Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb were steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lb sold mostly steady. Pre -vac cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.31/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$128.31

205 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$15.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.60

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	129.48	723	156
Medium and Large 2	461	125.33	578	39
Medium and Large 1-2	575	125.00	719	7thin
Medium and Large 3	360	114.18	411	3thin

One grade step is worth $15.30/cwt here — about $312 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 sale205 hd

128.31

—

AR average8 barns · 1,653 hd

134.91

−6.60

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	1,610	83.03	1,337	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	60.32	855	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,187	58.70	697	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	49.86	500	15

Every lot, as filed

127 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 2	—	364	132.30/cwt	120.00–150.00	482	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.31/cwt	114.00–118.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	743	108.98/cwt	104.00–114.00	810	2
Bulls	—	—	1,612	82.97/cwt	72.00–88.00	1,337	14
Bulls	—	—	1,840	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,638	2
Bulls	—	—	1,130	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	814	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	826	71.42/cwt	55.00–100.00	590	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	73.05/cwt	70.00–76.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	129.24/cwt	120.00–141.00	626	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	676	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	117.60/cwt	115.00–120.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	108.85/cwt	100.00–118.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	114.25/cwt	114.00–115.00	598	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	88.48/cwt	82.00–95.00	759	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	146.76/cwt	143.00–152.50	423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	274	150.95/cwt	142.50–162.50	414	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	61.26/cwt	60.00–63.00	708	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	57.65/cwt	53.00–60.00	692	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	56.49/cwt	56.00–57.00	778	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	61.85/cwt	60.00–65.00	887	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	721	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	39.34/cwt	34.00–47.00	325	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	55.32/cwt	52.00–59.00	597	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	108.89/cwt	104.00–114.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	140.03/cwt	136.00–142.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.26/cwt	120.00–141.00	566	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	609	111.29/cwt	107.00–116.00	678	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	125.26/cwt	120.00–132.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	142.89/cwt	130.00–155.00	474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	124.51/cwt	123.00–126.00	705	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,336	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	777.08/cwt	770.00–800.00	6,123	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	13,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	977.60/cwt	875.00–1,110.00	10,519	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,022.40/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	11,328	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	753	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	59.66/cwt	55.00–64.00	513	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	66.69/cwt	60.00–83.00	622	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	60.53/cwt	55.00–66.00	769	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	65.30/cwt	64.00–67.00	811	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	8,865	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,163.89/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	13,967	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	880.50/cwt	875.00–885.00	8,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	140.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	384	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	111.70/cwt	103.00–116.00	704	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.41/cwt	130.00–134.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.39/cwt	120.00–139.00	424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	108.96/cwt	105.00–113.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	151.12/cwt	147.50–155.00	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	146.27/cwt	140.00–150.00	758	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	496	139.62/cwt	139.00–140.00	693	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	788	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	135.70/cwt	132.00–143.00	851	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	151.71/cwt	140.00–158.00	787	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	127.48/cwt	124.00–137.00	855	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.61/cwt	132.00–155.00	813	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	153.79/cwt	148.00–173.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.23/cwt	170.00–192.50	672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	128.60/cwt	128.00–131.00	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	185.92/cwt	170.00–197.50	496	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	166.53/cwt	157.50–176.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	175.04/cwt	170.00–180.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	118.77/cwt	117.50–120.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	483	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	148.56/cwt	144.00–151.00	686	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	120.94/cwt	115.00–124.00	814	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	149.59/cwt	142.00–162.50	642	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	160.48/cwt	151.00–170.00	603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	800	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	127.25/cwt	124.00–130.00	576	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	119.51/cwt	110.00–124.00	618	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	128.61/cwt	120.00–137.50	534	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.43/cwt	140.00–154.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	134.63/cwt	128.00–140.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	119.50/cwt	117.00–121.00	860	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	134.46/cwt	129.00–139.00	698	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	127.84/cwt	124.00–134.00	798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	120.23/cwt	120.00–122.50	809	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	105.77/cwt	105.00–109.00	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	142.19/cwt	132.50–147.00	459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	142.52/cwt	137.00–145.00	614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	138.93/cwt	135.00–145.00	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	118.19/cwt	114.00–123.00	727	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	127.02/cwt	125.00–133.00	664	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	130.63/cwt	122.00–138.00	623	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	127.00/cwt	120.00–134.00	729	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	510	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	684	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	134.28/cwt	134.00–134.50	837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	880	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	754	3

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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