Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly test however a lower undertone was noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.48/cwt on 126 head.

Average price

$141.48

126 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$31

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

$7.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.41

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	142.72	716	99
Medium and Large 2	454	139.02	631	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	507	135.03	685	14thin

One grade step is worth $7.69/cwt here — about $31 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 sale126 hd

141.48

—

AR average8 barns · 1,915 hd

141.89

−0.41

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	1,668	84.08	1,402	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	62.75	735	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,400	62.32	872	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,059	55.53	588	12

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	581	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	137.19/cwt	135.00–140.00	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	150.74/cwt	147.00–153.00	556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	196.46/cwt	187.50–200.00	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	173.30/cwt	160.00–181.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	136.68/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,110	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.00/cwt	135.00–155.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	158.44/cwt	150.00–170.00	748	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	153.68/cwt	150.00–160.00	888	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	139.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	130.51/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	423	151.20/cwt	150.00–152.50	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	145.05/cwt	138.00–152.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	725	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	154.15/cwt	151.00–160.00	815	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	169.87/cwt	157.50–180.00	756	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	148.21/cwt	146.00–157.00	914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	149.78/cwt	145.00–160.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	149.34/cwt	147.50–150.00	632	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	458	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	62.91/cwt	61.00–65.00	727	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	58.52/cwt	58.00–59.00	699	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	472	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	53.40/cwt	52.00–54.00	595	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	57.40/cwt	55.00–61.00	599	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	858	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	63.48/cwt	63.00–64.00	879	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	928	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	79.61/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,185	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	86.31/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,517	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	923.33/cwt	900.00–950.00	11,080	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	983.13/cwt	750.00–1,175.00	10,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	139.14/cwt	135.00–141.00	735	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	119.43/cwt	117.00–122.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	138.77/cwt	137.50–140.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	666	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	138.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	136.13/cwt	135.00–137.00	636	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.39/cwt	120.00–131.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	151.71/cwt	144.00–155.00	649	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	136.35/cwt	129.00–138.00	788	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.77/cwt	128.00–139.00	840	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	368	153.71/cwt	152.50–155.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	140.17/cwt	130.00–150.00	677	23

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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