Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 9.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 500 lb sold 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 4.00 lower. Supply was heavy with strong buyer demand for pre-vac cattle that sold at a premium while plain cattle were discounted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $188.20/cwt on 518 head.

Average price

$188.20

518 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$39.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.44

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	190.91	1,068	456
Medium and Large 1-2	469	178.02	835	39
Medium and Large 2	503	151.71	763	23

One grade step is worth $39.21/cwt here — about $305 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 sale518 hd

188.20

—

AR average9 barns · 2,589 hd

178.76

+9.44

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	—	Low	1,543	86.56	1,336	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	66.79	815	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,542	66.63	1,028	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	46.42	440	11

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)	1,077	$887	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$865	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,010	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,117	$966	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$950	1thin

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 3	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	139.80/cwt	132.00–145.00	545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	142.22/cwt	132.50–160.00	451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	970	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	177.66/cwt	172.50–185.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	152.91/cwt	142.50–162.50	870	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	183.00/cwt	176.00–190.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	159.66/cwt	150.00–167.50	661	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	500	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	137.10/cwt	130.00–145.00	777	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	139.65/cwt	125.00–145.00	655	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	653	127.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	834	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	409	168.22/cwt	166.00–169.00	688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	156.33/cwt	155.00–158.00	733	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	170.18/cwt	169.00–175.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	180.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	182.42/cwt	175.00–192.50	925	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	193.00/cwt	177.50–206.00	813	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	175.29/cwt	166.00–185.00	829	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	508	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	929	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,291	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	178.58/cwt	178.00–180.00	780	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	145.59/cwt	137.00–150.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	155.86/cwt	150.00–161.00	736	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	213.07/cwt	207.00–216.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	573	189.73/cwt	170.00–202.50	1,087	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	562	163.75/cwt	152.00–175.00	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	158.64/cwt	147.50–171.00	985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	163.93/cwt	159.00–172.50	951	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	601	156.67/cwt	155.00–160.00	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	374	219.83/cwt	215.00–230.00	822	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	774	155.02/cwt	152.50–166.00	1,200	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	216.24/cwt	205.00–225.00	904	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	198.83/cwt	185.00–210.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	433	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	168.30/cwt	163.00–184.00	1,133	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	729	165.89/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,209	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	423	191.16/cwt	185.00–200.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	215.61/cwt	182.50–226.00	1,011	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	211.35/cwt	189.00–217.00	1,099	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	875	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	339	217.34/cwt	197.50–222.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	169.06/cwt	155.00–178.00	1,036	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	169.50/cwt	155.00–177.50	807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	190.15/cwt	165.00–207.50	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	156.83/cwt	140.00–165.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	895	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	135.98/cwt	125.00–155.00	431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	138.55/cwt	125.00–152.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	146.48/cwt	145.00–150.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	148.01/cwt	140.00–152.50	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	161.48/cwt	150.00–180.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	137.43/cwt	134.00–147.00	845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	135.80/cwt	135.00–139.00	883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.41/cwt	125.00–142.50	703	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	106.03/cwt	102.00–110.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	141.99/cwt	135.00–145.00	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	167.48/cwt	142.50–171.00	712	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	385	152.19/cwt	147.50–159.00	586	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	158.67/cwt	156.00–160.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	143.84/cwt	140.00–155.00	826	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	953	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	762	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	693	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	164.80/cwt	155.00–177.50	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	284	179.90/cwt	172.50–182.50	511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	150.70/cwt	149.00–157.50	882	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	143.71/cwt	141.00–148.00	828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	163.75/cwt	145.00–171.00	549	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	152.40/cwt	146.00–160.00	782	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.37/cwt	140.00–156.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	528	145.11/cwt	144.00–146.00	766	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	151.08/cwt	145.00–158.00	950	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	488	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	556	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	792	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	353	160.80/cwt	157.50–167.50	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	440	170.02/cwt	165.00–171.00	748	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	156.62/cwt	152.00–161.00	730	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	325	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	280	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	518	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	68.69/cwt	66.00–72.00	859	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	45.79/cwt	42.00–48.00	481	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	694	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	64.52/cwt	63.00–66.00	763	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	832	39.24/cwt	35.00–46.00	326	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	57.54/cwt	57.00–58.00	571	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	68.23/cwt	67.00–74.00	1,027	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	64.24/cwt	64.00–65.00	1,027	4
Bulls	—	—	1,135	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	726	1
Bulls	—	—	1,587	86.39/cwt	77.00–97.00	1,371	10
Bulls	—	—	1,528	98.66/cwt	98.00–99.00	1,508	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	595	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	864.89/head	775.00–940.00	865	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	62.76/cwt	58.00–67.00	653	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	603	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	683	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	886.70/head	600.00–1,050.00	887	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	698	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	629	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	966.42/head	800.00–1,050.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	177.86/cwt	157.50–220.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	250	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	143.49/cwt	142.00–145.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	126.27/cwt	125.00–127.50	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	442	144.18/cwt	130.00–155.00	637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	126.03/cwt	117.00–137.50	842	4

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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