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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 29, 2021

657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.90/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $778/hd at 519 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.30/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 574 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.53/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $719/hd at 519 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 657 518 740
Feeder cattle 526 425 583
Slaughter cattle 87 73 102
Replacement cattle 44 20 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady yo 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher, over 500 lb mostly steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand on quality cattle. A nice consignment of replacement cows sold at a premium.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–288 282 3 197.50–205.00 $202.61 $571 +9.18
300–345 329 11 182.50–202.50 $192.56 $634 +3.18
350–395 368 3 170.00–190.00 $177.15 $652 +2.06
410–445 435 8 157.50–177.50 $164.20 $714 -0.97
455–475 468 4 160.00–176.00 $167.77 $785 +4.93
490 value added 490 1 172.50 $172.50 $845 —
500–545 522 10 150.00–161.00 $156.30 $816 -0.79
540 value added 540 1 171.00 $171.00 $923 —
550–575 560 8 152.00–159.00 $155.83 $873 +6.41
560–590 value added 573 4 158.00–168.00 $164.06 $940 —
605 value added 605 1 152.50 $152.50 $923 —
610–645 632 5 143.00–151.00 $149.05 $942 +7.04
670 value added 670 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,032 —
710 710 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,022 +5.44
790 790 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,059 —
925 925 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,036 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 thin fleshed 250 2 170.00–180.00 $175.00 $438 —
335–345 340 2 137.50–162.50 $150.18 $511 -2.87
350–385 365 3 140.00–161.00 $150.67 $550 +30.67
405 thin fleshed 405 1 168.00 $168.00 $680 —
405–433 427 5 148.00–150.00 $148.38 $634 —
470–490 478 3 140.00–152.00 $144.10 $689 +1.66
495 thin fleshed 495 1 145.00 $145.00 $718 -9.00
500–505 503 2 135.00–141.00 $137.99 $694 -4.01
555–575 565 2 120.00–134.00 $127.12 $718 -5.37
600–640 620 2 134.00–135.00 $134.52 $834 +1.20
650 650 1 130.00 $130.00 $845 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 124.00 $124.00 $546 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
293 293 2 165.00 $165.00 $483 -2.32
315–340 321 6 150.00–178.00 $173.33 $556 +8.91
360–390 378 9 149.00–160.00 $154.47 $584 -7.27
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 -24.03
415–446 432 9 140.00–157.50 $144.83 $626 -4.20
450 value added 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
450–485 472 10 136.00–150.00 $143.01 $675 -0.95
510–520 value added 515 2 136.00–143.00 $139.47 $718 —
504–540 520 13 125.00–147.00 $138.38 $720 +0.30
550–595 574 15 129.00–142.00 $133.79 $768 +0.66
580 value added 580 1 142.00 $142.00 $824 —
600–645 625 11 127.00–134.00 $130.14 $813 +1.56
650–693 672 9 120.00–130.00 $126.12 $848 +3.51
710–728 723 5 118.00–125.00 $119.77 $866 +4.77
800–808 806 5 110.00–111.00 $110.20 $888 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 thin fleshed 290 1 180.00 $180.00 $522 —
300 thin fleshed 300 1 166.00 $166.00 $498 +16.86
320 320 1 146.00 $146.00 $467 +8.73
385 385 2 135.00–150.00 $142.50 $549 +8.07
435 435 2 130.00–137.50 $133.75 $582 +3.48
450–485 470 3 131.00–136.00 $133.63 $628 -1.33
530 530 1 121.00 $121.00 $641 -3.68
550 thin fleshed 550 1 131.00 $131.00 $720 +0.53
555–595 570 3 120.00–129.00 $122.95 $701 -6.35
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 105.00 $105.00 $430 —
595 595 1 100.00 $100.00 $595 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 162.50 $162.50 $422 -20.00
320–345 336 5 159.00–192.50 $172.26 $579 +4.87
375–395 390 8 160.00–182.50 $167.74 $654 +12.21
405–448 430 12 152.00–170.00 $158.14 $680 -3.06
465–485 480 9 148.00–160.00 $153.41 $736 +1.35
504–545 519 18 145.00–155.00 $149.90 $778 -2.29
550–595 564 10 135.00–150.00 $143.60 $810 +8.60
610 610 1 110.00 $110.00 $671 -24.16
600–625 617 3 130.00–140.00 $134.73 $831 +0.57
715 715 3 122.00–128.00 $124.00 $887 +4.00
810 810 1 120.00 $120.00 $972 —
875 875 1 114.00 $114.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–335 333 2 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $508 +10.71
345 thin fleshed 345 1 177.00 $177.00 $611 +27.00
350–390 370 3 145.00–155.00 $148.99 $551 +4.17
415 415 2 135.00–140.00 $137.50 $571 -17.50
420 thin fleshed 420 1 158.00 $158.00 $664 —
455–485 470 4 125.00–143.00 $134.02 $630 +1.71
475 thin fleshed 475 1 154.00 $154.00 $732 —
500 thin fleshed 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
530–545 538 2 137.00–143.00 $140.04 $753 -0.12
570–595 582 7 121.00–139.00 $130.14 $757 —
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 -2.00
730 730 1 127.00 $127.00 $927 —
820 820 1 105.00 $105.00 $861 +12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 —
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 —
875 875 1 80.00 $80.00 $700 —
960 960 1 70.00 $70.00 $672 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
608 608 2 130.00 $130.00 $790 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1425 1240 80-85% 15 65.00–72.00 $68.02 $843 -1.41
1045–1535 1264 80-85% 5 59.00–66.00 $62.52 $790 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–685 680 85-90% 2 31.00–35.00 $32.99 $224 —
870–1085 993 85-90% 4 47.00–61.00 $55.51 $551 -1.73
815–1255 1009 85-90% 7 62.00–70.00 $65.59 $662 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1540 1411 75-80% 5 66.00–69.00 $67.58 $954 —
1605 1605 75-80% 1 63.00 $63.00 $1,011 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1770 1463 6 77.00–90.00 $85.07 $1,245 —
1575 1575 1 65.00 $65.00 $1,024 -19.10
1510–2175 1834 7 91.00–99.00 $94.97 $1,742 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 65.00 $65.00 $614
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 63.00 $63.00 $649

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1535 1199 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 770.00–1,090.00 $942.07
1205 1205 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 850.00 $850.00
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 825.00 $825.00
1250–1335 1266 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 950.00–1,400.00 $1,311.15
1268 1268 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 985.00 $985.00
1308–1384 1356 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 1,100.00–1,325.00 $1,181.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 72.00 $72.00 $853

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,075.00 $1,075.00

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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
800–850 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 890.00–1,125.00 $1,003.94 —

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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.