Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 lb mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lb sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 to 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.48/cwt on 160 head.

Average price

$135.48

160 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$657

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$13.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.65

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	135.87	674	104
Medium and Large 2	464	134.99	626	55
Medium and Large 3	505	122.50	619	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.37/cwt here — about $55 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 sale160 hd

135.48

—

AR average8 barns · 790 hd

138.14

−2.65

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	1,510	73.17	1,105	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	60.67	877	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	60.20	702	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	993	49.62	493	13

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	138.60/cwt	132.50–147.50	588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	126.75/cwt	120.00–135.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.03/cwt	135.00–147.50	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	152.62/cwt	147.50–157.50	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	417	143.68/cwt	137.50–151.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	609	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	157.50/cwt	152.50–162.50	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	153.65/cwt	150.00–157.50	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	245	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	155.78/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	156.81/cwt	142.50–165.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	128.61/cwt	125.00–135.00	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	143.33/cwt	143.00–144.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	146.38/cwt	140.00–152.00	619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	131.26/cwt	130.00–132.50	752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	155.41/cwt	150.00–161.00	835	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	165.19/cwt	155.00–167.00	781	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	147.90/cwt	146.00–160.00	862	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	176.25/cwt	165.00–182.50	569	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	162.52/cwt	155.00–170.00	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	169.38/cwt	165.00–172.50	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	181.54/cwt	172.50–190.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	141.53/cwt	135.00–148.00	875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	378	147.27/cwt	140.00–162.50	557	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	487	133.99/cwt	131.50–142.50	653	8
Bulls	—	—	1,995	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,796	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	62.27/cwt	60.00–65.00	803	4
Bulls	—	—	1,567	77.00/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,207	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	64.65/cwt	62.00–73.00	795	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	56.73/cwt	51.00–59.00	634	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	58.00/cwt	57.00–59.00	807	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,486	62.67/cwt	61.00–64.00	931	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	39.07/cwt	36.00–42.00	312	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	47.74/cwt	41.00–52.00	486	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	57.05/cwt	53.00–60.00	624	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	755	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	118.85/cwt	114.00–124.00	687	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	634	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	645.82/cwt	535.00–725.00	6,297	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	6,426	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	951.11/cwt	860.00–975.00	10,757	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	813.76/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,040	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	910.38/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	8,612	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	69.65/cwt	60.00–72.00	566	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	132.50/cwt	131.00–134.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	173.33/cwt	172.50–175.00	589	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.26/cwt	153.00–167.50	585	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	148.16/cwt	145.00–152.50	769	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	154.13/cwt	147.50–161.00	743	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	436	154.24/cwt	150.00–162.50	672	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.69/cwt	124.00–139.00	691	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	136.80/cwt	133.00–142.50	642	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	124.18/cwt	119.00–130.00	730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	155.79/cwt	150.00–170.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	143.92/cwt	140.00–147.50	617	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	468	153.81/cwt	150.00–157.50	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	122.16/cwt	116.00–127.00	751	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	159.90/cwt	142.50–170.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	159.33/cwt	150.00–167.50	462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	169.11/cwt	157.50–175.00	538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	518	151.50/cwt	145.00–155.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	92.74/cwt	88.00–97.50	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	408	152.45/cwt	150.00–155.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	526	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	139.35/cwt	132.50–145.00	613	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.62/cwt	125.00–145.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	136.25/cwt	135.00–137.50	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	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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