Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

607 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $346.70/cwt +14.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,682/hd at 485 lb · 35 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $358.34/cwt -6.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,881/hd at 525 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $354.63/cwt -7.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,014/hd at 568 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	607	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,188	—
315–345	328	3	455.00–470.00	$461.55	$1,514	-9.45
355–380	367	13	437.50–460.00	$444.13	$1,630	+41.63
400–440	414	11	422.50–450.00	$437.74	$1,812	+17.08
450–495	475	15	380.00–420.00	$397.79	$1,890	-0.43
468–495	481	8	350.00–370.00	$360.76	$1,735	+5.76
507 value added	507	5	398.00	$398.00	$2,018	—
505–549	528	22	350.00–365.00	$353.79	$1,868	-8.97
528	528	6	342.00	$342.00	$1,806	-20.76
555–595	568	29	332.50–360.00	$354.63	$2,014	-7.58
610–648	621	11	326.00–342.50	$335.91	$2,086	+9.15
660–682	679	8	310.00–332.50	$313.36	$2,128	+0.93
725	725	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,175	+8.27
750	750	2	290.00–300.00	$295.00	$2,212	+5.00
820–840	830	2	270.00–272.50	$271.23	$2,251	—
865	865	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,336	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340 thin fleshed	340	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,530	-9.20
390	390	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,521	+5.00
430–445	438	4	345.00–380.00	$366.33	$1,605	-28.84
450–490	476	7	340.00–352.50	$346.78	$1,651	—
520–540	533	4	300.00–330.00	$314.51	$1,676	-11.05
570–595	583	4	300.00–317.50	$308.80	$1,800	-16.10
600–645	615	5	302.50–312.50	$309.51	$1,903	+4.51
660–695	675	5	275.00–290.00	$284.01	$1,917	-3.53
725	725	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,885	-2.50
940	940	1	239.00	$239.00	$2,247	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	435.00	$435.00	$1,501	—
375	375	2	420.00	$420.00	$1,575	—
440–445	443	4	392.50–400.00	$396.27	$1,755	-21.73
480–495	485	5	360.00–370.00	$362.04	$1,756	—
500	500	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,700	—
600–615	608	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,976	+7.50
665	665	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,995	—
715	715	2	287.50	$287.50	$2,056	—
750	750	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,025	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	3	400.00–420.00	$408.03	$1,326	-6.20
350–390	367	13	380.00–410.00	$393.05	$1,442	-14.99
365–395	385	5	350.00–375.00	$367.92	$1,416	-40.12
400–440	417	14	350.00–382.50	$367.30	$1,532	-7.15
415–420 thin fleshed	418	2	395.00–400.00	$397.49	$1,662	—
420–447	439	7	342.50–344.00	$343.59	$1,508	-0.88
455–498	484	23	335.00–372.50	$356.51	$1,726	+49.03
465–498	487	12	322.50–332.50	$327.89	$1,597	+20.41
510–535	521	11	320.00–337.50	$325.24	$1,695	+15.24
535	535	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,658	-18.28
550–590	568	19	300.00–328.00	$316.03	$1,795	+12.66
590	590	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,711	-13.37
605–645	624	7	290.00–300.00	$296.68	$1,851	-0.82
682–689	687	12	280.00–289.00	$286.77	$1,970	+18.02
885–888	887	3	242.00–242.50	$242.17	$2,148	—
930	930	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,186	+17.49
1047	1047	3	217.00	$217.00	$2,272	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308 value added	308	6	427.50	$427.50	$1,317	—
330	330	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,287	—
390–395	394	4	360.00–365.00	$361.25	$1,423	—
406–445	425	15	330.00–350.00	$342.74	$1,457	-9.50
450–495	481	7	320.00–340.00	$326.25	$1,569	-3.75
500–535	522	7	305.00–317.50	$313.30	$1,635	-0.78
550–590	570	7	295.00–312.00	$305.49	$1,741	+5.49
600–625	617	3	290.00–297.50	$293.28	$1,810	—
683	683	5	273.00	$273.00	$1,865	+3.09
700–737	721	11	260.00–275.00	$264.95	$1,910	—
815	815	2	251.00	$251.00	$2,046	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	3	345.00–360.00	$355.00	$1,118	-10.88
330–348 thin fleshed	342	5	387.50–400.00	$391.91	$1,340	-14.23
350–395	372	5	335.00–360.00	$347.11	$1,291	+12.05
