Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 18, 2024

780 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.39/cwt -1.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,339/hd at 471 lb · 18 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $312.48/cwt +10.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,162/hd at 372 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.50/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,244/hd at 424 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	780	598	934
Feeder cattle	638	503	626
Slaughter cattle	92	55	223
Replacement cattle	50	40	85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Supply was good with a strong demand. The strongest test was on 3 and 4 weight feeders this week. Feeder steers sold $17.00 to $18.00 higher and feeder bulls sold $20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $11.00 to $12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to $2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to $2.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	7	345.00–380.00	$360.44	$1,171	+30.54
355–395	365	11	347.50–372.50	$363.46	$1,327	+44.23
400–435	420	6	320.00–342.50	$333.26	$1,400	+15.62
450–485	475	10	300.00–327.50	$318.96	$1,515	+3.43
510	510	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,454	-28.99
560–570	563	3	285.00–300.00	$294.94	$1,661	+39.94
640	640	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,760	+8.47
665	665	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,912	+38.51
705–707	707	4	260.00	$260.00	$1,838	+18.41
850	850	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,040	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,000	—
398	398	2	335.00	$335.00	$1,333	+40.86
420–440 thin fleshed	429	4	310.00–327.50	$318.19	$1,365	—
425–435	430	2	285.00–292.50	$288.71	$1,241	+8.95
460	460	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,173	-18.30
515 thin fleshed	515	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,648	—
510–535	519	9	255.00–277.50	$267.16	$1,387	+0.66
570–595	583	2	265.00–267.50	$266.22	$1,552	+3.76
600–610	605	2	250.00–260.00	$254.96	$1,543	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,436	—
505	505	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,464	—
570	570	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,624	—
610–615	614	6	262.50–272.50	$267.51	$1,643	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	13	320.00–355.00	$337.92	$1,105	+38.60
350–390	371	16	292.50–325.00	$310.45	$1,152	+8.50
385 thin fleshed	385	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,328	—
400–445	424	17	282.50–310.00	$293.50	$1,244	+1.41
450–495	471	18	275.00–302.50	$284.39	$1,339	-1.81
510	510	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,224	-28.86
500–545	519	16	272.50–297.50	$281.54	$1,461	+41.54
550–580	565	10	250.00–267.50	$262.05	$1,481	+37.05
570 thin fleshed	570	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,596	—
590	590	4	235.00–247.50	$242.50	$1,431	-12.79
600–630	614	7	232.50–252.50	$241.36	$1,482	+3.15
650–690	670	2	242.50	$242.50	$1,625	+8.93
720	720	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,584	-10.00
765	765	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,606	-15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	375	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,144	+48.57
375–385 thin fleshed	380	2	307.50–312.20	$309.88	$1,178	—
415	415	1	240.00	$240.00	$996	-26.39
400–445	419	7	250.00–272.50	$264.55	$1,108	-1.84
435–445 thin fleshed	440	2	290.00–310.00	$299.89	$1,320	—
455–490	469	6	230.00–250.00	$240.48	$1,128	-12.16
505–540	529	4	227.50–247.50	$236.11	$1,249	-10.89
555–595	575	6	232.20–247.50	$241.30	$1,387	+15.75
600–645	620	3	220.00–237.50	$225.65	$1,399	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–490	472	5	262.50–272.50	$268.08	$1,265	—
500–545	527	14	252.50–267.50	$261.26	$1,377	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,165	—
505–545	528	3	250.00–272.50	$258.45	$1,365	—
720	720	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,530	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,300	—
635	635	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,429	—
830	830	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,162	—
850	850	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,190	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,069	—
310–340	324	9	345.00–380.00	$361.14	$1,170	+31.14
355–395	371	7	335.00–375.00	$352.90	$1,309	+41.42
405–445	424	11	307.50–335.00	$322.18	$1,366	—
450–490	470	11	290.00–320.00	$306.97	$1,443	-0.50
500–545	520	11	285.00–315.00	$302.42	$1,573	+9.57
560	560	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,372	-24.16
550–580	564	4	260.00–285.00	$268.74	$1,516	-0.42
605–645	624	4	250.00–272.50	$261.69	$1,633	+2.47
675–695	685	2	215.00–235.00	$224.85	$1,540	-21.56
710–730	720	2	225.00–230.00	$227.53	$1,638	—
800–835	818	2	190.00–217.50	$203.46	$1,664	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	335.00–340.00	$337.66	$1,081	+40.64
365–395	383	3	310.00–317.50	$314.26	$1,204	+44.26
380–395 thin fleshed	388	2	330.00–342.20	$336.22	$1,305	—
405–420	413	2	265.00–267.50	$266.27	$1,100	-4.53
400–445 thin fleshed	414	4	315.00–327.50	$321.10	$1,329	—
455–485 thin fleshed	470	3	300.00–330.00	$316.35	$1,487	—
450–495	472	3	255.00–275.00	$263.02	$1,241	-8.34
515 thin fleshed	515	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,532	—
505–545	529	5	265.00–282.50	$274.60	$1,453	+3.34
575–590	580	4	230.00–255.00	$242.60	$1,407	—
695	695	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,668	+14.93
705–730	718	3	200.00–225.00	$212.56	$1,526	+2.47
790	790	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,659	+5.00
800–810	805	2	200.00–212.50	$206.21	$1,660	+36.21

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,509	—
570–595	583	2	270.00–282.50	$276.12	$1,610	—
620	620	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,674	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,250	—
530	530	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,298	—
580	580	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,450	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1475	1475	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1505	1505	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	172.50	$172.50	$2,596	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1280	1200	80-85%	7	120.00–126.00	$124.32	$1,492	—
1015–1390	1240	80-85%	3	140.00–149.00	$143.86	$1,784	—
1070–1375	1255	80-85%	22	128.00–138.00	$131.88	$1,655	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1005	879	85-90%	5	102.00–111.00	$106.09	$933	—
795–995	907	85-90%	3	90.00–100.00	$94.88	$861	-9.01
850–995	930	85-90%	4	115.00–123.00	$119.96	$1,116	+16.07

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1610	1458	75-80%	10	130.00–135.00	$132.56	$1,933	—
1680	1680	75-80%	1	128.00	$128.00	$2,150	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1550	1359	5	135.00–150.00	$142.36	$1,935	—
1290–1895	1648	3	151.00–163.00	$156.12	$2,573	—
1980	1980	1	172.00	$172.00	$3,406	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,584

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00
1110	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
975–1390	1228	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,650.00–2,075.00	$1,921.06
1015–1355	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	1,400.00–2,175.00	$1,876.85
1340	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–1150	945	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,450.00–1,850.00	$1,726.01

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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	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	-450.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	-575.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
503	503	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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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.