Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 24, 2023

1,065 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.58/cwt -9.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,027/hd at 472 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $242.07/cwt -5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 374 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $222.44/cwt -6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $948/hd at 426 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,065	1,093	790
Feeder cattle	787	870	652
Slaughter cattle	233	178	118
Replacement cattle	45	45	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 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
330–340	334	4	250.00–275.00	$262.53	$877	-44.09
350–385	367	7	270.00–300.00	$286.77	$1,052	-14.17
405–435	416	7	260.00–285.00	$273.60	$1,138	-36.42
445 fancy	445	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,357	—
450 fancy	450	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,350	—
454–475	462	7	265.00–280.00	$275.23	$1,272	-14.81
500–545	529	12	242.50–267.50	$252.85	$1,338	-16.06
555 fancy	555	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,429	-7.50
550–595	561	7	235.00–250.00	$243.09	$1,364	+3.56
600–633	626	11	212.50–227.50	$219.61	$1,375	-8.22
655–690	667	3	205.00–215.00	$210.91	$1,407	-13.27
688 value added	688	3	212.00	$212.00	$1,459	—
745	745	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,416	-26.90
825	825	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,609	—
1010	1010	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,616	—
1195	1195	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,685	—
1240	1240	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,798	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	245.00	$245.00	$833	+6.37
355–395	384	5	247.50–267.50	$255.49	$981	+1.20
400–445	421	7	230.00–255.00	$241.23	$1,016	-35.95
455–495	474	7	227.50–245.00	$233.60	$1,107	-19.47
513 thin fleshed	513	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,321	—
520–533	530	4	212.50–215.00	$213.11	$1,129	-36.26
550–595	568	5	200.00–222.50	$212.57	$1,207	-5.74
613–620	615	4	200.00–202.50	$201.87	$1,242	+3.52
950–955	953	2	110.00–120.00	$115.01	$1,096	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	368	3	230.00–240.00	$235.00	$865	+10.21
405	405	1	220.00	$220.00	$891	-13.48
480	480	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,008	-10.39
540	540	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,026	-20.00
588–590	589	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,119	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
321 value added	321	4	265.00	$265.00	$851	—
305–345	328	9	220.00–242.50	$232.58	$763	-20.78
360 fancy	360	3	260.00	$260.00	$936	—
350–395	376	18	227.50–250.00	$239.08	$899	-7.99
400–440	426	20	217.50–240.00	$222.44	$948	-6.05
450–495	472	23	210.00–227.50	$217.58	$1,027	-9.72
505–545	527	20	207.50–230.00	$219.73	$1,158	-1.57
550–590	566	15	205.00–220.00	$208.46	$1,180	-8.80
610 fancy	610	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,312	—
600–645	619	7	187.50–207.50	$197.63	$1,223	-14.61
650–695	673	9	170.00–197.50	$182.68	$1,229	-1.49
700–745	723	6	170.00–185.00	$177.07	$1,280	+9.57
750–795	772	10	162.50–175.00	$168.62	$1,302	-3.07
825	825	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,444	+5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	5	200.00–215.00	$203.02	$656	-10.39
350–395	376	7	200.00–220.00	$209.19	$787	-16.50
400–445	420	9	200.00–215.00	$208.00	$874	+4.34
455–495	479	17	182.50–202.50	$192.76	$923	-12.36
500–545	523	14	185.00–205.00	$197.73	$1,034	-3.73
550–593	571	15	180.00–195.00	$187.32	$1,070	-8.60
600–645	633	7	175.00–185.00	$181.86	$1,151	-9.08
670–680	675	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,114	-1.65
715	715	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,144	+10.00
775	775	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,162	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	318	4	177.50–185.00	$180.62	$574	-10.04
375–395	382	3	175.00–195.00	$185.17	$707	-12.32
400–440	426	7	180.00–190.00	$185.67	$791	+7.00
465–480	472	5	165.00–182.50	$177.46	$838	-5.09
515–535	525	2	170.00–185.00	$177.64	$933	+9.86
