Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-10-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers sold 6.00-12.00 higher. Heifers sold 4.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.55/cwt on 147 head.

Average price

$128.55

147 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$231

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

$20.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	131.98	637	87
Medium and Large 2	451	125.02	563	28
Medium and Large 1-2	695	123.43	857	29
Medium and Large 3	365	111.35	406	3thin

One grade step is worth $20.63/cwt here — about $231 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 sale147 hd

128.55

—

AR average6 barns · 1,056 hd

127.38

+1.16

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	1,853	82.17	1,522	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	52.03	689	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	51.77	632	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	44.91	501	11

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	365	182.43/cwt	175.00–195.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	179.29/cwt	170.00–190.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	402	155.48/cwt	152.00–162.50	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	131.99/cwt	131.00–133.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	153.50/cwt	147.50–160.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	127.95/cwt	125.00–131.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	130.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	120.59/cwt	116.00–125.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	436	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	131.27/cwt	123.00–135.00	803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	132.69/cwt	120.00–146.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	790	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	124.33/cwt	123.00–126.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.92/cwt	118.00–128.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	111.35/cwt	110.00–112.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	124.04/cwt	120.00–127.00	528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	866	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	992	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	170.52/cwt	160.00–180.00	810	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	830	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	148.18/cwt	135.00–160.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	142.34/cwt	136.00–147.50	726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	128.92/cwt	125.00–134.00	544	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	137.01/cwt	135.00–137.50	455	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	128.86/cwt	122.50–135.00	606	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	449	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	158.82/cwt	150.00–170.00	904	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	147.44/cwt	140.00–155.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	150.33/cwt	141.00–155.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	165.76/cwt	160.00–175.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	146.51/cwt	138.00–154.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	160.77/cwt	153.00–167.00	831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	144.87/cwt	136.00–148.50	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	113.59/cwt	109.00–122.00	707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	110.91/cwt	98.00–124.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	139.17/cwt	125.00–142.50	739	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	147.46/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	155.98/cwt	145.00–164.00	608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	46.25/cwt	45.00–48.00	513	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	565	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	59.37/cwt	57.00–61.00	800	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	53.09/cwt	50.00–55.00	629	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	291	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	52.03/cwt	50.00–54.00	689	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	47.61/cwt	46.00–50.00	576	8
Bulls	—	—	1,898	87.84/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,667	2
Bulls	—	—	2,005	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,945	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	902	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	930.76/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	11,988	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	9,890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,155.04/cwt	1,075.00–1,225.00	13,364	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,960	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	887	93.65/cwt	81.00–105.00	831	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	890	70.19/cwt	61.00–76.00	625	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,056	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	549	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	1,044.64/cwt	935.00–1,175.00	14,520	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	12,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	20,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	169.21/cwt	161.00–175.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	105.03/cwt	103.00–106.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	123.18/cwt	119.00–130.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	114.26/cwt	98.00–128.00	771	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	172.71/cwt	172.50–173.00	570	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.96/cwt	124.00–135.00	624	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	122.60/cwt	115.00–130.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	513	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	528	125.84/cwt	125.00–126.00	664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	525	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	156.87/cwt	152.50–163.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	386	167.54/cwt	167.00–168.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	126.34/cwt	122.50–130.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	108.01/cwt	106.00–110.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	132.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	135.50/cwt	129.00–140.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	144.79/cwt	136.00–154.00	546	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	920	116.00/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,067	9

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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