29.12
350–398 378 14 170.00–207.50 $190.46 $720 +2.57
400–445 413 16 160.00–194.00 $175.62 $725 -11.17
460–495 477 20 160.00–175.00 $170.44 $813 -8.90
500–540 523 8 150.00–165.00 $158.75 $830 +0.15
525 525 1 135.00 $135.00 $709 -23.60
560–590 578 3 143.00–157.50 $148.36 $858 -2.65
605–630 615 10 130.00–145.00 $139.18 $856 +0.84
680 680 1 133.00 $133.00 $904 +5.77
725 725 1 123.00 $123.00 $892 -3.62
750–775 763 2 120.00–123.00 $121.52 $927 —
770 770 1 110.00 $110.00 $847 —
862 862 3 115.00 $115.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 thin fleshed 268 2 200.00–210.00 $205.05 $550 +40.05
325–330 thin fleshed 328 2 197.50–205.00 $201.22 $660 +28.44
355–395 375 2 157.50–172.50 $164.60 $617 -2.90
390 thin fleshed 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 -30.00
405–435 421 6 130.00–154.00 $144.05 $606 -13.45
458–485 thin fleshed 468 4 156.00–167.50 $163.70 $766 —
470–485 477 3 132.50–150.00 $139.91 $667 +3.38
505–540 528 4 140.00–150.00 $144.71 $764 +10.53
575 575 1 135.00 $135.00 $776 -4.01
620–645 628 3 118.00–134.00 $123.92 $778 +0.33
720 720 1 98.00 $98.00 $706 —
765–785 772 3 110.00–125.00 $119.91 $926 -3.09
815–820 818 2 99.00–110.00 $104.48 $855 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 155.00 $155.00 $388 —
315 315 1 150.00 $150.00 $472 —
473 473 2 127.00 $127.00 $601 —
525–530 528 2 100.00–125.00 $112.56 $594 —
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
487 487 3 160.00 $160.00 $779 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 thin fleshed 490 1 160.00 $160.00 $784 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 165.00 $165.00 $404 —
250 thin fleshed 250 1 177.50 $177.50 $444 —
275–285 280 3 167.50–175.00 $170.79 $478 +13.90
310–325 318 2 160.00–167.50 $163.66 $520 +3.67
375 375 3 135.00 $135.00 $506 -13.15
360–390 378 6 142.50–155.00 $145.41 $550 -2.74
409–445 417 18 137.50–144.00 $141.02 $588 -5.39
450–490 465 18 132.50–144.00 $138.94 $646 +0.59
470–490 480 2 120.00 $120.00 $576 +5.18
500–525 516 6 123.00–133.00 $130.22 $672 -3.32
565–595 583 6 123.00–129.00 $125.46 $731 -3.86
600–625 608 3 118.00–125.00 $120.30 $731 -3.66
650–670 660 2 100.00 $100.00 $660 -2.48
650–680 664 4 114.00–120.00 $117.52 $780 +15.04
720 720 1 105.00 $105.00 $756 -6.48
740 fancy 740 1 120.00 $120.00 $888 —
850 850 1 98.00 $98.00 $833 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 160.00 $160.00 $440 +6.20
305–335 thin fleshed 318 3 120.00–147.50 $137.14 $436 -2.86
320–345 328 3 120.00–147.00 $136.65 $448 +6.65
350–375 thin fleshed 360 5 135.00–137.50 $135.94 $489 -11.73
375–395 388 8 120.00–135.00 $131.01 $508 +1.96
400–404 thin fleshed 402 12 146.00–148.00 $147.00 $591 +17.00
405–435 418 5 125.00–137.50 $131.97 $552 +2.53
450–495 475 11 119.00–130.00 $126.01 $599 -1.74
465–480 thin fleshed 477 5 129.00–134.00 $133.03 $635 -6.97
525 thin fleshed 525 1 125.00 $125.00 $656 —
505–545 528 8 118.00–129.00 $123.02 $650 +1.17
550–590 568 4 120.00–123.00 $121.27 $689 +2.31
600 thin fleshed 600 1 120.00 $120.00 $720 —
655 655 2 105.00–109.00 $107.00 $701 -13.00
705 705 1 111.00 $111.00 $783 +0.98
780 780 1 94.00 $94.00 $733 -6.00
865 865 1 85.00 $85.00 $735 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 thin fleshed 263 2 125.00–135.00 $130.05 $342 —
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 +16.00
375 thin fleshed 375 1 80.00 $80.00 $300 —
400–445 428 5 104.00–120.00 $114.39 $490 +6.89
465–470 468 2 110.00–118.00 $113.98 $533 +8.98
505–545 530 3 108.00–112.00 $109.68 $581 -5.32
550 550 1 105.00 $105.00 $578 —
630–635 633 2 100.00–105.00 $102.49 $649 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
509 509 4 129.00 $129.00 $657 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 180.00 $180.00 $612 —
380–395 390 6 150.00–190.00 $166.13 $648 -9.55
400–445 429 10 150.00–176.00 $167.82 $720 -11.16
455–490 469 18 150.00–167.00 $159.90 $750 -1.52
