Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500lb were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Stocker heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly steady. Supply was moderate with good demand. Discounts were seen in fleshy cattle as well as bad hair.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.21/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$148.21

236 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$217

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

$33.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.17

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	151.81	758	168
Medium and Large 1-2	421	142.81	602	8thin
Medium 2	564	142.50	803	3thin
Medium and Large 2	464	141.04	654	51
Medium and Large 3	458	118.18	541	6thin

One grade step is worth $33.63/cwt here — about $217 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 sale236 hd

148.21

—

AR average8 barns · 1,621 hd

152.38

−4.17

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	1,583	96.76	1,532	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	86.70	1,233	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	80.14	944	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,110	69.80	775	23

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$1,000	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	936	$872	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$1,063	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	153.19/cwt	140.00–165.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	431	133.90/cwt	125.00–145.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.42/cwt	130.00–145.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	731	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,086	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	661	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	982	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	128.71/cwt	125.00–132.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	529	130.09/cwt	120.00–140.00	688	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	135.20/cwt	132.50–138.00	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	253	140.10/cwt	130.00–150.00	354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	157.26/cwt	150.00–167.00	676	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	142.12/cwt	135.00–145.00	598	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	156.86/cwt	150.00–160.00	438	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	137.06/cwt	130.00–147.50	713	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	468	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	141.76/cwt	138.00–146.00	807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	164.23/cwt	150.00–170.00	622	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	140.86/cwt	135.00–145.00	362	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	129.32/cwt	125.00–133.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	137.08/cwt	134.00–140.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	146.36/cwt	140.00–157.50	749	20
Heifers	Medium 2	—	535	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	146.72/cwt	135.00–169.00	537	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	162.87/cwt	153.00–166.00	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	916	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	87.17/cwt	80.00–92.00	1,254	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	75.49/cwt	72.00–79.00	830	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	77.71/cwt	76.00–79.00	882	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,174	72.21/cwt	65.00–76.00	848	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,328	78.76/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,046	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,373	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	83.16/cwt	78.00–91.00	1,026	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	571	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	705	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	282	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	59.50/cwt	59.00–60.00	494	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	855	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	581	1
Bulls	—	—	1,742	93.43/cwt	84.00–107.00	1,628	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	111.34/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,820	3
Bulls	—	—	950	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	599	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	78.33/cwt	76.00–83.00	853	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	84.70/cwt	79.00–91.00	1,086	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	77.59/cwt	76.00–80.00	753	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	607	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	567	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,058	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	871.66/head	710.00–935.00	872	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	81.71/cwt	81.00–82.50	1,126	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,062.50/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	136.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	173.34/cwt	165.00–185.00	549	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	174.50/cwt	160.00–187.50	721	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	143.45/cwt	142.00–145.00	743	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	144.87/cwt	130.00–155.00	619	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	135.23/cwt	125.00–143.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.58/cwt	125.00–145.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	513	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	158.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	834	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	179.46/cwt	169.00–188.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	161.70/cwt	150.00–167.50	946	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	173.18/cwt	150.00–190.00	464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	150.77/cwt	142.50–161.00	559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	170.04/cwt	167.00–173.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	303	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	167.98/cwt	150.00–177.50	810	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	159.14/cwt	152.00–165.00	983	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	151.64/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,225	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	160.75/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,079	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	161.36/cwt	151.00–166.00	1,005	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	206.18/cwt	187.50–220.00	581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	146.50/cwt	146.00–147.00	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	183.90/cwt	170.00–195.00	855	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	463	162.66/cwt	157.50–168.00	753	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	154.02/cwt	153.00–155.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	190.33/cwt	175.00–207.50	632	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	183.49/cwt	174.00–195.00	763	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	151.48/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	180.29/cwt	175.00–182.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	152.03/cwt	149.00–155.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	176.77/cwt	160.00–184.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	162.63/cwt	159.00–172.00	920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	775	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	168.76/cwt	165.00–172.50	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	373	162.00/cwt	158.00–168.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	156.20/cwt	150.00–177.50	726	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	157.33/cwt	150.00–165.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	145.38/cwt	140.00–156.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	146.02/cwt	136.00–152.50	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	163.15/cwt	150.00–173.00	532	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	709	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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