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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 11, 2021

1,072 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.97/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 428 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.51/cwt -6.36 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 532 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.70/cwt -9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 570 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,072 1,150 663
Feeder cattle 808 898 373
Slaughter cattle 146 177 130
Replacement cattle 118 75 160

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lb were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was heavy with several good condition cattle offered today as well as several new crop fleshy calves that sold discounted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 170.00–200.00 $184.29 $485 -13.16
320–330 325 3 165.00–200.00 $181.59 $590 +8.37
350–395 373 5 160.00–172.50 $167.74 $626 +5.63
405–430 416 12 155.00–177.00 $164.56 $685 +5.51
450–489 469 16 159.00–175.00 $166.52 $781 +4.24
500–525 511 11 152.50–160.00 $154.89 $791 -5.91
555–590 583 13 137.00–146.00 $144.30 $841 +1.64
600–643 618 17 135.00–146.00 $138.13 $854 -1.40
665 unweaned 665 2 129.00 $129.00 $858 —
680 680 1 132.00 $132.00 $898 +0.28
655–698 690 9 122.00–138.00 $130.09 $898 -1.63
700–709 707 7 132.00–138.00 $136.01 $962 +3.68
770–780 775 3 122.00–128.00 $125.01 $969 +2.00
810 810 1 114.00 $114.00 $923 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 thin fleshed 308 2 160.00 $160.00 $493 —
355–365 thin fleshed 360 4 170.00–175.00 $172.47 $621 +3.01
355–385 370 4 120.00–145.00 $131.99 $488 -23.01
415–445 430 2 132.50–143.00 $137.93 $593 -7.07
455–480 469 5 130.00–150.00 $141.25 $662 -6.26
470 thin fleshed 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 -2.50
520–545 533 2 140.00 $140.00 $746 +12.49
555–565 558 3 120.00–143.00 $130.99 $731 +1.48
600–635 618 2 129.00–134.00 $131.43 $812 —
660–680 670 2 124.00–125.00 $124.49 $834 —
685 thin fleshed 685 1 130.00 $130.00 $890 —
750–775 763 2 124.00–126.00 $125.02 $954 +2.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
478 478 2 150.00 $150.00 $717 —
640 640 2 130.00 $130.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 100.00 $100.00 $375 —
545 545 1 90.00 $90.00 $490 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 159.00 $159.00 $429 +5.79
300 300 1 157.50 $157.50 $472 +8.26
305 thin fleshed 305 1 145.00 $145.00 $442 —
377–398 380 13 137.00–145.00 $143.64 $546 +2.15
420 fancy 420 2 170.00 $170.00 $714 —
405–445 429 16 134.00–150.00 $137.34 $589 -1.58
450–470 454 12 132.00–137.50 $134.78 $612 +14.05
460–485 468 3 122.50–126.00 $124.53 $583 +3.80
480 480 1 147.50 $147.50 $708 +15.85
503–546 531 15 123.00–132.00 $127.62 $678 -4.31
520–545 537 3 120.00–123.00 $120.97 $650 -10.96
550–590 570 17 119.00–128.00 $122.70 $699 -9.37
600–645 624 6 116.00–123.00 $119.46 $745 +14.46
650–690 661 5 115.00–121.00 $119.75 $792 +4.75
680 unweaned 680 1 113.00 $113.00 $768 —
780 780 3 111.00 $111.00 $866 -2.00
810 810 1 104.00 $104.00 $842 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 125.00 $125.00 $312 -4.00
270 270 1 140.00 $140.00 $378 +11.00
325–330 thin fleshed 328 2 140.00 $140.00 $459 ±0.00
325–335 330 2 130.00 $130.00 $429 -4.01
360–385 373 2 135.00 $135.00 $504 +6.67
390 thin fleshed 390 1 136.00 $136.00 $530 -4.17
400–445 423 9 125.00–132.50 $128.63 $544 +0.26
420–440 thin fleshed 428 6 133.00–143.00 $138.46 $593 —
450–490 467 5 123.00–130.00 $127.35 $595 +1.60
500–540 521 5 120.00–123.00 $121.19 $631 -2.19
585 585 1 118.00 $118.00 $690 -5.00
745 745 1 100.00 $100.00 $745 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 3 130.00 $130.00 $630 —
697 697 5 118.00 $118.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 102.00 $102.00 $352 -13.00
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 ±0.00
485–495 490 2 110.00 $110.00 $539 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 157.50 $157.50 $480 -9.41
