Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale not reported weeks previous due to absence of reporter. Following a week of snow and extremely cold weather receipts were light, demand and quality was good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.28/cwt on 75 head.

Average price

$126.28

75 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$626

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$55

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

$31.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.42

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	131.01	641	48
Medium and Large 2	495	121.01	599	23
Medium and Large 3	586	99.88	586	4thin

One grade step is worth $31.13/cwt here — about $55 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 sale75 hd

126.28

—

AR average2 barns · 121 hd

126.70

−0.42

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	—	High	1,832	82.00	1,502	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,467	64.68	949	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	61.74	786	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,057	50.29	531	12

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	665	120.91/cwt	115.00–127.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	132.89/cwt	126.00–140.00	629	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	140.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	860	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	128.74/cwt	124.00–134.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	123.26/cwt	120.00–128.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	156.20/cwt	152.50–160.00	640	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.47/cwt	133.00–136.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	154.82/cwt	149.00–165.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,638	1
Bulls	—	—	1,843	79.00/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,456	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	64.68/cwt	64.00–66.00	949	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,383	67.44/cwt	66.00–69.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	116.45/cwt	114.00–119.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	144.98/cwt	142.50–147.50	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	137.18/cwt	126.00–145.00	589	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	157.81/cwt	150.00–165.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	116.00/cwt	112.00–118.00	793	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	115.00/cwt	114.00–116.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	112.59/cwt	105.00–120.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	443	141.98/cwt	139.00–145.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	158.10/cwt	152.50–162.50	737	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	128.78/cwt	127.50–130.00	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	130.69/cwt	125.00–135.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	104.01/cwt	103.00–105.00	716	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	60.79/cwt	57.00–66.00	762	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	53.01/cwt	48.00–59.00	571	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	141.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	744	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	42.11/cwt	40.00–45.00	419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	780	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	129.19/cwt	127.50–130.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	6,797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	523	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	110.30/cwt	105.00–116.00	840	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	865	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	99.30/cwt	90.00–104.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	128.16/cwt	115.00–137.50	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	123.70/cwt	120.00–126.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	127.78/cwt	120.00–133.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	133.36/cwt	120.00–140.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	142.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	533	5

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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