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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 21, 2024

642 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $322.83/cwt -6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 474 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $265.73/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,252/hd at 471 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.12/cwt +9.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 482 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 642 784 784
Feeder cattle 516 520 540
Slaughter cattle 76 164 184
Replacement cattle 50 100 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No test on 6-weight Feeder cattle this week while feeder steers 300lb to 500lb sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300lb to 500lb sold for 7.00 dollars higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 318 11 350.00–390.00 $374.67 $1,191 +9.44
350–395 369 11 340.00–375.00 $353.50 $1,304 -3.94
400–445 427 10 320.00–350.00 $331.05 $1,414 -12.92
450–495 474 19 312.50–337.50 $322.83 $1,530 -6.70
505–520 512 6 315.00–332.50 $322.50 $1,651 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 332 3 310.00–340.00 $322.81 $1,072 +7.81
365–390 380 4 300.00–335.00 $315.42 $1,199 —
405 405 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,174 -29.80
465 465 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,302 +5.05
500–530 513 6 295.00–312.50 $307.43 $1,577 +23.76
540 540 2 275.00–285.00 $280.00 $1,512 -3.67
555–575 563 7 270.00–283.00 $278.30 $1,567 +8.44
595 595 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,517 -14.86
600–645 617 3 255.00–270.00 $260.72 $1,609 -0.04
650–685 670 3 244.00–252.50 $248.84 $1,667 —
725 725 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,686 —
805–840 818 3 210.00–225.00 $214.92 $1,758 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 465 2 300.00–307.50 $303.63 $1,412 —
500 500 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,512 —
556–575 559 8 285.00–291.00 $287.74 $1,608 —
672 672 6 267.00 $267.00 $1,794 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 328 7 300.00–315.00 $307.21 $1,008 +3.97
350–395 375 8 287.50–305.00 $295.52 $1,108 +30.52
400–445 427 9 260.00–285.00 $274.58 $1,172 +0.80
455–495 471 18 255.00–275.00 $265.73 $1,252 +9.43
500–545 533 12 235.00–255.00 $250.86 $1,337 +2.88
565–580 573 2 242.50–257.00 $249.66 $1,431 +15.72
605–615 610 3 245.00–250.00 $248.33 $1,515 +18.11
705–735 723 4 220.00–228.00 $223.51 $1,616 +38.51
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 340.00–345.00 $342.41 $1,140 +1.37
350–385 369 9 310.00–337.50 $324.31 $1,197 +2.30
405–445 420 9 300.00–317.50 $304.94 $1,281 +2.87
455–498 482 15 282.50–300.00 $286.12 $1,379 +9.26
505–545 518 14 260.00–277.50 $265.48 $1,375 -0.67
550–590 569 4 255.00–262.50 $258.96 $1,473 +25.80
675 675 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,620 +4.79
725 725 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,559 -11.88
770–780 775 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,821 —
900 900 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 424 8 287.50–297.50 $293.78 $1,246 +9.78
450–480 460 4 277.50–280.00 $279.35 $1,285 —
611 611 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,595 —
738 738 2 232.00 $232.00 $1,712 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 360.00–385.00 $372.50 $1,136 -6.91
350–395 371 6 340.00–360.00 $352.51 $1,308 -6.39
400–440 419 10 327.50–355.00 $340.46 $1,427 -4.86
450–490 473 6 310.00–330.00 $321.16 $1,519 +14.25
505–540 520 8 305.00–317.50 $313.16 $1,628 +19.31
565 565 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,384 -28.94
560–590 575 2 270.00–282.50 $276.09 $1,588 +34.87
605–645 623 8 255.00–270.00 $264.07 $1,645 +7.89
660–685 668 3 235.00 $235.00 $1,570 -16.00
750 750 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,575 +10.00
885 885 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,504 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 3 322.50–357.50 $343.38 $1,092 +24.34
355–370 363 2 280.00–302.50 $291.48 $1,058 -33.52
400–445 420 12 227.50–335.00 $292.51 $1,229 -12.95
460–490 476 8 265.00–305.00 $286.49 $1,364 +14.16
510 thin fleshed 510 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,530 —
500–545 518 5 245.00–292.50 $270.01 $1,399 +10.38
555–585 572 3 255.00–265.00 $260.84 $1,492 +12.60
615–635 623 3 220.00–252.50 $235.87 $1,469 +9.37
650–670 660 2 215.00–237.50 $226.42 $1,494 +13.92
815 815 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,426 —
955 955 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,432 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1310 1158 80-85% 6 126.00–129.00 $128.38 $1,487 —
1040–1310 1171 80-85% 8 130.00–135.00 $131.89 $1,544 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,392 -11.35
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865 865 85-90% 1 90.00 $90.00 $778 -6.51
880–1180 1054 85-90% 4 124.00–129.00 $126.83 $1,337 —
915–1225 1070 85-90% 3 109.00–116.00 $111.71 $1,195 —
1000–1235 1118 85-90% 2 104.00–105.00 $104.45 $1,168 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1830 1466 75-80% 8 122.00–130.00 $126.29 $1,851 -2.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1705 1315 5 130.00–140.00 $134.96 $1,775 —
1515–2070 1765 7 150.00–169.00 $159.46 $2,814 —
1835 1835 1 180.00 $180.00 $3,303 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–940 888 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 123.00–140.00 $131.00 $1,163
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,259

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1095 994 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,325.00–1,725.00 $1,509.09
915–1085 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,100.00–1,475.00 $1,303.44
905–1205 1029 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 905.00–1,925.00 $1,641.29
930–1235 1122 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,500.00–1,975.00 $1,783.31
1140–1460 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,475.00–2,025.00 $1,783.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,274
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,387

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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
750–850 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00–1,775.00 $1,540.63 —
1000–1200 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,825.00–2,100.00 $1,977.84 -372.16
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —

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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.