Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market trend not established due to sale not recently covered. Demand good for all classes. Next week March 7th Pre Vac Sale plus regular cattle sale. Saturday March 11th Spring Replacement Stock sale starting at 11a.m.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.35/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$170.35

159 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$37.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.04

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	177.75	916	92
Medium and Large 2	449	163.31	733	58
Medium and Large 3	428	140.01	600	9thin

One grade step is worth $37.75/cwt here — about $316 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 sale159 hd

170.35

—

AR average7 barns · 1,168 hd

180.39

−10.04

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	1,604	103.48	1,659	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	96.00	1,351	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,081	93.48	1,011	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	86.41	819	4thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	243.78/cwt	225.00–262.50	914	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	239.28/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	244.68/cwt	237.50–255.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	773	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	256.33/cwt	252.50–260.00	943	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	99.13/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	165.44/cwt	155.00–182.50	779	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	758	158.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	182.72/cwt	172.50–190.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	198.58/cwt	190.00–211.00	917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	195.02/cwt	185.00–207.50	827	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	156.74/cwt	152.00–167.50	970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	168.57/cwt	159.00–182.50	882	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	169.92/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,305	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	834	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	235.81/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,113	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	205.72/cwt	190.00–240.00	767	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	196.38/cwt	180.00–220.00	632	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	203.11/cwt	185.00–217.00	971	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	223.47/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,155	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	179.89/cwt	160.00–189.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	151.27/cwt	147.50–155.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	195.53/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	247.13/cwt	220.00–275.00	811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	156.98/cwt	140.00–175.00	884	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	143.13/cwt	120.00–167.50	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	195.43/cwt	185.00–210.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	638	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	206.28/cwt	195.00–212.50	846	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	185.54/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	983	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	200.36/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,126	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	240.77/cwt	227.50–260.00	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	95.22/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,331	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	88.40/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,005	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	86.41/cwt	82.00–90.00	819	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	98.22/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,027	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	92.74/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,005	12
Bulls	—	—	1,832	116.10/cwt	111.00–119.00	2,127	5
Bulls	—	—	1,547	106.61/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,649	3
Bulls	—	—	1,409	88.98/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,254	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	343	163.89/cwt	145.00–182.50	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	170.17/cwt	160.00–185.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	210.50/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	213.21/cwt	207.50–217.50	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	232.25/cwt	227.50–239.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	245	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	217.74/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,023	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	189.49/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	193.55/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,005	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	141.97/cwt	131.00–155.00	1,005	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	161.42/cwt	150.00–170.00	935	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	870	160.18/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,394	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	136.93/cwt	130.00–150.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	137.76/cwt	134.00–145.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	175.77/cwt	167.50–185.00	657	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	165.68/cwt	162.50–170.00	543	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	179.80/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	144.71/cwt	125.00–158.00	800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	154.69/cwt	140.00–166.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	696	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	602	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,069	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	185.62/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	165.35/cwt	145.00–175.00	704	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	128.40/cwt	110.00–145.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	890	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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →