Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls under 450 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, over 450 lb sold steady. Feeder heifers under 450 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 450 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.97/cwt on 111 head.

Average price

$125.97

111 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$572

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$16.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.96

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	457	129.77	593	50
Medium and Large 2	453	123.33	558	58
Medium and Large 3	440	113.67	500	3thin

One grade step is worth $16.10/cwt here — about $93 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 sale111 hd

125.97

—

AR average9 barns · 1,124 hd

133.93

−7.96

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	1,555	80.15	1,246	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	64.51	894	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,132	63.23	716	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	51.91	503	19

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,146	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,051.30/cwt	700.00–1,335.00	11,701	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	871.44/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	119.57/cwt	114.00–125.00	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.99/cwt	120.00–130.00	517	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	126.22/cwt	118.00–130.00	610	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	134.04/cwt	130.00–139.00	567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	137.37/cwt	130.00–142.50	510	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	127.42/cwt	124.00–130.00	652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	138.53/cwt	127.50–145.00	436	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	287	136.57/cwt	130.00–145.00	392	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	92.00/cwt	91.00–93.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	92.58/cwt	90.00–95.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.56/cwt	110.00–115.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	158.57/cwt	150.00–169.00	591	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	147.46/cwt	144.00–151.00	628	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	154.80/cwt	144.00–161.00	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	124.01/cwt	121.00–126.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	283	158.32/cwt	157.50–160.00	448	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	117.62/cwt	110.00–125.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	662	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	760.23/cwt	710.00–800.00	8,028	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	59.51/cwt	57.00–64.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	130.78/cwt	128.00–137.00	433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	121.63/cwt	116.00–129.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	127.74/cwt	121.00–134.00	476	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	117.25/cwt	115.00–118.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	132.99/cwt	129.00–140.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	123.14/cwt	119.00–125.00	522	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	143.06/cwt	137.50–150.00	449	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	123.80/cwt	121.00–125.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	129.68/cwt	125.00–137.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	119.93/cwt	114.00–128.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	116.98/cwt	115.00–119.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	143.74/cwt	142.50–145.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	123.03/cwt	122.00–124.00	468	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	51.35/cwt	47.00–54.00	502	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	55.72/cwt	53.00–60.00	549	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	41.39/cwt	38.00–45.00	361	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,386	64.51/cwt	62.00–66.00	894	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	65.13/cwt	62.00–69.00	743	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	60.96/cwt	58.00–63.00	684	5
Bulls	—	—	1,755	86.71/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,522	6
Bulls	—	—	1,374	76.10/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,046	4
Bulls	—	—	1,080	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	616	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,237.32/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	10,987	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,328.49/cwt	1,100.00–1,825.00	14,281	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	890.53/cwt	730.00–1,035.00	8,460	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	12,938	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	616.16/cwt	600.00–680.00	6,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	450	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	170.76/cwt	170.00–177.50	582	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	131.99/cwt	126.00–135.00	814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	136.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	150.75/cwt	145.00–157.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	160.82/cwt	160.00–162.50	587	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,824	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	1,172.86/cwt	1,125.00–1,235.00	11,858	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	964.12/cwt	925.00–1,010.00	9,902	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	905.46/cwt	750.00–1,010.00	7,343	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	91.77/cwt	55.00–103.00	669	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.97/cwt	151.00–168.00	733	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	163.63/cwt	156.00–167.00	677	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	135.25/cwt	132.50–138.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	847	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	153.22/cwt	148.00–155.00	498	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	138.20/cwt	137.00–140.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	674	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	371	128.75/cwt	128.00–130.00	478	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	529	122.20/cwt	119.00–123.00	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	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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