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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 28, 2022

891 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.80/cwt -5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 430 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.65/cwt -9.24 vs last sale · ≈ $740/hd at 515 lb · 24 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.15/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 326 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 891 692 657
Feeder cattle 686 394 526
Slaughter cattle 168 238 87
Replacement cattle 37 60 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500lb were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Stocker heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Supply was moderate with good demand. Discounts were seen in fleshy cattle as well as bad hair.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 282 9 187.50–220.00 $206.18 $581 +5.20
305–348 332 13 175.00–207.50 $190.33 $632 -8.64
375–387 384 4 175.00–182.00 $180.29 $692 -17.30
375–395 385 2 134.00–140.00 $137.08 $528 -60.51
400–440 416 18 174.00–195.00 $183.49 $763 -0.20
445 445 1 145.00 $145.00 $645 -38.69
450–485 465 12 170.00–195.00 $183.90 $855 +17.53
525–540 536 5 160.00–184.00 $176.77 $947 +4.26
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 -57.99
560–595 566 9 159.00–172.00 $162.63 $920 -25.36
610–635 623 9 151.00–166.00 $161.36 $1,005 +7.33
650–685 671 5 150.00–167.00 $160.75 $1,079 —
710–715 713 2 146.00–157.00 $151.48 $1,080 —
760–785 777 3 149.00–155.00 $152.03 $1,181 —
800–820 808 3 148.00–154.00 $151.64 $1,225 —
895 895 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,199 —
990 990 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,089 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 337 3 150.00 $150.00 $506 -17.50
355–395 377 3 140.00–156.00 $145.38 $548 -20.72
410–430 420 2 153.00–155.00 $154.02 $647 +12.75
455–470 thin fleshed 463 2 157.50–168.00 $162.66 $753 —
450–490 466 5 153.00–166.00 $162.87 $759 +9.52
500–540 520 8 150.00–165.00 $157.33 $818 +6.94
540 thin fleshed 540 1 160.00 $160.00 $864 —
560–595 577 3 136.00–152.50 $146.02 $843 -8.96
615 615 1 149.00 $149.00 $916 +6.50
685 685 1 140.00 $140.00 $959 —
720 720 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,030 +15.00
880 880 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 165.00 $165.00 $602 —
453–455 454 4 165.00–172.50 $168.76 $766 —
575 575 5 155.00 $155.00 $891 —
720–730 725 4 146.00–147.00 $146.50 $1,062 +1.90
780 780 2 148.00 $148.00 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 —
565 565 1 120.00 $120.00 $678 —
745 745 1 120.00 $120.00 $894 —
775 775 1 125.00 $125.00 $969 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 279 5 150.00–160.00 $156.86 $438 -6.89
302–340 326 23 150.00–173.00 $163.15 $532 +0.61
350–392 379 16 150.00–170.00 $164.23 $622 -2.87
400–448 430 23 150.00–167.00 $157.26 $676 -2.18
425–445 431 4 125.00–145.00 $133.90 $577 -25.54
450–483 465 19 150.00–177.50 $156.20 $726 +3.34
475 475 1 135.00 $135.00 $641 -17.86
500–533 512 20 140.00–157.50 $146.36 $749 -6.53
520–540 529 4 120.00–140.00 $130.09 $688 -22.80
555–590 569 7 138.00–146.00 $141.76 $807 -2.04
590 590 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $723 -21.30
635 635 1 139.00 $139.00 $883 +11.00
650 650 2 136.00 $136.00 $884 —
661 661 20 148.50 $148.50 $982 —
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 —
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 —
710 710 1 132.50 $132.50 $941 —
731 731 16 148.50 $148.50 $1,086 —
750–780 765 2 132.50–138.00 $135.20 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 257 5 135.00–145.00 $140.86 $362 +4.85
300–335 318 2 140.00–165.00 $153.19 $487 +13.19
350–380 366 6 135.00–169.00 $146.72 $537 +0.91
363–395 thin fleshed 373 6 158.00–168.00 $162.00 $604 +4.90
410 thin fleshed 410 1 160.00 $160.00 $656 +3.14
415–435 421 6 135.00–145.00 $142.12 $598 -0.24
455–480 thin fleshed 468 2 150.00–151.00 $150.51 $704 +1.09
470–480 475 2 130.00–145.00 $137.42 $653 +2.17
500–540 520 8 130.00–147.50 $137.06 $713 -0.24
550–590 565 6 125.00–132.00 $128.71 $727 +0.91
605–615 610 3 125.00–133.00 $129.32 $789 -1.17
