Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 7, 2025

681 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $420.09/cwt +21.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,194/hd at 522 lb · 33 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $384.94/cwt +19.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,644/hd at 687 lb · 31 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $388.09/cwt +5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,440/hd at 629 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	681	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	3	520.00	$520.00	$1,472	+50.00
307 thin fleshed	307	3	537.50	$537.50	$1,650	—
312	312	3	465.00	$465.00	$1,451	+9.55
333–340	338	7	480.00–505.00	$487.04	$1,646	+31.59
380–388	385	5	440.00–460.00	$448.01	$1,725	+10.48
405–440	426	8	460.00–500.00	$482.31	$2,055	+59.17
449	449	4	437.50	$437.50	$1,964	+14.36
450–495	464	10	415.00–447.50	$430.48	$1,997	+18.83
470 thin fleshed	470	1	477.50	$477.50	$2,244	—
480 value added	480	1	485.00	$485.00	$2,328	—
500	500	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,850	-33.13
510–519 value added	518	6	467.50–475.00	$468.73	$2,428	—
505–543	524	25	385.00–430.00	$409.03	$2,143	+5.90
525 thin fleshed	525	1	455.00	$455.00	$2,389	—
555–560 value added	558	2	420.00–422.50	$421.24	$2,351	—
550–585	574	15	382.50–407.50	$389.45	$2,235	+9.45
600–625	613	2	363.00–365.00	$363.98	$2,231	-18.52
610–648	630	27	376.00–400.00	$389.88	$2,456	+7.38
655	655	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,260	-20.00
682–697 value added	685	18	387.50–393.00	$392.07	$2,686	—
678–696	692	12	369.00–392.50	$377.57	$2,613	+12.57
715 value added	715	4	384.00	$384.00	$2,746	—
710–735	719	8	355.00–381.00	$370.46	$2,664	+22.96
750–780	763	9	355.00–375.00	$364.68	$2,783	+14.68
810–830	820	2	337.50–340.00	$338.77	$2,778	—
885	885	1	340.00	$340.00	$3,009	—
900	900	1	332.50	$332.50	$2,992	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,484	—
350–385	371	7	420.00–437.50	$429.99	$1,595	+9.12
370–375 thin fleshed	373	2	455.00–475.00	$465.07	$1,735	+9.11
375 value added	375	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,650	—
405–440	421	6	400.00–445.00	$422.91	$1,780	+29.46
460 thin fleshed	460	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,955	+28.29
453–490	476	12	350.00–380.00	$366.33	$1,744	+17.65
500 value added	500	1	420.00	$420.00	$2,100	—
505–530	519	14	355.00–380.00	$369.12	$1,916	-6.43
535 thin fleshed	535	1	405.00	$405.00	$2,167	—
550 value added	550	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,172	—
550–585	565	13	350.00–380.00	$362.16	$2,046	+4.26
610–645	625	9	330.00–367.50	$350.92	$2,193	+25.92
615–645 thin fleshed	632	3	375.00–382.50	$378.28	$2,391	—
655–680	668	2	345.00–360.00	$352.36	$2,354	—
690 value added	690	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,484	—
715	715	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,467	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	327	13	445.00–470.00	$458.05	$1,498	+23.61
365	365	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,424	-26.95
350–396	380	12	405.00–445.00	$418.49	$1,590	+1.54
410 thin fleshed	410	2	430.00–445.00	$437.50	$1,794	—
408–445	426	10	380.00–405.00	$391.25	$1,667	-1.44
450	450	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,575	+6.15
455–485	474	16	370.00–375.00	$371.67	$1,762	+27.82
500–525	514	12	357.50–385.00	$374.54	$1,925	+21.45
515–535	525	2	347.50–350.00	$348.73	$1,831	-4.36
555–560	558	2	332.50–355.00	$343.70	$1,918	+8.70
553–595	571	9	345.00–365.00	$358.17	$2,045	+9.95
600	600	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,980	-8.51
600–645	614	5	340.00–350.00	$342.97	$2,106	+4.46
650–695	668	8	325.00–345.00	$332.76	$2,223	+7.78
705	705	2	320.00–327.50	$323.75	$2,282	-1.25
790	790	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,054	-53.49
825	825	2	291.00	$291.00	$2,401	—
855–875	865	2	262.50–267.50	$264.97	$2,292	-55.03

