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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 25, 2021

958 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.21/cwt +6.05 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 565 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.98/cwt +13.79 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 472 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.97/cwt +8.40 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 430 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 958 401 607
Feeder cattle 757 314 492
Slaughter cattle 166 62 85
Replacement cattle 35 25 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lb were mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was heavy with strong demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 180.00–215.00 $197.00 $518 -5.45
310–335 320 4 165.00–215.00 $195.70 $626 +10.13
365 365 1 135.00 $135.00 $493 -35.37
350–385 368 10 160.00–190.00 $171.99 $633 +1.62
400–440 419 22 160.00–185.00 $167.07 $700 -4.29
450–495 480 7 147.50–165.00 $153.31 $736 -8.10
500–535 515 8 150.00–165.00 $155.47 $801 +4.04
560–580 564 6 140.00–150.00 $146.30 $825 -4.70
603–643 615 18 136.00–145.00 $140.79 $866 -7.21
600–628 value added 619 3 147.00–150.00 $149.03 $922 —
650–695 672 6 130.00–141.00 $135.09 $908 -8.15
755–760 757 3 122.00–133.00 $127.00 $961 +3.00
830–840 835 2 124.00–126.00 $125.01 $1,044 +16.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 thin fleshed 360 1 172.50 $172.50 $621 +15.50
360–380 372 3 137.50–147.50 $142.24 $529 —
405–445 433 5 135.00–150.00 $138.80 $601 —
525–535 529 5 129.00–147.00 $138.22 $731 —
553–575 557 6 134.00–140.00 $136.16 $758 -2.32
615–625 620 2 127.00–128.00 $127.50 $790 —
690 690 1 119.00 $119.00 $821 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 124.00 $124.00 $589 —
515–540 526 4 120.00–122.00 $121.02 $637 —
555 555 1 116.00 $116.00 $644 —
710 710 1 100.00 $100.00 $710 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 264 4 144.00–160.00 $154.51 $408 -12.10
330–345 338 2 160.00–162.00 $160.98 $544 +17.84
360–392 385 6 139.00–157.50 $150.09 $578 +2.59
408–446 430 22 134.00–152.50 $140.92 $606 +19.90
432 432 3 133.00 $133.00 $575 +11.98
470 value added 470 17 145.00 $145.00 $682 —
450–495 476 12 128.00–140.00 $135.28 $644 +15.28
500–545 521 17 132.00–137.50 $133.71 $697 +8.00
554 value added 554 20 138.00 $138.00 $765 —
550–595 574 20 122.50–133.00 $127.43 $731 +1.27
595 595 1 112.00 $112.00 $666 -14.16
615 value added 615 2 123.00 $123.00 $756 —
615 615 1 116.00 $116.00 $713 -6.00
620–645 634 12 118.00–126.00 $120.97 $767 -1.03
658–695 675 4 116.00–126.00 $121.89 $823 -1.37
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 —
710 710 1 116.00 $116.00 $824 —
755–790 773 2 109.00–116.00 $112.42 $869 —
810 810 1 111.00 $111.00 $899 —
900 900 1 95.00 $95.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 140.00–145.00 $142.45 $392 —
305 thin fleshed 305 1 146.00 $146.00 $445 —
300–340 323 3 120.00–132.00 $124.86 $403 -5.14
360–380 thin fleshed 365 4 139.00–147.00 $142.27 $519 +8.57
420 thin fleshed 420 1 146.00 $146.00 $613 +13.19
430–445 435 3 120.00–135.00 $126.99 $552 +2.99
455–490 471 4 121.00–132.50 $124.79 $588 +5.79
455–488 thin fleshed 480 6 126.00–141.00 $130.19 $625 +3.05
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 +3.09
583 thin fleshed 583 4 125.50 $125.50 $732 —
610–620 615 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $710 +3.00
655 thin fleshed 655 1 119.00 $119.00 $779 —
655–675 665 2 110.00 $110.00 $732 —
718–740 725 4 104.00–115.00 $112.19 $813 +1.19
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 thin fleshed 400 3 130.00 $130.00 $520 —
485–490 487 5 126.00–130.00 $128.39 $625 —
525 525 3 128.00 $128.00 $672 —
