Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 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 $198.36/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$198.36

226 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$989

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$51.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.69

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	393	218.00	857	5thin
Medium and Large 1	519	200.77	1,042	152
Medium and Large 2	458	196.96	902	57
Medium and Large 3	480	166.33	798	12thin

One grade step is worth $51.67/cwt here — about $59 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 sale226 hd

198.36

—

AR average11 barns · 2,129 hd

203.05

−4.69

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	1,577	113.27	1,786	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,224	99.39	1,217	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,140	90.16	1,028	128
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	802	73.56	590	14

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)	1,105	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,244	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$1,110	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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	—	380	255.59/cwt	240.00–285.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	174.68/cwt	165.00–185.00	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	178.55/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	203.86/cwt	197.50–210.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	213.07/cwt	200.00–230.00	692	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	709	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,319	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	168.31/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,131	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	159.88/cwt	157.00–162.50	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	803	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	168.74/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,060	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	193.03/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,093	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	227.25/cwt	220.00–245.00	834	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	172.97/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	186.63/cwt	180.00–195.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	199.95/cwt	190.00–210.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	212.50/cwt	200.00–217.50	795	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	205.08/cwt	200.00–208.00	855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	197.20/cwt	185.00–200.00	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	168.49/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	236.45/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,102	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	188.76/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	219.76/cwt	205.00–225.00	947	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	213.79/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,332	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	219.04/cwt	210.00–225.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	222.54/cwt	220.00–225.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	236.97/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,000	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	228.14/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,323	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	232.86/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,197	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	605	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	588	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,103	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	181.58/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	232.19/cwt	220.00–245.00	971	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	395	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	650	61.29/cwt	56.00–67.00	398	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	75.61/cwt	70.00–79.00	625	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,224	99.39/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,217	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	86.16/cwt	81.00–88.00	912	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	96.48/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,197	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	91.85/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,083	70
Bulls	—	—	1,721	118.84/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,045	6
Bulls	—	—	1,587	113.60/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,803	7
Bulls	—	—	1,108	95.37/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,057	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	100.59/cwt	90.00–110.00	744	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,243.56/head	825.00–1,500.00	1,244	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	1,109.85/head	700.00–1,425.00	1,110	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	99.27/cwt	96.00–104.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	100.60/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,155	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	173.28/cwt	170.00–175.00	828	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	158.16/cwt	147.50–167.50	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	208.36/cwt	200.00–220.00	765	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	193.78/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,010	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	207.53/cwt	200.00–215.00	890	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	160.00/cwt	155.00–165.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	364	182.05/cwt	165.00–192.50	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	173.44/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,011	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	363	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	151.39/cwt	145.00–157.50	875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	220.28/cwt	210.00–230.00	932	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	214.34/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,020	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	251.05/cwt	230.00–270.00	931	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	179.11/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,028	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	200.93/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,059	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	636	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,145	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	265.03/cwt	245.00–280.00	843	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	205.59/cwt	200.00–215.00	668	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	216.94/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,137	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	214.73/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,024	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	163.78/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	172.60/cwt	170.00–175.00	647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	193.97/cwt	180.00–200.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	194.71/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,098	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	190.24/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,178	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	173.71/cwt	165.00–185.00	709	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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