Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Stocker and feeder steers sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls trended lower with a weak test. Supply was moderate with strong demand for good condition cattle. Fleshy new crop calves were discounted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.11/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$147.11

120 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$46

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$1.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.01

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	474	147.81	701	75
Medium and Large 2	449	145.96	655	45

One grade step is worth $1.85/cwt here — about $46 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 sale120 hd

147.11

—

AR average10 barns · 1,666 hd

154.12

−7.01

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	1,417	82.70	1,171	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,261	84.30	1,063	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,142	82.13	938	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	65.89	666	7thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,236.11/cwt	950.00–1,325.00	15,006	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	414	163.63/cwt	152.50–175.00	677	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	568	138.99/cwt	136.00–142.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	160.35/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	148.31/cwt	145.00–149.00	793	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	161.66/cwt	155.00–172.50	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	161.73/cwt	157.50–170.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	149.16/cwt	145.00–152.50	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.56/cwt	123.00–128.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.76/cwt	130.00–146.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	136.34/cwt	135.00–137.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	140.00/cwt	127.50–145.00	664	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	142.83/cwt	120.00–152.50	544	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.28/cwt	142.50–150.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	145.68/cwt	142.50–150.00	393	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	158.46/cwt	150.00–165.00	670	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	785	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	158.63/cwt	150.00–162.50	517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	408	129.08/cwt	120.00–137.00	527	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	610	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	377	168.27/cwt	165.00–170.00	634	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	205.80/cwt	200.00–215.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	137.06/cwt	135.00–141.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	146.21/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,148	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	190.85/cwt	170.00–207.50	714	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	151.35/cwt	146.00–157.50	929	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	153.71/cwt	152.50–155.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	178.79/cwt	170.00–192.50	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	188.36/cwt	180.00–200.00	789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	175.41/cwt	145.00–185.00	828	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	378	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.38/cwt	135.00–146.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	402	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	174.97/cwt	170.00–177.50	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	369	176.80/cwt	150.00–195.00	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	340	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	519	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	74.53/cwt	73.00–76.00	718	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	809	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	84.30/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,063	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	82.56/cwt	80.00–86.00	951	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	65.64/cwt	60.00–69.00	658	5
Bulls	—	—	1,070	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	813	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	83.44/cwt	72.00–91.00	1,214	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	909.28/cwt	875.00–950.00	9,211	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	795	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	80.10/cwt	78.00–82.00	857	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	80.97/cwt	77.00–83.00	1,028	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	20,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	21,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,087.41/cwt	600.00–1,225.00	12,092	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	78.21/cwt	74.00–80.00	907	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,173.81/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	12,325	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	82.28/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,004	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,683.03/cwt	1,050.00–1,900.00	22,940	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	965	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	789	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	310	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	136.79/cwt	133.00–142.50	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	255	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	136.45/cwt	123.00–150.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	162.29/cwt	157.50–167.50	847	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	985	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	731	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	167.95/cwt	160.00–175.00	626	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	171.00/cwt	162.50–176.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	139.94/cwt	130.00–150.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	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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