350–380 372 6 142.50–175.00 $155.75 $579 +1.12
400–430 412 5 157.50–179.00 $163.99 $676 +11.05
415 415 1 130.00 $130.00 $540 -22.94
455–495 476 13 142.50–160.00 $152.71 $727 +5.70
500–520 510 2 142.00–147.00 $144.55 $737 +8.28
535 535 1 127.00 $127.00 $679 -9.27
555 555 1 133.00 $133.00 $738 +10.50
565–575 570 3 140.00 $140.00 $798 +17.50
624–635 627 7 126.00–133.00 $131.26 $823 +6.26
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 -1.00
710–730 720 2 115.00–120.00 $117.47 $846 +5.47
770 unweaned 770 1 105.00 $105.00 $808 —
835 unweaned 835 1 103.00 $103.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 thin fleshed 250 1 152.50 $152.50 $381 —
275–290 282 3 135.00–160.00 $145.00 $409 —
305–340 318 3 135.00–140.00 $136.60 $434 —
330 thin fleshed 330 1 151.00 $151.00 $498 +0.57
355–360 thin fleshed 358 2 155.00–170.00 $162.55 $582 +10.55
370–395 381 4 122.50–135.00 $131.34 $500 -8.83
405 thin fleshed 405 1 150.00 $150.00 $608 —
410–430 416 4 130.00–150.00 $139.27 $579 +2.67
460–465 thin fleshed 463 2 150.00–160.00 $155.03 $718 —
450–495 468 5 130.00–142.50 $137.10 $642 -2.42
510–515 513 3 132.50–145.00 $138.31 $710 +4.31
545 thin fleshed 545 1 137.00 $137.00 $747 —
560 560 1 135.00 $135.00 $756 +2.00
640 640 1 121.00 $121.00 $774 —
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
755 755 1 113.00 $113.00 $853 —
805 805 1 100.00 $100.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
559 559 9 151.00 $151.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 125.00 $125.00 $406 —
395 395 1 108.00 $108.00 $427 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1250 1116 80-85% 4 60.00–61.00 $60.72 $678 -4.98
990–1425 1197 80-85% 16 60.00–69.00 $65.40 $783 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–705 610 85-90% 2 33.00–45.00 $39.93 $244 —
750 750 85-90% 1 34.00 $34.00 $255 —
700–860 793 85-90% 4 40.00–46.00 $43.54 $345 +12.57
890–1040 983 85-90% 4 58.00–65.00 $62.12 $611 +5.91
795–1215 1053 85-90% 8 51.00–59.00 $55.20 $581 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1290–1720 1446 75-80% 11 63.00–73.00 $67.88 $982 -0.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1890 1580 7 68.00–91.00 $82.29 $1,300 —
1915 1915 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,800 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 60.00 $60.00 $540
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 58.00 $58.00 $621

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1065 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 710.00–985.00 $856.25
1030 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00
975–1350 1174 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 24 875.00–1,210.00 $1,094.19
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 1,010.00–1,275.00 $1,208.06
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1280–1350 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 1,100.00–1,375.00 $1,214.29
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120–1410 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 58.00–67.00 $63.02 $797
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 69.00 $69.00 $966
1435 1435 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,033
1550 1550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 64.00 $64.00 $992
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
788 788 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00
823–950 918 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 925.00–1,200.00 $1,076.06
1060–1125 1076 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,073.87

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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
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 875.00 $875.00 +25.00
900 thin fleshed 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 890.00 $890.00 —
508–1200 939 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 20 850.00–1,250.00 $1,144.23 +53.83

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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.