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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 1, 2021

780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.86/cwt +8.89 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 629 lb · 82 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $137.80/cwt ≈ $985/hd at 715 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.12/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 565 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 780 958 1,257
Feeder cattle 675 757 1,105
Slaughter cattle 70 166 92
Replacement cattle 35 35 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lb were steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Several quality consignments of pre-vac cattle that sold at a premium. Supply was heavy and demand strong. Fleshy new crop calves were discounted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 190.00 $190.00 $513 -7.00
335 335 1 190.00 $190.00 $636 -5.70
350 350 1 197.50 $197.50 $691 +62.50
395–396 value added 396 10 188.00–190.00 $188.20 $745 —
400–410 value added 405 2 180.00–182.50 $181.23 $734 —
400–445 419 5 161.00–170.00 $163.99 $687 -3.08
453–483 value added 476 8 171.00–175.00 $174.05 $828 —
465–493 482 8 150.00–160.00 $154.86 $746 +1.55
505 value added 505 1 167.50 $167.50 $846 —
518–545 532 9 148.00–150.00 $149.34 $794 -6.13
554–593 value added 569 9 145.00–153.00 $148.70 $846 —
565–573 571 4 145.00–147.00 $146.51 $837 +0.21
603–615 605 5 142.00–148.00 $146.78 $888 +5.99
610–635 value added 631 77 146.00–151.25 $151.12 $954 +2.09
651–685 value added 658 5 140.00–141.00 $140.79 $926 —
680 680 2 137.00 $137.00 $932 +1.91
703–722 value added 715 34 134.00–139.00 $137.80 $985 —
805 value added 805 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,046 —
857 value added 857 5 124.50 $124.50 $1,067 —
969 value added 969 7 120.00 $120.00 $1,163 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 3 180.00 $180.00 $716 —
415 thin fleshed 415 2 174.00 $174.00 $722 —
510 value added 510 14 154.00 $154.00 $785 —
650 value added 650 22 139.50 $139.50 $907 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 —
360 360 1 135.00 $135.00 $486 -7.24
380 value added 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 —
405–430 418 2 135.00–150.00 $142.72 $597 +3.92
418 thin fleshed 418 3 160.00 $160.00 $669 —
475 475 1 129.00 $129.00 $613 —
510 value added 510 1 142.50 $142.50 $727 —
510–515 thin fleshed 513 2 152.50 $152.50 $782 —
535 535 3 130.00–136.00 $132.00 $706 -6.22
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 -6.16
660–685 673 2 119.00–122.50 $120.72 $812 +1.72
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 1 70.00 $70.00 $620 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 164.00 $164.00 $476 +9.49
375 value added 375 1 142.50 $142.50 $534 —
405–445 429 8 138.00–146.00 $140.31 $602 -0.61
443 value added 443 3 142.00 $142.00 $629 —
453–495 473 10 130.00–140.00 $135.46 $641 +0.18
455–488 value added 476 10 133.00–145.00 $137.04 $652 -7.96
465–495 480 2 110.00–127.00 $118.77 $570 -16.51
515 value added 515 1 138.00 $138.00 $711 —
500–535 517 7 127.00–135.00 $130.33 $674 -3.38
557–570 value added 559 10 134.00–136.00 $135.70 $759 -2.30
553–585 568 19 130.00–135.50 $133.29 $757 +5.86
625 value added 625 1 124.00 $124.00 $775 +1.00
630–640 635 2 120.00–122.00 $121.01 $768 +0.04
657 value added 657 5 127.50 $127.50 $838 —
664–695 673 11 116.00–123.00 $118.12 $795 -3.77
710–725 718 2 113.00–114.00 $113.51 $815 -2.49
760 value added 760 5 123.50 $123.50 $939 —
825 value added 825 4 110.00 $110.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
277 277 3 151.00 $151.00 $418 +8.55
290 thin fleshed 290 1 148.00 $148.00 $429 —
385 385 1 127.50 $127.50 $491 —
375–398 thin fleshed 393 5 141.00–143.00 $141.38 $556 -0.89
408 thin fleshed 408 3 153.00 $153.00 $624 +7.00
410 410 1 125.00 $125.00 $512 -1.99
