Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.72/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$124.72

123 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$155

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$24.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	125.54	676	87
Medium and Large 2	504	124.81	629	31
Medium and Large 3	527	115.50	608	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	823	101.00	831	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.54/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale123 hd

124.72

—

AR average9 barns · 2,130 hd

125.61

−0.90

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	—	Average	1,584	78.27	1,240	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	65.52	893	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	63.28	723	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	54.90	517	8thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1	—	319	158.51/cwt	140.00–175.00	506	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	143.86/cwt	140.00–152.00	544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	125.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	113.20/cwt	105.00–122.00	651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	143.41/cwt	140.00–154.00	628	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	128.97/cwt	126.00–131.00	738	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	134.37/cwt	132.50–142.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	134.27/cwt	125.00–142.00	581	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	119.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	762	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	314	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	53.35/cwt	53.00–54.00	517	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	63.65/cwt	62.00–65.00	850	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	406	142.89/cwt	141.00–150.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.00	634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	587	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	462	126.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	118.47/cwt	115.00–123.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	132.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	590	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	124.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.78/cwt	125.00–142.00	577	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	123.87/cwt	122.00–129.00	712	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	117.66/cwt	117.00–119.00	714	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	130.29/cwt	125.00–133.00	619	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	125.58/cwt	120.00–138.00	652	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	142.03/cwt	133.00–148.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	108.50/cwt	107.00–109.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	110.48/cwt	106.00–120.00	814	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	741	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	8,373	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,037.69/cwt	1,000.00–1,160.00	10,460	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	13,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	121.48/cwt	120.00–126.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	132.24/cwt	125.00–136.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.24/cwt	142.00–142.50	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,030	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	127.23/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,041	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	132.34/cwt	129.00–145.00	807	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	154.43/cwt	143.00–162.50	656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	131.58/cwt	129.00–134.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	141.02/cwt	135.00–148.00	735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	166.87/cwt	157.50–172.50	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	134.67/cwt	133.00–136.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	168.18/cwt	145.00–182.50	543	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	59.53/cwt	58.00–60.00	574	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	67.76/cwt	66.00–70.00	945	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	62.34/cwt	59.00–64.00	699	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	66.13/cwt	65.00–68.00	768	8
Bulls	—	—	1,715	82.03/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,407	3
Bulls	—	—	1,190	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	797	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	12,535	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,063.16/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	12,630	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	794.49/cwt	540.00–950.00	8,072	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	109.03/cwt	105.00–113.00	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	145.04/cwt	142.50–147.50	413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	478	136.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	533	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	561	2

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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