Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lbs sold mostly 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold unevenly from 6.00 higher to 8.00 lower. Several consignments of value added cattle sold at a premium. Several groups were offered in a thin to moderate condition that was attractive to buyers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.16/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$139.16

405 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$27.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

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	509	142.81	727	98
Medium and Large 2	462	138.95	643	55
Medium and Large 1	555	138.25	767	247
Medium and Large 3	378	115.01	435	5thin

One grade step is worth $27.80/cwt here — about $293 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 sale405 hd

139.16

—

AR average9 barns · 1,512 hd

136.06

+3.10

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	1,387	57.82	802	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	55.37	819	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,063	48.15	512	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	39.99	394	13

Every lot, as filed

118 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 2	—	615	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	137.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	124.72/cwt	120.00–128.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	132.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	741	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	43.14/cwt	40.00–47.00	437	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	55.37/cwt	54.00–57.00	819	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	154.18/cwt	153.00–160.00	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	151.88/cwt	147.50–158.00	583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.98/cwt	128.00–140.00	568	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	140.95/cwt	133.00–148.00	665	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	841	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	992	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	147.18/cwt	144.00–150.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	804	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	892	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	48.15/cwt	44.00–55.00	512	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	355	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	151.28/cwt	148.00–155.00	708	3
Bulls	—	—	1,815	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,470	1
Bulls	—	—	1,235	45.67/cwt	40.00–50.00	564	3
Bulls	—	—	1,393	60.47/cwt	57.00–65.00	842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	382	150.13/cwt	140.00–156.00	573	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	449	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	449	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	462	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	544	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	550	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	498	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	700	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	526	130.25/cwt	130.00–134.00	685	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	382	160.20/cwt	158.00–161.00	612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	756	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	152.62/cwt	150.00–162.50	733	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	129.74/cwt	127.00–132.00	802	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	163.49/cwt	163.00–164.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	161.27/cwt	160.00–164.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	674	139.90/cwt	138.50–147.00	943	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	423	174.28/cwt	169.00–182.00	737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	135.65/cwt	133.50–144.00	990	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	598	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	882	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	144.82/cwt	142.00–147.50	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	124.03/cwt	122.00–126.00	757	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	945.23/cwt	930.00–960.00	9,452	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,280	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	779	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	51.39/cwt	49.00–54.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	154.43/cwt	145.00–156.00	747	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	47.14/cwt	45.00–49.00	525	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	499	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	884.93/cwt	880.00–890.00	10,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	149.64/cwt	143.00–157.00	841	16
Steers	Large 1	—	820	127.98/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,049	2
Steers	Large 1	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	147.02/cwt	144.00–148.00	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	134.37/cwt	130.00–137.00	963	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	181.11/cwt	175.00–195.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	136.13/cwt	125.00–138.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	195.90/cwt	182.50–205.00	637	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	162.07/cwt	160.00–174.00	700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	153.95/cwt	145.00–157.00	824	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	158.40/cwt	147.50–170.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	801	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	148.07/cwt	143.00–155.00	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	141.06/cwt	136.00–146.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,053	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	296	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	155.50/cwt	155.00–156.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	139.82/cwt	134.00–144.00	798	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	136.84/cwt	128.00–140.00	721	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	861	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	121.94/cwt	118.00–125.00	815	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	139.44/cwt	133.00–147.50	671	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.68/cwt	120.00–127.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	120.02/cwt	111.00–125.00	388	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	825	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	148.15/cwt	147.00–153.00	639	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	118.41/cwt	118.00–120.00	907	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	134.34/cwt	127.50–139.00	774	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	885	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	465	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	533	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	794	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	144.77/cwt	142.00–149.00	902	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	395	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	584	137.89/cwt	137.00–138.00	805	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	162.92/cwt	161.00–165.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	425	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	820	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	396	158.36/cwt	153.00–161.00	627	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	848	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	112.25/cwt	107.00–113.00	965	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	749	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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