Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder and Stocker cattle mostly sold 2.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.33/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$140.33

103 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

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	371	150.00	557	4thin
Medium and Large 1	492	141.58	696	72
Medium and Large 2	432	136.09	588	26
Medium and Large 3	430	122.00	525	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $32 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 sale103 hd

140.33

—

AR average6 barns · 834 hd

140.70

−0.37

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	1,787	91.39	1,634	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	64.81	874	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	62.76	734	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	55.85	577	16

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	517	153.64/cwt	145.00–161.00	794	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	151.34/cwt	140.00–158.00	861	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	167.96/cwt	155.00–172.50	632	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	807	115.81/cwt	112.00–117.00	935	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	590	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	148	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	54.45/cwt	53.00–57.00	568	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	59.63/cwt	57.00–62.00	639	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	64.94/cwt	63.00–67.00	878	16
Bulls	—	—	1,785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	154.54/cwt	145.00–165.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	160.96/cwt	157.50–170.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	157.74/cwt	150.00–166.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.11/cwt	144.00–152.00	769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.97/cwt	130.00–141.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.31/cwt	138.00–145.00	548	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	149.79/cwt	142.00–165.00	632	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	140.23/cwt	133.00–145.00	667	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	133.73/cwt	126.00–137.00	766	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	403	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	721	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	166.28/cwt	162.50–170.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	960.02/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	11,741	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	701	2
Steers	Large 3	—	478	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	287	4
Bulls	—	—	1,746	91.42/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,596	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	59.87/cwt	57.00–62.00	675	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	105.44/cwt	100.00–111.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	146.42/cwt	142.00–155.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	127.78/cwt	123.00–135.00	534	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	64.05/cwt	62.00–66.00	760	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	61.69/cwt	60.00–62.50	854	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	151.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	523	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	795	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,019	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	148.00/cwt	135.00–153.00	548	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	115.60/cwt	111.00–120.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	136.67/cwt	125.00–139.00	579	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	531	110.04/cwt	105.00–125.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	124.24/cwt	124.00–125.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	143.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	689	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	137.32/cwt	133.00–144.00	802	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	144.00/cwt	142.50–147.00	639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	456	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	136.84/cwt	132.00–140.00	723	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	123.90/cwt	115.00–133.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	128.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	770	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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