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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 30, 2021

1,042 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.76/cwt +12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 528 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.05/cwt +11.88 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 427 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $142.57/cwt +9.93 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 468 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,042 922 1,502
Feeder cattle 844 754 1,340
Slaughter cattle 173 152 150
Replacement cattle 25 16 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with strong buyer demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 262 3 160.00–170.00 $165.16 $433 -22.51
300–345 329 9 167.00–200.00 $182.20 $599 +4.04
360–398 383 12 160.00–205.00 $178.16 $682 +10.76
400–445 425 13 150.00–170.00 $161.25 $685 -3.89
450–495 469 11 155.00–182.50 $171.38 $804 +19.29
500–545 514 15 150.00–176.00 $164.75 $847 +4.14
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 -30.61
550–590 567 19 155.00–184.00 $164.05 $930 +17.31
600–640 622 14 138.00–158.00 $153.49 $955 +9.99
665 665 1 137.00 $137.00 $911 -2.62
725 725 1 111.00 $111.00 $805 -26.00
750 750 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,088 —
800 800 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,192 —
885 885 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 thin fleshed 230 1 172.50 $172.50 $397 —
255–268 thin fleshed 265 8 150.00–160.00 $158.04 $419 —
290 290 1 145.00 $145.00 $420 -3.33
319–345 thin fleshed 324 5 147.00–150.00 $149.36 $484 -2.71
300–345 329 7 132.50–150.00 $141.56 $466 +3.40
355–365 360 3 140.00–155.00 $145.07 $522 +4.89
405 thin fleshed 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 —
400–445 431 5 150.00–151.00 $150.21 $647 +7.04
455–490 474 8 135.00–155.00 $142.56 $676 +7.09
500–545 519 11 132.00–151.00 $140.58 $730 +6.07
555–595 578 4 130.00–142.50 $136.37 $788 +2.44
620–645 633 2 125.00–131.00 $128.06 $811 —
695 695 2 124.00–130.00 $127.00 $883 -5.51
750 750 1 120.00 $120.00 $900 —
890 890 1 87.00 $87.00 $774 —
980 980 1 86.00 $86.00 $843 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 175.00 $175.00 $630 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 125.00 $125.00 $512 +2.56
595 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 140.00 $140.00 $336 —
250–290 275 3 142.50–150.00 $145.27 $399 -1.24
310–335 325 6 136.00–160.00 $146.90 $477 +11.90
350–395 375 23 143.00–170.00 $153.36 $575 +14.79
400–449 427 25 132.50–160.00 $145.05 $619 +12.24
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 ±0.00
450–485 468 23 136.00–147.50 $143.55 $672 +23.55
500–543 528 40 134.00–150.00 $141.76 $748 +24.21
555–590 571 7 128.00–142.50 $135.45 $773 +8.00
580 580 1 110.00 $110.00 $638 -17.45
600–637 620 13 123.00–140.00 $133.43 $827 +7.99
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732 -12.67
670–695 683 10 124.00–132.00 $129.99 $888 +7.32
700 700 1 128.00 $128.00 $896 —
775–790 783 2 121.00–124.00 $122.51 $959 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 147.50 $147.50 $361 —
255 255 2 125.00–132.50 $128.75 $328 +0.37
265–288 thin fleshed 277 9 140.00–152.50 $148.55 $411 —
315 thin fleshed 315 1 154.00 $154.00 $485 —
305–330 317 8 120.00–137.50 $132.36 $420 +3.06
350–395 thin fleshed 364 7 139.00–150.00 $142.55 $519 —
350–390 370 9 120.00–137.00 $128.36 $475 +1.40
405–435 thin fleshed 418 7 133.00–144.00 $139.82 $584 —
405–445 422 11 124.00–135.00 $130.82 $552 +4.27
450–485 466 10 120.00–136.00 $130.94 $610 +3.14
470 thin fleshed 470 1 130.00 $130.00 $611 -2.00
535–545 540 2 131.00–136.00 $133.48 $721 +2.99
580 580 1 135.00 $135.00 $783 +8.00
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 +9.00
750 750 1 119.00 $119.00 $892 —
805 805 1 80.00 $80.00 $644 -25.00
900 900 2 80.00 $80.00 $720 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–393 375 6 133.00–140.00 $135.10 $507 —
400–448 424 4 137.00–138.00 $137.47 $583 +7.47
450 450 3 133.00 $133.00 $598 +0.50
545 545 4 132.00 $132.00 $719 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 117.50 $117.50 $329 +0.91
435 435 1 116.00 $116.00 $505 +9.97
470 470 1 110.00 $110.00 $517 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 170.00 $170.00 $391 —
265–290 275 3 150.00–175.00 $164.33 $452 +19.58
300–348 318 8 160.00–195.00 $172.86 $550 +13.25
355–395 370 8 159.00–187.50 $179.07 $663 +23.78
400–440 428 8 124.00–165.00 $152.05 $651 +2.57
455–495 473 15 131.00–171.00 $154.33 $730 +9.35
503–545 516 7 140.00–170.00 $157.78 $814 +9.78
560–585 576 7 130.00–150.00 $137.50 $792 +0.43
600–645 625 5 130.00–140.00 $134.87 $843 +5.34
660–690 675 2 124.00–125.00 $124.51 $840 +4.51
760 760 1 120.00 $120.00 $912 —
775 775 1 122.00 $122.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 281 5 130.00–155.00 $144.64 $406 +3.07
305–320 312 3 140.00–175.00 $152.27 $475 +16.98
330 thin fleshed 330 1 162.00 $162.00 $535 —
353–380 363 6 127.00–140.00 $137.31 $498 +5.77
385 thin fleshed 385 2 140.00 $140.00 $539 —
405–426 thin fleshed 423 7 152.50–157.00 $156.38 $661 +14.38
400–445 429 9 125.00–145.00 $135.91 $583 +2.39
450–493 478 13 120.00–138.00 $132.89 $635 +2.72
500–535 520 5 120.00–140.00 $128.13 $666 +1.20
550–585 568 6 122.00–135.00 $125.80 $715 +3.61
600 600 1 128.00 $128.00 $768 —
895 895 1 90.00 $90.00 $806 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 130.00 $130.00 $474 +10.00
400–435 422 3 110.00–125.00 $119.84 $506 —
490 490 1 100.00 $100.00 $490 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 141.00 $141.00 $603 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,040 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $158 —
845 845 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $296 —
965–1085 1025 85-90% 2 28.00–39.00 $33.18 $340 -9.69
945–1465 1140 85-90% 11 40.00–51.00 $44.71 $510 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1410 1272 80-85% 14 45.00–57.00 $49.47 $629 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380 1380 75-80% 1 58.00 $58.00 $800 —
1345–1560 1448 75-80% 5 49.00–55.00 $53.23 $771 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1215 1068 7 40.00–61.00 $54.85 $586 —
1555–2165 1892 3 76.00–86.00 $81.84 $1,548 —
1780–2165 1915 3 87.00–98.00 $92.29 $1,767 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800–915 858 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 70.00–82.50 $75.83 $651

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1050 985 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 600.00–800.00 $686.04
950–1205 1121 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 750.00–985.00 $845.24
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1220–1335 1274 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 710.00–1,000.00 $871.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1160 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,021
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 46.00 $46.00 $550
1280 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 50.00 $50.00 $640
1515 1515 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 55.00 $55.00 $833

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,260.00 $1,260.00

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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
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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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.