460–465 463 2 125.00–138.00 $131.46 $609 +6.67
480–488 thin fleshed 485 3 129.00–139.00 $135.70 $658 +5.51
505 thin fleshed 505 1 124.00 $124.00 $626 —
510–537 530 4 128.00–129.00 $128.76 $682 +3.76
563 thin fleshed 563 2 129.00 $129.00 $726 +3.50
660–670 665 2 112.00–115.00 $113.49 $755 +3.49
680 value added 680 2 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 165.00 $165.00 $569 +4.20
360–395 386 7 143.00–187.50 $165.97 $641 -5.75
400–448 430 5 149.00–157.50 $151.45 $651 -13.48
435 435 1 110.00 $110.00 $478 -54.93
450–490 466 17 146.00–158.00 $153.40 $715 -4.99
510–542 532 6 145.00–156.00 $151.74 $807 +6.44
555–595 580 11 135.00–145.00 $138.86 $805 +10.56
610–615 613 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $800 -4.41
650–670 656 4 118.00–126.00 $122.00 $800 -4.74
720 720 1 121.00 $121.00 $871 -5.66
763 763 3 118.00 $118.00 $900 -5.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 thin fleshed 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 —
330 330 1 135.00 $135.00 $446 -10.00
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 -5.00
397 thin fleshed 397 3 161.00 $161.00 $639 -7.57
400 400 1 132.00 $132.00 $528 -15.50
410–440 thin fleshed 430 3 152.00–158.00 $156.09 $671 +2.15
480 480 1 125.00 $125.00 $600 -19.96
520–540 533 5 128.00–141.00 $131.34 $700 -8.66
535 thin fleshed 535 2 121.00 $121.00 $647 —
550–565 558 2 129.00–130.00 $129.49 $723 -4.38
555–575 thin fleshed 565 2 135.00–137.50 $136.23 $770 —
600–630 608 4 113.00–124.00 $121.15 $737 +4.15
685 685 2 120.00 $120.00 $822 +3.96
713 thin fleshed 713 3 122.00 $122.00 $870 —
770 770 1 118.00 $118.00 $909 -1.00
825 825 1 90.00 $90.00 $742 -28.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 thin fleshed 498 2 141.00 $141.00 $702 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 1 75.00 $75.00 $705 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1195 1114 80-85% 4 64.00–66.00 $64.97 $724 +1.21
940–1390 1187 80-85% 20 67.00–73.00 $69.49 $825 -0.47
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $481 +10.98
830–835 833 85-90% 2 40.00–42.00 $41.00 $342 -6.02
765–895 836 85-90% 6 51.00–60.00 $56.27 $470 +9.25
940–1340 1121 85-90% 7 62.00–72.00 $65.66 $736 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1435 1435 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $1,033 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1810 1606 5 75.00–89.00 $84.48 $1,357 —
1465–1975 1707 5 91.00–96.00 $93.43 $1,595 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820–905 863 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 57.00–90.00 $72.69 $627

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
710–1085 898 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00–1,125.00 $996.45
800–1290 1061 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 750.00–1,000.00 $898.14
985–1260 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 975.00–1,085.00 $1,033.10
890–1325 1086 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 735.00–1,050.00 $960.74
1180–1215 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 875.00–975.00 $924.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030 1030 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 58.00 $58.00 $597
940–1305 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 66.00 $66.00 $741
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 68.00 $68.00 $789
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 73.00 $73.00 $942
1375 1375 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 72.00 $72.00 $990

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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
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
950–1050 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,050.00–1,325.00 $1,145.42 +135.42

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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.