Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report, Searcy, AR

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 12, 2022

1,772 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.95/cwt -3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 421 lb · 27 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $158.34/cwt -2.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,069/hd at 675 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.95/cwt -12.81 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 476 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,772	891	956
Feeder cattle	1,391	686	812
Slaughter cattle	381	168	144
Replacement cattle	—	37	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lb were 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Pre/vac cattle sold at a premium while fleshy plain cattle were discounted as well as badhaired cattle. Supply was heavy with good demand for quality . No trend on slaughter cattle due to time constraints.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–298	292	7	190.00–207.00	$204.08	$596	-2.10
305	305	1	120.00	$120.00	$366	-70.33
300–345	325	6	165.00–202.50	$179.31	$583	-11.02
355–380	368	2	130.00–135.00	$132.59	$488	-47.70
350–390	369	11	160.00–187.50	$174.99	$646	-5.30
370 value added	370	2	184.00	$184.00	$681	—
400–435	413	11	160.00–180.00	$172.76	$713	-10.73
460 value added	460	1	170.00	$170.00	$782	—
455–490	476	21	152.50–172.50	$163.15	$777	-20.75
515 value added	515	1	168.00	$168.00	$865	—
500–545	518	15	150.00–162.50	$159.18	$825	-17.59
550–585 value added	568	2	155.00–170.00	$162.27	$922	—
550–583	570	18	144.00–165.00	$151.61	$864	-11.02
600	600	1	130.00	$130.00	$780	-31.36
600–602 value added	601	8	157.00–160.00	$158.88	$955	—
600–630	613	11	145.00–151.00	$146.92	$901	-14.44
600–640 unweaned	626	5	125.00–139.00	$132.79	$831	—
650–670	666	9	139.00–158.00	$152.29	$1,014	-8.46
650–691 value added	680	17	152.00–167.00	$161.55	$1,099	—
700 value added	700	2	158.00	$158.00	$1,106	—
730	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	-6.48
745 unweaned	745	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,036	—
797 value added	797	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,243	—
845	845	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,183	—
850	850	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,139	—
1005	1005	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
367 value added	367	6	179.00	$179.00	$657	—
386	386	3	162.00	$162.00	$625	-3.00
408 value added	408	3	170.00	$170.00	$694	—
430–433	433	6	155.00	$155.00	$671	—
457 value added	457	3	171.00	$171.00	$781	—
457–495	478	23	148.00–161.00	$153.99	$736	-14.77
500–545	526	13	146.00–157.50	$150.40	$791	—
550 value added	550	1	160.00	$160.00	$880	—
560–580	570	8	140.00–155.00	$145.30	$828	-9.70
615–640	623	3	142.50	$142.50	$888	—
623–630 value added	626	5	158.00–160.00	$158.81	$994	—
660 value added	660	1	149.00	$149.00	$983	—
675	675	1	145.00	$145.00	$979	—
700 value added	700	6	152.00	$152.00	$1,064	—
771 value added	771	4	152.00	$152.00	$1,172	—
830 value added	830	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	4	135.00–155.00	$144.96	$410	—
308–315 thin fleshed	310	3	150.00–160.00	$156.62	$486	—
305–345	323	3	135.00–155.00	$146.24	$472	-3.76
350–390	369	7	130.00–152.50	$143.66	$530	-1.72
400–445	419	8	135.00–155.00	$143.96	$603	-10.06
430 thin fleshed	430	1	160.00	$160.00	$688	—
450–480	463	7	125.00–155.00	$146.50	$678	-16.37
460–495 thin fleshed	479	4	155.00–158.00	$156.28	$749	-6.38
500–548	532	13	135.00–155.00	$145.05	$772	-12.28
550–580	563	4	132.50–149.00	$139.73	$787	-6.29
570–585 thin fleshed	578	2	150.00–152.50	$151.27	$874	—
585 value added	585	1	145.00	$145.00	$848	—
600–645	623	3	120.00–135.00	$128.22	$799	-20.78
655 thin fleshed	655	1	152.50	$152.50	$999	—
650–670	662	6	125.00–142.50	$131.91	$873	-8.09
720	720	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,066	+5.00
775	775	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,100	—
945	945	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,134	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	100.00	$100.00	$315	—
350	350	1	120.00	$120.00	$420	—
400	400	1	125.00	$125.00	$500	—
490	490	1	120.00	$120.00	$588	—
590	590	1	101.00	$101.00	$596	-19.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	120.00	$120.00	$300	-36.86
265–285	277	3	140.00–150.00	$146.57	$406	-10.29
305–345	319	8	150.00–160.00	$155.32	$495	-7.83
320–325	323	2	125.00–140.00	$132.56	$428	-30.59
325–340 value added	333	6	154.00–162.50	$158.15	$527	—
355 value added	355	4	151.00	$151.00	$536	—
355–395	369	12	142.50–160.00	$152.63	$563	-11.60
355–390	373	2	120.00–135.00	$127.85	$477	-36.38
400–445 value added	413	6	157.00–163.00	$158.58	$655	—
405–440	423	2	120.00–140.00	$130.41	$552	-26.85
400–445	424	19	140.00–165.00	$149.28	$633	-7.98
450–485	467	13	142.50–175.00	$150.06	$701	-6.14
