Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 19, 2022

806 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.21/cwt +11.71 vs last sale · ≈ $748/hd at 473 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.33/cwt +6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 517 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.99/cwt +2.73 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 425 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	806	522	786
Feeder cattle	547	336	673
Slaughter cattle	169	131	83
Replacement cattle	90	55	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	276	4	172.50–200.00	$183.53	$507	+43.53
325–345	335	2	185.00–190.00	$187.43	$628	-18.37
350–390	377	12	182.50–222.50	$203.35	$767	+12.50
400–430	415	10	180.00–210.00	$195.15	$810	+6.79
455–495	481	4	172.50–200.00	$187.35	$901	+11.94
505–530	520	4	175.00–182.50	$178.09	$926	+58.09
560	560	1	163.00	$163.00	$913	-7.00
615–635	630	4	157.00–168.00	$165.32	$1,042	+35.32
680	680	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,040	-7.35
775–798	787	4	138.00–144.00	$140.96	$1,109	—
830	830	2	136.00	$136.00	$1,129	-7.00
915	915	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,235	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	145.00–155.00	$149.90	$382	—
255–290 thin fleshed	273	2	157.50–192.50	$173.88	$475	—
300–335 thin fleshed	318	2	158.00–170.00	$164.33	$523	—
345	345	1	135.00	$135.00	$466	-15.00
350–395 thin fleshed	373	2	177.50–187.50	$182.20	$680	-2.80
380	380	1	170.00	$170.00	$646	+8.27
410–430	422	3	153.00–162.50	$158.43	$669	—
460–470	465	3	160.00–170.00	$163.30	$759	+0.80
510–545	531	6	138.00–162.00	$150.87	$801	-2.84
565–585	575	2	148.00–160.00	$154.10	$886	—
575 thin fleshed	575	1	157.50	$157.50	$906	—
640	640	1	138.00	$138.00	$883	+0.94

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	150.00–162.50	$155.73	$425	-19.27
310–340	326	10	150.00–172.50	$160.75	$524	+2.12
350–395	376	17	150.00–170.00	$161.78	$608	+0.12
400–445	425	16	150.00–175.00	$160.79	$683	+2.33
420–435	425	3	135.00–140.00	$136.71	$581	-21.75
465	465	1	137.00	$137.00	$637	-5.51
450–495	473	20	150.00–170.00	$159.27	$753	+16.76
510	510	1	135.00	$135.00	$688	-2.50
500–540	517	19	145.00–161.00	$154.29	$798	+16.79
555–590	569	7	142.00–160.00	$151.54	$862	+13.78
645	645	1	130.00	$130.00	$838	—
660–685	668	3	144.00–149.00	$146.30	$977	+9.96
745	745	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,028	+4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275 thin fleshed	263	2	137.50–152.50	$144.64	$380	-30.36
260–285	270	3	130.00–165.00	$147.87	$399	+2.19
300–338 thin fleshed	318	6	150.00–165.00	$162.40	$516	-7.60
320–340	330	2	130.00–142.50	$136.44	$450	-18.56
350–395	365	3	140.00–162.50	$149.72	$546	+6.89
365 thin fleshed	365	1	152.00	$152.00	$555	-16.27
400–410 thin fleshed	403	5	137.50–172.50	$159.57	$643	-4.06
420–445	431	4	130.00–144.00	$134.83	$581	-11.45
458–490 thin fleshed	464	8	147.50–170.00	$165.01	$766	—
450–495	475	4	135.00–147.50	$143.04	$679	+3.04
510–545	527	7	135.00–144.00	$138.88	$732	+2.09
550–585	562	3	136.00–152.50	$141.91	$798	+3.92
635	635	1	125.00	$125.00	$794	-0.56
645	645	1	120.00	$120.00	$774	-5.56
650	650	1	123.00	$123.00	$800	—
750–775	763	2	117.00–123.00	$119.95	$915	+3.95
830	830	1	116.00	$116.00	$963	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–545	533	2	110.00–125.00	$117.68	$627	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	265	3	150.00–172.50	$162.58	$431	—
310–325	318	3	160.00–199.00	$179.56	$571	-20.44
355–390	371	12	160.00–195.00	$175.52	$651	+7.57
425	425	1	147.50	$147.50	$627	-23.50
425–435	431	4	150.00–197.50	$176.75	$762	+5.75
450–485	461	10	150.00–180.00	$163.43	$753	+0.93
505–543	521	10	150.00–180.00	$158.70	$827	-3.59
550–590	575	3	155.00–162.50	$158.25	$910	+0.25
565–585	575	2	130.00–135.00	$132.54	$762	-25.46
610–640	628	6	150.00–162.00	$157.82	$991	+10.82
635	635	1	135.00	$135.00	$857	-12.00
650–695	670	4	135.00–156.00	$148.15	$993	+7.77

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	277	5	137.50–165.00	$152.20	$422	-17.80
315–345 thin fleshed	325	6	172.50–182.50	$178.96	$582	—
335–345	340	3	130.00–172.50	$148.36	$504	+8.36
375–395	386	4	130.00–165.00	$149.39	$577	+9.45
405–417 thin fleshed	414	4	175.00–185.00	$177.45	$735	+7.45
405–440	423	7	136.00–182.50	$156.50	$662	+16.50
460 thin fleshed	460	2	150.00–175.00	$162.50	$748	-12.47
485–490	487	3	123.00–132.50	$128.48	$626	-11.52
500–540	520	2	137.00–138.00	$137.52	$715	+7.52
555–565	560	2	145.00–147.50	$146.26	$819	—
630–635	633	3	128.00–132.00	$130.01	$823	-6.44
670	670	1	149.00	$149.00	$998	—
745	745	1	110.00	$110.00	$820	—
895	895	1	94.00	$94.00	$841	—
915	915	1	90.00	$90.00	$824	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	122.50	$122.50	$508	-2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1185	979	80-85%	7	64.00–75.00	$71.14	$696	-3.39
1005–1330	1101	80-85%	13	75.00–84.00	$79.45	$875	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	85-90%	1	56.00	$56.00	$428	—
805–870	850	85-90%	4	36.00–53.00	$48.21	$410	—
960	960	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$518	—
885–1045	968	85-90%	6	60.00–63.00	$62.04	$601	—
950–1205	1024	85-90%	5	63.00–78.00	$70.93	$726	+14.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205–1485	1311	75-80%	14	82.00–90.00	$85.52	$1,121	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	65.00	$65.00	$702	-11.00
995–1730	1346	20	75.00–96.00	$86.04	$1,158	—
1415–2085	1730	6	101.00–110.00	$105.18	$1,820	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	$815
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	70.00	$70.00	$581
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	68.00	$68.00	$605

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–910	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00
980	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,035.00	$1,035.00
1013	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	850.00	$850.00
955–1200	1046	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–975.00	$892.03
995–1120	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,063.24
1111	1111	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	65.00	$65.00	$582
940	940	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	69.00	$69.00	$649
1030	1030	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	78.00	$78.00	$803
1058	1058	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	82.00	$82.00	$868
1080–1258	1199	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	74.00	$74.00	$887
1180–1230	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	74.00–78.00	$75.64	$908

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1140	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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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
900–1000	936	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	710.00–935.00	$790.39	—
800–1100	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	960.00–1,400.00	$1,211.03	—
900–1250	992	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	835.00–1,085.00	$894.33	—
900–1150	1066	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	800.00–1,475.00	$1,162.99	-10.82
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	+150.00

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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.