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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 30, 2024

471 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 heifers $264.12/cwt +26.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 529 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.28/cwt -2.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 419 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 471 892 848
Feeder cattle 368 664 630
Slaughter cattle 63 168 146
Replacement cattle 40 60 72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: With the heat wave this week offerings was lower compared to the previous week. Feeder steers 400lb to 600lb sold $7.00 to $8.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400lb to 600lb sold $3.00 to $4.00 higher. With a better offering of weanded calves feeder bulls 400lb to 600lb sold $13.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $4.00 to $5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady $3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 thin fleshed 268 2 400.00–415.00 $407.71 $1,093 +27.71
290 290 1 330.00 $330.00 $957 —
310–340 325 2 325.00–335.00 $330.23 $1,073 —
320–340 thin fleshed 330 2 360.00–380.00 $369.70 $1,220 —
405–430 thin fleshed 418 2 325.00–350.00 $337.13 $1,409 —
420–445 432 3 292.20–317.50 $303.09 $1,309 +5.00
455–495 471 6 285.00–315.00 $302.82 $1,426 +36.69
475 thin fleshed 475 2 320.00–335.00 $327.50 $1,556 +20.00
500–515 508 3 282.50–290.00 $287.49 $1,460 +12.01
510 510 1 262.50 $262.50 $1,339 -12.98
560–590 577 3 270.00–275.00 $272.49 $1,572 +7.49
605 605 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,422 -26.29
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,224 +22.57
305–315 310 2 380.00–400.00 $389.84 $1,209 +24.23
415–445 430 2 335.00–340.00 $337.41 $1,451 +10.13
450–490 469 5 317.50–340.00 $327.80 $1,537 +13.42
500–545 526 7 290.00–315.00 $302.97 $1,594 -5.94
615 615 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,691 +5.49
725 725 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,849 +3.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–690 678 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,627 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 thin fleshed 305 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,113 —
310–345 335 4 327.50–355.00 $337.71 $1,131 +8.89
360–380 370 2 320.00–325.00 $322.43 $1,193 +4.03
400–435 419 11 290.00–312.50 $302.28 $1,267 -2.26
450–485 464 5 280.00–297.50 $285.89 $1,327 +0.49
510–530 519 5 275.00–287.50 $277.50 $1,440 +37.50
550–590 569 7 250.00–267.50 $261.77 $1,489 -4.39
600–645 621 8 242.50–257.50 $249.53 $1,550 +32.03
655–690 670 3 237.50–245.00 $240.77 $1,613 +30.77
700 700 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,750 +37.50
800–835 818 2 200.00–207.50 $203.67 $1,666 +13.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 315.00 $315.00 $835 ±0.00
260–275 thin fleshed 268 2 340.00–350.00 $345.14 $925 —
300 thin fleshed 300 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,020 +2.78
300–345 321 5 305.00–325.00 $319.27 $1,025 +2.09
355–390 thin fleshed 373 4 310.00–322.50 $316.22 $1,180 -3.78
385–390 388 2 280.00–287.50 $283.77 $1,101 -11.13
425–440 thin fleshed 432 3 297.50–300.00 $299.17 $1,292 —
435–440 437 3 272.50–290.00 $283.35 $1,238 +3.77
455–470 464 5 250.00–277.50 $265.02 $1,230 +0.01
455–475 thin fleshed 465 2 282.50 $282.50 $1,314 —
510–541 529 14 255.00–272.50 $264.12 $1,397 +26.91
565–570 thin fleshed 568 3 262.20–275.00 $267.41 $1,519 —
570 570 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,325 -7.52
615 thin fleshed 615 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,476 —
655–675 thin fleshed 665 2 237.50–240.00 $238.73 $1,588 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 thin fleshed 310 2 390.00–395.00 $392.54 $1,217 +32.54
300–340 318 3 340.00–350.00 $346.86 $1,103 +15.57
395 395 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,323 +28.15
405–445 thin fleshed 425 2 322.50–332.50 $327.26 $1,391 -8.99
400–445 426 7 290.00–315.00 $302.72 $1,290 +12.71
450–485 467 5 280.00–310.00 $299.28 $1,398 +26.77
530 530 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,616 +42.90
550–590 568 6 260.00–272.50 $264.99 $1,505 +11.05
600–640 616 4 250.00–265.00 $258.61 $1,593 +6.77
650–695 673 3 230.00–247.50 $238.14 $1,603 +4.38
770–785 775 3 200.00–227.50 $209.28 $1,622 —
810–840 826 4 195.00–205.00 $198.69 $1,641 —
925–945 935 2 172.50–180.00 $176.21 $1,648 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,183 +40.00
300–335 322 3 365.00–400.00 $379.35 $1,222 +28.43
360–390 373 3 340.00–370.00 $354.60 $1,323 +16.55
400–435 418 4 325.00–337.50 $331.13 $1,384 +11.95
455–485 474 5 315.00–325.00 $317.94 $1,507 +10.02
505–525 516 8 292.50–322.50 $310.66 $1,603 +15.33
610 610 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,525 —
650 650 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,690 +10.88
725–730 728 2 232.50–240.00 $236.26 $1,720 +5.04
765–770 768 2 237.50–245.50 $241.49 $1,855 —
890 890 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,713 —
1005–1020 1013 2 170.00–197.50 $183.65 $1,860 —
1080 1080 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,890 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–510 508 —— 2 300.00–305.00 $302.51 $1,537 —
1810 1810 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 161.00 $161.00 $2,914 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975 975 80-85% 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,438 —
1105–1400 1289 80-85% 11 125.00–135.00 $131.80 $1,699 -1.02
1055–1525 1332 80-85% 12 136.00–143.00 $139.46 $1,858 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–885 825 85-90% 2 92.00–93.00 $92.46 $763 +4.79
970 970 85-90% 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,067 —
790–1195 1062 85-90% 10 115.00–125.00 $120.60 $1,281 —
1060–1215 1155 85-90% 3 133.00–138.00 $135.23 $1,562 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1380 1325 75-80% 2 132.00–141.00 $136.31 $1,806 —
1360–1425 1393 75-80% 2 127.00–129.00 $127.98 $1,783 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 1 167.00 $167.00 $2,204 —
1365–1895 1545 3 140.00–145.00 $141.48 $2,186 -0.93
1260–2040 1700 7 154.00–164.00 $158.76 $2,699 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1140 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 131.00–157.50 $141.61 $1,444

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1035 1003 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,425.00–1,600.00 $1,515.34
985–1055 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,850.00 $1,772.43
885–1265 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,675.00–2,650.00 $2,228.70
905–1330 1092 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,450.00–2,350.00 $1,922.25
965–1220 1093 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,650.00–2,425.00 $2,082.72
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1000–1130 1072 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 139.00–147.00 $141.49 $1,517
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,555

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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
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00 —

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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.