Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers and Heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cow trend not applicable due to not reported last sale but lower undertone noted. Slaughter bulls lightly tested but higher undertone noted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.68/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$133.68

98 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$10.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	499	137.46	686	13thin
Medium and Large 1	501	133.97	671	74
Medium and Large 2	472	127.29	601	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.17/cwt here — about $85 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 sale98 hd

133.68

—

AR average7 barns · 1,161 hd

126.39

+7.29

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	1,594	78.41	1,250	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,384	53.89	746	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	53.76	661	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	43.18	452	17

Every lot, as filed

56 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	—	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	129.06/cwt	126.00–134.00	658	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	938	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	985	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	134.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	583	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	452	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	164.02/cwt	157.50–173.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	147.67/cwt	142.00–154.00	608	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	123.57/cwt	115.00–126.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	144.61/cwt	140.00–152.50	619	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	151.39/cwt	148.00–158.00	781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.58/cwt	152.50–159.00	737	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	148.83/cwt	141.00–153.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	153.93/cwt	145.00–158.00	674	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	127.10/cwt	120.00–131.00	741	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	103.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	45.67/cwt	42.00–49.00	491	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	53.02/cwt	50.00–55.00	752	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,140	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	684	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	46.89/cwt	45.00–50.00	580	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	62.20/cwt	60.00–64.00	762	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	52.50/cwt	52.00–53.00	622	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	40.38/cwt	37.00–43.00	413	8
Bulls	—	—	1,420	72.81/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,034	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	84.02/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,485	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	54.29/cwt	52.00–57.00	666	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	248	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	869	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	891.05/cwt	810.00–950.00	10,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	137.04/cwt	128.00–140.00	724	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	132.32/cwt	126.00–141.00	483	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	155.49/cwt	151.00–159.00	603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	142.46/cwt	120.00–153.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	130.09/cwt	123.00–134.00	613	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	118.63/cwt	116.00–120.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	151.75/cwt	144.00–157.00	524	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	140.54/cwt	137.00–147.50	531	6

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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