Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 13, 2023

921 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.43/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $963/hd at 423 lb · 34 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.76/cwt -5.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,114/hd at 524 lb · 33 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.11/cwt -2.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 622 lb · 31 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	921	1,492	731
Feeder cattle	675	1,079	535
Slaughter cattle	171	278	145
Replacement cattle	75	135	51

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400 weights sold steady to 2.00 higher, 500 weight steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 weights sold steady to 5.00 higher, 500 weight heifers sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 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
305–345	328	10	257.50–285.00	$267.98	$879	-17.40
350 fancy	350	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,068	—
350–395	373	21	220.00–280.00	$261.13	$974	-16.03
400–445	414	22	250.00–280.00	$263.42	$1,091	+2.19
450–495	480	18	232.50–257.50	$246.75	$1,184	+0.89
505–545	523	15	230.00–250.00	$238.50	$1,247	-8.98
555–580	568	13	230.00–255.00	$241.67	$1,373	-2.94
605–630	617	3	222.50–240.00	$230.77	$1,424	+6.78
660–690	679	4	202.50–215.00	$211.89	$1,439	+0.81
725–745	737	3	200.00–215.00	$207.45	$1,529	-5.52
770	770	2	177.50–195.00	$186.25	$1,434	—
885	885	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,460	—
1030	1030	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,700	—
1085	1085	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	325	4	220.00–245.00	$231.13	$751	+4.62
350–395	372	7	220.00–247.50	$238.81	$888	+3.12
415–445	429	8	230.00–245.00	$240.01	$1,030	+1.58
465–490	475	5	220.00–230.00	$225.93	$1,073	+2.39
510	510	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,122	-10.33
560–599	584	7	205.00–222.50	$218.34	$1,275	-5.81
605–635	618	5	200.00–222.50	$211.00	$1,304	+18.84
715	715	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,269	-12.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	210.00	$210.00	$798	-5.00
410–440	428	5	202.50–217.50	$207.90	$890	-12.10
480	480	1	200.00	$200.00	$960	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	319	9	220.00–250.00	$232.55	$742	+6.28
370 fancy	370	1	260.00	$260.00	$962	±0.00
350–395	373	24	225.00–250.00	$236.90	$884	+0.87
405	405	1	175.00	$175.00	$709	-54.35
400–445	424	33	220.00–242.50	$229.02	$971	-0.33
450–495	466	20	220.00–240.00	$226.74	$1,057	+7.02
475–490 fancy	483	2	255.00–275.00	$264.84	$1,279	—
513 fancy	513	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,334	—
500–545	525	29	200.00–222.50	$206.24	$1,083	-12.20
550 fancy	550	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,210	—
550–595	567	22	190.00–210.00	$201.01	$1,140	-8.55
600–645	622	31	185.00–205.00	$196.11	$1,220	-2.45
650–690	664	5	175.00–195.00	$186.01	$1,235	-0.26
710–740	723	3	177.50–185.00	$180.81	$1,307	+0.32
775–780	778	2	160.00–170.00	$165.02	$1,284	-13.97
820–825	823	2	157.50–162.50	$160.01	$1,317	-5.07
870	870	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,436	—
915	915	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,464	+2.50
940	940	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,363	-12.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	8	180.00–200.00	$191.97	$620	-22.71
355–390	372	7	200.00–220.00	$210.56	$783	-4.01
405–445	421	11	200.00–217.50	$207.39	$873	-1.09
455–495	478	14	192.50–217.50	$206.42	$987	+3.69
505–540	525	4	190.00–195.00	$191.82	$1,007	-6.95
620–645	633	2	180.00–182.50	$181.27	$1,147	+1.20
690	690	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,173	-5.00
720	720	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,080	—
805	805	2	140.00–155.00	$147.50	$1,187	—
900	900	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	370	2	170.00–180.00	$174.73	$647	-2.07
400	400	1	160.00	$160.00	$640	-23.52
465–490	479	4	185.00–190.00	$188.72	$904	+11.25
510	510	1	177.50	$177.50	$905	+14.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–335	317	8	260.00–295.00	$273.07	$866	+8.68
350–395	375	6	245.00–272.50	$256.10	$960	-15.62
415 fancy	415	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,162	—
400–440	426	17	240.00–270.00	$253.94	$1,082	-8.92
450–495	473	18	225.00–250.00	$236.20	$1,117	-14.58
505–545	523	11	215.00–235.00	$223.21	$1,167	-9.06
550–595	570	20	210.00–232.50	$220.69	$1,258	-6.39
605–645	624	8	207.50–222.50	$215.94	$1,347	+13.06
650–680	668	5	205.00–215.00	$208.94	$1,396	+24.81
700–735	719	4	192.50–197.50	$193.72	$1,393	—
845	845	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,403	-4.00
975	975	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,453	-11.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	4	220.00–247.50	$230.40	$737	+8.21
370–390	378	3	210.00–237.50	$222.75	$842	-12.61
400–445	426	4	227.50–235.00	$231.83	$988	-8.43
475–490	483	4	215.00–222.50	$218.73	$1,056	-4.70
500–540	523	4	200.00–210.00	$204.32	$1,069	+2.32
550–595	576	4	195.00–207.50	$200.69	$1,156	-5.18
615–640	625	3	180.00–202.50	$194.00	$1,212	+5.15
650–695	673	2	180.00–190.00	$184.83	$1,244	-8.28
715	715	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,144	-18.36

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	190.00–210.00	$199.77	$665	-0.23
380–395	388	2	177.50–182.50	$180.05	$699	-19.95
415–440	428	3	185.00–200.00	$195.16	$835	-3.39
495	495	1	200.00	$200.00	$990	+12.61
515–535	526	4	162.50–189.00	$180.49	$949	+0.54
565	565	1	160.00	$160.00	$904	-18.24

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–1125	984	80-85%	23	81.00–90.00	$86.50	$851	—
825–1545	1110	80-85%	35	91.00–97.00	$94.14	$1,045	+0.16
915–1335	1125	80-85%	29	98.00–102.00	$99.53	$1,120	+5.55

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1630	1353	75-80%	23	103.00–111.00	$105.61	$1,429	—
1430–1590	1518	75-80%	3	99.00–101.00	$100.37	$1,524	—
1875	1875	75-80%	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,912	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	85-90%	1	65.00	$65.00	$458	—
695–845	768	85-90%	4	74.00–83.00	$78.79	$605	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1265	1233	3	100.00–109.00	$105.92	$1,306	-2.70
1280–1770	1584	6	110.00–120.00	$117.29	$1,858	—
2125–2210	2168	2	125.00	$125.00	$2,710	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	91.00	$91.00	$851
885–1020	951	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	93.00–109.00	$100.51	$956
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	96.00	$96.00	$926

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975–1045	1017	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	93.00–114.00	$100.34	$1,020
1060–1168	1122	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	97.00–117.00	$103.06	$1,156
875–1270	1126	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	84.00–103.00	$97.21	$1,095

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
960–1145	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,525.00	$1,296.97
900–1270	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	950.00–1,525.00	$1,299.88
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
1200–1300	1256	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,600.00	$1,502.19

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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
820–1200	1067	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	700.00–1,700.00	$1,447.68	-218.73
1000–1120	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	925.00–1,375.00	$1,236.11	-430.30
1100–1470	1211	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,100.00–2,175.00	$1,699.04	—
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—

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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.