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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

925 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $159.38/cwt +14.55 vs last sale · ≈ $834/hd at 523 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.30/cwt +7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 471 lb · 25 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.94/cwt -7.94 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 383 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 925 615 958
Feeder cattle 675 513 757
Slaughter cattle 184 71 166
Replacement cattle 66 31 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeders steers over 500 lb sold mostly steady. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeders heifers over 500 lb were 2.00 to 6.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. Some noticeable discounts for fleshy cattle as well as bad hair as summer approaches.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 279 5 180.00–200.00 $187.21 $522 -7.79
305–334 324 7 175.00–206.00 $194.29 $629 -7.54
360–395 374 7 175.00–200.00 $185.44 $694 -9.47
400–444 422 17 176.00–196.00 $184.44 $778 +1.32
465 465 1 155.00 $155.00 $721 -27.04
450–490 475 10 172.50–185.00 $180.43 $857 -1.61
500–530 514 10 165.00–180.00 $172.61 $887 -1.05
550 550 2 157.00–158.00 $157.50 $866 -1.74
600–640 620 6 149.00–165.00 $154.35 $957 -0.54
625 625 1 138.00 $138.00 $862 -16.89
740 740 1 115.00 $115.00 $851 -24.00
830 830 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,145 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 7 206.00 $206.00 $622 —
408 408 2 185.00 $185.00 $755 +16.80
450–479 469 6 172.50–182.50 $179.30 $841 +26.80
518 518 2 153.00 $153.00 $793 -2.00
561–576 567 14 158.00–161.00 $159.77 $906 +9.77
669 669 4 134.00 $134.00 $896 —
680 value added 680 5 137.00 $137.00 $932 —
730 value added 730 2 135.00 $135.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 252 3 145.00–175.00 $160.10 $403 +0.10
260–275 thin fleshed 269 4 182.50–210.00 $198.02 $533 —
305 thin fleshed 305 1 192.50 $192.50 $587 —
300–335 311 4 160.00–175.00 $166.36 $517 +1.21
365–388 380 4 160.00–165.00 $161.73 $615 +6.73
420 420 1 160.00 $160.00 $672 +25.00
450 thin fleshed 450 1 176.00 $176.00 $792 —
460–490 478 3 150.00–160.00 $154.22 $737 -3.78
510–540 528 5 135.00–160.00 $152.99 $808 -2.62
575–585 580 2 124.00–150.00 $136.89 $794 -23.11
615–625 622 3 130.00–142.00 $135.34 $842 —
655 655 1 135.00 $135.00 $884 —
765 765 1 130.00 $130.00 $994 —
805 805 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,063 —
890 890 1 102.00 $102.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 120.00 $120.00 $546 -8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 268 6 157.50–172.50 $167.70 $449 —
320–345 334 5 160.00–167.50 $162.51 $543 -9.99
355–398 383 21 155.00–174.00 $162.94 $624 -1.35
400–445 419 10 150.00–170.00 $159.36 $668 +0.44
455–490 471 25 152.00–170.00 $164.30 $774 +7.99
500–540 522 15 140.00–154.00 $143.50 $749 -4.81
545 545 1 134.00 $134.00 $730 -1.00
560–590 581 4 130.00–135.00 $133.14 $774 -6.86
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 -5.88
665 665 1 130.00 $130.00 $864 -1.01
705–730 718 2 115.00–130.00 $122.37 $879 -13.63
775–795 785 2 125.00–131.00 $128.04 $1,005 —
825 825 1 120.00 $120.00 $990 —
885 885 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,062 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 ±0.00
250–275 thin fleshed 263 2 162.50–167.50 $165.12 $434 -6.88
260–295 278 5 145.00–165.00 $153.97 $428 +23.97
300–310 thin fleshed 306 9 160.00–180.00 $175.59 $537 +13.88
335–345 340 2 155.00–162.50 $158.81 $540 +12.43
360–390 374 6 135.00–167.50 $150.76 $564 -0.26
365–395 thin fleshed 375 3 155.00–169.00 $164.08 $615 +10.58
400–445 thin fleshed 419 4 150.00–165.00 $157.78 $661 -4.63
415–445 432 8 130.00–147.00 $140.38 $606 +4.13
470 thin fleshed 470 1 155.00 $155.00 $728 -10.83
455–490 476 11 122.50–145.00 $138.01 $657 -4.81
535 thin fleshed 535 1 135.00 $135.00 $722 —
540 540 2 127.50–130.00 $128.75 $695 -7.71
555–580 570 5 120.00–135.00 $129.73 $739 -5.13
605–610 608 2 122.00–124.00 $123.00 $748 -6.00
675–685 680 2 120.00–126.00 $122.98 $836 -5.02
700–715 707 3 117.50–125.00 $120.49 $852 +0.49
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793 -9.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512 512 3 140.00 $140.00 $717 —
