Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 15, 2022

791 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.10/cwt +8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 426 lb · 23 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.80/cwt +2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 465 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.28/cwt +1.06 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 521 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	791	298
Feeder cattle	584	236
Slaughter cattle	125	42
Replacement cattle	82	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 500 lb were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand on all classes of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	170.00	$170.00	$468	-25.00
305–335	319	6	185.00–225.00	$207.79	$663	+37.79
355–390	373	4	202.50–215.00	$208.68	$778	+11.84
400–440	422	5	180.00–200.00	$192.49	$812	+9.12
450–485	466	10	177.50–224.00	$205.29	$957	—
500–535	510	9	174.00–217.50	$196.50	$1,002	+33.59
505–520 value added	513	2	215.00–224.00	$219.43	$1,126	—
567 value added	567	3	199.00	$199.00	$1,128	+26.00
560–580	570	3	155.00–183.00	$169.25	$965	+14.73
580	580	1	150.00	$150.00	$870	-4.52
600–640	620	9	148.00–165.00	$158.72	$984	—
680–690	685	2	151.00–155.00	$152.99	$1,048	+5.99
710–725	717	3	144.00–150.00	$147.19	$1,055	—
755	755	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,117	+6.00
945	945	2	119.00–140.00	$129.50	$1,224	—
950	950	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,330	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245 thin fleshed	245	1	180.00	$180.00	$441	—
295 thin fleshed	295	1	160.00	$160.00	$472	-35.00
325 thin fleshed	325	2	185.00–190.00	$187.50	$609	-17.50
465–490 thin fleshed	478	2	161.00–162.50	$161.77	$773	—
470–495	484	7	142.50–177.00	$152.03	$736	+9.58
505 thin fleshed	505	1	149.00	$149.00	$752	—
515–545	525	5	146.00–161.00	$155.52	$816	+18.86
570–590	580	4	130.00–150.00	$136.81	$793	-10.19
630–640	637	3	137.00–142.00	$138.65	$883	-3.35
665 thin fleshed	665	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,017	—
655–685	670	2	130.00–148.00	$138.80	$930	-8.20
720–730	725	2	110.00–144.00	$127.12	$922	—
750	750	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,080	+15.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
803	803	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,124	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	172.50	$172.50	$768	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	135.00	$135.00	$554	—
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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	274	8	157.50–180.00	$165.45	$453	+14.09
325–345	338	4	175.00–182.50	$178.14	$602	+24.89
345	345	1	130.00	$130.00	$448	-23.25
365–390	380	12	160.00–185.00	$172.37	$655	+13.08
410	410	1	143.00	$143.00	$586	-19.87
400–445	427	22	160.00–182.50	$172.38	$736	+9.51
450–470	460	2	117.50–136.00	$126.55	$582	-32.97
450–490	465	19	147.50–180.00	$165.51	$770	+5.99
500–540	521	20	147.50–173.00	$159.44	$831	+2.22
530	530	1	135.00	$135.00	$716	-22.22
550–583	563	14	145.00–157.50	$153.04	$862	+5.96
600–645	619	15	135.00–148.00	$144.92	$897	+4.72
640	640	1	130.00	$130.00	$832	-10.20
670–690	676	4	137.00–148.00	$143.12	$967	+2.48
700–710	703	3	145.00–148.00	$146.01	$1,026	+8.01
805–815	810	3	130.00–140.00	$134.99	$1,093	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235 thin fleshed	235	1	155.00	$155.00	$364	—
250 thin fleshed	250	1	160.00	$160.00	$400	+10.00
295	295	1	140.00	$140.00	$413	—
358–390	369	3	157.50–186.00	$167.55	$618	+10.05
375–395 thin fleshed	385	3	165.00–175.00	$171.75	$661	+8.17
415–425 thin fleshed	420	4	145.00–175.00	$166.16	$698	—
410–440	424	5	140.00–172.50	$151.89	$644	+6.89
460–470	465	2	135.00–142.50	$138.71	$645	+13.23
510 thin fleshed	510	1	136.00	$136.00	$694	—
505–545	527	11	134.00–145.00	$139.65	$736	+2.52
555–565	560	2	130.00–137.50	$133.78	$749	-1.48