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 thin fleshed	325	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,462	—
315–345	326	4	380.00–420.00	$399.43	$1,302	+0.89
350 thin fleshed	350	1	435.00	$435.00	$1,522	+15.00
365–390	384	4	355.00–390.00	$374.92	$1,440	+7.76
407–440 thin fleshed	416	5	380.00–390.00	$386.40	$1,607	+2.23
400–440	421	10	350.00–375.00	$362.98	$1,528	+9.89
450–495	469	17	330.00–365.00	$349.44	$1,639	+10.36
500–540	520	11	330.00–355.00	$337.24	$1,754	+0.56
535	535	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,605	-36.68
550–595	573	12	310.00–347.50	$334.85	$1,919	+1.55
595 value added	595	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,053	—
595	595	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,785	-33.30
600 value added	600	2	337.50	$337.50	$2,025	—
615–635	624	6	305.00–335.00	$321.55	$2,006	-0.95
653 value added	653	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,253	—
655–675	670	5	310.00–320.00	$313.02	$2,097	+23.02
710–735	723	2	295.00–320.00	$307.28	$2,222	—
795	795	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,107	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	313	4	450.00–490.00	$462.88	$1,449	+2.88
360–390	377	10	445.00–465.00	$452.37	$1,705	+27.62
385 thin fleshed	385	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,810	—
400–440	419	10	420.00–447.50	$432.12	$1,811	+15.51
450 thin fleshed	450	1	442.50	$442.50	$1,991	—
455–490	475	9	395.00–440.00	$411.49	$1,955	+16.62
475	475	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,805	-14.87
510–540	529	11	370.00–390.00	$384.98	$2,037	+11.88
550–570	561	4	347.50–360.00	$354.37	$1,988	+6.04
570	570	3	330.00–342.50	$338.33	$1,928	-10.00
600–635	625	7	337.50–350.00	$345.38	$2,159	-4.62
660–685	676	4	320.00–335.00	$326.25	$2,205	-3.68
700	700	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,240	—
755	755	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,152	-65.00
752–790	762	4	315.00–320.00	$318.09	$2,424	-31.91
820	820	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,686	+12.50
850–880	865	2	312.50–317.50	$314.96	$2,724	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	331	10	400.00–430.00	$424.05	$1,404	+31.38
360–385	379	7	375.00–410.00	$393.62	$1,492	-3.20
400–437	427	8	367.50–415.00	$395.33	$1,688	-11.15
455–475 thin fleshed	465	2	400.00–415.00	$407.34	$1,894	+27.34
470–495	480	7	340.00–377.50	$355.71	$1,707	+6.56
500–530	512	15	340.00–370.00	$355.92	$1,822	+11.02
575–585	578	3	320.00–355.00	$339.06	$1,960	-4.71
600–635	617	9	300.00–332.50	$318.32	$1,964	-9.97
665	665	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,095	-0.11
700	700	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,170	+10.00
790	790	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,291	-12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1185	1135	80-85%	3	145.00–149.00	$147.28	$1,672	—
1070–1345	1206	80-85%	15	150.00–159.00	$155.17	$1,871	—
1065–1310	1222	80-85%	7	160.00–168.00	$162.66	$1,988	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820–865	843	85-90%	2	80.00–110.00	$94.60	$797	—
940–1085	990	85-90%	6	131.00–140.00	$136.09	$1,347	+31.19
870–1155	1003	85-90%	3	120.00–128.00	$124.71	$1,251	—
905–1250	1104	85-90%	10	142.00–152.00	$147.79	$1,632	+0.87

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	75-80%	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,795	—
1305–1385	1333	75-80%	3	154.00–159.00	$155.98	$2,079	—
1345–1450	1398	75-80%	2	163.00–170.00	$166.37	$2,326	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1890	1678	4	164.00–177.50	$172.64	$2,897	—
1380–2200	1775	10	180.00–191.00	$185.97	$3,301	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,540
915–1155	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	182.00–192.50	$188.29	$1,939

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
110–1055	703	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,350.00–2,750.00	$2,568.25
1000	1000	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
965–1120	1043	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,350.00	$2,095.44
1045–1065	1052	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,200.00–2,900.00	$2,502.54
943–1190	1083	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,800.00–2,900.00	$2,062.99
1040–1280	1169	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	2,300.00–3,050.00	$2,660.17

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1175	1175	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,821

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00

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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
900 thin fleshed	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

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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.