Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

611 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.56/cwt +18.29 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 429 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.14/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 471 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.37/cwt +13.04 vs last sale · ≈ $675/hd at 370 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	611	667	676
Feeder cattle	425	543	542
Slaughter cattle	116	84	114
Replacement cattle	70	40	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker steer under 500 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeders over 500 lb sold steady to 6.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 8.00 to 13.00 higher. Feeders over 500 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong buyer demand on lighter weights.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	5	200.00–222.50	$213.75	$594	+14.37
300–340	315	5	205.00–240.00	$221.88	$699	+11.28
350–390	368	9	195.00–235.00	$212.27	$781	+9.50
400–445	427	9	189.00–225.00	$208.56	$891	+15.62
450–480	467	6	177.50–200.00	$193.83	$905	+11.54
500–545	522	10	172.00–205.00	$187.43	$978	+10.12
555–575	566	8	172.50–180.00	$175.94	$996	+7.28
600–605	603	3	150.00–168.00	$162.03	$977	-0.85
655–660	658	2	155.00–170.00	$162.47	$1,069	+1.19
700–715	707	3	141.00–155.00	$148.62	$1,051	-16.37
780	780	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,209	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	2	190.00	$190.00	$808	—
450	450	2	188.00	$188.00	$846	+16.75
500–530	505	15	180.00–188.00	$182.96	$924	—
568	568	2	160.00	$160.00	$909	—
635	635	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,048	±0.00
655–670	665	3	162.50–168.00	$166.19	$1,105	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315 thin fleshed	315	2	220.00	$220.00	$693	+37.50
300–345	323	2	147.50–150.00	$148.66	$480	-0.80
365–390	373	3	150.00–175.00	$163.04	$608	+25.54
415–435	425	2	170.00–180.00	$174.88	$743	+22.73
457–490	472	9	152.50–172.50	$163.58	$772	+10.22
500–545	529	5	140.00–160.00	$153.36	$811	-2.21
570	570	1	160.00	$160.00	$912	+10.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	146.00	$146.00	$606	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	277	8	152.50–191.00	$171.34	$475	+6.28
300–340	319	7	150.00–187.50	$175.15	$559	-0.14
350–395	370	16	165.00–196.00	$182.37	$675	+13.04
410	410	1	142.50	$142.50	$584	-19.77
410 value added	410	1	180.00	$180.00	$738	—
425–435 fancy	427	5	192.50	$192.50	$822	—
400–445	433	12	152.50–187.50	$178.81	$774	+16.54
450–495	471	19	150.00–187.50	$167.14	$787	+1.83
514–540 value added	519	6	167.50–179.00	$171.07	$888	—
520–545	532	5	162.50–167.50	$165.50	$880	+3.99
560–580	569	5	140.00–160.00	$149.95	$853	-7.45
600	600	1	125.00	$125.00	$750	-30.02
600–645	621	8	145.00–165.00	$156.38	$971	+1.36
650–675	663	2	145.00–158.00	$151.38	$1,004	-1.03
685 unweaned	685	1	140.00	$140.00	$959	—
715–740	729	4	140.00–144.00	$141.00	$1,028	-15.00
755	755	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,019	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–270	268	2	132.50–167.50	$149.84	$402	-0.16
315–320	318	2	140.00–160.00	$150.08	$477	-7.40
360–385	375	4	130.00–152.50	$144.86	$543	-2.66
420–445	430	4	145.00–175.00	$156.06	$671	+9.44
455 value added	455	1	173.00	$173.00	$787	—
450–485	468	2	147.50–150.00	$148.80	$696	+5.48
515–520	518	3	135.00–145.00	$141.69	$734	+0.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	4	193.00	$193.00	$540	—
630	630	2	152.50	$152.50	$961	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	110.00–120.00	$114.73	$371	-20.27
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468	—
465–485	475	2	120.00–132.50	$126.38	$600	-8.62

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	175.00	$175.00	$481	—
335	335	2	190.00–200.00	$195.00	$653	+16.34
395	395	1	170.00	$170.00	$672	-15.80
400–445	420	3	185.00–190.00	$187.56	$788	+5.59
460–495	473	6	172.50–202.50	$181.84	$860	+5.33
535–540	538	2	170.00–177.50	$173.73	$935	+1.74
580	580	1	165.00	$165.00	$957	-4.37
620	620	1	135.00	$135.00	$837	-14.36
625	625	2	150.00–160.00	$155.00	$969	+5.64
650	650	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,024	+12.50
665 unweaned	665	1	147.50	$147.50	$981	—
720–735	728	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,019	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	413	3	147.50–150.00	$149.19	$616	-10.81
455–480	461	4	150.00–168.00	$160.60	$740	—
505–545	528	4	145.00–162.50	$154.24	$814	+4.24
565	565	1	150.00	$150.00	$848	+2.50
620–645	637	3	150.00–152.50	$150.84	$961	+7.53
705–740	723	2	135.00–145.00	$139.88	$1,011	+4.88
815	815	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	3	175.00	$175.00	$630	±0.00
450	450	3	170.00	$170.00	$765	—
515	515	1	160.00	$160.00	$824	—

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	—
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–850	807	85-90%	3	50.00–51.00	$50.35	$406	-4.65
855	855	85-90%	1	49.00	$49.00	$419	+1.91
860	860	85-90%	1	62.00	$62.00	$533	+14.91
840–1235	1028	85-90%	8	62.00–71.00	$67.39	$693	-5.62
1000–1470	1109	85-90%	9	72.00–82.00	$74.74	$829	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1425	1099	80-85%	8	73.00–76.00	$74.70	$821	-0.74
1055–1270	1143	80-85%	14	78.00–91.00	$81.50	$932	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375	1375	75-80%	1	74.00	$74.00	$1,018	-7.68
1300–1650	1489	75-80%	9	79.00–90.00	$83.91	$1,249	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1165	1160	2	75.00–80.00	$77.51	$899	—
1200–1675	1433	9	81.00–106.00	$93.47	$1,339	—
1870–1915	1893	2	107.00–110.00	$108.52	$2,054	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
770–865	818	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	61.00–85.00	$73.70	$603
870–1000	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	70.00–85.00	$76.98	$720

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–870	788	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	785.00–800.00	$793.29
950–1000	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	875.00–950.00	$911.54
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1025	1025	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	650.00	$650.00
1000–1165	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	750.00–925.00	$864.39
995–1355	1128	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	925.00–1,125.00	$1,039.61
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1125–1325	1226	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,188.16
1250–1315	1283	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	900.00–1,300.00	$1,094.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
965–1065	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	70.00–84.00	$76.53	$773
900–1165	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	69.00–82.00	$74.41	$772
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	80.00	$80.00	$1,012
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,103

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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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	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1200	1200	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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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.