Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 6, 2025

679 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.05/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,742/hd at 533 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $371.00/cwt +24.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,790/hd at 483 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $415.26/cwt +48.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 431 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	679	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	327	3	452.50–455.00	$454.12	$1,485	—
310–335 thin fleshed	328	8	470.00–500.00	$477.67	$1,567	+27.67
353–390 thin fleshed	374	7	425.00–457.50	$438.79	$1,641	—
375	375	2	400.00–420.00	$410.00	$1,538	+20.00
385 value added	385	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,694	—
400–445	427	6	380.00–412.50	$394.92	$1,686	+28.59
400–446 thin fleshed	433	15	418.00–440.00	$423.40	$1,833	—
468 value added	468	3	417.50	$417.50	$1,954	—
455–498 thin fleshed	484	12	370.00–390.00	$374.90	$1,815	—
470–495	486	8	330.00–356.00	$347.72	$1,690	+0.94
500–525 thin fleshed	513	7	355.00–372.50	$365.73	$1,876	—
520–540	529	7	325.00–345.00	$336.02	$1,778	+21.51
555–595 thin fleshed	575	9	330.00–342.50	$335.79	$1,931	—
555–590	579	10	310.00–322.50	$317.25	$1,837	+8.45
605–630	615	4	290.00–315.00	$301.75	$1,856	-7.76
660–670 thin fleshed	665	2	310.00	$310.00	$2,062	—
650–695	673	2	287.50–300.00	$293.54	$1,976	+9.53
690 value added	690	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,139	—
710–730	720	2	265.00–272.50	$268.80	$1,935	+8.80
785	785	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,853	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	2	460.00–485.00	$471.93	$1,557	+10.38
350–365	359	4	445.00–480.00	$461.39	$1,656	+17.26
375–395	385	2	430.00–432.50	$431.28	$1,660	-12.85
415–445	433	9	425.00–445.00	$433.57	$1,877	-4.17
450–475	462	8	387.50–420.00	$405.87	$1,875	+8.08
490	490	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,764	-0.76
500–540	516	16	350.00–390.00	$368.00	$1,899	+14.21
535	535	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,819	-13.79
555–575	570	10	350.00–357.50	$351.49	$2,003	-3.14
575	575	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,926	-19.63
600–640	620	8	322.50–357.50	$334.49	$2,074	-1.42
655–665	660	7	320.00–332.50	$322.51	$2,129	+9.15
665–685	675	3	290.00–300.00	$296.67	$2,003	-16.69
725	725	6	309.00	$309.00	$2,240	+9.00
755	755	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,303	+10.00
830	830	1	277.50	$277.50	$2,303	+6.27
935	935	1	262.50	$262.50	$2,454	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–385	381	4	430.00–445.00	$438.70	$1,671	+18.70
455–480	464	5	375.00–387.50	$377.97	$1,754	+15.93
500–545	525	10	340.00–355.00	$349.95	$1,837	+9.95
550–585	567	3	340.00–350.00	$344.07	$1,951	—
605	605	2	315.00–332.50	$323.75	$1,959	-1.25
655–680	662	5	300.00–313.00	$308.20	$2,040	+8.20
740	740	2	290.00	$290.00	$2,146	+2.50
780	780	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,106	±0.00