450–498	486	10	120.00–142.00	$137.63	$669	+2.63
490 value added	490	1	155.00	$155.00	$760	—
500	500	1	120.00	$120.00	$600	-26.36
500–535	517	14	140.00–156.00	$148.02	$765	+1.66
515–545 value added	538	8	150.00–159.00	$156.78	$843	—
550–585	563	16	140.00–152.50	$145.27	$818	+3.51
550–588 value added	567	4	150.00–157.50	$154.85	$878	—
580	580	1	132.50	$132.50	$768	+10.00
600–625	608	6	140.00–147.00	$144.31	$877	+5.31
605–629 value added	621	6	151.00–153.00	$151.65	$942	—
600–635	622	5	125.00–131.00	$128.39	$799	-10.61
645 unweaned	645	1	120.00	$120.00	$774	—
675	675	1	118.00	$118.00	$796	-30.50
710–715	713	2	134.00–138.00	$135.99	$970	+3.49
795 value added	795	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,105	—
825	825	1	117.50	$117.50	$969	—
910	910	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,147	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	132.50	$132.50	$325	—
250–283	272	3	125.00–147.50	$140.61	$382	-0.25
300–345	328	4	130.00–150.00	$142.86	$469	-10.33
345 thin fleshed	345	1	150.00	$150.00	$518	—
365 thin fleshed	365	1	142.50	$142.50	$520	-19.50
360–388	372	8	125.00–152.50	$136.76	$509	-9.96
385 value added	385	4	146.00	$146.00	$562	—
400–445	425	15	130.00–144.00	$136.88	$582	-5.24
425–440 thin fleshed	437	5	132.50–145.00	$142.57	$623	-17.43
455 thin fleshed	455	2	149.00	$149.00	$678	-1.51
450–490	465	11	120.00–145.00	$135.31	$629	-2.11
518–520 thin fleshed	518	6	144.00–150.00	$145.00	$751	—
505–545	524	8	135.00–144.00	$140.17	$734	+3.11
555–575 thin fleshed	565	2	145.00–150.00	$147.46	$833	—
565	565	1	132.00	$132.00	$746	+3.29
555–595	576	14	128.00–142.50	$134.53	$775	+5.82
600–640	621	6	38.00–139.00	$118.65	$737	-10.67
650–695	670	6	115.00–138.00	$130.45	$874	+5.45
700–745	720	4	120.00–129.00	$123.70	$891	-1.30
738	738	2	129.00	$129.00	$952	+4.00
785	785	1	110.00	$110.00	$864	—
865	865	1	108.00	$108.00	$934	+3.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	5	145.00	$145.00	$515	+0.50
430 value added	430	3	162.50	$162.50	$699	—
433	433	4	143.00	$143.00	$619	—
450–467	457	10	135.00–157.00	$143.11	$654	—
500–518	507	5	144.00–145.00	$144.59	$733	+4.59
560 value added	560	2	155.00	$155.00	$868	—
565 thin fleshed	565	10	156.00	$156.00	$881	—
570	570	1	152.50	$152.50	$869	—
603–633 thin fleshed	618	4	150.00	$150.00	$927	—
666 value added	666	4	153.00	$153.00	$1,019	—
735–745 value added	742	7	141.00–145.00	$143.87	$1,068	—
800 value added	800	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,120	—
800	800	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,056	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	120.00	$120.00	$342	—
300–330	313	4	100.00–127.50	$115.66	$362	-6.88
350–395	373	7	100.00–125.00	$115.48	$431	-9.52
420–445	434	4	100.00–120.00	$111.22	$483	-18.78
475–480	478	2	110.00–115.00	$112.49	$538	—
570–580	575	2	117.00–121.00	$119.02	$684	+14.02
670	670	1	110.00	$110.00	$737	—
750	750	1	115.00	$115.00	$862	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	162.50	$162.50	$471	-10.68
330	330	2	160.00–180.00	$170.00	$561	-3.34
355–380	364	5	152.50–190.00	$172.14	$627	-7.32
395	395	1	142.50	$142.50	$563	-36.96
400–440	418	6	147.50–172.50	$153.97	$644	-20.53
415–440	428	3	125.00–140.00	$134.98	$578	-5.02
450–495	474	5	150.00–172.50	$157.66	$747	-10.32
470–495	483	2	130.00–135.00	$132.44	$640	-35.54
500–545	517	3	120.00–140.00	$128.13	$662	-15.32
530–540	536	8	149.00–162.50	$151.11	$810	-7.42
550–595	574	7	139.00–155.00	$145.05	$833	-16.65
575–585	580	2	125.00–137.50	$131.20	$761	-30.50
630 unweaned	630	1	123.00	$123.00	$775	—
630	630	2	125.00	$125.00	$788	-34.14
645	645	1	125.00	$125.00	$806	-34.14
678 unweaned	678	3	124.00	$124.00	$841	—
680–685	683	2	110.00	$110.00	$751	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	285	3	135.00–162.50	$150.63	$429	+10.53
300–345	325	3	130.00–137.50	$134.19	$436	-8.31
350–395	378	8	135.00–150.00	$141.01	$533	-9.76
410–445	429	9	132.50–150.00	$142.54	$611	-2.33
450–485	466	8	127.50–147.50	$141.86	$661	+6.28
455–485 thin fleshed	470	2	157.50–162.50	$160.08	$752	—
500–545	536	5	140.00–147.50	$144.58	$775	+2.08
555–580	567	3	135.00–144.00	$137.99	$782	+2.76
620–625	623	3	126.00–138.00	$131.35	$818	-18.65
780	780	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,131	+20.00
805	805	1	120.00	$120.00	$966	—
905	905	1	100.00	$100.00	$905	±0.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	135.00	$135.00	$338	—
320–330	325	2	100.00–125.00	$112.31	$365	-7.69
415	415	1	122.50	$122.50	$508	+17.50
455–495	481	4	100.00–125.00	$115.05	$553	-4.95
555	555	1	105.00	$105.00	$583	-16.00
760	760	1	113.00	$113.00	$859	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1410	1217	3	50.00–71.00	$61.56	$749	—
1230–2110	1551	18	75.00–101.00	$89.86	$1,394	—
1825–2000	1913	2	101.00–105.00	$103.09	$1,972	—

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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.