Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-01-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs were steady to 4.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Supply was heavy with offerings of cattle not as attractive as last week with several thin flesh cattle offered.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.88/cwt on 213 head.

Average price

$141.88

213 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$322

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

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	150.39	707	127
Medium and Large 1-2	562	135.00	759	3thin
Medium and Large 2	464	132.86	616	69
Medium and Large 3	348	110.64	385	14thin

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about $322 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 sale213 hd

141.88

—

AR average7 barns · 2,299 hd

145.08

−3.20

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	1,630	83.26	1,357	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,504	66.87	1,006	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,361	65.97	898	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,054	44.82	472	11

Every lot, as filed

134 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	793	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	183.25/cwt	167.50–210.00	786	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	191.78/cwt	170.00–205.00	637	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	278	143.76/cwt	135.00–150.00	400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.55/cwt	130.00–150.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	154.26/cwt	145.00–162.50	646	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	152.60/cwt	150.00–157.50	406	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	183.88/cwt	165.00–200.00	952	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	141.02/cwt	125.00–152.50	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	127.30/cwt	120.00–132.50	719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	130.00/cwt	125.00–134.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	480	148.38/cwt	144.00–152.50	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	464	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	132.43/cwt	120.00–140.00	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.47/cwt	124.00–140.00	621	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	131.65/cwt	120.00–145.00	566	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	130.30/cwt	128.00–134.00	861	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	125.47/cwt	120.00–128.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	903	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	117.92/cwt	110.00–125.00	312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	150.98/cwt	147.00–155.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	159.43/cwt	150.00–175.00	915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	171.57/cwt	150.00–177.50	818	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	143.41/cwt	135.00–152.50	526	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	138.43/cwt	130.00–145.00	792	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	188.64/cwt	182.50–197.50	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	145.54/cwt	141.00–150.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	141.59/cwt	130.00–157.50	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	146.24/cwt	142.50–150.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	333	148.72/cwt	130.00–153.00	495	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	418	168.17/cwt	162.50–175.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	197.06/cwt	180.00–205.00	554	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	153.35/cwt	150.00–157.50	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	373	155.33/cwt	149.00–159.00	579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	126.96/cwt	124.00–130.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	154.69/cwt	150.00–158.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	47.32/cwt	47.00–48.00	491	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,543	68.00/cwt	66.00–72.00	1,049	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,406	70.08/cwt	65.00–75.00	985	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	58.77/cwt	53.00–62.00	754	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	58.44/cwt	56.00–61.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	797	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	39.03/cwt	35.00–40.00	381	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	62.35/cwt	60.00–65.00	840	2
Bulls	—	—	1,676	83.85/cwt	75.00–91.00	1,405	20
Bulls	—	—	1,302	66.31/cwt	60.00–73.00	863	5
Bulls	—	—	1,751	95.40/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,670	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,038.02/cwt	1,025.00–1,050.00	12,456	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	826.48/cwt	730.00–925.00	9,290	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,165	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	559	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	979	57.26/cwt	51.00–70.00	561	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	905	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	579	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,434	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,438	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	606	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	803	82.21/cwt	76.00–86.00	660	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	581.67/cwt	550.00–610.00	5,235	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,053	620.90/cwt	600.00–630.00	6,538	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	67.68/cwt	63.00–73.00	933	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	638	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	961	708.79/cwt	700.00–720.00	6,811	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	135.16/cwt	125.00–145.00	641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	136.44/cwt	130.00–150.00	396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	136.04/cwt	130.00–150.00	450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	104.86/cwt	100.00–110.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	138.84/cwt	133.00–141.00	787	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	152.42/cwt	140.00–162.50	719	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	149.19/cwt	142.00–160.00	770	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	159.16/cwt	150.00–172.50	519	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	163.32/cwt	150.00–171.00	614	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	137.22/cwt	125.00–150.00	445	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	159.47/cwt	150.00–162.50	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	695	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	136.31/cwt	120.00–145.00	506	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	109.84/cwt	100.00–120.00	288	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	131.09/cwt	120.00–140.00	699	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	170.06/cwt	160.00–175.00	456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	142.96/cwt	140.00–146.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	168.69/cwt	167.50–170.00	557	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	120.80/cwt	112.00–130.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	141.26/cwt	140.00–142.50	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	302	106.63/cwt	100.00–110.00	322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	166.35/cwt	152.50–177.50	722	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.83/cwt	125.00–145.00	496	4

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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