Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.77/cwt -6.57 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 521 lb · 25 head

light 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $144.86/cwt +9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $454/hd at 314 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $189.64/cwt +32.46 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 459 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	762	1,078
Feeder cattle	637	880
Slaughter cattle	107	158
Replacement cattle	18	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher on weights under 600 lb while heavier weights sold mostly steady. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher on weights under 500 lb while over 500 lb sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good buyer demand for quality. Fleshy and plain soft calves were discounted, pre -conditioned cattle sold at a premium.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–275	256	4	165.00–207.50	$190.49	$488	+3.23
300–333	324	5	170.00–196.00	$188.82	$612	+7.97
350–395	381	12	174.00–192.50	$184.51	$703	-0.18
420	420	1	152.50	$152.50	$640	-18.54
415–445	426	6	167.00–190.00	$176.62	$752	+5.58
452–475	459	15	180.00–195.00	$188.59	$866	+61.04
463 value added	463	2	197.50	$197.50	$914	+12.50
508–545	519	14	162.50–179.00	$172.20	$894	+41.94
538 value added	538	3	186.00	$186.00	$1,001	—
550–595	564	8	150.00–165.00	$161.56	$911	+16.56
575 value added	575	3	184.00	$184.00	$1,058	±0.00
600	600	1	135.00	$135.00	$810	-27.10
600–645	627	11	145.00–171.00	$156.36	$980	-5.74
650 value added	650	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,092	+4.00
683–690	685	3	146.00–151.00	$147.68	$1,012	-0.82
700 value added	700	4	159.00	$159.00	$1,113	—
710–735	718	5	136.00–150.00	$146.22	$1,050	-0.74
755–780	767	7	140.00–160.00	$146.76	$1,126	+2.76
800	800	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,096	-5.02
940	940	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	265	2	142.50–145.00	$143.68	$381	+1.27
300–310 thin fleshed	305	2	166.00–182.50	$174.39	$532	+14.39
330	330	1	130.00	$130.00	$429	-3.14
360–375	368	3	148.00–168.00	$155.76	$573	—
405–440	421	5	135.00–154.00	$142.88	$602	+14.14
450–475	463	2	155.00–165.00	$159.86	$740	+25.04
500–545	523	5	133.00–138.00	$135.02	$706	+2.56
560 thin fleshed	560	1	150.00	$150.00	$840	—
570	570	1	145.00	$145.00	$826	+9.93
605 thin fleshed	605	1	145.00	$145.00	$877	—
635	635	1	137.50	$137.50	$873	+1.67
750	750	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,072	—
995	995	1	100.00	$100.00	$995	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	158.00	$158.00	$545	—
418	418	3	159.00	$159.00	$665	—
475	475	2	155.00	$155.00	$736	+6.00
510–545	521	7	143.00–157.00	$149.00	$776	—
550–565	560	3	153.00–155.00	$154.35	$864	—
635	635	3	155.00	$155.00	$984	+12.05

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	147.50	$147.50	$376	-4.12
295	295	1	130.00	$130.00	$384	+7.50
300–340	314	5	155.00–172.50	$159.83	$502	+32.33
325	325	1	132.50	$132.50	$431	-17.92
356–373	367	7	147.50–161.00	$155.23	$570	+5.73
425–445	432	3	145.00–151.00	$148.28	$641	+0.06
435 fancy	435	1	165.00	$165.00	$718	—
435	435	1	137.50	$137.50	$598	-10.72
455–460	458	2	130.00–132.50	$131.24	$601	-8.70
465 thin fleshed	465	1	145.00	$145.00	$674	—
460–495	482	12	135.00–151.00	$144.78	$698	+17.24
500–525	510	14	137.00–146.00	$140.81	$718	+6.28
515–545	530	4	122.50–135.00	$130.24	$690	+7.11
530–538 value added	536	6	152.00–155.00	$152.83	$819	-4.17
540	540	1	135.00	$135.00	$729	+11.87
550–570	559	5	118.00–135.00	$126.72	$708	+0.33
560–575	567	5	129.00–144.00	$137.79	$781	+11.40
575–583 value added	579	4	139.00–146.00	$142.48	$825	—
611 value added	611	4	155.00	$155.00	$947	-3.50
600–635	625	5	128.00–137.00	$131.04	$819	+3.61
620–645	637	3	107.00–124.00	$116.96	$745	-10.47
650–685	663	6	127.50–139.00	$132.63	$879	+1.63
681	681	4	136.00	$136.00	$926	+5.00
700	700	2	136.00	$136.00	$952	+7.71
700	700	1	120.00	$120.00	$840	-8.29
705	705	1	138.00	$138.00	$973	+9.71
706 value added	706	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,024	-6.00
750–795	773	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,005	-9.87
800	800	1	120.00	$120.00	$960	-10.00
800	800	2	100.00	$100.00	$800	-30.00
878	878	6	123.00	$123.00	$1,080	-3.43
925	925	1	100.00	$100.00	$925	—
940	940	3	111.00	$111.00	$1,043	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	277	3	137.50–152.00	$145.10	$402	+23.40
270–285 thin fleshed	278	2	147.50–154.00	$150.66	$419	—
300–335	312	11	120.00–152.50	$138.85	$433	+4.71
300–345 thin fleshed	316	8	147.50–170.00	$153.12	$484	+12.55
380 thin fleshed	380	1	155.00	$155.00	$589	—
360–395	381	8	135.00–146.00	$140.69	$536	+5.55
400–425 thin fleshed	412	3	136.00–153.00	$146.98	$606	+6.98
400–445	417	12	131.00–145.00	$137.82	$575	+6.09
450–490	462	9	129.00–144.00	$140.72	$650	+11.60
500–545	519	7	120.00–142.00	$135.45	$703	+4.53
535–545 thin fleshed	540	2	136.00–145.00	$140.46	$758	—
550–565	561	6	120.00–141.00	$134.99	$757	+13.31
605–630	616	7	120.00–135.00	$127.69	$787	-6.76
735 thin fleshed	735	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	—
765–790	778	2	100.00–110.00	$105.08	$818	-12.92
825	825	1	106.00	$106.00	$874	-7.31

