Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 550 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher; Steers over 550 lbs sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Slaughter cows not covered due to reporters time constraints

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.01/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$142.01

71 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$19.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	144.69	836	57
Medium and Large 1-2	583	140.00	816	4thin
Medium and Large 2	499	127.79	638	9thin
Medium and Large 3	505	125.00	631	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.69/cwt here — about $204 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 sale71 hd

142.01

—

AR average8 barns · 1,376 hd

144.30

−2.29

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	1,527	76.16	1,163	8thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	125.35/cwt	124.00–126.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Bulls	—	—	1,537	68.02/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,045	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	85.07/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,368	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	78.36/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	128.90/cwt	123.00–135.00	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.57/cwt	123.00–128.00	779	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	138.22/cwt	134.00–140.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	129.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	666	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	145.70/cwt	144.00–154.00	838	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	123.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	153.11/cwt	145.00–160.00	795	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	157.59/cwt	147.50–168.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	130.93/cwt	125.00–138.00	877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.44/cwt	141.00–146.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	136.03/cwt	131.00–143.00	703	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	137.66/cwt	135.00–141.00	862	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	948	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	483	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	592	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	417	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	530	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	146.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	615	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	92.45/cwt	85.00–100.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	652	119.97/cwt	110.00–122.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	139.86/cwt	135.00–150.00	659	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	108.30/cwt	104.00–113.00	769	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	369	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	539	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.26/cwt	115.00–130.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	131.61/cwt	125.00–135.50	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	91.10/cwt	85.00–97.00	564	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	136.43/cwt	133.00–140.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	111.58/cwt	110.00–116.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	103.08/cwt	100.00–106.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	578	2

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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