Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 30, 2023

667 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.10/cwt +9.11 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 376 lb · 19 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.50/cwt +18.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,203/hd at 566 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $220.45/cwt +5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 470 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	667	784	616
Feeder cattle	465	540	482
Slaughter cattle	152	184	101
Replacement cattle	50	60	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder 400 weight feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. 500 weight feeder heifers sold 7.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher. 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
300–330	315	4	257.50–305.00	$273.73	$862	-6.76
360–395	371	7	280.00–320.00	$296.27	$1,099	+28.31
405–445	425	9	247.50–275.00	$259.39	$1,102	+9.45
450–490	466	13	234.00–262.50	$248.10	$1,156	+2.22
500–535	515	13	227.50–255.00	$243.43	$1,254	+6.24
553–595	568	15	237.50–264.00	$247.48	$1,406	+13.58
605 fancy	605	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,467	—
600–640	620	11	215.00–237.50	$222.82	$1,381	+17.87
650–655	651	6	200.00–215.00	$207.50	$1,351	-2.50
725	725	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,414	+15.00
750–795	771	4	190.00–195.00	$191.22	$1,474	+21.22
900	900	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,552	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	3	227.50–250.00	$235.82	$802	+2.21
355–390	372	3	232.50–255.00	$245.54	$913	+10.90
406–440	415	11	232.50–242.50	$240.34	$997	+19.11
465–490	478	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,076	-3.77
510–535	525	3	212.50–225.00	$219.94	$1,155	+5.01
565–595	581	5	215.00–237.50	$227.45	$1,321	+26.17
610–635	620	3	205.00–225.00	$213.32	$1,323	+23.32
690	690	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,311	—
762 value added	762	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,524	—
870	870	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,544	+50.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	200.00	$200.00	$740	—
410	410	1	215.00	$215.00	$882	+15.00
495	495	2	200.00	$200.00	$990	+16.13
620	620	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,209	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	327	14	230.00–255.00	$238.14	$779	+8.34
350–395	376	19	215.00–247.50	$236.10	$888	+9.11
400–435	422	9	222.50–247.50	$233.15	$984	+12.98
450–498	470	16	212.50–232.50	$220.45	$1,036	+6.35
511 value added	511	4	227.50	$227.50	$1,163	—
505–547	537	12	205.00–225.00	$217.51	$1,168	+7.32
550–595	566	17	200.00–220.00	$212.50	$1,203	+17.95
615–645	629	5	190.00–205.00	$194.01	$1,220	+0.66
655 value added	655	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,310	—
700–705	703	2	170.00–175.00	$172.51	$1,213	-13.01
785	785	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,295	-11.19
815	815	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,304	-5.00
950	950	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,501	+19.36

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	320	4	207.50–227.50	$219.66	$703	+12.97
375–380	378	2	200.00	$200.00	$756	-8.10
415–435	426	6	210.00–220.00	$215.42	$918	+15.43
470–475	472	3	185.00–207.50	$199.12	$940	+14.15
505–545	519	5	182.50–200.00	$194.64	$1,010	-0.36
560–590	574	6	190.00–195.00	$192.49	$1,105	+18.13
665–685	677	3	145.00–155.00	$148.37	$1,004	-15.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	190.00	$190.00	$618	+30.00
400–445	428	7	165.00–185.00	$175.99	$753	—
475	475	1	165.00	$165.00	$784	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	324	9	250.00–295.00	$272.90	$884	+8.74
335 fancy	335	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,080	—
365–395	378	5	245.00–265.00	$255.34	$965	+2.43
415 fancy	415	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,131	—
410–440	421	10	255.00–265.00	$259.11	$1,091	+13.37
455–480	469	10	237.50–257.50	$247.79	$1,162	+6.57
500–535	519	8	222.50–242.50	$234.03	$1,215	+74.03
555–590	569	4	210.00–225.00	$221.11	$1,258	+4.90
610–640	625	2	192.50–210.00	$201.04	$1,256	-10.66
650–680	664	7	172.50–190.00	$179.58	$1,192	-15.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	312	6	210.00–235.00	$222.01	$693	+5.25
385	385	1	240.00	$240.00	$924	+12.51
410–445	424	5	222.50–237.50	$228.46	$969	+9.40
460–490	474	6	220.00–235.00	$225.79	$1,070	+15.68
510–520	515	3	200.00–215.00	$204.95	$1,055	-5.66
565–595	575	3	177.50–185.00	$182.41	$1,049	-19.42
640	640	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,184	-12.50
805	805	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,187	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313	313	3	202.50	$202.50	$634	—
355–380	368	2	200.00–202.50	$201.21	$740	+16.41
440	440	6	213.00	$213.00	$937	—
495	495	1	185.00	$185.00	$916	-10.00
535	535	6	195.00	$195.00	$1,043	+5.17
685	685	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,079	—
715	715	1	135.00	$135.00	$965	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1220	937	80-85%	24	85.00–94.00	$90.16	$845	—
870–1370	1068	80-85%	25	95.00–100.00	$97.37	$1,040	—
920–1350	1096	80-85%	12	101.00–105.00	$102.85	$1,127	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1480	1227	75-80%	11	106.00–109.00	$107.35	$1,317	—
1220–1535	1333	75-80%	10	110.00–114.00	$111.27	$1,483	+8.09

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	85-90%	1	65.00	$65.00	$484	—
755–855	810	85-90%	5	80.00–84.00	$82.76	$670	+19.58

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1335	1253	4	105.00–112.00	$107.10	$1,342	—
1345–1610	1481	4	117.00–123.00	$120.54	$1,785	—
1775–2090	1933	2	132.00–133.00	$132.46	$2,560	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–880	811	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	75.00–106.00	$91.65	$743
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	$840

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
740–755	748	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	102.00–108.00	$105.03	$786
865–1015	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	99.00–103.00	$101.16	$951
920–1180	1041	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	98.00–114.00	$105.63	$1,100
1010–1220	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,238

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,139

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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
705–1015	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,125.00	$1,114.75	—
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
935	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—
945–1125	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,400.00	$1,171.74	—

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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.