Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 6.00 to 10 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 5oo lb were steady to 2.00 higher. Fleshy new crop calves were discounted. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.48/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$127.48

196 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$612

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$169

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$23.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.77

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	487	130.67	636	9thin
Medium and Large 1	487	129.37	630	146
Medium and Large 2	455	120.71	549	39
Medium and Large 3	435	107.41	467	2thin

One grade step is worth $23.26/cwt here — about $169 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 sale196 hd

127.48

—

AR average9 barns · 1,542 hd

128.25

−0.77

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	1,573	72.31	1,138	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	49.72	590	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,515	48.83	740	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,125	42.94	483	20

Every lot, as filed

122 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	—	295	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	295	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	126.24/cwt	122.00–129.00	667	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	119.33/cwt	115.00–125.00	517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	126.48/cwt	122.50–130.00	411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.99/cwt	121.00–134.00	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	132.20/cwt	123.00–139.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	130.85/cwt	120.00–138.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	115.67/cwt	111.00–122.00	551	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	127.85/cwt	121.00–136.00	736	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	262	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.81/cwt	120.00–124.00	749	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	493	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.31/cwt	110.00–121.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	131.64/cwt	122.50–147.50	557	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	177.08/cwt	160.00–185.00	721	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	768	95.11/cwt	90.00–105.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	134.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	497	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	137.85/cwt	130.00–151.00	656	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	135.80/cwt	130.00–144.00	564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	113.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	109.32/cwt	108.00–110.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	161.82/cwt	155.00–165.00	591	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	123.00/cwt	121.00–125.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	86.97/cwt	85.00–90.00	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	431	127.97/cwt	119.00–131.00	552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	142.53/cwt	137.50–150.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	148.46/cwt	138.00–155.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	114.31/cwt	112.00–118.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	124.52/cwt	115.00–130.00	452	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	388	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	119.60/cwt	118.00–123.00	616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	149.22/cwt	145.00–152.50	503	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	49.20/cwt	45.00–54.00	594	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,171	44.17/cwt	40.00–48.00	517	17
Bulls	—	—	1,659	75.34/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,250	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	390	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	440	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	53.34/cwt	52.00–54.00	780	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	54.75/cwt	53.00–57.00	612	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	47.92/cwt	46.00–49.00	753	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	276	2
Bulls	—	—	1,231	60.21/cwt	50.00–68.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	107.41/cwt	100.00–115.00	467	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	117.51/cwt	117.00–118.00	564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	728	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	108.49/cwt	107.00–110.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	116.95/cwt	115.00–119.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	63.37/cwt	60.00–70.00	526	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	103.77/cwt	89.00–120.00	441	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	50.20/cwt	49.00–51.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	563	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	6,640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	107.50/cwt	100.00–110.00	570	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	110.18/cwt	100.00–120.00	472	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	5,887	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	708	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	717.64/cwt	575.00–785.00	7,815	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	784.94/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,689	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	52.02/cwt	50.00–60.00	518	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	830	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	524.22/cwt	440.00–600.00	4,797	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	472	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	561	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	784.39/cwt	635.00–925.00	6,471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	113.00/cwt	110.00–116.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	128.65/cwt	124.00–132.00	740	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	11,189	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	125.78/cwt	120.00–130.00	782	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	173.75/cwt	165.00–182.50	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	146.89/cwt	135.00–153.00	549	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	118.15/cwt	116.00–123.00	685	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	154.69/cwt	118.00–173.00	637	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	147.33/cwt	137.50–157.50	491	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.78/cwt	131.00–143.00	783	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	191.31/cwt	190.00–192.50	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.08/cwt	126.00–135.00	691	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	114.84/cwt	110.00–118.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	125.55/cwt	121.00–140.00	664	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	126.25/cwt	121.00–135.00	593	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	155.47/cwt	154.00–165.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	144.13/cwt	142.50–145.00	381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	150.92/cwt	144.00–155.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	178.11/cwt	162.50–187.00	670	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	116.89/cwt	110.00–131.00	725	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	126.01/cwt	120.00–128.00	837	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	111.35/cwt	110.00–114.00	546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	243	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	624	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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