Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 22, 2023

436 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $241.71/cwt -19.70 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 369 lb · 11 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $273.51/cwt -0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 370 lb · 10 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.48/cwt -5.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,092/hd at 470 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	436	678	611
Feeder cattle	313	500	425
Slaughter cattle	90	118	116
Replacement cattle	33	60	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

No report filed last week. Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and Feeder heifers were lightly tested. No trend established. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 lower. 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
315–325	320	3	280.00–285.00	$281.67	$901	-38.93
355–365	359	4	245.00–275.00	$263.66	$947	-11.93
410–430	420	3	250.00–255.00	$253.33	$1,064	-28.31
450 fancy	450	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,238	-15.00
480–495	487	3	250.00–267.50	$260.84	$1,270	-1.27
500–520	508	4	255.00–265.00	$259.97	$1,321	+6.42
555–595	570	7	227.50–250.00	$236.02	$1,345	-23.11
625–640	630	3	225.00–232.50	$227.48	$1,433	-10.80

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	220.00–255.00	$238.59	$763	-28.91
385–395	388	3	220.00–240.00	$231.74	$899	+0.01
455	455	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,081	+5.44
555	555	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,193	-17.50
615	615	1	157.50	$157.50	$969	—
645	645	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,322	—
785	785	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,413	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	333	2	160.00–205.00	$181.65	$605	—
405–440	422	3	190.00–200.00	$193.32	$816	-21.68
460–465	463	2	200.00	$200.00	$926	—
600	600	1	150.00	$150.00	$900	—

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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	327	5	230.00–247.50	$238.66	$780	-25.33
350–385	369	11	235.00–250.00	$241.71	$892	-19.70
400–445	417	8	232.50–255.00	$241.95	$1,009	-7.47
460 fancy	460	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,150	—
450–490	471	9	215.00–237.50	$230.53	$1,086	-7.80
505–535	522	5	205.00–225.00	$215.05	$1,123	-15.93
555–580	566	4	190.00–202.50	$195.72	$1,108	-30.93
590 fancy	590	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,268	—
600–645	629	7	190.00–210.00	$198.91	$1,251	-22.02
665	665	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,230	-21.25
715–745	728	3	170.00–185.00	$177.53	$1,292	-36.89
780–790	785	2	170.00–175.00	$172.52	$1,354	-30.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	200.00–220.00	$209.69	$671	-15.42
350–395	378	8	200.00–220.00	$207.66	$785	-24.82
405–440	427	8	200.00–225.00	$215.09	$918	+0.96
460–475	468	4	195.00–212.50	$206.21	$965	-3.74
500–545	520	5	190.00–210.00	$198.88	$1,034	-11.12
615	615	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,107	—
835	835	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,252	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	3	160.00–185.00	$176.34	$755	—
460–495	471	4	160.00–190.00	$176.55	$832	—
500–540	518	6	160.00–175.00	$166.78	$864	—
580	580	1	160.00	$160.00	$928	—
620	620	1	155.00	$155.00	$961	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	2	290.00–295.00	$292.67	$945	-3.79
360 fancy	360	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,080	±0.00
355–390	371	9	250.00–290.00	$270.57	$1,004	-1.09
410 fancy	410	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,148	—
400–425	416	4	245.00–262.50	$254.90	$1,060	-22.77
455–475	465	2	252.50–260.00	$256.33	$1,192	+0.68
505	505	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,010	-35.34
555	555	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,110	-26.93
635	635	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,206	-25.70
675–695	685	3	165.00–175.00	$171.72	$1,176	—
734	734	8	183.00	$183.00	$1,343	+9.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	314	4	230.00–240.00	$235.10	$738	+3.74
355–395	377	5	220.00–230.00	$224.96	$848	-9.75
400–445	424	9	200.00–225.00	$207.05	$878	-26.28
460–490	475	2	210.00–212.50	$211.29	$1,004	-18.76
555–585	570	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,026	—
685	685	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,164	-22.50
745	745	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	—
860	860	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,290	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	175.00–200.00	$188.18	$608	-11.82
370–375	373	2	175.00–200.00	$187.42	$699	-12.58
400–420	410	3	170.00–200.00	$183.41	$752	-24.25
465–475	470	2	190.00	$190.00	$893	-20.00
515–535	525	2	170.00–190.00	$179.81	$944	-0.19

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1235	1031	80-85%	19	86.00–93.00	$89.82	$926	-11.11
805–1360	1079	80-85%	8	94.00–99.00	$95.97	$1,036	-9.93
990–1340	1138	80-85%	12	100.00–103.00	$101.47	$1,155	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1580	1254	75-80%	18	104.00–110.00	$105.28	$1,320	-9.49
1255–1585	1363	75-80%	7	98.00–102.00	$99.98	$1,363	-21.02
1235–1595	1415	75-80%	2	111.00–112.00	$111.44	$1,577	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760	760	85-90%	1	76.00	$76.00	$578	—
825–1105	937	85-90%	6	80.00–85.00	$82.81	$776	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1190	1160	2	105.00–113.00	$109.10	$1,266	—
1710–1875	1798	3	117.00–123.00	$119.96	$2,157	—
1585–2200	1887	3	125.00–126.00	$125.67	$2,371	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–990	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	105.00–110.00	$107.28	$1,014

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	100.00	$100.00	$975
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,132
1035–1295	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	106.00–122.00	$111.04	$1,341
1060–1445	1221	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	103.00–110.00	$106.47	$1,300
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,504

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–1050	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	825.00–1,200.00	$1,012.97

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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
855	855	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-213.35
1095–1380	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00–1,975.00	$1,548.37	—
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	+950.00
1350	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.