Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers sold 4.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls lightly tested. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.94/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$182.94

271 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$296

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

$40.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	187.37	993	145
Medium and Large 1-2	556	181.94	1,012	37
Medium and Large 2	482	178.29	860	83
Medium and Large 3	475	146.73	697	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.63/cwt here — about $296 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 sale271 hd

182.94

—

AR average9 barns · 1,548 hd

188.29

−5.35

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	1,555	109.41	1,701	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,278	99.67	1,274	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,141	92.80	1,059	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	956	82.88	792	16

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)	960	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,105	16

Every lot, as filed

107 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 1	—	466	224.43/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,046	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	272.56/cwt	265.00–280.00	867	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	185.03/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	198.41/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	213.71/cwt	212.50–215.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	190.77/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	223.58/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,053	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	227.87/cwt	215.00–245.00	850	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	192.90/cwt	185.00–203.00	1,202	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	226.78/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,177	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	518	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,171	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	160.45/cwt	157.00–167.50	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	183.70/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	243.92/cwt	235.00–252.50	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	159.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	980	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	219.09/cwt	200.00–235.00	929	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	203.34/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	183.79/cwt	172.50–200.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	489	192.16/cwt	190.00–200.00	940	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	186.23/cwt	185.00–187.50	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	193.74/cwt	192.50–195.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	209.08/cwt	200.00–225.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	610	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,049	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	253.58/cwt	220.00–267.50	1,063	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	250.65/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,193	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,271	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	216.00/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,223	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	271.03/cwt	260.00–280.00	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	176.25/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	186.06/cwt	172.50–197.50	1,142	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	226.65/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,217	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	247.24/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,177	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	709	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	527	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	605	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	860	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	590	187.79/cwt	186.00–192.50	1,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	384	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,037	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	266.77/cwt	252.50–280.00	990	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	625	195.52/cwt	193.00–201.00	1,222	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	581	217.40/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,263	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	565	219.64/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,241	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	430	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,011	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	88.11/cwt	86.00–93.00	892	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	101.36/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,384	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	93.64/cwt	87.00–99.00	1,076	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	71.38/cwt	65.00–77.00	594	5
Bulls	—	—	1,433	104.06/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,491	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,245	96.39/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,200	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	103.76/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,370	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	948	82.63/cwt	81.00–84.00	783	3
Bulls	—	—	1,000	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,769	117.66/cwt	112.00–121.00	2,081	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	1,104.83/head	800.00–1,335.00	1,105	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	204.44/cwt	196.00–222.50	867	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	216.58/cwt	200.00–225.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	185.76/cwt	172.50–197.50	795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	159.46/cwt	150.00–170.00	907	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	157.33/cwt	157.00–157.50	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	173.48/cwt	170.00–177.00	982	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	578	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	203.56/cwt	195.00–229.00	1,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	184.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	963	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	448	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	176.11/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,013	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	174.54/cwt	165.00–184.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	458	193.93/cwt	190.00–198.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	653	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,247	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	690	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	581	173.78/cwt	173.00–175.00	1,010	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	137.70/cwt	130.00–145.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	164.61/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	215.47/cwt	207.00–222.50	916	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,229	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	540	180.88/cwt	169.00–191.00	977	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	161.65/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,175	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	179.06/cwt	174.00–184.00	1,103	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	179.40/cwt	165.00–192.50	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	167.27/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,024	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	201.60/cwt	180.00–222.50	748	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	193.75/cwt	185.00–202.50	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	177.46/cwt	165.00–192.50	923	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	177.36/cwt	168.00–187.50	848	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	152.36/cwt	150.00–157.00	957	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	190.62/cwt	175.00–205.00	700	9

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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