Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.32/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$133.32

184 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$213

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

$22.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	137.72	621	110
Medium and Large 1-2	575	131.41	756	19thin
Medium and Large 2	535	125.39	670	54
Medium and Large 3	355	115.00	408	1thin

One grade step is worth $22.72/cwt here — about $213 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 sale184 hd

133.32

—

AR average3 barns · 272 hd

131.29

+2.03

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	1,514	82.22	1,245	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,222	59.55	727	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	57.80	836	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,031	51.84	535	11

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	10,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	775.29/cwt	700.00–825.00	9,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,639	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	8,385	1
Bulls	—	—	1,048	70.49/cwt	70.00–71.00	739	2
Bulls	—	—	1,746	89.51/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,563	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	340	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.57/cwt	125.00–134.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.02/cwt	140.00–144.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.12/cwt	130.00–142.50	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	146.08/cwt	141.00–151.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	983	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	350	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	149.31/cwt	144.00–155.00	697	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	135.25/cwt	129.00–141.00	767	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	154.17/cwt	149.00–161.00	644	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	175.90/cwt	170.00–192.50	566	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	141.19/cwt	137.00–147.00	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	137.86/cwt	135.00–139.00	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	163.24/cwt	157.50–169.00	591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	200.71/cwt	190.00–210.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	351	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	132.25/cwt	128.00–137.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	130.98/cwt	127.00–132.00	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	144.28/cwt	139.00–151.00	677	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	140.57/cwt	135.00–143.00	716	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	143.94/cwt	141.00–151.00	599	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	140.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.81/cwt	132.00–141.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.02/cwt	125.00–134.00	681	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	132.99/cwt	125.00–139.00	637	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	119.51/cwt	119.00–120.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	503	131.01/cwt	128.00–134.00	659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	140.29/cwt	138.00–150.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	144.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	155.09/cwt	145.00–162.50	512	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	129.08/cwt	126.00–135.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	131.55/cwt	125.00–136.00	672	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	147.15/cwt	139.00–153.00	555	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	137.72/cwt	128.00–143.00	599	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	136.12/cwt	130.00–142.00	629	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	131.41/cwt	127.00–134.00	756	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	129.00/cwt	125.00–133.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.33/cwt	124.00–125.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	132.51/cwt	132.00–134.00	502	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	138.27/cwt	131.00–140.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	849	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	129.02/cwt	128.00–131.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	125.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	599	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	126.14/cwt	118.00–129.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	423	134.26/cwt	125.00–139.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	591	126.26/cwt	124.00–127.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	1
Bulls	—	—	1,456	79.93/cwt	74.00–85.00	1,164	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	57.13/cwt	56.00–59.00	688	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	61.97/cwt	60.00–66.00	768	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	60.42/cwt	60.00–61.00	752	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	56.49/cwt	54.00–59.00	874	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	363	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	59.00/cwt	58.00–60.00	618	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	52.89/cwt	48.00–57.00	568	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	343	1

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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