Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold sold 4.00 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.76/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 15 comparable sales and sits −69.05 against this barn's trailing median of $203.81.

Average price

$134.76

93 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$31.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.55

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	139.54	672	57
Medium and Large 1-2	491	129.20	634	10thin
Medium and Large 2	506	127.91	647	24
Medium and Large 3	530	108.50	575	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.04/cwt here — about $97 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

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 sale93 hd

134.76

—

AR average9 barns · 700 hd

128.21

+6.55

This barn, trailing median15 sales

203.81

−69.05

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	1,588	88.49	1,405	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	60.50	707	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	58.29	814	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	949	49.43	469	11

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	894.05/cwt	760.00–1,000.00	9,164	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	9,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	800.88/cwt	750.00–850.00	10,612	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,420	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,217.35/cwt	1,010.00–1,325.00	10,347	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	13,643	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	139.30/cwt	135.00–143.00	712	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.14/cwt	140.00–160.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	135.30/cwt	133.00–141.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	161.01/cwt	159.00–163.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	143.23/cwt	140.00–149.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	130.61/cwt	125.00–136.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	121.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	123.72/cwt	120.00–128.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.92/cwt	119.00–125.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	133.78/cwt	130.00–137.50	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	131.51/cwt	121.00–136.00	694	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	131.09/cwt	124.00–134.00	615	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	134.46/cwt	128.00–139.00	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	137.82/cwt	134.00–141.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	93.00/cwt	89.00–97.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	145.84/cwt	141.00–151.00	452	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	145.46/cwt	143.00–148.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	115.00/cwt	112.00–118.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	129.00/cwt	126.00–132.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	135.08/cwt	123.00–148.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	127.75/cwt	126.00–129.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	126.15/cwt	120.00–137.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	123.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	132.94/cwt	127.00–143.00	703	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	138.31/cwt	131.00–143.00	657	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	132.35/cwt	128.00–140.00	746	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	147.07/cwt	140.00–155.00	610	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	150.30/cwt	143.00–156.00	573	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	155.37/cwt	150.00–165.00	519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	786	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	71.45/cwt	64.00–77.00	638	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	86.03/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,321	4
Bulls	—	—	1,631	90.45/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,475	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	56.32/cwt	54.00–58.00	643	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	63.42/cwt	61.00–65.00	753	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	808	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	57.38/cwt	56.00–58.00	815	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	563	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	54.39/cwt	53.00–56.00	586	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	388	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	758	39.27/cwt	30.00–47.00	298	3

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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