Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 25, 2022

790 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.22/cwt +7.75 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 428 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.22/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 464 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $157.37/cwt +9.39 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 529 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	790	762	1,180
Feeder cattle	652	637	889
Slaughter cattle	118	107	246
Replacement cattle	20	18	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 550 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, feeder steers over 550 lb were mostly steady. Stocker heifers under 550 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 550 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong buyer demand for quality while plain and fleshy cattle were discounted pre -vac 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
250–265	253	9	175.00–200.00	$186.60	$472	-3.89
300–340	315	3	183.00–190.00	$187.74	$591	-1.08
350–375	362	7	177.50–197.50	$186.07	$674	+1.56
405–445	427	15	172.50–205.00	$196.30	$838	+19.68
450–490	478	11	160.00–200.00	$184.86	$884	-3.73
500	500	2	162.50	$162.50	$812	-9.70
500–535	517	13	160.00–195.00	$175.15	$906	+2.95
555–565	562	5	154.00–177.00	$164.41	$924	+2.85
564 value added	564	5	178.00	$178.00	$1,004	-6.00
600 value added	600	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,080	—
600–640	614	10	145.00–160.00	$154.54	$949	-1.82
615	615	1	136.00	$136.00	$836	-20.36
655–695	673	5	146.00–155.00	$150.80	$1,015	+3.12
700–725	710	3	145.00–160.00	$151.67	$1,077	+5.45
780	780	1	120.00	$120.00	$936	-26.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	2	140.00–165.00	$152.50	$496	+22.50
365–385	375	2	145.00–155.00	$149.87	$562	-5.89
385 thin fleshed	385	1	200.00	$200.00	$770	—
410–440	425	2	137.50–152.00	$145.01	$616	+2.13
450 thin fleshed	450	1	140.00	$140.00	$630	—
485–490	488	2	133.00–147.50	$140.21	$684	-19.65
500–510	505	2	142.50–145.00	$143.76	$726	+8.74
500–520 thin fleshed	510	2	140.00–150.00	$145.10	$740	—
560	560	3	141.00–152.50	$146.83	$822	+1.83
610 thin fleshed	610	1	159.00	$159.00	$970	+14.00
600–635	618	2	147.50–149.00	$148.27	$916	+10.77
660–690	675	2	115.00–145.00	$130.33	$880	—
710–730	720	2	121.00–131.00	$125.93	$907	—
850	850	1	110.00	$110.00	$935	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378 thin fleshed	378	3	217.50	$217.50	$822	—
412–433	420	5	173.00–184.00	$179.47	$754	+20.47
428 thin fleshed	428	3	208.00	$208.00	$890	—
460	460	2	185.00	$185.00	$851	+30.00
533	533	4	155.00	$155.00	$826	+6.00
558 value added	558	3	181.00	$181.00	$1,010	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	125.00	$125.00	$419	—
745	745	1	95.00	$95.00	$708	—
770	770	1	111.00	$111.00	$855	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	269	8	162.50–185.00	$173.46	$467	+25.96
300–345	333	13	153.00–177.50	$164.22	$547	+31.72
350–395	373	16	150.00–170.00	$159.60	$595	+4.37
400–445	428	25	150.00–172.50	$157.22	$673	+8.94
450–480	464	19	138.00–160.00	$147.22	$683	+15.98
503–545	522	16	140.00–155.00	$151.40	$790	+21.16
550–590	572	8	131.00–151.00	$143.37	$820	+5.58
575–590	580	3	130.00	$130.00	$754	-7.79
605–615	610	2	119.00–135.00	$127.07	$775	-3.97
600–645	621	11	130.00–143.00	$140.21	$871	+9.17
670–685	677	3	135.00–138.00	$135.99	$921	-0.01
715–735	725	2	121.00–124.00	$122.48	$888	-15.52
850	850	1	108.00	$108.00	$918	-15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	132.50–145.00	$138.64	$402	-6.46
320 thin fleshed	320	1	155.00	$155.00	$496	+1.88
320–340	330	3	120.00–135.00	$128.43	$424	-10.42
350–395	375	4	142.50–150.00	$145.52	$546	+4.83
400–445	415	7	120.00–146.00	$136.49	$566	-1.33
435–445 thin fleshed	440	2	142.50–149.00	$145.79	$641	-1.19
460–485	475	10	122.50–145.00	$139.01	$660	-1.71
520 thin fleshed	520	1	151.00	$151.00	$785	+10.54
