Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lb sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.50/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$125.50

140 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$17.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	466	129.22	602	54
Medium and Large 1	544	124.29	677	78
Medium and Large 3	488	112.18	548	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about $54 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 sale140 hd

125.50

—

AR average9 barns · 990 hd

125.64

−0.14

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	1,698	86.15	1,463	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	61.52	757	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	60.79	881	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	51.16	567	10

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	76.12/cwt	73.00–80.00	642	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	609	1
Bulls	—	—	1,298	67.17/cwt	65.00–70.00	872	2
Bulls	—	—	1,878	94.11/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	174.32/cwt	171.00–177.50	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	135.32/cwt	135.00–136.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	129.80/cwt	126.00–132.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	124.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	152.50/cwt	148.00–157.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	876	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	144.21/cwt	138.00–155.00	681	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	131.51/cwt	120.00–140.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	739	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	806	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	130.27/cwt	121.00–138.00	617	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	62.74/cwt	60.00–65.00	788	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	58.09/cwt	53.00–61.00	672	5
Bulls	—	—	1,659	84.74/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,406	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.38/cwt	115.00–135.00	671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	124.62/cwt	122.00–125.00	693	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	129.11/cwt	124.00–142.00	492	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	123.76/cwt	118.00–127.00	575	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.43/cwt	121.00–127.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	137.66/cwt	132.50–145.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	920	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	850	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.72/cwt	124.00–135.00	608	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	121.86/cwt	116.00–124.00	702	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	125.60/cwt	116.00–129.00	659	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	116.83/cwt	115.00–118.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	141.30/cwt	132.50–147.50	534	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	105.65/cwt	100.00–109.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	134.11/cwt	130.00–137.50	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	100.47/cwt	90.00–111.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	493	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.50/cwt	140.00–157.50	704	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	146.55/cwt	140.00–151.00	771	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	132.16/cwt	125.00–134.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	125.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.22/cwt	133.00–140.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	149.40/cwt	142.00–153.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	169.88/cwt	168.00–172.50	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	180.41/cwt	172.50–197.50	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	203.00/cwt	187.50–220.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	287	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	418	133.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	54.59/cwt	51.00–64.00	621	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	49.73/cwt	46.00–53.00	539	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	287	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	61.81/cwt	60.00–63.00	892	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	58.42/cwt	57.00–59.00	855	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	940	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	598	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	122.46/cwt	118.00–127.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	117.03/cwt	108.00–126.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	138.96/cwt	132.00–145.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	128.65/cwt	125.00–136.00	678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	556	135.93/cwt	134.00–139.00	756	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	433	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	533	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	688	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	915.67/cwt	835.00–1,000.00	10,301	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,039.83/cwt	1,035.00–1,050.00	10,222	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,076.67/cwt	950.00–1,110.00	11,305	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,191.89/cwt	950.00–1,325.00	11,025	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	823	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	828	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	944.51/cwt	935.00–960.00	10,267	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,680	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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