Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

First sale of 2023 so market trend not applicable. Sale consisted of pre-vac cattle plus regular cattle. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.50/cwt on 173 head.

Average price

$176.50

173 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$48.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.37

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	576	179.69	1,035	142
Medium and Large 1-2	520	170.33	886	15thin
Medium and Large 2	519	164.44	854	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	543	130.97	711	5thin

One grade step is worth $48.72/cwt here — about $324 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 sale173 hd

176.50

—

AR average2 barns · 193 hd

176.13

+0.37

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	1,580	100.81	1,593	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,312	78.69	1,032	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	74.02	850	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	932	56.55	527	10

Every lot, as filed

76 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 1-2Value Added	—	642	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	145.13/cwt	135.00–150.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	163.54/cwt	155.00–170.00	783	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	122.53/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	156.47/cwt	147.50–159.00	978	14
Bulls	—	—	1,463	99.59/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,457	4
Bulls	—	—	1,780	107.32/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,910	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	350	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	163.57/cwt	155.00–171.00	1,034	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	464	160.40/cwt	154.00–165.00	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	176.28/cwt	169.00–179.00	742	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	200.00/cwt	197.50–202.50	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	173.32/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,009	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	152.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	157.29/cwt	155.00–162.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	543	130.97/cwt	125.00–140.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	167.55/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,201	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	204.91/cwt	175.00–215.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	162.33/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	187.96/cwt	177.50–200.00	870	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	166.57/cwt	164.00–173.00	883	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	215.80/cwt	207.50–230.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	165.18/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	186.12/cwt	175.00–197.50	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	220.63/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,030	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	574	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	185.90/cwt	177.50–200.00	991	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	498	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	663	173.16/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,148	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	143.77/cwt	142.50–145.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	169.25/cwt	166.00–172.50	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	154.72/cwt	148.00–160.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	538	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	166.09/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,134	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	491	160.81/cwt	144.00–165.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	159.29/cwt	159.00–160.00	819	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	599	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	922	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	173.50/cwt	170.00–177.00	647	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	169.63/cwt	161.00–174.00	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	154.44/cwt	150.00–164.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	144.63/cwt	140.00–150.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	153.26/cwt	148.00–161.00	812	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	763	41.30/cwt	40.00–42.50	315	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	75.87/cwt	74.00–78.00	889	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	70.32/cwt	70.00–71.00	776	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	77.49/cwt	74.00–80.00	972	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	54.13/cwt	50.00–59.00	520	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	93.47/cwt	93.00–94.00	1,416	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	398	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	82.90/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,254	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	67.62/cwt	64.00–70.00	696	4

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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