Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2020-05-12

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 12
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
373 head
265 vs last sale 638 373 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
35 vs last sale 95 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
100 vs last sale 60 160 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher,over 450 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady.Slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.35/cwt on 101 head.
Average price
$128.35
101 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$652
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$75
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.53
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517129.2166875
Medium and Large 2479126.4360525
Medium and Large 3530112.005941thin
One grade step is worth $17.21/cwt here — about $75 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 sale101 hd
128.35
AR average7 barns · 1,121 hd
127.82
+0.53
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,58585.421,35415
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35559.428056thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14857.7866322
CowsLean 85-90%Low95749.3047210

Every lot, as filed

81 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 2430136.94/cwt135.00–142.505894
BullsMedium and Large 2612118.00/cwt118.00–118.007223
BullsMedium and Large 2317144.05/cwt135.00–152.504573
BullsMedium and Large 2590125.00/cwt125.00–125.007381
BullsMedium and Large 1483142.99/cwt130.00–155.0069113
BullsMedium and Large 1381155.93/cwt146.00–177.505948
BullsMedium and Large 1612122.69/cwt114.00–127.007516
BullsMedium and Large 1566129.65/cwt122.00–132.007346
BullsMedium and Large 1517139.45/cwt134.00–147.007216
BullsMedium and Large 1423156.91/cwt154.00–160.006642
BullsMedium and Large 1330179.77/cwt172.50–187.505932
BullsMedium and Large 1665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight75046.00/cwt46.00–46.003451
CowsLean 85-90%91540.00/cwt40.00–40.003662
CowsLean 85-90%94547.00/cwt47.00–47.004441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11550.00/cwt50.00–50.005581
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287695.38/cwt95.00–95.508369
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0191,085.08/cwt750.00–1,325.0011,05742
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,144991.05/cwt700.00–1,200.0011,33860
SteersMedium and Large 1630122.21/cwt113.00–126.007704
SteersMedium and Large 1570141.58/cwt139.00–146.008073
SteersMedium and Large 1735115.97/cwt112.00–120.008522
SteersMedium and Large 1800114.00/cwt114.00–114.009121
HeifersMedium and Large 3530112.00/cwt112.00–112.005941
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415134.88/cwt130.00–142.505605
HeifersMedium and Large 2469127.39/cwt120.00–133.005976
HeifersMedium and Large 2588117.74/cwt116.00–119.006924
HeifersMedium and Large 2520120.74/cwt120.00–123.006284
HeifersMedium and Large 2435127.00/cwt126.00–128.005522
HeifersMedium and Large 2360132.50/cwt127.50–137.504772
HeifersMedium and Large 2725104.00/cwt104.00–104.007541
HeifersMedium and Large 2335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement713124.80/cwt124.00–125.008905
HeifersMedium and Large 1380144.26/cwt137.00–150.0054814
HeifersMedium and Large 1670113.14/cwt108.00–115.0075812
HeifersMedium and Large 1513128.12/cwt123.00–132.0065712
HeifersMedium and Large 1467130.21/cwt124.00–134.0060812
HeifersMedium and Large 1428136.16/cwt130.00–145.005837
HeifersMedium and Large 1330149.08/cwt144.00–155.004925
HeifersMedium and Large 1720107.97/cwt104.00–110.007773
HeifersMedium and Large 1611115.49/cwt115.00–116.007062
HeifersMedium and Large 1563122.98/cwt122.00–124.006922
HeifersMedium and Large 194590.00/cwt90.00–90.008511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0011,9331
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,250750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19259.36/cwt57.00–65.007085
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,25066.64/cwt64.00–69.008332
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29001,375.00/cwt1,375.00–1,375.0012,3753
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29711,315.37/cwt1,300.00–1,335.0012,7727
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,117.70/cwt890.00–1,175.0011,7366
SteersMedium and Large 3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed435148.00/cwt148.00–148.006441
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
SteersMedium and Large 2470147.19/cwt144.00–152.506923
SteersMedium and Large 2385132.56/cwt130.00–135.005102
SteersMedium and Large 2710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
SteersMedium and Large 2650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007541
SteersMedium and Large 2605134.00/cwt134.00–134.008111
SteersMedium and Large 2520134.00/cwt134.00–134.006971
SteersMedium and Large 2435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006311
SteersMedium and Large 1424160.00/cwt147.50–167.506789
SteersMedium and Large 1669121.74/cwt111.00–129.008148
SteersMedium and Large 1508157.39/cwt155.00–160.008008
SteersMedium and Large 1372169.84/cwt165.00–182.506326
CowsLean 85-90%1,00853.34/cwt51.00–56.005386
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36858.01/cwt56.00–59.007944
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33062.23/cwt62.00–62.508282
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14257.61/cwt54.00–59.0065817
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18160.46/cwt60.00–62.007144
Bulls1,76195.34/cwt92.50–100.001,6796
Bulls1,57386.84/cwt82.50–90.001,3666
Bulls1,25562.73/cwt57.50–70.007873
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287286.46/cwt82.00–95.0075416
SteersMedium and Large 1329176.83/cwt170.00–187.505826
SteersMedium and Large 1456159.97/cwt152.50–162.507295
SteersMedium and Large 1772113.75/cwt110.00–115.008784
BullsMedium and Large 3330120.00/cwt120.00–120.003961
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460147.50/cwt147.50–147.506791
BullsMedium and Large 2368132.48/cwt127.00–142.504887
BullsMedium and Large 2517128.28/cwt123.00–135.006634
BullsMedium and Large 2471132.72/cwt123.00–143.006254

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.