Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 19, 2025

274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $373.21/cwt +4.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,918/hd at 514 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $392.49/cwt +20.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,861/hd at 474 lb · 14 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $410.93/cwt +16.55 vs last sale · ≈ $2,157/hd at 525 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	274	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,635	+102.50
358–395	367	5	450.00–505.00	$483.32	$1,774	+43.39
405–445	427	7	430.00–440.00	$436.34	$1,863	+2.29
455–485	470	4	422.50–435.00	$429.88	$2,020	+18.88
500–545	525	13	387.50–430.00	$410.93	$2,157	+19.15
568–575	570	3	380.00	$380.00	$2,166	-5.44
615–640	620	5	375.00–400.00	$391.37	$2,426	+13.40
665–690	678	2	350.00	$350.00	$2,373	+25.00
760–770	765	2	370.00–377.50	$373.73	$2,859	+58.73
830	830	2	320.00–340.00	$330.00	$2,739	+12.50
915	915	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,654	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,433	+22.44
350–380	367	3	400.00–425.00	$414.45	$1,521	-5.13
405–435	418	5	385.00–420.00	$400.72	$1,675	+1.79
470	470	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,645	-32.02
460–495	474	7	380.00–410.00	$394.22	$1,869	+12.20
515–530	520	4	365.00–375.00	$369.34	$1,921	+14.36
550–590	567	3	360.00–372.50	$365.85	$2,074	+30.85
640 thin fleshed	640	1	390.00	$390.00	$2,496	—
685	685	1	337.50	$337.50	$2,312	—
703	703	4	301.00	$301.00	$2,116	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528	528	8	387.00	$387.00	$2,043	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,160	—
325	325	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,430	+6.19
350–395	370	5	415.00–440.00	$432.64	$1,601	+16.72
405–445	427	11	390.00–425.00	$406.82	$1,737	+43.08
450–485	473	13	380.00–415.00	$395.37	$1,870	+19.37
490	490	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,740	-21.00
500–548	514	19	360.00–387.50	$373.21	$1,918	+8.82
555–590	569	4	350.00–372.50	$362.49	$2,063	+6.54
600–605	603	2	350.00–355.00	$352.51	$2,126	—
660–680	668	3	337.50–340.00	$339.15	$2,266	+16.65
690	690	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,139	+35.00
695	695	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,154	+35.00
750	750	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,362	+15.00
793	793	2	283.00	$283.00	$2,244	-17.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,386	+16.22
355 thin fleshed	355	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,491	—
350–390	371	5	370.00–410.00	$389.15	$1,444	+13.98
405–445	423	9	365.00–400.00	$382.39	$1,618	+15.00
450–490	473	6	350.00–370.00	$362.30	$1,714	+9.37
460–485	473	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,561	-22.93
505–545	528	3	342.50–352.50	$346.74	$1,831	+25.76
535 thin fleshed	535	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,926	+7.49
550 thin fleshed	550	1	347.50	$347.50	$1,911	+7.50
600–645	624	5	300.00–337.50	$316.15	$1,973	+2.48
660–690	673	4	275.00–317.50	$303.63	$2,043	+23.63
700–730	718	3	257.50–290.00	$276.53	$1,985	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	367	3	380.00–415.00	$398.14	$1,461	-18.29
405–440	425	9	395.00–415.00	$404.89	$1,721	+16.40
465	465	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,581	-28.76
455–490	475	5	375.00–400.00	$384.82	$1,828	+16.06
505–545	526	6	340.00–370.00	$353.53	$1,860	+28.53
555	555	2	340.00–360.00	$350.00	$1,942	+13.48
615 thin fleshed	615	1	372.50	$372.50	$2,291	—
605–645	625	2	320.00–345.00	$332.10	$2,076	+2.10
810–835	823	2	250.00–287.50	$269.03	$2,214	-10.97
850	850	1	242.50	$242.50	$2,061	—
950	950	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,232	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	505.00	$505.00	$1,540	+81.54
305 thin fleshed	305	1	545.00	$545.00	$1,662	—
355–365	360	2	450.00–480.00	$464.79	$1,673	+12.69
435	435	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,914	+55.00
450–480	464	4	400.00–410.00	$402.51	$1,868	+10.16
480–485	483	2	360.00–372.50	$366.22	$1,769	-26.13
500	500	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,750	-20.91
500–520	510	2	380.00–390.00	$384.90	$1,963	+13.99
555–595	577	3	355.00–380.00	$367.39	$2,120	+16.53
600	600	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,280	+40.10
600–605	603	2	335.00–342.50	$338.73	$2,043	-1.17
680	680	1	347.50	$347.50	$2,363	+22.50
835	835	1	282.50	$282.50	$2,359	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1100	984	85-90%	5	126.00–132.50	$129.60	$1,275	+8.23
945–1060	1018	85-90%	3	140.00–142.00	$140.69	$1,432	+29.69
1090–1145	1118	85-90%	3	145.00–153.00	$148.93	$1,665	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1355	1288	80-85%	2	172.00–175.00	$173.58	$2,236	—
1255–1380	1318	80-85%	2	161.00–168.00	$164.33	$2,166	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	75-80%	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,728	—
1385	1385	75-80%	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,299	-0.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1610–2185	1747	7	171.00–184.00	$178.59	$3,120	-0.92

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	202.50	$202.50	$2,308
1275–1340	1308	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	157.00–166.00	$161.61	$2,114
1590	1590	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	154.00	$154.00	$2,449

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940 thin fleshed	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

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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
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	-1,300.00

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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.