Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Fleshy new crop calves sold discounted 10.00 to 20.00. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.45/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$122.45

130 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$14.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	125.18	613	74
Medium and Large 1-2	394	124.62	491	13thin
Medium and Large 2	455	118.92	541	34
Medium and Large 3	391	110.24	431	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $182 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 sale130 hd

122.45

—

AR average10 barns · 2,239 hd

125.61

−3.16

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	—	Low	1,565	57.60	901	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	48.23	654	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,092	45.91	502	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	928	33.30	309	10

Every lot, as filed

123 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	—	—	1,517	48.59/cwt	40.00–52.50	737	3
Bulls	—	—	2,165	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	125.58/cwt	121.00–130.00	640	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	536	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	915	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	366	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	963.06/cwt	950.00–975.00	12,809	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	879.71/cwt	550.00–1,050.00	10,354	17
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	54.43/cwt	49.00–61.00	517	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	56.63/cwt	45.00–68.00	493	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	963	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	499	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	172.99/cwt	160.00–190.00	526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.84/cwt	135.00–146.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	131.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	165.20/cwt	154.00–177.50	616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	149.82/cwt	141.00–160.00	638	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	127.44/cwt	120.00–130.00	788	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	138.92/cwt	130.00–150.00	738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	738	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	140.25/cwt	138.00–142.50	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	133.45/cwt	132.00–135.00	567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	132.06/cwt	130.00–134.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	118.00/cwt	111.00–125.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	139.27/cwt	130.00–145.00	454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	313	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	663.96/cwt	550.00–875.00	7,038	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	632.79/cwt	525.00–700.00	7,207	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,896	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	49.93/cwt	47.00–53.00	652	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	540	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	161.85/cwt	156.00–167.50	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	387	127.53/cwt	121.00–132.00	494	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	125.29/cwt	124.00–128.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	107.60/cwt	102.00–113.00	778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	128.48/cwt	120.00–137.50	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	126.38/cwt	124.00–131.00	713	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	109.39/cwt	104.00–114.00	735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	127.50/cwt	124.00–131.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	138.86/cwt	136.00–142.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	148.90/cwt	144.00–154.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	355	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	399	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	868	35.99/cwt	30.00–44.00	312	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	610	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	92	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	41.04/cwt	38.00–44.00	412	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	200	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	49.55/cwt	47.00–52.00	652	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	45.93/cwt	44.00–48.00	656	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	865	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	346	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	44.31/cwt	42.00–46.00	470	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	49.33/cwt	47.00–52.00	583	5
Bulls	—	—	1,451	59.00/cwt	56.00–64.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	125.64/cwt	120.00–134.00	591	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	128.81/cwt	123.00–137.50	550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	137.50/cwt	129.00–147.50	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	139.62/cwt	132.00–152.50	448	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	120.15/cwt	116.00–127.00	691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	118.47/cwt	116.00–120.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	134.95/cwt	130.00–140.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	108.23/cwt	100.00–116.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	413	115.95/cwt	107.00–125.00	479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	500	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	410	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	103.77/cwt	85.00–110.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	109.25/cwt	99.00–120.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	104.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	330	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	111.46/cwt	110.00–113.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	358	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	111.58/cwt	105.00–117.50	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	119.25/cwt	111.00–127.50	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	580	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	115.89/cwt	110.00–124.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	129.92/cwt	125.00–137.50	405	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	118.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	123.14/cwt	115.00–128.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	111.95/cwt	109.00–117.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	126.93/cwt	120.00–135.00	545	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →