Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold mostly steady with instances 8.00 higher on light weights. Feeders steers were steady to 3.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. No trend on Slaughter cattle from last week due absence of reporter however Slaughter cattle were weaker and not in demand this week. Supply was heavy due to drought conditions in the area. Demand was good on quality cattle. Discounts were noticeable on fleshy and plain cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.85/cwt on 217 head.

Average price

$137.85

217 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$32.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	144.11	642	116
Medium and Large 1-2	516	135.93	701	29
Medium and Large 2	478	131.61	629	61
Medium and Large 3	520	111.55	580	11thin

One grade step is worth $32.56/cwt here — about $61 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 sale217 hd

137.85

—

AR average7 barns · 1,602 hd

143.34

−5.49

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	1,512	85.93	1,299	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	59.58	842	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	57.19	663	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,017	45.81	466	35

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$775	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$821	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	795	$750	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	850	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	127.51/cwt	126.00–129.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.00/cwt	127.50–140.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	144.22/cwt	140.00–150.00	744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	146.71/cwt	144.00–150.00	691	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	141.23/cwt	140.00–142.50	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	123.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	128.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	822	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	129.57/cwt	122.50–137.50	566	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	131.86/cwt	127.50–137.50	359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	125.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	123.94/cwt	117.00–130.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.65/cwt	126.00–137.50	763	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	137.28/cwt	130.00–147.50	515	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	367	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	137.20/cwt	125.00–140.00	439	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	138.27/cwt	125.00–145.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	134.73/cwt	130.00–141.00	833	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	147.54/cwt	130.00–160.00	409	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	136.01/cwt	133.00–140.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	154.82/cwt	145.00–170.00	514	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	147.69/cwt	142.50–155.00	631	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	147.94/cwt	140.00–160.00	556	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	144.29/cwt	140.00–147.50	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	197.81/cwt	172.50–212.50	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	153.95/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	157.62/cwt	156.00–160.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	153.88/cwt	152.50–155.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	151.79/cwt	140.00–160.00	780	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	149.38/cwt	145.00–157.50	545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	212.36/cwt	202.50–222.50	575	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	182.95/cwt	172.50–207.50	671	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	166.00/cwt	160.00–175.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	159.88/cwt	155.00–167.50	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	154.43/cwt	145.00–162.50	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	136.54/cwt	135.00–144.00	774	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	273	163.94/cwt	155.00–180.00	448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	155.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	136.11/cwt	132.50–140.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	32.50/cwt	29.00–36.00	280	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	58.09/cwt	55.00–62.00	825	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	521	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	62.99/cwt	62.00–64.00	787	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	57.08/cwt	49.00–61.00	659	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	43.82/cwt	40.00–47.00	455	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	53.09/cwt	49.00–58.00	571	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	64.65/cwt	63.00–67.00	897	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	299	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	818	36.20/cwt	30.00–43.00	296	2
Bulls	—	—	1,615	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,546	86.83/cwt	73.00–95.00	1,342	12
Bulls	—	—	1,000	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	543	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	821.02/head	560.00–1,000.00	821	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	719	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	531	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	486	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	63.99/cwt	60.00–70.00	622	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	63.53/cwt	62.00–65.00	861	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	64.41/cwt	60.00–75.00	719	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	61.21/cwt	51.00–72.00	574	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	62.29/cwt	60.00–64.00	683	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	67.93/cwt	60.00–77.00	611	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	152.60/cwt	145.00–167.50	578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	118.76/cwt	117.50–120.00	568	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	123.86/cwt	120.00–128.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	270	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	137.22/cwt	125.00–145.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	558	127.47/cwt	120.00–135.00	711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	418	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	513	132.58/cwt	125.00–137.50	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	266	123.71/cwt	120.00–130.00	329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	129.76/cwt	120.00–140.00	677	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.30/cwt	155.00–175.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	123.68/cwt	117.50–133.50	814	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	235	129.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	107.43/cwt	100.00–115.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.64/cwt	110.00–130.00	748	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	848	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	141.95/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	115.57/cwt	110.00–121.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	136.77/cwt	120.00–145.00	641	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	126.10/cwt	120.00–150.00	405	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	137.92/cwt	130.00–145.00	596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	105.09/cwt	100.00–110.00	278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	109.01/cwt	108.00–110.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	153.74/cwt	145.00–167.50	721	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	112.79/cwt	105.00–120.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	378	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	132.45/cwt	125.00–137.50	743	7

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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