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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 19, 2024

985 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $286.62/cwt +11.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,223/hd at 427 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.29/cwt +4.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,241/hd at 473 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.91/cwt +8.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,297/hd at 517 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 985 1,050 378
Feeder cattle 834 859 283
Slaughter cattle 111 131 72
Replacement cattle 40 60 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

** DEC 7TH SPECIAL REPLACEMENT COW SALE WITH OVER 400 HEAD OF QUALITY BRED AND OPEN HEIFERS, COWS AND BULLS STARTS @ 12:00PM** *PRE-VAC SALE ALONG WITH REGULAR SALE ON DEC 3RD* *THERE WILL ALSO BE A SALE ON 11/26/24* Compared to last week: With a strong offering of lightweight feeder calves this week 300lb feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $27.00-$28.00 higher, while 300lb feeder heifers sold $22.00-$23.00 higher. 400lb-500lb feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $10.00-$12.00 higher and on a lighter test 600lb sold $8.00-$9.00 higher. 400lb-500lb feeder heifers sold $6.00-$7.00 higher, while on a light offering on heifers over 600lb sold steady to $2.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 321 7 370.00–410.00 $394.11 $1,265 +34.04
350 350 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,365 +39.90
370–390 381 4 330.00–345.00 $338.75 $1,291 +16.25
400–425 407 6 320.00–335.00 $329.64 $1,342 +16.80
410 thin fleshed 410 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,476 —
435–445 440 2 300.00–310.00 $305.06 $1,342 +11.09
450–490 480 13 290.00–320.00 $306.87 $1,473 +12.35
500 thin fleshed 500 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,562 —
500–540 525 16 270.00–310.00 $289.30 $1,519 +20.79
560 560 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,456 +6.04
560 thin fleshed 560 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,624 —
555–590 575 4 265.00–270.00 $266.24 $1,531 +4.33
602–628 617 9 250.00–266.00 $257.41 $1,588 +2.97
615–640 628 2 235.00–237.50 $236.23 $1,484 -1.27
660–670 665 3 240.00–242.50 $240.84 $1,602 +7.83
653–674 670 15 242.50–262.00 $254.09 $1,702 +21.08
708 708 2 230.00 $230.00 $1,628 -5.00
708–738 728 10 230.00–252.00 $239.83 $1,746 +23.65
768 768 2 232.50 $232.50 $1,786 +15.00
810–835 823 2 210.00–220.00 $214.92 $1,769 +3.56
1145 1145 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,176 —
1170 1170 1 190.00 $190.00 $2,223 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 331 5 335.00–355.00 $347.36 $1,150 +52.54
355–395 thin fleshed 378 6 325.00–345.00 $332.48 $1,257 +35.01
360–390 379 5 285.00–320.00 $303.83 $1,152 +31.00
400–445 419 6 265.00–290.00 $279.99 $1,173 +18.83
425–430 428 2 250.00–255.00 $252.49 $1,081 -8.67
420–440 thin fleshed 429 6 302.50–317.50 $307.98 $1,321 -2.02
455–490 thin fleshed 469 6 282.50–315.00 $302.85 $1,420 —
455–495 481 4 252.50–275.00 $265.50 $1,277 -2.32
505–545 529 11 250.00–272.50 $259.77 $1,374 +12.76
525–545 thin fleshed 535 2 287.50–302.50 $294.86 $1,578 —
550–595 566 4 240.00–255.00 $249.25 $1,411 +14.77
600–640 617 3 240.00–245.00 $242.45 $1,496 +9.03
635 thin fleshed 635 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,683 —
660 thin fleshed 660 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,600 —
695 695 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,598 +4.98
745 745 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,509 —
915 915 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,967 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 thin fleshed 400 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,280 —
450–468 460 16 271.00–317.50 $291.74 $1,342 —
625 625 2 246.00 $246.00 $1,538 +12.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–314 312 9 320.00–347.50 $341.79 $1,066 +34.65
345 345 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,052 +17.50
355–395 372 5 305.00–330.00 $314.87 $1,171 +17.48
355–390 373 4 290.00–295.00 $292.53 $1,091 -4.86
405–447 425 19 280.00–315.00 $291.23 $1,238 +26.84
420–438 434 5 260.00–275.00 $269.09 $1,168 +4.70
450–490 473 3 235.00–240.00 $237.55 $1,124 -7.51
450–487 473 17 255.00–277.50 $266.66 $1,261 +21.60
505–535 516 12 250.00–270.00 $257.72 $1,330 +23.34
500–540 519 7 230.00–247.50 $239.23 $1,242 -4.03
553–580 563 4 247.50–250.00 $248.13 $1,397 +24.40
560–590 570 6 220.00–235.00 $231.19 $1,318 +7.46
610–625 619 4 210.00–220.00 $217.47 $1,346 -1.29
635 635 2 235.00–237.50 $236.25 $1,500 +1.71
660–685 673 5 210.00–225.00 $217.01 $1,460 +3.71
685 685 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,555 +13.70
708 708 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,543 +9.09
800 800 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,600 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 1 310.00 $310.00 $930 +7.73
330–340 335 3 270.00–287.50 $277.52 $930 +24.12
350–395 373 9 260.00–280.00 $265.64 $991 +17.41
415 thin fleshed 415 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,328 +58.73
400–445 418 10 245.00–265.00 $256.74 $1,073 +13.04
