Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 higher. over 500 lb were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 7.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were not well tested. Several quality consignments of pre/vac cattle sold at a premium while plain cattle were discounted. Demand for quality was strong .

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $147.98/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$147.98

451 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$42.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

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	433	158.47	687	43
Medium and Large 1	568	148.01	841	376
Medium and Large 2	425	143.89	612	20
Medium and Large 3	468	116.43	545	12thin

One grade step is worth $42.05/cwt here — about $142 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 sale451 hd

147.98

—

AR average4 barns · 629 hd

145.30

+2.69

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	1,274	60.04	765	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,620	53.00	859	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	48.30	603	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	37.37	380	22

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1Value Added	—	473	164.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	778	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	684	120.83/cwt	119.00–121.50	826	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	146.60/cwt	145.00–150.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	108.06/cwt	105.00–114.00	852	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	123.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	704	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.17/cwt	132.50–150.50	803	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	115.71/cwt	114.00–116.00	947	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	721	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	135.01/cwt	128.00–138.00	644	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	147.54/cwt	140.00–155.00	646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	130.37/cwt	120.00–135.00	677	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	128.98/cwt	121.00–135.00	791	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	126.05/cwt	121.00–128.50	989	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	165.07/cwt	162.50–167.50	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	144.15/cwt	140.00–150.00	471	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	923	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	161.68/cwt	160.00–169.00	605	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	157.04/cwt	145.00–172.50	663	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	168.71/cwt	167.50–170.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	118.95/cwt	115.00–124.00	734	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	112.78/cwt	109.00–117.00	814	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	130.67/cwt	126.00–133.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	117.37/cwt	115.00–121.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	126.15/cwt	121.00–128.00	896	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	130.54/cwt	129.00–135.00	873	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.32/cwt	142.50–154.00	794	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	159.60/cwt	133.00–160.50	884	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	136.52/cwt	132.50–140.00	846	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	162.36/cwt	156.00–166.00	865	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.38/cwt	140.00–166.00	735	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	693.99/cwt	650.00–750.00	8,432	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	388	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	429	164.40/cwt	160.00–168.00	705	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	139.75/cwt	136.00–144.00	665	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	903	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	134.05/cwt	133.00–136.00	693	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	146.04/cwt	138.00–156.00	615	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	584	130.46/cwt	122.00–136.00	762	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	392	152.35/cwt	147.00–154.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	667	130.29/cwt	130.00–131.00	869	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	2
Bulls	—	—	1,223	58.05/cwt	48.00–65.00	710	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	46.44/cwt	43.00–52.00	562	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	29.95/cwt	29.00–31.00	249	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	41.73/cwt	39.00–45.00	434	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	244	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	156.08/cwt	140.00–167.50	426	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	406	119.46/cwt	110.00–122.00	485	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	684	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	516	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	639.29/cwt	530.00–710.00	5,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	108.88/cwt	100.00–118.00	629	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	35.54/cwt	30.00–39.00	369	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	859	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	52.03/cwt	51.00–53.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	126.22/cwt	121.00–130.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.77/cwt	120.00–136.00	538	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	624	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	814	119.60/cwt	118.00–120.00	974	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	775	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	137.10/cwt	135.50–140.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	582	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	269	150.81/cwt	142.50–155.00	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	113.49/cwt	113.00–115.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	131.53/cwt	120.00–137.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	139.26/cwt	130.00–142.50	532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	142.19/cwt	135.00–150.00	609	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	122.17/cwt	119.00–130.00	721	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	386	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	146.54/cwt	145.00–149.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	127.74/cwt	119.00–131.00	800	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	125.13/cwt	120.00–131.00	629	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	685	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	313	169.47/cwt	167.50–170.00	530	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	134.26/cwt	126.00–141.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	143.33/cwt	132.00–155.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	165.35/cwt	150.00–170.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	123.52/cwt	120.00–127.50	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	131.99/cwt	131.99–131.99	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	403	123.31/cwt	120.00–124.00	497	6

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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