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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 20, 2021

786 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $195.74/cwt +8.72 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 368 lb · 19 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.75/cwt -9.13 vs last sale · ≈ $524/hd at 322 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.12/cwt -1.39 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 420 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 786 945 848
Feeder cattle 673 673 565
Slaughter cattle 83 205 178
Replacement cattle 30 67 105

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 450 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 450 lb were mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 450 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, over 450 lb were steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with strong demand on pre-vac cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 value added 262 3 225.00 $225.00 $590 —
275 275 1 250.00 $250.00 $688 +44.96
303 value added 303 3 223.00 $223.00 $676 —
305–345 331 10 170.00–200.00 $189.76 $628 -12.04
355–385 value added 364 5 210.00–212.50 $211.31 $769 —
350–395 370 14 170.00–202.50 $190.18 $704 +3.16
410–440 425 8 160.00–187.50 $175.21 $745 -13.20
458–495 479 16 157.50–180.00 $174.20 $834 +10.30
500 value added 500 4 177.00 $177.00 $885 —
500–540 523 5 152.00–157.50 $154.62 $809 -11.75
570–590 576 13 140.00–155.00 $146.86 $846 -2.73
595 595 1 135.00 $135.00 $803 -14.59
600–635 615 7 135.00–147.50 $139.93 $861 -2.99
655–670 663 2 129.00–140.00 $134.44 $891 -1.56
701 value added 701 7 135.00 $135.00 $946 —
775 value added 775 9 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 —
837 value added 837 8 125.00 $125.00 $1,046 —
895 895 1 110.00 $110.00 $984 —
920 920 1 100.00 $100.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 265 3 160.00–165.00 $163.14 $432 -1.60
315 thin fleshed 315 1 162.00 $162.00 $510 —
395 395 1 148.00 $148.00 $585 -12.00
415–445 435 7 140.00–158.00 $149.38 $650 -7.18
465–480 474 4 150.00–160.00 $153.69 $728 +6.88
510–515 513 2 142.50–146.00 $144.26 $740 -1.05
550–575 563 2 132.50–141.00 $136.66 $769 -13.34
600–645 626 5 117.00–130.00 $123.13 $771 -7.31
650–685 668 2 118.00–128.00 $122.87 $821 -7.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 value added 250 2 200.00 $200.00 $500 —
476 476 6 155.00 $155.00 $738 —
525 525 2 150.00 $150.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 —
590 590 1 108.00 $108.00 $637 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
253–295 262 7 150.00–180.00 $168.12 $440 -5.54
309 value added 309 5 167.50 $167.50 $518 —
310–345 327 13 140.00–172.50 $160.93 $526 -10.96
360–390 377 12 150.00–165.00 $157.72 $595 +6.37
400–445 420 17 140.00–159.00 $152.12 $639 -1.39
460–495 479 7 135.00–148.00 $142.11 $681 +22.11
505 505 1 118.00 $118.00 $596 -5.21
500–535 518 12 129.00–142.50 $136.14 $705 +12.93
555–560 557 3 122.00–125.00 $124.00 $691 -10.00
550–575 564 6 131.00–140.00 $136.38 $769 +2.38
600–620 615 4 135.00–136.00 $135.24 $832 +8.04
605–635 620 2 120.00 $120.00 $744 -7.20
680 680 1 122.50 $122.50 $833 -10.50
725–730 728 2 110.00–123.00 $116.48 $848 -5.05
890 890 1 109.00 $109.00 $970 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 145.00 $145.00 $370 -10.00
250–270 thin fleshed 260 4 154.00–172.50 $165.15 $429 —
315–340 thin fleshed 327 3 155.00–162.50 $158.28 $518 -4.32
315–345 330 2 140.00–143.00 $141.57 $467 -18.43
350 thin fleshed 350 1 187.50 $187.50 $656 +31.34
355–385 363 8 132.50–145.00 $136.96 $497 -3.04
410–430 thin fleshed 420 2 126.00–155.00 $140.15 $589 -9.85
420–430 425 2 130.00 $130.00 $552 -9.48
455–495 471 8 126.00–132.00 $129.38 $609 -4.16
520–542 537 5 125.00–130.00 $126.20 $678 -0.40
550–590 569 5 120.00–132.00 $126.91 $722 -0.44
600–640 622 5 120.00–131.00 $123.65 $769 +0.91
