Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher, over 500 lb were mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was heavy with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.49/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$132.49

207 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$158

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

$14.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.22

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	134.76	699	149
Medium and Large 1-2	500	127.73	638	15thin
Medium and Large 2	493	127.04	626	38
Medium and Large 3	449	120.50	541	5thin

One grade step is worth $14.26/cwt here — about $158 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 sale207 hd

132.49

—

AR average10 barns · 1,605 hd

134.71

−2.22

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	1,624	85.60	1,390	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,412	64.92	917	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	64.70	750	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	949	49.99	474	12

Every lot, as filed

127 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	—	480	153.31/cwt	147.50–165.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	171.99/cwt	160.00–190.00	633	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.79/cwt	136.00–145.00	866	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	127.00/cwt	122.00–133.00	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	836	115.73/cwt	110.00–123.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	112.42/cwt	109.00–116.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	264	154.51/cwt	144.00–160.00	408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	127.43/cwt	122.50–133.00	731	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	140.92/cwt	134.00–152.50	606	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	133.71/cwt	132.00–137.50	697	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.89/cwt	116.00–126.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	140.29/cwt	135.00–144.00	784	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	135.28/cwt	128.00–140.00	644	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	160.98/cwt	160.00–162.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	164.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	160.80/cwt	146.00–175.00	507	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	120.97/cwt	118.00–126.00	767	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	171.72/cwt	155.00–184.00	654	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	145.30/cwt	139.00–151.00	744	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	134.91/cwt	127.00–138.00	827	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	932	92.05/cwt	80.00–106.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	778	123.24/cwt	116.00–131.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	155.47/cwt	150.00–165.00	801	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	195.70/cwt	165.00–215.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	765	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	135.09/cwt	130.00–141.00	908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	150.09/cwt	139.00–157.50	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	167.07/cwt	160.00–185.00	700	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	149.03/cwt	147.00–150.00	922	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	197.00/cwt	180.00–215.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,321	60.77/cwt	57.00–64.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	146.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	825	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	10,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	1,102.89/cwt	985.00–1,125.00	8,735	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	11,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	432	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	575	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	713	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	9,648	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	54.60/cwt	52.00–57.00	664	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	47.02/cwt	46.00–48.00	381	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	63.76/cwt	60.00–66.00	727	18
Bulls	—	—	1,297	74.58/cwt	71.00–78.00	967	5
Bulls	—	—	1,932	94.45/cwt	92.00–96.00	1,825	6
Bulls	—	—	1,598	85.84/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,372	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,451	66.30/cwt	65.00–68.00	962	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,275	60.09/cwt	57.00–64.00	766	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	69.96/cwt	68.00–71.00	824	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	670	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	235	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	1,060.23/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	12,023	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	46.32/cwt	45.00–48.00	434	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	782.35/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,589	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	983.29/cwt	685.00–1,125.00	9,499	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	121.02/cwt	120.00–122.00	637	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	55.32/cwt	52.00–58.00	579	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	689	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	63.62/cwt	60.00–66.00	653	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	112.19/cwt	104.00–115.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	133.87/cwt	126.00–139.00	760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	376	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	138.80/cwt	135.00–150.00	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	126.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	117.00/cwt	112.00–122.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	136.16/cwt	134.00–140.00	758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	145.74/cwt	135.00–157.50	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	126.74/cwt	125.00–130.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	126.66/cwt	124.00–139.00	897	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	158.39/cwt	151.00–165.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	583	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	732	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	128.39/cwt	126.00–130.00	625	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	168.57/cwt	163.00–174.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	153.94/cwt	151.00–162.50	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	142.27/cwt	139.00–147.00	519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	124.79/cwt	121.00–132.50	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	130.19/cwt	126.00–141.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	490	142.93/cwt	136.00–150.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	142.24/cwt	137.50–147.50	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	392	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	124.86/cwt	120.00–132.00	403	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	116.04/cwt	114.00–118.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.96/cwt	143.00–147.50	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	138.22/cwt	129.00–147.00	731	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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