Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 4.00 higher, over 500 lb mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 400 lb sold steady, heifers 400 to 500 lb sold 8.00 to 15.00 lower, over 500 lb were steady. Slaughter cattle were not reported previous week no trend available.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.88/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$128.88

162 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$18.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.69

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	130.76	687	118
Medium and Large 2	481	124.94	602	35
Medium and Large 1-2	596	121.57	724	7thin
Medium and Large 3	400	112.50	450	2thin

One grade step is worth $18.26/cwt here — about $237 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 sale162 hd

128.88

—

AR average9 barns · 2,116 hd

133.58

−4.69

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	1,620	85.07	1,378	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,181	61.12	722	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,448	58.67	850	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,059	54.12	573	19

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	123.41/cwt	118.00–130.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	120.64/cwt	118.00–122.00	635	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	362	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	126.98/cwt	126.00–128.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	194.39/cwt	185.00–210.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	158.31/cwt	155.00–161.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	192.33/cwt	185.00–205.00	623	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	951	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,084	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	170.55/cwt	166.00–182.50	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	129.48/cwt	125.00–134.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	133.48/cwt	120.00–138.00	822	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	55.95/cwt	50.00–60.00	608	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	186	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	463	141.47/cwt	136.00–147.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	503	110.98/cwt	106.00–116.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	159.15/cwt	157.50–160.00	446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	122.30/cwt	120.00–125.00	811	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	125.50/cwt	124.00–129.00	715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	117.95/cwt	114.00–120.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	113.24/cwt	111.00–115.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	127.15/cwt	120.00–133.00	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	133.06/cwt	125.00–145.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	135.72/cwt	131.00–145.00	654	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	132.72/cwt	129.00–135.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	712	117.47/cwt	111.00–122.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	128.63/cwt	123.00–136.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	144.42/cwt	140.00–147.50	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	112.03/cwt	108.00–116.00	868	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	136.29/cwt	135.00–137.50	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	154.04/cwt	147.50–161.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	151.85/cwt	145.00–157.50	639	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	146.19/cwt	142.00–150.00	693	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	137.17/cwt	131.00–140.00	771	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	134.82/cwt	129.00–143.00	723	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.18/cwt	155.00–188.00	624	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	126.36/cwt	121.00–129.00	839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	123.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	130.21/cwt	124.00–135.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	125.12/cwt	124.50–127.00	855	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	693	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	56.79/cwt	54.00–59.00	840	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	62.44/cwt	60.00–65.00	865	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	64.34/cwt	60.00–68.00	750	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	57.03/cwt	53.00–60.00	684	11
Bulls	—	—	1,812	93.87/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,701	5
Bulls	—	—	1,590	84.26/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,340	4
Bulls	—	—	1,198	64.69/cwt	60.00–68.00	775	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	63.14/cwt	55.00–71.00	575	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	76.25/cwt	71.00–82.00	667	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,458	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	893.57/cwt	885.00–900.00	10,169	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	9,191	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	851.14/cwt	825.00–900.00	10,869	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	852.20/cwt	800.00–910.00	9,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,923	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	59.46/cwt	59.00–60.00	784	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	896	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	12,485	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	383	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	133.31/cwt	132.00–140.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	108.12/cwt	107.50–110.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	153.49/cwt	146.00–160.00	485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	145.47/cwt	140.00–155.00	540	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	124.27/cwt	120.00–132.00	773	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	136.87/cwt	133.00–147.00	583	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	131.73/cwt	128.00–136.00	626	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	128.69/cwt	121.00–135.00	670	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	119.02/cwt	116.00–120.50	858	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	20,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	155.06/cwt	146.00–158.00	737	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	138.03/cwt	131.00–146.00	798	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	149.19/cwt	142.00–152.00	785	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	592	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	829	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	561	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	170.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	148.62/cwt	140.00–157.50	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.93/cwt	126.00–155.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	144.46/cwt	139.00–155.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	136.66/cwt	135.00–139.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	121.71/cwt	120.00–125.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	130.49/cwt	120.00–134.00	801	4

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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