Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-11-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher, stocker and feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Demand was good on heavy supply. No trend available on slaughter cattle cows and bulls not reported previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.47/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$130.47

307 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$642

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$240

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$27.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.66

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	134.09	684	204
Medium and Large 1-2	465	125.71	585	21
Medium and Large 2	451	124.93	564	70
Medium and Large 3	396	110.17	437	10thin
Large 1	863	107.00	923	2thin

One grade step is worth $27.09/cwt here — about −$240 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 sale307 hd

130.47

—

AR average8 barns · 1,875 hd

137.13

−6.66

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	1,383	77.14	1,067	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,393	61.35	855	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,163	58.59	681	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,024	42.01	430	11

Every lot, as filed

147 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 1-2	—	428	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.26/cwt	155.00–170.00	850	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.55/cwt	130.00–148.00	537	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	124.66/cwt	120.00–128.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	138.98/cwt	130.00–150.00	370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	145.19/cwt	135.00–150.00	473	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	172.16/cwt	170.00–173.00	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	167.98/cwt	155.00–175.00	628	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	134.60/cwt	130.00–147.00	630	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	132.68/cwt	125.00–138.50	832	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	127.60/cwt	123.00–129.00	849	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	522	129.48/cwt	127.50–132.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	128.09/cwt	122.50–135.00	343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	122.98/cwt	121.00–125.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.61/cwt	130.00–145.00	570	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	120.46/cwt	110.00–125.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	133.17/cwt	125.00–140.00	691	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	127.04/cwt	120.00–133.00	535	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.64/cwt	121.00–126.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	122.53/cwt	120.00–127.00	582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	356	134.84/cwt	130.00–142.50	480	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	460	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	378	129.68/cwt	125.00–134.00	490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.72/cwt	132.50–146.00	614	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	163.20/cwt	155.00–190.00	548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	163.78/cwt	152.50–171.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	122.52/cwt	120.00–125.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	111.13/cwt	102.50–120.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	153.93/cwt	146.00–160.00	885	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	131.13/cwt	123.00–139.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	133.54/cwt	128.00–142.50	629	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	135.88/cwt	124.00–144.00	719	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	160.94/cwt	150.00–174.00	761	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	133.26/cwt	124.00–145.00	764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	147.93/cwt	140.00–153.00	978	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	144.07/cwt	135.00–152.50	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	160.69/cwt	142.50–170.00	498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	423	140.93/cwt	122.50–157.50	596	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	458	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	34.54/cwt	34.00–35.00	352	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	57.02/cwt	56.00–58.00	787	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	62.17/cwt	60.00–64.00	770	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	598	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	53.50/cwt	53.00–54.00	677	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	41.62/cwt	40.00–45.00	412	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	994	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	38.99/cwt	38.00–40.00	339	2
Bulls	—	—	1,329	79.55/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,057	8
Bulls	—	—	1,241	65.90/cwt	60.00–69.00	818	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,692	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	955	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	4,871	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	758	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	61.95/cwt	50.00–78.00	544	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	875.96/cwt	770.00–1,000.00	7,349	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	875	659.14/cwt	650.00–670.00	5,767	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	736.79/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,427	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	865	542.69/cwt	510.00–575.00	4,694	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	957.67/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	10,812	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	901.11/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,137	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	125.34/cwt	124.00–126.00	832	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	188.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.93/cwt	105.00–123.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	164.21/cwt	151.00–170.00	622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	685	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	747	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	568	102.62/cwt	82.50–115.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	113.93/cwt	105.00–122.00	596	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	334	133.64/cwt	125.00–140.00	446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	280	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	108.75/cwt	100.00–115.00	452	4
Heifers	Large 1	—	863	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.37/cwt	125.00–140.00	767	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	136.58/cwt	130.00–149.00	462	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	795	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	121.09/cwt	117.50–125.00	569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	128.04/cwt	120.00–135.00	474	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	131.79/cwt	124.00–141.00	828	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	164.16/cwt	147.50–170.00	519	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	139.37/cwt	130.00–145.00	785	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	146.85/cwt	141.00–150.00	774	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	155.81/cwt	147.50–165.00	642	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.20/cwt	120.00–132.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	154.62/cwt	145.00–165.00	402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	154.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	134.32/cwt	120.00–147.50	496	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	126.52/cwt	120.00–132.50	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	132.21/cwt	120.00–140.00	562	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	151.10/cwt	142.00–160.00	700	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.75/cwt	120.00–140.00	609	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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