Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.72/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$133.72

150 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$9.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	462	134.43	620	21
Medium and Large 2	474	134.27	636	53
Medium and Large 1	527	133.75	705	71
Medium and Large 3	369	124.59	460	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about $161 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 sale150 hd

133.72

—

AR average9 barns · 1,705 hd

133.03

+0.69

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	1,590	82.80	1,317	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	62.47	694	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,304	62.04	809	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	54.83	531	21

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	950	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	8,930	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	58.83/cwt	58.00–60.00	729	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,176.67/cwt	1,110.00–1,210.00	12,943	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	47.64/cwt	45.00–50.00	372	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	139.72/cwt	137.00–142.00	738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	145.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,097.84/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	12,691	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	883.28/cwt	810.00–950.00	11,774	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	978.82/cwt	910.00–1,050.00	13,097	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	915.40/cwt	785.00–1,175.00	8,303	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	915.60/cwt	710.00–1,020.00	9,458	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	69.43/cwt	65.00–72.50	560	3
Bulls	—	—	1,462	64.97/cwt	59.00–71.00	950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,387	81.26/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,127	5
Bulls	—	—	1,871	95.05/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,778	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	57.54/cwt	55.00–60.00	640	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	64.69/cwt	61.00–69.00	719	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,329	63.33/cwt	62.00–64.00	842	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	151.29/cwt	148.00–155.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	121.67/cwt	118.00–123.50	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	146.51/cwt	142.00–154.00	551	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	132.46/cwt	130.00–134.00	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.43/cwt	122.00–130.00	784	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	118.07/cwt	115.00–118.50	979	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	141.47/cwt	136.00–144.00	601	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.93/cwt	129.00–135.00	689	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	684	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	136.67/cwt	135.00–138.00	575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	135.43/cwt	131.00–140.00	624	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	124.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	140.46/cwt	137.50–145.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	133.67/cwt	133.00–134.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.66/cwt	126.00–139.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	612	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	51.46/cwt	50.00–53.00	588	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	55.92/cwt	54.00–58.00	551	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	429	143.70/cwt	137.00–144.50	616	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	391	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	182.24/cwt	175.00–190.00	514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.33/cwt	132.00–134.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	184.30/cwt	175.00–190.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.93/cwt	155.00–163.00	671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	144.53/cwt	140.00–152.00	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	177.56/cwt	167.50–195.00	589	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	145.48/cwt	137.00–147.00	736	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	160.58/cwt	154.00–165.00	610	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	141.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	673	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	140.03/cwt	130.00–145.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	492	135.91/cwt	134.00–144.00	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	151.92/cwt	144.00–154.00	555	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	563	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	111.72/cwt	101.00–122.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	118.96/cwt	113.00–125.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	383	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.58/cwt	131.00–138.00	707	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	139.23/cwt	137.00–145.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	139.60/cwt	131.00–144.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.52/cwt	126.00–129.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	140.50/cwt	136.00–147.00	673	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	156.14/cwt	150.00–161.00	645	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	140.05/cwt	137.00–142.00	723	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	130.98/cwt	128.00–133.00	815	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	133.48/cwt	132.00–136.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	161.19/cwt	155.00–167.50	621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	61.05/cwt	58.00–64.00	628	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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