Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2023-03-14

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 14
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
499 head
255 vs last sale 754 87 vs year ago 412 · +21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
23 vs last sale 114 21 vs year ago 70 · +30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers sold 1.00-7.00 lower. Feeder Heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls were lightly tested. Demand was good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $183.77/cwt on 212 head.
Average price
$183.77
212 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$825
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$254
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$59.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.66
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2408205.3883812thin
Medium and Large 1456188.88862137
Medium and Large 2445170.9376157
Medium and Large 3401145.735846thin
One grade step is worth $59.64/cwt here — about $254 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 sale212 hd
183.77
AR average11 barns · 1,274 hd
188.43
−4.66
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,576114.851,81012
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40299.991,40212
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16093.541,08549
CowsLean 85-90%Average92374.5468812

Every lot, as filed

81 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1381
HeifersMedium and Large 1370199.17/cwt180.00–217.5073728
HeifersMedium and Large 3370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2495182.50/cwt182.50–182.509033
HeifersMedium and Large 2607166.17/cwt161.00–172.501,0093
SteersMedium and Large 1Full545207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1311
HeifersMedium and Large 1885146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2921
HeifersMedium and Large 1820141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1561
HeifersMedium and Large 2380169.04/cwt160.00–174.0064213
HeifersMedium and Large 1715132.00/cwt132.00–132.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 1569178.50/cwt175.00–182.501,01615
SteersMedium and Large 3472189.93/cwt185.00–192.508963
SteersMedium and Large 2421205.96/cwt190.00–217.508677
SteersMedium and Large 3543158.69/cwt145.00–172.508622
HeifersMedium and Large 1516177.67/cwt170.00–190.0091719
SteersMedium and Large 2379221.24/cwt206.00–235.008389
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added609197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,2004
SteersMedium and Large 2685175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1991
SteersMedium and Large 1377259.47/cwt245.00–285.0097822
SteersMedium and Large 3390192.50/cwt192.50–192.507511
HeifersMedium and Large 1775135.00/cwt130.00–140.001,0462
SteersMedium and Large 1324272.43/cwt260.00–285.008839
SteersMedium and Large 2473206.20/cwt197.50–219.009756
SteersMedium and Large 1425252.52/cwt240.00–262.501,07314
SteersMedium and Large 1660196.02/cwt195.00–200.001,2945
SteersMedium and Large 2525189.51/cwt180.00–194.009953
SteersMedium and Large 3433178.77/cwt175.00–182.507742
SteersMedium and Large 1479236.01/cwt225.00–255.001,13011
SteersMedium and Large 2575177.57/cwt172.50–185.001,0213
SteersMedium and Large 1614199.33/cwt185.00–207.501,2244
SteersMedium and Large 1575201.24/cwt200.00–202.501,1572
SteersMedium and Large 1840175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4701
SteersMedium and Large 2321215.06/cwt210.00–220.006904
SteersMedium and Large 1527225.40/cwt212.50–245.001,18816
BullsMedium and Large 1516210.34/cwt190.00–229.001,0857
BullsMedium and Large 1733148.56/cwt137.50–160.001,0892
BullsMedium and Large 1650175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1381
BullsMedium and Large 1315270.86/cwt267.50–285.0085310
BullsMedium and Large 1578189.71/cwt180.00–200.001,0975
BullsMedium and Large 1480223.63/cwt223.00–225.001,0733
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40299.99/cwt99.00–102.001,40212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05885.01/cwt82.00–87.008998
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18095.20/cwt88.00–98.001,12341
CowsLean 85-90%99879.55/cwt79.00–80.007944
CowsLean 85-90%88572.03/cwt70.00–75.006378
Bulls1,143101.05/cwt96.00–106.001,1552
Bulls1,811122.08/cwt121.00–125.002,2114
Bulls1,564114.63/cwt110.00–119.001,7936
BullsMedium and Large 3425176.45/cwt165.00–185.007503
BullsMedium and Large 3535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008292
BullsMedium and Large 3590155.00/cwt155.00–155.009151
BullsMedium and Large 2675143.89/cwt137.50–150.009712
BullsMedium and Large 2620147.26/cwt140.00–155.009132
BullsMedium and Large 2380206.09/cwt185.00–222.507833
BullsMedium and Large 2560177.63/cwt170.00–185.009952
BullsMedium and Large 2718142.37/cwt135.00–150.001,0222
BullsMedium and Large 2528169.37/cwt161.00–177.508942
BullsMedium and Large 2462182.41/cwt170.00–195.008436
BullsMedium and Large 1780157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2251
BullsMedium and Large 2426222.44/cwt200.00–235.009486
HeifersMedium and Large 1458194.00/cwt180.00–207.0088912
HeifersMedium and Large 1317209.70/cwt197.50–227.5066511
BullsMedium and Large 1379273.12/cwt247.50–285.001,0356
BullsMedium and Large 1630179.96/cwt175.00–185.001,1342
BullsMedium and Large 1429248.74/cwt240.00–270.001,06711
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy680165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1222
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added405214.00/cwt214.00–214.008672
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
HeifersMedium and Large 3435135.00/cwt135.00–135.005871
HeifersMedium and Large 2668154.80/cwt147.50–162.501,0342
HeifersMedium and Large 3313147.20/cwt135.00–160.004612
HeifersMedium and Large 1413192.70/cwt185.00–210.0079638
HeifersMedium and Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 3525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
HeifersMedium and Large 2540162.50/cwt162.50–162.508781
HeifersMedium and Large 2470172.94/cwt165.00–177.5081311
HeifersMedium and Large 2432172.87/cwt160.00–185.0074719
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added379213.00/cwt213.00–213.008079
HeifersMedium and Large 2568164.71/cwt159.00–167.509363
HeifersMedium and Large 2330178.82/cwt167.50–190.005905
HeifersMedium and Large 1630165.89/cwt160.00–170.001,0453

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.