Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-01-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb were 7.00 to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lb were 7.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was heavy with strong demand for quality, several consignments of value added cattle that sold at a premium.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.22/cwt on 395 head.

Average price

$173.22

395 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$945

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$58.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.69

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	498	178.43	888	14thin
Medium and Large 1	563	175.23	987	309
Medium and Large 2	430	167.36	720	58
Large 1	700	150.31	1,052	13thin
Medium and Large 3	545	120.00	654	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.43/cwt here — about $234 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 sale395 hd

173.22

—

AR average8 barns · 1,928 hd

170.54

+2.69

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	1,487	80.94	1,204	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	64.71	920	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	62.17	717	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	46.01	450	21

Every lot, as filed

138 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	—	708	145.00/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,027	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	196.47/cwt	186.00–210.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	189.74/cwt	180.00–200.00	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	163.62/cwt	150.00–175.00	929	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	151.67/cwt	145.00–157.50	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	158.59/cwt	152.00–165.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	206.96/cwt	204.00–210.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	147.80/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,119	5
Steers	Large 1	—	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	132.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.45/cwt	130.00–155.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	143.05/cwt	140.00–146.00	880	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	151.92/cwt	147.00–161.00	814	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	166.76/cwt	163.00–171.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	608	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	437	154.18/cwt	152.50–155.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	792	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	158.66/cwt	158.00–160.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	149.85/cwt	140.00–160.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	335	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	463	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	741	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	164.66/cwt	162.00–182.50	948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	482	167.45/cwt	161.00–171.00	807	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.76/cwt	145.00–165.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	162.14/cwt	145.00–170.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	146.90/cwt	135.00–154.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	177.10/cwt	165.00–182.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	177.63/cwt	170.00–185.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	480	174.29/cwt	160.00–188.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	359	192.11/cwt	170.00–198.00	690	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	283	191.47/cwt	170.00–196.00	542	6
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	758	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,137	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	167.63/cwt	160.00–172.50	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	429	194.43/cwt	187.50–199.00	834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	463	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	203.90/cwt	192.50–216.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	194.60/cwt	183.00–207.00	1,000	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	149.68/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	623	163.03/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,016	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	197.42/cwt	185.00–206.00	940	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	151.30/cwt	142.00–159.00	1,092	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	159.68/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,048	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	580	175.88/cwt	162.00–184.00	1,020	130
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	172.92/cwt	171.00–175.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	934	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	342	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	634	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	64.48/cwt	61.00–67.00	787	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	955	55.23/cwt	51.00–59.00	527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	47.26/cwt	42.00–53.00	474	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	64.71/cwt	62.00–70.00	920	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	35.78/cwt	30.00–40.00	276	3
Bulls	—	—	1,523	85.33/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,300	11
Bulls	—	—	1,288	60.14/cwt	50.00–73.00	775	3
Bulls	—	—	1,695	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,610	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	56.32/cwt	52.00–60.00	482	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	59.12/cwt	58.00–60.00	600	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	53.67/cwt	50.00–57.00	546	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	854.65/cwt	710.00–930.00	9,700	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	931.58/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	9,297	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	13,455	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	62.69/cwt	62.00–64.00	685	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,055	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.46/cwt	128.00–141.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	146.08/cwt	140.00–152.50	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	447	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.55/cwt	137.50–147.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	152.45/cwt	145.00–166.00	802	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	159.92/cwt	153.00–171.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	267	148.96/cwt	148.00–151.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	145.46/cwt	140.00–150.00	611	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	357	175.23/cwt	169.00–176.00	626	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	441	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	161.11/cwt	152.50–164.00	662	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	137.79/cwt	135.00–141.00	863	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	136.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	748	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	143.58/cwt	139.00–148.00	834	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	132.86/cwt	120.00–135.00	950	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	137.55/cwt	126.00–148.00	574	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	162.49/cwt	152.50–172.50	601	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	157.84/cwt	150.00–170.00	740	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	139.14/cwt	135.00–147.50	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	123.46/cwt	120.00–127.50	321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	121.18/cwt	112.50–126.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	136.99/cwt	125.00–148.00	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	157.94/cwt	150.00–169.00	455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.20/cwt	132.50–138.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	358	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	123.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	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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