Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls under 550 lbs sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.67/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$140.67

150 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$23.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.63

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	142.72	714	94
Medium and Large 2	394	139.43	549	49
Medium and Large 1-2	577	125.00	721	3thin
Medium and Large 3	369	119.38	441	4thin

One grade step is worth $23.34/cwt here — about $274 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 sale150 hd

140.67

—

AR average8 barns · 2,007 hd

142.30

−1.63

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	1,489	81.24	1,210	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,498	63.30	948	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	58.48	676	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	963	45.08	434	11

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	160.84/cwt	152.50–172.00	920	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	182.74/cwt	172.50–200.00	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	146.48/cwt	140.00–153.00	901	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,035.92/cwt	830.00–1,125.00	12,814	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	996.39/cwt	850.00–1,035.00	11,937	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	513	1
Bulls	—	—	1,110	70.85/cwt	69.00–74.00	786	3
Bulls	—	—	1,717	87.47/cwt	81.00–97.00	1,502	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	63.48/cwt	59.00–69.00	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	144.84/cwt	140.00–147.50	524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	163.04/cwt	160.00–168.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	151.87/cwt	149.00–162.50	735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	597	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	124.00/cwt	116.00–132.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	55.36/cwt	50.00–60.00	610	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	63.30/cwt	60.00–67.00	948	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	34.89/cwt	30.00–40.00	285	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	50.29/cwt	46.00–53.00	518	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	44.98/cwt	42.00–48.00	435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	378	128.76/cwt	127.50–130.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	126.04/cwt	120.00–132.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	198.32/cwt	195.00–200.00	571	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	205.83/cwt	195.00–212.50	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	137.83/cwt	135.00–140.00	925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	183.16/cwt	170.00–197.50	956	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	181.12/cwt	175.00–200.00	830	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	176.97/cwt	167.00–182.50	757	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	504	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	986.11/cwt	850.00–1,185.00	11,133	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,171.25/cwt	1,160.00–1,175.00	12,884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	162.49/cwt	157.50–170.00	530	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	126.13/cwt	124.00–128.00	762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	157.15/cwt	150.00–170.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	138.01/cwt	130.00–149.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	123.93/cwt	122.50–127.00	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	160.76/cwt	152.00–175.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	136.20/cwt	129.00–139.00	755	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.07/cwt	140.00–157.00	715	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	280	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	87.43/cwt	84.00–91.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	137.64/cwt	132.50–149.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.99/cwt	137.50–148.00	619	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	7,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	8,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	141.24/cwt	140.00–142.50	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	132.03/cwt	124.00–140.00	915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	133.04/cwt	126.00–138.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	169.17/cwt	165.00–183.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	169.68/cwt	160.00–173.00	702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	173.63/cwt	167.50–177.50	813	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	166.19/cwt	155.00–175.00	872	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.37/cwt	145.00–156.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	155.02/cwt	150.00–159.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	132.64/cwt	131.00–135.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	517	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	796	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	468	131.31/cwt	127.50–135.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	364	149.29/cwt	147.00–159.00	543	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	282	142.31/cwt	135.00–160.00	401	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,620	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	12,985	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	59.88/cwt	55.00–66.00	690	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	605	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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