Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-05

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 mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher; over 500 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Fleshy new crop calves sold at a discount of 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Value added cattle sold a premium of 10.00 to 15.00. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.90/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$126.90

324 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$29

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

$32.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	414	137.54	570	81
Medium and Large 1	466	127.03	592	154
Medium and Large 2	443	119.99	531	71
Medium and Large 3	514	105.15	541	18thin

One grade step is worth $32.39/cwt here — about $29 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 sale324 hd

126.90

—

AR average10 barns · 1,117 hd

124.00

+2.90

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	1,527	63.05	963	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	48.52	575	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	48.26	679	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	40.82	415	5thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 3	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	336	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	484	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	509	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	117.43/cwt	114.00–118.00	795	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.00/cwt	117.00–122.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	135.26/cwt	128.00–140.00	496	5
Bulls	—	—	1,553	64.74/cwt	61.00–68.00	1,005	13
Bulls	—	—	1,296	54.89/cwt	50.00–60.00	711	5
Bulls	—	—	1,798	69.33/cwt	69.00–70.00	1,247	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	738	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	805	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	121.19/cwt	118.00–126.00	707	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	115.02/cwt	109.00–121.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	110.11/cwt	105.00–115.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	697	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	414	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	573	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	127.67/cwt	121.00–133.00	541	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	138.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	456	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	124.54/cwt	118.00–132.00	641	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	126.68/cwt	121.00–132.00	597	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	111.50/cwt	108.00–115.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	607	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	160.20/cwt	142.50–165.00	495	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	107.97/cwt	106.00–110.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.93/cwt	109.00–120.00	661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	362	127.87/cwt	120.00–134.00	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	139.21/cwt	130.00–145.00	721	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	153.69/cwt	140.00–161.00	573	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	144.60/cwt	142.00–153.00	678	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	145.48/cwt	135.00–150.00	596	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	118.88/cwt	110.00–125.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	381	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	535	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	314	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	440	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	104.62/cwt	100.00–110.00	550	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	110.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	124.66/cwt	119.00–130.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	131.68/cwt	122.50–136.00	420	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	111.28/cwt	108.00–116.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	109.00/cwt	106.00–112.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	108.68/cwt	106.00–110.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	500	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	117.72/cwt	116.00–129.00	551	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	145.14/cwt	138.00–158.00	765	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	152.87/cwt	145.00–160.00	648	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.75/cwt	144.00–162.00	705	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	151.98/cwt	143.00–163.00	561	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	157.89/cwt	149.00–169.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	125.80/cwt	124.00–130.00	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	127.48/cwt	125.00–130.00	789	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.67/cwt	122.00–130.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	127.69/cwt	121.00–136.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	591	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	133.65/cwt	121.00–138.00	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	132.58/cwt	131.00–135.00	618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	117.66/cwt	110.00–125.00	740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.23/cwt	112.00–122.50	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	117.32/cwt	115.00–122.50	473	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	113.26/cwt	109.00–121.00	582	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	109.17/cwt	90.00–120.00	462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	537	111.59/cwt	100.00–118.00	599	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	112.97/cwt	108.00–121.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	128.63/cwt	125.00–140.00	405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	127.82/cwt	124.00–130.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	122.03/cwt	117.00–126.00	628	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	129.48/cwt	120.00–133.00	614	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	42.49/cwt	42.00–43.00	507	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	53.00/cwt	52.00–54.00	625	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	48.87/cwt	46.00–51.00	578	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	45.04/cwt	44.00–46.00	616	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	51.48/cwt	51.00–52.00	744	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	297	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	42.77/cwt	39.00–46.00	447	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	424	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	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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