Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher, Feeder steers over 500 sold steady to 5.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.87/cwt on 262 head.

Average price

$149.87

262 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$689

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$39.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	158.03	721	124
Medium and Large 1-2	511	153.98	786	31
Medium and Large 2	455	142.50	648	92
Medium 2	460	135.00	621	1thin
Medium and Large 3	413	118.06	488	14thin

One grade step is worth $39.97/cwt here — about $233 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 sale262 hd

149.87

—

AR average9 barns · 1,160 hd

151.75

−1.88

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	1,507	96.66	1,457	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	83.66	1,175	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	78.66	877	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	918	56.85	522	16

Every lot, as filed

140 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 2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	308	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	150.42/cwt	141.00–160.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	157.37/cwt	140.00–169.00	659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	145.68/cwt	145.00–147.50	806	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	156.30/cwt	154.00–160.00	796	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	278	142.55/cwt	130.00–151.00	396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	461	159.70/cwt	157.50–161.00	736	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	143.15/cwt	135.00–150.00	816	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	173.47/cwt	167.50–180.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	364	159.48/cwt	152.50–170.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	169.08/cwt	150.00–187.50	631	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	168.82/cwt	165.00–172.50	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	135.97/cwt	130.00–138.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	159.52/cwt	150.00–167.50	670	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	291	139.88/cwt	130.00–155.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	146.15/cwt	135.00–157.50	476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	111.79/cwt	100.00–122.50	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	162.38/cwt	150.00–179.00	693	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	142.48/cwt	137.50–150.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	137.41/cwt	127.00–142.50	713	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.81/cwt	129.00–150.00	667	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	127.43/cwt	125.00–130.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.94/cwt	120.00–131.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	118.11/cwt	110.00–125.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	581	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	910	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	140.75/cwt	140.00–143.00	961	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	198.53/cwt	185.00–222.50	836	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	150.02/cwt	147.50–155.00	402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	520	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	155.94/cwt	152.00–160.00	915	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	137.85/cwt	135.00–142.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	189.94/cwt	182.00–207.50	902	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	205.07/cwt	192.50–215.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	331	176.35/cwt	172.50–177.50	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	418	181.15/cwt	169.00–200.00	757	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	161.42/cwt	158.00–166.00	985	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	485	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	196.85/cwt	177.50–212.50	726	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	135.51/cwt	135.00–137.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	590	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	199.61/cwt	185.00–215.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	181.03/cwt	172.00–202.50	936	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	442	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	220.50/cwt	220.50–220.50	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	147.66/cwt	142.00–154.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	358	178.88/cwt	172.50–185.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	283	150.75/cwt	132.50–170.00	427	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	165.84/cwt	157.50–174.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	156.25/cwt	147.50–165.00	523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	75.76/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,129	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	58.68/cwt	55.00–67.00	555	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	84.88/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,181	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	83.68/cwt	77.00–91.00	959	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	73.09/cwt	69.00–75.00	790	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	44.54/cwt	35.00–50.00	335	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,167	76.60/cwt	74.00–79.00	894	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	43.45/cwt	42.00–45.00	363	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	793	53.59/cwt	52.00–55.00	425	2
Bulls	—	—	1,416	93.91/cwt	84.00–105.00	1,330	18
Bulls	—	—	1,350	72.53/cwt	65.00–80.00	979	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	110.64/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,975	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	76.64/cwt	60.00–87.50	588	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	83.34/cwt	70.00–95.00	648	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,109.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,210.00	12,791	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,158.75/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	15,446	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	868.05/cwt	785.00–910.00	8,967	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,059.86/cwt	825.00–1,210.00	10,259	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	973.84/cwt	710.00–1,075.00	10,819	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	81.80/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,034	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,905	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	951.26/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,417	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	962	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	721	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,078.57/cwt	850.00–1,250.00	11,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	998.78/cwt	750.00–1,175.00	10,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	125.57/cwt	122.00–129.00	917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	185.70/cwt	170.00–200.00	498	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	130.85/cwt	130.00–132.50	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	268	151.00/cwt	147.50–155.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	163.05/cwt	152.50–177.50	602	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	155.26/cwt	151.00–160.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	122.96/cwt	120.00–125.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	140.41/cwt	130.00–150.00	591	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	134.47/cwt	122.50–145.00	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	260	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	153.94/cwt	145.00–158.00	804	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	157.29/cwt	140.00–165.00	746	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	160	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	336	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	149.25/cwt	138.00–157.50	934	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	173.20/cwt	164.00–195.00	812	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.81/cwt	150.00–200.00	558	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	178.90/cwt	170.00–197.50	748	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	146.10/cwt	135.00–150.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	148.85/cwt	138.00–162.50	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.42/cwt	130.00–157.50	665	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	160.35/cwt	154.00–175.00	835	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	183.38/cwt	167.50–212.50	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	215	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	127.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	478	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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