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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 28, 2025

381 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $362.29/cwt -65.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,382/hd at 382 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.39/cwt -31.44 vs last sale · ≈ $1,791/hd at 526 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.09/cwt -53.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 469 lb · 17 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 381

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 440.00–465.00 $452.79 $1,485 -12.21
353–395 370 7 440.00–500.00 $460.80 $1,705 -63.23
375–385 380 2 430.00–435.00 $432.53 $1,644 -91.50
401–435 415 12 437.50–475.00 $449.29 $1,865 -46.10
450–485 472 9 370.00–390.00 $382.74 $1,807 -70.23
510 value added 510 3 430.00 $430.00 $2,193
510–520 515 3 370.00–375.00 $373.33 $1,923 -61.57
560–595 576 7 350.00–375.00 $365.98 $2,108 -31.75
575–580 578 2 320.00–322.50 $321.26 $1,857 -76.47
600–615 604 4 375.00–377.50 $376.86 $2,276 -5.64
625 625 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,094 -47.50
715–735 725 2 315.00–322.50 $318.80 $2,311 -43.70
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 4 375.00–425.00 $398.95 $1,309 -6.05
353–385 364 6 385.00–420.00 $404.73 $1,473 -26.10
405–440 421 8 360.00–405.00 $381.14 $1,605 -36.17
450–490 468 7 290.00–345.00 $312.14 $1,461 -89.50
510–545 524 5 292.50–367.50 $333.86 $1,749 -56.35
530 530 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,696 -70.21
550–570 558 3 335.00–355.00 $344.88 $1,924 -11.73
615–640 623 3 312.50–320.00 $315.07 $1,963 -41.77
655–685 672 3 280.00–320.00 $299.70 $2,014
728 728 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,966 -50.00
795 795 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,226
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 333 3 430.00–435.00 $433.40 $1,443
465–478 473 6 360.00–367.50 $364.59 $1,725
515 515 2 362.50 $362.50 $1,867

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,105 -88.33
305–345 328 12 365.00–392.50 $375.17 $1,231 -24.83
350 350 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,190 -71.11
350–395 383 22 352.50–380.00 $363.30 $1,391 -47.81
416–445 426 15 345.00–365.00 $354.73 $1,511 -30.09
450–495 468 15 340.00–365.00 $348.04 $1,629 -57.68
478 value added 478 2 382.50 $382.50 $1,828
510–538 525 17 332.50–365.00 $341.15 $1,791 -41.44
545 545 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,785 -22.81
560–580 570 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,738 -50.62
560–590 573 6 320.00–345.00 $331.70 $1,901 -23.92
608–645 618 5 288.00–307.50 $301.44 $1,863 -54.39
670–685 677 3 270.00–307.50 $291.55 $1,974 -18.45
705–720 715 3 280.00–287.50 $284.16 $2,032 -34.64
750–785 768 2 265.00–285.00 $274.77 $2,110 -35.23
830 830 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,220
860 860 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,322
880 880 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,807
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 6 325.00–355.00 $342.60 $1,124 -38.90
340 thin fleshed 340 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,241
365–390 381 9 330.00–355.00 $337.66 $1,286 -7.34
380–385 383 2 290.00–310.00 $300.07 $1,149 -44.93
400–435 420 10 325.00–345.00 $333.50 $1,401 -40.20
420 thin fleshed 420 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,512
435 435 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,240 -88.70
460 460 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,311 -80.16
455–495 472 5 300.00–330.00 $314.78 $1,486 -50.38
500–545 523 2 292.50–295.00 $293.80 $1,537 -46.82
565–583 574 4 310.00–315.00 $312.46 $1,794 -24.75
625–645 635 2 282.50–295.00 $288.85 $1,834 -39.76
675 675 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,721
860 860 1 232.50 $232.50 $2,000

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 327 8 425.00–440.00 $431.14 $1,410 -47.88
360–385 372 5 430.00–470.00 $448.80 $1,670 -39.47
360–393 382 8 415.00–420.00 $418.07 $1,597 -70.20
410–445 427 12 415.00–440.00 $425.42 $1,817 -75.74
430–445 438 2 380.00–385.00 $382.54 $1,676 -118.62
457–495 469 16 365.00–385.00 $371.50 $1,742 -55.71
510 510 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,632 -86.43
500–535 516 4 345.00–355.00 $352.58 $1,819 -53.85
570–598 585 9 315.00–340.00 $329.24 $1,926 -62.20
615–640 623 3 310.00–325.00 $317.60 $1,979 -55.37
680–685 683 2 270.00–295.00 $282.55 $1,930 -74.66
700–710 705 3 270.00–287.50 $279.19 $1,968
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303 303 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,030 -98.44
350 thin fleshed 350 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,470 -70.40
360–375 367 3 355.00–410.00 $390.30 $1,432 -57.44
405–445 429 10 350.00–395.00 $372.15 $1,597 -51.01
455–490 476 9 320.00–350.00 $331.62 $1,579 -56.87
500–545 532 8 295.00–310.00 $302.22 $1,608 -67.83
565–590 582 3 270.00–300.00 $283.38 $1,649 -63.86
605 605 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,845 -26.65
655–695 670 3 245.00–265.00 $257.62 $1,726 -59.95
745 745 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,918 -62.50
780 780 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,911
875 875 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,925 -45.00

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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.