Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

654 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.72/cwt +12.67 vs last sale · ≈ $639/hd at 372 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $189.44/cwt -2.02 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 369 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $190.88/cwt +16.67 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 415 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	654	820	821
Feeder cattle	477	741	663
Slaughter cattle	127	62	158
Replacement cattle	50	17	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker steers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb were mostly 2.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher, over 500 lb were 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong buyer demand on most classes of cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	220.00–222.50	$221.25	$553	+16.49
300–325	313	10	187.50–207.50	$197.28	$617	+4.01
350–395	369	25	170.00–220.00	$189.44	$699	-2.02
400–430	415	20	180.00–206.00	$190.88	$792	+19.77
450–480	466	8	170.00–192.50	$179.89	$838	+0.90
500–535	516	11	165.00–190.00	$175.83	$907	+12.47
560–595	578	4	160.00–177.50	$168.17	$972	+2.28
600–645	625	7	150.00–170.00	$160.38	$1,002	+2.22
665–670	668	2	155.00–161.00	$157.99	$1,055	+3.05
710	710	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,083	+4.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	174.00	$174.00	$548	-11.00
430–443	439	8	170.00–182.00	$176.03	$773	—
470–490	477	3	160.00–165.00	$163.29	$779	+3.30
545	545	1	168.00	$168.00	$916	—
583	583	6	175.00	$175.00	$1,020	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	265	2	160.00–170.00	$164.72	$437	+17.10
300–345	318	3	150.00–177.00	$165.83	$527	+10.15
360 thin fleshed	360	1	185.00	$185.00	$666	—
410	410	1	175.00	$175.00	$718	+12.51
410	410	1	175.00	$175.00	$718	+12.51
450–485	469	5	152.50–162.50	$158.93	$745	+8.61
500	500	1	160.00	$160.00	$800	+21.60
705	705	1	130.00	$130.00	$916	—

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	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	4	172.50–180.00	$176.90	$495	+20.38
300–345	321	11	155.00–175.00	$168.96	$542	+6.63
350–385	372	25	155.00–190.00	$171.72	$639	+12.67
400–445	417	18	150.00–172.50	$164.72	$687	+9.38
450–495	467	13	150.00–180.00	$161.50	$754	+11.63
505	505	1	130.00	$130.00	$656	-19.50
500–545	522	14	150.00–160.00	$155.20	$810	+27.53
555–590	574	6	145.00–161.00	$154.56	$887	+6.29
600–640	613	9	142.00–162.00	$153.46	$941	+11.78
650–680	665	2	132.50–156.00	$143.98	$957	-3.02
755	755	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,019	—
955	955	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,146	—
1035	1035	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,107	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	140.00–157.50	$148.26	$400	+15.55
270 thin fleshed	270	1	170.00	$170.00	$459	—
325–340 thin fleshed	333	2	167.50	$167.50	$558	+12.50
330–345	338	2	140.00–145.00	$142.44	$481	+3.48
350–395	373	2	135.00	$135.00	$504	-0.40
395 thin fleshed	395	1	160.00	$160.00	$632	+35.00
405–430 thin fleshed	413	3	130.00–152.50	$137.80	$569	-19.70
420–445	428	5	145.00–150.00	$148.47	$635	+7.63
460–495	485	5	130.00–147.50	$141.50	$686	+3.07
495 thin fleshed	495	1	157.00	$157.00	$777	—
510–545	528	2	145.00–147.00	$145.97	$771	+2.21
550–575	565	3	130.00–150.00	$140.12	$792	+8.85
630–635	632	3	135.00–140.00	$136.68	$864	+2.57
685–690	688	2	125.00–140.00	$132.53	$912	+12.53
775	775	1	128.00	$128.00	$992	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322 thin fleshed	322	3	179.00	$179.00	$576	—
378	378	2	157.50	$157.50	$595	+4.50
463	463	2	150.00	$150.00	$694	—
505	505	2	150.00	$150.00	$758	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	117.50–130.00	$123.70	$356	+3.70
300	300	1	130.00	$130.00	$390	—
350	350	1	120.00	$120.00	$420	—
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	±0.00
500–525	513	2	120.00–122.50	$121.28	$622	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	190.00	$190.00	$475	—
300–320	309	4	171.00–187.50	$179.58	$555	—
355–395	368	5	167.50–189.00	$174.78	$643	+7.64
405–445	430	8	160.00–182.50	$172.23	$741	+10.78
435	435	1	122.00	$122.00	$531	-39.45
455–495	476	7	165.00–187.50	$172.07	$819	+16.59
500–535	513	4	160.00–185.00	$173.10	$888	+16.77
550	550	1	125.00	$125.00	$688	-24.90
555–585	568	5	150.00–165.00	$160.21	$910	+10.31
615	615	2	157.50–165.00	$161.25	$992	+18.25
660	660	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,023	+32.53
715	715	1	130.00	$130.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	160.00	$160.00	$400	—
318	318	2	185.00	$185.00	$588	+55.00
335–345 thin fleshed	340	2	160.00–185.00	$172.32	$586	+32.32
370 thin fleshed	370	1	162.00	$162.00	$599	-12.38
380	380	1	155.00	$155.00	$589	+9.91
400 thin fleshed	400	1	153.00	$153.00	$612	+3.00
415	415	1	130.00	$130.00	$540	-12.08
465–490	478	4	140.00–150.00	$142.57	$681	+2.70
510 thin fleshed	510	1	157.50	$157.50	$803	—
520–535	528	2	137.50–158.00	$147.90	$781	+17.00
580–595	585	4	137.50–145.00	$140.60	$823	+5.60
600–645	618	4	137.00–156.00	$145.61	$900	+29.61
655–695	675	2	140.00–145.00	$142.43	$961	+9.93
765	765	1	121.00	$121.00	$926	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690	690	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,000	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1225	1108	80-85%	11	70.00–77.00	$74.45	$825	-3.39
940–1313	1166	80-85%	15	78.00–94.00	$81.37	$949	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–885	843	85-90%	3	47.00–55.00	$49.80	$420	-2.20
855–1195	976	85-90%	11	60.00–70.00	$64.99	$634	—
1000–1055	1028	85-90%	2	72.00–82.00	$76.87	$790	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1470	1309	75-80%	8	77.00–87.00	$80.63	$1,055	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	1	73.00	$73.00	$730	—
1070–1350	1193	3	75.00–86.00	$80.96	$966	—
1660–1840	1750	2	106.00–114.00	$110.21	$1,929	+6.61

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$710
870	870	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$696

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
885–1065	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	850.00–1,025.00	$928.35
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1025–1150	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,073.35
1118	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00
965–1410	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	800.00–1,175.00	$974.44

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1375	1375	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	77.00	$77.00	$1,059

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
900–1000	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
900–1000	967	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,235.00–1,310.00	$1,286.72	—
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

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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.