Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10 to 15.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.59/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$136.59

61 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$23.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.86

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	143.61	683	25
Medium and Large 2	449	134.53	604	29
Medium and Large 3	422	120.08	506	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about $177 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 sale61 hd

136.59

—

AR average7 barns · 252 hd

127.74

+8.86

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	—	Low	1,658	88.97	1,475	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	73.91	1,080	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	72.82	896	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	51.09	517	17

Every lot, as filed

82 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	275	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	496	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	937	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	69.86/cwt	67.00–72.50	716	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	75.78/cwt	72.50–79.00	677	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	148.79/cwt	136.00–162.00	784	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	133.32/cwt	125.00–144.00	619	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	136.32/cwt	125.00–147.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	139.02/cwt	135.00–142.50	519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	87.34/cwt	75.00–100.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	137.20/cwt	132.00–142.50	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	66.29/cwt	59.00–76.00	638	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	72.08/cwt	68.00–78.00	829	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	67.71/cwt	67.50–68.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	152.76/cwt	145.00–160.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	154.71/cwt	149.00–159.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.50/cwt	143.00–152.50	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	131.92/cwt	129.00–138.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	103.97/cwt	100.00–108.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	162.98/cwt	156.00–170.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	162.53/cwt	161.00–164.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	160.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	118.52/cwt	117.50–120.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	117.50/cwt	110.00–125.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	157.50/cwt	150.00–162.50	662	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	308	174.12/cwt	169.00–179.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	130.54/cwt	120.00–140.00	497	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	122.11/cwt	112.00–127.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	138.46/cwt	130.00–145.00	450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	132.87/cwt	126.00–140.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.93/cwt	143.00–167.50	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	152.57/cwt	145.00–163.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	125.96/cwt	120.00–134.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	138.89/cwt	134.00–145.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	153.40/cwt	150.00–158.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	117.03/cwt	116.00–118.00	548	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	55.01/cwt	50.00–62.00	579	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	43.24/cwt	40.00–48.00	409	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	66.35/cwt	60.00–74.00	745	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	194	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	76.41/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,078	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	70.58/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,078	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	69.50/cwt	62.00–74.00	849	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	76.51/cwt	75.00–78.00	949	9
Bulls	—	—	1,897	94.84/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,799	8
Bulls	—	—	1,462	85.34/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,248	8

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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