Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 400 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, Steers and bulls over 400 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.36/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$159.36

147 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$762

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$46.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	166.32	786	99
Medium and Large 1-2	513	153.08	786	12thin
Medium and Large 2	484	143.63	695	34
Medium and Large 3	440	120.00	528	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.32/cwt here — about $258 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 sale147 hd

159.36

—

AR average8 barns · 528 hd

159.56

−0.20

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	1,530	70.55	1,080	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,571	58.53	920	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	56.46	665	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	42.69	423	26

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	363	150.71/cwt	141.00–162.50	547	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	128.76/cwt	125.00–131.00	671	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	126.26/cwt	121.00–137.00	612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	121.95/cwt	120.00–127.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	133.74/cwt	125.00–140.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	159.06/cwt	150.00–170.00	582	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	142.14/cwt	134.00–146.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	131.03/cwt	129.00–135.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	143.80/cwt	130.00–152.50	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	155.73/cwt	142.50–170.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	125.69/cwt	124.00–127.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	148.90/cwt	143.00–156.00	853	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	141.34/cwt	136.00–148.00	865	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	178.56/cwt	175.00–192.50	759	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	188.43/cwt	180.00–197.00	684	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	187.15/cwt	172.50–212.50	588	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	157.47/cwt	150.00–169.00	739	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,655	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,630	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	650	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	130.25/cwt	130.00–131.00	923	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	171.64/cwt	165.00–175.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	62.72/cwt	49.00–76.00	479	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	57.43/cwt	55.00–60.00	781	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	47.34/cwt	46.00–50.00	554	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	858.13/cwt	710.00–1,050.00	8,324	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	857.75/cwt	720.00–1,050.00	8,174	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	607	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	147.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	164.36/cwt	160.00–175.00	699	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	164.95/cwt	162.50–167.50	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	523	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	798	33.73/cwt	30.00–37.00	269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	133.50/cwt	129.00–135.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	139.03/cwt	130.00–141.00	570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	343	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	528	148.98/cwt	148.00–152.00	787	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	374	164.14/cwt	162.50–165.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	428	155.69/cwt	144.00–161.00	666	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	130.96/cwt	128.00–134.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	192.42/cwt	190.00–195.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	—	—	1,439	71.63/cwt	65.00–74.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	146.42/cwt	140.00–154.00	479	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	150.79/cwt	144.00–157.50	593	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	78.68/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,467	2
Bulls	—	—	1,225	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	51.86/cwt	49.00–55.00	599	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	55.41/cwt	49.00–58.00	633	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	59.10/cwt	55.00–64.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	173.33/cwt	165.00–190.00	494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	144.13/cwt	134.00–150.00	698	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	142.22/cwt	135.00–155.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	150.80/cwt	145.00–162.50	490	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	58.53/cwt	58.00–59.00	920	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	43.37/cwt	40.00–46.00	446	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	37.99/cwt	32.00–45.00	325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	127.99/cwt	125.00–130.00	719	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	144.88/cwt	134.00–150.00	737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	156.40/cwt	150.00–162.50	665	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	154.61/cwt	137.50–162.50	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	138.46/cwt	134.00–141.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	121.00/cwt	120.00–122.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	125.15/cwt	115.00–130.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	148.72/cwt	144.00–157.50	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	781	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.

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