Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2022-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeders steers over 500 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to8.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 500 lb sold 6.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong buyer demand for the better kind with plain cattle discounted.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.80/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$186.80

191 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$863

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$144

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

$72.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.38

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	443	194.71	863	28
Medium and Large 1	460	193.70	892	126
Medium and Large 2	454	165.62	753	30
Medium and Large 3	590	121.86	719	7thin

One grade step is worth $72.86/cwt here — about $144 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 sale191 hd

186.80

—

AR average7 barns · 1,461 hd

179.42

+7.38

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	1,503	86.91	1,307	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	74.66	1,114	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,116	69.93	780	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	62.66	652	8thin

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)	1,210	$1,190	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,166	$962	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$925	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,232	$914	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,079	$1,240	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,060	$1,043	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

122 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 2Replacement	—	470	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	335	159.10/cwt	150.00–170.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	520	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	625	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	127.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	765	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	348	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	143.65/cwt	137.50–150.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	139.48/cwt	130.00–150.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	165.92/cwt	157.50–177.50	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	150.77/cwt	147.50–160.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	563	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	901	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	300	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	67.51/cwt	64.00–69.00	728	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	542	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	67.51/cwt	66.00–69.00	748	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,492	74.66/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,114	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	72.08/cwt	69.00–75.00	828	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	61.66/cwt	60.00–64.00	638	5
Bulls	—	—	1,162	60.33/cwt	50.00–68.00	701	3
Bulls	—	—	1,455	89.35/cwt	80.00–96.00	1,300	7
Bulls	—	—	1,776	99.44/cwt	98.00–103.00	1,766	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	70.49/cwt	65.00–73.00	794	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	69.69/cwt	60.00–94.00	723	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,232.67/head	925.00–1,425.00	1,233	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,043.35/head	985.00–1,175.00	1,043	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	961.83/head	875.00–1,025.00	962	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	914.01/head	870.00–950.00	914	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	865	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	983	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	143.26/cwt	135.00–151.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	160.34/cwt	154.00–165.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	164.42/cwt	157.50–167.50	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	175.24/cwt	150.00–192.50	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	830	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	171.40/cwt	155.00–182.50	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	166.01/cwt	160.00–174.00	855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	179.52/cwt	165.00–193.00	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	290	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	545	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	157.52/cwt	149.00–170.00	747	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	165.55/cwt	147.50–207.50	692	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	151.93/cwt	145.00–157.50	796	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	112.70/cwt	102.50–122.50	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	173.09/cwt	165.00–185.00	563	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	135.96/cwt	132.50–140.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	143.78/cwt	140.00–146.00	676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	142.19/cwt	130.00–151.00	604	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	141.93/cwt	130.00–150.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	148.90/cwt	140.00–170.00	555	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	333	197.39/cwt	192.50–202.50	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	152.75/cwt	147.50–158.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	258	220.07/cwt	217.50–222.50	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	393	163.81/cwt	155.00–172.50	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	330	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	520	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	206.21/cwt	195.00–222.50	565	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	200.43/cwt	182.50–210.00	846	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	171.64/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,052	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	188.34/cwt	172.50–200.00	972	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	158.98/cwt	152.00–165.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	186.60/cwt	160.00–202.50	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	150.58/cwt	140.00–161.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	202.81/cwt	187.50–218.00	649	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	155.00/cwt	140.00–170.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	159.22/cwt	156.00–162.50	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	166.23/cwt	162.50–170.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	155.55/cwt	142.50–165.00	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	134.92/cwt	132.50–137.50	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	196.86/cwt	187.50–205.00	921	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	179.23/cwt	167.50–188.00	998	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	202.41/cwt	190.00–215.00	749	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	109.00/cwt	108.00–110.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	379	162.14/cwt	152.50–172.50	615	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	288	157.43/cwt	150.00–165.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	470	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	207.95/cwt	200.00–214.00	848	3

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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