Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with softer demand for un weaned cattle while weaned cattle was holding there on.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.22/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$147.22

185 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$35.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.98

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	479	152.86	732	18thin
Medium and Large 1	513	149.92	769	121
Large 1	750	143.00	1,073	2thin
Medium and Large 2	486	140.34	682	39
Medium and Large 3	430	116.90	503	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.96/cwt here — about $230 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 sale185 hd

147.22

—

AR average6 barns · 940 hd

149.19

−1.98

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	1,730	103.52	1,790	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,352	82.91	1,121	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,157	78.57	909	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,011	68.05	688	21

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)	1,093	$1,101	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,060	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$1,060	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,231	$1,037	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$935	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,016	7
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	755	$860	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

146 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 2	—	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	174.86/cwt	140.00–212.50	455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	147.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	201.20/cwt	195.00–207.50	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	686	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	774	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,269	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	214.19/cwt	200.00–227.50	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	178.80/cwt	165.00–185.00	935	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	920	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	151.30/cwt	150.00–152.50	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	614	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	986	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	151.89/cwt	138.00–164.00	1,095	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	191.14/cwt	170.00–202.50	816	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	712	165.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,180	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	168.08/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,129	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	196.69/cwt	170.00–215.00	732	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	149.88/cwt	137.50–158.00	799	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	730	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	613	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	190.60/cwt	172.50–200.00	896	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	608	132.88/cwt	126.00–137.50	808	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	585	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	172.87/cwt	151.00–189.00	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	194.04/cwt	167.50–210.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	158.75/cwt	149.00–165.00	822	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	603	139.81/cwt	136.00–141.00	843	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	134.94/cwt	130.00–140.00	702	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	153.75/cwt	152.50–155.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	181.32/cwt	175.00–188.00	662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	617	126.54/cwt	120.00–145.00	781	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	147.16/cwt	130.00–165.00	375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	144.19/cwt	137.50–149.00	666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	126.65/cwt	120.00–135.00	737	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	563	136.64/cwt	130.00–145.00	769	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	180.20/cwt	157.50–197.50	762	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	141.23/cwt	130.00–158.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	155.70/cwt	150.00–160.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	116.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,062	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	137.44/cwt	135.00–142.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	130.98/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	569	125.07/cwt	120.00–135.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	258	139.85/cwt	135.00–145.00	361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	138.61/cwt	132.50–145.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	628	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	143.73/cwt	140.00–147.50	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	156.69/cwt	153.00–159.00	586	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	600	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	147.90/cwt	135.00–157.50	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	146.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	391	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	133.10/cwt	130.00–137.50	749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	153.54/cwt	139.00–185.00	719	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	168.55/cwt	164.00–175.00	549	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	518	145.64/cwt	142.50–149.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	138.54/cwt	125.00–148.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.11/cwt	135.00–145.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	146.91/cwt	140.00–165.00	771	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	156.96/cwt	151.00–162.00	972	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	154.26/cwt	137.50–163.00	643	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	145.25/cwt	140.00–150.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	157.48/cwt	147.50–164.00	576	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	405	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	719	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	146.58/cwt	140.00–155.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	535	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	750	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	141.51/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	192.28/cwt	191.00–195.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	753	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	580	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	150.28/cwt	145.00–160.00	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	170.83/cwt	161.00–180.00	993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	139.40/cwt	135.00–144.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	179.15/cwt	172.00–184.00	1,055	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	922	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	69.38/cwt	64.00–74.00	697	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	85.40/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,157	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	79.93/cwt	73.00–83.00	1,077	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	84.21/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,038	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	611	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	474	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	76.46/cwt	73.00–80.00	863	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	56.01/cwt	55.00–58.00	540	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,048	5
Bulls	—	—	1,554	99.52/cwt	89.00–103.00	1,547	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,037.34/head	935.00–1,150.00	1,037	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	558	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	756	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	75.21/cwt	71.00–79.00	833	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,015.53/head	760.00–1,150.00	1,016	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,078	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,100.61/head	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,101	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	77.42/cwt	76.00–78.00	809	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	148.39/cwt	144.00–152.50	828	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	285	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	356	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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