Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers sold mostly steady. Feeder steers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Stocker heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers were steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Several quality consignments of pre/vac cattle that sold at a premium. Supply was heavy with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.53/cwt on 282 head.

Average price

$146.53

282 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$39.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.65

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	148.80	754	150
Medium and Large 2	417	148.51	619	75
Medium and Large 1-2	547	143.78	787	47
Large 1	902	114.00	1,028	3thin
Medium and Large 3	366	109.26	400	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.54/cwt here — about $354 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 sale282 hd

146.53

—

AR average8 barns · 1,680 hd

158.19

−11.65

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	—	High	1,643	102.68	1,686	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	81.21	1,181	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	78.71	914	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	923	61.80	570	18

Every lot, as filed

147 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	—	260	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	158.20/cwt	140.00–177.50	408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	630	144.10/cwt	140.00–148.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.25/cwt	148.00–162.50	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	149.33/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,003	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	167.55/cwt	160.00–175.00	893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	169.72/cwt	166.00–182.50	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	155.90/cwt	148.00–162.00	764	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	900	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	891	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,025	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	481	146.51/cwt	145.00–147.50	705	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.38/cwt	142.00–162.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	148.04/cwt	137.50–160.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	319	171.39/cwt	157.50–180.00	547	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	262	162.39/cwt	150.00–182.50	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	974	112.98/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.23/cwt	142.50–162.50	714	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	124.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	156.75/cwt	145.00–175.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	142.10/cwt	139.00–144.00	828	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	547	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	463	143.39/cwt	137.50–150.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	154.58/cwt	144.00–160.00	578	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	196.36/cwt	167.50–208.00	831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	190.97/cwt	187.50–210.00	890	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	408	166.01/cwt	165.00–167.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	159.49/cwt	146.00–176.00	904	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	180.74/cwt	170.00–210.00	866	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	210.20/cwt	190.00–227.50	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	147.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	649	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	273	202.13/cwt	185.00–215.00	552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	476	186.42/cwt	171.00–202.50	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	188.90/cwt	170.00–210.00	699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	169.21/cwt	160.00–180.00	951	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	166.72/cwt	155.00–182.00	860	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	191.91/cwt	177.50–197.50	1,036	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	419	181.14/cwt	152.50–215.00	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	376	188.85/cwt	172.50–215.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	321	195.61/cwt	182.50–210.00	628	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	155.22/cwt	145.00–161.00	955	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	806	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	222.47/cwt	215.00–225.00	945	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	146.52/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	156.90/cwt	154.00–160.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	683	148.65/cwt	146.00–152.50	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	161.82/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,024	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	483	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	676	139.97/cwt	139.00–141.00	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	395	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	179.01/cwt	162.50–200.00	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	691	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	80.12/cwt	74.00–92.00	943	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	71.30/cwt	70.00–73.00	766	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	45.89/cwt	45.00–47.00	410	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	783	56.71/cwt	55.00–58.00	444	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,125	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	799	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	72.82/cwt	68.00–79.00	829	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	63.27/cwt	54.00–68.00	567	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	82.00/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,213	13
Bulls	—	—	1,825	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,989	2
Bulls	—	—	1,606	101.41/cwt	86.00–108.00	1,629	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	83.93/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	72.35/cwt	67.00–77.00	658	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	7,863	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	828	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	840.00/cwt	840.00–840.00	7,812	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,071	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,396	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	79.98/cwt	75.00–91.00	854	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,127.16/cwt	900.00–1,525.00	11,418	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	230	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	166.75/cwt	157.50–175.00	714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	165.25/cwt	156.00–172.50	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	162.00/cwt	155.00–166.00	859	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	142.67/cwt	140.00–145.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	183.79/cwt	160.00–200.00	597	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	265	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	593	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	166.56/cwt	137.50–182.50	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	133.77/cwt	130.00–138.00	890	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	138.70/cwt	137.50–139.00	813	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	142.56/cwt	125.00–145.00	659	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	139.41/cwt	131.00–147.50	588	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	137.08/cwt	132.50–141.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	161.83/cwt	140.00–170.00	599	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	431	157.78/cwt	145.00–170.00	680	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	147.88/cwt	140.00–152.50	778	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.78/cwt	137.50–149.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	157.84/cwt	145.00–176.00	595	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	138.55/cwt	133.00–142.00	870	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	139.90/cwt	135.00–145.00	336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	908	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,044	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	141.56/cwt	130.00–155.00	453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	153.46/cwt	143.00–167.00	640	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	253	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Heifers	Large 1Fleshy	—	902	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	509	131.30/cwt	120.00–137.50	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	238	114.95/cwt	110.00–120.00	274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	865	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	325	129.47/cwt	125.00–133.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	123.87/cwt	120.00–127.50	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	136.22/cwt	123.00–142.50	763	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	130.40/cwt	123.00–138.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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