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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

801 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.10/cwt +2.93 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 479 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.19/cwt -0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 520 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.13/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 574 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 801 676 667
Feeder cattle 641 542 507
Slaughter cattle 135 114 20
Replacement cattle 25 20 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower; Steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher; Heifers over 600 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher in a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 181.00–202.50 $191.92 $605 -4.54
360–370 363 3 192.50–200.00 $197.45 $717 +24.15
400–445 423 5 160.00–177.50 $166.49 $704 +26.49
455–499 484 9 151.00–160.00 $155.27 $752 -3.17
501–544 518 17 143.00–160.00 $155.44 $805 +1.29
545 545 1 115.00 $115.00 $627 -25.00
550–585 563 6 144.00–162.00 $158.03 $890 +4.35
620–643 636 11 153.00–164.00 $162.47 $1,033 +14.26
665–668 667 5 140.00–155.00 $152.01 $1,014 +6.96
700–703 702 4 142.00–148.00 $146.50 $1,028 +4.49
915 915 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,244 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 153.00–170.00 $161.30 $513 —
355–385 367 3 146.00–172.50 $157.58 $578 —
405–443 430 3 130.00–143.00 $134.08 $577 -10.92
455–490 476 7 130.00–148.00 $141.01 $671 -1.49
500–540 515 3 135.00–144.00 $138.61 $714 —
555 555 1 134.00 $134.00 $744 -1.00
603–648 622 8 135.00–142.50 $139.49 $868 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 135.00 $135.00 $466 —
515–520 518 2 115.00–123.00 $119.02 $617 —
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 317 5 145.00–157.50 $149.34 $473 -13.66
365–395 388 5 143.00–157.50 $151.12 $586 +0.38
400–445 422 9 142.50–152.50 $147.65 $623 -4.06
450–498 479 21 132.50–148.00 $143.10 $685 +2.93
503–548 524 13 132.50–142.00 $138.28 $725 +1.09
555–590 574 14 130.00–139.00 $135.13 $776 -1.22
608–640 619 4 123.00–136.00 $130.18 $806 -4.59
660–690 671 5 124.00–143.00 $133.88 $898 -6.12
723 723 2 134.00 $134.00 $969 +8.61
788 788 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 376 5 130.00–147.50 $141.88 $533 -3.12
400–445 425 3 135.00–150.00 $141.80 $603 +3.09
500–515 508 2 142.00 $142.00 $721 +12.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 175.00–180.00 $177.47 $683 -7.53
400–440 425 4 137.50–147.00 $143.22 $609 -6.12
450–488 472 10 137.00–145.00 $140.42 $663 -9.36
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 -29.78
500–520 507 7 130.00–140.00 $134.28 $681 -5.72
557–575 561 5 142.00–149.00 $147.37 $827 +4.37
600–635 624 7 128.00–139.00 $134.00 $836 —
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 172.50 $172.50 $578 —
390 390 1 140.00 $140.00 $546 —
410–415 413 2 125.00–127.50 $126.26 $521 -12.51
460–465 463 2 126.00–130.00 $128.01 $593 —
560 560 1 129.00 $129.00 $722 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1315 1186 80-85% 8 64.00–68.00 $66.22 $785 +7.70
1025–1320 1193 80-85% 5 62.00–63.00 $62.81 $749 +4.29
1145–1240 1193 80-85% 2 72.00–73.00 $72.48 $865 +13.96
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $435 —
890–1315 1058 85-90% 6 60.00–65.00 $62.18 $658 —
965–1330 1091 85-90% 6 54.00–56.00 $55.38 $604 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1625 1394 75-80% 10 64.00–67.00 $65.20 $909 +1.72
1350–1500 1443 75-80% 3 72.00–73.00 $72.35 $1,044 +12.35

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1550 1371 4 77.00–82.00 $78.91 $1,082 —
1375–1775 1624 5 86.00–90.00 $87.49 $1,421 —
1690 1690 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,555 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
875–1000 945 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 500.00–750.00 $603.62
1170 1170 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,135.00 $1,135.00

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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.