Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 450 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 450 lb were mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 450 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, over 450 lb were steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls to 3.00 lower. Supply was moderate with strong demand on pre-vac cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.16/cwt on 158 head.

Average price

$141.16

158 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$122

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

$57.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.74

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	268	169.00	453	2thin
Medium and Large 1	442	148.04	655	93
Medium and Large 2	473	134.09	634	52
Medium and Large 3	516	111.32	574	11thin

One grade step is worth $57.68/cwt here — about −$122 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 sale158 hd

141.16

—

AR average11 barns · 1,984 hd

137.41

+3.74

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	1,536	81.83	1,257	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	65.94	970	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	64.66	760	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	51.48	521	17

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	—	262	168.12/cwt	150.00–180.00	440	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	139.93/cwt	135.00–147.50	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	146.86/cwt	140.00–155.00	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	364	211.31/cwt	210.00–212.50	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	174.20/cwt	157.50–180.00	834	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	160.93/cwt	140.00–172.50	526	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	175.21/cwt	160.00–187.50	745	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	189.76/cwt	170.00–200.00	628	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	837	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,046	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	135.24/cwt	135.00–136.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	142.11/cwt	135.00–148.00	681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	152.12/cwt	140.00–159.00	639	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	136.38/cwt	131.00–140.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.18/cwt	170.00–202.50	704	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	136.14/cwt	129.00–142.50	705	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	134.52/cwt	133.00–138.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	162.06/cwt	155.00–170.00	684	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	166.63/cwt	150.00–190.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	116.48/cwt	110.00–123.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	159.72/cwt	150.00–172.50	751	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	157.72/cwt	150.00–165.00	595	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	151.59/cwt	140.00–157.50	773	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	127.87/cwt	121.00–138.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	262	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	701	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.62/cwt	152.00–157.50	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	134.44/cwt	129.00–140.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	512	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	309	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	303	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	676	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,281	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	11,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	173.57/cwt	170.00–175.00	581	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	557	124.00/cwt	122.00–125.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	810.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,100	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	75.13/cwt	62.00–97.50	676	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	961.32/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	9,930	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	59.36/cwt	55.00–64.00	631	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	69.19/cwt	66.00–72.00	701	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,490	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	350	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	54.39/cwt	50.00–57.00	571	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	57.01/cwt	52.00–60.00	599	4
Bulls	—	—	1,563	84.58/cwt	78.00–90.00	1,322	5
Bulls	—	—	1,112	65.34/cwt	62.00–68.00	727	3
Bulls	—	—	1,821	90.76/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,653	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	272	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	42.36/cwt	38.00–45.00	409	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,360	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	948	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	61.22/cwt	56.00–67.00	624	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	67.76/cwt	63.00–73.00	1,029	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,091.69/cwt	940.00–1,225.00	13,537	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	72.53/cwt	64.00–84.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,377	62.31/cwt	61.00–63.00	858	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	66.85/cwt	64.00–70.00	810	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	76.12/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,011	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	126.91/cwt	120.00–132.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	577	104.18/cwt	90.00–112.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	107.75/cwt	100.00–116.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	153.69/cwt	150.00–160.00	728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	163.14/cwt	160.00–165.00	432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	141.57/cwt	140.00–143.00	467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	130.68/cwt	130.00–132.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	140.39/cwt	136.00–150.00	605	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	146.59/cwt	140.00–156.00	825	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	368	168.64/cwt	155.00–177.50	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	140.15/cwt	126.00–155.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	250	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.20/cwt	126.00–135.00	807	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	122.87/cwt	118.00–128.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	123.13/cwt	117.00–130.00	771	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	149.38/cwt	140.00–158.00	650	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	136.96/cwt	132.50–145.00	497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	129.38/cwt	126.00–132.00	609	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	327	158.28/cwt	155.00–162.50	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	260	165.15/cwt	154.00–172.50	429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	123.65/cwt	120.00–131.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	111.46/cwt	109.00–114.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	126.20/cwt	125.00–130.00	678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	144.26/cwt	142.50–146.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	136.66/cwt	132.50–141.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	141.35/cwt	140.00–143.00	540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	148.97/cwt	142.50–155.00	688	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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