Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold steady to 8.00 lower. Feeder steers over 500 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower, feeder heifers over 500 lb were 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly 4.00 lower. Supply was heavy with softer buyer interest. Quality of cattle offered not as attractive with several fleshy and unweaned calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.01/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$155.01

224 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$179

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

$30.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.64

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	475	157.24	748	11thin
Medium and Large 1	501	155.62	779	138
Medium and Large 2	419	155.07	650	71
Medium and Large 3	449	126.75	569	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.49/cwt here — about $179 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 sale224 hd

155.01

—

AR average8 barns · 1,259 hd

155.65

−0.64

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	1,457	101.23	1,475	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	84.48	1,126	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	81.58	924	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	982	67.89	667	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,395	$1,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$1,132	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,114	$949	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	964	$866	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,057	$810	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,103	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	900	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,005	2thin

Every lot, as filed

153 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 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	725	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	673	133.04/cwt	131.00–135.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	282	172.59/cwt	142.50–210.00	487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	518	166.34/cwt	152.00–180.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	264	164.10/cwt	140.00–185.00	433	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	503	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	176.15/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,177	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	161.16/cwt	151.00–170.00	1,015	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	173.09/cwt	165.00–190.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	415	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	182.18/cwt	172.50–207.50	944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	207.49/cwt	200.00–217.00	660	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	266	169.30/cwt	150.00–185.00	450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	151.26/cwt	147.50–155.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	186.17/cwt	175.00–197.50	888	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	182.33/cwt	177.00–192.50	1,021	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	196.10/cwt	180.00–207.50	816	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	277	158.92/cwt	150.00–167.50	440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	162.77/cwt	155.00–167.50	850	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	178.55/cwt	160.00–185.00	853	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	147.75/cwt	147.50–148.00	1,042	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	880	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	170.20/cwt	160.00–177.50	730	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	152.66/cwt	147.50–157.50	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,010	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	153.55/cwt	142.50–165.00	642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	145.29/cwt	138.00–150.00	767	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	873	131.46/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	129.64/cwt	124.00–135.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	154.50/cwt	142.50–165.00	732	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	178.12/cwt	169.00–206.00	771	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	149.62/cwt	145.00–154.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	855	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	563	138.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	190.86/cwt	172.50–203.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	154.93/cwt	150.00–160.00	899	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	368	198.33/cwt	180.00–215.00	730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	622	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	156.85/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	262	151.15/cwt	140.00–160.00	396	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	567	135.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	147.76/cwt	145.00–152.00	984	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	140.67/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	156.62/cwt	145.00–162.50	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	147.93/cwt	145.00–150.00	833	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	577	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	141.94/cwt	130.00–152.50	669	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	152.92/cwt	147.50–159.00	794	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.05/cwt	165.00–174.00	630	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	550	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	141.88/cwt	130.00–147.50	739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	149.57/cwt	145.00–153.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	697	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,080	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	149.67/cwt	147.50–154.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	147.14/cwt	132.50–155.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	168.75/cwt	165.00–172.50	550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	150.55/cwt	140.00–158.00	854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	196.99/cwt	193.00–198.00	924	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	559	197.81/cwt	195.00–199.00	1,106	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	156.03/cwt	151.00–163.00	735	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	148.30/cwt	142.00–152.00	909	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	166.21/cwt	160.00–172.50	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	328	166.48/cwt	162.50–175.00	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	418	165.20/cwt	157.50–173.00	691	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	163.54/cwt	150.00–175.00	692	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	182.08/cwt	170.00–185.00	889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	176.45/cwt	165.00–185.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	366	163.75/cwt	150.00–175.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	270	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	212.06/cwt	208.00–217.50	579	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	197.07/cwt	180.00–205.00	737	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	150.84/cwt	150.00–152.50	929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	148.39/cwt	145.00–151.00	978	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	55.67/cwt	48.00–63.00	507	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	75.87/cwt	73.00–82.00	835	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	69.11/cwt	63.00–74.00	678	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	838	55.77/cwt	55.00–57.00	467	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	67.43/cwt	65.00–70.00	580	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,369	86.29/cwt	81.00–97.00	1,181	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,040	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	728	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	83.03/cwt	78.00–86.00	968	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	76.64/cwt	74.00–78.00	781	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	109.54/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,955	2
Bulls	—	—	1,000	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,447	101.21/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,465	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	86.89/cwt	80.00–94.00	832	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	865.81/head	800.00–910.00	866	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	809.53/head	750.00–850.00	810	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,131.92/head	925.00–1,300.00	1,132	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	949.24/head	750.00–1,075.00	949	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	80.06/cwt	74.00–91.00	874	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	80.43/cwt	78.00–83.00	845	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	639	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	77.58/cwt	70.00–84.00	918	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	99.98/cwt	87.00–119.00	968	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	154.84/cwt	140.00–165.00	958	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1

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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