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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 28, 2023

1,144 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.47/cwt +13.17 vs last sale · ≈ $994/hd at 420 lb · 45 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $234.05/cwt +26.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 523 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $286.24/cwt +36.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 478 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,144 378 1,276
Feeder cattle 1,003 283 1,084
Slaughter cattle 116 72 162
Replacement cattle 25 23 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers lightly tested last week, no trend established. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Facility will have a special replacement cow and bull sale December 2nd, 2023 at 11:00 a.m.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 fancy 305 1 320.00 $320.00 $976 —
310–345 327 8 292.50–310.00 $301.41 $986 —
350–395 373 22 280.00–315.00 $298.13 $1,112 —
410–430 fancy 417 3 315.00–325.00 $321.56 $1,341 +21.56
405–440 424 10 270.00–295.00 $280.81 $1,191 +25.75
460 fancy 460 2 310.00–320.00 $315.00 $1,449 +42.50
450–488 479 26 267.50–295.00 $284.03 $1,361 +42.39
505–545 521 26 260.00–287.50 $281.66 $1,467 +39.87
550 fancy 550 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,485 —
550–590 571 26 230.00–250.00 $242.40 $1,384 -3.88
601 fancy 601 4 240.00 $240.00 $1,442 —
600–645 628 19 210.00–232.50 $226.45 $1,422 +11.45
650–690 658 7 220.00–235.00 $222.13 $1,462 —
710–740 721 5 195.00–215.00 $204.54 $1,475 —
775 775 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,472 -22.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 319 5 245.00–270.00 $261.21 $833 +39.19
375–390 379 5 250.00–275.00 $262.42 $995 +42.42
405–435 416 5 240.00–260.00 $251.65 $1,047 +23.61
450–495 478 10 240.00–265.00 $255.10 $1,219 +56.03
505–545 529 7 235.00–257.50 $246.11 $1,302 —
570–595 581 4 212.50–235.00 $224.38 $1,304 +44.38
610–625 618 2 185.00–200.00 $192.59 $1,190 —
665–695 680 2 190.00–200.00 $195.11 $1,327 —
710 710 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,349 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317–330 322 6 220.00–240.00 $234.07 $754 —
350–395 371 7 175.00–237.50 $218.52 $811 —
420–435 428 2 210.00–232.50 $221.45 $948 +16.45
465–485 481 7 200.00–235.00 $226.01 $1,087 —
500–545 520 10 190.00–230.00 $215.76 $1,122 —
575 575 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,092 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 13 257.50–280.00 $267.29 $874 —
341 fancy 341 10 287.50 $287.50 $980 —
350–395 376 11 247.50–270.00 $259.61 $976 +23.39
383 fancy 383 4 285.00 $285.00 $1,092 +22.50
400–445 420 43 222.50–247.50 $235.37 $989 +12.07
415–445 fancy 430 2 255.00–265.00 $260.17 $1,119 —
450–495 467 26 220.00–240.00 $225.65 $1,054 +3.43
503–548 523 31 222.50–245.00 $234.05 $1,224 +29.44
550–585 561 16 222.50–242.50 $236.06 $1,324 +45.65
605 fancy 605 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,301 —
600–640 611 15 190.00–210.00 $198.93 $1,215 +13.35
660–675 665 3 200.00–205.00 $202.52 $1,347 +32.52
730 value added 730 5 195.00 $195.00 $1,424 —
891 891 4 158.00 $158.00 $1,408 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 14 240.00–250.00 $244.27 $799 +39.27
360–395 378 14 222.50–240.00 $233.56 $883 +31.03
400–445 432 11 200.00–220.00 $213.80 $924 +18.76
450–495 468 22 200.00–215.00 $207.57 $971 +24.83
500–535 522 11 200.00–220.00 $208.09 $1,086 +32.98
553–598 574 12 205.00–217.50 $212.75 $1,221 +39.74
610 610 2 165.00–175.00 $170.00 $1,037 +0.10
685 685 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,247 —
710 710 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,136 —
830 830 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,390 +37.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 321 8 190.00–220.00 $207.38 $666 +32.38
350–395 374 10 200.00–215.00 $208.52 $780 —
435–440 438 2 190.00–192.50 $191.26 $838 —
460–495 472 3 180.00–190.00 $185.12 $874 —
500–548 525 10 175.00–197.50 $189.34 $994 —
571–595 576 7 170.00–197.50 $188.10 $1,083 —
665 665 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,031 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 324 12 280.00–310.00 $295.25 $957 +36.59
355–395 373 16 272.50–302.50 $283.42 $1,057 +24.57
400–435 417 11 270.00–297.50 $284.39 $1,186 +41.07
435 fancy 435 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,348 +42.50
455–490 470 13 245.00–272.50 $261.54 $1,229 +35.64
515 fancy 515 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,352 +17.50
500–545 521 17 230.00–255.00 $244.02 $1,271 +9.93
550–593 573 10 212.50–235.00 $221.15 $1,267 +10.06
605–640 618 7 210.00–225.00 $217.50 $1,344 +8.29
650–685 666 5 182.50–197.50 $188.99 $1,259 +1.49
755 755 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,284 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 326 5 255.00–272.50 $266.53 $869 +41.53
350–390 368 3 240.00–260.00 $251.63 $926 +23.27
405–445 421 15 240.00–267.50 $256.86 $1,081 +50.10
450–490 475 14 215.00–242.50 $228.36 $1,085 +33.38
505–540 522 6 210.00–227.50 $220.52 $1,151 +8.42
555–585 567 3 190.00–210.00 $198.51 $1,126 +16.68
600–645 625 3 175.00–190.00 $182.56 $1,141 -5.75
700–730 719 4 152.50–167.50 $157.14 $1,130 -21.16
795 795 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,232 -25.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 210.00–220.00 $215.00 $731 +25.00
360–370 365 2 192.50–225.00 $208.97 $763 +10.03
400–445 424 8 215.00–235.00 $227.07 $963 +47.07
465–490 474 6 180.00–210.00 $197.43 $936 —
525–530 527 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,054 +21.26
590 590 2 180.00–185.00 $182.50 $1,077 +15.00
620–640 630 2 155.00–187.50 $171.51 $1,081 —
750 750 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,092 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,170 —
1005–1805 1351 75-80% 11 90.00–95.00 $92.10 $1,244 —
1285–1640 1397 75-80% 5 96.00–99.00 $96.79 $1,352 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1250 1076 80-85% 5 80.00–84.00 $83.05 $894 —
1075–1320 1158 80-85% 6 86.00–89.00 $88.04 $1,020 +0.76
1110–1275 1193 80-85% 2 75.00–76.00 $75.47 $900 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $576 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1855 1270 3 90.00–100.00 $97.36 $1,236 —
1320–1775 1525 9 103.00–113.00 $107.31 $1,636 —
1680–2070 1854 7 115.00–123.00 $118.93 $2,205 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
565–895 730 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 72.00–110.00 $95.29 $696

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 91.00 $91.00 $855
915–1230 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 82.00–93.00 $89.30 $978
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,090
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740–840 790 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 875.00–1,135.00 $1,013.23
965–1190 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,050.00–1,375.00 $1,229.47
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00 —

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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.