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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 25, 2023

848 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.96/cwt +7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,014/hd at 426 lb · 35 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.24/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 471 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.78/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,298/hd at 622 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 848 541 546
Feeder cattle 630 391 420
Slaughter cattle 146 94 94
Replacement cattle 72 56 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 12 250.00–305.00 $272.27 $890 -3.05
355–390 378 8 275.00–287.50 $280.46 $1,060 +3.00
400–430 420 14 250.00–275.00 $263.01 $1,105 +12.92
450–495 468 25 235.00–260.00 $248.36 $1,162 -0.94
500–545 524 15 230.00–252.50 $241.63 $1,266 -11.15
550–580 561 9 222.50–247.50 $238.81 $1,340 -3.34
610–646 634 15 222.50–242.50 $231.77 $1,469 -5.88
665–695 675 6 220.00–240.00 $224.95 $1,518 —
700–735 722 5 220.00–240.00 $231.03 $1,668 —
755–795 762 6 217.50–220.00 $218.24 $1,663 +19.46
830 830 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,826 —
860–895 874 4 190.00–210.00 $199.96 $1,748 —
995 995 1 163.00 $163.00 $1,622 -20.00
1150 1150 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,771 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 319 5 220.00–245.00 $234.39 $748 —
350–370 362 3 220.00–235.00 $225.12 $815 -13.60
410–445 434 6 220.00–245.00 $234.17 $1,016 +7.62
480 480 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,056 -10.00
545 545 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,144 -9.49
555–575 565 2 215.00–220.00 $217.54 $1,229 +2.54
630 630 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,292 —
690 690 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,449 —
700 700 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,522 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,332 —
775 775 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,318 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 10 242.50–262.50 $253.49 $826 +11.13
350–395 373 16 240.00–265.00 $250.24 $933 +21.41
375 fancy 375 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,031 —
410–445 426 35 222.50–247.50 $237.96 $1,014 +7.70
450–495 471 32 217.50–240.00 $228.24 $1,075 +4.23
500–545 519 21 205.00–227.50 $217.80 $1,130 +0.33
555–595 568 18 205.00–227.50 $215.07 $1,222 +1.27
615 fancy 615 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,414 —
600–645 622 27 200.00–222.50 $207.99 $1,294 -2.01
650–699 678 10 190.00–210.00 $201.78 $1,368 +10.32
705–730 718 2 190.00–192.50 $191.23 $1,373 -8.77
785 785 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,433 —
875–880 878 2 172.50 $172.50 $1,515 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 7 220.00–237.50 $231.37 $757 +13.87
360–395 380 13 220.00–237.50 $229.98 $874 +29.98
415–440 427 6 200.00–220.00 $211.70 $904 +9.21
468–490 479 6 200.00–215.00 $207.42 $994 +2.05
500–530 515 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,030 —
570 570 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,112 +3.75
610 610 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,159 —
660 660 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,221 —
865 865 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,470 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 382 3 202.50–210.00 $205.78 $786 —
685 685 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,028 —
820 820 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,230 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 328 4 255.00–285.00 $276.26 $906 +10.87
355–395 377 9 250.00–285.00 $270.83 $1,021 +8.49
400–440 421 14 245.00–275.00 $254.65 $1,072 +0.31
475 fancy 475 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,211 —
450–497 482 19 222.50–247.50 $240.12 $1,157 +6.15
500–545 521 21 217.50–242.50 $230.46 $1,201 +11.69
550–595 571 10 217.50–235.00 $223.71 $1,277 +2.24
615–645 627 6 210.00–227.50 $220.91 $1,385 +3.34
650 fancy 650 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,544 —
650–695 671 7 200.00–225.00 $211.86 $1,422 —
735 735 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,470 —
765–790 778 2 180.00–200.00 $189.84 $1,477 —
850 850 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,488 —
980 980 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,519 +15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 332 11 220.00–247.50 $234.02 $777 +6.58
350–395 364 8 215.00–247.50 $236.09 $859 +8.61
400–445 426 18 215.00–240.00 $231.62 $987 +9.81
455–495 479 8 200.00–220.00 $212.76 $1,019 -4.71
510–530 523 4 200.00–222.50 $210.70 $1,102 —
555 555 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,027 —
575–590 583 3 197.50–210.00 $205.79 $1,200 —
625–645 635 2 190.00–200.00 $195.08 $1,239 —
840 840 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 205.00 $205.00 $707 —
375 375 1 207.50 $207.50 $778 —
410 410 1 200.00 $200.00 $820 —
545 545 1 180.00 $180.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,338 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1150 952 80-85% 5 89.00–93.00 $91.85 $874 —
820–1260 998 80-85% 16 94.00–98.00 $96.45 $963 —
925–1440 1121 80-85% 33 99.00–104.00 $101.73 $1,140 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1510 1199 75-80% 20 105.00–113.00 $107.81 $1,293 —
1245 1245 75-80% 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,457 —
1305–1535 1433 75-80% 5 98.00–102.00 $99.81 $1,430 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750–800 775 85-90% 2 76.00 $76.00 $589 +7.91
805–1020 902 85-90% 7 77.00–86.00 $83.57 $754 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1090 1015 2 100.00–111.00 $105.09 $1,067 —
1255–1645 1491 7 114.00–125.00 $120.29 $1,794 —
1615–2100 1817 6 127.00–129.00 $127.71 $2,320 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
780–875 828 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 100.00–114.00 $106.60 $883

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,166
960–1350 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 113.00–117.00 $115.34 $1,332
795–1385 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 21 83.00–126.00 $113.29 $1,312
845–1710 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 15 100.00–126.00 $111.11 $1,301
1195–1450 1276 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 107.00–120.00 $113.37 $1,447
1385 1385 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 106.00 $106.00 $1,468
1600 1600 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,792
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005–1190 1098 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,575.00–1,800.00 $1,678.02
1100–1175 1128 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,475.00–1,850.00 $1,711.71
1134 1134 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,450.00 $1,450.00
1085–1193 1139 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,575.00–1,700.00 $1,634.54

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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
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1125–1270 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,650.00–1,875.00 $1,769.31 —
1195–1375 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–1,675.00 $1,581.37 +81.37

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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.