571 571 4 125.00 $125.00 $714 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 127.50 $127.50 $376 —
335 335 1 120.00 $120.00 $402 —
405 405 1 128.00 $128.00 $518 +24.48
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 +6.00
650 650 1 117.00 $117.00 $760 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 207.50 $207.50 $540 —
305–330 315 4 146.00–175.00 $160.80 $507 -17.20
355–393 381 5 155.00–184.00 $171.72 $654 +8.89
405–430 416 8 160.00–170.00 $164.93 $686 +12.70
450–495 467 11 151.00–165.00 $158.39 $740 +5.66
468 468 2 135.00 $135.00 $632 -17.73
502–545 512 12 139.00–151.00 $145.30 $744 +17.80
550–575 559 12 135.00–144.00 $140.29 $784 +5.29
550–580 568 3 125.00–130.00 $128.30 $729 -6.70
600–645 613 13 127.00–138.00 $134.91 $827 +5.97
620 620 2 125.00 $125.00 $775 -3.94
655–695 670 4 125.00–130.00 $126.74 $849 +1.74
695 unweaned 695 2 121.00 $121.00 $841 —
705–725 708 6 124.00–139.00 $126.66 $897 —
755–795 778 4 116.00–131.00 $123.24 $959 —
810–845 836 4 110.00–123.00 $115.73 $968 —
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 —
910–945 932 3 80.00–106.00 $92.05 $858 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 2 135.00–157.50 $145.74 $405 —
323 323 2 145.00 $145.00 $468 -7.50
375 375 1 145.00 $145.00 $544 +2.50
375–385 thin fleshed 380 2 163.00–174.00 $168.57 $641 —
402–415 thin fleshed 405 4 151.00–162.50 $153.94 $623 —
410 410 1 147.50 $147.50 $605 +5.76
455–495 472 9 143.00–147.50 $144.96 $684 —
485–495 thin fleshed 490 2 136.00–150.00 $142.93 $700 -7.07
535–545 540 2 140.00 $140.00 $756 +10.11
555–595 568 4 126.00–139.00 $133.87 $760 +10.98
605 605 2 112.00–122.00 $117.00 $708 —
655–685 670 2 114.00–118.00 $116.04 $777 —
765 765 1 119.00 $119.00 $910 —
830 830 1 118.00 $118.00 $979 +18.00
890 890 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 123.00 $123.00 $689 —
635 635 1 103.00 $103.00 $654 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1315 1140 80-85% 18 60.00–66.00 $63.76 $727 -1.32
1015–1310 1178 80-85% 9 68.00–71.00 $69.96 $824 —
1145–1260 1217 80-85% 3 52.00–57.00 $54.60 $664 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $234 —
790–830 810 85-90% 2 46.00–48.00 $47.02 $381 -7.98
825–1125 937 85-90% 3 45.00–48.00 $46.32 $434 -8.78
900–1185 1047 85-90% 6 52.00–58.00 $55.32 $579 -7.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1425 1275 75-80% 2 57.00–64.00 $60.09 $766 —
1280–1540 1451 75-80% 7 65.00–68.00 $66.30 $962 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1500 1297 5 71.00–78.00 $74.58 $967 —
1410–1975 1598 8 82.00–88.00 $85.84 $1,372 —
1470–2355 1932 6 92.00–96.00 $94.45 $1,825 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 79.00 $79.00 $691

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–1165 966 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 685.00–1,125.00 $983.29
890–1050 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 725.00–850.00 $782.35
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00
890–1315 1134 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,060.23
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–1195 1027 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 60.00–66.00 $63.62 $653
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $835
1260–1375 1321 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 57.00–64.00 $60.77 $803
1380 1380 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $966

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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
750–800 792 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 985.00–1,125.00 $1,102.89 —
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00 —
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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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.