Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 11, 2023

1,199 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.21/cwt +17.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,240/hd at 681 lb · 46 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.62/cwt +14.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,129/hd at 612 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.68/cwt +4.95 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 419 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,199	1,214	522
Feeder cattle	847	1,021	336
Slaughter cattle	287	151	131
Replacement cattle	65	42	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	325	5	242.50–315.00	$274.95	$894	+8.49
345 fancy	345	1	255.00	$255.00	$880	—
350–395	366	18	235.00–280.00	$259.00	$948	-0.64
400–445	427	18	230.00–255.00	$242.48	$1,035	-4.13
450–495	475	15	230.00–255.00	$242.71	$1,153	+2.74
500–545	522	9	220.00–245.00	$230.49	$1,203	+9.03
555–598	581	11	207.50–227.50	$217.30	$1,263	+3.72
588 value added	588	4	228.00	$228.00	$1,341	—
625–645	640	16	205.00–217.50	$209.77	$1,343	+10.45
655–675	664	11	195.00–210.00	$201.68	$1,339	+1.68
705–730	714	16	182.50–197.50	$193.92	$1,385	-7.71
770 value added	770	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,386	—
765–780	771	4	168.00–175.00	$172.01	$1,326	-7.77
815	815	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,353	-9.00
880	880	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,474	±0.00
985	985	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,487	-6.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	220.00	$220.00	$660	+5.50
380–390	387	3	210.00–230.00	$223.28	$864	-0.88
400–445	421	6	200.00–225.00	$209.13	$880	-2.54
450–475	462	7	200.00–222.50	$211.83	$979	+1.57
500–515	506	4	195.00–215.00	$207.53	$1,050	+3.67
555–575	563	3	197.50–205.00	$200.81	$1,131	+0.89
600–645	625	8	187.50–199.00	$193.29	$1,208	+8.29
655–670	660	4	175.00–185.00	$181.84	$1,200	+14.83
725	725	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,287	-3.01
925	925	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,364	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–420	418	2	187.50–195.00	$191.23	$799	—
485	485	1	185.00	$185.00	$897	+21.28
530–535	533	4	170.00–190.00	$184.98	$986	+14.98
560–585	572	3	160.00–175.00	$169.05	$967	-6.71
600–620	607	3	165.00–170.00	$168.30	$1,022	+8.19
655	655	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,081	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	324	20	200.00–235.00	$219.33	$711	+2.35
350–395	375	27	200.00–235.00	$218.91	$821	+2.64
400–445	419	31	205.00–230.00	$217.68	$912	+6.21
450–495	471	25	202.50–225.00	$210.40	$991	+13.20
500–535	513	15	195.00–215.00	$204.95	$1,051	+7.22
550–580	563	14	185.00–200.00	$190.66	$1,073	+60.66
595	595	1	162.50	$162.50	$967	-15.83
608	608	9	197.00	$197.00	$1,198	+66.88
603–645	613	25	170.00–186.00	$181.05	$1,110	+50.93
615	615	1	162.50	$162.50	$999	+32.38
650–695	669	15	162.50–180.00	$170.44	$1,140	+3.90
670–686 value added	680	13	181.00–183.00	$182.22	$1,239	+5.22
691	691	18	192.00	$192.00	$1,327	+25.46
729 fancy	729	12	180.00	$180.00	$1,312	—
755	755	4	170.00	$170.00	$1,284	-0.68
763–780	767	7	155.00–167.50	$161.20	$1,236	-9.48
833	833	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,333	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	316	12	185.00–200.00	$192.36	$608	-1.94
355–390	374	6	180.00–195.00	$189.62	$709	+0.64
415	415	1	145.00	$145.00	$602	-41.35
400–445	423	13	185.00–200.00	$194.97	$825	+8.62
450–495	472	13	180.00–200.00	$192.30	$908	+12.74
505–545	526	10	180.00–192.50	$186.99	$984	+10.10
560–596	583	16	167.50–180.00	$175.34	$1,022	+10.38
628–645	637	7	155.00–165.00	$162.49	$1,035	-2.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	3	170.00–182.50	$175.88	$586	+19.69
375	375	1	165.00	$165.00	$619	+3.64
415–435	421	4	162.50–180.00	$173.15	$729	+5.04
455–490	473	8	165.00–195.00	$174.60	$826	+12.82
510–535	520	6	170.00–190.00	$174.62	$908	+11.31
560–595	576	5	145.00–167.50	$154.07	$887	+3.01
633	633	2	155.00	$155.00	$981	+9.20
705	705	1	130.00	$130.00	$916	-13.22