595	595	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,041	±0.00
635–645	640	2	150.00–160.00	$154.96	$992	-11.31
680	680	1	142.50	$142.50	$969	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	3	240.00–260.00	$246.67	$789	-10.84
365–385	373	3	235.00–257.50	$244.06	$910	-23.08
400–445	426	13	220.00–255.00	$238.93	$1,018	-14.38
450–493	473	14	220.00–240.00	$231.60	$1,095	-28.01
500–540	518	12	200.00–225.00	$213.33	$1,105	-15.06
555–595	579	7	192.50–210.00	$201.05	$1,164	-13.67
585 thin fleshed	585	2	242.50	$242.50	$1,419	—
600–645	621	6	175.00–192.50	$184.90	$1,148	-9.30
670–695	683	2	175.00–177.50	$176.27	$1,204	-4.91
740	740	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,240	-27.50
750–775	763	3	150.00–165.00	$156.70	$1,196	—
850	850	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,275	—
905–915	910	2	125.00–135.00	$130.03	$1,183	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310 fancy	310	1	300.00	$300.00	$930	-30.00
300–345	326	7	265.00–290.00	$279.99	$913	-16.45
350–395	367	11	267.50–287.50	$283.91	$1,042	-21.12
405–445	426	10	265.00–290.00	$276.98	$1,180	-14.84
465 fancy	465	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,290	—
450–495	473	6	250.00–270.00	$260.74	$1,233	-27.53
500–545	521	9	225.00–252.50	$241.36	$1,257	-21.47
525 fancy	525	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,391	-15.00
550–585	564	8	222.50–245.00	$231.15	$1,304	-5.01
600–620	610	4	212.50–222.50	$217.49	$1,327	+1.08
655–685	670	2	175.00–185.00	$179.89	$1,205	-26.81
730	730	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,296	-21.29
850	850	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,275	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	210.00	$210.00	$640	-4.82
360–395	381	4	200.00–212.50	$204.39	$779	-39.63
405–445	423	7	170.00–230.00	$210.73	$891	-21.41
455–485	470	8	200.00–215.00	$207.55	$975	-22.64
505–515	510	2	180.00	$180.00	$918	-26.32
555–595	578	6	175.00–192.50	$183.28	$1,059	-5.08
600–610	604	4	160.00–170.00	$165.01	$997	-13.51
670–680	675	2	150.00–152.50	$151.24	$1,021	—
775	775	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,104	—
815	815	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,100	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1380	1000	80-85%	12	75.00–79.00	$76.17	$762	—
855–1260	1057	80-85%	19	80.00–84.00	$82.03	$867	—
1050–1375	1151	80-85%	11	85.00–86.00	$85.47	$984	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1600	1364	75-80%	4	98.00–104.00	$100.49	$1,371	+15.45
1105–2080	1372	75-80%	24	87.00–96.00	$90.05	$1,235	+5.01
1240–1670	1414	75-80%	6	80.00–85.00	$82.49	$1,166	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1130	922	85-90%	9	55.00–65.00	$61.50	$567	—
825–1125	948	85-90%	16	70.00–74.00	$71.96	$682	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1510	1430	3	94.00–96.00	$95.34	$1,363	—
1460–1720	1598	4	105.00	$105.00	$1,678	—
1240–1975	1641	9	98.00–102.00	$100.04	$1,642	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$871
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	85.00	$85.00	$880

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	107.50	$107.50	$785
850–945	898	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	87.00–108.00	$96.94	$871
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$922
940–1320	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	80.00–110.00	$92.78	$1,086
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,094
1315	1315	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,170

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–885	827	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	800.00–925.00	$872.42
780–1075	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	800.00–1,125.00	$1,017.68
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
850–900	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–960.00	$943.00	—
1110	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00	-305.91
1100–1250	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,600.00	$1,342.55	-257.45
1200–1250	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,473.47	—

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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.