Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 12, 2023

809 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.62/cwt -8.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 471 lb · 49 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.15/cwt -15.41 vs last sale · ≈ $955/hd at 424 lb · 22 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.34/cwt -7.51 vs last sale · ≈ $893/hd at 364 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	809	1,619	778
Feeder cattle	605	1,493	602
Slaughter cattle	153	109	116
Replacement cattle	51	17	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 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
315–335	325	5	305.00–325.00	$317.09	$1,031	+5.63
355–385	369	8	275.00–307.50	$291.65	$1,076	-25.41
410–445	429	13	267.50–300.00	$282.72	$1,213	-21.90
455 fancy	455	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,274	—
453–493	478	8	240.00–260.00	$251.46	$1,202	-31.36
513 value added	513	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,321	—
500–540	521	11	235.00–255.00	$245.06	$1,277	-23.36
560–595	579	4	227.50–242.50	$233.03	$1,349	-11.62
602 fancy	602	6	231.00	$231.00	$1,391	—
600–635	620	11	205.00–220.00	$212.48	$1,317	-20.58
665–670	670	14	200.00–215.00	$213.22	$1,429	-9.35
707–735	714	6	180.00–210.00	$195.33	$1,395	-18.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	235.00–255.00	$245.62	$798	-36.53
350–380	360	3	250.00–260.00	$256.76	$924	-26.62
400–415	405	3	225.00–245.00	$234.88	$951	-27.19
455–482	474	5	230.00–245.00	$237.55	$1,126	+22.55
505–530	518	2	222.50–235.00	$228.60	$1,184	-9.85
735	735	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,250	-22.48

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	245.00	$245.00	$1,017	-35.00
458–460	459	5	225.00–245.00	$233.02	$1,070	-16.98
708 value added	708	2	170.00	$170.00	$1,204	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	385	4	200.00–230.00	$221.64	$853	-4.34
430–440	435	2	210.00–212.50	$211.24	$919	-16.25
475–485	480	2	185.00–215.00	$200.16	$961	-21.01
730	730	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,058	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	329	10	220.00–245.00	$236.10	$777	-24.48
335 fancy	335	1	265.00	$265.00	$888	—
350–375	364	19	235.00–260.00	$245.34	$893	-6.62
400–443	424	22	220.00–242.50	$225.15	$955	-15.41
450–496	470	44	207.50–225.00	$217.33	$1,021	-9.36
484 value added	484	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,113	—
505 fancy	505	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,187	-15.00
500–545	525	18	210.00–225.00	$217.03	$1,139	-13.11
550–595	567	9	200.00–220.00	$211.85	$1,201	-10.48
605–640	625	17	185.00–205.00	$193.94	$1,212	-28.03
655–690	677	8	175.00–197.50	$186.81	$1,265	-17.71
710–745	723	3	190.00–192.50	$191.64	$1,386	+4.21
760–778	772	3	160.00–175.00	$164.92	$1,273	—
810	810	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,256	-25.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	225.00–230.00	$227.60	$724	-4.96
350–395	374	12	200.00–232.50	$219.15	$820	-7.19
415–445	432	9	205.00–215.00	$212.52	$918	-5.10
450–470	458	3	190.00–212.50	$199.85	$915	-7.26
505–535	520	8	180.00–200.00	$191.85	$998	-22.42
550–585	571	4	180.00–205.00	$193.57	$1,105	-12.97
610	610	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,006	-41.21
660	660	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,138	-6.48
810	810	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	155.00	$155.00	$589	-52.59

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	9	285.00–310.00	$299.72	$968	-17.63
350–395	372	13	270.00–302.50	$285.90	$1,064	-27.93
380 fancy	380	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,216	-20.00
400–435	415	4	260.00–285.00	$276.02	$1,145	-19.56
450–480	469	11	240.00–265.00	$255.41	$1,198	-13.12
500–528	516	10	217.50–242.50	$230.33	$1,189	-26.07
555–598	573	14	215.00–237.50	$226.45	$1,298	+6.53
601	601	6	225.00	$225.00	$1,352	+21.34
650–670	660	2	185.00–197.50	$191.16	$1,262	-8.83
710–740	730	3	185.00–202.50	$196.83	$1,437	—
755	755	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,510	—
970	970	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,164	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	325	2	270.00–275.00	$272.35	$885	-1.56
355–395	382	15	210.00–265.00	$231.77	$885	-50.75
420–445	433	9	220.00–240.00	$230.01	$996	-31.47
450–495	474	18	220.00–237.50	$231.18	$1,096	-9.16
510–535	524	4	195.00–215.00	$207.60	$1,088	-21.43
550–585	563	3	190.00–210.00	$199.79	$1,125	-2.75
605–625	615	2	180.00–192.50	$186.15	$1,145	+4.47
695	695	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,216	+2.56

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	225.00	$225.00	$742	-10.00
405–410	408	2	200.00–215.00	$207.55	$847	-9.75
460–490	472	3	180.00–210.00	$200.25	$945	-5.87
500	500	1	192.50	$192.50	$962	-22.50
575	575	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,064	+7.50
615–630	623	2	165.00–177.50	$171.33	$1,067	—
885	885	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1720	1720	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	139.00	$139.00	$2,391	+23.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1335	1122	80-85%	11	80.00–83.00	$81.22	$911	-4.46
810–1440	1125	80-85%	20	74.00–78.00	$75.29	$847	-10.39
1020–1295	1181	80-85%	5	84.00–87.00	$85.19	$1,006	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1120	933	85-90%	3	60.00–62.00	$60.55	$565	—
845–1315	1063	85-90%	8	70.00–73.00	$71.37	$759	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1445	1266	75-80%	4	89.00–90.00	$89.52	$1,133	—
1210–1740	1403	75-80%	6	80.00–88.00	$83.80	$1,176	—
1510	1510	75-80%	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,314	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1505	1251	5	85.00–96.00	$87.93	$1,100	—
1145–2025	1544	11	100.00–110.00	$104.48	$1,613	-2.08
1350–1800	1573	5	112.00–115.00	$113.41	$1,784	—
2225–2375	2300	2	104.00–106.00	$104.97	$2,414	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870–1070	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	85.00–101.00	$92.18	$894

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770–990	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,200.00	$1,151.62
730–1150	897	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,000.00–1,485.00	$1,357.93
962	962	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,450.00	$1,450.00
950–1213	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	950.00–1,410.00	$1,209.45
1060–1455	1182	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–1,500.00	$1,185.93
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	86.00	$86.00	$929
1090	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,079

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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
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	+155.00
1000–1100	1067	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.