Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly 8.00 higher. Supply was heavy with strong demand for all classes of cattle. Pre/vac cattle sold at a premium.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.23/cwt on 258 head.

Average price

$155.23

258 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$451

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

$38.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.35

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	158.45	781	173
Medium and Large 1-2	508	152.96	777	40
Medium and Large 2	475	145.47	690	44
Medium and Large 3	275	120.00	330	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.45/cwt here — about $451 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 sale258 hd

155.23

—

AR average10 barns · 2,081 hd

148.88

+6.35

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	1,646	101.03	1,663	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	84.85	1,217	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	79.96	932	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,108	72.84	807	12

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,092	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,106	$1,030	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,079	$980	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$835	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$985	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$972	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$870	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

142 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 1-2Value Added	—	725	145.97/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,058	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	175.31/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,008	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	168.14/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,037	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	167.99/cwt	150.00–178.00	622	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	149.69/cwt	132.50–158.00	859	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	155.44/cwt	145.00–165.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	364	173.31/cwt	165.00–175.00	631	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	141.05/cwt	125.00–147.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.01/cwt	165.00–177.50	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	758	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	408	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	199.25/cwt	175.00–207.50	648	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	190.67/cwt	178.00–207.50	702	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	378	153.07/cwt	151.00–155.00	579	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	145.99/cwt	145.00–147.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	170.77/cwt	167.00–174.50	716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	494	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	862	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.89/cwt	152.50–160.00	737	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	678	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	150.39/cwt	142.50–155.00	845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	152.41/cwt	150.00–156.00	803	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	142.91/cwt	125.00–150.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	437	163.68/cwt	162.00–164.00	715	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	151.49/cwt	151.00–153.00	957	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	171.63/cwt	169.00–180.00	503	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	200.17/cwt	187.50–208.00	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	174.50/cwt	167.50–182.50	820	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	165.66/cwt	162.00–168.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	166.25/cwt	152.50–177.50	956	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	207.38/cwt	200.00–220.00	589	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	157.40/cwt	140.00–167.50	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	466	165.86/cwt	165.00–167.50	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	166.12/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,100	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	152.94/cwt	144.00–162.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	147.72/cwt	138.00–158.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	250	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	566	168.47/cwt	166.00–170.00	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	184.98/cwt	172.50–190.00	877	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	325	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	184.80/cwt	175.00–195.00	789	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	180.68/cwt	177.50–191.00	932	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	615	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	688	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	784	138.93/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	172.38/cwt	160.00–185.00	727	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	1,320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	513	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	81.10/cwt	77.00–87.00	963	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	74.63/cwt	74.00–75.00	793	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	74.32/cwt	70.00–79.00	842	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	65.46/cwt	65.00–66.00	642	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	84.85/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,217	7
Bulls	—	—	1,762	110.43/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,946	6
Bulls	—	—	1,506	89.75/cwt	84.00–104.00	1,352	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	980.27/head	725.00–1,175.00	980	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,092.14/head	1,050.00–1,135.00	1,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	77.90/cwt	74.00–81.00	877	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	79.93/cwt	78.00–82.00	918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	1,029.75/head	835.00–1,135.00	1,030	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	751	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	999	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,079	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	986.27/head	850.00–1,200.00	986	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	142.33/cwt	142.00–142.50	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	165.52/cwt	150.00–177.50	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	805	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.50	567	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	151.00/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	161.23/cwt	155.00–172.50	930	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	166.65/cwt	157.50–172.50	877	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	286	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	150.33/cwt	137.50–153.00	777	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	131.31/cwt	125.00–137.50	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	160.01/cwt	150.00–169.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	174.17/cwt	170.00–190.00	563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	147.20/cwt	144.00–153.00	843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.59/cwt	137.50–150.00	901	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	110.03/cwt	104.00–118.00	1,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	158.61/cwt	149.00–163.00	680	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	131.44/cwt	130.00–133.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	168.30/cwt	158.00–187.50	618	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	153.68/cwt	153.00–155.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.79/cwt	143.00–160.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	187.52/cwt	171.00–205.00	705	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.82/cwt	142.50–145.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	133.71/cwt	130.00–135.00	634	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	152.16/cwt	145.00–158.00	933	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	141.25/cwt	132.50–150.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	290	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	146.19/cwt	145.00–152.00	990	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	143.50/cwt	135.00–147.00	756	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	825	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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