Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers were 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly 10.00 higher. Supply was light with run of cattle being not as attractive to buyers as week previous heavy rainfall in the area detoured some buyer interest.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.78/cwt on 110 head.

Average price

$137.78

110 head · 456 lb average

Value per head Derived

$628

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$31.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.08

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	145.86	670	43
Medium and Large 2	455	134.71	612	60
Medium and Large 3	439	114.44	503	7thin

One grade step is worth $31.42/cwt here — about $168 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 sale110 hd

137.78

—

AR average10 barns · 1,519 hd

148.86

−11.08

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	1,580	104.40	1,649	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	89.22	1,222	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	88.84	987	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	65.32	632	15

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	472	172.92/cwt	166.00–183.00	816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	269	157.34/cwt	147.50–170.00	423	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	153.40/cwt	140.00–162.50	647	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	159.36/cwt	150.00–170.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	240	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	488	133.04/cwt	130.00–139.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	149.98/cwt	142.50–157.50	705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	148.50/cwt	145.00–152.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	149.32/cwt	140.00–157.50	541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	131.40/cwt	128.00–135.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	138.51/cwt	135.00–142.50	386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	136.53/cwt	132.50–140.00	459	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.17/cwt	125.00–137.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	127.61/cwt	125.00–130.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.65/cwt	122.00–127.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	136.65/cwt	128.00–152.50	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	137.34/cwt	132.50–142.50	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	131.75/cwt	125.00–135.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	119.06/cwt	105.00–126.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	199.24/cwt	192.50–202.50	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	193.87/cwt	175.00–217.50	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	154.88/cwt	147.50–165.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	150.82/cwt	137.50–157.50	707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	150.43/cwt	135.00–167.50	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	144.00/cwt	135.00–153.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	258	199.71/cwt	190.00–210.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	186.37/cwt	175.00–195.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	163.77/cwt	160.00–167.50	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	154.98/cwt	142.50–170.00	513	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	142.94/cwt	136.00–153.00	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	148.80/cwt	137.50–160.00	649	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	164.52/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	250	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	273	177.14/cwt	162.50–194.00	484	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	373	166.95/cwt	160.00–177.50	623	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	855	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	89.83/cwt	83.00–96.00	1,003	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	90.15/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,244	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	995	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	52.88/cwt	48.00–58.00	483	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	79.56/cwt	73.00–94.00	835	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	65.39/cwt	55.00–71.00	650	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	683	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	49.74/cwt	44.00–57.00	409	3
Bulls	—	—	1,080	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	113.42/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,937	8
Bulls	—	—	1,475	97.85/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,443	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	745	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	916	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,569	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	993.90/cwt	800.00–1,135.00	9,621	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,513	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	88.66/cwt	84.00–93.00	993	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,214	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,002.17/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	11,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	12,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	785.71/cwt	750.00–875.00	6,191	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	278	154.95/cwt	142.50–175.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	113.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	311	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	139.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	162.21/cwt	150.00–185.00	753	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	167.60/cwt	165.00–170.00	436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	119.96/cwt	110.00–130.00	843	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	145.68/cwt	130.00–155.00	533	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	135.73/cwt	130.00–145.00	718	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	139.62/cwt	127.50–150.00	658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	118.28/cwt	110.00–125.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	176.51/cwt	149.00–187.50	768	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	819	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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