Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 450 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 450 lb sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 to higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.72/cwt on 149 head.

Average price

$126.72

149 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$19.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	449	126.87	570	63
Medium and Large 1	479	126.85	607	85
Medium and Large 3	535	107.00	572	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.87/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale149 hd

126.72

—

AR average9 barns · 1,417 hd

125.72

+1.00

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	1,745	81.51	1,422	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,153	59.35	685	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,508	59.20	893	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	934	49.86	466	11

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	525	136.00/cwt	133.00–139.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	140.03/cwt	130.00–145.00	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	143.66/cwt	132.00–147.00	631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	139.12/cwt	130.00–147.50	664	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	833.10/cwt	740.00–875.00	8,056	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	60.67/cwt	60.00–62.00	866	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.31/cwt	133.00–135.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	175.47/cwt	165.00–185.00	577	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	46.21/cwt	44.00–48.00	409	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	55.48/cwt	50.00–60.00	556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	106.59/cwt	106.00–109.00	871	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	114.32/cwt	112.50–118.00	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	105.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	162.21/cwt	149.00–175.00	615	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	150.11/cwt	140.00–157.00	772	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	161.13/cwt	152.00–182.50	678	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	153.70/cwt	150.00–166.00	718	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	538	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	344	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	130.62/cwt	120.00–139.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.81/cwt	125.00–140.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	148.13/cwt	141.00–155.00	690	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	157.64/cwt	150.00–168.00	661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	109.23/cwt	106.00–123.00	754	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	118.02/cwt	115.00–124.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	131.59/cwt	124.00–138.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	107.85/cwt	101.00–115.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	156.19/cwt	152.50–160.00	484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	928	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	61.21/cwt	58.00–64.00	690	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	56.74/cwt	53.00–59.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	123.99/cwt	123.00–125.00	849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	503	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	343	131.17/cwt	120.00–142.50	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	127.43/cwt	119.00–135.00	530	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	122.13/cwt	118.00–127.00	569	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.36/cwt	119.00–123.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	135.44/cwt	125.00–146.00	513	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	141.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	122.92/cwt	120.00–126.00	579	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	118.97/cwt	115.00–120.00	677	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	129.78/cwt	124.00–138.00	555	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	145.91/cwt	137.50–160.00	476	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	112.86/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	121.13/cwt	119.00–126.00	629	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	268	184.88/cwt	182.50–187.50	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	153.48/cwt	153.00–155.00	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	116.66/cwt	115.00–118.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	147.40/cwt	145.00–150.00	538	2
Bulls	—	—	1,706	80.39/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,371	8
Bulls	—	—	1,900	85.98/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,634	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	61.78/cwt	59.00–64.00	627	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	73.10/cwt	60.00–79.50	749	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	12,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	1,387.10/cwt	1,060.00–1,450.00	17,921	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	785.32/cwt	750.00–825.00	8,340	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,438	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	748	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	59.22/cwt	52.00–62.00	615	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	62.07/cwt	53.00–78.00	651	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	57.12/cwt	56.00–58.00	540	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	657	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,130.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,130.00	10,170	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,030.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,035.00	9,785	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	990.50/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	9,984	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	971.31/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	9,878	9

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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