Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 19, 2023

643 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.46/cwt +18.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 482 lb · 14 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $248.05/cwt +9.32 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 318 lb · 12 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $192.08/cwt +0.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 708 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	643	809	778
Feeder cattle	498	605	602
Slaughter cattle	61	153	116
Replacement cattle	84	51	60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were lightly tested. No trend established. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Facility will NOT have a sale December 26th, 2023. Closed for Christmas Holiday.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	324	8	305.00–322.50	$314.36	$1,019	-2.73
350–380	360	3	275.00–297.50	$283.91	$1,022	-7.74
425–445	435	4	285.00–295.00	$289.33	$1,259	+6.61
453–495	470	11	260.00–287.50	$273.68	$1,286	+22.22
505–545	518	6	247.50–265.00	$259.04	$1,342	+13.98
565–595	582	10	232.50–242.50	$235.44	$1,370	+2.41
600–645	616	6	205.00–225.00	$218.27	$1,345	+5.79
655–695	682	9	205.00–222.50	$217.28	$1,482	+4.06
710	710	3	209.00–212.50	$210.17	$1,492	+14.84
760–780	773	8	190.00–215.00	$209.73	$1,621	—
868–885	874	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,748	—
930	930	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,558	—
1010	1010	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,389	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–375	367	3	260.00–270.00	$265.74	$975	+8.98
510	510	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,364	+38.90
560–570	565	2	185.00–210.00	$197.61	$1,116	—
615	615	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,230	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	200.00	$200.00	$640	—
415	415	1	222.50	$222.50	$923	+11.26
580	580	1	160.00	$160.00	$928	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	318	12	235.00–260.00	$248.05	$789	+11.95
350–390	372	9	240.00–262.50	$252.10	$938	+6.76
410 fancy	410	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,046	—
400–445	422	7	222.50–245.00	$233.11	$984	+7.96
450–495	482	14	227.50–247.50	$237.46	$1,145	+20.13
505–543	526	11	215.00–227.50	$221.60	$1,166	+4.57
550–570	561	4	220.00–225.00	$223.11	$1,252	+11.26
603–640	617	9	200.00–222.50	$212.10	$1,309	+18.16
655–690	675	6	167.50–185.00	$173.35	$1,170	-13.46
685 fancy	685	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,473	—
703 fancy	703	6	200.00	$200.00	$1,406	—
705–725	714	6	170.00–192.50	$184.16	$1,315	-7.48
757 fancy	757	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,612	—
778	778	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,478	+25.08
815–820	818	2	150.00–160.00	$155.02	$1,268	+0.02
832 fancy	832	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,498	—
890	890	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,335	—
935	935	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,262	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	325	3	220.00–230.00	$225.90	$734	-1.70
355–385	365	3	215.00–230.00	$221.89	$810	+2.74
400–435	421	10	200.00–220.00	$209.49	$882	-3.03
470–495	484	4	217.50–225.00	$220.63	$1,068	+20.78
500–545	518	4	180.00–200.00	$188.61	$977	-3.24
565–580	573	2	190.00–207.50	$198.64	$1,138	+5.07
600–648	630	9	175.00–195.00	$186.69	$1,176	+21.69
770–780	775	2	160.00–162.50	$161.24	$1,250	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	185.00	$185.00	$629	—
385	385	1	200.00	$200.00	$770	+45.00
470–475	472	3	175.00–195.00	$186.68	$881	—
575	575	1	162.50	$162.50	$934	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	316	4	290.00–322.50	$307.76	$973	+8.04
350–375	361	9	282.50–310.00	$295.48	$1,067	+9.58
400–440	421	7	262.50–285.00	$271.95	$1,145	-4.07
425 fancy	425	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,264	—
450–495	470	7	250.00–272.50	$261.80	$1,230	+6.39
475 fancy	475	1	292.50	$292.50	$1,389	—
500–535	517	7	245.00–267.50	$255.98	$1,323	+25.65
550–565	556	6	227.50–255.00	$241.33	$1,342	+14.88
600–625	614	5	217.50–230.00	$226.51	$1,391	+1.51
660–690	675	2	200.00–222.50	$211.00	$1,424	+19.84
705–710	708	2	170.00–190.00	$180.04	$1,275	-16.79
765	765	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,300	-30.00
800–845	823	3	169.00–180.00	$173.93	$1,431	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	287.50	$287.50	$963	+15.15
360–380	370	6	245.00–272.50	$259.05	$958	+27.28
405–445	425	6	210.00–242.50	$228.34	$970	-1.67
480–490	485	2	232.50–240.00	$236.21	$1,146	+5.03
535–540	538	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,291	+32.40
575–595	585	2	220.00–225.00	$222.46	$1,301	+22.67
610–640	623	3	192.50–200.00	$197.55	$1,231	+11.40
655–675	668	3	190.00–195.00	$193.32	$1,291	+18.32
810–840	825	2	149.00–152.50	$150.72	$1,243	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	210.00–230.00	$220.47	$706	-4.53
350–395	373	2	222.50–235.00	$229.13	$855	—
400	400	1	190.00	$190.00	$760	-17.55
470	470	1	200.00	$200.00	$940	-0.25
500	500	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,075	+22.50
550–580	565	2	195.00–197.50	$196.28	$1,109	+11.28
605	605	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,059	+3.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1165–1540	1353	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,700.00–2,025.00	$1,885.03	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1505	1315	75-80%	8	85.00–89.00	$86.73	$1,140	—
1075–1560	1346	75-80%	9	90.00–95.00	$92.19	$1,241	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
965–1190	1084	80-85%	4	75.00–76.00	$75.25	$816	—
1020–1155	1090	80-85%	4	86.00–89.00	$87.55	$954	—
1080–1170	1116	80-85%	5	80.00–85.00	$81.99	$915	+0.77

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1155	1050	85-90%	5	60.00–68.00	$62.98	$661	-8.39
1045–1300	1165	85-90%	3	70.00–72.00	$70.66	$823	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1795	1513	2	100.00	$100.00	$1,513	-4.48
1535–1750	1643	2	114.00–120.00	$117.20	$1,926	—
1310–1865	1685	6	103.00–107.00	$105.06	$1,770	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1025	866	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	90.00–126.00	$108.43	$939
800–1085	928	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	82.00–105.00	$90.30	$838

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805–1135	904	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,075.00–1,475.00	$1,324.06
935–1175	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,550.00	$1,466.47
1155	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00
955–1570	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	1,000.00–2,075.00	$1,493.86
1210	1210	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,950.00	$1,950.00
1415	1415	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1290–1650	1516	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,525.00–1,950.00	$1,766.62

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095–1530	1313	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	80.00–88.00	$84.66	$1,112
1430	1430	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,387

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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
1000–1200	1063	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	2,075.00–2,600.00	$2,356.27	+956.27
1150–1250	1191	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,750.00–2,600.00	$2,337.93	—
1250–1300	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,675.00–2,650.00	$2,152.94	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	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.