Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale two weeks previous due to holiday break for comparable sales. Supply was moderate with strong demand on all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.09/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$144.09

174 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$34.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	501	150.06	752	8thin
Medium and Large 1	496	145.36	721	94
Medium and Large 2	421	144.62	608	65
Medium and Large 3	382	115.17	439	7thin

One grade step is worth $34.89/cwt here — about $313 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 sale174 hd

144.09

—

AR average1 barns · 174 hd

144.09

+0.00

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	—	High	1,575	75.09	1,183	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	61.37	694	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	940	42.33	398	17

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 1-2	—	559	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	368	156.45/cwt	139.00–160.00	576	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	127.84/cwt	121.00–135.00	864	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	160.26/cwt	155.00–165.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	488	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	152.68/cwt	140.00–165.00	576	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	145.59/cwt	120.00–155.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	144.25/cwt	133.00–150.00	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	424	146.67/cwt	129.00–160.00	622	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.01/cwt	140.00–163.00	731	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	133.00/cwt	130.00–137.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	150.40/cwt	140.00–162.50	420	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	146.75/cwt	135.00–155.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	137.41/cwt	130.00–142.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	160.29/cwt	158.00–162.50	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	143.15/cwt	135.00–146.00	543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	417	162.91/cwt	150.00–180.00	679	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	193.31/cwt	190.00–200.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	166.82/cwt	160.00–182.50	624	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	532	144.66/cwt	139.00–150.00	770	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,048	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	172.24/cwt	160.00–185.00	804	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	190.16/cwt	167.50–200.00	599	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	367	179.79/cwt	172.50–184.00	660	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	184.47/cwt	170.00–187.50	959	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	146.21/cwt	138.00–149.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	170.16/cwt	165.00–175.00	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	181.40/cwt	167.50–200.00	606	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	162.21/cwt	150.00–172.50	855	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	473	133.95/cwt	133.00–135.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	163.88/cwt	155.00–167.00	626	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	865	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	63.41/cwt	60.00–67.00	743	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	56.42/cwt	51.00–59.00	583	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	187	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	52.33/cwt	51.00–53.00	559	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	45.15/cwt	40.00–51.00	415	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	22.54/cwt	21.00–24.00	207	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	380	1
Bulls	—	—	1,840	94.74/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,743	2
Bulls	—	—	1,593	77.54/cwt	70.00–84.00	1,235	9
Bulls	—	—	1,438	62.83/cwt	60.00–65.00	903	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,503	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	655	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	825.27/cwt	550.00–925.00	8,806	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	740.57/cwt	675.00–800.00	6,036	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,250	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,220	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	12,144	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	518	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	683	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	785.07/cwt	760.00–825.00	6,540	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	874.96/cwt	600.00–1,050.00	8,907	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	579	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	966.43/cwt	880.00–1,050.00	11,810	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	160.86/cwt	150.00–190.00	669	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	133.76/cwt	129.00–137.00	635	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	353	128.81/cwt	120.00–137.50	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	135.10/cwt	125.00–146.00	700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	137.25/cwt	130.00–147.50	575	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	117.50/cwt	110.00–125.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	150.33/cwt	141.00–165.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	384	140.19/cwt	138.00–141.00	538	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	562	133.89/cwt	125.00–150.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	166.86/cwt	160.00–170.00	539	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	114.74/cwt	100.00–125.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	323	164.83/cwt	144.00–172.50	532	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	266	177.46/cwt	160.00–190.00	472	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	135.85/cwt	125.00–139.00	792	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	131.02/cwt	122.50–145.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	126.10/cwt	125.00–128.00	977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	133.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	352	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	132.27/cwt	130.00–134.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	153.09/cwt	152.00–160.00	658	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	132.95/cwt	130.00–136.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	132.55/cwt	131.00–134.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	164.36/cwt	162.50–165.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	280	156.34/cwt	130.00–167.50	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	515	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	155.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	907	14

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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