Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.18/cwt on 132 head.

Average price

$131.18

132 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$19.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.33

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	132.73	652	108
Medium and Large 2	487	125.24	610	22
Medium and Large 3	440	113.00	497	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.73/cwt here — about $155 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 sale132 hd

131.18

—

AR average8 barns · 1,154 hd

132.51

−1.33

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	1,568	80.32	1,260	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,380	63.99	883	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,062	59.73	634	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	932	52.74	491	27

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	549	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	410	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	121.39/cwt	119.00–124.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	445	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	128.79/cwt	125.00–132.50	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	118.51/cwt	108.00–129.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.42/cwt	125.00–136.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	132.74/cwt	130.00–135.00	560	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,435	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	63.99/cwt	63.00–65.00	883	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,027	57.21/cwt	55.00–59.00	588	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	63.41/cwt	61.00–68.00	712	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	885	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.30/cwt	119.00–121.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.21/cwt	120.00–132.00	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	131.00/cwt	130.00–132.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.96/cwt	110.00–120.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	129.64/cwt	124.00–133.00	605	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	135.83/cwt	130.00–145.00	587	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	123.10/cwt	120.00–124.00	755	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	135.30/cwt	132.00–137.00	833	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	174.91/cwt	169.00–182.50	551	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	140.20/cwt	140.00–141.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	146.64/cwt	139.00–155.00	553	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.01/cwt	122.00–130.00	660	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	132.03/cwt	126.00–134.00	778	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	133.87/cwt	125.00–139.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	182.89/cwt	172.50–195.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	166.46/cwt	156.50–177.50	608	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.79/cwt	139.00–150.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	909.67/cwt	825.00–975.00	9,297	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	644.56/cwt	600.00–670.00	6,123	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	149.10/cwt	140.00–152.00	641	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	849.74/cwt	680.00–1,075.00	9,602	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.16/cwt	141.00–156.00	696	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	794	49.27/cwt	42.00–54.00	391	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	146.94/cwt	146.00–148.00	773	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	139.57/cwt	134.00–142.00	875	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	556	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	133.48/cwt	132.00–135.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	500	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	134.59/cwt	130.00–143.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	124.60/cwt	122.00–127.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	419	142.56/cwt	139.00–149.00	597	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	623	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.96/cwt	122.00–135.00	805	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	147.16/cwt	144.00–152.00	611	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	100.53/cwt	90.00–111.00	792	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	142.06/cwt	135.00–145.00	659	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	681	121.02/cwt	119.00–126.00	824	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	155.56/cwt	150.00–162.50	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	154.98/cwt	152.50–160.00	518	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	123.45/cwt	119.00–128.00	911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	131.16/cwt	129.00–135.00	754	10
Bulls	—	—	1,905	87.75/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,672	4
Bulls	—	—	1,225	68.74/cwt	64.00–75.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	132.98/cwt	131.00–137.00	701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	754	122.66/cwt	118.00–125.00	925	3
Bulls	—	—	1,474	79.39/cwt	76.00–85.00	1,170	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	880	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	770	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	55.57/cwt	52.00–59.00	555	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	430	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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