Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.72/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$152.72

157 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$84

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

$38.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	156.52	711	101
Medium and Large 2	451	146.90	663	54
Medium and Large 3	533	117.68	627	2thin

One grade step is worth $38.84/cwt here — about $84 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 sale157 hd

152.72

—

AR average8 barns · 1,027 hd

152.79

−0.08

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	1,421	89.51	1,272	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,311	85.52	1,121	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,058	76.54	810	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	60.57	572	17

Every lot, as filed

115 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	555	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	187.43/cwt	185.00–190.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	203.35/cwt	182.50–222.50	767	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	183.53/cwt	172.50–200.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	164.33/cwt	158.00–170.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	464	165.01/cwt	147.50–170.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	154.10/cwt	148.00–160.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	149.90/cwt	145.00–155.00	382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	195.15/cwt	180.00–210.00	810	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	150.87/cwt	138.00–162.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	140.96/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	178.09/cwt	175.00–182.50	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	158.43/cwt	153.00–162.50	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	187.35/cwt	172.50–200.00	901	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	273	173.88/cwt	157.50–192.50	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	373	182.20/cwt	177.50–187.50	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	414	177.45/cwt	175.00–185.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	178.96/cwt	172.50–182.50	582	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	460	162.50/cwt	150.00–175.00	748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	627	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	518	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	70.93/cwt	63.00–78.00	726	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	62.04/cwt	60.00–63.00	601	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	79.45/cwt	75.00–84.00	875	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	979	71.14/cwt	64.00–75.00	696	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	48.21/cwt	36.00–53.00	410	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	428	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	85.52/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,121	14
Bulls	—	—	1,080	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	702	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	105.18/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,820	6
Bulls	—	—	1,346	86.04/cwt	75.00–96.00	1,158	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,611	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	803	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	157.82/cwt	150.00–162.00	991	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	148.15/cwt	135.00–156.00	993	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	649	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,211.03/cwt	960.00–1,400.00	11,808	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,035.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,035.00	10,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,063.24/cwt	1,050.00–1,075.00	11,249	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.04/cwt	135.00–147.50	679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	318	162.40/cwt	150.00–165.00	516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	154.29/cwt	145.00–161.00	798	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.79/cwt	150.00–175.00	683	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	165.32/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	146.30/cwt	144.00–149.00	977	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	147.87/cwt	130.00–165.00	399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	119.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	159.27/cwt	150.00–170.00	753	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	160.75/cwt	150.00–172.50	524	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	138.88/cwt	135.00–144.00	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	141.91/cwt	136.00–152.50	798	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	149.72/cwt	140.00–162.50	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	117.68/cwt	110.00–125.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	136.44/cwt	130.00–142.50	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	134.83/cwt	130.00–144.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	155.73/cwt	150.00–162.50	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	151.54/cwt	142.00–160.00	862	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	163.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	161.78/cwt	150.00–170.00	608	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	403	159.57/cwt	137.50–172.50	643	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,110	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	582	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	75.64/cwt	74.00–78.00	908	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,996	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	1,162.99/cwt	800.00–1,475.00	12,397	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	892.03/cwt	700.00–975.00	9,331	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	263	144.64/cwt	137.50–152.50	380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	136.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	149.39/cwt	130.00–165.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	156.50/cwt	136.00–182.50	662	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	128.48/cwt	123.00–132.50	626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	158.70/cwt	150.00–180.00	827	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	152.20/cwt	137.50–165.00	422	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	179.56/cwt	160.00–199.00	571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	148.36/cwt	130.00–172.50	504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	146.26/cwt	145.00–147.50	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.52/cwt	137.00–138.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	130.01/cwt	128.00–132.00	823	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	158.25/cwt	155.00–162.50	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	176.75/cwt	150.00–197.50	762	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	163.43/cwt	150.00–180.00	753	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	265	162.58/cwt	150.00–172.50	431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	175.52/cwt	160.00–195.00	651	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	894.33/cwt	835.00–1,085.00	8,872	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	868	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	790.39/cwt	710.00–935.00	7,398	11

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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