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 -7.50
725 725 1 125.00 $125.00 $906 +1.00
820 820 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,066 —
885 885 1 105.00 $105.00 $929 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 5 144.50 $144.50 $527 —
515 515 3 140.00 $140.00 $721 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 120.00–125.00 $122.54 $417 +12.54
380 380 1 125.00 $125.00 $475 ±0.00
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 +5.00
555 555 1 105.00 $105.00 $583 -11.00
730 730 1 104.00 $104.00 $759 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 147.50 $147.50 $789 —
578 578 2 140.00 $140.00 $809 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 160.00 $160.00 $424 -22.50
250–295 268 4 150.00–190.00 $173.18 $464 -9.32
305–340 317 7 165.00–185.00 $173.34 $549 -4.48
360–390 377 5 169.00–188.00 $179.46 $677 +34.46
400–435 413 11 160.00–187.50 $174.50 $721 +8.47
430 430 1 140.00 $140.00 $602 -26.03
460–492 482 12 150.00–177.50 $167.98 $810 +15.98
495 495 1 135.00 $135.00 $668 -17.00
500–535 518 4 142.00–145.00 $143.45 $743 -21.26
505–545 526 7 155.00–165.00 $158.53 $834 -6.18
550–570 562 3 135.00–140.00 $136.68 $768 -25.82
565–590 585 7 150.00–167.50 $161.70 $946 -0.80
605–633 618 9 152.00–165.00 $159.14 $983 +16.64
740 740 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,128 +32.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 130.00–150.00 $140.10 $354 -27.47
300–305 thin fleshed 303 2 175.00–180.00 $177.48 $538 +32.48
330 330 1 142.50 $142.50 $470 -10.18
350–395 371 4 142.50–161.00 $150.77 $559 -2.23
375–385 thin fleshed 380 2 167.00–173.00 $170.04 $646 +3.79
410–445 427 7 130.00–155.00 $144.87 $619 +4.66
435 thin fleshed 435 1 170.00 $170.00 $740 —
460–490 475 3 125.00–145.00 $135.58 $644 -8.93
540 540 1 142.50 $142.50 $770 +11.52
570–575 571 4 125.00–143.00 $135.23 $772 -0.01
610 610 1 150.00 $150.00 $915 —
675–685 680 4 135.00 $135.00 $918 +5.00
780 780 1 125.00 $125.00 $975 —
910 910 1 100.00 $100.00 $910 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 120.00 $120.00 $360 —
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 —
420 420 1 105.00 $105.00 $441 -10.96
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 ±0.00
510–515 513 2 110.00–120.00 $115.02 $590 —
575 575 1 121.00 $121.00 $696 —
630 630 1 100.00 $100.00 $630 —
675 675 1 110.00 $110.00 $742 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $581 -2.00
950–1300 1100 80-85% 11 72.00–79.00 $75.49 $830 -5.22
905–1550 1234 80-85% 21 78.00–91.00 $83.16 $1,026 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $282 -11.00
825–835 830 85-90% 2 59.00–60.00 $59.50 $494 —
985 985 85-90% 1 58.00 $58.00 $571 -13.17
1075–1175 1135 85-90% 3 76.00–79.00 $77.71 $882 —
935–1380 1174 85-90% 16 65.00–76.00 $72.21 $848 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1425 1328 75-80% 2 75.00–82.00 $78.76 $1,046 -6.76
1415 1415 75-80% 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,373 —
1175–1730 1438 75-80% 12 80.00–92.00 $87.17 $1,254 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 1 63.00 $63.00 $598 —
1615–1670 1635 3 110.00–112.00 $111.34 $1,820 —
1650–1890 1742 3 84.00–107.00 $93.43 $1,628 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 70.00 $70.00 $567
880 880 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 69.00 $69.00 $607
840–1040 971 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 76.00–80.00 $77.59 $753

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–1120 936 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 710.00–935.00 $871.66
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1040–1135 1089 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 76.00–83.00 $78.33 $853
1235–1345 1282 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 79.00–91.00 $84.70 $1,086
1305–1450 1378 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 81.00–82.50 $81.71 $1,126

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,058

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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
900 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 975.00–1,150.00 $1,062.50 —

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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.