Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 9.00 to 12.00 higher, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 500 lb were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand on all classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.71/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$155.71

178 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

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

$32.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.74

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	159.64	786	130
Medium and Large 2	513	146.25	751	45
Medium and Large 3	433	127.19	551	3thin

One grade step is worth $32.45/cwt here — about $235 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 sale178 hd

155.71

—

AR average9 barns · 2,218 hd

156.45

−0.74

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	1,723	92.86	1,600	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,535	77.66	1,192	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	75.03	892	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	63.13	606	19

Every lot, as filed

122 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	958	65.99/cwt	65.00–67.00	632	2
Bulls	—	—	1,385	73.42/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,017	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	97.89/cwt	93.00–102.50	1,794	7
Bulls	—	—	1,678	94.67/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,589	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,688	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	8,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	275	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	468	1
Steers	Large 1	—	803	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	205.29/cwt	177.50–224.00	957	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	158.72/cwt	148.00–165.00	984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	178.14/cwt	175.00–182.50	602	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	171.75/cwt	165.00–175.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	152.03/cwt	142.50–177.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	138.65/cwt	137.00–142.00	883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	144.92/cwt	135.00–148.00	897	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	133.78/cwt	130.00–137.50	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	151.89/cwt	140.00–172.50	644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	146.01/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	139.65/cwt	134.00–145.00	736	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	763	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,045	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.04/cwt	145.00–157.50	862	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	165.45/cwt	157.50–180.00	453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	134.99/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	138.71/cwt	135.00–142.50	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	166.16/cwt	145.00–175.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	136.81/cwt	130.00–150.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	665	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	208.68/cwt	202.50–215.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	155.52/cwt	146.00–161.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	127.12/cwt	110.00–144.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	478	161.77/cwt	161.00–162.50	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	207.79/cwt	185.00–225.00	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	192.49/cwt	180.00–200.00	812	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	138.80/cwt	130.00–148.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	129.50/cwt	119.00–140.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	147.19/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	152.99/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,128	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	219.43/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	196.50/cwt	174.00–217.50	1,002	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	169.25/cwt	155.00–183.00	965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	136.77/cwt	132.50–139.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	60.96/cwt	59.00–64.00	571	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	55.26/cwt	51.00–58.00	476	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	70.41/cwt	67.00–73.00	751	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	77.66/cwt	76.00–79.00	1,192	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	320	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	58.46/cwt	57.00–60.00	491	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	76.67/cwt	70.00–82.00	944	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,230.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,300.00	13,838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,373	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,377.27/cwt	1,050.00–1,650.00	13,263	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,273.70/cwt	935.00–1,550.00	15,195	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	12,188	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	752	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	839	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	77.65/cwt	76.00–79.00	902	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	833	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	73.10/cwt	70.00–77.00	792	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,286.04/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	13,825	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,314.55/cwt	1,150.00–1,400.00	15,617	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	843.38/cwt	600.00–975.00	7,801	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,012.50/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	10,125	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	1,022.66/cwt	975.00–1,075.00	9,286	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,363	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	165.51/cwt	147.50–180.00	770	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	167.55/cwt	157.50–186.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	172.37/cwt	160.00–185.00	655	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	143.12/cwt	137.00–148.00	967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	169.26/cwt	165.00–172.50	873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	159.44/cwt	147.50–173.00	831	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	127.19/cwt	120.00–135.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	172.38/cwt	160.00–182.50	736	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	142.79/cwt	132.50–153.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	262	177.32/cwt	170.00–182.50	465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	126.55/cwt	117.50–136.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	189.98/cwt	180.00–200.00	807	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	148.36/cwt	140.00–158.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	176.27/cwt	160.00–185.00	650	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	180.03/cwt	152.50–188.00	832	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	159.74/cwt	155.00–175.00	917	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	127.49/cwt	120.00–135.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	142.47/cwt	135.00–145.00	809	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.50	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	144.19/cwt	140.00–147.50	668	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,210.90/cwt	1,150.00–1,400.00	14,168	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	78.46/cwt	78.00–79.00	1,024	2

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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