Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 17, 2024

576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.78/cwt -4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,402/hd at 522 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $257.04/cwt -6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,212/hd at 472 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.82/cwt -3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,346/hd at 484 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	576	975	643
Feeder cattle	457	876	498
Slaughter cattle	68	49	61
Replacement cattle	51	50	84

Market comments — USDA reporter

**PRE-VAC SALE ON 1/7/25 ALONG WITH REGULAR SALE** Compared to last week, feeder steers and bulls sold $6.00-$8.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold $4.00-$5.00 higher. Mixed offerings of weaned and unweaned calves. Demand was strong on a moderate supply. Slaughter cattle sold $3.00-$4.00 higher on a stronger offering than the previous week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	322	5	425.00–440.00	$429.22	$1,382	+6.38
325	325	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,235	-42.84
335 thin fleshed	335	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,541	—
350–380	370	3	405.00–425.00	$413.02	$1,528	+18.50
355–395 thin fleshed	375	2	430.00	$430.00	$1,612	—
400 thin fleshed	400	2	410.00–420.00	$415.00	$1,660	—
405–435	418	5	365.00–400.00	$378.92	$1,584	+36.62
460–475 thin fleshed	468	2	375.00–380.00	$377.46	$1,767	—
450–480	471	7	320.00–345.00	$333.29	$1,570	-0.55
470–490	480	2	297.50–315.00	$306.07	$1,469	-27.77
522 thin fleshed	522	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,827	—
505–548	534	11	300.00–335.00	$313.49	$1,674	+26.00
550–580	560	12	300.00–322.50	$313.51	$1,756	+29.32
630	630	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,764	+8.75
650–695	669	10	252.50–275.00	$264.05	$1,766	-6.49
705	705	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,904	+6.40

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 thin fleshed	320	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,312	—
300–340	324	4	360.00–395.00	$381.18	$1,235	+14.90
350–390	367	6	340.00–375.00	$358.69	$1,316	+16.81
370–387 thin fleshed	381	3	375.00–390.00	$379.85	$1,447	—
410–425 thin fleshed	415	3	370.00–395.00	$378.53	$1,571	+28.47
400–440	427	9	310.00–347.50	$331.27	$1,415	+26.40
450	450	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,328	+10.38
455 thin fleshed	455	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,524	+15.00
520 thin fleshed	520	1	297.50	$297.50	$1,547	-27.50
525–535	530	2	270.00–275.00	$272.48	$1,444	-2.52
560–590	578	6	262.50–285.00	$275.03	$1,590	+7.32
600–620	610	2	245.00–257.50	$251.15	$1,532	+1.21

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
438	438	4	357.50	$357.50	$1,566	+35.00
520	520	3	307.50	$307.50	$1,599	+2.50
655–675	665	4	255.00	$255.00	$1,696	—

