Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.76/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 13 comparable sales and sits −68.98 against this barn's trailing median of $204.74.

Average price

$135.76

129 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$35.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	146.23	670	68
Medium and Large 2	500	131.33	657	40
Medium and Large 3	529	110.31	583	21

One grade step is worth $35.92/cwt here — about $87 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

13 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.18, low $184.03, median $204.74 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale129 hd

135.76

—

AR average10 barns · 923 hd

130.45

+5.31

This barn, trailing median13 sales

204.74

−68.98

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	—	High	1,644	56.97	937	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,577	40.33	636	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	37.12	485	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,062	29.92	318	15

Every lot, as filed

104 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 1	—	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	144.00/cwt	137.00–155.00	539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	137.58/cwt	137.00–140.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	115.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	131.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	490	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	114.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.42/cwt	119.00–126.00	645	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	123.25/cwt	123.00–124.00	874	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	126.47/cwt	120.00–137.00	612	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	108.78/cwt	100.00–117.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	144.80/cwt	142.50–147.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	130.01/cwt	122.00–134.00	542	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	128.16/cwt	124.00–132.00	752	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	156.50/cwt	150.00–163.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	154.37/cwt	146.00–161.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	152.28/cwt	145.00–160.00	576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	140.62/cwt	136.00–145.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	156.15/cwt	151.00–161.00	753	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	807.71/cwt	625.00–925.00	7,754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	156.44/cwt	155.00–158.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,188	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	915.67/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	9,010	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	701.14/cwt	675.00–725.00	7,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,111.63/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	11,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	840.30/cwt	775.00–950.00	9,386	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	634.21/cwt	500.00–735.00	7,522	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	863.48/cwt	725.00–925.00	10,491	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	749.74/cwt	650.00–890.00	8,892	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	133.43/cwt	130.00–139.00	631	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.77/cwt	135.00–147.50	521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	209	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	236	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	473	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,090	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	5,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	490	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	150.16/cwt	149.00–155.00	640	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	155.74/cwt	146.00–164.00	512	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	149.37/cwt	146.00–153.00	778	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	151.23/cwt	145.00–160.00	558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	120.57/cwt	120.00–121.00	810	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	136.25/cwt	127.00–145.00	572	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	127.54/cwt	123.00–134.00	676	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.80/cwt	122.00–133.00	799	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	141.41/cwt	139.00–144.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.89/cwt	121.00–127.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	70.26/cwt	68.00–72.50	1,247	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	154.13/cwt	147.00–159.00	727	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	129.05/cwt	120.00–140.00	730	6
Bulls	—	—	1,490	49.59/cwt	45.00–55.00	739	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	544	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	32.49/cwt	32.00–33.00	418	2
Bulls	—	—	1,747	60.11/cwt	57.00–65.00	1,050	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	708	95.94/cwt	90.00–102.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	538	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	112.57/cwt	104.00–122.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	142.56/cwt	132.50–150.00	453	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	28.66/cwt	25.00–30.00	306	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,612	41.44/cwt	40.00–43.00	668	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	38.44/cwt	37.00–40.00	504	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	34.56/cwt	32.00–39.00	408	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	129.56/cwt	123.00–133.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	118.68/cwt	118.00–120.00	783	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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