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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 17, 2022

615 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $197.54/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 372 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.41/cwt +4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 425 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.24/cwt -29.58 vs last sale · ≈ $916/hd at 575 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 615 866 401
Feeder cattle 513 648 314
Slaughter cattle 71 136 62
Replacement cattle 31 82 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand for the quality. Several fleshy new crop calves that were discounted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 195.00 $195.00 $536 -8.36
320–345 331 4 200.00–205.00 $201.83 $668 +10.55
355–385 value added 365 12 200.00–205.50 $201.93 $737 —
350–395 376 20 185.00–210.00 $194.91 $733 +0.15
405–437 value added 416 9 200.00 $200.00 $832 —
400–440 420 11 170.00–200.00 $183.12 $769 -7.53
460–495 480 9 172.50–189.00 $182.04 $874 -18.34
510–545 527 19 162.50–181.00 $173.66 $915 -3.96
550–598 575 25 154.00–165.00 $159.24 $916 -17.75
600–640 614 14 147.00–160.00 $154.89 $951 -16.11
665 665 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,077 +3.68
740 740 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,029 —
770 770 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,078 -13.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 160.00 $160.00 $416 -5.00
320–340 330 2 160.00–170.00 $165.15 $545 +0.99
380 380 1 155.00 $155.00 $589 +0.55
400 thin fleshed 400 1 172.50 $172.50 $690 —
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 -22.36
455–470 465 7 150.00–168.00 $158.00 $735 -2.00
510–548 535 7 152.50–160.00 $155.61 $833 -2.15
550 550 1 160.00 $160.00 $880 +13.00
595 thin fleshed 595 1 140.00 $140.00 $833 —
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–448 441 6 155.00–177.50 $168.20 $742 —
487 487 3 152.50 $152.50 $743 —
500 value added 500 2 190.00 $190.00 $950 —
515 515 2 155.00 $155.00 $798 -13.99
583 583 2 150.00 $150.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 122.00 $122.00 $470 —
480 480 1 128.00 $128.00 $614 —
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 value added 300 4 174.00 $174.00 $522 —
340 340 1 172.50 $172.50 $586 +27.50
354–364 value added 359 15 173.00–175.00 $173.95 $624 —
355–385 371 7 155.00–170.00 $164.29 $610 +2.05
400–440 425 19 147.00–170.00 $158.92 $675 -0.12
410–442 value added 426 10 162.50–182.00 $171.95 $733 —
452 value added 452 3 160.00 $160.00 $723 —
460–490 471 14 145.00–165.00 $156.31 $736 -1.83
500–515 509 7 145.00–150.00 $148.31 $755 -4.48
545 545 1 135.00 $135.00 $736 -17.79
550 550 2 140.00 $140.00 $770 -11.97
600–640 615 7 128.00–140.00 $135.88 $836 -11.12
660–680 670 2 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $878 -12.49
700 700 1 136.00 $136.00 $952 -2.97
855 855 1 110.00 $110.00 $940 —
945 945 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,040 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 150.00 $150.00 $360 —
280 280 1 130.00 $130.00 $364 -9.09
295 thin fleshed 295 1 172.00 $172.00 $507 —
310–330 323 5 140.00–157.50 $146.38 $473 +5.13
305–333 thin fleshed 324 3 160.00–162.50 $161.71 $524 +11.71
380–390 thin fleshed 385 3 152.50–155.00 $153.50 $591 -6.50
385–395 388 3 140.00–160.00 $151.02 $586 +5.57
410–420 thin fleshed 415 2 155.00–170.00 $162.41 $674 -2.59
430 430 2 135.00–137.50 $136.25 $586 —
450–455 452 5 140.00–149.00 $142.82 $646 +0.88
460 thin fleshed 460 3 157.50–170.00 $165.83 $763 —
510–540 519 4 133.00–140.00 $136.46 $708 +3.80
550–585 564 7 125.00–140.00 $134.86 $761 -3.52
600 600 1 129.00 $129.00 $774 -9.00
653 653 2 128.00 $128.00 $836 +8.99
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 +10.00
750 750 1 114.00 $114.00 $855 -18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 130.00 $130.00 $407 +20.00
400–435 418 2 120.00–121.00 $120.48 $504 +10.48
505–540 527 3 110.00–120.00 $116.58 $614 —
660 660 1 113.00 $113.00 $746 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 value added 400 3 175.00 $175.00 $700 —
585 585 2 134.00 $134.00 $784 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 185.00 $185.00 $481 +22.50
355–395 369 4 160.00–192.50 $180.66 $667 +1.50
405 405 1 131.00 $131.00 $531 —
400–440 416 7 160.00–185.00 $171.69 $714 -7.54
450–485 469 6 155.00–181.00 $169.63 $796 +2.48
510 510 1 155.00 $155.00 $790 +30.00
540–545 543 2 137.50–142.00 $139.74 $759 -17.78
570–580 575 2 145.00 $145.00 $834 -9.02
600–635 615 3 141.00–156.00 $149.14 $917 +14.14
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 -15.23
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 145.00 $145.00 $413 ±0.00
295 thin fleshed 295 1 150.00 $150.00 $442 -13.86
310 thin fleshed 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 -22.50
345 345 1 150.00 $150.00 $518 -2.66
360–380 370 2 130.00 $130.00 $481 -16.25
390–395 thin fleshed 393 2 167.50–192.00 $179.83 $707 +4.83
455–495 473 4 130.00–150.00 $140.43 $664 —
515–530 523 6 128.00–146.00 $135.62 $709 -10.49
590 590 1 110.00 $110.00 $649 -29.05
610 610 1 144.00 $144.00 $878 +14.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 120.00 $120.00 $312 —
430 430 1 110.00 $110.00 $473 +1.12
525 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604 -5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 2 175.00 $175.00 $752 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $456 —
965–1250 1103 80-85% 4 66.00–71.00 $68.93 $760 —
1040–1490 1273 80-85% 6 74.00–79.00 $76.43 $973 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1210 1035 85-90% 7 60.00–68.00 $63.80 $660 -12.80
1130–1175 1148 85-90% 3 70.00–74.00 $71.99 $826 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1625 1462 75-80% 5 69.00–75.00 $72.93 $1,066 —
1350–1565 1469 75-80% 5 76.00–82.00 $77.88 $1,144 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255 1255 1 68.00 $68.00 $853 —
1185–2010 1535 11 77.00–93.00 $86.24 $1,324 —
1870–2105 1966 5 100.00–104.00 $101.57 $1,997 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 102.00 $102.00 $770
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 60.00 $60.00 $600

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00
900–1235 1084 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 800.00–935.00 $852.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 63.00 $63.00 $564
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $712
1230–1370 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 77.00–82.00 $79.63 $1,035

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
800–900 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 600.00–900.00 $722.55 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 935.00 $935.00 —
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
900–950 913 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 630.00–750.00 $718.77 —
875–1000 939 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 800.00–1,050.00 $941.83 —

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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.