Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 lb were 5.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 6.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.33/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$141.33

200 head · 603 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$38.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.83

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	607	145.20	882	146
Medium and Large 1-2	622	134.73	838	30
Medium and Large 2	543	128.76	699	21
Medium and Large 3	605	106.67	646	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.53/cwt here — about $236 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 sale200 hd

141.33

—

AR average8 barns · 2,814 hd

144.15

−2.83

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	1,660	66.21	1,099	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	49.40	653	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,473	45.96	677	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	963	33.48	322	8thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1	—	606	127.01/cwt	125.00–128.00	770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	153.25/cwt	141.00–161.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	132.19/cwt	124.00–137.00	631	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.36/cwt	140.00–172.50	583	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	127.59/cwt	120.00–134.00	663	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	140.44/cwt	135.00–147.00	810	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.77/cwt	150.00–171.00	689	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	154.04/cwt	140.00–165.00	735	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	172.29/cwt	165.00–180.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	686	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	940	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	503	137.70/cwt	136.00–140.00	693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	131.19/cwt	124.00–134.00	838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	382	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	124.24/cwt	120.00–126.50	960	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	117.67/cwt	115.00–118.00	771	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	131.79/cwt	127.00–139.00	762	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	119.08/cwt	116.00–122.00	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	133.20/cwt	126.00–141.00	561	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,033	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	504	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	713	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	528	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	138.98/cwt	134.00–144.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	123.05/cwt	117.00–130.00	696	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,023.31/cwt	950.00–1,125.00	12,689	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	164.66/cwt	150.00–172.50	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	157.85/cwt	145.00–166.00	816	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	176.80/cwt	160.00–190.00	569	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	583.21/cwt	530.00–640.00	5,366	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	147.69/cwt	140.00–155.00	625	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	142.26/cwt	132.00–150.00	677	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	63.41/cwt	52.00–73.00	579	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	965.00/cwt	950.00–980.00	10,615	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	672.49/cwt	550.00–870.00	7,740	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	641.44/cwt	590.00–740.00	7,332	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	601.36/cwt	530.00–680.00	6,194	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	775.86/cwt	500.00–960.00	8,612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.01/cwt	125.00–138.00	605	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	28.64/cwt	28.00–30.00	272	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	32.30/cwt	30.00–34.00	292	3
Bulls	—	—	1,544	55.00/cwt	45.00–60.00	849	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	54.63/cwt	54.00–56.00	699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	129.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	42.49/cwt	40.00–45.00	456	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	45.96/cwt	45.00–47.00	677	3
Bulls	—	—	1,726	72.62/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,253	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	46.26/cwt	42.00–48.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	117.88/cwt	115.00–122.00	618	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	140.00/cwt	130.00–150.00	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.71/cwt	120.00–132.50	534	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	733	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	124.20/cwt	121.00–127.50	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.41/cwt	115.00–131.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	130.43/cwt	120.00–135.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	104.97/cwt	100.00–110.00	423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	135.32/cwt	133.00–138.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	141.51/cwt	134.00–150.00	732	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	839	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,116	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	114.51/cwt	112.00–117.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	403	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	568	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	664	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	847	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	117.82/cwt	115.00–122.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	123.57/cwt	121.00–126.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	127.98/cwt	122.00–130.00	674	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	597	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	850	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	805	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.95/cwt	128.00–135.00	620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	144.55/cwt	140.00–149.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	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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