Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $191.84/cwt on 433 head.

Average price

$191.84

433 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$42.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.79

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	202.24	971	268
Medium and Large 2	523	179.41	938	127
Medium and Large 3	494	160.01	791	38

One grade step is worth $42.23/cwt here — about $180 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 sale433 hd

191.84

—

AR average10 barns · 2,060 hd

202.63

−10.79

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	—	Low	1,577	105.99	1,671	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	101.00	1,717	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	90.76	1,037	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	961	76.47	735	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	886	$1,476	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,537	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$1,302	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	162.48/cwt	157.50–167.50	1,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	214.21/cwt	200.00–240.00	692	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,419	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	186.97/cwt	175.00–195.00	881	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	218.31/cwt	200.00–235.00	810	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	173.41/cwt	168.50–182.50	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	210.07/cwt	200.00–225.00	882	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	193.12/cwt	185.00–197.50	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	153.97/cwt	150.00–157.00	947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	163.87/cwt	157.50–170.00	1,027	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	185.55/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,150	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	179.46/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,202	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	208.99/cwt	200.00–220.00	976	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	173.27/cwt	170.00–177.50	988	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	162.03/cwt	150.00–167.50	1,102	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	187.13/cwt	180.00–195.00	792	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	182.00/cwt	170.00–187.50	966	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	194.34/cwt	190.00–197.50	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	165.75/cwt	157.50–175.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	160.64/cwt	150.00–172.50	765	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,096	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	153.92/cwt	150.00–160.00	893	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	271.05/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,006	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	625	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	240.83/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,129	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	225.98/cwt	217.50–245.00	1,288	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	243.38/cwt	227.50–252.50	1,266	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,269	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	188.50/cwt	187.00–189.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	231.74/cwt	210.00–245.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	183.93/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	186.48/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,059	25
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	262.43/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,097	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	182.47/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	210.05/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	275.30/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,035	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	206.39/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,292	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	233.98/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,004	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	633	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	289.89/cwt	270.00–310.00	939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	160.50/cwt	156.00–165.00	1,493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	191.71/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,294	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	188.51/cwt	182.50–196.00	1,267	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	169.20/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,223	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	260.04/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,079	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	912	137.64/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	58.28/cwt	57.00–60.00	390	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	79.07/cwt	74.00–82.00	792	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	86.53/cwt	83.00–89.00	948	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,717	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	92.69/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,066	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,274	96.48/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,229	7
Bulls	—	—	1,243	95.65/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,189	4
Bulls	—	—	2,001	114.77/cwt	114.00–116.00	2,297	4
Bulls	—	—	1,537	106.68/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,640	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	1,476.25/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,476	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,200	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,594.52/head	1,450.00–1,675.00	1,595	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,134	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,148	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,020	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	97.18/cwt	90.00–115.00	1,083	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	95.81/cwt	78.00–107.00	1,080	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,422.55/head	1,300.00–1,525.00	1,423	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,267.57/head	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,268	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	1,319.04/head	1,150.00–1,500.00	1,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	187.86/cwt	180.00–195.00	695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	567	161.50/cwt	150.00–170.00	916	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	429	195.98/cwt	185.00–205.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	151.70/cwt	142.50–157.50	1,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	214.64/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,211	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	197.32/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,036	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	158.22/cwt	150.00–167.50	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	166.23/cwt	150.00–175.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	277.16/cwt	250.00–290.00	892	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	121.05/cwt	110.00–132.50	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	220.63/cwt	200.00–245.00	816	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	192.53/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,009	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	187.11/cwt	177.00–197.50	1,070	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	224.91/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,174	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	231.27/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,096	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	190.34/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,188	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	182.33/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,216	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	133.77/cwt	130.00–137.50	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	145.95/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	214.20/cwt	200.00–222.50	990	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	184.40/cwt	175.00–195.00	867	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	227.31/cwt	210.00–240.00	957	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	229.61/cwt	220.00–245.00	765	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	634	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,078	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	174.50/cwt	165.00–180.00	914	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1

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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