Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.42/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$125.42

154 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$5

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

$23.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.23

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	379	131.25	497	6thin
Medium and Large 1	512	131.08	671	83
Medium and Large 2	463	120.05	556	52
Medium and Large 3	464	108.11	502	13thin

One grade step is worth $23.14/cwt here — about −$5 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 sale154 hd

125.42

—

AR average9 barns · 2,868 hd

127.65

−2.23

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	1,406	71.38	1,004	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,533	52.64	807	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,212	48.65	590	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,087	44.54	484	9thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2	—	313	133.80/cwt	127.50–140.00	419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.48/cwt	133.00–152.50	773	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	123.37/cwt	113.00–134.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	124.03/cwt	118.00–140.00	781	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	150.92/cwt	142.50–160.00	495	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	128.56/cwt	120.00–137.50	724	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	146.86/cwt	134.00–150.00	690	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	359	139.37/cwt	135.00–142.50	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	127.98/cwt	119.00–138.00	663	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	111.45/cwt	110.00–119.00	749	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	132.60/cwt	123.00–138.00	636	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	125.93/cwt	120.00–135.00	730	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	146.84/cwt	142.00–160.00	609	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	143.93/cwt	135.00–152.50	818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.51/cwt	150.00–172.50	764	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	122.48/cwt	116.00–126.00	764	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	134.69/cwt	122.50–140.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	134.80/cwt	130.00–137.00	836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	160.76/cwt	150.00–172.50	690	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	151.91/cwt	143.00–158.00	788	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	508	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	964.08/cwt	825.00–1,125.00	12,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	50.82/cwt	45.00–57.50	505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	120.18/cwt	110.00–124.00	988	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	54.77/cwt	48.00–63.00	522	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,533	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,107.39/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	13,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	701	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	655.16/cwt	600.00–775.00	6,748	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	827.38/cwt	675.00–950.00	9,341	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	51.32/cwt	50.00–53.00	626	6
Bulls	—	—	1,193	55.47/cwt	54.00–57.00	662	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	361	1
Bulls	—	—	1,398	70.69/cwt	66.00–76.00	988	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	48.95/cwt	48.00–50.00	516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	83.59/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,311	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	52.71/cwt	51.00–54.00	581	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	57.34/cwt	57.00–58.00	704	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,928	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	44.16/cwt	40.00–48.00	495	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	52.64/cwt	51.00–54.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	474	110.18/cwt	105.00–120.00	522	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	46.64/cwt	44.00–50.00	563	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	113.52/cwt	110.00–117.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	108.07/cwt	106.00–110.00	616	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	5,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	503	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	119.50/cwt	118.00–121.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	315	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	121.89/cwt	115.00–131.00	519	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	110.97/cwt	103.00–115.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	127.41/cwt	120.00–140.00	473	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	132.61/cwt	130.00–138.00	516	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	354	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	128.16/cwt	120.00–133.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	429	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	143.32/cwt	130.00–152.50	466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	135.54/cwt	132.00–140.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	119.49/cwt	110.00–125.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	358	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	121.86/cwt	120.00–123.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	115.59/cwt	106.00–124.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	130.31/cwt	127.00–134.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	499	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	619	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	126.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	485	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	102.52/cwt	100.00–105.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	116.63/cwt	107.00–127.00	553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	127.95/cwt	110.00–138.00	553	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	694	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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