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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 30, 2022

942 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.12/cwt +1.58 vs last sale · ≈ $890/hd at 523 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $205.54/cwt -3.02 vs last sale · ≈ $886/hd at 431 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $208.07/cwt -4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 370 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 942 611 801
Feeder cattle 550 425 641
Slaughter cattle 169 116 135
Replacement cattle 223 70 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold mixed from 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lb sold steady to 6.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lb were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with quality of calves and yearlings being average. A larger number of replacements cows were offered today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–294 290 10 205.00–232.50 $222.81 $646 +9.06
315–345 334 4 195.00–227.50 $213.65 $714 -8.23
350–395 370 15 187.50–222.50 $208.07 $770 -4.20
415–440 431 19 180.00–227.50 $205.54 $886 -3.02
450–470 456 4 185.00–205.00 $198.20 $904 +4.37
475 value added 475 4 207.50 $207.50 $986 —
507 value added 507 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,052 —
500–542 526 10 180.00–200.00 $188.28 $990 +0.85
550–590 569 14 177.50–200.00 $188.13 $1,070 +12.19
625–640 628 9 179.00–192.50 $182.94 $1,149 +20.91
650–690 676 9 167.50–179.00 $172.11 $1,163 +9.64
700 700 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,085 +6.38
750–760 757 3 160.00–164.00 $162.68 $1,231 +7.68
815–830 823 2 157.00–160.00 $158.51 $1,305 —
895 895 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,378 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 thin fleshed 228 2 210.00–235.00 $222.64 $508 —
295 295 1 205.00 $205.00 $605 —
300 300 1 177.50 $177.50 $532 +28.84
300–345 thin fleshed 323 2 212.50–227.50 $220.52 $712 +0.52
350–360 355 2 160.00–167.50 $163.80 $581 +0.76
395 thin fleshed 395 1 194.00 $194.00 $766 —
400–420 408 3 165.00–170.00 $167.34 $683 -7.54
450 450 2 175.00 $175.00 $788 +11.42
500–545 523 6 155.00–175.00 $165.67 $866 +12.31
565 565 2 165.00 $165.00 $932 +5.00
800 800 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 —
885 885 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,239 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 2 185.00 $185.00 $832 -3.00
535 535 3 180.00 $180.00 $963 -2.96
745 745 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 130.00 $130.00 $338 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 160.00–185.00 $172.23 $405 —
255–290 280 5 160.00–185.00 $171.53 $480 +0.19
300–340 316 14 160.00–195.00 $184.75 $584 +9.60
350–395 373 10 160.00–187.50 $178.85 $667 -3.52
375 value added 375 1 192.50 $192.50 $722 —
400–445 419 12 163.00–180.00 $172.63 $723 +30.13
450–491 473 11 160.00–176.00 $171.36 $811 +4.22
483 value added 483 2 185.00 $185.00 $894 —
505–540 521 17 157.50–177.00 $167.49 $873 +1.99
535 value added 535 3 185.00 $185.00 $990 +13.93
550–585 577 13 155.00–165.00 $160.79 $928 +10.84
605–640 624 7 157.50–171.00 $163.73 $1,022 +7.35
665–670 669 4 150.00–165.00 $161.27 $1,079 +9.89
715–730 725 3 145.00–150.00 $146.64 $1,063 +5.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 215 2 145.00–202.50 $171.74 $369 —
245 thin fleshed 245 1 195.00 $195.00 $478 —
250–280 261 5 140.00–170.00 $153.75 $401 +3.91
250–295 thin fleshed 266 7 155.00–182.50 $172.79 $460 —
300–330 315 2 145.00–160.00 $152.86 $482 +2.78
320 thin fleshed 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 —
350–380 365 4 140.00–157.50 $147.50 $538 +2.64
410–418 414 5 130.00–150.00 $144.04 $596 -12.02
455 455 3 130.00–144.00 $136.33 $620 -12.47
500–540 520 3 135.00–150.00 $141.47 $736 -0.22
595 595 1 145.00 $145.00 $863 —
630 630 1 132.50 $132.50 $835 —
675 675 1 135.00 $135.00 $911 —
735 735 1 124.00 $124.00 $911 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
266 266 4 175.00 $175.00 $466 -18.00
713 713 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 90.00 $90.00 $333 -30.00
435 435 1 125.00 $125.00 $544 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 205.00 $205.00 $502 —
