Cattle Market Pulse

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 7, 2023

1,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.30/cwt +21.58 vs last sale · ≈ $995/hd at 564 lb · 85 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $195.59/cwt +16.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 576 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $228.20/cwt +36.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 474 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,272 777 298
Feeder cattle 1,142 677 236
Slaughter cattle 90 100 42
Replacement cattle 40 — 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Market trend not established due to auction not recently covered. However, all classes of cattle had a higher undertone on good to very good demand. Feeder and Stocker cattle consignments consisted of pre vac cattle plus regular cattle. Next pre vac sale is scheduled for March 7, 2023.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 317 3 210.00–222.50 $214.14 $679 +9.23
370–395 385 4 200.00–217.50 $204.43 $787 +4.43
402–403 value added 402 7 215.00–232.50 $220.01 $884 +12.01
403–435 414 3 205.00–210.00 $208.25 $862 +22.13
400–423 thin fleshed 420 9 237.00–240.00 $237.32 $997 —
450–470 460 2 185.00–190.00 $187.55 $863 -0.41
457–489 value added 475 37 212.50–238.00 $230.40 $1,094 +9.77
500 500 1 167.50 $167.50 $838 +15.00
500 thin fleshed 500 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 —
507 value added 507 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,077 -3.30
505–545 515 16 190.00–212.50 $204.63 $1,054 +52.13
550–587 value added 571 20 197.00–200.00 $198.32 $1,132 +8.32
550–591 581 23 187.50–199.00 $193.21 $1,123 +19.89
621–637 value added 626 15 191.00 $191.00 $1,196 +17.00
610–640 628 13 181.00–195.00 $189.69 $1,191 +26.12
660–698 677 9 180.00–190.00 $183.56 $1,243 +17.47
700–748 value added 712 22 176.00–184.00 $181.66 $1,293 +12.66
718–733 728 6 178.00–182.50 $178.75 $1,301 +11.20
762–797 value added 781 24 170.00–178.00 $175.09 $1,367 —
816–837 value added 824 8 164.00–170.00 $167.71 $1,382 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
481 value added 481 4 180.00 $180.00 $866 -1.00
508 value added 508 12 172.00 $172.00 $874 —
677 677 3 178.00 $178.00 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 160.00–175.00 $167.62 $536 —
425 425 1 189.00 $189.00 $803 +16.50
560–593 579 4 165.00–182.50 $177.59 $1,028 +20.30
605–635 620 2 156.00–177.50 $166.49 $1,032 —
655–660 658 3 160.00–167.00 $162.32 $1,068 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 2 145.00–185.00 $165.00 $784 —
553–560 555 4 145.00–160.00 $156.21 $867 —
655 655 1 145.00 $145.00 $950 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 177.50 $177.50 $595 +2.50
340 340 1 152.50 $152.50 $518 -22.50
388–395 392 8 182.50–195.00 $189.95 $745 +16.45
409–443 value added 420 18 188.00–189.00 $188.65 $792 +12.37
405–445 427 6 177.50–187.50 $184.39 $787 +14.76
453–475 value added 460 10 184.00–190.00 $185.86 $855 —
455–495 466 7 173.00–185.00 $180.22 $840 +57.69
470–490 480 2 160.00–162.00 $160.98 $773 -2.56
500–535 513 13 167.50–172.50 $171.53 $880 +18.27
502–537 value added 521 21 165.00–178.00 $173.31 $903 +14.02
551 551 30 185.00 $185.00 $1,019 +30.28
565 565 1 145.00 $145.00 $819 -9.72
550–590 569 5 170.00–180.00 $174.25 $991 +19.53
562–589 value added 572 49 170.00–177.00 $171.82 $983 —
610–630 628 8 166.00–171.00 $166.61 $1,046 +10.14
630 value added 630 11 168.00 $168.00 $1,058 —
680 680 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,105 +25.00
687–691 value added 688 16 156.00–166.00 $162.86 $1,120 —
727 727 3 165.00 $165.00 $1,200 +20.00
737 value added 737 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,135 —
789 789 5 157.00 $157.00 $1,239 +12.00
820 820 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,107 —
931 931 7 130.00 $130.00 $1,210 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 value added 365 4 182.50 $182.50 $666 —
463–494 value added 476 36 171.00–186.00 $178.71 $851 +18.31
550 550 4 165.00 $165.00 $908 —
578–590 value added 583 8 160.00–166.00 $163.72 $954 +9.72
617–643 627 5 160.00 $160.00 $1,003 —
663 value added 663 3 173.00 $173.00 $1,147 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 170.00 $170.00 $714 +25.37
470–480 475 2 150.00–167.50 $158.84 $754 +13.71
538 538 2 150.00 $150.00 $807 —
570 570 3 155.00–169.00 $159.67 $910 +17.17
600 600 1 150.00 $150.00 $900 —
780 780 1 120.00 $120.00 $936 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522–540 527 4 187.00–215.00 $207.82 $1,095 +38.57
550–585 568 2 178.00–185.00 $181.39 $1,030 +31.39
645 645 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,080 +2.46
745 745 1 133.00 $133.00 $991 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1255–1595 1390 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 8 1,800.00–2,250.00 $2,089.68 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1010 888 85-90% 3 56.00–60.00 $58.85 $523 —
940–1040 988 85-90% 3 62.00–69.00 $65.91 $651 +11.78
835–1075 1001 85-90% 8 73.00–78.00 $75.14 $752 +7.52
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1325 1206 80-85% 4 78.00–87.00 $83.34 $1,005 —
1245–1305 1275 80-85% 2 91.00–94.00 $92.46 $1,179 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345 1345 75-80% 1 77.00 $77.00 $1,036 —
1305–1570 1418 75-80% 3 91.00–93.00 $92.35 $1,310 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1545 1264 5 75.00–93.00 $85.27 $1,078 —
1415–1650 1508 5 107.00–112.00 $109.62 $1,653 +16.15
1780–2030 1854 4 117.00–126.00 $120.63 $2,236 —

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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.