Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower, instances 10.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested last sale.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.24/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$128.24

122 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$12.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

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	430	133.00	572	4thin
Medium and Large 1	506	129.41	655	100
Medium and Large 2	498	120.66	601	18thin

One grade step is worth $12.34/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale122 hd

128.24

—

AR average5 barns · 794 hd

130.11

−1.87

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	1,761	83.99	1,479	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	62.93	897	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	60.55	765	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	44.89	444	12

Every lot, as filed

78 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 2	—	523	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	129.30/cwt	124.00–134.00	794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	122.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	448	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	137.59/cwt	134.00–142.50	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	130.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	544	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	130.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	605	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	123.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	704	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.42/cwt	123.00–138.00	693	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	159.62/cwt	155.00–172.50	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	142.97/cwt	136.00–150.00	745	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	141.43/cwt	139.00–150.00	680	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	136.19/cwt	129.00–149.00	575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	141.25/cwt	140.00–142.50	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	142.77/cwt	139.00–149.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	429	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	676	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	144.57/cwt	142.00–153.00	836	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	133.00/cwt	131.00–137.00	886	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	187.27/cwt	175.00–200.00	515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	120.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	627	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	115.99/cwt	113.00–122.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	159.24/cwt	150.00–164.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	59.08/cwt	58.00–60.00	803	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	64.21/cwt	62.00–65.00	930	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	56.67/cwt	56.00–58.00	698	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	51.10/cwt	49.00–54.00	522	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	37.64/cwt	35.00–40.00	346	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	44.47/cwt	43.00–46.00	452	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	62.21/cwt	58.00–65.00	794	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	254	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	85.73/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,571	4
Bulls	—	—	1,652	78.34/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,294	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,692	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,558	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,850.00/cwt	1,850.00–1,850.00	23,125	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,668.29/cwt	1,600.00–1,700.00	19,536	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,865	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	1,082.19/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	14,588	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	135.42/cwt	127.50–140.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	127.70/cwt	120.00–135.00	722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	127.96/cwt	120.00–142.00	683	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	127.63/cwt	122.50–135.00	481	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	141.33/cwt	135.00–148.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	913	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	148.18/cwt	140.00–155.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	515	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	515	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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