571 571 5 138.00 $138.00 $788 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 125.00 $125.00 $362 —
350–385 368 2 125.00–130.00 $127.62 $470 —
465 465 1 110.00 $110.00 $512 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 280 2 170.00–180.00 $174.73 $489 -10.27
310–345 333 8 172.00–190.00 $178.95 $596 —
350–395 368 6 171.00–191.00 $181.11 $666 +0.45
400–445 411 9 167.50–190.00 $180.25 $741 +8.56
455–490 475 6 160.00–175.00 $169.87 $807 +0.24
500–540 523 26 150.00–174.00 $159.38 $834 +4.38
550 550 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $767 -5.50
555–590 571 11 138.00–155.00 $148.58 $848 +3.58
600 600 1 135.00 $135.00 $810 -14.14
600–639 631 10 138.00–157.50 $142.50 $899 -6.64
665–675 673 6 132.50–156.00 $136.37 $918 +11.37
665–690 678 2 117.50–130.00 $123.63 $838 -1.37
750 750 1 121.00 $121.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 140.00 $140.00 $371 -5.00
300–345 323 5 133.00–165.00 $153.50 $496 +3.50
345 thin fleshed 345 1 162.50 $162.50 $561 +12.50
355–385 thin fleshed 370 4 162.50–182.50 $170.82 $632 -9.01
360–395 377 5 140.00–167.50 $153.32 $578 +23.32
400–440 thin fleshed 413 3 154.00–170.00 $160.00 $661 —
415–445 428 6 135.00–165.00 $154.10 $660 —
455–495 468 4 130.00–155.00 $147.01 $688 +6.58
495 thin fleshed 495 1 163.00 $163.00 $807 —
500–545 525 6 130.00–162.50 $148.31 $779 +12.69
555–565 560 2 130.00–140.00 $134.96 $756 +24.96
620 620 1 132.50 $132.50 $822 -11.50
650–680 663 3 120.00–130.00 $125.92 $835 —
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —
755 755 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,004 —
890 890 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
491 491 7 166.00 $166.00 $815 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 +15.00
540 540 1 121.00 $121.00 $653 +6.00
665 665 1 132.50 $132.50 $881 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–965 825 85-90% 3 40.00 $40.00 $330 —
880 880 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $458 —
895–1020 961 85-90% 5 40.00–54.00 $49.62 $477 —
925–1200 1054 85-90% 10 55.00–65.00 $60.22 $635 —
980–1185 1083 85-90% 2 67.00–76.00 $71.07 $770 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1305 1122 80-85% 11 65.00–73.00 $68.90 $773 -0.03
980–1465 1176 80-85% 9 73.00–77.00 $75.12 $883 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1505 1437 75-80% 5 67.00–74.00 $70.53 $1,014 —
1365–1595 1458 75-80% 6 74.00–77.00 $75.49 $1,101 +2.56

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1710 1424 5 50.00–74.00 $62.88 $895 —
1075–1910 1480 10 75.00–104.00 $92.47 $1,369 —
1925 1925 1 109.00 $109.00 $2,098 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–1000 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 70.00–82.50 $73.44 $676
770–1110 940 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 58.00–70.00 $65.09 $612

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
905–980 943 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $925.99
950–1015 983 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 825.00–950.00 $885.43
928–1140 1039 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 700.00–1,050.00 $966.36
1000–1210 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 675.00–1,075.00 $962.68
1045–1125 1112 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 600.00–950.00 $895.16
1030–1260 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 825.00–1,225.00 $1,060.36
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1140 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 63.00–68.00 $65.74 $684
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 80.00 $80.00 $940
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 76.00 $76.00 $908
1170–1280 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 69.00–70.00 $69.48 $851
1565 1565 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,096

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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
800–850 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
900–1200 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 760.00–1,375.00 $1,101.64 —
1050–1150 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,060.00–1,110.00 $1,083.86 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,360.00 $1,360.00 —
1175 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1550 1550 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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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.