Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-06-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks previous: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 lbs were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold mostly steady, over 500 lbs were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls were steady to 4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand on quality feeders and stockers. Replacement cows were very attractive today to buyers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.38/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$131.38

124 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$653

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$111

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

$37.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.16

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	445	139.50	620	6thin
Medium and Large 1	503	133.20	670	76
Medium and Large 2	493	129.50	638	38
Medium and Large 3	496	102.50	509	4thin

One grade step is worth $37.00/cwt here — about $111 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 sale124 hd

131.38

—

AR average7 barns · 2,240 hd

132.54

−1.16

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	1,520	86.94	1,321	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	69.09	785	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	68.32	945	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	981	59.36	582	8thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	145.97/cwt	140.00–149.00	765	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	131.67/cwt	128.00–141.00	672	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	130.68/cwt	118.00–150.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	140.22/cwt	131.00–147.50	813	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	134.65/cwt	130.00–141.00	637	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	127.60/cwt	122.00–132.00	731	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	156.45/cwt	145.00–163.00	649	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	905	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	146.86/cwt	141.00–157.50	535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	142.09/cwt	138.00–144.00	598	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	160.36/cwt	150.00–182.50	592	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	737	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	266	172.86/cwt	162.50–185.00	460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	152.59/cwt	147.00–157.50	807	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	167.26/cwt	162.50–182.50	632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	123.64/cwt	120.00–126.00	844	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	128.48/cwt	126.00–131.00	798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	168.09/cwt	160.00–175.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	190.81/cwt	190.00–192.50	521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.84/cwt	148.00–160.00	728	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	122.56/cwt	118.00–128.00	776	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.71/cwt	140.00–155.00	699	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	131.93/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	139.89/cwt	138.00–147.00	818	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	138.75/cwt	135.00–140.00	871	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	189.55/cwt	180.00–200.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	156.05/cwt	145.00–167.50	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	936	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,500.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,650.00	17,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,088	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	122.31/cwt	118.00–126.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	105.49/cwt	103.00–108.00	837	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,123	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	915.95/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	9,801	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,049.49/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,993	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,434.42/cwt	1,400.00–1,475.00	18,404	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	129.28/cwt	125.00–133.00	873	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	69.86/cwt	65.00–73.00	794	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	735	3
Bulls	—	—	1,825	98.27/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,793	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	65.91/cwt	64.00–68.00	722	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	57.28/cwt	55.00–59.00	523	4
Bulls	—	—	1,405	82.69/cwt	74.00–88.00	1,162	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	587	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	852.20/cwt	800.00–900.00	9,187	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	72.54/cwt	70.00–75.00	992	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	499	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	437	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	68.32/cwt	66.00–72.00	945	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	337	141.01/cwt	135.00–150.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	132.25/cwt	125.00–141.00	690	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	745	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	119.37/cwt	108.00–128.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	120.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	123.95/cwt	118.00–130.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	143.82/cwt	140.00–147.50	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	121.01/cwt	120.00–124.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	153.50/cwt	152.00–155.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	138.51/cwt	130.00–145.00	582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	141.53/cwt	139.00–144.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	134.17/cwt	126.00–142.50	647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	245	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	126.34/cwt	120.00–133.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	280	171.57/cwt	160.00–184.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	295	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	125.37/cwt	115.00–133.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	408	147.05/cwt	138.00–155.00	600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	150.32/cwt	144.00–158.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	493	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	144.48/cwt	142.50–146.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	150.55/cwt	145.00–152.00	783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1

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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