Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2019-07-02

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 2
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
215 head
421 vs last sale 636 215 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
54 head
92 vs last sale 146 54 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
10 vs last sale 20 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 15 comparable sales and sits 68.61 against this barn's trailing median of $203.81.
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 / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1502138.0569340
Medium and Large 2501128.8664618thin
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

15 sales
235207179151median 203.8112/0901/1304/2806/0908/11
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 sale58 hd
135.20
AR average8 barns · 651 hd
132.18
+3.01
This barn, trailing median15 sales
203.81
−68.61
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,44672.561,0494thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48255.298193thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16355.0864014
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05547.4250015

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 2375133.00/cwt133.00–133.004991
HeifersMedium and Large 2330147.00/cwt147.00–147.004851
HeifersMedium and Large 2275151.00/cwt151.00–151.004151
SteersMedium and Large 2505130.54/cwt125.00–135.006595
SteersMedium and Large 2638127.00/cwt127.00–127.008103
SteersMedium and Large 2573133.80/cwt132.50–135.007672
SteersMedium and Large 2455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
SteersMedium and Large 2415138.00/cwt138.00–138.005731
SteersMedium and Large 2320148.00/cwt148.00–148.004741
SteersMedium and Large 1523143.70/cwt140.00–150.007524
SteersMedium and Large 1322169.40/cwt168.00–171.005453
SteersMedium and Large 1655134.00/cwt134.00–134.008781
SteersMedium and Large 1400148.00/cwt148.00–148.005921
SteersMedium and Large 1479144.14/cwt140.00–150.006906
SteersMedium and Large 1605134.23/cwt132.00–135.008124
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,150925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,6382
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0014,0253
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0015,3131
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,0253
SteersMedium and Large 1390151.00/cwt151.00–151.005891
SteersMedium and Large 1285164.00/cwt164.00–164.004671
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0011,8392
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,083785.93/cwt685.00–975.008,5124
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,169730.71/cwt580.00–875.008,5426
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,148757.67/cwt720.00–790.008,6982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,145690.00/cwt690.00–690.007,9011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0014,0254
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2828809.34/cwt740.00–875.006,7012
BullsMedium and Large 2560130.35/cwt127.00–132.007303
BullsMedium and Large 2385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
BullsMedium and Large 1521137.37/cwt135.00–140.007165
BullsMedium and Large 1372146.64/cwt146.00–148.005463
BullsMedium and Large 1603125.01/cwt122.00–128.007542
BullsMedium and Large 1310164.00/cwt164.00–164.005081
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy555119.00/cwt119.00–119.006601
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy540128.00/cwt128.00–128.006911
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007202
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy463142.00/cwt142.00–142.006572
BullsMedium and Large 2508134.33/cwt134.00–135.006823
BullsMedium and Large 2455126.00/cwt120.00–133.005733
BullsMedium and Large 2760104.00/cwt104.00–104.007901
BullsMedium and Large 2655121.00/cwt121.00–121.007931
Bulls1,55877.75/cwt72.50–80.001,2113
Bulls1,11057.00/cwt57.00–57.006331
BullsMedium and Large 2300131.00/cwt131.00–131.003931
BullsMedium and Large 1472143.13/cwt138.00–148.006768
BullsMedium and Large 1414148.59/cwt144.00–152.006157
BullsMedium and Large 1570129.02/cwt120.00–135.007355
BullsMedium and Large 2430131.84/cwt127.00–140.005674
BullsMedium and Large 1664124.74/cwt124.00–127.008284
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21059.00/cwt59.00–59.007141
CowsLean 85-90%1,03647.95/cwt44.00–51.0049714
CowsLean 85-90%1,32040.00/cwt40.00–40.005281
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48255.29/cwt53.00–56.008193
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15955.59/cwt50.00–58.0064412
BullsMedium and Large 2635124.00/cwt124.00–124.007871
HeifersMedium and Large 1478130.29/cwt128.00–133.006233
HeifersMedium and Large 1735118.50/cwt117.00–120.008712
HeifersMedium and Large 1378143.52/cwt141.00–146.005432
HeifersMedium and Large 1340143.00/cwt143.00–143.004862
HeifersMedium and Large 1820101.00/cwt101.00–101.008281
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16045.00/cwt45.00–45.005221
HeifersMedium and Large 2575124.00/cwt124.00–124.007133
HeifersMedium and Large 2425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
HeifersMedium and Large 1750116.50/cwt116.50–116.508741
HeifersMedium and Large 1445138.00/cwt138.00–138.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 1285153.00/cwt153.00–153.004361
HeifersMedium and Large 1687120.29/cwt114.00–124.008263
HeifersMedium and Large 1622126.72/cwt125.00–128.007887
HeifersMedium and Large 1516125.10/cwt120.00–130.006466
HeifersMedium and Large 1575124.96/cwt120.00–128.007195
HeifersMedium and Large 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
HeifersMedium and Large 3290110.00/cwt110.00–110.003191
HeifersMedium and Large 2463120.91/cwt115.00–125.005605
SteersMedium and Large 2368136.76/cwt130.00–141.005033
SteersMedium and Large 1577138.99/cwt135.00–140.008025
HeifersMedium and Large 2743116.01/cwt113.00–119.008622

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.