Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-03-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $188.81/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$188.81

221 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$297

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

$53.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.34

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	457	218.65	999	13thin
Medium and Large 1	476	195.03	929	125
Medium and Large 2	519	177.83	923	63
Medium and Large 3	425	165.13	702	20

One grade step is worth $53.52/cwt here — about $297 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 sale221 hd

188.81

—

AR average10 barns · 2,381 hd

191.15

−2.34

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	1,400	99.15	1,388	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,259	106.30	1,338	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,058	95.13	1,006	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	858	78.09	670	20

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,214	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,175	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	859	$1,008	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	950	$975	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,300	$1,650	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,427	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,395	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 2Full	—	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	225.92/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,177	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	163.20/cwt	157.50–170.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	186.14/cwt	180.00–195.00	970	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	208.04/cwt	195.00–215.00	780	29
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	186.43/cwt	182.50–190.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	473	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	182.24/cwt	170.00–192.50	680	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	186.70/cwt	180.00–197.50	765	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	180.43/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,036	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	743	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,263	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	157.44/cwt	155.00–172.50	1,146	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	160.83/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	160.70/cwt	152.50–170.00	929	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	165.09/cwt	160.00–170.00	860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	198.75/cwt	190.00–215.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	146.80/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,001	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	173.76/cwt	172.50–175.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	314	164.16/cwt	160.00–175.00	515	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,302	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	192.74/cwt	180.00–197.50	904	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	210.20/cwt	200.00–220.00	893	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	174.97/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	325	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	471	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	274.97/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	560	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	379	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	220.84/cwt	200.00–232.50	934	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	251.71/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,055	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	178.75/cwt	175.00–182.50	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	266.72/cwt	255.00–285.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	247.19/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,177	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	213.48/cwt	204.00–227.50	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	217.70/cwt	200.00–240.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	213.15/cwt	200.00–225.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	180.39/cwt	160.00–192.50	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	260.14/cwt	245.00–295.00	973	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	181.75/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	194.94/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,228	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	173.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	193.78/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,296	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	206.39/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	258.66/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	192.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	734	65.80/cwt	59.00–69.00	483	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	83.35/cwt	80.00–85.00	759	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,259	106.30/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,338	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	100.05/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,205	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	95.01/cwt	93.00–97.00	973	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	89.94/cwt	86.00–92.00	848	24
Bulls	—	—	1,300	98.31/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,278	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	115.07/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,801	7
Bulls	—	—	1,257	80.99/cwt	72.00–88.00	1,018	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	139.96/cwt	135.00–142.50	1,171	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,214	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,214.16/head	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,214	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	1,007.68/head	850.00–1,150.00	1,008	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,460.71/head	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,461	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,395.00/head	900.00–1,560.00	1,395	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	18,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	121.62/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,305	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	268.10/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,113	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	495	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	171.97/cwt	160.00–180.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	206.53/cwt	197.50–215.00	971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	173.72/cwt	165.00–175.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	475	160.05/cwt	155.00–165.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	436	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,003	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	156.13/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,126	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	209.01/cwt	202.50–215.00	982	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	215.24/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,128	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	257.99/cwt	230.00–265.00	857	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	204.86/cwt	200.00–215.00	676	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	613	140.20/cwt	130.00–150.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	179.66/cwt	165.00–195.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	388	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	199.42/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,155	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	262.92/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,025	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	180.85/cwt	180.00–182.50	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	159.18/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,246	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	234.33/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,003	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	374	177.86/cwt	160.00–195.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	171.03/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	171.89/cwt	170.00–172.50	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	235.47/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	189.99/cwt	182.50–195.00	996	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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