Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher, Over 500 lb feeders sold unevenly steady. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand for grass cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.95/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$143.95

187 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$29.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.93

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	148.70	738	121
Medium and Large 2	465	139.23	647	53
Medium and Large 3	436	118.98	519	13thin

One grade step is worth $29.72/cwt here — about $218 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 sale187 hd

143.95

—

AR average10 barns · 2,366 hd

152.88

−8.93

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	1,694	99.90	1,692	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,324	80.53	1,066	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	73.42	858	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	55.02	518	10

Every lot, as filed

129 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 3	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	133.34/cwt	130.00–136.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	162.42/cwt	137.00–175.00	780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	156.33/cwt	140.00–162.50	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	412	162.62/cwt	147.50–175.00	670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	188.67/cwt	187.50–190.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	152.73/cwt	143.00–160.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	372	144.11/cwt	140.00–147.50	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.51/cwt	128.00–129.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	130.55/cwt	127.00–140.00	812	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	155.95/cwt	142.50–167.50	722	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	163.14/cwt	152.00–170.00	600	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	177.74/cwt	177.50–178.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	383	162.83/cwt	152.50–172.50	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	163.20/cwt	155.00–172.50	526	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	136.74/cwt	132.50–145.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	163.90/cwt	150.00–177.50	695	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	131.65/cwt	120.00–140.00	686	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	148.47/cwt	140.00–160.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.38/cwt	135.00–150.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	121.33/cwt	120.00–122.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	144.01/cwt	136.00–150.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	117.22/cwt	110.00–122.00	495	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.97/cwt	112.00–135.00	724	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	167.54/cwt	160.00–175.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	167.40/cwt	140.00–190.00	698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	173.57/cwt	170.00–177.50	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	174.14/cwt	170.00–177.50	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	180.69/cwt	172.50–187.50	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	160.37/cwt	140.00–170.00	831	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	196.12/cwt	190.00–202.50	732	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	136.88/cwt	130.00–145.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	192.54/cwt	185.00–202.50	922	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	180.59/cwt	170.00–192.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	205.69/cwt	192.50–212.50	681	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	215.47/cwt	197.50–227.00	924	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	162.37/cwt	155.00–175.00	787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	135.26/cwt	132.50–138.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	797	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	52.75/cwt	50.00–55.00	514	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	64.77/cwt	63.00–67.00	657	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	808	44.29/cwt	40.00–50.00	358	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	80.53/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,066	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	75.46/cwt	68.00–80.00	915	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	70.50/cwt	65.00–73.00	778	7
Bulls	—	—	1,105	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	851	1
Bulls	—	—	1,809	107.03/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,936	9
Bulls	—	—	1,620	93.03/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,507	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	955.19/cwt	750.00–1,150.00	9,810	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	17,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	12,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	11,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	784.30/cwt	650.00–900.00	7,121	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	480	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	84.70/cwt	82.00–90.00	700	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,333	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	18,150	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,128	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	73.70/cwt	72.00–75.00	823	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	1,043.33/cwt	825.00–1,200.00	10,110	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,219.50/cwt	925.00–1,300.00	13,354	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	74.46/cwt	72.00–78.00	973	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	1,311.03/cwt	1,025.00–1,475.00	16,834	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,738	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,759	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,708.70/cwt	1,500.00–1,800.00	19,650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,634.39/cwt	1,125.00–1,850.00	19,155	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,120.80/cwt	925.00–1,300.00	11,511	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	144.37/cwt	127.50–156.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	139.89/cwt	128.00–148.00	859	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	132.94/cwt	122.00–145.00	637	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	136.80/cwt	122.50–150.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	235	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	337	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	170.92/cwt	127.50–207.50	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	144.79/cwt	130.00–152.50	837	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	148.47/cwt	140.00–155.00	766	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	820	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	143.00/cwt	135.00–152.50	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,143	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	270	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.70/cwt	156.00–200.00	717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	160.36/cwt	157.50–170.00	843	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	169.74/cwt	150.00–187.50	818	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.67/cwt	114.00–117.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	156.03/cwt	150.00–157.50	747	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	123.37/cwt	120.00–125.00	882	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	127.98/cwt	126.00–130.00	870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	178.49/cwt	152.50–205.00	657	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	163.63/cwt	150.00–177.50	455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	280	193.42/cwt	187.50–200.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	833	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	158.12/cwt	154.00–165.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	878	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	922	2

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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