Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 22, 2021

518 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.03/cwt +6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 422 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.59/cwt +11.09 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 575 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.08/cwt +7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 520 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	518	641	775
Feeder cattle	425	517	621
Slaughter cattle	73	90	93
Replacement cattle	20	34	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lb were mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand for quality cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	261	7	175.00–207.50	$193.43	$505	+2.62
315–340	329	8	175.00–202.50	$189.38	$623	-0.17
350–395	382	9	157.50–182.50	$175.09	$669	+7.83
400–447	426	9	159.00–170.00	$165.17	$704	-2.92
455–495	473	5	156.00–170.00	$162.84	$770	+10.00
510–540	524	7	150.00–163.00	$157.09	$823	+4.50
550–580	568	3	145.00–156.00	$149.42	$849	+9.53
605–620	616	4	140.00–144.00	$142.01	$875	+3.26
660–695	674	6	135.00–147.00	$140.46	$947	+5.54
710–735	723	2	135.00–142.00	$138.56	$1,002	+3.56
815	815	1	120.00	$120.00	$978	-12.00
875–895	885	2	100.00–110.00	$105.06	$930	—
1070	1070	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,070	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	160.00	$160.00	$384	—
260	260	1	170.00	$170.00	$442	—
300–345 thin fleshed	323	2	166.00–174.00	$170.28	$550	—
320–325	323	2	146.00–160.00	$153.05	$494	+8.05
375	375	1	120.00	$120.00	$450	-33.50
385 thin fleshed	385	1	156.00	$156.00	$601	—
450–485	467	3	140.00–145.00	$142.44	$665	+11.45
475 thin fleshed	475	1	154.00	$154.00	$732	+3.00
510	510	1	142.00	$142.00	$724	+7.00
560–575	568	2	132.00–133.00	$132.49	$753	-11.33
605–625	618	3	130.00–135.00	$133.32	$824	+9.37
725 thin fleshed	725	1	132.00	$132.00	$957	—
825	825	1	90.00	$90.00	$742	—
865	865	1	114.00	$114.00	$986	—
940	940	1	100.00	$100.00	$940	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	285	5	150.00–172.50	$167.32	$477	+11.27
300–330	317	5	160.00–172.00	$164.42	$521	+4.42
350–390	369	11	149.00–171.00	$161.74	$597	+14.88
400–445	422	16	140.00–155.00	$149.03	$629	+6.94
450–495	473	8	134.00–148.00	$143.96	$681	+9.31
500–540	520	12	130.00–147.50	$138.08	$718	+6.41
550–585	568	6	129.00–143.00	$133.13	$756	+14.13
600–635	620	8	125.00–134.00	$128.58	$797	+6.02
665–690	678	3	120.00–128.00	$122.61	$831	-1.03
705	705	1	115.00	$115.00	$811	—
750–770	760	2	120.00	$120.00	$912	+14.51
860	860	1	112.00	$112.00	$963	—
900	900	1	100.00	$100.00	$900	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	1	145.00	$145.00	$362	—
290	290	1	144.00	$144.00	$418	—
300–310 thin fleshed	305	2	142.50–156.00	$149.14	$455	—
310–335	323	2	130.00–144.00	$137.27	$443	+6.75
350–395	377	3	130.00–143.00	$134.43	$507	+5.43
385 thin fleshed	385	1	143.00	$143.00	$551	-7.32
400–420 thin fleshed	410	2	148.00	$148.00	$607	+13.00
410–440	428	5	125.00–137.00	$130.27	$558	+3.93
455–465 thin fleshed	460	2	145.00–154.00	$149.45	$687	+20.45
460–475	465	3	131.00–138.00	$134.96	$628	+9.59
520 thin fleshed	520	1	142.00	$142.00	$738	+2.00
500–545	527	5	121.00–128.00	$124.68	$657	+3.67
550–585 thin fleshed	573	4	128.00–133.00	$130.47	$748	+10.47
555–595	576	12	125.00–137.00	$129.30	$745	+12.30
640	640	1	121.00	$121.00	$774	+1.63
655–665	660	3	117.00–122.50	$120.49	$795	+0.45
685 thin fleshed	685	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$839	—
705–725	715	2	110.00	$110.00	$786	-4.00
755	755	1	105.00	$105.00	$793	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
639	639	4	128.00	$128.00	$818	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	110.00	$110.00	$534	—
605	605	1	112.00	$112.00	$678	+19.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	182.50	$182.50	$484	+9.64
335–345	340	2	160.00–175.00	$167.39	$569	—
380–395	389	4	150.00–166.00	$155.53	$605	-4.83
400–435	418	9	156.00–170.00	$161.20	$674	+4.75
455–490	475	3	150.00–155.00	$152.06	$722	+4.35
505–535	522	9	147.50–158.00	$152.19	$794	+6.22
595	595	1	135.00	$135.00	$803	-5.22
600–640	611	5	130.00–138.00	$134.16	$820	+5.68
655–685	670	2	124.00–132.00	$127.91	$857	-1.37
705–745	725	2	120.00	$120.00	$870	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	260	3	140.00–155.00	$150.19	$390	+15.19
315–330	323	2	134.00–150.00	$141.81	$458	+0.80
345 thin fleshed	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	+10.00
355–385	372	3	135.00–150.00	$144.82	$539	+0.34
425	425	1	155.00	$155.00	$659	+16.49
470–485	480	3	125.00–137.00	$132.31	$635	-1.86
520–540	528	3	138.00–142.50	$140.16	$740	+7.91
610–615	613	2	120.00	$120.00	$736	—
650	650	1	122.00	$122.00	$793	—
822	822	3	93.00	$93.00	$764	-25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	122.50	$122.50	$318	—
385	385	1	122.00	$122.00	$470	—
525	525	1	125.00	$125.00	$656	+5.00
735	735	1	82.00	$82.00	$603	-3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–850	741	85-90%	4	26.00–35.00	$29.93	$222	—
785–860	823	85-90%	2	57.00–57.50	$57.24	$471	—
870	870	85-90%	1	43.00	$43.00	$374	—
815–1160	966	85-90%	8	53.00–61.00	$57.24	$553	—
965–1360	1188	85-90%	8	61.00–69.00	$63.94	$760	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1230	1022	80-85%	5	63.00	$63.00	$644	—
1020–1555	1228	80-85%	9	66.00–73.00	$69.43	$853	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1400	1338	75-80%	6	67.00–74.00	$70.87	$948	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1315	1288	3	45.00–75.00	$65.03	$838	—
1265–1785	1576	5	82.00–87.00	$84.10	$1,325	—
1380–2040	1750	6	92.00–103.00	$95.25	$1,667	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1455–1640	1519	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,000.00–1,275.00	$1,221.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985–1170	1078	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	65.00–69.00	$67.17	$724
1085–1110	1098	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	73.00–75.00	$73.99	$812
1315	1315	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	71.00	$71.00	$934

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825 thin fleshed	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	680.00	$680.00	—
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
950–1250	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	840.00–1,000.00	$930.91	—
1250 fancy	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
1350 fancy	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.