Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers traded 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder Heifers traded steady to 8.00 higher. Slaughter Cattle traded steady. Slaughter bulls traded 5.00 - 7.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.40/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$197.40

211 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$958

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$38.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	203.88	1,000	151
Medium and Large 2	476	184.91	879	48
Medium and Large 3	459	165.80	762	12thin

One grade step is worth $38.09/cwt here — about $238 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 sale211 hd

197.40

—

AR average10 barns · 1,311 hd

193.20

+4.20

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	1,631	108.53	1,771	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,268	106.78	1,354	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	94.69	1,075	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	78.01	718	15

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,198	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,148	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$1,143	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,125	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,056	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,440	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,181	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,045	6

Every lot, as filed

117 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 3	—	369	184.47/cwt	175.00–200.00	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	159.87/cwt	150.00–175.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	257.11/cwt	235.00–265.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	197.61/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,028	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	225.29/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,210	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	203.15/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,255	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	199.33/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	202.37/cwt	195.00–215.00	951	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	216.79/cwt	210.00–230.00	796	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	198.29/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	190.42/cwt	182.50–197.50	1,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	194.73/cwt	185.00–205.00	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	202.15/cwt	195.00–205.00	768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	198.90/cwt	190.00–205.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	208.44/cwt	200.00–217.50	886	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	161.68/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	155.15/cwt	150.00–160.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	181.56/cwt	170.00–190.00	960	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	207.79/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,066	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	177.72/cwt	170.00–182.50	839	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	163.77/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,028	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	225.89/cwt	207.50–250.00	748	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	211.15/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,212	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	192.44/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	259.45/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,100	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	220.96/cwt	205.00–234.00	1,036	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	214.98/cwt	200.00–225.00	737	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	228.53/cwt	220.00–240.00	878	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	188.60/cwt	170.00–200.00	869	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	191.80/cwt	180.00–200.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	261.62/cwt	245.00–280.00	989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	182.50/cwt	172.00–187.50	1,226	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	221.21/cwt	210.00–230.00	942	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	198.40/cwt	192.50–215.00	1,256	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	205.71/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,012	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	242.92/cwt	237.50–265.00	1,164	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	198.48/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,326	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,003	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	185.57/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,173	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	623	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,268	106.78/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,354	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	88.26/cwt	85.00–92.00	874	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	100.93/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,281	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	95.84/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,116	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	527	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	80.01/cwt	74.00–84.00	750	13
Bulls	—	—	1,896	121.87/cwt	117.00–131.00	2,311	10
Bulls	—	—	1,536	109.01/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,674	4
Bulls	—	—	1,308	89.19/cwt	82.00–102.00	1,167	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	996	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,198.49/head	900.00–1,400.00	1,198	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,162	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,147.52/head	875.00–1,325.00	1,148	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,143.24/head	910.00–1,375.00	1,143	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,055.68/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,056	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	1,004.01/head	925.00–1,050.00	1,004	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,180.53/head	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	227.87/cwt	220.00–235.00	968	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	211.08/cwt	200.00–220.00	990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	191.05/cwt	177.50–197.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	172.32/cwt	165.00–180.00	712	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	173.15/cwt	162.50–177.00	1,151	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	176.63/cwt	172.50–187.50	1,003	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	178.14/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	602	174.17/cwt	162.50–185.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	965	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	271.92/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,014	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	257.49/cwt	250.00–265.00	839	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	167.42/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,298	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	220.36/cwt	195.00–235.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	166.25/cwt	160.00–172.50	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	219.70/cwt	200.00–240.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	265.03/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,097	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	220.61/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,154	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	234.48/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,100	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	493	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	961	2

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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