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	3	153.00	$153.00	$581	—
422	422	3	147.00	$147.00	$620	—
450	450	3	146.00	$146.00	$657	+10.00
550–583	569	8	131.00–143.00	$137.02	$780	+9.44
685	685	1	133.00	$133.00	$911	+4.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	120.00	$120.00	$456	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	278	3	140.00–150.00	$144.28	$401	-12.93
300–340	321	6	130.00–165.00	$146.21	$469	+6.43
380 thin fleshed	380	1	182.50	$182.50	$694	+27.50
380	380	2	132.50–145.00	$138.75	$527	-2.80
415 thin fleshed	415	1	166.00	$166.00	$689	—
400–430	422	5	132.50–160.00	$143.87	$607	+4.55
465–495	481	4	145.00–148.00	$145.76	$701	+0.76
500–540	526	10	132.00–144.00	$137.66	$724	+5.16
555–575 thin fleshed	565	3	142.50–147.50	$144.99	$819	—
610–640	620	4	122.00–138.00	$129.94	$806	+5.94
655–680	667	3	135.00–145.00	$140.95	$940	—
705–730	718	2	130.00–132.50	$131.23	$942	+8.23
795	795	1	105.00	$105.00	$835	-6.00
875	875	1	106.00	$106.00	$928	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	157.50–175.00	$166.59	$530	+5.14
360	360	2	171.00–180.00	$175.50	$632	+35.50
360	360	1	130.00	$130.00	$468	-10.00
410	410	1	120.00	$120.00	$492	-35.46
405–440	426	7	160.00–180.00	$166.57	$710	+11.11
450–490	475	9	146.00–175.00	$158.39	$752	-1.54
500–520	510	2	125.00–145.00	$135.20	$690	+7.57
515–545	532	5	148.00–157.50	$153.10	$814	+4.57
550	550	1	170.00	$170.00	$935	+15.33
620	620	1	136.00	$136.00	$843	+2.55
620–635	630	4	128.00–140.00	$133.42	$841	-0.03
660–690	670	3	105.00–120.00	$113.21	$759	-19.61
700	700	1	117.00	$117.00	$819	-12.51
765	765	1	113.00	$113.00	$864	—
800	800	1	110.00	$110.00	$880	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	125.00	$125.00	$312	+5.00
410–425	418	2	120.00	$120.00	$502	—
545	545	1	115.00	$115.00	$627	-5.49
650	650	1	130.00	$130.00	$845	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 thin fleshed	415	1	166.00	$166.00	$689	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775	775	85-90%	1	25.00	$25.00	$194	—
780	780	85-90%	1	20.00	$20.00	$156	—
788–850	809	85-90%	3	43.00–50.00	$47.55	$385	+10.01
915	915	85-90%	1	44.00	$44.00	$403	-0.36
855–1585	1086	85-90%	22	54.00–63.00	$59.19	$643	+2.97
1065–1315	1229	85-90%	4	64.00–65.00	$64.78	$796	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1445	1230	80-85%	13	62.00–67.00	$64.59	$794	—
1250–1315	1278	80-85%	4	68.00–69.00	$68.74	$878	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1435	1327	75-80%	3	70.00–72.00	$70.72	$938	—
1160–1925	1482	75-80%	12	63.00–67.00	$65.24	$967	-1.16

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1635	1260	3	69.00–71.00	$69.82	$880	—
1070–1960	1388	13	75.00–99.00	$82.80	$1,149	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1025–1110	1068	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–800.00	$751.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1020–1110	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	62.00–63.00	$62.52	$666
1360	1360	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	65.00	$65.00	$884

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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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
1250–1350	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,500.00–1,600.00	$1,551.92	—
1200–1450	1388	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,700.00	$1,635.14	—
1400	1400	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1450	1450	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.