Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower, over 500 lb 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower,over 500 lb 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Fleshy and plain non attractive cattle sold at a heavy discount. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $120.40/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$120.40

156 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$146

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

$30.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.13

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	455	131.20	597	10thin
Medium and Large 1	510	121.41	619	76
Medium and Large 2	431	120.26	518	61
Medium and Large 3	448	100.92	452	9thin

One grade step is worth $30.28/cwt here — about $146 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 sale156 hd

120.40

—

AR average8 barns · 2,219 hd

124.54

−4.13

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	1,541	68.91	1,062	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	49.98	620	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,467	46.66	684	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,071	43.39	465	18

Every lot, as filed

118 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 1	—	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	136.36/cwt	134.00–151.00	716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	119.91/cwt	116.00–124.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	110.95/cwt	108.00–115.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	127.63/cwt	124.00–132.00	659	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	117.15/cwt	100.00–124.00	743	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	123.33/cwt	120.00–128.00	509	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	114.50/cwt	111.00–118.00	709	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	126.27/cwt	119.00–130.00	467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	125.52/cwt	122.00–130.00	587	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	118.39/cwt	112.00–123.00	689	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	129.59/cwt	124.00–135.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	748	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	124.38/cwt	120.00–132.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	136.04/cwt	130.00–140.00	502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	396	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	487	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	381	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	416	117.74/cwt	117.00–120.00	490	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.38/cwt	146.00–174.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.20/cwt	132.00–152.50	597	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	142.96/cwt	140.00–150.00	669	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	585	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	5,985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	800.11/cwt	780.00–825.00	9,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	507	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	453	115.51/cwt	114.00–117.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	506	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	768.84/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,081	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	52.16/cwt	49.00–56.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	119.73/cwt	114.00–123.00	750	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,137.50/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	12,513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	726.19/cwt	700.00–750.00	7,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	115.49/cwt	114.00–117.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	601.64/cwt	550.00–690.00	6,510	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	682.75/cwt	620.00–730.00	8,739	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,630	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	913	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	719.14/cwt	640.00–775.00	7,644	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	729	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,412	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	43.23/cwt	37.00–48.00	465	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	43.50/cwt	40.00–45.00	672	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	36.07/cwt	35.00–37.00	340	2
Bulls	—	—	1,191	62.05/cwt	34.00–68.00	739	9
Bulls	—	—	2,033	83.02/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,688	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	51.81/cwt	49.00–54.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	104.43/cwt	100.00–109.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	51.39/cwt	50.00–53.00	694	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	52.01/cwt	51.00–53.00	619	4
Bulls	—	—	1,851	73.70/cwt	71.00–77.00	1,364	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	48.63/cwt	46.00–52.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	281	119.51/cwt	110.00–128.00	336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	94.62/cwt	85.00–106.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	107.82/cwt	100.00–113.00	461	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	106.91/cwt	97.00–113.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	750	99.50/cwt	86.00–113.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	713	96.46/cwt	93.00–100.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	316	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	393	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	121.06/cwt	115.00–126.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	109.71/cwt	90.00–122.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.03/cwt	120.00–135.00	540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	123.60/cwt	118.00–127.00	650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	122.48/cwt	121.00–127.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	106.13/cwt	100.00–112.00	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	111.62/cwt	105.00–118.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	119.66/cwt	108.00–124.00	503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	128.67/cwt	128.00–130.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	121.51/cwt	120.00–126.00	332	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	124.52/cwt	122.50–126.00	377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	121.22/cwt	115.00–126.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	113.69/cwt	105.00–118.00	530	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	111.95/cwt	109.00–115.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	122.07/cwt	117.50–126.00	461	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.16/cwt	116.00–127.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	110.13/cwt	100.00–115.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	112.95/cwt	112.00–114.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	344	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	482	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	468	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	117.53/cwt	110.00–124.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1

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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