Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. over 500 lb were 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb 3.00 to 7.00 higher. over 500 lb 5.00 to 10.00 higher with largest advance being in the 600 lb heifers. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.96/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$128.96

150 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$679

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$23.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	462	133.34	616	25
Medium and Large 1	552	129.31	714	117
Medium and Large 3	355	110.00	391	8thin

One grade step is worth $23.34/cwt here — about $225 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 sale150 hd

128.96

—

AR average9 barns · 1,248 hd

129.04

−0.09

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	1,855	88.77	1,647	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	65.45	781	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,326	64.12	850	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	60.89	654	13

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2	—	375	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	144.51/cwt	144.00–145.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	164.22/cwt	162.50–167.50	501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	130.82/cwt	120.00–135.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.88/cwt	135.00–140.00	720	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	383	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	507	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	594	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	796	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	682	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	859	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	112.79/cwt	108.00–118.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	613	113.98/cwt	112.00–116.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,047	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	145.41/cwt	140.00–150.00	747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	172.51/cwt	167.50–177.50	652	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	175.89/cwt	170.00–187.50	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	155.62/cwt	145.00–162.50	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	130.30/cwt	128.00–133.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	141.63/cwt	139.00–144.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	186.23/cwt	185.00–187.50	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	128.27/cwt	127.00–135.00	629	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	423	144.26/cwt	138.00–149.00	610	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	123.67/cwt	123.00–125.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	139.96/cwt	137.50–142.50	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	509	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	63.92/cwt	62.00–66.00	731	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	57.36/cwt	51.00–60.00	570	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	64.12/cwt	62.00–66.00	850	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	65.75/cwt	63.00–70.00	794	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	561	1
Bulls	—	—	2,053	93.54/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,920	4
Bulls	—	—	1,592	82.42/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	602	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	777	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	129.75/cwt	121.00–137.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.07/cwt	125.00–138.00	622	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	127.94/cwt	121.00–131.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	115.31/cwt	110.00–118.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	140.10/cwt	132.50–144.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	115.86/cwt	107.00–125.00	765	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	160.86/cwt	150.00–172.50	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.37/cwt	141.00–167.50	639	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	102.28/cwt	100.00–107.00	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	148.86/cwt	144.00–157.50	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	144.83/cwt	137.50–150.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	131.24/cwt	127.00–134.00	694	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.22/cwt	132.00–138.00	642	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	119.69/cwt	116.00–122.00	796	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	123.24/cwt	117.00–127.00	770	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	126.37/cwt	119.00–136.00	709	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	142.67/cwt	136.00–150.00	612	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	67.10/cwt	63.00–72.00	681	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	68.49/cwt	68.00–69.00	872	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	69.18/cwt	65.00–78.00	825	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	79.88/cwt	78.00–85.00	773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	120.96/cwt	116.00–126.00	804	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.96/cwt	141.00–145.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	127.98/cwt	123.00–132.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	135.37/cwt	125.00–139.00	757	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	456	144.63/cwt	142.00–150.00	660	7

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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