Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 26, 2021

1,180 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.86/cwt -1.23 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 470 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.82/cwt +9.99 vs last sale · ≈ $904/hd at 569 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.16/cwt +4.62 vs last sale · ≈ $545/hd at 375 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,180	830	633
Feeder cattle	889	693	433
Slaughter cattle	246	105	148
Replacement cattle	45	32	52

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Heifers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–335	325	3	170.00–190.00	$179.29	$583	—
360–375	365	3	175.00–195.00	$182.43	$666	+12.43
380	380	1	155.00	$155.00	$589	-15.00
400–403	402	3	152.00–162.50	$155.48	$625	-8.54
449 fancy	449	4	183.00	$183.00	$822	—
463–488	475	13	160.00–180.00	$170.52	$810	+14.94
517–518	517	9	153.00–167.00	$160.77	$831	+9.38
525	525	1	124.00	$124.00	$651	-27.39
555–593	569	25	150.00–170.00	$158.82	$904	+9.99
610	610	1	124.00	$124.00	$756	—
628–643	632	7	136.00–148.50	$144.87	$916	—
670	670	1	129.00	$129.00	$864	-2.00
700–720	710	2	131.00–133.00	$131.99	$937	—
830	830	1	100.00	$100.00	$830	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
402–418	408	8	160.00–175.00	$165.76	$676	—
475–495	480	10	141.00–155.00	$150.33	$722	—
594	594	4	135.00	$135.00	$802	—
673	673	4	137.00	$137.00	$922	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–315	313	2	140.00–155.00	$147.44	$461	—
360–390	375	2	147.50–160.00	$153.50	$576	-2.50
420–435	427	3	135.00–160.00	$148.18	$633	+3.57
450–490	474	5	138.00–154.00	$146.51	$694	+10.03
500–515	510	4	136.00–147.50	$142.34	$726	—
565	565	2	120.00–140.00	$130.00	$734	—
615–640	628	2	116.00–125.00	$120.59	$757	—
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	—
790	790	1	90.00	$90.00	$711	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	135.00	$135.00	$506	—
405–420	413	2	125.00–131.00	$127.95	$528	—
555	555	1	107.00	$107.00	$594	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–334	332	5	135.00–137.50	$137.01	$455	-14.74
355 fancy	355	1	150.00	$150.00	$532	—
356–398	377	13	136.00–154.00	$144.79	$546	+4.25
403–440	422	9	125.00–134.00	$128.92	$544	-18.75
450–495	470	26	122.50–135.00	$128.86	$606	-1.23
508–545	523	7	129.00–140.00	$135.50	$709	+6.44
515–530	528	6	125.00–126.00	$125.84	$664	-3.22
555–594	583	10	120.00–146.00	$132.69	$774	+9.12
602–628	612	7	123.00–135.00	$131.27	$803	+3.27
615	615	1	100.00	$100.00	$615	-28.00
660	660	1	110.00	$110.00	$726	-23.00
835	835	1	95.00	$95.00	$793	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
329	329	4	132.50	$132.50	$436	-12.50
383	383	4	142.50	$142.50	$546	—
408	408	3	135.00	$135.00	$551	—
866	866	9	114.50	$114.50	$992	—
919–920	920	9	112.00–121.00	$116.00	$1,067	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–315	308	2	122.50–130.00	$126.34	$389	—
370–399	391	9	130.00–135.00	$132.33	$517	—
405–431	426	7	120.00–127.00	$124.04	$528	-10.01
450–475	460	3	123.00–126.00	$124.33	$572	+4.33
513–545	523	4	118.00–128.00	$123.92	$648	+5.29
525	525	1	104.00	$104.00	$546	-14.63
750–755	753	2	106.00–110.00	$108.01	$813	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	365	3	110.00–112.00	$111.35	$406	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	4	145.00–164.00	$155.98	$608	+0.49
425–435	432	3	152.50–163.00	$156.87	$678	+2.94
460–485	468	4	145.00–150.00	$147.46	$690	+5.00
485	485	2	136.00	$136.00	$660	-6.46
528–545	531	10	125.00–142.50	$139.17	$739	+2.13
565–580	573	2	115.00–130.00	$122.60	$702	-4.50
610–635	622	3	109.00–122.00	$113.59	$707	+10.34
650–695	675	5	98.00–128.00	$114.26	$771	-0.74
715–725	720	2	98.00–124.00	$110.91	$799	-2.09
805	805	1	90.00	$90.00	$724	-16.00
855 fancy	855	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,043	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323–340	330	5	172.50–173.00	$172.71	$570	—
378–395	386	10	167.00–168.00	$167.54	$647	—
402–425	411	5	161.00–175.00	$169.21	$695	—
567	567	3	139.00	$139.00	$788	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
342	342	3	150.00	$150.00	$513	—
395	395	1	140.00	$140.00	$553	+7.68
410–445	423	3	119.00–130.00	$123.18	$521	-11.82
460–492	480	6	124.00–135.00	$129.96	$624	+15.96
500–535	518	2	124.00	$124.00	$642	+19.00
605–640	623	3	103.00–106.00	$105.03	$654	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1355	1185	80-85%	8	50.00–55.00	$53.09	$629	—
1030–1345	1209	80-85%	8	46.00–50.00	$47.61	$576	-14.59
1310–1375	1348	80-85%	3	57.00–61.00	$59.37	$800	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	85-90%	1	38.00	$38.00	$291	+6.00
990–1220	1109	85-90%	8	45.00–48.00	$46.25	$513	—
1305–1320	1313	85-90%	2	43.00	$43.00	$565	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1415	1325	75-80%	4	50.00–54.00	$52.03	$689	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610	1610	1	56.00	$56.00	$902	—
1745–2050	1898	2	86.00–90.00	$87.84	$1,667	—
2005	2005	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,945	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
823–945	887	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	81.00–105.00	$93.65	$831
837–948 thin fleshed	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	61.00–76.00	$70.19	$625

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1056 thin fleshed	1056	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	52.00	$52.00	$549

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1075–1230	1157	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,225.00	$1,155.04
1215–1495	1288	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	875.00–1,050.00	$930.76
1270–1510	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	935.00–1,175.00	$1,044.64

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
1370	1370	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—

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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.