Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to 1.00 lower. Bulls sold steady. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $217.51/cwt on 220 head.

Average price

$217.51

220 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$277

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

$41.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.54

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	224.94	1,219	141
Medium and Large 2	531	208.05	1,104	67
Medium and Large 3	515	183.14	943	12thin

One grade step is worth $41.80/cwt here — about $277 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 sale220 hd

217.51

—

AR average10 barns · 1,133 hd

234.05

−16.54

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	1,505	102.88	1,549	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	88.82	984	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	833	76.29	635	22

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,380	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	979	$1,267	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,009	$1,209	35
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,175	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	902	$1,106	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$1,099	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	874	$918	8
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,305	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$2,300	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,250	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,186	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,653	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,490	4thin

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 1Fancy	—	400	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	153.75/cwt	150.00–157.50	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	142.83/cwt	130.00–155.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	589	181.25/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	164.33/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,114	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	161.66/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	196.61/cwt	187.50–202.50	1,028	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	174.75/cwt	170.00–177.50	998	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	207.08/cwt	195.00–215.00	671	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	210.88/cwt	200.00–220.00	997	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,161	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,109	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	177.97/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,185	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	183.49/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,141	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	633	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	156.27/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	673	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	198.59/cwt	190.00–205.00	838	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	658	146.70/cwt	142.50–152.50	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	152.12/cwt	140.00–165.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	163.34/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	175.67/cwt	170.00–192.50	924	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	184.47/cwt	180.00–192.50	889	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	169.97/cwt	167.50–172.50	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	170.03/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	201.43/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,329	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	210.18/cwt	200.00–225.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	185.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	184.22/cwt	175.00–190.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	250.70/cwt	235.00–275.00	943	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	215.84/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,317	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	203.62/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,069	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	257.45/cwt	240.00–265.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	179.97/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,319	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	235.08/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,114	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	194.27/cwt	187.50–202.50	1,201	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	232.84/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,204	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	217.86/cwt	210.00–220.00	906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,172	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	227.88/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,297	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	235.78/cwt	225.00–245.00	983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	535	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,220	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	724	196.22/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,421	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	181.83/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	198.33/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,111	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	182.77/cwt	177.50–188.00	1,248	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	168.71/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	188.34/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,139	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	240.46/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,032	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	95.45/cwt	95.00–96.00	1,048	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	65.12/cwt	61.00–69.00	524	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	78.77/cwt	72.50–82.00	661	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	90.72/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,031	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	85.97/cwt	83.00–88.00	928	37
Bulls	—	—	1,583	108.03/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,710	2
Bulls	—	—	1,780	118.05/cwt	116.00–119.00	2,101	3
Bulls	—	—	1,342	93.57/cwt	83.00–99.00	1,256	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,380.36/head	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,380	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	927	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	894	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,329.63/head	925.00–1,600.00	1,330	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	918.08/head	700.00–1,075.00	918	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	1,267.22/head	900.00–1,375.00	1,267	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,099.08/head	700.00–1,375.00	1,099	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	93.59/cwt	91.00–97.00	980	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	1,106.38/head	725.00–1,475.00	1,106	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	99.76/cwt	94.00–110.00	830	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	1,190.99/head	700.00–1,350.00	1,191	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,074	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,583.70/head	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,584	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,916.67/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,917	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,186.13/head	1,650.00–2,325.00	2,186	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	223.46/cwt	215.00–235.00	726	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	231.10/cwt	220.00–245.00	850	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	208.69/cwt	200.00–220.00	981	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	214.75/cwt	210.00–225.00	911	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	187.42/cwt	185.00–190.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	205.72/cwt	200.00–215.00	757	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	192.19/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,092	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	265.92/cwt	255.00–280.00	973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	225.08/cwt	220.00–235.00	952	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	280.23/cwt	275.00–285.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	199.90/cwt	190.00–210.00	964	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	303	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	179.80/cwt	165.00–195.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	222.76/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,065	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	217.07/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,120	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	215.53/cwt	200.00–235.00	808	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	640	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,120	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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