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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 20, 2022

789 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.97/cwt +8.66 vs last sale · ≈ $943/hd at 620 lb · 18 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.50/cwt -23.66 vs last sale · ≈ $989/hd at 584 lb · 16 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.83/cwt -8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 672 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 789 1,152 887
Feeder cattle 660 939 747
Slaughter cattle 98 166 110
Replacement cattle 31 47 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with softer demand for un weaned cattle while weaned cattle was holding there on.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 268 3 200.00–227.50 $214.19 $574 +2.13
305–310 308 2 195.00–207.50 $201.20 $620 -6.29
360–395 372 10 170.00–215.00 $196.69 $732 -0.38
400–440 427 10 170.00–202.50 $191.14 $816 -4.96
450–495 470 13 172.50–200.00 $190.60 $896 +4.43
500–533 value added 522 3 191.00–195.00 $192.28 $1,004 —
500–535 523 9 165.00–185.00 $178.80 $935 -3.38
550–595 581 9 161.00–180.00 $170.83 $993 -11.50
570–595 583 2 135.00–144.00 $139.40 $813 -42.93
585–595 value added 589 5 172.00–184.00 $179.15 $1,055 -18.66
600–645 627 6 145.00–160.00 $150.28 $942 -10.88
665 665 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,091 -12.15
650–693 value added 672 15 163.00–174.00 $168.08 $1,129 —
708–715 value added 712 9 160.00–170.00 $165.79 $1,180 —
700–740 721 7 138.00–164.00 $151.89 $1,095 —
750 750 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,181 —
774 value added 774 6 164.00 $164.00 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 140.00–212.50 $174.86 $455 +5.56
325 325 1 172.50 $172.50 $561 +2.50
410–420 415 2 145.00–150.00 $147.47 $612 -25.03
445 thin fleshed 445 1 163.00 $163.00 $725 -4.50
480 480 2 160.00–165.00 $162.50 $780 -1.50
520–545 533 5 137.50–158.00 $149.88 $799 -10.12
550 550 1 149.00 $149.00 $820 -2.26
560 thin fleshed 560 1 170.00 $170.00 $952 —
605–620 thin fleshed 613 2 160.00 $160.00 $981 —
610–630 623 3 140.00–155.00 $146.58 $913 -4.26
650–655 653 2 140.00 $140.00 $914 -8.39
710 710 1 139.00 $139.00 $987 —
730 thin fleshed 730 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 177.50 $177.50 $701 —
523 value added 523 2 176.00 $176.00 $920 -31.50
607–620 value added 614 4 160.00–161.00 $160.51 $986 —
670 value added 670 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,079 —
695 695 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 127.50 $127.50 $574 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 135.00–145.00 $139.85 $361 -33.15
250–290 273 3 150.00–160.00 $155.70 $425 -17.30
300–345 326 13 164.00–175.00 $168.55 $549 -0.20
355–390 366 13 147.50–164.00 $157.48 $576 -10.57
405 405 1 177.50 $177.50 $719 +13.96
400–445 417 13 137.50–163.00 $154.26 $643 -9.28
440 440 1 130.00 $130.00 $572 -33.54
450–485 468 14 139.00–185.00 $153.54 $719 -2.49
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 -36.03
505–535 525 13 140.00–165.00 $146.91 $771 -6.01
550–580 569 4 120.00–135.00 $125.07 $712 -10.89
550–595 573 4 140.00–150.00 $145.25 $832 +9.29
605–630 value added 619 13 151.00–162.00 $156.96 $972 —
605–645 621 4 130.00–158.00 $141.23 $877 +16.23
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 +5.00
650–685 670 3 125.00–148.00 $138.54 $928 -9.22
672 value added 672 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,035 —
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 -22.76
700–728 715 5 133.00–150.00 $141.51 $1,012 +5.51
753 value added 753 2 141.00 $141.00 $1,062 —
775–790 783 2 129.00–133.00 $130.98 $1,026 -9.69
850 850 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,054 +2.02
900–910 908 4 116.00–120.00 $116.99 $1,062 -3.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 267 3 140.00–150.00 $146.50 $391 -4.65
310–345 323 3 135.00–157.50 $147.90 $478 -8.72
330 thin fleshed 330 1 162.00 $162.00 $535 -4.48
385 thin fleshed 385 1 159.00 $159.00 $612 -4.75
385–390 388 2 140.00–147.50 $143.73 $558 -3.41
425–445 435 2 135.00–145.00 $140.11 $609 -9.46
450–495 469 8 132.50–145.00 $138.61 $650 -3.33
500–520 509 6 135.00–142.00 $137.44 $700 -4.44
500–535 thin fleshed 518 2 142.50–149.00 $145.64 $754 -4.03
550–580 563 4 130.00–137.50 $133.10 $749 -39.40
580 thin fleshed 580 1 143.00 $143.00 $829 —