500–548 527 15 136.00–161.00 $146.92 $774 -15.37
550 550 1 147.50 $147.50 $811 +10.21
560 560 1 125.00 $125.00 $700 -12.29
643 643 2 125.00 $125.00 $804 —
690 690 1 112.00 $112.00 $773 -14.22
720–728 727 6 120.00–124.00 $123.34 $897 +33.34
740 740 1 100.00 $100.00 $740 +10.00
760 760 3 120.00–127.00 $124.67 $947 +9.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 142.50 $142.50 $349 —
255 255 1 167.50 $167.50 $427 —
270 thin fleshed 270 1 185.00 $185.00 $500 —
320 320 1 164.00 $164.00 $525 +8.97
330 thin fleshed 330 1 152.50 $152.50 $503 -21.50
375–390 383 2 147.50–158.00 $152.65 $585 -3.28
403 thin fleshed 403 2 171.00 $171.00 $689 —
400–430 416 5 141.00–152.00 $146.19 $608 +10.32
455–465 458 4 140.00–145.00 $141.27 $647 -6.27
505–545 526 4 132.50–145.00 $138.32 $728 -4.01
550–595 572 5 120.00–135.00 $129.20 $739 +6.24
625 625 1 121.00 $121.00 $756 -1.99
665–675 670 2 110.00–114.00 $112.01 $750 -7.50
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 —
865–895 880 2 90.00 $90.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 130.00 $130.00 $377 —
350 350 1 128.00 $128.00 $448 +18.00
405 405 1 133.00 $133.00 $539 —
470–475 473 2 88.00–121.00 $104.59 $495 —
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 -16.00
600 600 1 104.00 $104.00 $624 -26.00
655 655 1 95.00 $95.00 $622 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 2 152.50 $152.50 $709 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $290 +2.37
835 835 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $367 +0.52
910 910 85-90% 1 36.00 $36.00 $328 -1.75
805–1180 995 85-90% 14 44.00–53.00 $47.38 $471 +0.20
1220–1305 1263 85-90% 2 54.00–58.00 $56.07 $708 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1205 1074 80-85% 8 50.00–57.00 $54.08 $581 +3.08
1055–1300 1169 80-85% 6 57.00–63.00 $59.65 $697 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1435 1368 75-80% 2 56.00 $56.00 $766 —
1260–1620 1468 75-80% 3 59.00–63.00 $61.51 $903 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535–1730 1635 3 60.00–70.00 $64.86 $1,060 —
1200–2025 1713 6 59.00–88.00 $81.13 $1,390 -1.44
1390–2085 1721 7 68.00–79.00 $73.12 $1,258 -9.45

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
660–675 thin fleshed 668 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 60.00–71.00 $65.44 $437
848 848 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 92.00 $92.00 $780
975–1095 1035 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 75.00–79.00 $76.88 $796

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
945 945 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
865–1105 1051 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 575.00–1,385.00 $1,254.52
1020–1110 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00 $775.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1078–1235 1137 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,275.00–1,400.00 $1,349.08
1204 1204 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 985.00 $985.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120–1365 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 58.00–71.00 $63.86 $794
1225–1275 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 63.00–64.00 $63.66 $796
1205–1415 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 59.00–62.00 $60.62 $794

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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 1,300.00 $1,300.00 +400.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,475.00 $1,475.00 +575.00
1050 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 -254.37
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 875.00 $875.00 —
1200–1250 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,375.00–1,550.00 $1,464.29 —

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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.