Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb were mostly 2.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher, over 500 lb were 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong buyer demand on most classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.30/cwt on 157 head.

Average price

$156.30

157 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$272

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

$40.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	456	162.12	740	106
Medium and Large 1-2	406	161.33	656	9thin
Medium and Large 2	468	144.34	676	35
Medium and Large 3	385	121.42	468	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.70/cwt here — about $272 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 sale157 hd

156.30

—

AR average9 barns · 1,363 hd

154.51

+1.79

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	—	Low	1,347	89.38	1,204	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,309	80.63	1,055	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,141	78.44	895	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	63.63	609	16

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,073	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$974	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,015	$928	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,215	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$1,287	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,190	5

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	145.61/cwt	137.00–156.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	168.96/cwt	155.00–175.00	542	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	333	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	413	137.80/cwt	130.00–152.50	569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	495	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	153.46/cwt	142.00–162.00	941	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	171.72/cwt	155.00–190.00	639	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	189.44/cwt	170.00–220.00	699	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	179.89/cwt	170.00–192.50	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.12/cwt	130.00–150.00	792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	176.90/cwt	172.50–180.00	495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	810	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	158.93/cwt	152.50–162.50	745	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	197.28/cwt	187.50–207.50	617	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	176.03/cwt	170.00–182.00	773	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	165.83/cwt	150.00–177.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	163.29/cwt	160.00–165.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	221.25/cwt	220.00–222.50	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	168.17/cwt	160.00–177.50	972	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	157.99/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	164.72/cwt	160.00–170.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	190.88/cwt	180.00–206.00	792	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	175.83/cwt	165.00–190.00	907	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	160.38/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,002	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	172.07/cwt	165.00–187.50	819	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	1,286.72/head	1,235.00–1,310.00	1,287	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,073.35/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,073	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	696	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	974.44/head	800.00–1,175.00	974	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,059	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	928.35/head	850.00–1,025.00	928	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	174.78/cwt	167.50–189.00	643	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	173.10/cwt	160.00–185.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	140.60/cwt	137.50–145.00	823	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	250	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	160.21/cwt	150.00–165.00	910	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	179.58/cwt	171.00–187.50	555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	147.90/cwt	137.50–158.00	781	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	250	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,001	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	142.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	172.23/cwt	160.00–182.50	741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	172.32/cwt	160.00–185.00	586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	510	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	161.25/cwt	157.50–165.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	136.68/cwt	135.00–140.00	864	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	121.28/cwt	120.00–122.50	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	288	123.70/cwt	117.50–130.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	148.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	635	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	141.50/cwt	130.00–147.50	686	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	148.26/cwt	140.00–157.50	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	164.72/cwt	150.00–172.50	687	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	132.53/cwt	125.00–140.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	161.50/cwt	150.00–180.00	754	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	154.56/cwt	145.00–161.00	887	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	322	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	143.98/cwt	132.50–156.00	957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	595	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,000	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	730	1
Bulls	—	—	1,193	80.96/cwt	75.00–86.00	966	3
Bulls	—	—	1,750	110.21/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,929	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	64.99/cwt	60.00–70.00	634	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	76.87/cwt	72.00–82.00	790	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	74.45/cwt	70.00–77.00	825	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	81.37/cwt	78.00–94.00	949	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	49.80/cwt	47.00–55.00	420	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	80.63/cwt	77.00–87.00	1,055	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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