Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower, over 500 lb were steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lb were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.43/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$124.43

217 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$21.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.80

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	418	126.71	530	36
Medium and Large 1	547	125.99	689	131
Medium and Large 1-2	449	124.29	558	35
Medium and Large 3	412	105.55	435	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.17/cwt here — about $96 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 sale217 hd

124.43

—

AR average9 barns · 1,782 hd

131.22

−6.80

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	—	Average	1,701	76.91	1,308	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,853	52.50	973	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	51.93	600	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	41.41	430	15

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	133.29/cwt	126.00–140.00	640	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	728	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	612	105.70/cwt	100.00–110.00	647	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	146.21/cwt	140.00–152.50	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	154.38/cwt	145.00–170.00	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	126.47/cwt	124.00–132.00	663	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.72/cwt	122.00–127.00	911	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	132.65/cwt	126.00–138.00	817	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	143.36/cwt	136.00–155.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	131.29/cwt	122.00–140.00	553	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	152.93/cwt	145.00–157.50	729	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	139.02/cwt	136.00–150.00	517	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	114.75/cwt	109.00–132.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	403	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	528	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	123.55/cwt	116.00–133.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	147.11/cwt	140.00–160.00	394	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	131.39/cwt	128.00–135.00	503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	145.90/cwt	140.00–150.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	120.31/cwt	115.00–132.00	695	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,645	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,053	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	55.14/cwt	53.00–57.00	630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	164.35/cwt	148.00–177.50	700	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,255	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	142.88/cwt	136.00–152.50	827	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,072.60/cwt	1,060.00–1,085.00	13,837	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	5,528	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	883	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	795	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	165.71/cwt	160.00–177.50	452	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	46.00/cwt	43.00–48.00	521	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	235	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,745	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	942	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,960	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,676	73.63/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,234	5
Bulls	—	—	1,742	82.37/cwt	82.00–83.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	96.73/cwt	90.00–100.00	498	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	942.43/cwt	600.00–1,125.00	12,110	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	748.92/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,534	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	35.37/cwt	35.00–36.00	306	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	135.39/cwt	132.50–137.50	439	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	56.51/cwt	53.00–61.00	632	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	50.40/cwt	47.00–53.00	589	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	126.82/cwt	122.00–131.00	659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	113.00/cwt	108.00–116.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	121.99/cwt	118.00–126.00	827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	646.33/cwt	600.00–685.00	7,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	801.04/cwt	600.00–950.00	8,763	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	114.77/cwt	110.00–120.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	131.33/cwt	122.00–137.00	477	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.64/cwt	127.00–141.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	270	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	105.85/cwt	104.00–106.00	415	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	148.20/cwt	146.00–151.00	780	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	641	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	130.14/cwt	129.00–132.00	747	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	152.27/cwt	140.00–160.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	151.66/cwt	145.00–155.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	386	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	618	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	123.83/cwt	120.00–126.00	573	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	138.84/cwt	137.50–140.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	258	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	127.50/cwt	118.00–136.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	126.38/cwt	119.00–136.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.99/cwt	112.00–115.00	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.54/cwt	120.00–128.00	515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	117.32/cwt	110.00–125.00	544	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	131.31/cwt	128.00–135.00	486	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.84/cwt	135.00–155.00	551	4

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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