Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower, over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower.Slaughter bulls sold steady

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.02/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$135.02

128 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$30.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

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	447	141.00	630	3thin
Medium and Large 1	502	137.64	691	94
Medium and Large 2	418	132.03	552	23
Medium and Large 3	469	110.65	519	8thin

One grade step is worth $30.35/cwt here — about $112 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 sale128 hd

135.02

—

AR average10 barns · 2,133 hd

139.69

−4.66

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	1,586	75.07	1,191	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	61.00	784	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	53.67	619	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	41.88	427	13

Every lot, as filed

110 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	—	381	169.65/cwt	160.00–190.00	646	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	120.68/cwt	120.00–122.00	864	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	142.19/cwt	136.00–144.00	806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	113.53/cwt	110.00–116.00	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	160.48/cwt	154.00–170.00	523	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	124.78/cwt	115.00–145.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	144.25/cwt	144.00–145.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	350	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	315	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.24/cwt	100.00–122.50	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	428	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	647	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	479	145.13/cwt	140.00–156.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	146.73/cwt	145.00–150.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	172.50/cwt	147.50–185.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	533	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	109.93/cwt	106.00–114.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	172.24/cwt	160.00–176.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	149.51/cwt	146.00–161.00	788	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	504	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	837	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	393	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	165.11/cwt	160.00–170.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	147.48/cwt	140.00–154.00	619	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,621	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,328.72/cwt	1,125.00–1,475.00	14,709	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	1,195.63/cwt	775.00–1,400.00	12,566	4
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	640	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	358	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	136.02/cwt	134.00–138.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	117.00/cwt	115.00–119.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	131.83/cwt	122.50–137.50	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.53/cwt	127.00–140.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	295	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	133.52/cwt	130.00–137.50	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	438	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	364	143.33/cwt	142.00–144.00	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	563	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	900	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	119.67/cwt	119.00–120.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	139.17/cwt	130.00–160.00	438	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	154.40/cwt	147.50–160.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	115.68/cwt	105.00–120.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	137.62/cwt	132.50–140.00	650	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	144.53/cwt	141.00–152.50	616	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	137.80/cwt	130.00–143.00	721	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	745	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	605	132.65/cwt	130.00–134.00	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	141.65/cwt	139.00–143.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	401	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	477	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	447	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	765.38/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,906	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	14,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	907.59/cwt	700.00–1,175.00	10,455	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	144.60/cwt	135.00–150.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	146.53/cwt	140.00–155.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	270	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	742	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,121.34/cwt	1,075.00–1,175.00	11,494	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,427.56/cwt	1,325.00–1,525.00	13,919	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,695	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	848	776.47/cwt	675.00–875.00	6,584	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	895	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,936	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	596	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	155.14/cwt	145.00–165.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	145.86/cwt	142.00–150.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.43/cwt	114.00–125.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	149.93/cwt	145.00–152.50	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	131.65/cwt	129.00–134.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	145.70/cwt	137.00–152.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	138.75/cwt	135.00–142.50	486	2
Bulls	—	—	1,475	84.59/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,248	3
Bulls	—	—	1,653	69.35/cwt	62.50–75.00	1,146	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	56.47/cwt	55.00–60.00	635	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	52.47/cwt	50.00–56.00	611	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	784	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,173	51.47/cwt	51.00–52.00	604	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	32.62/cwt	30.00–35.00	327	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	45.50/cwt	44.00–47.00	458	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	334	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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