Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.03/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$135.03

131 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$41.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	146.54	746	54
Medium and Large 2	529	128.94	682	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	766	126.72	971	58
Medium and Large 3	565	105.00	593	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.54/cwt here — about $153 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 sale131 hd

135.03

—

AR average8 barns · 839 hd

141.94

−6.90

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	1,586	82.35	1,306	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	61.79	695	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	58.34	899	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	53.03	519	13

Every lot, as filed

78 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	142.94/cwt	135.00–147.50	529	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	137.14/cwt	132.00–145.00	581	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	124.30/cwt	122.00–126.00	654	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	126.92/cwt	120.00–132.00	600	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	164.93/cwt	155.00–170.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	148.55/cwt	145.00–151.00	625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	133.09/cwt	129.00–144.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	755	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	665	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	122.76/cwt	120.00–128.00	708	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	151.44/cwt	142.00–160.00	569	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.90/cwt	120.00–133.00	594	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	127.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	607	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	885	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	101.31/cwt	94.00–109.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	153.42/cwt	146.00–159.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.44/cwt	110.00–124.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	120.53/cwt	118.00–124.00	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	121.92/cwt	114.00–125.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	172.54/cwt	167.50–177.50	549	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	858	50.98/cwt	50.00–52.00	437	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	40.50/cwt	32.00–49.00	304	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	55.35/cwt	54.00–57.00	596	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	59.46/cwt	59.00–60.00	589	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	56.92/cwt	55.00–59.00	848	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,120	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	62.93/cwt	59.00–68.00	728	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	998	57.21/cwt	53.00–59.00	571	5
Bulls	—	—	1,700	84.58/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,438	6
Bulls	—	—	1,600	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,432	2
Bulls	—	—	1,228	68.52/cwt	68.00–69.00	841	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	717.95/cwt	685.00–750.00	6,555	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	758.35/cwt	700.00–870.00	8,175	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,246	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	129.97/cwt	128.00–133.00	678	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	133.08/cwt	120.00–145.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	984	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	656	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	147.91/cwt	145.00–151.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	135.72/cwt	134.00–140.00	822	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	157.95/cwt	153.00–160.00	681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.84/cwt	135.00–150.00	749	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	148.94/cwt	140.00–156.00	713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	125.87/cwt	120.00–133.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	174.82/cwt	167.50–183.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	147.97/cwt	146.00–150.00	577	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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