Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Stocker heifers under 500 lb were steady, feeder heifers over 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with good to strong demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.57/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$153.57

201 head · 429 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$42.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	389	163.50	635	14thin
Medium and Large 1	423	157.04	665	126
Medium and Large 2	453	145.33	658	58
Medium and Large 3	407	120.83	491	3thin

One grade step is worth $42.67/cwt here — about $144 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 sale201 hd

153.57

—

AR average8 barns · 1,273 hd

153.23

+0.34

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	1,574	102.55	1,614	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,316	85.02	1,119	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,142	79.32	905	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	65.12	623	14

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	673	149.84/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	195.29/cwt	187.50–225.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	166.06/cwt	152.50–180.00	531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	365	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	473	155.45/cwt	147.00–167.50	735	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	157.46/cwt	152.50–165.00	583	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	134.43/cwt	130.00–139.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	142.53/cwt	136.00–149.00	810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	159.50/cwt	147.50–164.00	654	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	164.56/cwt	160.00–173.00	543	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	150.03/cwt	141.00–155.00	777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	164.47/cwt	155.00–172.50	620	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	160.00/cwt	157.50–162.50	454	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	147.13/cwt	135.00–155.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	136.27/cwt	132.00–142.50	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	138.42/cwt	127.50–145.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	139.80/cwt	130.00–147.50	660	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	157.23/cwt	147.50–165.00	659	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	155.84/cwt	145.00–170.00	728	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.67/cwt	120.00–132.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	161.51/cwt	161.00–162.50	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	300	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	171.26/cwt	170.00–172.50	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	161.25/cwt	160.00–162.50	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	157.15/cwt	150.00–165.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	155.35/cwt	148.00–165.00	744	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	166.33/cwt	160.00–175.00	862	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	150.98/cwt	140.00–160.00	941	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	170.72/cwt	169.00–172.50	654	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	154.29/cwt	150.00–160.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	191.69/cwt	172.50–205.00	705	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	193.25/cwt	180.00–202.50	810	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	295	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	383	181.24/cwt	180.00–182.50	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	203.16/cwt	190.00–215.00	544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	183.16/cwt	170.00–195.00	874	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	353	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	191.03/cwt	167.50–202.50	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	488	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	83.61/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,008	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	75.13/cwt	73.00–77.00	823	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	568	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	72.07/cwt	69.00–75.00	755	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	65.60/cwt	63.00–68.00	640	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	85.02/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,119	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	890	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	623	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	803	60.11/cwt	57.00–62.00	483	3
Bulls	—	—	1,324	94.20/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,247	7
Bulls	—	—	1,683	106.21/cwt	102.50–111.00	1,788	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	838.94/cwt	775.00–880.00	8,314	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,076.04/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	10,631	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,650.00/cwt	1,650.00–1,650.00	18,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,309.62/cwt	1,025.00–1,650.00	14,471	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,371.56/cwt	1,150.00–1,500.00	14,950	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,315.52/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	12,721	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	90.54/cwt	90.00–91.00	795	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,268	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	966.48/cwt	680.00–1,200.00	10,071	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,016.19/cwt	975.00–1,050.00	11,107	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	941.21/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	9,864	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	749	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	15,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,295.16/cwt	1,075.00–1,400.00	13,379	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,042.90/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	11,472	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,483.33/cwt	1,350.00–1,550.00	16,317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	136.85/cwt	132.00–141.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	140.00/cwt	132.50–147.50	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	508	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	333	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	158.31/cwt	150.00–167.50	831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	183.75/cwt	170.00–197.50	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	118.83/cwt	117.50–120.00	870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	175.36/cwt	170.00–185.00	815	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.03/cwt	140.00–144.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	146.52/cwt	145.00–148.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	134.22/cwt	125.00–144.00	574	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	155.93/cwt	135.00–167.00	577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	532	150.04/cwt	147.50–152.50	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	151.03/cwt	145.00–154.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	152.39/cwt	140.00–159.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	166.44/cwt	150.00–185.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,200	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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