380–385 thin fleshed	383	2	375.00–380.00	$377.48	$1,446	-7.57
400–430 thin fleshed	409	5	350.00–365.00	$359.02	$1,468	+12.75
410–435	427	3	305.00–330.00	$318.59	$1,360	+14.73
460–490	475	8	315.00–325.00	$319.35	$1,517	+17.71
515–540	530	6	287.50–312.50	$305.75	$1,620	-2.44
565–575	570	3	257.50–277.50	$266.69	$1,520	-14.71
620–635	625	3	255.00–285.00	$274.01	$1,713	+8.20
770	770	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,810	-9.26
835–840	838	2	225.00–245.00	$235.03	$1,970	—
870	870	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,827	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,339	-32.88
310–340	325	2	440.00–475.00	$456.69	$1,484	-1.19
355–395	375	4	420.00–450.00	$434.47	$1,629	+10.57
410–430	416	8	420.00–452.50	$430.98	$1,793	+11.04
430	430	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,591	-12.50
455 thin fleshed	455	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,002	—
460–485	468	4	385.00–415.00	$393.61	$1,842	+33.61
500	500	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,775	+29.95
525–535	530	2	325.00–330.00	$327.48	$1,736	-28.66
575–595	587	3	325.00–347.50	$340.15	$1,997	-1.02
600–640	613	3	320.00–337.50	$327.72	$2,009	+7.72
625	625	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,953	-7.50
670	670	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,859	-26.25
685	685	2	306.00	$306.00	$2,096	+2.25
880	880	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,288	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 thin fleshed	305	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,479	+20.00
335	335	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,357	—
375 thin fleshed	375	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,538	—
385	385	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,502	+2.35
415 thin fleshed	415	2	425.00–440.00	$432.50	$1,795	—
420–425	423	2	375.00	$375.00	$1,586	-8.72
470–490	483	6	327.50–350.00	$340.34	$1,644	-8.25
510–540	525	4	302.50–330.00	$313.26	$1,645	-10.47
550–565	555	3	300.00–325.00	$311.65	$1,730	+1.36
605–645	624	4	300.00–310.00	$305.07	$1,904	+18.73
660–665	663	2	265.00–282.50	$273.72	$1,815	+8.72
725–740	732	3	240.00–265.00	$253.42	$1,855	—
795	795	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,948	+10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	424	5	395.00–415.00	$403.08	$1,709	—
455–480	468	5	350.00–365.00	$354.97	$1,661	-20.03
500–525	512	3	335.00–340.00	$338.34	$1,732	-6.66
780	780	2	267.50	$267.50	$2,086	+11.26
820	820	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,050	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1340	1220	80-85%	11	150.00–163.00	$153.84	$1,877	+4.40
1120–1390	1224	80-85%	5	140.00–149.00	$144.15	$1,764	-5.29

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1320	1315	75-80%	2	130.00–138.00	$133.98	$1,762	—
1315–1475	1390	75-80%	3	159.00–164.00	$160.77	$2,235	—
1155–1645	1423	75-80%	10	140.00–149.00	$144.20	$2,052	-5.33

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
865–1105	948	85-90%	3	113.00–119.00	$116.24	$1,102	—
935–1035	985	85-90%	2	120.00–125.00	$122.37	$1,205	—
1020	1020	85-90%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,081	-25.66
945–1300	1134	85-90%	6	134.00–142.00	$137.89	$1,564	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1875	1623	2	151.00–155.00	$153.31	$2,488	—
1245–1945	1656	4	164.00–170.00	$166.28	$2,754	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1095	1095	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	174.00	$174.00	$1,905

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1195	1195	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00
1270	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1155–1505	1351	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	2,200.00–2,500.00	$2,286.08
1550	1550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,125.00	$2,125.00
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00
940	940	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
860–1050	971	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	2,125.00–2,575.00	$2,377.09

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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
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.