650 650 1 114.00 $114.00 $741 -4.38
710–745 726 4 109.00–114.00 $111.46 $809 —
750 750 1 107.00 $107.00 $802 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 120.00 $120.00 $342 —
360 360 1 125.00 $125.00 $450 —
375 thin fleshed 375 1 120.00 $120.00 $450 —
445 445 1 116.00 $116.00 $516 ±0.00
550–590 577 3 90.00–112.00 $104.18 $601 —
615–625 620 4 100.00–116.00 $107.75 $668 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268 268 2 169.00 $169.00 $453 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–343 335 5 170.00–175.00 $173.57 $581 -9.59
350–395 379 8 150.00–190.00 $166.63 $632 -12.75
400–445 422 6 155.00–170.00 $162.06 $684 -4.65
450–490 470 12 150.00–172.50 $159.72 $751 -14.30
500–525 510 10 140.00–157.50 $151.59 $773 -4.98
505–525 512 3 125.00 $125.00 $640 -31.57
550–580 563 9 140.00–156.00 $146.59 $825 -1.07
600–630 615 4 133.00–138.00 $134.52 $827 +5.81
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 157.50 $157.50 $520 -13.81
355–390 thin fleshed 368 3 155.00–177.50 $168.64 $621 -2.46
375–390 382 3 140.00–143.00 $141.35 $540 -14.82
405 thin fleshed 405 1 170.00 $170.00 $688 +4.94
425–445 431 7 136.00–150.00 $140.39 $605 -8.62
450–480 462 3 142.50–155.00 $148.97 $688 -6.03
500–540 523 3 130.00–132.00 $130.68 $683 -9.32
555–565 561 4 121.00–138.00 $127.87 $717 -13.76
605–630 615 3 126.00–135.00 $131.20 $807 +0.54
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 -14.00
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 —
805 805 1 101.00 $101.00 $813 —
920 920 1 100.00 $100.00 $920 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 3 135.00 $135.00 $794 —
610 610 2 130.00 $130.00 $793 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 126.00 $126.00 $529 +1.00
570 570 1 101.00 $101.00 $576 -14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1210 1050 80-85% 4 52.00–60.00 $57.01 $599 —
1050–1375 1212 80-85% 14 64.00–70.00 $66.85 $810 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 33.00 $33.00 $272 -22.49
835–1090 965 85-90% 3 38.00–45.00 $42.36 $409 —
1000 1000 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $350 -26.71
930–1090 1020 85-90% 4 56.00–67.00 $61.22 $624 -0.49
765–1355 1049 85-90% 8 50.00–57.00 $54.39 $571 -7.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1415 1377 75-80% 3 61.00–63.00 $62.31 $858 —
1425–1725 1518 75-80% 6 63.00–73.00 $67.76 $1,029 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1200 1112 3 62.00–68.00 $65.34 $727 —
1475–1705 1563 5 78.00–90.00 $84.58 $1,322 +0.23
1700–1940 1821 4 90.00–91.00 $90.76 $1,653 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765–1035 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 62.00–97.50 $75.13 $676

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950–1050 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 64.00–84.00 $72.53 $717
950–1075 1013 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 66.00–72.00 $69.19 $701
1030–1095 1063 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 55.00–64.00 $59.36 $631
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 89.00 $89.00 $948
1090–1460 1328 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 74.00–77.00 $76.12 $1,011
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
930–1120 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–900.00 $810.00
1000–1065 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 925.00–1,000.00 $961.32
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1160–1320 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 940.00–1,225.00 $1,091.69

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00

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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
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,035.00 $1,035.00 —

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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.