Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 1, 2024

880 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $273.72/cwt +5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,425/hd at 520 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $316.92/cwt +4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,361/hd at 429 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $228.41/cwt -8.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,291/hd at 565 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	880	940
Feeder cattle	770	813
Slaughter cattle	91	97
Replacement cattle	19	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls 300lb to 500lb sold $5.00 to $12.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300lb to 450lb sold $16.00 to $17.00 higher while feeder heifers over 500lb sold steady to $5.00 lower. Higher-yielding slaughter cattle sold $6.00 to $7.00 higher while average and low-yielding slaughter cattle sold steady. The sale today had good attendance with a moderate to good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	280	3	370.00–380.00	$374.91	$1,050	—
330	330	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,122	-22.50
360–364	364	8	330.00–357.00	$353.66	$1,287	+23.66
415	415	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,266	-11.47
400–442	430	28	310.00–345.00	$317.35	$1,365	+32.31
460–475 value added	465	3	297.50–300.00	$298.35	$1,387	—
450–495	470	19	280.00–310.00	$292.40	$1,374	+17.82
515 thin fleshed	515	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,494	—
505–540	518	25	260.00–287.50	$276.50	$1,432	+35.37
505–545	528	4	242.50–257.50	$248.82	$1,314	+7.69
520–535 value added	530	4	272.00–290.00	$277.17	$1,469	—
557–570	561	10	255.00–271.00	$264.66	$1,485	+8.33
550–585 value added	567	10	252.50–265.00	$259.31	$1,470	—
570	570	3	235.00–244.00	$240.50	$1,371	+5.50
600–625 value added	613	2	250.00–252.50	$251.22	$1,540	—
605–630	614	5	234.00–245.00	$237.29	$1,457	-7.83
615–625	620	2	220.00–230.00	$225.04	$1,395	-20.08
650	650	2	226.00–230.00	$228.00	$1,482	+8.00
650–695 value added	673	2	232.50–246.00	$239.02	$1,609	—
710	710	1	218.00	$218.00	$1,548	—
725	725	1	234.00	$234.00	$1,696	—
755–760	758	2	220.00–225.00	$222.51	$1,687	—
810–835	823	3	200.00–211.00	$205.30	$1,690	+0.30
995	995	1	202.50	$202.50	$2,015	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320 thin fleshed	313	2	330.00–350.00	$340.24	$1,065	—
315–345	332	6	295.00–325.00	$309.77	$1,028	+15.30
350–385 thin fleshed	365	5	312.50–330.00	$318.92	$1,164	+2.03
355–390	375	7	275.00–305.00	$286.74	$1,075	+11.20
400–440	421	5	252.50–277.50	$263.22	$1,108	-4.94
420–425 thin fleshed	422	3	280.00–285.00	$281.66	$1,189	-13.28
430 value added	430	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,290	—
450 value added	450	4	282.50	$282.50	$1,271	—
455–475 thin fleshed	467	3	285.00–292.50	$289.17	$1,350	+11.12
475	475	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,092	-10.32
470–495	483	4	250.00–277.50	$267.00	$1,290	+26.68
525 thin fleshed	525	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,496	—
540	540	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,242	-10.00
550–590	573	5	222.50–247.00	$237.18	$1,359	+12.18
600–640 thin fleshed	620	2	225.00–247.50	$235.89	$1,463	-4.11
665	665	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,396	—
695 thin fleshed	695	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,529	—
710–720 thin fleshed	715	2	221.00–230.00	$225.53	$1,613	—
780	780	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,490	—
830	830	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,411	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
408 value added	408	3	290.00	$290.00	$1,183	—
455–468 value added	461	6	277.50–287.50	$282.52	$1,302	—
503 value added	503	3	280.00	$280.00	$1,408	—
580	580	2	255.00	$255.00	$1,479	+4.00
635–646 value added	642	8	234.00–238.50	$236.83	$1,520	—
732	732	3	222.00	$222.00	$1,625	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	325	8	300.00–320.00	$310.89	$1,010	+22.67
350–385	368	9	290.00–310.00	$298.34	$1,098	+29.11
375–395	383	5	255.00–271.00	$265.71	$1,018	-3.52
400–447	426	16	267.50–295.00	$275.52	$1,174	+10.46
405–445	429	4	240.00–262.50	$252.89	$1,085	+3.51
450–495	464	4	232.50–245.00	$236.81	$1,099	-1.53
465 value added	465	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,279	—
450–495	472	18	240.00–267.50	$250.85	$1,184	+12.51
500–545	521	17	230.00–247.50	$237.29	$1,236	-7.42
515–535 value added	525	2	245.00–250.00	$247.45	$1,299	—
510–545	536	5	210.00–230.00	$220.87	$1,184	-7.47
550–585	561	9	210.00–225.00	$222.18	$1,246	-14.24
550–595	565	15	222.50–242.50	$231.45	$1,308	-4.97
570–595 value added	583	2	230.00–237.50	$233.67	$1,362	—
600–630	613	3	203.00–220.00	$212.65	$1,304	-3.50
600–630 value added	614	5	230.00–240.00	$235.52	$1,446	—
600–645	623	7	220.00–237.50	$226.72	$1,412	-4.00
655 value added	655	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,490	—
655–690	667	5	210.00–220.00	$213.96	$1,427	-6.21
670–675	673	2	195.00–200.00	$197.49	$1,329	-22.68
700–705	702	3	200.00–215.00	$209.18	$1,468	-22.82
790	790	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,422	—
820	820	2	165.00–178.00	$171.50	$1,406	—
895	895	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,432	—
1070	1070	3	158.00	$158.00	$1,691	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300 thin fleshed	300	1	300.00	$300.00	$900	+8.28
310–345	325	4	280.00–290.00	$286.38	$931	+27.34
360–390	379	4	240.00–265.00	$257.16	$975	+0.19
370–395 thin fleshed	380	4	280.00–295.00	$286.13	$1,087	+11.55
410–445	428	13	225.00–257.50	$242.24	$1,037	-1.11
460–475 value added	468	2	242.50–243.00	$242.75	$1,136	—
455–490	471	9	215.00–237.00	$228.02	$1,074	-11.36
465–495 thin fleshed	480	2	240.00–250.00	$244.84	$1,175	-0.16
500–540	532	6	210.00–235.00	$221.82	$1,180	+2.55
550–595	578	4	190.00–230.00	$212.13	$1,226	+1.28
610 thin fleshed	610	2	227.50–230.00	$228.75	$1,395	-11.92
615	615	2	217.50–218.00	$217.75	$1,339	—
650–685	672	3	160.00–209.00	$180.91	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	2	231.00	$231.00	$1,197	-7.00
565 value added	565	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,356	—
642 thin fleshed	642	3	221.00	$221.00	$1,419	-18.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,188	+0.67
360–385	368	4	315.00–330.00	$319.90	$1,177	+5.68
400–445	418	3	287.50–315.00	$300.92	$1,258	+5.96
430 thin fleshed	430	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,398	—
440	440	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,188	-24.96
455–480	468	2	230.00–232.50	$231.28	$1,082	-28.95
450–495	469	13	260.00–292.50	$271.34	$1,273	+11.11
500–545	519	17	252.50–280.00	$266.38	$1,383	+7.84
500–545	524	5	220.00–240.00	$229.66	$1,203	-28.88
550–580	563	7	238.00–257.50	$245.53	$1,382	+2.41
550–595	567	3	220.00–235.00	$227.30	$1,289	-15.82
605–640	618	4	219.00–225.00	$223.45	$1,381	-8.36
625–635	628	3	225.00–228.00	$226.99	$1,425	-4.82
650–670	660	2	220.00–223.00	$221.48	$1,462	-9.18
665–670	668	2	200.00–210.00	$204.98	$1,369	-25.68
700	700	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,418	-23.07

