Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lb were mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand for quality cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.24/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$138.24

138 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$33.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	144.22	698	79
Medium and Large 2	512	131.14	671	53
Medium and Large 1-2	639	128.00	818	4thin
Medium and Large 3	545	111.00	605	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.22/cwt here — about $93 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 sale138 hd

138.24

—

AR average8 barns · 1,072 hd

133.99

+4.26

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	1,589	84.79	1,347	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	70.87	948	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	67.13	775	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	54.20	535	23

Every lot, as filed

109 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 2	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	573	130.47/cwt	128.00–133.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	167.39/cwt	160.00–175.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.19/cwt	147.50–158.00	794	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	323	170.28/cwt	166.00–174.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	822	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	764	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	133.13/cwt	129.00–143.00	756	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	164.42/cwt	160.00–172.00	521	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	149.03/cwt	140.00–155.00	629	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	140.46/cwt	135.00–147.00	947	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	128.58/cwt	125.00–134.00	797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	143.96/cwt	134.00–148.00	681	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.84/cwt	156.00–170.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	138.08/cwt	130.00–147.50	718	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	149.42/cwt	145.00–156.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	122.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	875	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	165.17/cwt	159.00–170.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	161.74/cwt	149.00–171.00	597	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	175.09/cwt	157.50–182.50	669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	161.20/cwt	156.00–170.00	674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	138.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	155.53/cwt	150.00–166.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	261	193.43/cwt	175.00–207.50	505	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	157.09/cwt	150.00–163.00	823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	167.32/cwt	150.00–172.50	477	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.91/cwt	124.00–132.00	857	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,250	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	722	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	73.99/cwt	73.00–75.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	189.38/cwt	175.00–202.50	623	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	930.91/cwt	840.00–1,000.00	10,240	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	57.24/cwt	57.00–57.50	471	2
Bulls	—	—	1,576	84.10/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,325	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	63.94/cwt	61.00–69.00	760	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	69.43/cwt	66.00–73.00	853	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	741	29.93/cwt	26.00–35.00	222	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	374	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	70.87/cwt	67.00–74.00	948	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	603	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,350	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	20,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	934	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,519	1,221.65/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	18,557	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	67.17/cwt	65.00–69.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	129.30/cwt	125.00–137.00	745	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,022	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	141.81/cwt	134.00–150.00	458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	134.43/cwt	130.00–143.00	507	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.68/cwt	121.00–128.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.96/cwt	131.00–138.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	150.19/cwt	140.00–155.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.27/cwt	125.00–137.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.49/cwt	117.00–122.50	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	144.82/cwt	135.00–150.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	149.14/cwt	142.50–156.00	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	153.05/cwt	146.00–160.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	685	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	137.27/cwt	130.00–144.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	132.31/cwt	125.00–137.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	149.45/cwt	145.00–154.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	140.16/cwt	138.00–142.50	740	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	57.24/cwt	53.00–61.00	553	8
Bulls	—	—	1,288	65.03/cwt	45.00–75.00	838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	95.25/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,667	6

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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