Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.79/cwt on 170 head.

Average price

$145.79

170 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$30.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	150.25	771	108
Medium and Large 2	508	139.88	710	49
Medium and Large 1-2	644	133.09	857	11thin
Medium and Large 3	368	120.00	441	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.25/cwt here — about $330 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 sale170 hd

145.79

—

AR average10 barns · 1,355 hd

145.27

+0.53

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	—	High	1,516	80.35	1,218	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	63.44	1,012	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,159	62.59	725	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	53.38	554	15

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	978	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	145.37/cwt	143.00–146.50	894	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	674	141.15/cwt	134.00–148.00	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	144.78/cwt	140.00–154.00	757	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	151.71/cwt	145.00–160.00	643	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	141.72/cwt	138.00–145.00	819	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	144.88/cwt	140.00–152.00	687	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	176.66/cwt	162.50–187.50	579	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	194.74/cwt	182.50–212.50	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.75/cwt	131.00–142.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	163.18/cwt	160.00–167.50	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	126.32/cwt	122.00–133.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	142.80/cwt	140.00–146.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	128.50/cwt	128.00–130.00	821	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	126.85/cwt	123.00–128.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	344	153.62/cwt	151.00–154.00	528	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	141.04/cwt	136.00–145.00	719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	710	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	859	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	590	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	147.00/cwt	144.00–148.00	617	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	14,985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	7,990	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,008.42/cwt	990.00–1,025.00	9,580	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	10,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,641	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	978.75/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	9,788	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	888.39/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,991	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	894.29/cwt	600.00–1,050.00	8,263	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	68.23/cwt	60.00–85.00	615	3
Bulls	—	—	1,345	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,157	1
Bulls	—	—	1,175	63.60/cwt	58.00–68.00	747	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	87.79/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,506	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	58.57/cwt	57.00–60.00	669	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	64.10/cwt	60.00–72.00	747	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,675	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	905	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,584	64.79/cwt	62.00–71.00	1,026	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	60.83/cwt	59.00–62.00	712	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	55.59/cwt	50.00–59.00	583	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	180	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	46.53/cwt	45.00–48.00	384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	137.33/cwt	136.00–139.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	447	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	135.52/cwt	130.00–141.00	560	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	135.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	121.16/cwt	119.00–127.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	128.01/cwt	120.00–134.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	133.25/cwt	132.00–137.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.84/cwt	100.00–114.00	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	135.27/cwt	134.00–137.00	690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	136.62/cwt	135.50–139.00	791	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	133.67/cwt	125.00–138.00	702	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	127.13/cwt	120.00–138.00	734	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	132.26/cwt	130.00–135.00	630	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	144.55/cwt	139.00–147.50	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.56/cwt	138.00–145.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	123.78/cwt	118.00–126.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	154.74/cwt	150.00–161.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	830	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	121.97/cwt	121.00–123.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	133.58/cwt	125.00–137.00	645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.12/cwt	122.00–134.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.64/cwt	127.00–134.00	810	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	146.03/cwt	141.00–160.00	616	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	128.58/cwt	125.00–130.00	850	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	134.05/cwt	130.00–137.00	759	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	159.42/cwt	150.00–167.50	601	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	170.93/cwt	160.00–187.50	547	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	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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