455–485 thin fleshed 465 5 250.00–265.00 $255.48 $1,188 +6.09
450–495 473 8 220.00–247.50 $234.44 $1,109 -1.73
505–525 thin fleshed 515 4 237.50–240.00 $239.38 $1,233 +3.12
521–535 524 9 210.00–235.00 $231.06 $1,211 +7.98
560 thin fleshed 560 2 245.00–257.50 $251.25 $1,407 +25.84
555–595 576 5 210.00–222.50 $216.92 $1,249 —
600–615 608 2 200.00–215.00 $207.41 $1,261 -6.34
635 thin fleshed 635 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,397 -12.50
670 thin fleshed 670 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,558 +9.94
670–680 677 3 190.00–210.00 $199.95 $1,354 -10.04
700–715 708 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,416 -18.00
715–720 thin fleshed 718 2 220.00–227.50 $223.76 $1,607 -1.24
760 thin fleshed 760 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,672 —
765 765 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,626 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 305.00 $305.00 $991 —
413–445 424 9 252.50–282.50 $273.07 $1,158 —
508–520 515 5 237.00–240.00 $238.18 $1,227 —
563 563 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,329 —
633 633 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,424 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 280.00–315.00 $297.23 $966 +34.63
330 thin fleshed 330 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,155 +50.00
385 385 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,145 +27.90
410 thin fleshed 410 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,271 +20.00
400–435 421 5 252.50–280.00 $267.26 $1,125 +23.51
450–485 466 7 240.00–262.50 $250.41 $1,167 +1.38
495 thin fleshed 495 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,423 —
510–525 518 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,166 -15.49
510–535 520 7 240.00–260.00 $250.64 $1,303 +10.15
530 thin fleshed 530 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,404 +7.50
555 thin fleshed 555 3 250.00–267.50 $255.83 $1,420 —
570–585 575 3 227.50–242.50 $233.28 $1,341 +3.72
610 thin fleshed 610 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,510 —
615 615 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,168 -28.49
600–630 619 9 187.50–242.50 $220.73 $1,366 +2.24
650–675 663 2 200.00–213.00 $206.38 $1,368 +5.45
690 thin fleshed 690 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,552 +5.00
705–745 723 3 202.50–215.00 $210.94 $1,525 +1.39
750 thin fleshed 750 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,631 —
765–790 781 4 190.00–207.50 $201.96 $1,577 +16.96
815–840 828 2 180.00–187.50 $183.81 $1,522 +16.29
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–380 367 5 335.00–370.00 $355.04 $1,303 +55.04
420–435 430 4 292.50–320.00 $309.42 $1,331 +5.12
455–475 464 4 287.50–317.50 $307.92 $1,429 +30.29
515 thin fleshed 515 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,519 —
505–545 530 12 262.50–290.00 $278.34 $1,475 +30.92
530 530 1 242.50 $242.50 $1,285 -4.92
555–565 560 2 255.00–265.00 $259.96 $1,456 +25.96
575–590 583 2 230.00–245.00 $237.60 $1,385 -13.42
615 615 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,568 +27.44
615–640 628 2 220.00–240.00 $229.80 $1,443 -11.48
655–695 675 6 200.00–230.00 $219.58 $1,482 +26.23
725 725 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,704 -4.00
810 810 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,721 +4.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
377 thin fleshed 377 6 345.00 $345.00 $1,301 —
412–430 417 7 302.50–314.00 $310.61 $1,295 —
453 thin fleshed 453 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,438 —
509 509 4 242.00 $242.00 $1,232 —
597 597 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,492 —
616 616 6 235.00 $235.00 $1,448 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1400 1228 80-85% 8 112.00–118.00 $114.90 $1,411 —
1100–1655 1322 80-85% 6 104.00–110.00 $105.99 $1,401 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945 945 85-90% 1 75.00 $75.00 $709 —
965–1105 1035 85-90% 2 100.00 $100.00 $1,035 —
1100–1220 1160 85-90% 3 105.00–108.00 $106.70 $1,238 -5.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1520 1385 75-80% 3 105.00–109.00 $106.62 $1,477 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1635 1393 5 120.00–135.00 $127.63 $1,778 —
1605–2105 1893 3 139.00–148.00 $142.40 $2,696 —
1970–2040 2005 2 156.00–159.00 $157.47 $3,157 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,254

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00
1080–1190 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1150–1290 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,525.00–1,800.00 $1,654.61
1105–1350 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,625.00 $1,478.72

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1112 1043 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 1,775.00–2,050.00 $1,907.27
1103 1103 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,675.00 $1,675.00
960–1241 1121 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,350.00–2,025.00 $1,777.17

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 thin fleshed 900 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1000 thin fleshed 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 -300.00

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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.