Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lbs sold mostly steady,over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.06/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$134.06

145 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$10.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	135.65	621	104
Medium and Large 1-2	480	131.50	631	8thin
Medium and Large 2	438	129.81	569	32
Medium and Large 3	390	125.00	488	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale145 hd

134.06

—

AR average8 barns · 1,647 hd

130.95

+3.10

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,542	79.15	1,220	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	59.71	698	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	59.54	841	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	53.12	571	25

Every lot, as filed

85 lots · USDA AMS · Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.22/cwt	133.00–139.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	157.40/cwt	150.00–166.00	571	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	122.63/cwt	115.00–130.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	138.30/cwt	135.00–141.00	715	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	153.15/cwt	141.00–157.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	149.32/cwt	145.00–158.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	161.50/cwt	160.00–162.00	520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	159.50/cwt	146.00–163.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	141.62/cwt	131.00–144.00	806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	158.51/cwt	155.00–163.00	591	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,041.13/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	10,755	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	630.05/cwt	615.00–640.00	6,590	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,472	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	803.89/cwt	700.00–870.00	9,229	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,697	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,037.21/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	10,403	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	936.59/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	9,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,306	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,725	6
Bulls	—	—	1,250	67.63/cwt	64.00–70.00	845	3
Bulls	—	—	1,503	77.26/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,161	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	86.16/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,476	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	57.27/cwt	56.00–59.00	683	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	62.03/cwt	58.00–69.00	712	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	56.62/cwt	54.00–58.00	758	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	61.73/cwt	61.00–63.00	907	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	40.60/cwt	32.00–44.00	441	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	51.99/cwt	50.00–53.00	557	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	313	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	127.98/cwt	120.00–135.00	531	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	137.59/cwt	133.00–142.00	526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	128.12/cwt	122.50–130.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	119.27/cwt	117.00–123.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	120.24/cwt	110.00–128.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	140.96/cwt	133.00–156.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	631	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	132.05/cwt	127.00–137.00	631	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	130.14/cwt	125.00–132.00	695	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	149.62/cwt	143.00–163.00	485	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.66/cwt	120.00–133.00	770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	137.27/cwt	132.00–142.00	574	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	143.53/cwt	139.00–146.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	146.67/cwt	145.00–153.00	415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	140.37/cwt	136.00–146.00	517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	150.34/cwt	140.00–161.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	154.72/cwt	140.00–162.50	504	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	147.59/cwt	127.00–168.00	694	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	155.20/cwt	145.00–165.00	646	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	416	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	58.54/cwt	56.00–62.00	641	13

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →