Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 23, 2024

892 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC report →

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $304.54/cwt -1.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 422 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $307.92/cwt +19.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,460/hd at 474 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $263.13/cwt -5.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,245/hd at 473 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	892	533
Feeder cattle	664	375
Slaughter cattle	168	103
Replacement cattle	60	55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $6.00 to $7.00 higher while feeder heifers sold steady to $2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to $1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to $2.00 higher. Supply this week was strong with a good offering of weaned calves.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	400.00	$400.00	$980	—
270–285	278	2	390.00–395.00	$392.43	$1,091	+37.43
300–345	330	5	355.00–385.00	$365.61	$1,207	+13.11
355–390	373	13	340.00–365.00	$348.40	$1,300	+15.88
400–430	413	3	317.50–335.00	$327.28	$1,352	—
450–490	466	8	302.50–325.00	$314.38	$1,465	+13.84
500–535	517	10	295.00–320.00	$308.91	$1,597	+18.01
555 thin fleshed	555	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,776	—
550–590	572	5	277.50–305.00	$287.54	$1,645	+17.28
600–640	619	10	262.50–282.50	$269.51	$1,668	-11.79
655–675	665	2	255.00–265.00	$260.08	$1,730	+10.08
690	690	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,552	-25.00
725–735	730	2	250.00–252.50	$251.24	$1,834	+5.89
735	735	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,801	-0.35
775–780	778	2	230.00–235.00	$232.49	$1,809	+2.60
865	865	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,903	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270 thin fleshed	270	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,026	—
355 thin fleshed	355	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,331	—
375–385	380	3	300.00–332.50	$315.69	$1,200	+8.61
420	420	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,092	-40.15
418–435	427	4	295.00–302.50	$298.09	$1,273	-2.06
455 thin fleshed	455	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,399	-2.50
465–495	480	4	255.00–275.00	$266.13	$1,277	-11.38
500–530	513	6	265.00–285.00	$275.48	$1,413	+7.83
540	540	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,418	-5.15
545 thin fleshed	545	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,649	—
555–590	573	2	265.00	$265.00	$1,518	+3.99
600–635	616	4	260.00–265.00	$261.29	$1,610	+7.14
680–683	682	3	242.00–242.50	$242.17	$1,652	+2.19
705–730	713	3	232.50–235.00	$234.18	$1,670	—
815	815	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,834	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
504	504	4	290.00	$290.00	$1,462	—
580	580	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,595	—
731	731	4	250.00	$250.00	$1,828	—
780–793	784	6	233.00–235.00	$234.33	$1,837	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	329	7	320.00–345.00	$328.82	$1,082	+0.01
350–395	368	12	302.50–332.20	$318.40	$1,172	+2.29
400–445	422	27	290.00–312.50	$304.54	$1,285	-1.04
450–475	460	11	280.00–292.50	$285.40	$1,313	+6.76
510	510	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,224	-20.74
510–545	532	14	260.00–285.00	$269.96	$1,436	+9.22
550–575	565	3	240.00–255.00	$248.26	$1,403	+14.62
550–595	567	8	257.50–272.50	$266.16	$1,509	+32.52
630	630	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,370	-28.90
600–645	634	12	235.00–257.00	$249.34	$1,581	+2.94
670	670	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,407	-25.75
650–691	682	13	230.00–237.50	$233.85	$1,595	-1.90
700	700	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,488	—
710–745	724	4	225.00–230.00	$226.90	$1,643	—
752–795	762	7	210.00–225.00	$220.63	$1,681	+10.63
810	810	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,539	-5.00
855–885	870	2	180.00–202.50	$191.06	$1,662	-11.14

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	315.00	$315.00	$788	—
305–335	315	3	307.50–325.00	$317.18	$999	+9.68
325–340 thin fleshed	333	2	325.00–350.00	$337.22	$1,123	+2.22
355–375	363	4	280.00–302.50	$294.90	$1,070	+0.94
375 thin fleshed	375	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,200	+2.58
400–440	423	6	265.00–287.50	$279.58	$1,183	+9.72
450–495	472	15	245.00–273.00	$265.01	$1,251	-3.51
490	490	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,152	-33.52
505–545	525	2	230.00–245.00	$237.21	$1,245	-10.76
560–565	563	2	235.00–245.00	$240.02	$1,351	+6.12
600–615	608	2	225.00–242.20	$233.49	$1,420	+11.04
680	680	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,360	-23.34
715 thin fleshed	715	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,573	—
800	800	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,440	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,031	+5.00
320–345	333	2	342.50–360.00	$350.92	$1,169	+7.52
350 thin fleshed	350	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,295	—
360–395	380	7	327.50–355.00	$338.05	$1,285	+21.80
400–435	416	13	300.00–332.50	$319.18	$1,328	-0.23
455–495	474	22	295.00–320.00	$307.92	$1,460	+39.17
505–545	523	12	280.00–312.50	$295.33	$1,545	+10.33
550–585	572	6	265.00–275.00	$270.79	$1,549	+4.01
665–675	668	3	240.00–265.00	$249.12	$1,664	+15.84
700–725	718	4	225.00–235.00	$231.22	$1,660	—
810	810	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,701	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330 thin fleshed	330	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,188	—
325–345	335	2	330.00–332.50	$331.29	$1,110	—
365 thin fleshed	365	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,332	+32.50
375–395	383	3	295.00–320.00	$306.85	$1,175	—
400 thin fleshed	400	2	332.50–340.00	$336.25	$1,345	—
410–440	419	4	282.50–295.00	$290.01	$1,215	-3.94
470–475	473	2	270.00–275.00	$272.51	$1,289	-14.85
500–549	537	15	250.00–277.50	$262.10	$1,407	-3.87
550–575	562	5	242.50–265.50	$253.94	$1,427	+1.54
600–640	623	9	237.50–260.00	$251.84	$1,569	+24.34
665–675	670	2	232.50–235.00	$233.76	$1,566	-0.94

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–895	838	85-90%	2	85.00–90.00	$87.67	$735	—
835–1185	942	85-90%	8	100.00–110.00	$106.63	$1,004	-10.57
890–1230	1024	85-90%	14	115.00–124.00	$120.54	$1,234	—
865–1550	1133	85-90%	20	125.00–132.50	$128.28	$1,453	-1.67

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1325	1157	80-85%	7	125.00–128.00	$126.67	$1,466	+0.23
1101–1215	1157	80-85%	3	140.00–144.00	$142.28	$1,646	+15.84
1070–1805	1259	80-85%	11	130.00–136.00	$132.82	$1,672	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365–1695	1454	75-80%	7	129.00–130.00	$129.87	$1,888	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1720	1526	8	136.00–146.00	$142.41	$2,173	-11.57
1615–2070	1885	5	149.00–157.00	$152.71	$2,879	—

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
690–1095	843	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	147.50–172.00	$159.83	$1,347

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
860–1385	1146	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	1,500.00–2,575.00	$2,094.22
1105–1215	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,750.00	$1,750.00
1160–1365	1258	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,225.00–2,500.00	$2,306.04
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,575.00	$2,575.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	173.00	$173.00	$2,102

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	-275.00
750–1300	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,750.00–2,900.00	$2,560.77	—
1000–1300	1150	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,250.00–2,750.00	$2,532.61	—
1000–1350	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,900.00–2,100.00	$2,014.89	—
1200	1200	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	-1,100.00

↑ Back to top

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.