Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 8, 2025

285 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $308.92/cwt -28.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,797/hd at 582 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $357.27/cwt -14.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,833/hd at 513 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $293.11/cwt -10.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,422/hd at 485 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	285	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	382	3	400.00–430.00	$417.93	$1,596	-46.89
435–447	445	6	407.50–425.00	$410.35	$1,826	-29.63
460–488	478	10	368.00–405.00	$384.29	$1,837	-21.73
500–530	513	15	350.00–365.00	$357.27	$1,833	-14.61
555 thin fleshed	555	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,942	—
555–591	583	19	300.00–317.50	$306.76	$1,788	-30.71
600	600	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,695	-46.98
600–620	610	8	298.00–315.00	$301.52	$1,839	-27.96
645	645	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,838	-44.48
880	880	1	237.50	$237.50	$2,090	-2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,125	-17.20
385	385	3	360.00	$360.00	$1,386	-17.54
463–480	469	3	330.00–340.00	$336.59	$1,579	-5.11
548	548	4	310.00	$310.00	$1,699	-1.37
620–648	638	4	267.50–272.50	$269.35	$1,718	-14.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	7	407.50	$407.50	$1,691	-6.35
450	450	2	352.50	$352.50	$1,586	-32.55
515	515	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,700	-4.97
585	585	3	300.00	$300.00	$1,755	-20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315 thin fleshed	315	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,071	-50.00
310–320	318	4	310.00–335.00	$322.52	$1,026	-8.36
355–385	377	7	304.00–330.00	$312.97	$1,180	-19.92
385 thin fleshed	385	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,367	—
405–440	426	11	270.00–310.00	$297.01	$1,265	-5.83
460–498	485	13	277.50–310.00	$293.11	$1,422	-5.89
503–530	513	4	272.50–275.00	$273.15	$1,401	-13.10
565–585	573	7	270.00–275.00	$273.92	$1,570	-0.86
640–645	643	2	270.00–272.50	$271.25	$1,744	+21.30
670 thin fleshed	670	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,776	—
675	675	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,586	+10.10
805–810	808	2	210.00–212.50	$211.25	$1,707	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	360.00–380.00	$369.85	$1,239	-29.39
350–375	365	3	345.00–365.00	$356.46	$1,301	-21.04
420–440	427	6	320.00–355.00	$327.46	$1,398	-33.39
470–480	473	8	315.00–322.50	$316.68	$1,498	-13.00
513	513	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,462	-27.45
505–540	523	7	307.50–312.50	$310.42	$1,623	-2.03
580–595	588	2	285.00–290.00	$287.53	$1,691	+12.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	318	5	335.00–355.00	$346.07	$1,101	-22.73
350–390	367	3	325.00–340.00	$334.68	$1,228	-30.19
505	505	2	290.00	$290.00	$1,464	-9.15
525 thin fleshed	525	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,732	—
605	605	2	272.50	$272.50	$1,649	+5.14

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	410.00	$410.00	$1,386	-49.95
390	390	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,540	-43.41
410	410	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,640	-31.07
455–485	469	8	350.00–375.00	$361.71	$1,696	-27.51
470	470	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,574	-54.22
505–518	513	5	347.50–360.00	$350.46	$1,798	-16.90
585	585	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,770	-24.99
615	615	2	282.50–302.50	$292.50	$1,799	-30.48
680–690	685	2	255.00–257.50	$256.24	$1,755	+6.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,190	—
350–380 thin fleshed	370	3	380.00–420.00	$400.54	$1,482	—
365–375	370	2	345.00–360.00	$352.60	$1,305	-25.27
410–445	429	4	340.00–367.50	$354.29	$1,520	-2.10
475–480	478	2	315.00–322.50	$318.77	$1,524	-7.87
610–635	623	2	267.50–277.50	$272.40	$1,697	+12.78
895	895	1	202.50	$202.50	$1,812	—
945	945	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,866	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	378	—	—	2	372.50–385.00	$378.96	$1,432	-44.19
415	415	—	—	2	395.00	$395.00	$1,639	-4.23
450 thin fleshed	450	—	—	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,800	—
455–470	463	—	—	2	342.50–360.00	$351.11	$1,626	-24.92
520	520	—	—	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,664	-21.50
2005	2005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	162.00	$162.00	$3,248	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	85-90%	1	100.00	$100.00	$910	—
885–1040	973	85-90%	3	115.00–119.00	$116.57	$1,134	—
870–1215	1046	85-90%	4	104.00–114.00	$110.17	$1,152	—
990–1145	1068	85-90%	2	131.00–134.00	$132.61	$1,416	+16.29

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1390	1208	80-85%	8	145.00–155.00	$150.07	$1,813	+13.98
1275	1275	80-85%	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,836	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1360	1328	75-80%	2	138.00–140.00	$138.98	$1,846	—
1285–1470	1390	75-80%	3	146.00–153.00	$149.21	$2,074	+10.78

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,034	—
1255–1580	1394	5	130.00–158.00	$146.66	$2,044	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,601

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840 thin fleshed	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1175–1215	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,400.00–2,525.00	$2,461.45
1525	1525	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,350.00	$2,350.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1645	1645	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	142.00	$142.00	$2,336

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00
965	965	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00

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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	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,450.00	$2,450.00	-800.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	-350.00
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,325.00	$3,325.00	+75.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

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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.