Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.83/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$193.83

221 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$285

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

$36.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.64

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	199.58	993	143
Medium and Large 1-2	465	197.86	920	14thin
Medium and Large 2	485	183.97	893	52
Medium and Large 3	433	163.45	708	12thin

One grade step is worth $36.13/cwt here — about $285 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

193.83

—

AR average10 barns · 1,990 hd

204.47

−10.64

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	1,649	111.08	1,832	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	90.10	1,020	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	863	75.13	648	18

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,066	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$885	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,032	$1,690	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,532	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,375	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1	—	1,035	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	346	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	203.91/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,244	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	198.63/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	218.71/cwt	210.00–235.00	910	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	185.95/cwt	177.50–195.00	1,071	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	177.40/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	179.22/cwt	172.50–187.50	1,117	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	147.40/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	152.50/cwt	147.50–157.50	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	150.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	214.92/cwt	200.00–235.00	791	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	173.25/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,156	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	412	167.91/cwt	150.00–180.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	197.50/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,031	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,053	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	175.02/cwt	165.00–182.50	914	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	171.30/cwt	165.00–177.50	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	189.92/cwt	185.00–195.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	194.20/cwt	185.00–210.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	184.88/cwt	175.00–192.50	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	213.54/cwt	200.00–218.00	912	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	168.84/cwt	165.00–172.50	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	219.55/cwt	200.00–235.00	709	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	187.63/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	183.78/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	493	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,035	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	220.00/cwt	210.00–230.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	234.28/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	236.06/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,117	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	247.02/cwt	230.00–270.00	931	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	258.37/cwt	241.00–300.00	845	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	219.10/cwt	210.00–227.50	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	217.49/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,211	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	233.28/cwt	220.00–245.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	168.61/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,457	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	654	192.39/cwt	177.50–196.00	1,258	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	234.78/cwt	225.00–250.00	986	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	164.14/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,182	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	284.02/cwt	270.00–290.00	892	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	247.44/cwt	225.00–275.00	928	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	163.75/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,310	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	68.43/cwt	64.00–70.00	559	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	86.84/cwt	83.00–89.00	938	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	77.71/cwt	72.00–82.00	684	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	95.84/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,134	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	91.96/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,076	35
Bulls	—	—	1,627	108.54/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,766	3
Bulls	—	—	1,445	103.33/cwt	102.50–104.00	1,493	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	116.87/cwt	115.00–118.00	2,066	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	1,065.76/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,066	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	93.09/cwt	85.00–106.00	1,018	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,166	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	949	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	1,486.18/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,486	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	99.47/cwt	85.00–106.00	645	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,639.26/head	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,639	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,698.45/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	166.68/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	200.38/cwt	190.00–205.00	856	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	189.44/cwt	182.50–195.00	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	206.59/cwt	197.50–215.00	969	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	210.97/cwt	205.00–215.00	884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	162.35/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	160.01/cwt	150.00–172.50	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	136.76/cwt	136.00–137.50	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	158.10/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,209	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	195.30/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,117	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	182.56/cwt	177.50–185.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	217.10/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,131	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	146.65/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	168.72/cwt	165.00–172.50	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	231.44/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,081	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	228.77/cwt	220.00–235.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	184.28/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	176.31/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	188.18/cwt	180.00–195.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	207.74/cwt	200.00–230.00	762	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	207.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	893	138.99/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,241	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	476	180.87/cwt	170.00–187.50	861	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	735	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,084	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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