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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	329	4	365.00–385.00	$374.70	$1,233	+28.23
355	355	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,136	-3.39
360–385	369	4	360.00–370.00	$362.44	$1,337	+39.05
405 thin fleshed	405	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,397	—
405–440	423	2	305.00–340.00	$321.78	$1,361	+9.44
430–440	435	2	282.50–285.00	$283.76	$1,234	-10.37
460–498	483	10	275.00–290.00	$282.71	$1,365	+27.71
475–495	488	4	260.00–270.00	$265.60	$1,296	+10.60
505–540	519	15	270.00–280.00	$274.11	$1,423	+0.19
520–533	528	6	250.00–257.50	$255.44	$1,349	-18.48
560–565	561	6	261.00–276.00	$264.18	$1,482	+3.99
615–640	620	5	242.50–266.00	$255.36	$1,583	-2.93
647	647	9	230.00	$230.00	$1,488	-28.29
655–670	663	2	235.00–240.00	$237.47	$1,574	-5.65
733	733	3	219.00	$219.00	$1,605	-6.69
750	750	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,575	-7.49
785	785	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,570	-17.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	324	4	285.00–310.00	$300.33	$973	+1.43
328–345 thin fleshed	334	3	335.00–350.00	$340.17	$1,136	-9.83
360–390 thin fleshed	373	6	300.00–320.00	$309.20	$1,153	—
375–395	383	3	275.00–292.50	$285.66	$1,094	-0.89
390–395	393	2	260.00–262.50	$261.24	$1,027	-25.31
415–425 thin fleshed	420	3	290.00–305.00	$298.37	$1,253	-1.63
425	425	2	252.50–255.00	$253.75	$1,078	-19.50
400–445	427	7	260.00–285.00	$273.67	$1,169	+0.42
455	455	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,046	-33.55
465–475 thin fleshed	472	3	267.50–272.50	$270.00	$1,274	—
455–495	473	12	242.50–265.00	$256.05	$1,211	-7.50
500–545	528	5	245.00–262.50	$255.85	$1,351	+7.79
555–590	573	3	240.00–257.50	$246.50	$1,412	+8.95
620–635	629	4	200.00–235.00	$222.41	$1,399	-2.48
675	675	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,468	+16.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374 thin fleshed	374	8	342.50	$342.50	$1,281	—
420–449	443	11	275.00–285.00	$279.47	$1,238	-13.03
500–525	506	7	260.00–267.50	$264.65	$1,339	+7.65
560–575	571	5	252.50–260.00	$257.53	$1,470	+7.52
683	683	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,605	+3.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	415.00–425.00	$420.12	$1,357	+29.81
375–380	378	2	375.00–385.00	$379.97	$1,436	+26.80
390	390	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,365	-3.17
405–445	418	6	350.00–375.00	$361.49	$1,511	+20.73
420	420	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,428	-0.76
425 thin fleshed	425	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,658	—
450 thin fleshed	450	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,620	—
465–475	470	2	295.00–300.00	$297.47	$1,398	-32.50
460–490	480	4	322.50–345.00	$329.45	$1,581	-0.52
530–545	537	5	290.00–320.00	$301.98	$1,622	+4.14
550–590	563	6	282.50–297.50	$288.69	$1,625	+1.85
570–590	578	3	260.00–270.00	$264.96	$1,531	-21.88
640	640	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,680	-2.50
680	680	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,717	-12.13
720–735	728	2	237.50–240.00	$238.74	$1,738	-10.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315 thin fleshed	315	1	385.00	$385.00	$1,213	—
335	335	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,156	-0.04
365	365	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,004	-35.00
410 thin fleshed	410	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,558	—
410–440	430	4	295.00–340.00	$316.13	$1,359	+22.94
450–470	460	3	265.00–300.00	$286.88	$1,320	+11.11
465–495 thin fleshed	480	2	292.50–300.00	$296.13	$1,421	—
505–540	527	6	250.00–285.00	$270.74	$1,427	+1.75
595	595	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,606	+11.02
610	610	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,403	-15.00
620–630	623	3	257.50–262.50	$260.82	$1,625	+15.82
665	665	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,696	+32.50
705	705	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,410	-35.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	2	287.50	$287.50	$1,524	+7.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1370	1245	80-85%	12	110.00–115.00	$113.35	$1,411	—
1130–1490	1296	80-85%	14	116.00–125.00	$119.78	$1,552	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950	950	85-90%	1	95.00	$95.00	$902	—
965	965	85-90%	2	80.00–88.00	$84.00	$811	—
950–1145	1058	85-90%	3	107.00	$107.00	$1,132	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1565	1478	75-80%	2	120.00–123.00	$121.41	$1,794	—
1615	1615	75-80%	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,857	+6.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1665	1439	4	131.00–141.00	$135.82	$1,954	—
1655–1960	1808	2	144.00–151.00	$147.80	$2,672	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825–1135	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	135.00–172.50	$157.46	$1,485
785–1180	1008	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	117.00–147.50	$130.76	$1,318

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1045–1110	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,700.00–1,950.00	$1,821.23
1070–1165	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,450.00–2,550.00	$2,023.38
945–1425	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	1,600.00–2,700.00	$2,121.12
1040–1325	1191	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,400.00–1,950.00	$1,712.67
1255 thin fleshed	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
1305	1305	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,543
1330	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,716
1340–1480	1410	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	138.00–149.00	$143.77	$2,027

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
840–1205	963	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,775.00	$2,396.06

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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
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	+350.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	-700.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—

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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.