Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-07-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand on 400 lb and lighter cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.48/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$140.48

184 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$709

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$30.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.58

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	143.26	710	128
Medium and Large 1-2	550	141.72	779	22
Medium and Large 2	507	130.80	663	31
Medium and Large 3	522	113.00	589	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.26/cwt here — about $121 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 sale184 hd

140.48

—

AR average8 barns · 1,647 hd

138.90

+1.58

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	1,542	83.19	1,283	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	66.14	979	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	64.89	758	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	985	56.42	556	23

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	569	134.87/cwt	131.00–139.00	767	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	152.59/cwt	145.00–160.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	132.09/cwt	122.00–137.50	822	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	162.79/cwt	152.50–170.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	202.47/cwt	180.00–215.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	157.82/cwt	146.00–165.50	601	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	182.96/cwt	172.50–197.50	774	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	153.08/cwt	145.00–160.00	796	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	132.68/cwt	128.00–138.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	158.23/cwt	149.00–170.00	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	137.43/cwt	130.00–144.00	706	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	172.43/cwt	168.00–185.00	662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	194.73/cwt	172.50–210.00	709	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	148.28/cwt	148.00–149.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	131.49/cwt	130.00–132.50	768	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	163.57/cwt	160.00–166.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	150.67/cwt	140.00–154.00	646	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	133.12/cwt	125.00–141.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	140.21/cwt	134.00–150.00	802	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	133.90/cwt	120.00–153.00	830	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	142.62/cwt	130.00–148.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	128.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	858	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	305	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	154.74/cwt	150.00–160.00	880	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	275	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	169.28/cwt	160.00–177.50	799	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	164.93/cwt	153.00–173.00	871	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	17,213	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	205.15/cwt	175.00–218.00	659	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	148.73/cwt	142.50–155.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	825	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,847	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	519	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	12,113	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	64.02/cwt	61.00–66.00	947	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	66.24/cwt	64.00–71.00	786	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	61.10/cwt	53.00–64.00	682	5
Bulls	—	—	1,270	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	635	1
Bulls	—	—	1,466	83.00/cwt	75.00–90.00	1,217	9
Bulls	—	—	1,860	94.81/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,763	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	486	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	354	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	700	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	175	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	63.19/cwt	60.00–67.00	676	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	56.02/cwt	50.00–59.00	552	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	576	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	67.73/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,003	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	924.64/cwt	900.00–950.00	11,262	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,056	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	14,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	131.37/cwt	120.00–135.00	619	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	144.06/cwt	142.50–145.00	887	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	120.70/cwt	120.00–122.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	123.99/cwt	119.00–135.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	538	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	170.97/cwt	165.00–177.50	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	137.28/cwt	130.00–143.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	142.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	150.25/cwt	150.00–151.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	139.18/cwt	132.50–140.00	675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	118.32/cwt	115.00–120.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	160.75/cwt	159.00–162.50	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	140.17/cwt	132.00–149.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	386	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.95/cwt	130.00–147.50	597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	128.50/cwt	120.00–137.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	605	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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