Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 7, 2024

706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.35/cwt -14.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 473 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $305.49/cwt -16.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,602/hd at 524 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $286.06/cwt -30.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 382 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	706	497	782
Feeder cattle	578	410	567
Slaughter cattle	95	67	175
Replacement cattle	33	20	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Supply was good on feeder cattle with good buyer attendance. *20 plus replacement bulls to sale on 5/14/24 starting @ 5:00pm*

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	318	6	380.00–400.00	$392.90	$1,249	+19.70
350–395	373	12	365.00–395.00	$379.94	$1,417	+4.87
375	375	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,303	-27.57
385	385	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,348	-25.07
400–405 thin fleshed	403	2	380.00–385.00	$382.48	$1,541	—
405–425	415	7	340.00–355.00	$345.36	$1,433	-7.02
450–495	469	16	320.00–345.00	$329.50	$1,545	-4.44
502–543	524	24	295.00–317.50	$304.47	$1,595	-14.59
530 thin fleshed	530	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,749	-7.50
555–590	567	8	290.00–310.00	$296.92	$1,684	+14.82
600–633	623	10	280.00–302.50	$288.67	$1,798	+14.82
655–680	670	3	260.00–282.50	$269.24	$1,804	+5.47
710–745	727	3	267.50–282.50	$275.88	$2,006	—
750–790	780	4	230.00–255.00	$239.94	$1,872	—
810–840	820	3	220.00–235.00	$225.12	$1,846	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	328	3	315.00–345.00	$333.38	$1,093	-4.08
350–390	376	10	315.00–342.50	$329.80	$1,240	+0.48
415–445	434	7	318.00–337.50	$329.81	$1,431	+18.53
465–495	483	6	282.50–310.00	$301.83	$1,458	+0.82
515	515	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,429	+12.95
520	520	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,196	-34.55
550–580	562	6	235.00–260.00	$253.25	$1,423	-3.14
605–610	607	3	240.00–265.00	$253.34	$1,538	+15.88
655–693	680	3	240.00	$240.00	$1,632	—
705–736	731	9	240.00–245.00	$240.55	$1,758	—
760	760	1	203.00	$203.00	$1,543	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–543	520	6	265.00–292.51	$274.37	$1,427	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,174	±0.00
435–445	440	2	250.00–260.00	$255.06	$1,122	—
500–525	513	2	245.00–255.00	$249.88	$1,282	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–348	333	14	312.50–337.50	$324.53	$1,081	-22.28
368–385	375	8	300.00–330.00	$316.50	$1,187	-14.03
400–445	419	16	280.00–310.00	$290.66	$1,218	-4.34
450–498	471	22	270.00–297.50	$279.72	$1,317	-12.47
480–495	485	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,261	-32.19
503–540	520	7	260.00–295.00	$278.35	$1,447	+4.18
565–595	581	4	240.00–255.00	$248.11	$1,442	+8.11
585	585	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,389	-2.50
605–640	623	8	242.50–267.50	$253.87	$1,582	—
665–678	674	4	237.50–242.50	$241.27	$1,626	+7.51
685	685	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,524	-11.26
700–745	729	6	220.00–227.00	$224.77	$1,639	+17.06
735	735	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,507	-2.71
778–797	788	13	216.00–220.00	$218.52	$1,722	+8.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	4	290.00–305.00	$296.93	$950	-21.24
350–395	382	18	262.50–295.00	$286.06	$1,093	-30.77
410–440	419	6	260.00–277.50	$270.86	$1,135	-21.74
450–490	471	8	240.00–267.50	$255.21	$1,202	-13.49
500–535	518	2	230.00	$230.00	$1,191	-23.56
505–545	527	13	242.50–265.00	$252.63	$1,331	-0.93
558–565	561	5	242.00–257.50	$251.25	$1,410	+16.25
610–635	622	5	230.00–242.50	$237.46	$1,477	—
655–680	668	2	202.50–210.00	$206.18	$1,377	-17.56
700–745	723	2	205.00–220.00	$212.27	$1,535	—
750–780	765	3	205.00–210.00	$206.67	$1,581	—
820	820	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,640	—
850–885	868	2	180.00–190.00	$184.90	$1,605	—
930	930	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,534	—
990	990	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,658	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508–537	525	8	250.00–272.50	$265.83	$1,396	—
722–740	727	7	220.00–227.00	$224.96	$1,635	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	4	380.00–397.50	$391.83	$1,324	+14.62
350–390	367	5	360.00–395.00	$374.80	$1,376	+20.71
420–440	429	4	310.00–335.00	$324.46	$1,392	+4.46
460–495	475	5	295.00–315.00	$305.95	$1,453	-7.72
500–535	517	5	290.00–305.00	$297.50	$1,538	-3.14
555–560	557	3	267.50–272.50	$270.00	$1,504	+10.00
635	635	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,667	-6.52
750–770	760	2	200.00–210.00	$204.93	$1,557	-8.75

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	328	3	330.00–362.50	$347.58	$1,140	—
350–390	370	5	315.00–385.00	$341.57	$1,264	—
410–440	423	6	280.00–345.00	$306.16	$1,295	+26.16
455–485	475	3	260.00–297.50	$275.96	$1,311	-3.65
505–545	525	2	220.00–255.00	$238.17	$1,250	-16.97
605	605	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,270	-25.00
625	625	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,438	+2.50
655	655	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,490	+7.50
715–730	723	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,518	+2.50
740	740	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,273	-35.50
870	870	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,457	—
900	900	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,688	—
965	965	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,496	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1210	1146	80-85%	5	105.00–112.00	$109.40	$1,254	-3.96
1010–1320	1185	80-85%	23	114.00–124.00	$119.48	$1,416	-2.47
1070–1385	1240	80-85%	12	125.00–134.00	$127.30	$1,579	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–980	945	85-90%	4	100.00–109.00	$104.20	$985	—
945–990	960	85-90%	3	121.00–127.00	$124.61	$1,196	+13.46
880–1075	978	85-90%	2	95.00–98.00	$96.65	$945	-14.50
835–1120	1010	85-90%	14	110.00–120.00	$113.42	$1,146	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	75-80%	2	115.00–116.00	$115.50	$1,640	—
1250–1590	1488	75-80%	7	122.00–125.00	$123.92	$1,844	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1605	1264	10	128.00–136.00	$133.01	$1,681	—
1075–1520	1294	8	139.00–149.00	$142.86	$1,849	—
1355–1880	1620	3	151.00–159.00	$156.33	$2,533	+9.96

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–925	893	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
935–1100	1004	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,150.00–1,550.00	$1,348.66
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
990–1145	1076	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,400.00–1,725.00	$1,516.14
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,590.00	$1,590.00
1060–1435	1218	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,175.00–2,000.00	$1,678.41
1175–1275	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,425.00–1,850.00	$1,646.17

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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
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
950–1000	975	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
915–1400	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–2,150.00	$1,784.40	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,970.00	$1,970.00	—

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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.