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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 10, 2024

975 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $273.33/cwt +22.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,428/hd at 523 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $333.84/cwt +26.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,602/hd at 480 lb · 39 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $310.88/cwt +41.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,785/hd at 574 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 975 985 809
Feeder cattle 876 834 605
Slaughter cattle 49 111 153
Replacement cattle 50 40 51

Market comments — USDA reporter

*Next Tuesday 12-17-24 will be the last sale of the year!! Starting 1-7-25 will be the first sale of the new year along with a pre-vac sale* **Close** This week's supply was good, with a strong demand on feeder calves. However, no trend was determined because the sale was not reported the previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 3 405.00–445.00 $422.84 $1,387 +28.73
320–340 332 3 390.00–395.00 $393.32 $1,306 -0.79
350–383 370 10 380.00–425.00 $394.52 $1,460 +55.77
350–395 388 7 355.00–370.00 $359.84 $1,396 +21.09
400–445 423 21 330.00–360.00 $342.30 $1,448 +12.66
420–440 430 5 320.00–327.50 $323.99 $1,393 +18.93
450–498 480 39 310.00–347.00 $333.84 $1,602 +26.97
500–543 521 15 300.00–337.50 $316.82 $1,651 +27.52
540–545 543 2 285.00–290.00 $287.49 $1,561 -1.81
558–575 566 6 281.00–286.00 $284.19 $1,609 +24.19
550–590 569 21 290.00–320.00 $308.93 $1,758 +42.69
555–590 thin fleshed 587 12 327.00–335.00 $327.63 $1,923 +37.63
600–645 626 12 265.00–275.00 $271.25 $1,698 +35.02
635 635 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,492 -1.23
650–680 668 22 250.00–276.00 $270.54 $1,807 +16.45
708–735 721 20 250.00–270.00 $263.60 $1,901 +23.77
750–793 787 7 250.00–260.00 $258.64 $2,035 +26.14
800 800 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,960 +30.08
845 845 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,838 +2.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 329 5 350.00–385.00 $366.28 $1,205 +18.92
365–375 370 7 315.00–355.00 $341.88 $1,265 +38.05
415–425 thin fleshed 420 2 345.00–355.00 $350.06 $1,470 +42.08
415–440 426 4 295.00–312.50 $304.87 $1,299 +52.38
455–495 473 3 267.50–300.00 $284.62 $1,346 +19.12
490 thin fleshed 490 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,568 +17.15
510 510 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,402 +15.23
530 thin fleshed 530 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,722 +30.14
560 thin fleshed 560 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,848 —
550–593 577 7 250.00–277.50 $267.71 $1,545 +18.46
610–640 627 5 225.00–262.50 $249.94 $1,567 +7.49
698 698 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,640 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–333 315 5 387.50–395.00 $391.83 $1,234 —
439 439 4 322.50 $322.50 $1,416 —
485 thin fleshed 485 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,649 —
485 485 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,455 +8.26
510 510 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,556 —
580–588 585 6 280.00–286.00 $284.02 $1,662 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 350.00 $350.00 $980 —
300–340 312 7 327.50–355.00 $346.47 $1,081 +4.68
350–395 375 11 315.00–355.00 $323.39 $1,213 +30.86
385–390 388 2 295.00–302.50 $298.73 $1,159 +6.20
400–448 414 28 300.00–332.50 $312.34 $1,293 +21.11
405–440 433 5 290.00–296.00 $294.13 $1,274 +25.04
455–490 468 10 280.00–302.50 $283.45 $1,327 +45.90
480 480 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,224 +17.45
505 505 1 247.50 $247.50 $1,250 -10.22
500–545 523 44 255.00–282.50 $273.92 $1,433 +34.69
550–596 575 34 250.00–272.50 $260.19 $1,496 +29.00
580–590 583 3 247.50 $247.50 $1,443 +16.31
605–635 619 4 240.00–267.00 $258.29 $1,599 +40.82
655–680 665 23 230.00–262.00 $243.12 $1,617 +26.11
710–745 735 4 220.00–230.00 $225.69 $1,659 +7.69
765–770 768 2 215.00–220.00 $217.49 $1,670 —
810 810 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,620 ±0.00
975 975 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,804 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 thin fleshed 325 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,138 +40.00
315–345 331 5 295.00–310.00 $298.90 $989 +21.38
360–395 378 8 270.00–300.00 $286.55 $1,083 +20.91
400–445 429 11 262.50–287.50 $273.25 $1,172 +16.51
445 thin fleshed 445 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,335 -20.00
450–490 476 11 247.50–272.50 $263.55 $1,254 +29.11
505–540 526 7 235.00–257.50 $248.06 $1,305 +17.00
550–572 565 7 220.00–245.00 $237.55 $1,342 +20.63
600–640 618 7 210.00–235.00 $224.89 $1,390 +17.48
670–685 675 3 190.00–212.50 $200.83 $1,356 +0.88
725 725 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,566 +16.00
750–775 763 2 200.00–202.50 $201.23 $1,535 -11.27
