Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, Feeders heifers over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand for quality weaned cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.85/cwt on 200 head.

Average price

$142.85

200 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$74

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

$38.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.16

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	477	149.39	712	29
Medium and Large 1	537	143.09	768	129
Medium and Large 2	454	139.69	634	39
Medium and Large 3	578	110.41	639	3thin

One grade step is worth $38.98/cwt here — about $74 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 sale200 hd

142.85

—

AR average10 barns · 1,046 hd

140.69

+2.16

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	—	Low	1,689	89.66	1,514	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,496	74.85	1,120	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,105	66.82	738	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	896	45.96	412	11

Every lot, as filed

120 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	—	460	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	157.93/cwt	146.00–165.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	193.68/cwt	170.00–212.50	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	421	164.57/cwt	147.00–172.50	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	127.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	135.99/cwt	127.00–140.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	136.76/cwt	120.00–143.00	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	150.57/cwt	140.00–160.00	486	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	462	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	514	145.58/cwt	137.00–151.50	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	280	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	151.34/cwt	146.00–155.00	693	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	128.14/cwt	120.00–135.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	154.65/cwt	147.50–170.00	651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	144.06/cwt	136.00–155.00	765	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.47/cwt	131.00–140.00	840	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	130.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	136.27/cwt	130.00–140.00	638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	155.39/cwt	145.00–167.50	586	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	187.40/cwt	181.00–200.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	152.79/cwt	140.00–160.00	868	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	171.82/cwt	167.50–187.50	880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	147.30/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,061	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	152.03/cwt	142.50–161.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	140.24/cwt	138.00–142.50	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	413	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	184.60/cwt	181.00–190.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	147.85/cwt	140.00–159.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	181.50/cwt	170.00–192.50	686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	445	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	177.67/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,000	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	438	174.27/cwt	171.00–177.50	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	150.99/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,030	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	376	163.42/cwt	142.50–185.00	614	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	163.75/cwt	162.50–165.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	750	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	243	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	159.18/cwt	145.00–170.00	755	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	147.55/cwt	144.00–155.00	829	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	51.98/cwt	51.00–53.00	509	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	44.64/cwt	44.00–45.00	412	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	59.56/cwt	57.00–62.00	536	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	74.85/cwt	69.00–78.00	1,120	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	68.69/cwt	65.00–74.00	769	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,048	59.32/cwt	58.00–62.00	622	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	725	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	116	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	340	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	46.27/cwt	40.00–52.50	406	2
Bulls	—	—	1,430	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,087	1
Bulls	—	—	1,799	95.44/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,717	4
Bulls	—	—	1,644	87.29/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,435	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	937	64.61/cwt	62.50–68.00	605	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,857	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	907.77/cwt	825.00–1,010.00	9,568	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	787.03/cwt	610.00–825.00	7,264	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,157.37/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	13,217	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,165.17/cwt	700.00–1,275.00	13,027	31
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	65.69/cwt	62.00–68.00	597	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	640	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	827	65.60/cwt	52.50–78.00	543	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	82.19/cwt	66.00–91.00	949	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	79.55/cwt	75.00–84.00	881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	64.35/cwt	51.00–70.00	710	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	9,563	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,193.53/cwt	1,060.00–1,350.00	13,224	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	128.69/cwt	127.50–130.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	138.09/cwt	132.00–141.00	800	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	150.35/cwt	140.00–160.00	710	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	140.65/cwt	135.00–147.50	587	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.62/cwt	101.00–110.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	125.48/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	878	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	129.38/cwt	127.50–131.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	167.00/cwt	157.00–177.50	703	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	144.15/cwt	142.00–146.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	567	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	487	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	168.28/cwt	165.00–170.00	564	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.83/cwt	142.50–156.00	775	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	156.68/cwt	150.00–170.00	589	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	138.62/cwt	132.00–145.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	757	118.97/cwt	116.00–124.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	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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