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	280.00–315.00	$296.41	$949	+4.65
355–375	362	3	260.00–275.00	$266.64	$965	-3.20
380 thin fleshed	380	2	295.00–302.50	$298.75	$1,135	-11.37
385–395	390	2	240.00–245.00	$242.53	$946	-27.31
420–425 thin fleshed	423	2	280.00–287.50	$283.77	$1,200	-13.63
425	425	1	235.00	$235.00	$999	-27.64
415–445	428	6	245.00–270.00	$260.49	$1,115	-2.15
450	450	2	250.00–260.00	$255.00	$1,148	+11.94
450–480 thin fleshed	461	4	262.50–285.00	$274.88	$1,267	-2.69
505–540 thin fleshed	523	2	240.00–265.00	$252.08	$1,318	-0.37
500–548	530	8	230.00–247.50	$240.89	$1,277	+10.41
550–595	572	5	200.00–232.50	$218.55	$1,250	-7.65
605	605	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,270	±0.00
630 thin fleshed	630	1	226.00	$226.00	$1,424	—
665 thin fleshed	665	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,463	-5.00
665–690	678	2	191.00–200.00	$195.42	$1,325	+12.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	8	210.00	$210.00	$1,502	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780	780	5	200.00	$200.00	$1,560	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	2	219.00	$219.00	$1,434	—
738	738	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,476	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–965	911	85-90%	4	75.00–80.00	$78.01	$711	-3.22
920–1105	975	85-90%	4	90.00–95.00	$91.89	$896	+1.89
800–1270	1020	85-90%	18	100.00–110.00	$104.55	$1,066	—
1090–1350	1233	85-90%	6	113.00–120.00	$117.49	$1,449	+6.49

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	80-85%	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,100	—
1035–1280	1158	80-85%	2	103.00–105.00	$104.11	$1,206	-4.33
975–1600	1244	80-85%	8	112.00–119.00	$114.06	$1,419	—
1140–1505	1308	80-85%	13	120.00–127.00	$124.02	$1,622	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1405–1760	1516	75-80%	5	120.00–128.00	$123.09	$1,866	—
1550	1550	75-80%	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,798	-7.00
1720	1720	75-80%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,892	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1925	1455	9	120.00–135.00	$130.07	$1,893	-3.51
640–1975	1525	6	140.00–147.00	$143.24	$2,184	—

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Stock Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830 thin fleshed	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,162

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00
965–1105 thin fleshed	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,400.00–1,475.00	$1,440.04
1010–1110	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,900.00–2,050.00	$1,990.00
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730 thin fleshed	730	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
800–900	850	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,297.06
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00
885 thin fleshed	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035	1035	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,170
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,361
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,504
1360–1640	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	120.00–122.00	$121.09	$1,816

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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
950 thin fleshed	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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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.