Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steer under 500 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, feeders over 500 lb sold steady to 6.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 8.00 to 13.00 higher. Feeders over 500 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong buyer demand on lighter weights.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.05/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$165.05

131 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$744

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$59.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.83

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	397	179.50	712	6thin
Medium and Large 1	464	169.04	785	102
Medium and Large 2	408	149.96	611	18thin
Medium and Large 3	397	120.44	478	5thin

One grade step is worth $59.06/cwt here — about $234 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 sale131 hd

165.05

—

AR average8 barns · 908 hd

161.21

+3.83

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	1,462	93.33	1,364	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	82.92	1,225	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	79.03	891	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	66.99	680	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,226	$1,188	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$1,095	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$1,040	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$912	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$864	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$793	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,025	$650	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$825	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1	—	650	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	154.24/cwt	145.00–162.50	814	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	150.84/cwt	150.00–152.50	961	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	413	149.19/cwt	147.50–150.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	173.73/cwt	170.00–177.50	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	461	160.60/cwt	150.00–168.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	171.07/cwt	167.50–179.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	141.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	455	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	114.73/cwt	110.00–120.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	149.84/cwt	132.50–167.50	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	150.08/cwt	140.00–160.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	187.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	181.84/cwt	172.50–202.50	860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	139.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,011	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	76.53/cwt	70.00–84.00	773	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,039.61/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,040	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	74.41/cwt	69.00–82.00	772	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	1,188.16/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,188	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	73.70/cwt	61.00–85.00	603	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	864.39/head	750.00–925.00	864	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,012	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	76.98/cwt	70.00–85.00	720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	793.29/head	785.00–800.00	793	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,094.93/head	900.00–1,300.00	1,095	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	911.54/head	875.00–950.00	912	4
Bulls	—	—	1,433	93.47/cwt	81.00–106.00	1,339	9
Bulls	—	—	1,893	108.52/cwt	107.00–110.00	2,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	148.62/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	175.94/cwt	172.50–180.00	996	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	193.83/cwt	177.50–200.00	905	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	208.56/cwt	189.00–225.00	891	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	162.03/cwt	150.00–168.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	221.88/cwt	205.00–240.00	699	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	162.47/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	212.27/cwt	195.00–235.00	781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	213.75/cwt	200.00–222.50	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	187.43/cwt	172.00–205.00	978	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	174.88/cwt	170.00–180.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	163.58/cwt	152.50–172.50	772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	165.50/cwt	162.50–167.50	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	182.96/cwt	180.00–188.00	924	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	166.19/cwt	162.50–168.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	163.04/cwt	150.00–175.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	171.34/cwt	152.50–191.00	475	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	153.36/cwt	140.00–160.00	811	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	175.15/cwt	150.00–187.50	559	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	141.00/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	148.66/cwt	147.50–150.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	167.14/cwt	150.00–187.50	787	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	151.38/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	178.81/cwt	152.50–187.50	774	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	149.95/cwt	140.00–160.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	126.38/cwt	120.00–132.50	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	156.38/cwt	145.00–165.00	971	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	144.86/cwt	130.00–152.50	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	156.06/cwt	145.00–175.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	540	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	148.80/cwt	147.50–150.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	182.37/cwt	165.00–196.00	675	16
Bulls	—	—	1,160	77.51/cwt	75.00–80.00	899	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	81.50/cwt	78.00–91.00	932	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	74.70/cwt	73.00–76.00	821	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	533	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,018	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,489	83.91/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,249	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	67.39/cwt	62.00–71.00	693	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	74.74/cwt	72.00–82.00	829	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	50.35/cwt	50.00–51.00	406	3

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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