Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-11-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 12.00 higher, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 500 lb sold 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was heavy with a mixed run of quality. Weaned and pre-conditioned cattle selling with a premium while plain cattle were discounted.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.58/cwt on 324 head.

Average price

$139.58

324 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$39.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.45

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	150.16	751	139
Medium and Large 1-2	451	141.32	637	16thin
Medium and Large 2	437	137.52	601	127
Medium and Large 3	406	110.17	447	42

One grade step is worth $39.99/cwt here — about $304 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 sale324 hd

139.58

—

AR average2 barns · 507 hd

141.03

−1.45

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	1,609	85.95	1,383	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,438	71.12	1,022	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,210	69.87	845	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	60.24	657	25

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)	1,100	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,204	$895	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$747	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	833	$713	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,250	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,235	5

Every lot, as filed

148 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	155.95/cwt	148.00–170.00	987	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	370	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	162.55/cwt	140.00–175.00	538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	171.45/cwt	150.00–192.50	802	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	602	180.91/cwt	165.00–184.00	1,089	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	154.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	376	180.58/cwt	170.00–207.50	679	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	210.09/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,101	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	250	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	325	166.14/cwt	140.00–192.50	540	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	188.80/cwt	167.50–207.50	885	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	201.82/cwt	192.50–210.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	184.66/cwt	165.00–202.50	958	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	171.83/cwt	160.00–180.00	983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	181.41/cwt	160.00–195.00	668	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.42/cwt	140.00–162.50	635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	215.85/cwt	205.00–237.50	818	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	656	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	139.51/cwt	130.00–143.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	152.14/cwt	145.00–162.50	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	144.44/cwt	139.00–150.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	203.04/cwt	180.00–225.00	843	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	136.01/cwt	120.00–143.00	518	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	547	156.99/cwt	155.00–165.00	859	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	370	129.86/cwt	125.00–135.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	558	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	307	123.88/cwt	120.00–125.00	380	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	619	108.15/cwt	100.00–116.00	669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	130.91/cwt	120.00–145.00	810	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	124.81/cwt	120.00–131.00	704	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	456	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	638	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	142.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	268	190.02/cwt	172.50–210.00	509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	92.47/cwt	90.00–95.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	327	116.63/cwt	110.00–120.00	381	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	820	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	149.68/cwt	148.00–152.00	992	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	169.03/cwt	157.50–177.50	886	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	417	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	113.03/cwt	110.00–130.00	800	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	114.77/cwt	85.00–125.00	550	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	133.20/cwt	130.00–140.00	554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	97.34/cwt	80.00–105.00	499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	114.29/cwt	110.00–122.50	433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	102.55/cwt	100.00–110.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	107.46/cwt	105.00–110.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	126.86/cwt	115.00–138.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	263	138.93/cwt	132.50–145.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	139.69/cwt	125.00–165.00	457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	263	140.24/cwt	135.00–145.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	132.08/cwt	118.00–142.50	631	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	142.02/cwt	139.00–143.00	655	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	110.31/cwt	80.00–132.50	517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	262	108.75/cwt	100.00–112.50	285	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	133.79/cwt	120.00–147.50	686	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	139.42/cwt	130.00–145.00	495	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	157.64/cwt	150.00–162.50	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	137.74/cwt	125.00–145.00	788	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	313	139.04/cwt	130.00–150.00	435	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	126.83/cwt	116.00–135.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	134.88/cwt	120.00–145.00	569	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	152.12/cwt	140.00–157.50	552	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	145.99/cwt	140.00–155.00	682	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	155.34/cwt	151.00–157.50	986	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	153.12/cwt	145.00–160.00	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	148.57/cwt	140.00–152.50	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	144.56/cwt	140.00–152.50	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.88/cwt	135.00–155.00	829	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	159.56/cwt	151.00–164.00	756	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	140.57/cwt	133.00–150.00	873	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	145.22/cwt	142.50–148.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	514	135.56/cwt	133.00–147.50	697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	362	160.99/cwt	155.00–162.50	583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	378	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	260	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	166.22/cwt	110.00–177.50	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	500	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	136.05/cwt	132.50–142.50	351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	897	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	437	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	156.60/cwt	152.50–160.00	727	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	935	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	116.33/cwt	110.00–122.50	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	208.99/cwt	192.50–227.50	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	145.86/cwt	135.00–150.00	734	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	60.05/cwt	52.00–64.00	602	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	28.02/cwt	27.00–29.00	271	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	71.30/cwt	68.00–77.00	877	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	65.59/cwt	63.00–68.00	754	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	67.92/cwt	65.00–73.00	837	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	55.06/cwt	53.00–57.00	542	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	71.72/cwt	71.00–72.00	1,046	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	940	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	104.13/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,919	2
Bulls	—	—	1,720	87.81/cwt	82.00–98.00	1,510	9
Bulls	—	—	1,120	68.26/cwt	63.00–73.00	765	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	66.55/cwt	61.00–72.00	723	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	74.35/cwt	69.00–80.00	688	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	747.42/head	450.00–1,025.00	747	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	895.06/head	750.00–1,050.00	895	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	712.54/head	700.00–725.00	713	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	818	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,235.37/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,235	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	260	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	157.49/cwt	150.00–172.50	895	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	323	139.65/cwt	135.00–145.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	176.48/cwt	165.00–200.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	176.59/cwt	150.00–212.50	742	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	758	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	872	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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