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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 12, 2024

776 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $281.25/cwt +18.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,459/hd at 519 lb · 54 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $303.31/cwt +5.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 378 lb · 35 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.37/cwt +0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,256/hd at 433 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 776 1,190 590
Feeder cattle 680 1,035 499
Slaughter cattle 76 115 91
Replacement cattle 20 40 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 15.00 higher as well. There were some instances of value added hard feeders across both ranges that were sold as much 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Supply was good and demand was strong with good buyer attendence with strong interest from buyers on weaned and or pre-vac feeders.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–344 330 8 352.50–367.50 $363.13 $1,198 +1.34
355–390 value added 368 4 380.00–405.00 $396.43 $1,459 +28.91
365–385 376 5 345.00–375.00 $365.58 $1,375 +14.61
405–445 420 20 340.00–370.00 $352.15 $1,479 +15.53
420–435 value added 425 3 360.00–390.00 $378.41 $1,608 +32.95
460–495 value added 478 4 337.50–375.00 $352.78 $1,686 +23.99
450–491 484 26 290.00–330.00 $321.22 $1,555 +10.65
515 value added 515 1 307.50 $307.50 $1,584 -3.26
505–540 531 20 280.00–327.50 $309.18 $1,642 +15.04
555–586 582 8 280.00–311.00 $303.75 $1,768 +20.23
565–595 value added 585 10 290.00–307.50 $303.27 $1,774 +3.88
600–630 value added 606 5 282.50–305.00 $293.12 $1,776 +12.30
600–640 625 3 260.00–272.50 $264.85 $1,655 +5.03
665–685 674 12 250.00–254.00 $253.33 $1,707 +9.58
715 715 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,698 +3.18
725 value added 725 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,776 +0.80
825 825 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,918 +17.56
950 950 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 317.50 $317.50 $984 +25.02
340 value added 340 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,156 —
380 380 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,178 +8.00
405–440 value added 423 2 285.00–300.00 $292.19 $1,236 -10.86
430–440 435 2 300.00–310.00 $305.06 $1,327 +45.06
450–495 value added 468 3 280.00–300.00 $286.55 $1,341 -5.90
450–485 472 8 255.00–270.00 $259.93 $1,227 —
505–545 value added 527 11 265.00–295.00 $273.14 $1,439 -20.29
564 value added 564 4 264.00 $264.00 $1,489 -9.81
575 575 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,294 —
663 value added 663 4 245.00 $245.00 $1,624 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–340 324 14 295.00–345.00 $324.89 $1,053 +27.58
350–395 377 33 277.50–330.00 $301.85 $1,138 +5.34
380–395 value added 388 2 320.00–335.00 $327.35 $1,270 +19.53
410–435 value added 420 3 307.50–320.00 $312.63 $1,313 +16.48
400–447 434 27 270.00–300.00 $287.90 $1,249 +5.77
450–495 464 20 252.50–295.00 $276.00 $1,281 +2.77
470–495 value added 482 3 272.50–280.00 $277.43 $1,337 -0.29
505–532 fancy 514 22 290.00–291.00 $290.33 $1,492 —
505–535 value added 517 20 265.00–287.50 $278.32 $1,439 +11.69
510–545 531 12 250.00–285.00 $269.47 $1,431 +49.47
550–580 value added 558 8 267.50–279.00 $275.79 $1,539 +13.18
550–595 576 17 235.00–277.00 $251.78 $1,450 +3.55
620–645 value added 625 7 237.50–255.00 $251.41 $1,571 +1.22
620–645 628 3 235.00–250.00 $244.87 $1,538 +24.87
660–690 675 2 227.50–232.50 $229.94 $1,552 +19.94
715–735 value added 728 4 227.50–230.00 $228.13 $1,661 +2.69
750–788 value added 779 4 222.00–228.00 $226.55 $1,765 +9.05
770–795 782 3 212.00–220.00 $215.29 $1,684 —
850 850 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,794 —
900–910 903 3 205.00–210.00 $206.68 $1,866 —
983 983 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 378 3 265.00–305.00 $281.34 $1,063 +39.67
403–430 thin fleshed 421 9 265.00–275.00 $269.04 $1,133 +1.54
405–445 430 4 240.00–257.50 $247.09 $1,062 +1.55
440 value added 440 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,276 —
450–490 470 5 245.00–247.50 $245.51 $1,154 -2.94
510–525 516 4 220.00–245.00 $234.89 $1,212 -5.11
550–580 567 3 200.00–220.00 $210.97 $1,196 -8.47
585 value added 585 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,389 +2.50
600–610 605 2 200.00–210.00 $205.04 $1,240 -4.96
600–635 value added 618 2 220.00–232.50 $226.07 $1,397 +1.07
655 655 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,376 +7.55
740 740 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,332 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 5 264.00 $264.00 $1,434 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 6 340.00–395.00 $357.39 $1,169 +0.71
355–395 376 11 340.00–395.00 $349.79 $1,315 +5.15
400–425 414 7 325.00–385.00 $351.96 $1,457 +19.64
450–495 469 14 277.50–322.50 $299.97 $1,407 +1.54
500–540 520 18 272.50–307.50 $292.14 $1,519 +9.75
567–597 583 16 267.50–297.00 $285.60 $1,665 -5.02
605–645 629 7 245.00–285.00 $267.38 $1,682 +6.10
715–717 716 5 226.00–228.00 $226.80 $1,624 +6.80
865 865 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,730 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,072 +49.15
360–375 370 3 270.00–317.50 $297.23 $1,100 +14.84
400–445 420 8 280.00–315.00 $297.85 $1,251 +18.01
460–490 478 5 255.00–260.00 $257.05 $1,229 -12.96
535 thin fleshed 535 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,444 —
585–595 590 2 215.00–220.00 $217.52 $1,283 -33.30
600–605 603 2 220.00–230.00 $224.98 $1,357 —
690 690 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,380 —
750–775 763 2 200.00–202.50 $201.27 $1,536 +6.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1865 1865 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 153.00 $153.00 $2,853 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–855 794 85-90% 4 70.00–86.00 $73.97 $587 -4.06
720–875 813 85-90% 4 85.00–91.00 $88.88 $723 -2.12
905–1080 999 85-90% 6 90.00–101.00 $95.00 $949 +8.07
920–1210 1019 85-90% 5 79.00–86.00 $82.89 $845 -19.65
1000–1420 1190 85-90% 6 104.00–117.00 $109.74 $1,306 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1675 1271 80-85% 14 116.00–126.00 $120.28 $1,529 —
1015–1740 1288 80-85% 10 108.00–115.00 $113.26 $1,459 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1740 1537 75-80% 3 105.00–119.00 $113.14 $1,739 —
1400–1725 1558 75-80% 7 120.00–130.00 $124.47 $1,939 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1895 1562 6 110.00–126.00 $118.66 $1,853 —
1100–2595 1766 6 127.00–140.00 $132.13 $2,333 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–965 863 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,550.00 $1,362.75
805–1185 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,325.00–1,875.00 $1,588.72
1333 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1195–1640 1408 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 115.00–118.00 $116.33 $1,638

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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.