Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.08/cwt on 110 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −67.73 against this barn's trailing median of $203.81.

Average price

$136.08

110 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$40

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$9.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	138.08	681	86
Medium and Large 2	498	128.92	641	24

One grade step is worth $9.16/cwt here — about $40 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.18, low $165.05, median $203.81 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale110 hd

136.08

—

AR average8 barns · 731 hd

129.35

+6.73

This barn, trailing median15 sales

203.81

−67.73

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	—	Average	1,587	79.26	1,258	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,026	57.98	595	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,317	57.19	753	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	52.56	511	24

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	44.50/cwt	44.00–45.00	332	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	875	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	516	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	52.59/cwt	50.00–56.00	536	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	410	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	152.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	510	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.82/cwt	135.00–150.00	600	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.59/cwt	123.00–134.00	785	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	154.38/cwt	147.00–161.00	576	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	138.17/cwt	136.00–148.00	651	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	132.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	756	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	135.85/cwt	130.00–138.00	708	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	139.91/cwt	135.00–145.00	392	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	131.23/cwt	126.00–134.00	468	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	133.98/cwt	129.00–139.00	639	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	587	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	118.42/cwt	110.00–126.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	129.89/cwt	126.00–134.00	698	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	350	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	136.31/cwt	129.00–143.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	122.87/cwt	122.50–123.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	121.29/cwt	116.00–123.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.11/cwt	129.00–134.00	620	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	123.74/cwt	120.00–125.00	718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	131.93/cwt	124.00–137.00	567	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	139.71/cwt	137.50–142.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.48/cwt	107.50–114.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	129.76/cwt	125.00–134.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.99/cwt	121.00–124.00	582	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	57.91/cwt	56.00–59.00	605	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	46.93/cwt	44.00–49.00	423	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,291	54.51/cwt	52.00–56.00	704	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	61.22/cwt	59.00–64.00	830	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	56.88/cwt	53.00–59.00	579	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	60.51/cwt	59.00–63.00	638	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	903	51.10/cwt	50.00–52.00	461	2
Bulls	—	—	1,503	77.71/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,168	8
Bulls	—	—	1,810	83.40/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,510	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	984.15/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	10,481	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	756.02/cwt	625.00–860.00	9,140	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	842.00/cwt	675.00–1,050.00	10,651	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	62.24/cwt	61.00–64.00	710	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	546	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	132.36/cwt	131.00–135.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	132.03/cwt	130.00–134.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	136.04/cwt	130.00–142.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	146.81/cwt	141.00–149.00	671	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	131.68/cwt	129.00–135.00	766	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	152.47/cwt	146.00–155.00	589	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	139.59/cwt	137.00–141.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	126.44/cwt	120.00–134.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.58/cwt	141.00–156.00	641	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	153.73/cwt	142.50–161.00	469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	138.04/cwt	135.00–141.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	126.70/cwt	120.00–135.00	550	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	116.26/cwt	114.00–117.00	782	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	116.52/cwt	115.00–119.00	623	4

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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