Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 lb 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Value added feeders sold at a premium 10.00 to 15.00. Fleshy new crop calves sold discounted 10.00 to 12.00. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Slaughter cows not reported week previous.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.25/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$140.25

148 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

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

$41.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.44

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	512	144.85	741	13thin
Medium and Large 1	532	142.25	757	104
Medium and Large 2	438	133.59	585	29
Medium and Large 3	495	103.00	510	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.85/cwt here — about $232 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 sale148 hd

140.25

—

AR average7 barns · 1,585 hd

140.70

−0.44

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	1,605	62.34	1,001	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	47.77	674	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	46.19	496	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	966	32.91	318	12

Every lot, as filed

114 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	153.62/cwt	142.00–160.00	641	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	140.86/cwt	139.00–144.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	156.94/cwt	142.50–167.50	576	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	163.87/cwt	160.00–167.50	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	159.20/cwt	150.00–165.00	449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,029	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,030	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	585.51/cwt	550.00–600.00	5,521	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,374	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	694	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	644	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	601	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	67.47/cwt	44.00–80.00	568	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	822.01/cwt	625.00–1,000.00	7,776	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,433	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	539.52/cwt	525.00–550.00	4,505	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	919.97/cwt	650.00–1,075.00	11,306	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	1,009.74/cwt	985.00–1,035.00	14,793	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	63.71/cwt	60.00–65.00	1,032	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	148.72/cwt	145.00–152.50	465	2
Bulls	—	—	1,699	68.45/cwt	67.50–70.00	1,163	4
Bulls	—	—	1,489	54.19/cwt	45.00–58.00	807	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	737	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	110.00/cwt	105.00–115.00	570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	528	109.52/cwt	105.00–114.00	578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	141.79/cwt	133.00–157.50	525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	140.65/cwt	138.00–145.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	119.16/cwt	110.00–127.50	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	130.81/cwt	124.00–147.00	623	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	340	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	547	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	154.09/cwt	150.00–157.50	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	620	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	51.41/cwt	49.00–54.00	738	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	46.04/cwt	44.00–49.00	491	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	623	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	118.17/cwt	108.00–127.00	731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	131.04/cwt	120.00–134.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	120.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	124.96/cwt	121.00–128.00	581	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	119.39/cwt	113.00–125.00	628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	103.27/cwt	100.00–108.00	538	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	33.75/cwt	28.00–38.00	362	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	40.92/cwt	40.00–42.00	456	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	45.35/cwt	45.00–46.00	633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	133.26/cwt	131.00–140.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	114.96/cwt	113.00–120.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	120.23/cwt	114.00–129.00	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	128.32/cwt	124.00–130.00	529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	909	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	142.10/cwt	130.00–147.50	479	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	115.46/cwt	107.50–130.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	117.34/cwt	110.00–122.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	131.83/cwt	125.00–137.50	494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	914	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	485	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	135.43/cwt	133.50–137.00	855	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	124.54/cwt	123.00–128.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.36/cwt	136.00–142.50	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	947	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	132.35/cwt	129.00–140.00	762	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	147.76/cwt	141.00–153.00	702	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	298	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	617	103.50/cwt	85.00–113.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	309	152.07/cwt	150.00–152.50	470	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	474	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	616	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	518	125.87/cwt	119.00–127.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	132.56/cwt	131.00–133.00	937	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,005	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	660	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	132	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	351	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	833	27.45/cwt	25.00–30.00	229	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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