Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 26, 2022

546 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $183.65/cwt +0.70 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 369 lb · 22 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.89/cwt +2.07 vs last sale · ≈ $519/hd at 331 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.30/cwt +6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $564/hd at 368 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	546	943	688
Feeder cattle	420	712	499
Slaughter cattle	94	201	153
Replacement cattle	32	30	36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher with largest advance coming in the heavier weights. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady on a light test. Supply was light with strong demand for feeders weighing over 600 lb while fleshy and plain cattle were discounted.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	286	4	207.50–217.50	$210.03	$601	-2.33
301–345	315	13	170.00–227.00	$193.75	$610	-4.06
350–395	369	22	167.50–195.00	$183.65	$678	+0.70
433–445	436	8	165.00–172.50	$166.59	$726	+0.59
485–495	489	4	157.50–179.00	$165.99	$812	+6.11
500–535	519	8	150.00–170.00	$162.87	$845	+11.08
550–585	564	6	152.50–174.00	$160.98	$908	+6.55
600–645	623	4	157.00–177.00	$167.26	$1,042	+13.38
830	830	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,204	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	1	137.50	$137.50	$344	—
295	295	1	155.00	$155.00	$457	—
310–325	318	3	150.00–163.00	$157.62	$501	—
355–395	378	4	138.00–160.00	$147.98	$559	-1.40
410–440	425	2	135.00–145.00	$139.82	$594	-2.69
500–525	506	6	130.00–150.00	$143.21	$725	+1.21
555–590	573	4	125.00–142.50	$136.26	$781	+3.75
605–635	620	2	135.00–140.00	$137.56	$853	—
725	725	1	120.00	$120.00	$870	—
800	800	1	120.00	$120.00	$960	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	278	10	145.00–167.50	$158.08	$439	+10.54
310–345	331	17	150.00–162.50	$156.89	$519	+2.07
350–390	368	16	140.00–164.00	$153.30	$564	+5.36
400–445	426	11	140.00–160.00	$152.56	$650	+4.87
450–490	473	9	145.00–156.00	$150.55	$712	+3.84
475	475	1	120.00	$120.00	$570	-26.71
500–535	517	8	140.00–162.50	$149.50	$773	+5.28
555–595	575	13	142.50–159.00	$150.82	$867	+12.55
610	610	1	130.00	$130.00	$793	-4.73
600–645	623	6	140.00–156.00	$147.05	$916	+12.32
655	655	1	111.00	$111.00	$727	-25.01
650–670	660	4	136.00–142.50	$139.63	$922	+3.62
890	890	1	109.00	$109.00	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	130.00	$130.00	$355	-1.86
310–345	328	3	127.00–150.00	$139.43	$457	+2.23
330 thin fleshed	330	1	147.50	$147.50	$487	±0.00
395	395	1	142.50	$142.50	$563	+5.22
415–440	429	6	120.00–147.50	$132.09	$567	+2.52
440 thin fleshed	440	1	140.00	$140.00	$616	±0.00
470	470	1	130.00	$130.00	$611	+7.00
520–535	528	2	125.00–128.00	$126.52	$668	-8.50
550–580	562	3	130.00–139.00	$133.78	$752	+1.13
600–645	618	3	120.00–132.00	$127.18	$786	+1.79
650–660	655	2	127.00–130.00	$128.49	$842	+4.55
700–740	720	2	120.00–126.00	$122.92	$885	+12.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	327	3	105.00–120.00	$111.56	$365	+6.56
400–420	410	2	100.00–120.00	$110.24	$452	-7.26
790	790	1	108.00	$108.00	$853	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	274	5	160.00–180.00	$171.29	$469	+7.35
385	385	1	177.50	$177.50	$683	+24.90
400–445	424	8	150.00–175.00	$162.41	$689	+7.21
450–490	474	8	140.00–173.00	$159.64	$757	+40.88
505–530	519	4	140.00–163.00	$151.33	$785	+38.54
500–540	520	2	130.00	$130.00	$676	+17.21
605–625	610	5	147.50–157.50	$153.80	$938	+33.80
605–645	625	5	120.00–130.00	$126.74	$792	+6.74
665	665	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,057	+29.00
700–720	710	2	130.00–135.00	$132.54	$941	+7.54
760	760	1	130.00	$130.00	$988	+20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	143.00	$143.00	$479	+16.90
373–380	375	6	122.50–150.00	$136.26	$511	-0.96
410–445	423	9	120.00–145.00	$137.69	$582	-0.23
450–470	460	2	130.00–150.00	$139.78	$643	+3.01
510–545	527	7	125.00–140.00	$132.34	$697	+2.58
555–575	565	3	125.00–157.00	$138.02	$780	+5.57
605–635	618	6	120.00–135.00	$128.85	$796	+7.21
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	+10.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	—
740	740	1	100.00	$100.00	$740	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1475	1308	75-80%	8	67.00–77.00	$71.23	$932	—
1215–1875	1543	75-80%	6	60.00–66.00	$62.57	$965	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	85-90%	1	53.00	$53.00	$419	—
755–1075	906	85-90%	5	42.00–49.00	$45.47	$412	—
930–1200	1064	85-90%	5	54.00–59.00	$56.14	$597	+3.05
1075	1075	85-90%	1	63.00	$63.00	$677	+9.91

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1300	1124	80-85%	5	69.00–74.00	$71.10	$799	—
1050–1295	1131	80-85%	5	60.00–67.00	$65.05	$736	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–2080	1529	5	78.00–89.00	$84.48	$1,292	-2.35

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–900	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	50.00–79.00	$64.17	$565

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00
865–885	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–850.00	$824.71
900–1165	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	560.00–950.00	$798.72
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00	$900.00
1015–1203	1133	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	780.00–870.00	$832.69
1095–1350	1231	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	700.00–960.00	$880.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1185	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	56.00	$56.00	$664
1390–1455	1423	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	60.00–74.00	$67.16	$956

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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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
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	860.00–925.00	$903.33	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	810.00	$810.00	—

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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.