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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC Market Report

Searcy, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 16, 2025

420 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $372.30/cwt +15.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,171/hd at 583 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $421.92/cwt +21.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,942/hd at 460 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $450.54/cwt +26.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,339/hd at 519 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 420 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,680 —
300–325 313 3 525.00–560.00 $546.22 $1,710 +30.20
350–393 375 9 520.00–565.00 $537.09 $2,014 +31.60
400–435 415 4 490.00–570.00 $528.66 $2,194 +48.20
445 445 1 470.00 $470.00 $2,092 -10.46
455–490 468 6 450.00–500.00 $473.99 $2,218 +12.12
500–540 517 10 420.00–465.00 $439.40 $2,272 +13.49
519 value added 519 5 490.00 $490.00 $2,543 —
520–540 530 2 405.00–410.00 $407.55 $2,160 -18.36
550–595 569 12 395.00–445.00 $413.36 $2,352 +17.38
595 595 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,231 -20.98
610–615 613 2 365.00 $365.00 $2,237 -26.42
605–625 618 11 380.00–412.00 $396.69 $2,452 +5.27
700 700 4 365.00 $365.00 $2,555 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–370 365 2 420.00–460.00 $439.73 $1,605 +15.87
368–395 thin fleshed 377 3 505.00–515.00 $508.49 $1,917 +55.99
405 thin fleshed 405 2 485.00–495.00 $490.00 $1,984 +30.00
400–435 422 3 420.00–445.00 $436.50 $1,842 +5.47
455–495 476 5 420.00–445.00 $432.98 $2,061 +41.31
500–535 520 3 370.00–405.00 $382.90 $1,991 -5.37
575–595 586 5 360.00–390.00 $375.49 $2,200 +9.39
600 600 2 350.00–370.00 $360.00 $2,160 -0.12
660–695 680 3 340.00–357.50 $349.07 $2,374 +26.50
705 705 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,344 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,406 —
300–325 311 4 490.00–515.00 $503.76 $1,567 +55.50
375 375 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,612 -24.74
355–395 380 14 440.00–510.00 $480.18 $1,825 +25.44
425–435 428 6 420.00–435.00 $426.70 $1,826 -31.98
400–445 432 9 445.00–485.00 $454.74 $1,964 -3.94
451–485 459 16 400.00–445.00 $423.91 $1,946 +18.44
480 480 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,872 +8.50
505–545 528 12 400.00–408.00 $406.98 $2,149 +56.98
550–595 583 24 350.00–385.00 $372.30 $2,171 +29.60
605–620 612 5 340.00–355.00 $347.03 $2,124 +11.13
635 635 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,096 -5.90
720–730 725 2 300.00–315.00 $307.45 $2,229 —
850 850 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,252 —
910 910 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,275 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 324 5 400.00–425.00 $415.11 $1,345 +24.18
320–342 thin fleshed 337 8 460.00–490.00 $475.00 $1,601 +36.58
350–385 369 11 385.00–425.00 $411.21 $1,517 +14.23
410–435 420 5 365.00–405.00 $388.02 $1,630 +9.62
465–485 475 2 340.00–360.00 $349.79 $1,662 -20.45
478 thin fleshed 478 3 395.00 $395.00 $1,888 -2.51
505–545 520 4 330.00–345.00 $339.84 $1,767 +5.82
560–575 568 3 315.00–352.50 $337.35 $1,916 -2.13
650–670 660 2 310.00–327.50 $318.62 $2,103 +6.12
775–780 778 2 285.00 $285.00 $2,217 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 505.00–520.00 $512.38 $1,640 +7.27
350–395 367 15 500.00–550.00 $527.30 $1,935 +36.22
425–440 434 6 475.00–505.00 $482.58 $2,094 +49.39
455–490 471 8 440.00–475.00 $460.44 $2,169 +39.00
515–542 537 16 405.00–424.00 $418.97 $2,250 +63.83
550–595 568 8 375.00–405.00 $383.71 $2,179 +15.09
600–635 619 8 332.50–355.00 $347.54 $2,151 -23.11
665–693 684 4 315.00–335.00 $320.49 $2,192 -33.34
710–725 717 3 310.00–315.00 $311.66 $2,235 -15.81
755 755 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,265 -17.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,265 —
295 thin fleshed 295 1 540.00 $540.00 $1,593 —
308–345 thin fleshed 324 6 495.00–535.00 $513.58 $1,664 +18.58
310–335 328 5 430.00–465.00 $450.84 $1,479 +30.84
355–380 thin fleshed 365 4 480.00–515.00 $495.91 $1,810 —
370–390 380 2 427.50–450.00 $438.45 $1,666 +19.32
405–440 426 6 390.00–440.00 $416.26 $1,773 +17.62
450–470 460 2 370.00–390.00 $380.22 $1,749 -9.01
475 thin fleshed 475 1 422.50 $422.50 $2,007 —
505–540 520 3 340.00–360.00 $350.06 $1,820 -12.86
550 thin fleshed 550 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,035 +7.50
550–590 568 5 320.00–360.00 $343.53 $1,951 +4.13
607 607 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,912 -22.60
670–685 678 2 307.50–310.00 $308.74 $2,093 -11.26

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–935 908 85-90% 2 110.00–116.00 $112.91 $1,025 -5.77
765–1100 933 85-90% 2 100.00–104.00 $102.36 $955 -16.32
1005–1155 1098 85-90% 6 122.00–135.00 $127.94 $1,405 -0.03
935–1265 1118 85-90% 5 141.00–156.00 $149.25 $1,669 +41.58
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950 950 80-85% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,311 —
1190–1505 1289 80-85% 4 157.00–165.00 $160.79 $2,073 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420–1560 1467 75-80% 3 156.00–165.00 $160.20 $2,350 +5.20

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1920 1578 6 141.00–168.00 $157.84 $2,491 -37.63
1575–2145 1824 4 172.50–181.00 $175.87 $3,208 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
813 813 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,100.00 $3,100.00
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 2,350.00 $2,350.00
950–1055 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,300.00–3,000.00 $2,661.46
1042 1042 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,400.00 $3,400.00
1008–1295 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 2,800.00–3,650.00 $3,310.88
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,800.00 $2,800.00
1165 thin fleshed 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1195 1195 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1120–2145 1551 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 3,150.00–3,500.00 $3,371.24

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 3,450.00 $3,450.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 3 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —

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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.