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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.71/cwt +1.92 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 428 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.17/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 483 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $158.44/cwt +3.25 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 472 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 676 1,081 1,062
Feeder cattle 542 844 818
Slaughter cattle 114 207 169
Replacement cattle 20 30 75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly test however a lower undertone was noted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–347 341 8 187.50–200.00 $196.46 $670 -1.04
375–395 382 5 160.00–181.00 $173.30 $662 -21.70
435 435 1 140.00 $140.00 $609 -20.96
400–449 445 16 157.50–180.00 $169.87 $756 +8.91
455–491 472 22 150.00–170.00 $158.44 $748 +0.70
518–540 529 17 151.00–160.00 $154.15 $815 +0.51
540 540 1 140.00 $140.00 $756 -13.64
560–593 578 12 150.00–160.00 $153.68 $888 +2.34
616–620 617 5 146.00–157.00 $148.21 $914 -10.79
655–665 660 2 138.00–152.00 $145.05 $957 -11.95
720–725 723 2 140.00–144.00 $142.01 $1,027 —
775–790 783 3 135.00–145.00 $139.00 $1,088 —
805–820 812 3 135.00–139.00 $136.68 $1,110 —
880–885 883 2 126.00–135.00 $130.51 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 thin fleshed 423 2 150.00–152.50 $151.20 $640 —
425 425 2 135.00–155.00 $145.00 $616 +1.00
495 495 1 142.50 $142.50 $705 -8.97
570 570 1 135.00 $135.00 $770 -0.97
705 705 1 136.00 $136.00 $959 —
725 thin fleshed 725 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,073 —
795 795 1 125.00 $125.00 $994 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
341 341 4 163.00 $163.00 $556 —
355–375 369 6 147.00–153.00 $150.74 $556 -15.54
400–445 428 26 144.00–155.00 $151.71 $649 +1.92
455–497 483 23 130.00–150.00 $140.17 $677 -0.06
505–540 522 9 135.00–140.00 $137.19 $716 +0.35
560–595 578 14 129.00–138.00 $136.35 $788 +2.62
603–645 623 13 128.00–139.00 $134.77 $840 +2.10
675 675 1 140.00 $140.00 $945 +16.10
715–745 730 2 120.00–131.00 $125.39 $915 —
805 805 1 118.00 $118.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
461–475 467 7 135.00–137.00 $136.13 $636 —
503 503 3 132.50 $132.50 $666 —
581 thin fleshed 581 4 135.00 $135.00 $784 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 thin fleshed 348 2 155.00 $155.00 $539 —
355–380 thin fleshed 368 2 152.50–155.00 $153.71 $566 —
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 +2.69
400–440 428 4 135.00–140.00 $138.71 $594 +2.04
460 thin fleshed 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 —
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 -1.00
695 695 1 106.00 $106.00 $737 —
730 730 1 114.00 $114.00 $832 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 165.00 $165.00 $528 -30.00
360 360 1 185.00 $185.00 $666 +17.04
408–445 423 4 147.50–150.00 $149.34 $632 +9.34
460–485 474 4 145.00–160.00 $149.78 $710 +6.77
515–540 528 2 140.00 $140.00 $739 -7.11
550 550 1 143.00 $143.00 $786 +5.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
521–545 528 10 135.00–141.00 $139.14 $735 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 thin fleshed 305 1 150.00 $150.00 $458 —
395 thin fleshed 395 4 169.00 $169.00 $668 —
415–430 423 2 137.50–140.00 $138.77 $587 —
610–645 628 2 117.00–122.00 $119.43 $750 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 125.00 $125.00 $462 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1290 1155 80-85% 14 61.00–65.00 $62.91 $727 -1.14
1150–1240 1195 80-85% 2 58.00–59.00 $58.52 $699 -5.53
1345 1345 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $928 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $472 —
940–1170 1044 85-90% 8 55.00–61.00 $57.40 $599 +2.95
1005–1210 1115 85-90% 3 52.00–54.00 $53.40 $595 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1460 1385 75-80% 4 63.00–64.00 $63.48 $879 +1.79
1430 1430 75-80% 2 60.00 $60.00 $858 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1775 1488 2 78.00–82.00 $79.61 $1,185 —
1500–2005 1758 4 85.00–88.00 $86.31 $1,517 -9.69

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1130 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 750.00–1,175.00 $983.13
1120–1280 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $923.33

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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.