Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2020-06-23

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 23
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
621 head
91 vs last sale 712 15 vs year ago 636 · 2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
22 vs last sale 115 53 vs year ago 146 · 36.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
41 vs last sale 20 41 vs year ago 20 · +205.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold mostly steady, over 500 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.29/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$140.29
131 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$706
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$66
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.81
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499146.0572983
Medium and Large 1-2538133.007163thin
Medium and Large 2509130.1666345
One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $66 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 sale131 hd
140.29
AR average9 barns · 1,767 hd
136.48
+3.81
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
BullsAverage1,56982.021,28714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10264.1270719
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35763.008555thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00756.0356418

Every lot, as filed

102 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
CowsLean 85-90%1,08561.94/cwt56.00–65.006726
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35763.00/cwt61.00–66.008555
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight87057.00/cwt57.00–57.004961
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515125.49/cwt124.00–127.006462
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400140.00/cwt138.00–142.005602
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455126.00/cwt126.00–126.005731
BullsMedium and Large 2467127.44/cwt120.00–132.005953
BullsMedium and Large 2525120.01/cwt119.00–121.006302
BullsMedium and Large 2435128.00/cwt128.00–128.005572
BullsMedium and Large 2790105.00/cwt105.00–105.008301
BullsMedium and Large 2635109.00/cwt109.00–109.006921
BullsMedium and Large 2390124.00/cwt124.00–124.004841
BullsMedium and Large 2305120.00/cwt120.00–120.003661
BullsMedium and Large 2245162.50/cwt162.50–162.503981
BullsMedium and Large 1384142.34/cwt131.00–152.5054717
BullsMedium and Large 1668127.22/cwt119.00–128.0085012
BullsMedium and Large 1504131.95/cwt128.00–143.0066512
BullsMedium and Large 1467139.94/cwt133.00–144.006546
BullsMedium and Large 1568128.73/cwt124.00–135.007314
BullsMedium and Large 1410140.67/cwt137.00–145.005774
BullsMedium and Large 1723116.15/cwt110.00–122.008402
BullsMedium and Large 1618119.98/cwt119.00–121.007412
BullsMedium and Large 1320159.04/cwt147.00–170.005092
BullsMedium and Large 1895108.00/cwt108.00–108.009671
BullsMedium and Large 1780104.00/cwt104.00–104.008111
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy555107.00/cwt107.00–107.005941
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy455105.00/cwt105.00–105.004781
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13566.24/cwt63.00–69.0075213
CowsBoner 80-85%1,06460.04/cwt58.00–62.006395
Bulls1,49285.12/cwt76.00–90.001,2707
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed265143.00/cwt143.00–143.003791
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed235150.00/cwt150.00–150.003531
HeifersMedium and Large 2426126.98/cwt120.00–135.0054118
HeifersMedium and Large 2468120.62/cwt112.00–125.005658
HeifersMedium and Large 2371129.71/cwt120.00–136.004817
HeifersMedium and Large 2517120.11/cwt118.00–122.506213
HeifersMedium and Large 2553121.00/cwt120.00–122.006692
HeifersMedium and Large 2325134.69/cwt130.00–140.004382
HeifersMedium and Large 2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
HeifersMedium and Large 2290146.00/cwt146.00–146.004231
HeifersMedium and Large 1477130.61/cwt122.00–140.5062320
HeifersMedium and Large 1369149.57/cwt139.00–157.5055210
HeifersMedium and Large 1573122.73/cwt117.00–125.007039
HeifersMedium and Large 1522129.22/cwt123.00–135.006757
HeifersMedium and Large 1611118.25/cwt111.00–122.007236
HeifersMedium and Large 1338147.53/cwt140.00–156.004994
HeifersMedium and Large 1423136.27/cwt134.00–138.005763
HeifersMedium and Large 1275155.69/cwt152.50–159.004282
HeifersMedium and Large 184595.00/cwt95.00–95.008031
HeifersMedium and Large 1235143.00/cwt143.00–143.003361
BullsMedium and Large 3540105.00/cwt105.00–105.005671
Bulls1,96496.22/cwt93.00–100.001,8904
Bulls1,22055.85/cwt50.00–70.006813
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01564.81/cwt60.00–69.006582
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-284878.88/cwt64.00–91.006697
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29201,004.35/cwt875.00–1,050.009,2405
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2921907.02/cwt810.00–1,125.008,3544
BullsMedium and Large 3405112.50/cwt112.50–112.504561
BullsMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed510132.00/cwt132.00–132.006731
BullsMedium and Large 2667106.76/cwt101.00–114.007123
SteersMedium and Large 2523130.00/cwt130.00–130.006803
SteersMedium and Large 2290141.25/cwt137.50–145.004102
SteersMedium and Large 1-2538133.00/cwt133.00–133.007163
SteersMedium and Large 1440144.51/cwt137.50–145.5063616
SteersMedium and Large 1520140.21/cwt135.00–144.0072914
SteersMedium and Large 1380155.53/cwt150.00–176.0059112
SteersMedium and Large 1606136.73/cwt133.00–145.0082910
SteersMedium and Large 1669132.00/cwt122.50–141.008836
SteersMedium and Large 1586137.53/cwt135.00–138.008066
SteersMedium and Large 1333178.56/cwt161.00–185.005956
SteersMedium and Large 1720134.25/cwt127.00–139.009674
SteersMedium and Large 1288182.40/cwt177.00–185.005254
SteersMedium and Large 1875114.00/cwt114.00–114.009981
SteersMedium and Large 1825109.00/cwt109.00–109.008991
SteersMedium and Large 1475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006411
SteersMedium and Large 1245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
HeifersMedium and Large 351090.00/cwt90.00–90.004591
HeifersMedium and Large 3470110.00/cwt110.00–110.005171
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed382136.79/cwt126.00–143.005233
HeifersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed337140.37/cwt135.00–146.004733
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,105775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,5641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090969.63/cwt700.00–1,110.0010,56916
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2501,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0013,8752
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2892845.52/cwt810.00–900.007,5425
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,040700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,2802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-287063.00/cwt63.00–63.005481
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,36071.00/cwt71.00–71.009661
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12066.70/cwt63.00–69.007478
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,22068.48/cwt68.00–69.008352
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,180.00/cwt1,180.00–1,180.0011,8003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1501,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0011,6152
SteersMedium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305137.50/cwt137.50–137.504191
SteersMedium and Large 2573126.25/cwt121.00–134.0072317
SteersMedium and Large 2376144.68/cwt139.00–149.005446
SteersMedium and Large 2418131.60/cwt122.50–136.005505
SteersMedium and Large 2672120.56/cwt113.00–123.008104
SteersMedium and Large 2465135.66/cwt133.00–139.006314
SteersMedium and Large 2608116.63/cwt110.00–125.007093
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight81351.91/cwt48.00–56.004222
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight79035.00/cwt35.00–35.002771
CowsLean 85-90%1,02355.35/cwt52.00–59.005669

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.