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315 fancy	315	1	315.00	$315.00	$992	—
310–345	323	8	245.00–285.00	$259.97	$840	-4.18
350–395	371	14	255.00–295.00	$270.61	$1,004	+14.72
410–425 fancy	418	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,212	+25.00
400–445	422	10	240.00–270.00	$254.01	$1,072	+11.78
450 fancy	450	2	260.00–275.00	$267.50	$1,204	+12.50
455–495	472	6	230.00–255.00	$244.89	$1,156	+14.39
505–540	522	9	220.00–245.00	$229.06	$1,196	+8.72
535	535	1	165.00	$165.00	$883	-55.34
550–585	563	7	210.00–220.00	$216.39	$1,218	+14.03
605–635	620	3	185.00–197.50	$189.17	$1,173	-0.98
670–675	673	2	165.00–175.00	$170.02	$1,144	-16.95
750	750	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,275	-11.29
850–875	863	2	157.50–165.00	$161.30	$1,392	—
920	920	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,219	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	317	7	200.00–240.00	$224.47	$712	+25.83
355–395	376	6	200.00–240.00	$220.63	$830	+13.19
400–445	422	12	210.00–230.00	$217.51	$918	+7.97
450–490	469	9	197.50–225.00	$214.79	$1,007	+6.76
500–535	520	5	190.00–215.00	$206.06	$1,072	+5.50
555–590	570	3	160.00–175.00	$170.13	$970	-8.27
615–625	620	2	165.00–167.50	$166.26	$1,031	+11.26
730	730	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,132	—
785	785	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,060	-30.00
820–845	833	2	135.00–147.50	$141.34	$1,177	-11.16

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	2	205.00	$205.00	$912	+22.44
460–495	483	3	160.00–170.00	$164.88	$796	-5.92
505–540	527	5	170.00–182.50	$176.54	$930	-0.89
595	595	1	152.50	$152.50	$907	-7.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1680	1680	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,966	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1620	1023	80-85%	39	81.00–89.00	$86.58	$886	+1.47
830–1805	1212	80-85%	113	90.00–95.00	$93.32	$1,131	-6.39
1000–1825	1312	80-85%	54	96.00–100.00	$97.24	$1,276	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–840	758	85-90%	7	60.00–68.00	$64.42	$488	—
685–1050	843	85-90%	8	70.00–79.00	$76.25	$643	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1430	1311	75-80%	8	101.00–103.00	$101.75	$1,334	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1375	1213	3	100.00–101.00	$100.33	$1,217	+6.70
1305–1375	1335	3	110.00–111.00	$110.67	$1,477	—
1340–1700	1555	4	117.00–120.00	$118.07	$1,836	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–860	758	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	102.00–112.50	$106.54	$808
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	101.00	$101.00	$798

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1105	942	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	975.00–2,300.00	$1,632.35
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
730–1080	969	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	875.00–1,375.00	$1,221.00
1000–1055	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,301.34
1070–1245	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,300.00	$1,265.33

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	116.00	$116.00	$980
705–1000	853	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	107.50–111.00	$109.55	$934
900–1250	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	95.00–112.00	$102.52	$1,085
1035–1210	1123	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	96.00–108.00	$102.47	$1,151

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
900–1050	969	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,175.00–1,675.00	$1,432.25	-242.40
995–1300	1184	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,575.00	$1,366.22	—
1100–1250	1201	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,350.00–1,675.00	$1,447.90	—

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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.