Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-11-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 lower. Heavy supply with strong demand on weaned cattle, fleshy and plain were discounted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.66/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$129.66

218 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$26.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.56

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	133.89	618	120
Medium and Large 1-2	482	129.94	627	17thin
Medium and Large 2	466	126.70	591	67
Medium and Large 3	426	107.21	457	14thin

One grade step is worth $26.68/cwt here — about $161 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 sale218 hd

129.66

—

AR average9 barns · 2,666 hd

135.22

−5.56

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	1,618	72.50	1,173	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	53.98	774	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,226	51.26	628	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	36.83	367	9thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 2	—	320	138.16/cwt	130.00–146.00	442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	410	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	146.51/cwt	140.00–160.00	406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	138.57/cwt	130.00–148.00	521	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	126.96/cwt	120.00–135.00	468	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	596	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	659	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	863	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	187.67/cwt	165.00–197.50	524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	139.62/cwt	139.00–141.00	942	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	149.32/cwt	141.00–170.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	130.88/cwt	126.00–139.00	677	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	127.45/cwt	123.00–134.00	725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	122.67/cwt	116.00–127.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	698	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	129.30/cwt	120.00–140.00	416	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	125.44/cwt	120.00–128.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	112.90/cwt	100.00–120.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	132.81/cwt	130.00–140.00	574	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	128.38/cwt	125.00–130.00	330	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	135.47/cwt	125.00–140.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	133.19/cwt	128.00–139.00	637	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	122.44/cwt	120.00–125.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	684	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	140.18/cwt	131.00–150.00	516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	143.17/cwt	130.00–155.00	593	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	160.61/cwt	150.00–163.00	846	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	152.09/cwt	145.00–160.00	725	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	146.74/cwt	141.00–154.00	845	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	132.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	134.51/cwt	130.00–137.50	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	165.14/cwt	147.50–180.00	687	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	897	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	167.40/cwt	152.00–187.50	623	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	835	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	133.93/cwt	130.00–137.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	148.33/cwt	140.00–155.00	415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	178.16/cwt	164.00–204.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	328	152.07/cwt	149.00–155.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	138.49/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	260	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	507	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	18.00/cwt	18.00–18.00	162	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	383	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,476	53.16/cwt	51.00–55.00	785	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	50.56/cwt	47.00–53.00	604	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	269	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	54.07/cwt	53.00–55.00	730	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	42.87/cwt	40.00–44.00	444	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	56.85/cwt	56.00–58.00	731	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	255	1
Bulls	—	—	1,542	61.25/cwt	55.00–65.00	944	5
Bulls	—	—	2,040	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,734	2
Bulls	—	—	1,567	75.98/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,191	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	70.05/cwt	62.50–77.50	550	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	86.71/cwt	80.00–92.00	753	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,615	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	978.47/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	10,939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	848.55/cwt	735.00–985.00	10,437	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	114.72/cwt	100.00–125.00	379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	117.02/cwt	115.00–120.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	137.07/cwt	129.00–144.00	785	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	144.75/cwt	137.00–152.50	376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	126.93/cwt	120.00–136.00	655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	543	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	130.17/cwt	126.00–134.00	608	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	122.19/cwt	109.00–126.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	126.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	529	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	127.80/cwt	121.00–135.00	588	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	106.03/cwt	100.00–112.50	451	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	110.13/cwt	100.00–115.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	623	127.12/cwt	125.00–128.50	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	273	116.59/cwt	110.00–120.00	318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	129.53/cwt	126.00–132.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Source/Aged	—	700	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	159.61/cwt	145.00–174.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	141.57/cwt	132.50–150.00	382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	155.29/cwt	140.00–167.50	584	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	149.48/cwt	140.00–162.50	629	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.29/cwt	127.50–142.50	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	144.98/cwt	140.00–149.00	677	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	131.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	502	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	133.52/cwt	129.00–140.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	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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