Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb were 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over were mostly 3.00 higher instances 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower. Several quality consignments of value added cattle that sold at a premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.99/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$142.99

203 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$419

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

$63.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

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	380	163.00	619	4thin
Medium and Large 1	513	143.62	737	162
Medium and Large 2	465	141.83	660	33
Medium and Large 3	563	114.50	644	2thin
Large 1	1,038	100.00	1,038	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.00/cwt here — about −$419 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 sale203 hd

142.99

—

AR average10 barns · 1,593 hd

139.09

+3.90

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	1,430	80.81	1,155	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,130	66.85	755	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	66.78	949	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	52.40	483	14

Every lot, as filed

123 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	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	126.31/cwt	124.00–128.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	141.47/cwt	136.00–145.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	178.32/cwt	165.00–190.00	754	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	157.15/cwt	140.00–165.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	146.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	749	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	719	140.27/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,009	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	631	139.10/cwt	130.00–147.50	878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	147.79/cwt	140.00–158.00	698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	154.57/cwt	150.00–157.50	643	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	163.61/cwt	150.00–170.00	555	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	591	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	178.12/cwt	170.00–185.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	162.59/cwt	161.00–166.00	937	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	180.47/cwt	169.00–190.00	747	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	139.96/cwt	138.00–145.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	376	192.58/cwt	185.00–205.00	724	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	139.53/cwt	134.00–145.00	795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	129.91/cwt	122.00–137.00	753	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	141.66/cwt	133.00–148.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	152.18/cwt	140.00–165.00	793	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.47/cwt	132.00–145.00	726	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	164.65/cwt	160.00–169.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	165.69/cwt	157.50–177.50	789	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.32/cwt	155.00–173.00	762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	998	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	471	150.80/cwt	145.00–158.00	710	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,393	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,491.26/cwt	1,450.00–1,525.00	17,507	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	703	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	886	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	182.78/cwt	179.00–198.00	791	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	144.47/cwt	144.00–144.50	951	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	863	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	157.76/cwt	155.00–164.00	659	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	176.51/cwt	175.00–177.00	909	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	657	128.97/cwt	122.00–130.00	847	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,091.30/cwt	1,000.00–1,200.00	12,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	15,675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	145.01/cwt	143.00–150.00	922	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	312	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	845	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	820	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	738	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	51.86/cwt	45.00–57.00	462	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	64.49/cwt	64.00–65.00	977	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	68.30/cwt	68.00–69.00	928	3
Bulls	—	—	1,050	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	746	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	88.03/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,411	3
Bulls	—	—	1,406	78.83/cwt	73.00–81.00	1,108	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	960.06/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	10,685	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	606	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	734	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,038	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,038	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	67.90/cwt	64.00–72.00	795	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	997	63.50/cwt	61.00–65.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	780	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	788	39.23/cwt	36.00–44.00	309	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	64.93/cwt	62.00–68.00	704	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	140.14/cwt	135.00–142.50	446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	139.08/cwt	135.00–142.50	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	124.80/cwt	124.00–125.00	831	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,131.54/cwt	875.00–1,325.00	13,737	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,271.33/cwt	1,175.00–1,335.00	15,142	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	850.40/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	323	173.41/cwt	167.50–180.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	156.13/cwt	140.00–165.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	105.37/cwt	91.00–120.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	133.01/cwt	132.50–134.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.75/cwt	142.50–143.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	126.55/cwt	122.50–130.00	787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	201.12/cwt	195.00–215.00	654	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	191.28/cwt	170.00–207.50	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	374	161.98/cwt	159.00–164.00	606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	680	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	606	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	185.76/cwt	180.00–195.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	152.26/cwt	145.00–160.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	166.80/cwt	160.00–169.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.49/cwt	124.00–137.50	700	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	131.72/cwt	128.00–137.50	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.62/cwt	135.00–151.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	136.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	153.68/cwt	150.00–156.00	649	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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