600 thin fleshed 600 1 151.00 $151.00 $906 —
625 625 1 130.00 $130.00 $812 -3.00
660 thin fleshed 660 1 145.00 $145.00 $957 —
675 675 1 125.00 $125.00 $844 —
715 715 1 130.00 $130.00 $930 —
870 870 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
368–385 374 8 153.00–159.00 $156.69 $586 —
413 413 3 152.00 $152.00 $628 —
550 550 3 142.00 $142.00 $781 -5.93
686 value added 686 4 154.00 $154.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 127.50 $127.50 $319 —
330 330 1 122.00 $122.00 $403 —
350 350 1 110.00 $110.00 $385 -20.00
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 —
685 685 1 105.00 $105.00 $719 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 2 143.00 $143.00 $1,072 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 195.00 $195.00 $585 +5.00
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 -60.00
365–395 387 6 167.50–210.00 $194.04 $751 +3.18
400–447 423 15 157.50–197.50 $180.20 $762 +2.08
450–485 464 7 151.00–189.00 $172.87 $802 +29.87
500–535 518 6 149.00–165.00 $158.75 $822 -4.02
525 525 1 139.00 $139.00 $730 -23.77
550–590 558 9 144.00–152.50 $148.39 $828 +10.14
560–565 563 3 130.00–145.00 $136.64 $769 -1.61
600–605 603 5 136.00–141.00 $139.81 $843 -15.03
600–615 608 5 126.00–137.50 $132.88 $808 -21.96
670 670 1 130.00 $130.00 $871 -3.04
740 740 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,132 +20.00
745 745 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,021 +4.00
895 895 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,208 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–260 255 2 130.00–165.00 $147.16 $375 -11.76
325 325 1 166.00 $166.00 $540 +13.34
370 370 2 152.50–155.00 $153.75 $569 -8.70
400–445 419 4 150.00–152.50 $151.30 $634 -2.25
455–475 462 3 137.50–149.00 $144.19 $666 -10.31
500–540 520 3 130.00–140.00 $134.94 $702 -10.35
580–585 582 3 120.00–135.00 $126.65 $737 -22.97
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 -24.62
607–645 617 4 120.00–145.00 $126.54 $781 -3.10
738 738 2 130.00 $130.00 $959 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 205.00 $205.00 $687 —
355–375 365 4 175.00–188.00 $181.32 $662 —
468 468 3 174.00 $174.00 $814 -6.00
620 620 1 141.00 $141.00 $874 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 125.00 $125.00 $356 -7.50
320 320 1 125.00 $125.00 $400 —
370 370 1 110.00 $110.00 $407 -25.00
440 440 1 125.00 $125.00 $550 +15.00
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 +10.00
710 710 1 90.00 $90.00 $639 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1285 1129 80-85% 16 73.00–80.00 $76.46 $863 —
1165–1260 1233 80-85% 6 80.00–89.00 $84.21 $1,038 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $474 —
885 885 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $611 +1.57
950–975 965 85-90% 3 55.00–58.00 $56.01 $540 -13.10
905–1200 1004 85-90% 13 64.00–74.00 $69.38 $697 —
1170–1235 1213 85-90% 3 76.00 $76.00 $922 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1690 1348 75-80% 5 73.00–83.00 $79.93 $1,077 —
1245–1665 1355 75-80% 6 83.00–88.00 $85.40 $1,157 -0.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1665 1554 5 89.00–103.00 $99.52 $1,547 —
1755–2070 1905 5 105.00–110.00 $107.51 $2,048 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 63.00 $63.00 $558
1035 1035 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 73.00 $73.00 $756

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,060.00 $1,060.00
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 935.00 $935.00
1080–1100 1093 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,150.00 $1,100.61
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,060.00 $1,060.00
1150–1340 1231 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 935.00–1,150.00 $1,037.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915–1110 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 76.00–78.00 $77.42 $809
1050–1165 1108 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 71.00–79.00 $75.21 $833

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 860.00 $860.00
713–1280 973 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 760.00–1,150.00 $1,015.53
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,078

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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
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 -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.