Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2019-10-08

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 8
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,146 head
169 vs last sale 1,315 1,146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
60 vs last sale 132 192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and bulls under 500 lb sold mostly steady,over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold under 500 lb sold steady, over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and replacement cows were not reported due to limited time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.16/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$128.16
183 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$673
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$233
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.58
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2528131.3369419thin
Medium and Large 1549129.92713123
Medium and Large 2456122.6856037
Medium and Large 3420109.674614thin
One grade step is worth $21.66/cwt here — about $233 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 sale183 hd
128.16
AR average9 barns · 2,103 hd
123.58
+4.58
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,49463.0194133

Every lot, as filed

81 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1518126.60/cwt121.00–131.0065625
HeifersMedium and Large 1468129.66/cwt123.00–138.0060718
HeifersMedium and Large 1758123.18/cwt110.00–124.5093411
HeifersMedium and Large 1363139.86/cwt138.00–144.0050810
HeifersMedium and Large 1330139.85/cwt131.00–150.0046210
HeifersMedium and Large 1612122.11/cwt120.00–125.007477
HeifersMedium and Large 1403139.31/cwt136.00–144.005613
HeifersMedium and Large 1705111.97/cwt108.00–116.007892
HeifersMedium and Large 1575120.50/cwt120.00–121.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 1290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy582116.50/cwt116.50–116.506783
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy678133.75/cwt133.75–133.7590728
BullsMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed475101.00/cwt101.00–101.004801
BullsMedium and Large 3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed573130.00/cwt130.00–130.007452
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440111.98/cwt110.00–114.004932
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500129.00/cwt129.00–129.006451
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed390110.00/cwt110.00–110.004291
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310119.00/cwt119.00–119.003691
BullsMedium and Large 2575115.39/cwt110.00–118.006635
BullsMedium and Large 2612112.94/cwt110.00–119.006913
BullsMedium and Large 2387125.98/cwt125.00–128.004883
BullsMedium and Large 2415128.48/cwt127.00–130.005332
BullsMedium and Large 2750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331
BullsMedium and Large 268597.00/cwt97.00–97.006641
BullsMedium and Large 2545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
BullsMedium and Large 1Unweaned625119.00/cwt119.00–119.007442
BullsMedium and Large 1537133.28/cwt125.00–135.0071610
BullsMedium and Large 1473133.11/cwt128.00–138.006308
BullsMedium and Large 1631123.87/cwt120.00–125.007827
BullsMedium and Large 1427138.96/cwt132.00–149.005937
BullsMedium and Large 1366143.76/cwt143.00–146.005264
BullsMedium and Large 1779107.60/cwt105.00–113.008383
BullsMedium and Large 1572126.67/cwt123.00–131.007253
BullsMedium and Large 1878101.41/cwt97.00–106.008902
BullsMedium and Large 1730112.50/cwt111.00–114.008212
BullsMedium and Large 1670112.02/cwt111.00–113.007512
BullsMedium and Large 1845100.00/cwt100.00–100.008451
BullsMedium and Large 1300139.00/cwt139.00–139.004171
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy78596.00/cwt96.00–96.007541
Bulls1,50363.38/cwt60.00–67.5095320
Bulls1,76470.77/cwt67.00–75.001,2487
Bulls1,15052.70/cwt45.00–60.006066
SteersMedium and Large 3525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed452137.00/cwt137.00–137.006193
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430136.00/cwt136.00–136.005851
SteersMedium and Large 2506127.16/cwt125.00–130.006437
SteersMedium and Large 2377135.76/cwt130.00–137.505126
SteersMedium and Large 2422134.04/cwt132.00–136.005664
SteersMedium and Large 2565123.36/cwt120.00–130.006973
SteersMedium and Large 2485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006552
SteersMedium and Large 2705121.00/cwt121.00–121.008531
SteersMedium and Large 2645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007481
SteersMedium and Large 1-2428134.00/cwt134.00–134.005747
SteersMedium and Large 1-2535136.00/cwt136.00–136.007285
SteersMedium and Large 1-2642120.00/cwt120.00–120.007703
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned643127.00/cwt127.00–127.008173
SteersMedium and Large 1525139.93/cwt134.00–148.0073518
SteersMedium and Large 1639132.98/cwt129.00–136.0085016
SteersMedium and Large 1375152.40/cwt142.50–170.0057212
SteersMedium and Large 1426144.81/cwt139.00–160.0061710
SteersMedium and Large 1475146.05/cwt138.00–154.006948
SteersMedium and Large 1716134.48/cwt129.00–138.009635
SteersMedium and Large 1317150.68/cwt140.00–163.004785
SteersMedium and Large 1562139.33/cwt139.00–140.007833
SteersMedium and Large 1765118.14/cwt111.00–125.009042
SteersMedium and Large 1665132.00/cwt132.00–132.008781
HeifersMedium and Large 3420109.67/cwt100.00–115.004614
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed433128.50/cwt128.00–129.005566
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600109.00/cwt109.00–109.006541
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365122.00/cwt122.00–122.004451
HeifersMedium and Large 2474118.19/cwt115.00–124.005609
HeifersMedium and Large 2416126.47/cwt122.50–130.005269
HeifersMedium and Large 2521119.28/cwt116.00–125.006214
HeifersMedium and Large 2378125.69/cwt125.00–127.004753
HeifersMedium and Large 2560117.00/cwt117.00–117.006552
HeifersMedium and Large 2670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 2300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed504130.03/cwt128.00–134.006559
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2550132.50/cwt132.50–132.5072910
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007203

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.