Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-03-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers under 500 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 500 lb were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb 3.00 to 5.00 higher over sold mostly steady. Value added cattle sold at a premium with several consignments of quality cattle offered . Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.87/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$144.87

201 head · 604 lb average

Value per head Derived

$875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$364

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

$31.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.12

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	529	154.75	819	10thin
Medium and Large 1	615	145.85	897	170
Medium and Large 2	556	132.72	738	20
Medium and Large 3	370	123.00	455	1thin

One grade step is worth $31.75/cwt here — about $364 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 sale201 hd

144.87

—

AR average8 barns · 1,491 hd

154.00

−9.12

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	1,607	81.54	1,311	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,490	61.76	920	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	59.78	825	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	990	48.06	476	16

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	638	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	893	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	114.65/cwt	110.00–118.00	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	148.49/cwt	148.00–150.00	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	146.27/cwt	145.00–147.50	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	896	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	171.88/cwt	160.00–192.50	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	108.34/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	146.58/cwt	143.00–146.75	894	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	858	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.97/cwt	150.00–175.00	761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	180.14/cwt	175.00–185.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	167.57/cwt	165.00–170.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	156.78/cwt	155.00–157.50	806	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	151.52/cwt	148.00–155.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	532	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	742	126.82/cwt	124.00–127.00	941	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	174.27/cwt	160.00–187.50	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	746	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	874	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	750	101.25/cwt	100.00–102.50	759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	174.44/cwt	162.50–179.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	123.55/cwt	120.00–126.00	882	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	790	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	759	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	586	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	905	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	887	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	16,144	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	756	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	747	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,490	61.76/cwt	60.00–63.00	920	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	204	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	338	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	43.47/cwt	43.00–44.00	414	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,303	54.44/cwt	54.00–55.00	709	2
Bulls	—	—	1,534	79.68/cwt	67.00–87.00	1,222	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	683	76.99/cwt	43.00–110.00	526	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	67.66/cwt	51.00–86.00	565	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	735.49/cwt	600.00–825.00	6,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	273	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	50.21/cwt	45.00–54.00	492	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	60.71/cwt	60.00–62.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	113.59/cwt	107.50–117.00	655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	422	127.03/cwt	120.00–135.00	536	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	512	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	650	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	955	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,491	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	758	48.99/cwt	45.00–52.50	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	123.18/cwt	122.00–125.00	657	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	112.46/cwt	110.00–115.00	526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	202.42/cwt	195.00–212.50	751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	133.10/cwt	125.00–145.00	495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	118.29/cwt	110.00–125.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	121.71/cwt	116.00–124.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	189.98/cwt	179.00–200.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	329	146.88/cwt	145.00–150.00	483	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	134.33/cwt	133.00–135.00	638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	116.66/cwt	114.00–117.00	803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	138.37/cwt	130.00–142.50	639	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	451	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	128.96/cwt	120.00–134.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	134.67/cwt	134.00–135.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	122.06/cwt	120.00–134.00	625	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	372	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	119.61/cwt	115.00–124.00	565	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	107.94/cwt	104.00–112.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	3

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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