585 thin fleshed	585	1	137.00	$137.00	$801	-3.00
600	600	1	136.00	$136.00	$816	+12.20
695	695	1	133.00	$133.00	$924	+10.48
705–725	715	2	120.00–125.00	$122.53	$876	+7.53
763	763	5	137.00	$137.00	$1,045	—
775	775	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	433	3	120.00–135.00	$127.19	$551	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	262	3	170.00–182.50	$177.32	$465	-20.18
335	335	1	182.50	$182.50	$611	+4.11
363–380	369	4	160.00–185.00	$176.27	$650	-0.66
405–435	425	7	180.00–200.00	$189.98	$807	+28.64
450–490	462	9	152.50–188.00	$180.03	$832	+18.22
505	505	1	145.00	$145.00	$732	-17.55
500–540	516	7	165.00–172.50	$169.26	$873	+6.71
550–585	574	11	155.00–175.00	$159.74	$917	+11.72
605–635	615	3	140.00–158.00	$148.36	$912	+10.36
675–680	678	2	132.50–153.00	$142.79	$968	—
700–730	710	3	132.50–139.00	$136.77	$971	+8.77
760	760	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,034	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240 thin fleshed	240	1	180.00	$180.00	$432	—
320	320	1	140.00	$140.00	$448	+5.00
390 thin fleshed	390	1	197.50	$197.50	$770	+22.50
440	440	1	145.00	$145.00	$638	—
450–490	463	3	140.00–147.50	$144.19	$668	+15.43
510–545	528	2	145.00–147.50	$146.21	$772	—
550–575	568	4	135.00–145.00	$142.47	$809	+6.78
650–660	653	4	120.00–135.00	$127.49	$833	-6.51
720	720	1	120.00	$120.00	$864	—
790	790	1	110.00	$110.00	$869	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	117.50	$117.50	$517	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$320	—
820–860	840	85-90%	2	57.00–60.00	$58.46	$491	—
815–915	861	85-90%	4	51.00–58.00	$55.26	$476	—
865–1055	937	85-90%	3	59.00–64.00	$60.96	$571	+6.49
985–1200	1066	85-90%	9	67.00–73.00	$70.41	$751	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–970	958	80-85%	2	65.00–67.00	$65.99	$632	—
1020–1365	1231	80-85%	11	70.00–82.00	$76.67	$944	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1350–1760	1535	75-80%	5	76.00–79.00	$77.66	$1,192	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1430	1385	2	71.00–76.00	$73.42	$1,017	—
1375–1980	1678	2	87.00–100.00	$94.67	$1,589	—
1565–2165	1833	7	93.00–102.50	$97.89	$1,794	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	73.00	$73.00	$752
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	77.00	$77.00	$839

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710 thin fleshed	710	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	475.00	$475.00
865–950	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	975.00–1,075.00	$1,022.66
873–1015	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	600.00–975.00	$843.38
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00	$950.00
1134–1300	1162	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	1,150.00	$1,150.00
1020–1250	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,314.55
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975–1170	1083	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	70.00–77.00	$73.10	$792
1125	1125	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	74.00	$74.00	$832
1135–1180	1162	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	76.00–79.00	$77.65	$902
1210–1400	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	78.00–79.00	$78.46	$1,024

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00
1020–1128	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,286.04
1050–1200	1125	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,230.00

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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
875–1050	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,650.00	$1,377.27	+677.27
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–1,200.00	$1,012.50	—
1100–1300	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,150.00–1,400.00	$1,210.90	—
900–1400	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	935.00–1,550.00	$1,273.70	—

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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.