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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 13, 2021

976 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.00/cwt +12.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 731 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $159.10/cwt +0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 619 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.54/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 516 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 976 784 614
Feeder cattle 812 614 497
Slaughter cattle 144 130 87
Replacement cattle 20 40 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and bulls under 500 lb sold mostly steady, over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower, over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Supply was heavy with strong demand on quality cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 271 4 182.50–207.50 $192.79 $522 +1.15
300–320 311 4 165.00–202.50 $185.11 $576 -16.17
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 -56.28
350–390 363 6 172.50–182.50 $177.74 $645 +0.78
405–445 427 14 165.00–181.00 $171.27 $731 -1.65
470–495 488 7 155.00–163.00 $158.42 $773 -4.68
500–545 523 11 154.00–170.00 $159.88 $836 +0.26
528–540 value added 534 7 160.00–174.00 $166.79 $891 +1.45
550–590 573 5 150.00–159.00 $154.28 $884 -0.40
605–635 615 11 150.00–167.50 $158.22 $973 +7.65
600–635 value added 623 9 154.00–165.00 $160.17 $998 -2.34
650–685 665 4 140.00–151.00 $147.68 $982 -3.68
772 772 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,065 —
835 835 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,086 —
920 920 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,150 —
955 955 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 150.00 $150.00 $360 —
285 thin fleshed 285 1 192.50 $192.50 $549 —
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 +25.08
320–333 thin fleshed 329 3 176.00–185.00 $182.08 $599 —
375 375 1 154.00 $154.00 $578 +6.35
393 thin fleshed 393 2 170.00 $170.00 $668 —
425 425 1 155.00 $155.00 $659 +17.41
455–468 thin fleshed 461 5 156.00–168.00 $164.01 $756 +6.01
470 470 1 150.00 $150.00 $705 +1.00
505–515 thin fleshed 508 3 146.00–160.00 $150.73 $766 —
510–540 520 9 140.00–152.50 $146.31 $761 +7.52
575–585 580 2 142.50–146.00 $144.23 $837 +15.80
600–645 613 5 130.00–146.00 $135.89 $833 -0.54
665 665 1 132.00 $132.00 $878 -1.32
940 940 1 90.00 $90.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 170.00 $170.00 $672 —
465 465 2 164.00 $164.00 $763 —
505 thin fleshed 505 4 167.00 $167.00 $843 —
545 545 3 145.00 $145.00 $790 —
635 635 1 145.00 $145.00 $921 —
645 value added 645 2 146.00 $146.00 $942 —
655 655 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 130.00 $130.00 $390 +11.24
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 273 3 157.50–167.50 $162.35 $443 -3.18
310–340 329 6 150.00–166.00 $160.43 $528 -2.00
360–395 375 4 146.00–156.00 $151.93 $570 -4.62
408 value added 408 4 163.00 $163.00 $665 —
405–420 416 5 144.00–151.00 $148.53 $618 -0.89
453–490 467 16 138.00–151.00 $144.29 $674 +1.27
500–530 515 18 137.00–149.00 $142.46 $734 +4.45
525 525 1 125.00 $125.00 $656 -13.01
556 value added 556 5 144.00 $144.00 $801 +8.66
555–595 572 10 130.00–137.00 $132.18 $756 +3.87
605 value added 605 2 145.00 $145.00 $877 +12.00
600–645 614 10 124.00–136.00 $132.53 $814 +2.10
650–680 656 11 125.00–135.00 $132.05 $866 +8.05
731 value added 731 40 137.00 $137.00 $1,001 —
780 780 1 112.00 $112.00 $874 -5.00
800 800 1 114.00 $114.00 $912 +4.00
813 value added 813 7 128.50 $128.50 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 322 5 120.00–132.50 $125.43 $404 -8.57
390 thin fleshed 390 1 155.00 $155.00 $604 —
390–395 393 2 144.00–150.00 $147.02 $578 —
410–440 429 7 120.00–138.00 $129.35 $555 -5.00
463–465 thin fleshed 464 8 136.00–156.00 $151.49 $703 +8.49
485–495 488 3 131.00–135.00 $132.99 $649 +4.84
510–525 thin fleshed 517 6 137.00–150.00 $143.42 $741 —
570–575 573 2 130.00–138.00 $133.98 $768 +12.99
590 thin fleshed 590 2 140.00 $140.00 $826 +8.00
605–620 610 4 118.00–130.00 $122.14 $745 -2.30
650–690 670 2 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $820 -2.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 2 156.00 $156.00 $546 —
540 value added 540 2 136.00 $136.00 $734 —
558 value added 558 4 143.00 $143.00 $798 —
620 value added 620 2 130.00 $130.00 $806 —
640 640 3 130.00 $130.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 117.50 $117.50 $394 -12.50
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 —
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 3 167.50–185.00 $176.78 $451 —
355–395 383 4 160.00–173.00 $164.17 $629 -10.25
400–445 421 9 162.50–174.00 $167.62 $706 +11.03
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 -34.36
455–475 466 10 152.50–171.00 $158.01 $736 +3.65
500–545 515 12 142.50–158.00 $149.47 $770 -1.26
550–588 566 13 130.00–153.00 $140.67 $796 -9.83
610–640 620 3 132.00–146.00 $139.22 $863 +7.72
655–680 669 6 125.00–142.00 $131.27 $878 —
745 745 1 125.00 $125.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 147.50 $147.50 $369 —
310–340 325 2 150.00–157.00 $153.34 $498 +23.34
355–360 358 2 134.00–150.00 $141.94 $508 +8.50
400–445 422 3 134.00–140.00 $137.22 $579 +7.22
440 thin fleshed 440 2 169.00 $169.00 $744 —
460–490 479 4 125.00–139.00 $134.15 $643 +9.15
485–495 thin fleshed 490 2 141.00–155.00 $147.93 $725 -5.50
530 530 1 120.00 $120.00 $636 -9.88
540–545 thin fleshed 543 2 142.50–154.00 $148.22 $805 —
550–580 562 3 126.00–135.00 $130.74 $735 +0.72
605–610 608 2 130.00–135.00 $132.49 $806 -0.41
670–690 680 2 124.00–137.00 $130.40 $887 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 110.00 $110.00 $352 —
450–495 465 4 106.00–125.00 $113.84 $529 -2.61
540 540 1 105.00 $105.00 $567 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1310 1099 80-85% 9 62.00–65.00 $64.30 $707 —
980–1570 1149 80-85% 29 65.00–78.00 $69.41 $798 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 85-90% 1 34.00 $34.00 $280 -13.02
935–945 940 85-90% 2 43.00–47.00 $45.01 $423 —
700–1180 971 85-90% 9 55.00–64.00 $60.97 $592 —
910–1130 1040 85-90% 4 65.00–67.00 $66.01 $687 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1740 1423 75-80% 12 67.00–79.00 $71.90 $1,023 —
1460 1460 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $905 -8.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325 1325 1 75.00 $75.00 $994 —
1605–1625 1615 2 82.00–87.00 $84.52 $1,365 -0.56
1735 1735 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,666 +1.07

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 67.00 $67.00 $683
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 73.00 $73.00 $788
955–1370 1131 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 66.00–73.00 $69.92 $791
1285 1285 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 68.00 $68.00 $874
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 760.00 $760.00
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1170 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,060.00 $1,020.72

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 +200.00
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.