Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 450 lbs sold sold steady, over 450 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher, over 450 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.05/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$128.05

192 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$13.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	453	128.97	584	63
Medium and Large 1	506	128.37	650	109
Medium and Large 1-2	456	127.81	583	13thin
Medium and Large 3	434	115.14	500	7thin

One grade step is worth $13.83/cwt here — about $84 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 sale192 hd

128.05

—

AR average8 barns · 1,498 hd

127.21

+0.84

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	—	Average	1,515	78.07	1,183	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,497	58.15	871	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	56.76	673	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	997	41.31	412	7thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	152.67/cwt	145.00–160.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	137.27/cwt	132.50–143.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	123.71/cwt	118.00–128.00	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	144.47/cwt	135.00–150.00	604	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	136.48/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	145.96/cwt	140.00–148.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	670	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	10,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	579	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	316	148.32/cwt	137.50–153.00	469	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	467	130.92/cwt	123.00–138.00	611	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	398	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	163.55/cwt	158.00–169.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.54/cwt	119.00–122.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	842	104.20/cwt	104.00–105.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	734	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	910	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	443	132.30/cwt	130.00–136.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	145.33/cwt	138.00–160.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	122.98/cwt	120.00–125.00	595	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.59/cwt	126.00–135.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	127.29/cwt	125.00–132.50	617	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.86/cwt	135.00–137.50	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	145.85/cwt	132.50–165.00	467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	109.71/cwt	107.50–112.00	686	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	553	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	152.41/cwt	144.00–165.00	584	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.25/cwt	132.50–143.00	666	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.47/cwt	140.00–155.00	640	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	737	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	133.59/cwt	126.00–137.00	761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	159.79/cwt	150.00–165.00	447	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	132.98/cwt	128.00–136.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	116.49/cwt	116.00–117.00	728	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	153.92/cwt	150.00–157.50	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	735	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	147	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	46.29/cwt	44.00–49.00	473	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	649	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	290	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	56.98/cwt	55.00–58.00	852	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	60.50/cwt	60.00–61.00	908	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	55.25/cwt	52.00–59.00	644	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	60.39/cwt	60.00–61.00	746	5
Bulls	—	—	1,443	75.84/cwt	69.00–82.50	1,094	13
Bulls	—	—	1,753	86.78/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,521	8
Bulls	—	—	1,035	57.72/cwt	55.00–60.00	597	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	125.95/cwt	123.00–138.00	526	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	121.55/cwt	114.00–128.00	641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	562	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	127.75/cwt	122.00–135.50	612	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	125.89/cwt	125.00–128.00	671	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	136.33/cwt	128.00–144.00	575	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	112.84/cwt	110.00–115.00	762	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	123.36/cwt	120.00–124.00	704	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	150.05/cwt	145.00–166.00	485	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	124.39/cwt	120.00–139.00	847	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	112.24/cwt	110.00–114.00	874	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	154.45/cwt	150.00–166.00	667	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	128.22/cwt	125.00–138.00	812	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	168.67/cwt	160.00–175.00	553	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	152.49/cwt	144.00–161.00	718	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	169.71/cwt	160.00–174.00	621	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	882	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	426	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	392	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	592	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	703	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	652.41/cwt	585.00–675.00	6,335	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	916.11/cwt	850.00–975.00	10,306	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	940.24/cwt	875.00–1,010.00	9,722	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	629.79/cwt	510.00–725.00	5,511	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,795	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	505	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	65.51/cwt	59.00–81.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	109.01/cwt	105.00–113.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	116.50/cwt	115.00–117.00	721	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	144.82/cwt	136.00–154.00	529	5

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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