Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week:Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, over 500 lb sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Several consignments of value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.85/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$144.85

194 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$15.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.48

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	149.49	818	134
Medium and Large 2	520	134.46	700	60

One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about $118 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 sale194 hd

144.85

—

AR average8 barns · 1,614 hd

147.32

−2.48

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	1,562	74.80	1,168	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	53.43	797	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	51.11	555	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	42.13	392	12

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1	—	377	143.66/cwt	137.50–147.50	542	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	530	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	693	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	330	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	598	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	134.49/cwt	132.50–137.50	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	132.20/cwt	132.00–133.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	124.23/cwt	120.00–132.50	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	135.20/cwt	125.00–140.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	116.28/cwt	112.50–120.00	612	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	57.91/cwt	54.00–61.00	895	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	291	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	135.47/cwt	130.00–139.00	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	128.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	113.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	756	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	44.56/cwt	40.00–48.00	415	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	148.90/cwt	145.00–152.50	466	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	127.29/cwt	120.00–132.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	150.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	153.71/cwt	146.00–160.00	636	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	141.43/cwt	134.00–147.50	734	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	116.16/cwt	109.00–120.00	717	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	120.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	620	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	118.96/cwt	117.00–122.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	123.91/cwt	117.00–131.00	585	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	608	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	99.07/cwt	96.00–102.00	721	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	368	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	293	177.71/cwt	162.50–182.00	521	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	170.28/cwt	150.00–175.00	541	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,140	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	881.74/cwt	860.00–900.00	10,140	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	54.59/cwt	53.00–56.00	647	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	49.85/cwt	46.00–53.00	546	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	57.38/cwt	55.00–60.00	620	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	908.02/cwt	860.00–960.00	11,096	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	674.53/cwt	610.00–730.00	6,934	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,096	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,020	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	351	1
Bulls	—	—	1,215	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	74.46/cwt	64.00–78.00	1,128	3
Bulls	—	—	1,684	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,347	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,074	47.99/cwt	45.00–50.00	515	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	53.53/cwt	50.00–58.00	586	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	122.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	118.27/cwt	117.00–119.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	91.21/cwt	90.00–93.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	283	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	432	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	439	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	113.98/cwt	111.00–117.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	117.66/cwt	117.00–119.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	156.65/cwt	155.00–165.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	145.23/cwt	143.00–147.00	837	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	155.35/cwt	145.00–158.00	719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	157.02/cwt	146.00–177.50	677	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	170.60/cwt	167.50–175.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	387	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	168.25/cwt	160.00–175.00	804	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	150.52/cwt	150.00–156.00	861	49
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	125.62/cwt	122.00–128.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	151.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	480	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	107.30/cwt	96.00–111.00	821	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	133.13/cwt	127.50–142.50	558	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	127.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	606	10

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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