Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. over 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.99/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$122.99

129 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$20.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

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	429	130.48	560	21
Medium and Large 1	499	122.61	612	78
Medium and Large 2	454	121.51	552	23
Medium and Large 3	404	109.58	442	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.89/cwt here — about $117 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 sale129 hd

122.99

—

AR average7 barns · 684 hd

120.97

+2.01

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	1,593	66.89	1,065	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	51.39	793	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	48.27	535	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	40.99	405	16

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	758	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	865	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	144.53/cwt	141.00–148.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	143.22/cwt	137.50–152.50	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	114.75/cwt	114.00–115.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	115.00/cwt	110.00–119.00	754	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	131.30/cwt	122.00–139.00	498	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	121.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	125.29/cwt	118.00–130.00	594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	117.59/cwt	115.00–122.00	662	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	126.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	429	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	558	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	624	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	368	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.24/cwt	109.00–111.50	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	124.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	133.05/cwt	130.00–137.50	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	407	145.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	593	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	154.87/cwt	151.00–157.50	531	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	121.40/cwt	119.00–131.00	636	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	115.65/cwt	115.00–119.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	131.10/cwt	124.00–139.00	629	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	146.00/cwt	140.00–155.00	561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	118.50/cwt	113.00–124.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	733	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	44.27/cwt	41.00–48.00	453	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	36.23/cwt	35.00–38.00	333	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	209	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	50.19/cwt	48.00–52.00	748	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	935	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	48.23/cwt	44.00–50.00	535	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	694	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	870	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	392	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	70.57/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,193	4
Bulls	—	—	1,398	59.53/cwt	55.00–65.00	832	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	60.78/cwt	58.00–64.00	525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	785.87/cwt	675.00–925.00	6,782	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,642	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,343	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,435	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	127.88/cwt	120.00–135.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	133.38/cwt	130.00–136.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	121.02/cwt	118.00–125.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	118.73/cwt	115.00–123.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	117.33/cwt	117.00–118.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	122.51/cwt	117.00–130.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	427	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	152.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	126.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	776	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	147.63/cwt	140.00–156.00	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.18/cwt	137.00–150.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	136.24/cwt	130.00–143.00	713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	144.20/cwt	138.00–154.00	619	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	748	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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