Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under500 lb sold mixed from 2.00 lower to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. value added cattle were in demand and sold at a premium while plain and fleshy cattle sold at a discount. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.01/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$142.01

387 head · 573 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$31.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.91

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	143.85	833	331
Medium and Large 1-2	570	135.56	772	16thin
Medium and Large 2	529	132.52	701	34
Medium and Large 3	499	111.94	559	6thin

One grade step is worth $31.91/cwt here — about $274 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 sale387 hd

142.01

—

AR average9 barns · 2,368 hd

141.10

+0.91

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	1,512	67.72	1,024	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,318	48.00	633	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,084	45.43	492	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	41.39	404	5thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	106.47/cwt	104.00–109.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	130.63/cwt	124.00–135.00	495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	133.55/cwt	130.00–137.50	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	121.99/cwt	120.00–124.00	584	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	125.32/cwt	121.00–130.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	120.40/cwt	116.00–122.00	613	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	122.32/cwt	116.00–127.00	533	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.55/cwt	128.00–139.00	701	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	770	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	147.52/cwt	145.00–150.00	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	691	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	139.45/cwt	130.00–149.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	125.96/cwt	119.00–133.00	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	133.77/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,027	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	105.00/cwt	101.00–109.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	144.49/cwt	143.00–147.00	613	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	155.50/cwt	155.00–158.00	829	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	137.78/cwt	136.50–139.50	933	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	548	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	723	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	115.10/cwt	112.00–122.00	657	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	168.41/cwt	161.00–172.50	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	121.17/cwt	115.00–125.00	756	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	131.21/cwt	124.00–138.00	829	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	102.67/cwt	100.00–104.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	140.72/cwt	130.00–155.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	126.04/cwt	125.00–127.00	395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	381	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	45.43/cwt	42.00–48.00	492	7
Bulls	—	—	1,597	70.95/cwt	68.00–78.00	1,133	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	118.98/cwt	110.00–125.00	669	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	128.23/cwt	120.00–137.50	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	329	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	62.14/cwt	57.50–65.00	847	8
Bulls	—	—	1,860	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	42.24/cwt	40.00–44.00	424	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	104.37/cwt	95.00–110.00	546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	721.18/cwt	635.00–810.00	8,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	104.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,625	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	827.18/cwt	735.00–900.00	9,661	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	654.39/cwt	630.00–675.00	6,884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	107.94/cwt	105.00–111.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	109.76/cwt	100.00–119.00	404	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	295	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	437	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	477.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	4,927	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	51.62/cwt	42.00–64.00	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	144.19/cwt	138.00–150.00	741	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	131.01/cwt	128.00–134.00	921	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	121.28/cwt	118.00–125.00	743	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,460	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	805.00/cwt	750.00–860.00	8,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.46/cwt	125.00–141.00	685	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	139.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	139.37/cwt	133.00–144.50	796	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	126.23/cwt	121.00–132.00	721	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	563	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	134.62/cwt	130.50–139.00	654	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	493	137.61/cwt	134.00–142.00	678	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	802	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	1,055	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	162.21/cwt	137.50–177.50	534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	123.94/cwt	121.50–126.00	849	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	124.21/cwt	119.00–130.50	715	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.20/cwt	141.00–156.00	639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	108.56/cwt	106.00–111.00	940	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	935	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	174.06/cwt	167.50–180.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	163.38/cwt	150.00–175.00	694	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	136.28/cwt	131.00–145.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	134.63/cwt	130.00–137.00	922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	139.71/cwt	138.25–140.50	887	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	131.11/cwt	130.00–133.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	152.37/cwt	140.00–167.50	731	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	131.26/cwt	126.00–140.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	168.44/cwt	155.00–187.50	566	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	134.84/cwt	129.00–143.00	701	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	114.87/cwt	109.00–121.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	170.47/cwt	160.00–187.50	643	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	133.80/cwt	120.00–138.00	840	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.31/cwt	115.00–124.00	794	10

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →