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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 18, 2023

541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.47/cwt +0.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,131/hd at 520 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.01/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,044/hd at 466 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.83/cwt -4.39 vs last sale · ≈ $844/hd at 369 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 541 1,359 943
Feeder cattle 391 1,067 712
Slaughter cattle 94 232 201
Replacement cattle 56 60 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 265.00–285.00 $275.32 $867 +0.51
385–390 386 8 260.00–285.00 $277.46 $1,071 +25.27
410 fancy 410 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,117 -7.50
400–445 428 12 235.00–260.00 $250.09 $1,070 +0.11
450–485 467 8 232.50–257.50 $249.30 $1,164 +11.72
500–528 518 10 240.00–257.50 $252.78 $1,309 +17.72
550–590 573 11 232.50–255.00 $242.15 $1,388 +12.11
620–635 628 2 225.00–250.00 $237.65 $1,492 +7.03
760–765 763 2 190.00–207.50 $198.78 $1,517 —
990 990 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,812 —
1460 1460 1 146.00 $146.00 $2,132 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–370 360 2 237.50–240.00 $238.72 $859 +6.22
400–440 420 2 220.00–232.50 $226.55 $952 +1.20
450–485 465 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,070 +20.00
500–545 515 4 195.00–230.00 $219.49 $1,130 +1.93
585 585 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,258 +15.00
790 790 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,382 —
960 960 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,382 —
1045 1045 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,306 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 200.00 $200.00 $870 +5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 324 10 230.00–250.00 $242.36 $785 -1.16
350–395 369 22 212.50–237.50 $228.83 $844 -4.39
400–445 422 21 215.00–237.50 $230.26 $972 +5.06
450–495 466 23 215.00–240.00 $224.01 $1,044 -1.24
500–545 520 28 200.00–225.00 $217.47 $1,131 +0.18
550–590 567 13 207.50–222.50 $213.80 $1,212 +4.42
620 620 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,302 -1.85
650–695 673 2 185.00–197.50 $191.46 $1,289 -6.67
695 695 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,460 +11.87
725–735 730 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,460 +1.30
820 820 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,558 +20.09
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 217.50 $217.50 $750 +5.39
395 395 1 200.00 $200.00 $790 -11.93
410–435 423 4 200.00–210.00 $202.49 $857 -0.63
455–495 475 8 195.00–212.50 $205.37 $976 -1.77
590 590 2 185.00–197.50 $191.25 $1,128 +6.54
700–715 708 2 170.00–175.00 $172.47 $1,221 +12.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 324 9 247.50–290.00 $265.39 $860 -6.44
350–390 364 8 245.00–275.00 $262.34 $955 -1.21
370 fancy 370 1 292.50 $292.50 $1,082 +2.50
400–420 410 4 240.00–262.50 $254.34 $1,043 +13.78
410 fancy 410 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,117 —
450–494 473 18 222.50–247.50 $233.97 $1,107 +0.98
500–535 518 12 210.00–235.00 $218.77 $1,133 -3.02
555–595 571 7 210.00–235.00 $221.47 $1,265 +2.19
600–635 616 5 212.50–222.50 $217.57 $1,340 +1.13
910 910 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,274 —
970 970 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 225.00–230.00 $227.44 $712 -10.22
360–365 363 2 225.00–230.00 $227.48 $826 -1.32
400–445 419 18 200.00–235.00 $221.81 $929 +4.23
475–495 485 6 215.00–220.00 $217.47 $1,055 +7.25
665 665 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1475 1475 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 190.00 $190.00 $922 +3.99
600 600 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,170 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,584 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1600 1312 75-80% 25 100.00–107.00 $102.70 $1,347 -3.46
1320 1320 75-80% 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,307 -7.16
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–980 786 85-90% 4 66.00–70.00 $68.09 $535 —
835–950 886 85-90% 6 94.00–104.00 $97.46 $863 +16.77
750–1080 894 85-90% 13 80.00–88.00 $83.49 $746 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 80-85% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,086 +11.24
1035–1195 1095 80-85% 4 86.00–89.00 $87.29 $956 —
1025–1325 1153 80-85% 9 95.00–99.00 $97.36 $1,123 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1520 1503 2 110.00–120.00 $114.94 $1,728 —
1560–1795 1674 4 122.00–126.00 $124.56 $2,085 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
650–1065 858 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 104.00–114.00 $107.79 $925
730–1100 906 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 73.00–107.00 $91.37 $828

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685–1075 812 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 700.00–1,250.00 $968.38
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,185.00 $1,185.00
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
938–1013 974 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,077.25
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
850–1141 1081 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,125.00–1,335.00 $1,301.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1205 1014 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 91.00–102.00 $99.23 $1,006
1115–1255 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 95.00–111.00 $101.96 $1,218
820–1310 1212 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 88.00–109.00 $101.11 $1,225

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00 -32.57
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 +167.33

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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.