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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	2	382.50–390.00	$386.42	$1,256	-21.61
315–340	328	4	412.50–430.00	$421.99	$1,384	+13.96
370	370	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,332	-33.05
353–395	375	8	385.00–415.00	$399.84	$1,499	+6.79
403–440	415	7	365.00–405.00	$384.53	$1,596	+17.23
455–475	465	10	345.00–370.00	$355.26	$1,652	-1.25
490	490	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,642	+7.11
500–542	532	24	320.00–340.00	$328.37	$1,747	+18.37
535–545	540	2	307.50–315.00	$311.22	$1,681	+1.22
550–585	569	4	292.50–305.00	$297.42	$1,692	-18.61
555–583	570	9	315.00–337.50	$322.27	$1,837	+6.24
585	585	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,799	+17.50
600–635	618	11	297.50–315.00	$309.24	$1,911	+12.56
620–645	635	4	277.50–290.00	$284.38	$1,806	-12.30
650–675	663	2	250.00–267.50	$258.92	$1,717	-27.85
665–676	674	6	287.50–290.00	$289.59	$1,952	+2.82
710–723	720	10	286.00–290.00	$289.21	$2,082	—
735	735	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,911	—
800–819	816	6	260.00–268.00	$266.69	$2,176	—
873	873	2	246.00	$246.00	$2,148	+3.83
904	904	5	255.00	$255.00	$2,305	+20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335 thin fleshed	320	3	415.00–425.00	$421.51	$1,349	+29.60
340 value added	340	3	415.00	$415.00	$1,411	—
360–395 thin fleshed	368	7	390.00–410.00	$397.14	$1,461	+19.66
358–395	377	7	350.00–385.00	$374.30	$1,411	+27.19
400–418 value added	409	4	357.50–372.50	$364.83	$1,492	—
410–435 thin fleshed	425	3	365.00–385.00	$372.67	$1,584	+13.65
430–440	436	5	310.00–350.00	$336.44	$1,467	+17.85
450–480 thin fleshed	465	2	340.00–352.50	$346.05	$1,609	—
450–490	466	18	315.00–345.00	$330.90	$1,542	+11.55
505–520 thin fleshed	513	2	320.00–322.50	$321.23	$1,648	—
500–545	524	14	282.50–327.50	$311.08	$1,630	+5.33
535	535	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,578	-10.75
555–590	569	12	270.00–300.00	$292.53	$1,664	+25.84
555–595 thin fleshed	585	5	305.00–317.50	$312.93	$1,831	—
600–645	628	8	265.00–292.50	$281.02	$1,765	+7.01
650–695	672	3	260.00–272.50	$266.73	$1,792	—
730–740	733	3	240.00–242.50	$240.84	$1,765	—
775	775	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,879	+7.50
815	815	1	247.50	$247.50	$2,017	+12.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	423	2	350.00–360.00	$354.91	$1,501	+12.17
455	455	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,570	+18.75
525–535	532	3	317.50–320.00	$319.18	$1,698	+5.88
560–575	568	2	300.00–317.50	$308.87	$1,754	+3.38
615–635	627	4	286.00–292.50	$288.61	$1,810	-4.67
670–680	677	3	263.00–285.00	$270.93	$1,834	-2.07
710	710	4	260.00–273.00	$266.50	$1,892	+1.55
750–795	770	9	255.00–270.00	$263.63	$2,030	—
849	849	4	235.00	$235.00	$1,995	-16.00
905	905	2	232.50	$232.50	$2,104	—
951	951	4	214.00	$214.00	$2,035	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	333	3	450.00–470.00	$458.45	$1,527	+1.76
345	345	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,466	-31.69
350–395	367	3	440.00–442.50	$440.81	$1,618	+6.34
400–440	424	13	421.00–455.00	$430.30	$1,824	+60.30
450–480	467	11	352.50–395.00	$365.00	$1,705	-28.61
505–535	516	10	340.00–367.50	$354.71	$1,830	+27.23
505–545	525	2	322.50–335.00	$328.51	$1,725	+1.03
560–588	577	7	327.00–345.00	$334.63	$1,931	-5.52
560–595	578	2	300.00–324.00	$311.64	$1,801	-28.51
608–625	615	5	315.00–325.00	$320.02	$1,968	-7.70
625–640	633	2	295.00–302.20	$298.64	$1,890	-13.86
675	675	1	295.00	$295.00	$1,991	+17.50
695	695	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,859	-38.50
750–795	773	2	232.50–240.00	$236.36	$1,827	—
830	830	1	242.50	$242.50	$2,013	—
840	840	1	252.50	$252.50	$2,121	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335 thin fleshed	320	2	480.00–495.00	$487.15	$1,559	+2.15
325–335	331	5	400.00–435.00	$424.14	$1,404	+19.14
355–375 thin fleshed	366	6	420.00–455.00	$434.19	$1,589	+24.19
375–385	383	4	370.00–410.00	$388.61	$1,488	-1.39
405–445 thin fleshed	423	6	400.00–440.00	$422.62	$1,788	-9.88
415–445	434	7	380.00–412.50	$396.97	$1,723	+21.97
465 thin fleshed	465	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,732	—
460–475	468	5	332.50–357.50	$346.51	$1,622	+6.17
510–540	522	5	320.00–340.00	$330.45	$1,725	+17.19
555–580	569	5	300.00–320.00	$310.98	$1,769	-0.67
620	620	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,643	-40.07
655–695	671	5	255.00–287.50	$269.83	$1,811	-3.89
710–715	713	2	270.00–275.00	$272.49	$1,943	+19.07

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	318	3	445.00	$445.00	$1,415	—
370–395	385	3	410.00–435.00	$425.30	$1,637	—
510–545	528	4	326.00–347.50	$336.39	$1,776	-1.95
615	615	1	312.50	$312.50	$1,922	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1105	1002	85-90%	3	100.00–109.00	$103.31	$1,035	-2.69
815–1140	1043	85-90%	6	115.00–123.00	$119.50	$1,246	+13.50
1090–1165	1120	85-90%	3	125.00–135.00	$131.71	$1,475	-6.18
1110–1305	1201	85-90%	4	137.00–148.00	$143.43	$1,723	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1360	1197	80-85%	5	152.00–162.00	$156.12	$1,869	—
1215	1215	80-85%	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,689	-14.84
1060–1460	1258	80-85%	10	144.00–151.00	$147.36	$1,854	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1280–1410	1345	75-80%	2	154.00–155.00	$154.52	$2,078	+20.54
1115–1560	1372	75-80%	10	142.00–150.00	$145.85	$2,001	-14.92
1395–1685	1540	75-80%	2	136.00–140.00	$137.81	$2,122	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1655	1465	2	155.00–169.00	$161.09	$2,360	—
1610–1925	1778	3	170.00–180.00	$174.96	$3,111	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,560

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00
1035–1295	1224	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,850.00–2,700.00	$2,437.46

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1540	1540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	160.00	$160.00	$2,464

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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	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	+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.