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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 20, 2021

877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.67/cwt -4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $646/hd at 429 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.09/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 622 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $169.28/cwt +10.86 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 472 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 877 976 509
Feeder cattle 759 812 419
Slaughter cattle 103 144 65
Replacement cattle 15 20 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand on 400 lb and lighter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 6 180.00–215.00 $202.47 $563 +9.68
305–345 321 15 175.00–218.00 $205.15 $659 +20.04
350–395 364 11 172.50–210.00 $194.73 $709 +16.99
420 value added 420 1 185.00 $185.00 $777 —
400–445 423 9 172.50–197.50 $182.96 $774 +11.69
450–490 472 22 160.00–177.50 $169.28 $799 +10.86
505–548 528 15 153.00–173.00 $164.93 $871 +5.05
560–590 569 8 150.00–160.00 $154.74 $880 +0.46
620 620 1 154.00 $154.00 $955 -4.22
650–655 653 2 142.50–155.00 $148.73 $971 +1.05
890 890 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,157 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 165.00 $165.00 $520 +5.00
350 350 2 159.00–162.50 $160.75 $563 +6.75
386 thin fleshed 386 4 155.00 $155.00 $598 -15.00
405–435 thin fleshed 425 3 165.00–177.50 $170.97 $727 —
440 440 1 163.00 $163.00 $717 +8.00
455 thin fleshed 455 2 170.00 $170.00 $774 +5.99
480 480 2 135.00–150.00 $142.50 $684 -7.50
510–545 534 4 150.00–151.00 $150.25 $802 +3.94
538 thin fleshed 538 2 165.00 $165.00 $888 +14.27
550–595 573 2 132.00–149.00 $140.17 $803 -4.06
600–645 616 5 142.50–145.00 $144.06 $887 +8.17
665 665 1 140.00 $140.00 $931 +8.00
755 755 1 127.00 $127.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 2 173.00 $173.00 $948 +28.00
583 583 2 155.00 $155.00 $904 —
643 643 2 150.00 $150.00 $964 +5.00
790 790 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $576 +2.50
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 —
535 535 1 128.00 $128.00 $685 —
605 605 2 120.00 $120.00 $726 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 147.50 $147.50 $391 -14.85
275 275 1 135.00 $135.00 $371 -27.35
305 305 1 130.00 $130.00 $396 -30.43
338–345 341 5 160.00–166.00 $163.57 $558 +3.14
355–399 381 21 146.00–165.50 $157.82 $601 +5.89
400–447 429 32 140.00–154.00 $150.67 $646 +2.14
460–490 473 9 130.00–148.00 $142.62 $675 -1.67
500–545 514 11 130.00–144.00 $137.43 $706 -5.03
550–598 569 13 131.00–139.00 $134.87 $767 +2.69
600–645 622 24 122.00–137.50 $132.09 $822 -0.44
658–680 668 8 125.00–130.00 $128.50 $858 -3.55
780 780 1 121.00 $121.00 $944 +9.00
825 825 1 103.00 $103.00 $850 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 thin fleshed 415 1 142.00 $142.00 $589 —
440 440 1 137.50 $137.50 $605 +8.15
469–480 471 10 120.00–135.00 $131.37 $619 -1.62
480–486 thin fleshed 485 9 132.50–140.00 $139.18 $675 -12.31
500–540 517 3 120.00–122.00 $120.70 $624 —
525 thin fleshed 525 1 127.00 $127.00 $667 -16.42
550–575 563 2 125.00 $125.00 $704 -8.98
610 610 1 115.00 $115.00 $702 -7.14
650–660 657 3 115.00–120.00 $118.32 $777 -4.11
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
422 422 5 152.00 $152.00 $641 —
530–543 539 7 148.00–149.00 $148.28 $799 —
580–590 584 5 130.00–132.50 $131.49 $768 —
658 658 5 132.50 $132.50 $872 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 125.00 $125.00 $456 —
440 440 1 109.00 $109.00 $480 —
760 760 1 105.00 $105.00 $798 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 180.00 $180.00 $608 —
350–395 384 7 168.00–185.00 $172.43 $662 +8.26
408–445 432 7 152.50–170.00 $162.79 $703 -4.83
470–497 486 11 149.00–170.00 $158.23 $769 +0.22
505–545 520 15 145.00–160.00 $153.08 $796 +3.61
555–595 572 5 134.00–150.00 $140.21 $802 -0.46
600–615 608 2 145.00–160.00 $152.59 $928 +13.37
660–690 680 3 128.00–138.00 $132.68 $902 +1.41
715 715 1 134.00 $134.00 $958 +9.00
845 845 1 110.00 $110.00 $930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 152.50 $152.50 $435 +5.00
345 345 1 152.50 $152.50 $526 -0.84
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 +8.06
400 thin fleshed 400 1 181.00 $181.00 $724 —
420–440 430 2 130.00–147.50 $138.95 $597 +1.73
460–495 478 6 130.00–143.00 $137.28 $656 +3.13
500–535 518 4 125.00–141.00 $133.12 $690 +13.12
575–590 581 5 119.00–135.00 $123.99 $720 -6.75
600–640 620 7 120.00–153.00 $133.90 $830 +1.41
655 655 2 120.00–137.00 $128.50 $842 -1.90
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 121.00 $121.00 $472 —
535 535 1 116.00 $116.00 $621 +11.00
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700 700 85-90% 1 25.00 $25.00 $175 —
805 805 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $354 +10.00
850 850 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $493 —
880–1145 986 85-90% 13 50.00–59.00 $56.02 $552 -4.95
975–1170 1069 85-90% 7 60.00–67.00 $63.19 $676 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1300 1116 80-85% 5 53.00–64.00 $61.10 $682 -8.31
950–1580 1187 80-85% 14 64.00–71.00 $66.24 $786 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1315–1690 1479 75-80% 6 61.00–66.00 $64.02 $947 +2.02
1310–1610 1481 75-80% 8 66.00–72.00 $67.73 $1,003 +5.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 50.00 $50.00 $635 —
1055–1870 1466 9 75.00–90.00 $83.00 $1,217 —
1565–2045 1860 3 93.00–96.00 $94.81 $1,763 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 57.00 $57.00 $519

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 910.00 $910.00
1200–1235 1218 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $924.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 54.00 $54.00 $486
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 67.00 $67.00 $690

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1033 1033 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 720.00 $720.00 —
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 720.00 $720.00 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.