Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb were 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 500 lb were mostly steady. The value added cattle offered were of high quality that sold at a premium. Fleshy and plain cattle were discounted. Supply was moderate with strong demand for most classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.98/cwt on 235 head.

Average price

$149.98

235 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$40.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

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	368	157.60	581	5thin
Medium and Large 1	565	153.91	869	180
Medium and Large 2	426	136.24	580	47
Medium and Large 3	317	116.67	369	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.93/cwt here — about $211 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 sale235 hd

149.98

—

AR average8 barns · 1,304 hd

150.98

−1.00

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	1,376	89.78	1,235	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,309	79.47	1,040	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	76.26	825	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	974	65.16	635	22

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,109	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$879	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$862	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	963	$825	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,050	2thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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 1-2	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	159.99/cwt	158.00–162.00	746	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	155.68/cwt	150.00–167.50	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	149.10/cwt	135.00–160.00	538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	165.89/cwt	155.00–169.00	949	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	154.94/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	138.40/cwt	130.00–150.00	713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	306	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	158.16/cwt	150.00–173.00	974	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	147.97/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	204.76/cwt	170.00–230.00	549	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	163.36/cwt	153.00–170.00	854	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	577	175.09/cwt	168.00–181.00	1,010	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	180.57/cwt	170.00–187.50	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	166.50/cwt	156.00–177.00	1,215	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	178.99/cwt	167.50–185.00	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	986	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	191.77/cwt	175.00–200.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	687	172.32/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,184	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	981	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,246	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	745	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,132	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	368	174.38/cwt	171.00–178.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	155.48/cwt	150.00–160.00	748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	156.33/cwt	150.00–170.00	811	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.08/cwt	135.00–152.00	615	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	130.90/cwt	120.00–140.00	674	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	130.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	390	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.09/cwt	130.00–159.00	537	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	139.87/cwt	127.50–147.50	652	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	161.45/cwt	150.00–176.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	149.90/cwt	135.00–161.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	167.14/cwt	155.00–177.50	618	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	693	122.47/cwt	115.00–130.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	773	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	318	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	513	127.67/cwt	122.50–133.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	143.76/cwt	142.50–145.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	132.71/cwt	120.00–140.00	366	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	131.27/cwt	122.50–140.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.40/cwt	120.00–142.50	515	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	140.84/cwt	140.00–142.50	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.34/cwt	148.00–160.00	659	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	138.43/cwt	130.00–145.00	663	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	134.11/cwt	130.00–138.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	138.96/cwt	130.00–146.00	442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	148.27/cwt	142.00–155.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	298	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	149.87/cwt	140.00–157.00	710	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	159.05/cwt	150.00–172.50	598	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	162.33/cwt	149.00–173.00	523	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	149.50/cwt	145.00–151.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	141.68/cwt	136.00–147.50	866	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	156.52/cwt	140.00–170.00	430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	398	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	156.67/cwt	156.00–158.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	157.25/cwt	157.25–157.25	1,135	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	152.13/cwt	148.00–152.50	942	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	193.27/cwt	175.00–205.00	618	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	171.11/cwt	160.00–198.00	736	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	172.35/cwt	160.00–188.00	1,072	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,206	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	150.32/cwt	125.00–162.50	707	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	147.62/cwt	135.00–160.00	373	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	191.46/cwt	170.00–210.00	701	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,109.12/head	1,075.00–1,135.00	1,109	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	774	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,017	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	824.68/head	675.00–1,000.00	825	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	878.73/head	800.00–975.00	879	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	862.40/head	750.00–925.00	862	3
Bulls	—	—	1,279	86.33/cwt	77.00–100.00	1,104	8
Bulls	—	—	1,763	103.60/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,826	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	47.06/cwt	42.00–52.00	386	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,085	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	727	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	432	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	71.53/cwt	68.00–73.00	682	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	77.84/cwt	75.00–81.00	876	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	81.55/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,098	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	63.97/cwt	58.00–68.00	601	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	72.97/cwt	68.00–78.00	787	8

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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