Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available auction was closed two weeks previous for Holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.56/cwt on 376 head.

Average price

$150.56

376 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$814

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$11

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

$38.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.45

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	376	156.68	589	12thin
Medium and Large 1	557	153.74	856	299
Medium and Large 2	497	135.29	673	63
Medium and Large 3	490	118.00	578	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.68/cwt here — about $11 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 sale376 hd

150.56

—

AR average3 barns · 495 hd

147.11

+3.45

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	1,464	74.41	1,089	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,658	61.49	1,020	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	54.68	643	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	46.53	472	4thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	131.79/cwt	126.00–142.50	618	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	150.43/cwt	146.00–155.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	117.65/cwt	114.00–120.00	808	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	138.44/cwt	130.00–145.00	584	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	134.49/cwt	131.00–138.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	164.38/cwt	147.00–175.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	142.49/cwt	140.00–145.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	152.55/cwt	149.00–156.00	584	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	168.67/cwt	165.00–172.50	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	156.10/cwt	140.00–157.50	874	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	165.64/cwt	155.00–170.00	865	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	138.33/cwt	136.00–141.00	852	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	171.93/cwt	160.00–174.00	555	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	129.42/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,002	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	373	156.47/cwt	155.00–158.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	309	152.44/cwt	145.00–165.00	471	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	135.98/cwt	135.00–138.00	710	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	126.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	367	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	479	168.17/cwt	165.00–172.50	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	431	173.48/cwt	165.00–185.00	748	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	739	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	134.04/cwt	130.00–138.00	891	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	159.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	752	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	761	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	63.32/cwt	62.00–65.00	920	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	361	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	54.05/cwt	53.00–55.00	570	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	61.49/cwt	61.00–62.00	1,020	2
Bulls	—	—	998	61.47/cwt	60.00–63.00	613	2
Bulls	—	—	1,670	82.69/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,381	5
Bulls	—	—	1,450	72.19/cwt	50.00–77.00	1,047	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	719	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	51.36/cwt	50.00–53.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	127.10/cwt	117.50–135.00	653	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	538	143.52/cwt	140.00–147.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	462	135.72/cwt	129.00–138.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	121.44/cwt	118.00–125.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	137.24/cwt	132.00–143.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	126.48/cwt	124.00–127.50	716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	533	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	146.59/cwt	141.00–152.50	528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	553	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,245	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	66.92/cwt	65.00–69.00	689	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	980.00/cwt	980.00–980.00	11,319	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	570	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	122.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	807	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	148.01/cwt	137.50–158.00	475	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	148.18/cwt	140.00–156.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	137.11/cwt	132.00–147.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	117.58/cwt	114.00–125.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.60/cwt	121.00–140.00	657	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	139.19/cwt	139.00–140.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	313	144.24/cwt	138.00–150.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	132.85/cwt	130.00–143.00	752	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	118.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	133.02/cwt	132.00–134.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	124.63/cwt	120.00–126.00	596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	513	129.80/cwt	127.50–132.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	127.08/cwt	120.00–133.00	726	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	173.33/cwt	160.00–187.50	634	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	161.93/cwt	157.50–178.00	768	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	155.91/cwt	150.00–164.00	822	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	125.28/cwt	120.00–131.00	857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	127.23/cwt	125.00–128.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	916	106.05/cwt	105.50–106.50	971	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	113.99/cwt	113.00–116.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	123.59/cwt	119.00–126.00	781	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.25/cwt	125.00–137.50	671	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	175.68/cwt	165.00–187.50	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.79/cwt	136.00–155.00	828	26

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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