Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold 2.00-4.00 higher with limited comparable sales this week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls limited comparison, however a higher undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.14/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$140.14

135 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$741

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$39.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

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	300	162.75	488	16thin
Medium and Large 1	577	138.23	798	99
Medium and Large 2	528	134.13	708	15thin
Medium and Large 3	295	123.50	365	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.25/cwt here — about $124 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 sale135 hd

140.14

—

AR average9 barns · 1,862 hd

143.78

−3.64

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	1,582	91.79	1,452	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	69.98	856	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,289	67.30	868	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	62.28	627	16

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2	—	533	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	308	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	570	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	140.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	120.99/cwt	118.00–124.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	152.61/cwt	144.00–160.00	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	818	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	122.99/cwt	120.00–126.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	145.95/cwt	140.00–155.00	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	770	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	162.04/cwt	160.00–165.00	705	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	158.42/cwt	153.00–165.00	760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	143.25/cwt	135.00–148.00	686	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	157.67/cwt	150.00–164.00	900	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	124.78/cwt	120.00–133.00	903	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	138.77/cwt	137.00–143.00	787	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	143.14/cwt	138.00–149.00	614	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	139.21/cwt	135.00–147.50	734	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	178.10/cwt	175.00–190.00	736	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	182.55/cwt	175.00–192.50	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	971	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	129.17/cwt	121.00–136.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	159.02/cwt	156.00–168.00	830	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	165.23/cwt	160.00–172.50	775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	185.13/cwt	170.00–192.50	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	136.68/cwt	133.00–139.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,162	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	59.52/cwt	57.00–62.00	603	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	728	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	982	1
Bulls	—	—	1,473	86.68/cwt	83.00–91.00	1,277	6
Bulls	—	—	1,765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,747	1
Bulls	—	—	1,649	95.13/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,015	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	975	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,034	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	67.02/cwt	65.00–69.00	875	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	74.70/cwt	74.00–77.00	989	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	69.37/cwt	67.00–72.00	856	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	153.57/cwt	147.00–160.00	591	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	65.37/cwt	63.00–69.00	687	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	66.32/cwt	64.00–67.50	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	154.54/cwt	144.00–161.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	795	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	52.01/cwt	50.00–54.00	485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	155.63/cwt	150.00–161.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	391	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	489	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	137.81/cwt	130.00–145.00	666	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	644	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	137.52/cwt	134.00–142.50	525	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	283	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	159.81/cwt	152.50–169.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	242	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.43/cwt	125.00–132.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.19/cwt	125.00–133.00	682	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	145.68/cwt	135.00–151.00	621	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	138.01/cwt	130.00–143.00	843	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	819	107.94/cwt	105.00–110.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	638	137.12/cwt	130.00–143.00	875	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fancy	—	670	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,032	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	145.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	299	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	836	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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