Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold mixed from 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lb sold steady to 6.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lb were 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were mostly 5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with quality of calves and yearlings being average. A larger number of replacements cows were offered today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.78/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$165.78

151 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$740

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$63.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	171.34	804	104
Medium and Large 1-2	490	164.50	805	8thin
Medium and Large 2	375	153.58	576	37
Medium and Large 3	403	107.50	433	2thin

One grade step is worth $63.84/cwt here — about $371 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 sale151 hd

165.78

—

AR average8 barns · 1,327 hd

162.49

+3.30

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	1,586	97.03	1,539	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,332	91.11	1,213	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,115	83.12	927	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	73.16	756	31

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	898	$1,229	13
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,211	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,204	60
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$1,187	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,064	$1,130	17
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,200	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	829	$1,100	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	903	$1,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,210	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	996	$1,164	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$938	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,057	$1,000	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	809	$996	37
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	890	$901	17
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	881	$865	20

Every lot, as filed

127 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	—	700	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	228	222.64/cwt	210.00–235.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	963	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	172.11/cwt	167.50–179.00	1,163	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	167.34/cwt	165.00–170.00	683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	222.81/cwt	205.00–232.50	646	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	188.28/cwt	180.00–200.00	990	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	188.13/cwt	177.50–200.00	1,070	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	198.20/cwt	185.00–205.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	163.80/cwt	160.00–167.50	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	165.67/cwt	155.00–175.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	213.65/cwt	195.00–227.50	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	208.07/cwt	187.50–222.50	770	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	182.94/cwt	179.00–192.50	1,149	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	323	220.52/cwt	212.50–227.50	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	204.67/cwt	175.00–217.50	765	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	166.13/cwt	157.50–172.50	861	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	219.92/cwt	217.50–222.50	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	166.05/cwt	157.50–182.50	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	160.31/cwt	152.50–165.00	673	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,229.29/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,229	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,156.25/head	975.00–1,225.00	1,156	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	1,170.97/head	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,171	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	901.00/head	825.00–1,050.00	901	17
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	1,099.53/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,100	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	864.92/head	800.00–925.00	865	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	996.38/head	700.00–1,250.00	996	37
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	876	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	90.41/cwt	79.00–105.00	823	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	79.75/cwt	70.00–86.00	788	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	940	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	1,130.08/head	875.00–1,225.00	1,130	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,203.62/head	875.00–1,325.00	1,204	60
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	295	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	179.08/cwt	170.00–185.00	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	153.98/cwt	140.00–170.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	136.71/cwt	131.00–142.50	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	164.14/cwt	152.50–175.00	1,003	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	156.16/cwt	152.50–160.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	162.75/cwt	157.50–172.50	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	144.04/cwt	130.00–150.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	190.03/cwt	179.00–204.00	802	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	207.81/cwt	190.00–235.00	540	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	171.74/cwt	145.00–202.50	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	163.73/cwt	157.50–171.00	1,022	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	261	153.75/cwt	140.00–170.00	401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	147.50/cwt	140.00–157.50	538	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	152.86/cwt	145.00–160.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	167.49/cwt	157.50–177.00	873	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.47/cwt	135.00–150.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	136.33/cwt	130.00–144.00	620	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	146.64/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	184.75/cwt	160.00–195.00	584	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	266	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	266	172.79/cwt	155.00–182.50	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	172.23/cwt	160.00–185.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	171.53/cwt	160.00–185.00	480	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	161.27/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	162.68/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	178.85/cwt	160.00–187.50	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	171.36/cwt	160.00–176.00	811	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	483	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	160.79/cwt	155.00–165.00	928	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	172.63/cwt	163.00–180.00	723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	245	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	205.54/cwt	180.00–227.50	886	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,211.13/head	1,075.00–1,300.00	1,211	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	818	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	896	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	1,187.31/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187	6
Bulls	—	—	1,895	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,103	1
Bulls	—	—	1,505	99.64/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,500	5
Bulls	—	—	1,680	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,176	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,176	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	587	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	808	53.52/cwt	45.00–61.00	432	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	81.30/cwt	74.00–84.00	886	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	89.39/cwt	85.00–93.00	1,075	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	92.12/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,218	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	67.08/cwt	60.00–72.00	641	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	77.76/cwt	73.00–88.00	851	20

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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