Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale not reported two weeks previous. Nice run of cattle offered today,quality cattle sold at a premium several new crop calves in fleshy condition sold at a discount. Demand was strong on slaughter cattle

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.75/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$124.75

211 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$12.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	125.69	630	149
Medium and Large 1-2	515	124.40	641	5thin
Medium and Large 2	448	123.86	554	49
Medium and Large 3	451	113.02	509	8thin

One grade step is worth $12.67/cwt here — about $120 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 sale211 hd

124.75

—

AR average9 barns · 1,631 hd

125.72

−0.96

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	—	Low	1,609	81.69	1,314	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	62.11	889	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	60.51	699	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,017	54.13	551	10

Every lot, as filed

117 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	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	122.52/cwt	121.00–124.00	527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	149.34/cwt	140.00–157.50	566	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	118.26/cwt	118.00–120.00	692	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	705	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	138.69/cwt	137.50–140.00	444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	137.01/cwt	135.00–139.00	525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	131.85/cwt	125.00–138.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	125.69/cwt	120.00–137.00	664	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	119.11/cwt	117.00–121.00	671	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	152.77/cwt	150.00–157.50	509	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	143.77/cwt	137.00–157.50	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	131.82/cwt	126.00–140.00	703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	149.38/cwt	140.00–166.00	647	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	121.22/cwt	119.00–126.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	118.02/cwt	117.00–119.00	661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	126.35/cwt	121.00–135.00	739	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	156.85/cwt	150.00–187.50	447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	133.65/cwt	125.00–139.00	569	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	131.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	128.97/cwt	120.00–136.00	613	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	129.44/cwt	127.00–138.00	472	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	670	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	423	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	602	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	122.50/cwt	122.00–123.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	121.50/cwt	115.00–128.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	439	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	124.49/cwt	115.00–128.00	649	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	142.73/cwt	125.00–154.00	527	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	115.81/cwt	110.00–120.00	677	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	129.21/cwt	124.00–140.00	544	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	140.82/cwt	133.00–150.00	458	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	115.91/cwt	112.50–120.00	713	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	126.79/cwt	122.00–136.00	602	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	114.85/cwt	106.00–120.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	108.78/cwt	102.00–112.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	144.95/cwt	142.50–147.50	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	482	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	112.02/cwt	110.00–114.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	563	111.99/cwt	110.00–114.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	129.80/cwt	123.00–135.00	802	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	147.97/cwt	140.00–160.00	690	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	148.04/cwt	139.00–153.00	771	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	133.66/cwt	125.00–140.00	757	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	130.12/cwt	125.00–134.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	124.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	903	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	150.47/cwt	140.00–160.00	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	156.19/cwt	150.00–160.00	592	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	120.94/cwt	119.00–125.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	110.56/cwt	107.00–114.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	128.31/cwt	120.00–134.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	149.90/cwt	147.50–152.50	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	270	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	412	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	705	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	113.50/cwt	112.00–115.00	596	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	643	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	621	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,024	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	1,049.37/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	13,212	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	986.63/cwt	620.00–1,075.00	14,237	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	15,888	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,126	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	373	133.36/cwt	132.00–135.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	124.88/cwt	120.00–132.50	387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	110.28/cwt	105.00–116.00	693	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	115.65/cwt	110.00–117.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	124.53/cwt	120.00–130.00	458	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.55/cwt	110.00–125.00	557	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	388	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	559	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	62.63/cwt	60.00–66.00	656	2
Bulls	—	—	1,460	70.80/cwt	60.00–75.00	1,034	3
Bulls	—	—	1,816	91.27/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,657	4
Bulls	—	—	1,561	80.98/cwt	72.50–88.00	1,264	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	58.10/cwt	57.00–59.00	679	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	61.96/cwt	60.00–66.00	711	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	57.50/cwt	57.00–58.00	768	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	63.95/cwt	63.00–66.00	939	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	56.26/cwt	49.00–59.00	592	9

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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