Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb mostly 4.00 higher,over sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.31/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$128.31

151 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$629

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$190

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

$21.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	486	131.34	638	93
Medium and Large 1-2	531	124.00	658	4thin
Medium and Large 2	499	123.94	619	52
Medium and Large 3	408	110.00	448	2thin

One grade step is worth $21.34/cwt here — about $190 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 sale151 hd

128.31

—

AR average9 barns · 1,759 hd

130.58

−2.26

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	1,585	88.33	1,400	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,464	58.98	863	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	58.21	667	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	47.77	471	22

Every lot, as filed

97 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	137.14/cwt	135.00–142.00	721	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	134.74/cwt	128.00–142.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	123.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	761	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	156.16/cwt	150.00–163.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	163.71/cwt	159.00–180.00	611	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	139.71/cwt	138.00–142.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	147.08/cwt	144.00–150.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	118.47/cwt	117.00–120.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	137.49/cwt	137.00–138.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	410	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	359	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	59.14/cwt	56.00–63.00	680	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	54.20/cwt	53.00–55.00	620	5
Bulls	—	—	1,115	72.33/cwt	70.00–75.00	806	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	765	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	52.35/cwt	47.00–57.00	540	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	62.47/cwt	62.00–63.00	964	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	101.95/cwt	100.00–104.00	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.57/cwt	130.00–133.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	138.35/cwt	134.00–141.00	584	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	119.23/cwt	115.00–126.00	701	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	126.49/cwt	120.00–132.00	668	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	140.18/cwt	132.00–144.00	528	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	112.65/cwt	111.00–117.00	808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	135.34/cwt	132.00–140.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	149.22/cwt	144.00–160.00	488	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	162.44/cwt	157.50–165.00	460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	467	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	600	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	697	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	130.38/cwt	128.00–134.00	854	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	172.50/cwt	165.00–187.50	619	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	144.62/cwt	142.00–145.00	800	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	177.59/cwt	167.50–187.50	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	153.17/cwt	146.00–160.00	714	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	160.26/cwt	156.00–165.00	691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	128.95/cwt	120.00–138.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	154.00/cwt	153.00–155.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	175.81/cwt	172.50–179.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	125.09/cwt	119.00–126.00	652	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	124.97/cwt	120.00–129.00	547	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	120.41/cwt	112.00–122.50	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	126.47/cwt	121.00–130.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	123.08/cwt	120.00–129.00	455	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	783	42.65/cwt	40.00–45.00	334	2
Bulls	—	—	1,627	88.84/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,445	8
Bulls	—	—	1,787	97.64/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,745	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	666	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	947.60/cwt	860.00–1,025.00	9,372	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,310	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	12,368	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	853.75/cwt	760.00–935.00	9,007	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	8,453	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	816.86/cwt	700.00–1,010.00	9,067	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	670	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	761	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	128.96/cwt	121.00–138.00	744	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	136.07/cwt	133.00–138.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.96/cwt	135.00–145.00	610	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	122.89/cwt	121.00–123.50	834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	149.51/cwt	148.00–150.00	591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	664	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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