Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.90/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$134.90

121 head · 592 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$15.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.23

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	632	135.97	859	85
Medium and Large 2	499	133.10	664	34
Medium and Large 3	498	120.00	597	2thin

One grade step is worth $15.97/cwt here — about $262 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 sale121 hd

134.90

—

AR average5 barns · 636 hd

134.67

+0.23

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	—	High	1,585	83.54	1,324	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,105	64.07	708	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	63.28	932	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	58.02	555	12

Every lot, as filed

90 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 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	143.25/cwt	142.50–144.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	146.69/cwt	142.50–152.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.65/cwt	143.00–154.00	616	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	143.73/cwt	138.00–147.00	670	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	133.48/cwt	130.00–139.00	681	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.12/cwt	126.00–131.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	126.52/cwt	122.00–131.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.40/cwt	110.00–125.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	468	136.01/cwt	134.00–138.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	793	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	753	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	111.26/cwt	110.00–112.50	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	112.41/cwt	110.00–115.00	532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	135.77/cwt	127.50–142.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	463	124.68/cwt	121.00–127.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	130.15/cwt	122.50–138.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	122.10/cwt	117.00–125.00	647	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	130.95/cwt	130.00–134.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	117.38/cwt	115.00–119.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.94/cwt	120.00–127.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	129.94/cwt	127.00–132.00	543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	132.60/cwt	130.00–135.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	130.48/cwt	126.00–137.00	611	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	123.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	124.59/cwt	121.00–132.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	135.83/cwt	128.00–140.00	564	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	140.41/cwt	134.00–146.00	528	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	118.34/cwt	116.00–123.00	715	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	132.57/cwt	127.00–135.00	701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	125.48/cwt	122.00–129.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	132.88/cwt	130.00–135.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.76/cwt	130.00–148.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	136.18/cwt	135.00–137.50	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	627	144.83/cwt	139.00–146.50	908	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	141.49/cwt	141.00–142.00	942	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	868	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,033	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	133.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	778	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.05/cwt	135.00–142.00	742	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	131.18/cwt	120.00–134.00	958	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	131.78/cwt	129.00–135.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	144.86/cwt	142.50–152.50	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	120.07/cwt	115.00–122.50	939	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	125.64/cwt	120.00–131.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	152.99/cwt	146.00–162.50	639	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	813	53.07/cwt	50.00–56.00	431	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	58.38/cwt	58.00–60.00	549	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	61.28/cwt	60.00–63.00	664	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	63.94/cwt	60.00–69.00	923	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	976	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	64.07/cwt	62.00–66.00	708	4
Bulls	—	—	1,719	92.68/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,593	5
Bulls	—	—	1,490	82.02/cwt	72.50–88.00	1,222	5
Bulls	—	—	1,490	64.50/cwt	57.00–72.00	961	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	864.36/cwt	850.00–875.00	8,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	780.27/cwt	600.00–910.00	7,178	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	937.50/cwt	925.00–950.00	11,016	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	64.89/cwt	63.00–67.00	701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,525	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,022	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	624	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	12,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	625	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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