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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 14, 2023

590 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.76/cwt -15.90 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 413 lb · 40 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.17/cwt -2.43 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 370 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $259.47/cwt -7.30 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 377 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 590 890 482
Feeder cattle 499 754 412
Slaughter cattle 91 114 70
Replacement cattle — 22 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers sold 1.00-7.00 lower. Feeder Heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls were lightly tested. Demand was good for all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 324 9 260.00–285.00 $272.43 $883 +1.40
365–395 377 22 245.00–285.00 $259.47 $978 -7.30
400–445 425 14 240.00–262.50 $252.52 $1,073 -1.06
450–495 479 11 225.00–255.00 $236.01 $1,130 -14.64
500–545 527 16 212.50–245.00 $225.40 $1,188 -1.38
545 545 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,131 -19.28
570–580 575 2 200.00–202.50 $201.24 $1,157 -14.76
609 value added 609 4 197.00 $197.00 $1,200 +1.48
610–620 614 4 185.00–207.50 $199.33 $1,224 +6.43
656–675 660 5 195.00–200.00 $196.02 $1,294 -2.98
840 840 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,470 -1.25
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 321 4 210.00–220.00 $215.06 $690 +5.98
350–398 379 9 206.00–235.00 $221.24 $838 -6.63
400–438 421 7 190.00–217.50 $205.96 $867 -13.13
450–490 473 6 197.50–219.00 $206.20 $975 -17.38
505–535 525 3 180.00–194.00 $189.51 $995 +5.72
565–585 575 3 172.50–185.00 $177.57 $1,021 -25.77
685 685 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,199 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 192.50 $192.50 $751 +6.27
430–435 433 2 175.00–182.50 $178.77 $774 —
460–485 472 3 185.00–192.50 $189.93 $896 -3.81
540–545 543 2 145.00–172.50 $158.69 $862 -1.31

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 317 11 197.50–227.50 $209.70 $665 -6.88
350–395 370 28 180.00–217.50 $199.17 $737 -2.43
405 value added 405 2 214.00 $214.00 $867 -1.47
400–437 413 38 185.00–210.00 $192.70 $796 -11.74
455 455 1 170.00 $170.00 $774 -23.75
450–475 458 12 180.00–207.00 $194.00 $889 +0.25
503–540 516 19 170.00–190.00 $177.67 $917 +0.21
550–595 569 15 175.00–182.50 $178.50 $1,016 +5.02
620–645 630 3 160.00–170.00 $165.89 $1,045 -1.38
650 650 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,138 +10.39
680 680 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,122 +0.39
715 715 1 132.00 $132.00 $944 -29.65
775 775 2 130.00–140.00 $135.00 $1,046 —
820 820 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,156 —
885 885 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,292 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 5 167.50–190.00 $178.82 $590 -0.58
350–398 380 13 160.00–174.00 $169.04 $642 -21.58
400–446 432 19 160.00–185.00 $172.87 $747 -12.89
455–480 470 11 165.00–177.50 $172.94 $813 -4.42
540 540 1 162.50 $162.50 $878 -12.04
560–575 568 3 159.00–167.50 $164.71 $936 +5.25
600–610 607 3 161.00–172.50 $166.17 $1,009 +36.17
650–685 668 2 147.50–162.50 $154.80 $1,034 -2.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
379 value added 379 9 213.00 $213.00 $807 —
495 495 3 182.50 $182.50 $903 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 135.00–160.00 $147.20 $461 —
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 -20.00
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 -12.50
450 450 1 150.00 $150.00 $675 —
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–325 315 10 267.50–285.00 $270.86 $853 -1.70
370–395 379 6 247.50–285.00 $273.12 $1,035 +29.20
405–440 429 11 240.00–270.00 $248.74 $1,067 -16.26
450–495 480 3 223.00–225.00 $223.63 $1,073 -0.80
500–545 516 7 190.00–229.00 $210.34 $1,085 +19.57
550–595 578 5 180.00–200.00 $189.71 $1,097 -8.70
625–635 630 2 175.00–185.00 $179.96 $1,134 -5.07
650 650 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,138 —
720–745 733 2 137.50–160.00 $148.56 $1,089 —
780 780 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 380 3 185.00–222.50 $206.09 $783 -7.62
405–443 426 6 200.00–235.00 $222.44 $948 —
450–475 462 6 170.00–195.00 $182.41 $843 —
520–535 528 2 161.00–177.50 $169.37 $894 +9.37
550–570 560 2 170.00–185.00 $177.63 $995 —
600–640 620 2 140.00–155.00 $147.26 $913 —
660–690 675 2 137.50–150.00 $143.89 $971 —
705–730 718 2 135.00–150.00 $142.37 $1,022 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 425 3 165.00–185.00 $176.45 $750 —
525–545 535 2 155.00 $155.00 $829 —
590 590 1 155.00 $155.00 $914 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1195 1058 80-85% 8 82.00–87.00 $85.01 $899 —
955–1520 1180 80-85% 41 88.00–98.00 $95.20 $1,123 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1050 885 85-90% 8 70.00–75.00 $72.03 $637 —
850–1115 998 85-90% 4 79.00–80.00 $79.55 $794 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1580 1402 75-80% 12 99.00–102.00 $99.99 $1,402 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1155 1143 2 96.00–106.00 $101.05 $1,155 —
1240–2245 1564 6 110.00–119.00 $114.63 $1,793 —
1525–2005 1811 4 121.00–125.00 $122.08 $2,211 —

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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.