Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker and feeder steers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with strong buyer demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.49/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$138.49

251 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$640

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$244

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

$27.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	141.90	696	157
Medium and Large 1-2	440	134.56	592	17thin
Medium and Large 2	410	133.12	546	74
Medium and Large 3	395	114.50	452	3thin

One grade step is worth $27.40/cwt here — about $244 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 sale251 hd

138.49

—

AR average3 barns · 505 hd

138.30

+0.18

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	1,454	69.72	1,013	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	54.03	776	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,272	49.47	629	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	40.88	442	15

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1Fleshy	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	171.38/cwt	155.00–182.50	804	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	178.16/cwt	160.00–205.00	682	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	150.21/cwt	150.00–151.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	145.27/cwt	142.50–150.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.43/cwt	123.00–140.00	827	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	364	142.55/cwt	139.00–150.00	519	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	140.58/cwt	132.00–151.00	730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	418	139.82/cwt	133.00–144.00	584	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	277	148.55/cwt	140.00–152.50	411	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	129.99/cwt	124.00–132.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	145.05/cwt	132.50–160.00	619	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	143.55/cwt	136.00–147.50	672	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	182.20/cwt	167.00–200.00	599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	122.51/cwt	121.00–124.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	141.76/cwt	134.00–150.00	748	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	128.75/cwt	125.00–132.50	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	146.90/cwt	136.00–160.00	477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	153.36/cwt	143.00–170.00	575	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	135.45/cwt	128.00–142.50	773	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.10/cwt	133.00–140.00	507	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	719	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	137.47/cwt	137.00–138.00	583	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	142.56/cwt	135.00–155.00	676	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	136.37/cwt	130.00–142.50	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	141.56/cwt	132.50–150.00	466	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	128.06/cwt	125.00–131.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	262	165.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	145.07/cwt	140.00–155.00	522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	161.25/cwt	150.00–170.00	685	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	164.05/cwt	155.00–184.00	930	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	153.49/cwt	138.00–158.00	955	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	164.75/cwt	150.00–176.00	847	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	265	158.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	419	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,142	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	230	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	324	149.36/cwt	147.00–150.00	484	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	154.33/cwt	131.00–171.00	730	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	423	156.38/cwt	152.50–157.00	661	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	157.78/cwt	140.00–170.00	814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	44.71/cwt	40.00–51.00	510	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	53.23/cwt	49.00–55.00	771	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	49.47/cwt	45.00–57.00	629	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	33.18/cwt	28.00–39.00	340	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	158	1
Bulls	—	—	1,892	81.84/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,548	3
Bulls	—	—	1,068	54.85/cwt	40.00–61.00	586	7
Bulls	—	—	1,915	92.29/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	833	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	640	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	75.83/cwt	70.00–82.50	651	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	11,340	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	845.24/cwt	750.00–985.00	9,475	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	871.67/cwt	710.00–1,000.00	11,105	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	686.04/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,757	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,021	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	12,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	152.05/cwt	124.00–165.00	651	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	152.27/cwt	140.00–175.00	475	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	135.91/cwt	125.00–145.00	583	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.89/cwt	120.00–138.00	635	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	179.07/cwt	159.00–187.50	663	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	130.82/cwt	124.00–135.00	552	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	130.94/cwt	120.00–136.00	610	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	132.36/cwt	120.00–137.50	420	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	280	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.13/cwt	120.00–140.00	666	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	128.36/cwt	120.00–137.00	475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	137.31/cwt	127.00–140.00	498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	281	144.64/cwt	130.00–155.00	406	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	164.33/cwt	150.00–175.00	452	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	137.50/cwt	130.00–150.00	792	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	125.80/cwt	122.00–135.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	119.84/cwt	110.00–125.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	172.86/cwt	160.00–195.00	550	8

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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