Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-12-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher instances 10.00 higher. Largest gains were in the value added cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher with some really high dressing bulls offered. Demand was strong on a heavy supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.22/cwt on 309 head.

Average price

$143.22

309 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$36.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	147.28	729	209
Medium and Large 1-2	541	146.50	792	8thin
Medium and Large 2	467	135.93	635	84
Medium and Large 3	486	110.40	537	8thin

One grade step is worth $36.88/cwt here — about $192 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 sale309 hd

143.22

—

AR average8 barns · 2,040 hd

144.12

−0.90

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	1,524	84.58	1,289	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,385	64.00	886	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	55.39	665	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,043	44.73	466	13

Every lot, as filed

135 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 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	152.33/cwt	137.50–165.00	570	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	134.15/cwt	125.00–137.00	893	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	332	156.10/cwt	144.00–165.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	149.80/cwt	140.00–167.00	646	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.50	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	132.13/cwt	125.00–139.00	559	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	492	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	772	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	141.65/cwt	130.00–149.00	812	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	277	152.77/cwt	142.50–167.50	423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	945	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	431	165.13/cwt	160.00–170.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	551	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	437	145.81/cwt	135.00–151.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	378	155.57/cwt	145.00–161.00	588	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	144.46/cwt	135.00–152.50	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	150.03/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	148.93/cwt	145.00–155.00	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	190.26/cwt	185.00–202.50	797	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	168.47/cwt	155.00–181.00	873	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	377	170.11/cwt	169.00–172.50	641	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	149.32/cwt	140.00–160.00	860	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	138.70/cwt	135.00–140.00	781	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	191.88/cwt	187.50–201.00	524	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	154.98/cwt	150.00–159.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	191.64/cwt	185.00–200.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	147.11/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,050	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	468	153.60/cwt	144.00–162.50	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	342	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	174.70/cwt	157.00–190.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	183.48/cwt	183.00–185.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	672	137.37/cwt	136.00–140.00	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	152.97/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,055	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	723	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	458	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	720	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	45.21/cwt	42.00–51.00	473	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	61.27/cwt	60.00–64.00	726	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	386	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	54.38/cwt	48.00–59.00	655	29
Bulls	—	—	1,387	80.11/cwt	70.00–87.00	1,111	17
Bulls	—	—	1,075	57.81/cwt	49.00–67.00	621	4
Bulls	—	—	1,799	96.79/cwt	91.00–107.00	1,741	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	12,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,006.67/cwt	985.00–1,025.00	11,677	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	448	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,227	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	852.35/cwt	785.00–910.00	9,060	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,021.03/cwt	775.00–1,200.00	12,610	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,280	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	58.49/cwt	57.00–60.00	749	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	894.42/cwt	800.00–925.00	9,901	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	992	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	14,490	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	914.81/cwt	750.00–1,275.00	8,974	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	159.18/cwt	150.00–175.00	419	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	145.27/cwt	137.50–154.00	600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	118.52/cwt	115.00–122.00	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	111.67/cwt	110.00–115.00	573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	900	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	269	168.88/cwt	160.00–190.00	454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	151.79/cwt	140.00–167.00	788	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.81/cwt	130.00–147.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.26/cwt	125.00–145.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	142.01/cwt	135.00–148.00	741	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	128.33/cwt	125.00–135.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	108.93/cwt	100.00–118.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	136.32/cwt	132.50–140.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	142.00/cwt	135.00–150.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	134.33/cwt	125.00–141.00	500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.21/cwt	126.00–134.00	684	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	146.79/cwt	140.00–163.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	118.67/cwt	118.00–119.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	131.82/cwt	125.00–136.00	629	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	157.52/cwt	155.00–160.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	133.70/cwt	130.00–144.00	915	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	109.92/cwt	100.00–120.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	146.73/cwt	137.50–155.00	685	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	128.44/cwt	126.00–130.00	731	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	175.09/cwt	162.50–185.00	737	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.88/cwt	132.00–138.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	129.21/cwt	125.00–132.50	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	999	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,059	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	160.15/cwt	150.00–195.00	516	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	161.99/cwt	147.00–182.50	774	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	180.80/cwt	160.00–185.00	700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	136.40/cwt	134.00–140.00	853	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	151.26/cwt	150.00–152.50	489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.73/cwt	114.00–138.00	836	2

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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