Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2020-03-17

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 17
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
116 head
453 vs last sale 569 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
58 head
3 vs last sale 55 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
17 vs last sale 47 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders sold mostly 5.00 to 12.00 lower on a limited supply. Heavy rainfall in the area hampered farm to market movement along with concerns of market conditions. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $123.15/cwt on 44 head.
Average price
$123.15
44 head · 451 lb average
Value per head Derived
$555
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$22
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3
$17.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.68
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2421125.0452716thin
Medium and Large 1460124.5057324
Medium and Large 3510107.505484thin
One grade step is worth $17.54/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale44 hd
123.15
AR average7 barns · 993 hd
126.83
−3.68
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,45273.101,0617thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46364.359423thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16558.086779thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97839.4338615

Every lot, as filed

74 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1418137.05/cwt134.00–140.005732
HeifersMedium and Large 1378141.19/cwt140.00–142.505342
HeifersMedium and Large 1273138.69/cwt137.50–140.003792
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14361.70/cwt61.00–63.007053
Bulls1,60283.31/cwt81.00–85.001,3353
Bulls1,38574.40/cwt69.00–79.001,0302
Bulls1,29356.49/cwt52.00–60.007302
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-296567.52/cwt60.00–71.006524
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-291567.00/cwt67.00–67.006131
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-299048.00/cwt48.00–48.004751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,185777.50/cwt725.00–830.009,2132
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2948657.81/cwt570.00–730.006,2362
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,435903.47/cwt875.00–925.0012,9653
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2830608.98/cwt600.00–620.005,0552
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2943541.75/cwt480.00–600.005,1092
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2970567.01/cwt500.00–630.005,5002
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2885550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,8681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,34062.00/cwt62.00–62.008311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,21053.00/cwt53.00–53.006411
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11550.00/cwt50.00–50.005581
SteersMedium and Large 2368138.78/cwt137.50–140.005112
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added620121.00/cwt121.00–121.007501
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added430167.00/cwt167.00–167.007181
SteersMedium and Large 1568135.21/cwt122.00–145.007683
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight79535.00/cwt35.00–35.002781
CowsLean 85-90%1,03344.51/cwt42.00–49.004607
SteersMedium and Large 1518146.90/cwt144.00–150.007612
SteersMedium and Large 1365156.44/cwt142.50–170.005712
SteersMedium and Large 1620124.00/cwt124.00–124.007691
HeifersMedium and Large 1600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350145.00/cwt145.00–145.005081
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315145.00/cwt145.00–145.004571
BullsMedium and Large 291875.75/cwt74.00–77.506952
BullsMedium and Large 2425136.29/cwt135.00–137.505792
BullsMedium and Large 289582.50/cwt82.50–82.507381
BullsMedium and Large 278577.50/cwt77.50–77.506081
HeifersMedium and Large 1468124.53/cwt122.00–129.005833
HeifersMedium and Large 1323138.72/cwt135.00–140.004484
HeifersMedium and Large 1575109.12/cwt105.00–115.006274
HeifersMedium and Large 1525115.82/cwt110.00–120.006085
HeifersMedium and Large 2290132.75/cwt132.50–133.003852
HeifersMedium and Large 2428119.45/cwt112.50–126.005112
HeifersMedium and Large 2565107.95/cwt105.00–111.006102
HeifersMedium and Large 2362125.94/cwt124.00–129.004563
HeifersMedium and Large 2Replacement583123.00/cwt123.00–123.007172
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed290142.50/cwt142.50–142.504131
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365134.50/cwt130.00–139.004912
HeifersMedium and Large 3480106.00/cwt106.00–106.005091
HeifersMedium and Large 351599.00/cwt99.00–99.005101
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed480115.00/cwt115.00–115.005521
HeifersMedium and Large 3Thin Fleshed565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy60098.00/cwt98.00–98.005881
SteersMedium and Large 1310167.50/cwt167.50–167.505191
SteersMedium and Large 1440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
SteersMedium and Large 1490147.00/cwt147.00–147.007201
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23957.80/cwt55.00–60.007164
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,56066.03/cwt65.00–67.001,0302
CowsLean 85-90%96139.50/cwt38.00–40.003804
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed76075.00/cwt75.00–75.005701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05053.23/cwt52.50–54.005592
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27061.00/cwt61.00–61.007751
CowsLean 85-90%1,02330.97/cwt30.00–32.003172
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight75525.00/cwt25.00–25.001891
BullsMedium and Large 1270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003781
BullsMedium and Large 1390147.50/cwt147.50–147.505751
BullsMedium and Large 1435144.00/cwt144.00–144.006261
BullsMedium and Large 189080.00/cwt80.00–80.007121
BullsMedium and Large 1327152.59/cwt147.50–155.004993
BullsMedium and Large 2330142.50/cwt142.50–142.504701
BullsMedium and Large 2575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
BullsMedium and Large 2675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431

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.