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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 28, 2021

815 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.11/cwt +10.70 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 519 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.02/cwt -3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 516 lb · 15 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $144.32/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 573 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 815 887 1,109
Feeder cattle 670 747 907
Slaughter cattle 145 110 202
Replacement cattle — 30 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers under 550 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher; Steers over 550 lbs sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Slaughter cows not covered due to reporters time constraints

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 155.00 $155.00 $612 —
460–475 468 2 147.50–168.00 $157.59 $738 +16.16
500–538 519 22 145.00–160.00 $153.11 $795 +23.11
550 550 1 125.00 $125.00 $688 -19.57
560–581 575 14 144.00–154.00 $145.70 $838 +1.13
605–648 626 8 135.00–141.00 $137.66 $862 -5.11
655–690 670 3 125.00–138.00 $130.93 $877 -2.07
758 758 6 125.00 $125.00 $948 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 425 2 141.00–146.00 $143.44 $610 +7.25
470–495 483 2 120.00–127.00 $123.59 $597 +1.26
495 495 1 113.00 $113.00 $559 -9.33
500–525 517 3 131.00–143.00 $136.03 $703 +6.03
630 630 1 95.00 $95.00 $598 -38.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 4 140.00 $140.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 2 133.00–140.00 $136.43 $529 -1.16
405 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446 -20.78
405–445 425 4 134.00–140.00 $138.22 $587 +7.44
450–490 467 10 123.00–135.00 $128.90 $602 -1.20
500–530 516 15 125.00–131.00 $129.02 $666 -3.40
580–585 584 11 125.00–135.50 $131.61 $769 +8.35
605–642 620 8 123.00–128.00 $125.57 $779 -3.73
660–680 672 5 110.00–116.00 $111.58 $750 -12.42
690 690 1 105.00 $105.00 $724 -19.00
737 737 3 115.00 $115.00 $848 -10.00
765 765 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $803 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 120.00 $120.00 $522 -2.50
485–495 490 2 110.00–118.00 $113.96 $558 -4.30
535–540 538 2 105.00–110.00 $107.51 $578 -14.76
565–595 580 2 100.00–106.00 $103.08 $598 -5.92
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 108.00 $108.00 $502 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 156.00 $156.00 $569 -3.24
413–440 420 4 145.00–150.00 $146.31 $615 -11.19
450–495 471 4 135.00–150.00 $139.86 $659 -1.47
560–585 577 3 124.00–126.00 $125.35 $723 -2.35
620 620 1 105.00 $105.00 $651 -10.99
650–660 652 6 110.00–122.00 $119.97 $782 +18.97
704–722 710 9 104.00–113.00 $108.30 $769 —
770 770 4 100.00 $100.00 $770 ±0.00
995 995 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 thin fleshed 369 5 146.00 $146.00 $539 —
417 thin fleshed 417 5 127.00 $127.00 $530 —
483 thin fleshed 483 4 122.50 $122.50 $592 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 125.00 $125.00 $525 -10.42
460–490 475 2 115.00–130.00 $122.26 $581 -0.74
505 505 2 127.00 $127.00 $641 +6.19
600–645 619 4 85.00–97.00 $91.10 $564 -18.90
675 675 1 100.00 $100.00 $675 +10.00
700–735 723 3 85.00–100.00 $92.45 $668 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
552 552 3 120.00 $120.00 $662 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 114.00 $114.00 $633 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1495 1463 3 77.00–80.00 $78.36 $1,146 —
1385–1770 1537 3 64.00–71.00 $68.02 $1,045 —
1555–1660 1608 2 83.00–87.00 $85.07 $1,368 —

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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.