Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-02-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stockers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeders over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Several consignments of quality pre/vac and weaned cattle were offered. Supply was heavy with strong demand for replacement bred heifers.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.63/cwt on 429 head.

Average price

$148.63

429 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$783

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$35.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.66

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	151.63	827	327
Medium and Large 1-2	504	146.09	736	11thin
Medium and Large 2	465	140.28	652	83
Medium and Large 3	431	115.98	500	8thin

One grade step is worth $35.65/cwt here — about $327 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 sale429 hd

148.63

—

AR average6 barns · 1,434 hd

149.28

−0.66

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	1,571	86.33	1,357	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	76.29	1,016	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	72.75	854	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	984	62.16	612	12

Every lot, as filed

169 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	—	418	191.42/cwt	183.00–197.50	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	525	162.38/cwt	152.00–167.50	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	145.20/cwt	137.50–152.50	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	287	150.94/cwt	142.50–165.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	186.48/cwt	179.00–200.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	278	160.20/cwt	138.00–182.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.19/cwt	130.00–146.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	142.66/cwt	135.00–147.50	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	153.38/cwt	145.00–162.50	655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	141.56/cwt	137.00–144.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	718	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	524	147.89/cwt	145.00–159.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	534	1
Steers	Large 1	—	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	408	162.44/cwt	152.50–172.50	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	124.14/cwt	117.50–130.00	509	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	156.21/cwt	145.00–167.50	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	151.89/cwt	145.00–155.50	936	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	369	166.20/cwt	157.50–175.00	613	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	166.56/cwt	160.00–176.00	700	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	146.60/cwt	142.00–150.50	973	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	472	158.83/cwt	151.00–165.00	750	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	156.21/cwt	152.50–160.00	687	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	378	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	620	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	487	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	154.38/cwt	150.00–156.00	806	30
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	423	167.35/cwt	162.50–172.50	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	420	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	371	150.96/cwt	145.00–167.50	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	533	139.60/cwt	136.00–144.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	161.85/cwt	152.50–172.50	869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	142.92/cwt	140.00–145.00	797	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	138.03/cwt	134.00–140.00	842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	132.49/cwt	129.00–136.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	468	157.93/cwt	152.50–161.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	273	163.92/cwt	160.00–167.50	448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	382	175.92/cwt	170.00–185.00	672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	166.66/cwt	152.50–180.00	525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	190.63/cwt	176.00–205.00	911	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	166.09/cwt	150.00–171.00	1,026	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	586	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	424	171.82/cwt	160.00–177.00	729	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	159.45/cwt	149.00–167.00	1,059	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	825	140.83/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,162	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	555	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	850	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	183.83/cwt	182.00–187.50	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	435	156.01/cwt	152.50–160.00	679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	560	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	380	163.70/cwt	162.50–165.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	483	158.41/cwt	153.00–164.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	186.21/cwt	184.00–190.00	775	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	724	152.30/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,103	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	796	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	168.67/cwt	161.00–172.50	963	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	190.59/cwt	175.00–207.50	987	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	328	162.98/cwt	150.00–175.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	155.65/cwt	140.00–168.00	968	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	358	186.35/cwt	172.50–200.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	703	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	815	2
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	773	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,136	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	181.07/cwt	152.50–195.00	862	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	159.11/cwt	157.50–161.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	191.05/cwt	185.00–197.50	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	137.67/cwt	135.00–140.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	132.80/cwt	122.50–142.50	699	5
Bulls	Large 2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	154.99/cwt	147.50–165.00	821	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	133.75/cwt	125.00–142.50	655	2
Bulls	Large 1	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	477	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	263	147.20/cwt	132.50–157.50	387	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	149.36/cwt	138.00–155.00	856	7
Bulls	Large 3	—	495	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	168.04/cwt	150.00–182.00	790	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	543	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	895.18/cwt	785.00–1,000.00	9,874	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	561	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	611	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	75.17/cwt	73.00–77.00	943	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,555.25/cwt	1,500.00–1,600.00	16,330	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	837.80/cwt	600.00–975.00	8,085	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,391.07/cwt	1,025.00–1,450.00	14,258	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,004.91/cwt	825.00–1,225.00	11,114	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	72.78/cwt	64.00–77.00	865	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,014	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	689	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,030	1,831.58/cwt	1,800.00–1,875.00	18,865	20
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	15,360	4
Bulls	—	—	1,498	74.21/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,112	4
Bulls	—	—	1,420	83.93/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,192	5
Bulls	—	—	1,834	101.45/cwt	96.00–109.00	1,861	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	76.29/cwt	75.00–77.00	1,016	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	705	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	317	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	54.56/cwt	51.00–57.00	476	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	72.75/cwt	67.00–75.00	854	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	67.16/cwt	60.00–72.00	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	157.61/cwt	145.00–165.00	501	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	760	139.45/cwt	132.00–142.50	1,060	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	139.07/cwt	130.00–142.50	584	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	146.68/cwt	138.00–152.50	780	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	153.03/cwt	140.00–167.50	724	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	156.87/cwt	147.50–165.00	579	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	148.17/cwt	145.00–152.50	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	135.89/cwt	120.00–147.50	648	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.80/cwt	137.50–144.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	132.25/cwt	128.00–135.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.07/cwt	125.00–140.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	135.41/cwt	120.00–142.50	363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	153.01/cwt	140.00–167.50	652	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	707	140.27/cwt	139.00–141.00	992	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.37/cwt	132.00–137.50	907	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	518	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	515	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	258	160.85/cwt	157.50–162.50	415	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	136.63/cwt	123.00–144.00	858	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	151.91/cwt	147.00–156.50	869	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	130.29/cwt	119.00–140.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	169.89/cwt	156.00–176.00	732	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	129.76/cwt	120.00–140.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	163.31/cwt	142.50–182.00	593	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	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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