Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-07-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.20/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −69.08 against this barn's trailing median of $204.28.

Average price

$135.20

58 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$9.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.01

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	502	138.05	693	40
Medium and Large 2	501	128.86	646	18thin

One grade step is worth $9.19/cwt here — about $47 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

14 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.18, low $182.18, median $204.28 across 14 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 sale58 hd

135.20

—

AR average8 barns · 651 hd

132.18

+3.01

This barn, trailing median14 sales

204.28

−69.08

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	1,446	72.56	1,049	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	55.29	819	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	55.08	640	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	47.42	500	15

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.80/cwt	132.50–135.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	143.70/cwt	140.00–150.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	169.40/cwt	168.00–171.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	144.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	134.23/cwt	132.00–135.00	812	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,638	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,025	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	467	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,839	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	785.93/cwt	685.00–975.00	8,512	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	730.71/cwt	580.00–875.00	8,542	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	757.67/cwt	720.00–790.00	8,698	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	7,901	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,025	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	809.34/cwt	740.00–875.00	6,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.35/cwt	127.00–132.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	137.37/cwt	135.00–140.00	716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	146.64/cwt	146.00–148.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	125.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	463	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	682	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	126.00/cwt	120.00–133.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Bulls	—	—	1,558	77.75/cwt	72.50–80.00	1,211	3
Bulls	—	—	1,110	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	143.13/cwt	138.00–148.00	676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	148.59/cwt	144.00–152.00	615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	129.02/cwt	120.00–135.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.84/cwt	127.00–140.00	567	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	124.74/cwt	124.00–127.00	828	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	714	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	47.95/cwt	44.00–51.00	497	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,320	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	528	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	55.29/cwt	53.00–56.00	819	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	55.59/cwt	50.00–58.00	644	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	130.29/cwt	128.00–133.00	623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	143.52/cwt	141.00–146.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	120.29/cwt	114.00–124.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	126.72/cwt	125.00–128.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	124.96/cwt	120.00–128.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	120.91/cwt	115.00–125.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	136.76/cwt	130.00–141.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	138.99/cwt	135.00–140.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	116.01/cwt	113.00–119.00	862	2

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.

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