250–280 260 5 190.00–235.00 $207.81 $540 +32.81
305–325 315 2 217.50–222.50 $219.92 $693 +24.92
350–390 374 9 175.00–217.50 $204.67 $765 +34.67
400–435 422 10 179.00–204.00 $190.03 $802 +2.47
455–495 471 4 170.00–185.00 $179.08 $843 -2.76
500–545 518 3 157.50–172.50 $166.13 $861 -7.60
550–580 566 4 157.50–182.50 $166.05 $940 +1.05
600–625 611 5 152.50–175.00 $164.14 $1,003 +29.14
630 630 1 135.00 $135.00 $850 -20.00
755 755 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,087 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 170.00 $170.00 $484 —
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 —
355–390 374 4 140.00–170.00 $153.98 $576 —
400–440 420 5 152.50–165.00 $160.31 $673 +11.12
460–475 467 3 157.50–172.50 $162.75 $760 +2.15
505–530 518 2 152.50–160.00 $156.16 $809 +1.92
590 590 1 130.00 $130.00 $767 -20.00
600 600 1 140.00 $140.00 $840 —
655–665 660 2 131.00–142.50 $136.71 $902 —
710 710 1 140.00 $140.00 $994 +0.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 2 190.00 $190.00 $633 —
370 370 1 172.50 $172.50 $638 -2.50
402 402 2 192.50 $192.50 $774 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 100.00 $100.00 $295 -20.00
340 340 1 110.00 $110.00 $374 —
475 475 1 110.00 $110.00 $522 —
575 575 1 130.00 $130.00 $748 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1245 1090 80-85% 31 74.00–84.00 $81.30 $886 +6.60
1100–1330 1203 80-85% 9 85.00–93.00 $89.39 $1,075 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–860 808 85-90% 2 45.00–61.00 $53.52 $432 +3.17
850 850 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $586 +20.00
860–1095 956 85-90% 8 60.00–72.00 $67.08 $641 —
925–1400 1095 85-90% 20 73.00–88.00 $77.76 $851 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1495 1322 75-80% 7 89.00–94.00 $92.12 $1,218 —
1400 1400 75-80% 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,176 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1690 1505 5 96.00–104.00 $99.64 $1,500 —
1680 1680 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,176 —
1895 1895 1 111.00 $111.00 $2,103 +2.48

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–963 809 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 37 700.00–1,250.00 $996.38
865–900 881 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 20 800.00–925.00 $864.92
805–1000 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 17 825.00–1,050.00 $901.00
1057 1057 (<2 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–1075 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 79.00–105.00 $90.41 $823
790–1050 988 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 70.00–86.00 $79.75 $788
1095 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 80.00 $80.00 $876

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
825–850 838 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,175.00–1,200.00 $1,187.31
850–1115 898 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 1,175.00–1,325.00 $1,229.29
850–1150 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 60 875.00–1,325.00 $1,203.62
855–1165 1064 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 17 875.00–1,225.00 $1,130.08
920–1310 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,075.00–1,300.00 $1,211.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1010 1010 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 81.00 $81.00 $818
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 87.00 $87.00 $940
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 83.00 $83.00 $896
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 83.00 $83.00 $913

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
802–910 829 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 900.00–1,175.00 $1,099.53
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00
903 903 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,025.00 $1,025.00

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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
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 -325.00
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 975.00–1,225.00 $1,156.25 —
900–1150 986 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 1,025.00–1,350.00 $1,170.97 —
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.