510–530	523	6	122.50–141.00	$134.62	$704	-0.83
560	560	1	135.00	$135.00	$756	+0.01
605–625	611	4	125.00–133.00	$127.97	$782	+0.28
650–690	670	2	125.00–128.00	$126.54	$848	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	3	172.50	$172.50	$431	—
277	277	3	167.50	$167.50	$464	—
422 thin fleshed	422	3	167.50	$167.50	$707	—
430	430	2	147.00	$147.00	$632	±0.00
435	435	2	130.00	$130.00	$566	-17.00
500–530	518	5	135.00–145.00	$139.80	$724	—
560	560	1	135.00	$135.00	$756	-2.02
680	680	2	140.00	$140.00	$952	+7.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	110.00	$110.00	$396	-10.00
420	420	1	120.00	$120.00	$504	—
455	455	1	127.50	$127.50	$580	—
510	510	1	119.00	$119.00	$607	—
745	745	1	100.00	$100.00	$745	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	215.00	$215.00	$548	—
330	330	2	155.00–187.50	$171.25	$565	+4.66
355–395	378	7	152.50–180.00	$171.01	$646	-4.49
400–430	418	4	166.00–187.50	$173.36	$725	+6.79
460–485	476	7	160.00–180.00	$174.84	$832	+16.45
505–545	528	15	150.00–182.50	$161.27	$852	+8.17
525–545	535	2	120.00–136.00	$128.15	$686	-24.95
565–590	572	7	146.00–162.50	$153.01	$875	-16.99
610	610	1	137.50	$137.50	$839	+1.50
600–625	615	3	143.00–154.00	$147.67	$908	+11.67
650	650	1	142.50	$142.50	$926	+29.29
715	715	1	129.00	$129.00	$922	+12.00
715	715	2	133.00–140.00	$136.50	$976	+19.50
775–780	778	2	122.00–125.00	$123.50	$961	+10.50
790	790	1	125.00	$125.00	$988	+12.00
850	850	1	100.00	$100.00	$850	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	145.00–177.50	$161.49	$541	+15.28
355–370	363	3	141.00–155.00	$146.18	$531	+7.43
390 thin fleshed	390	1	150.00	$150.00	$585	-32.50
420–425	422	3	145.00–150.00	$147.51	$622	+3.64
450–475	466	6	125.00–150.00	$139.06	$648	-6.70
475 thin fleshed	475	1	155.00	$155.00	$736	—
500–530	515	4	143.00–148.00	$145.76	$751	+8.10
525 thin fleshed	525	1	163.00	$163.00	$856	—
550–580	566	5	143.00–150.00	$145.02	$821	—
600–635	612	3	125.00–143.00	$134.81	$825	+4.87
695	695	1	134.00	$134.00	$931	-6.95
700	700	1	128.00	$128.00	$896	-3.23
840	840	1	105.00	$105.00	$882	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
588	588	4	167.50	$167.50	$985	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–480	465	2	110.00–125.00	$117.26	$545	—
505	505	1	125.00	$125.00	$631	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755	755	85-90%	1	32.00	$32.00	$242	+7.00
890	890	85-90%	1	53.00	$53.00	$472	—
925–1340	1122	85-90%	14	52.00–61.00	$57.04	$640	—
1085–1175	1125	85-90%	3	62.00–63.00	$62.32	$701	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1770	1417	75-80%	13	67.00–77.00	$72.74	$1,031	—
1535	1535	75-80%	1	64.00	$64.00	$982	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1405	1187	80-85%	6	54.00–63.00	$59.13	$702	—
915–1375	1226	80-85%	6	64.00–72.00	$68.76	$843	+4.17

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	1	75.00	$75.00	$979	—
1145–1965	1545	6	79.00–94.00	$86.71	$1,340	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
795–860	828	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00–775.00	$658.08
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
985–1265	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	600.00–1,000.00	$870.65

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	74.00	$74.00	$625
910	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	63.00	$63.00	$573
1015–1145	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	59.00–60.00	$59.53	$643
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	58.00	$58.00	$664
1060–1300	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	57.00–64.00	$60.86	$718

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

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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
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
800–1200	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–1,075.00	$985.00	—

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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.