Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold steady to 4.00 lower, Feeder steers over 500 lb were steady to 4.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Feeder heifers over 500 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 lower. Supply was heavy with buyer interest strong on pre-vac cattle and weaker on plain and fleshy unweaned cattle. There was larger advance on pre-vac cattle than normal it pays to wean and vaccinate your cattle. Quality was also better than average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.48/cwt on 319 head.

Average price

$173.48

319 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$905

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$600

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

$51.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.11

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	176.91	944	252
Medium and Large 1-2	477	168.34	803	31
Large 1	673	158.00	1,063	3thin
Medium and Large 2	464	154.47	717	32
Medium and Large 3	275	125.00	344	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.91/cwt here — about $600 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 sale319 hd

173.48

—

AR average8 barns · 2,094 hd

168.38

+5.11

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	1,551	91.26	1,415	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,348	71.80	968	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,143	68.17	779	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	55.87	537	33

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)	1,150	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$743	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$610	1thin

Every lot, as filed

169 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	136.80/cwt	120.00–145.00	710	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	131.40/cwt	126.00–135.00	745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	145.75/cwt	145.00–146.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	138.02/cwt	134.00–154.00	667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	143.20/cwt	124.00–150.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	138.36/cwt	120.00–146.00	591	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	141.55/cwt	130.00–147.50	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	123.92/cwt	115.00–132.50	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	141.96/cwt	140.00–145.00	600	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	137.88/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	151.38/cwt	148.00–155.00	550	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	147.32/cwt	141.00–153.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	149.96/cwt	148.00–154.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	141.33/cwt	137.00–145.00	790	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	158.72/cwt	150.00–164.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	128.79/cwt	116.00–135.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	156.05/cwt	145.00–170.00	420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	367	151.49/cwt	147.00–160.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	310	150.08/cwt	147.50–152.50	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	159.96/cwt	157.50–167.50	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	812	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	153.60/cwt	150.00–157.50	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	141.16/cwt	130.00–146.00	665	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	154.85/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,109	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	155.14/cwt	150.00–170.00	807	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	143.17/cwt	130.00–155.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	200	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	128.94/cwt	126.00–132.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	665	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	687	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	133.07/cwt	130.00–137.50	447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	135.34/cwt	135.00–136.00	832	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	623	125.70/cwt	120.00–131.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	413	134.02/cwt	130.00–138.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	129.29/cwt	125.00–133.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	138.78/cwt	135.00–146.00	647	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	115.02/cwt	105.00–125.00	644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	641	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	962	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.92/cwt	155.00–172.50	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	527	118.37/cwt	110.00–125.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	114.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	874	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	152.37/cwt	148.00–153.50	1,010	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	165.48/cwt	155.00–180.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	161.79/cwt	158.00–165.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	288	167.39/cwt	155.00–180.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	710	121.90/cwt	115.00–126.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	608	136.04/cwt	133.00–139.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	417	195.81/cwt	186.00–201.00	817	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	181.94/cwt	174.00–196.00	1,024	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	167.09/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,116	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	193.01/cwt	172.00–201.00	1,008	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	395	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	430	155.49/cwt	155.00–156.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	174.04/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,077	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	780	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,217	1
Steers	Large 1Value Added	—	673	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,063	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	750	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	283	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	873	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	716	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	732	162.13/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,187	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	162.51/cwt	154.00–180.00	931	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	188.00/cwt	177.50–192.50	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	158.40/cwt	150.00–164.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	177.24/cwt	165.00–192.50	835	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	145.02/cwt	140.00–150.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	464	195.34/cwt	183.00–202.50	906	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	148.16/cwt	145.00–150.00	899	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	162.42/cwt	162.00–163.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	154.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	180.32/cwt	168.00–194.00	756	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	161.11/cwt	147.50–165.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	149.68/cwt	140.00–157.50	558	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	146.13/cwt	135.00–152.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	553	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	174.58/cwt	152.00–180.00	573	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	140.52/cwt	136.00–145.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	153.43/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	191.11/cwt	175.00–203.00	728	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	158.38/cwt	156.00–159.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	955	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	153.77/cwt	145.00–161.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	147.53/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	157.48/cwt	146.00–159.00	972	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	155.75/cwt	153.00–160.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	52.99/cwt	45.00–56.00	498	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	62.46/cwt	57.00–65.00	654	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	74.00/cwt	72.00–75.00	1,021	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,316	69.60/cwt	67.00–72.00	916	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	74.03/cwt	72.00–78.00	925	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	793	48.33/cwt	44.00–55.00	383	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	67.11/cwt	59.00–72.00	754	22
Bulls	—	—	1,410	90.49/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,276	5
Bulls	—	—	1,070	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	642	1
Bulls	—	—	1,945	102.97/cwt	102.00–104.00	2,003	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	742.72/head	610.00–825.00	743	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	64.68/cwt	57.00–71.00	720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	900.00/head	850.00–950.00	900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	693	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	135.52/cwt	133.00–138.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	577	135.35/cwt	134.00–137.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	975	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	140.72/cwt	130.00–152.00	518	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	136.00/cwt	129.00–143.00	741	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	125.87/cwt	119.00–133.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	608	136.34/cwt	130.00–144.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	134.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	136.30/cwt	135.00–138.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	138.21/cwt	130.00–150.00	567	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	144.64/cwt	143.00–147.00	829	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	151.95/cwt	150.00–154.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.44/cwt	152.50–160.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	184.53/cwt	181.00–190.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	138.01/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,046	2

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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