845 845 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,563 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,185 —
435 435 2 292.50 $292.50 $1,272 +19.43
475 475 3 277.50 $277.50 $1,318 —
528 528 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,357 +18.82
577–579 578 10 243.00–253.00 $250.01 $1,445 +14.01
644 644 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,565 +18.00
655–685 677 6 220.00–235.00 $231.67 $1,568 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,127 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 320 3 375.00–400.00 $390.31 $1,249 —
350–380 368 3 350.00–360.00 $353.17 $1,300 -1.87
400–445 426 9 325.00–357.50 $340.76 $1,452 +31.34
440 440 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,397 +8.08
450–490 464 5 315.00–340.00 $329.97 $1,531 +22.05
510 thin fleshed 510 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,683 +35.00
500–525 513 6 285.00–315.00 $297.84 $1,528 +19.50
555–595 573 9 277.50–297.50 $286.84 $1,644 +49.24
595 595 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,651 +39.90
640 640 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,696 +35.20
650–665 657 6 252.50–272.50 $264.63 $1,739 +45.05
700–745 719 4 244.00–255.00 $249.30 $1,792 +14.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–315 313 2 340.00–350.00 $345.04 $1,080 +47.81
380 380 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,178 +12.50
405–445 420 3 285.00–305.00 $293.19 $1,231 +25.93
465–480 473 3 272.50–282.50 $275.77 $1,304 +25.36
500–523 516 6 250.00–280.00 $268.99 $1,388 +43.99
560–595 573 3 250.00–267.50 $258.98 $1,484 +25.70
620 620 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,519 +24.27
670 670 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,491 +16.12
700 700 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,645 +24.06
750 750 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,500 -1.96
815 815 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,773 +33.69
850–890 870 2 190.00–205.00 $197.67 $1,720 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,544 —
510 510 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,428 +38.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900 900 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $630 —
1045–1050 1048 85-90% 2 80.00 $80.00 $838 -20.00
1000–1295 1136 85-90% 4 91.00–95.00 $93.22 $1,059 —
1095–1360 1274 85-90% 6 100.00–107.00 $104.74 $1,334 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1125 1087 80-85% 3 116.00–120.00 $118.69 $1,290 —
1355 1355 80-85% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,355 —
1305–1625 1400 80-85% 8 105.00–115.00 $109.43 $1,532 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 75-80% 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,580 —
1365–1750 1602 75-80% 3 105.00–111.00 $108.94 $1,745 —
1655 1655 75-80% 1 121.00 $121.00 $2,003 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1635 1530 2 125.00–130.00 $127.33 $1,948 —
2245 2245 1 145.00 $145.00 $3,255 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–1070 977 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 115.00–130.00 $121.47 $1,187
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,310
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1060–1075 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,275.00–1,475.00 $1,375.70
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 thin fleshed 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00
895–1175 thin fleshed 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,775.00 $1,618.90
1000–1195 1088 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,625.00–2,250.00 $1,957.84
1130 thin fleshed 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
1015–1360 1154 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,425.00–2,050.00 $1,759.53
1010–1370 1157 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,600.00–2,200.00 $1,822.65
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1060 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,473
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,284
995–1250 1123 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 112.00–126.00 $119.80 $1,345
1150–1200 1175 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 132.00–149.00 $140.68 $1,653
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,488
1270–1545 1408 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 120.00–125.00 $122.26 $1,721
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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
1000 thin fleshed 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 +25.00
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,150.00–2,550.00 $2,350.00 —
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,625.00 $2,625.00 —
1000–1100 1050 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,025.00–2,150.00 $2,090.48 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00 —

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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.