Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold mostly steady. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher. Supply was light due to last weeks winter storm which lead to transportation issues,

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.97/cwt on 91 head.

Average price

$148.97

91 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$113

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

$20.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.72

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	359	161.29	578	7thin
Medium and Large 1	506	151.23	765	58
Medium and Large 2	492	140.63	691	26

One grade step is worth $20.66/cwt here — about −$113 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 sale91 hd

148.97

—

AR average2 barns · 144 hd

151.70

−2.72

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	1,572	91.14	1,432	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,397	75.98	1,061	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	74.10	856	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	63.57	652	16

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.08/cwt	138.00–159.00	835	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	290	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	123.80/cwt	118.00–133.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	718	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	159.52/cwt	150.00–175.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	122.52/cwt	117.00–128.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	162.87/cwt	155.00–170.00	691	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	136.66/cwt	129.00–145.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	142.45/cwt	140.00–145.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	140.64/cwt	132.00–145.00	937	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	157.22/cwt	147.50–165.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	183.37/cwt	175.00–195.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	189.00/cwt	167.00–200.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	174.16/cwt	160.00–187.50	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	154.52/cwt	147.00–167.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	308	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	162.91/cwt	152.00–172.50	842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	196.84/cwt	195.00–200.00	730	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.02/cwt	140.00–158.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	162.55/cwt	155.00–172.50	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	144.02/cwt	139.00–149.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	809	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	54.47/cwt	51.00–57.00	508	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	69.96/cwt	65.00–75.00	792	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	62.98/cwt	58.00–67.00	626	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,397	75.98/cwt	75.00–78.00	1,061	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	74.49/cwt	72.00–76.00	862	8
Bulls	—	—	1,446	86.84/cwt	77.00–93.00	1,256	7
Bulls	—	—	1,865	101.16/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,887	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	990.57/cwt	925.00–1,035.00	10,718	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,098	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	63.56/cwt	60.00–67.00	501	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	527	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	948	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,151.56/cwt	1,100.00–1,225.00	14,107	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	952	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,068	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	354	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	159.29/cwt	152.50–167.50	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.20/cwt	131.00–145.00	876	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	153.25/cwt	150.00–155.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	137.13/cwt	130.00–142.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	161.34/cwt	152.00–175.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.48/cwt	125.00–126.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	135.26/cwt	130.00–140.00	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	128.76/cwt	127.50–130.00	628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	135.69/cwt	120.00–147.50	790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	362	163.58/cwt	155.00–175.00	592	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	151.36/cwt	143.00–167.50	436	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	178.39/cwt	167.50–190.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	176.93/cwt	165.00–180.00	648	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	161.81/cwt	154.00–175.00	770	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	405	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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