Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers less than 500lbs sold 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Quality plain to attractive with replacement heifers selling at market highs. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.31/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$197.31

215 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,050

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$32.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.96

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	201.65	1,079	165
Medium and Large 2	527	185.58	977	42
Medium and Large 3	506	169.32	857	8thin

One grade step is worth $32.33/cwt here — about $221 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 sale215 hd

197.31

—

AR average7 barns · 1,685 hd

208.28

−10.96

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	1,331	108.37	1,442	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	103.27	1,437	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,080	92.62	1,000	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	863	77.11	665	4thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,299	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,262	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	872	$1,030	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$988	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$933	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$913	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,452	$2,813	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	980	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	991	$1,528	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$1,266	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,006	$1,040	4thin

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1	—	429	218.80/cwt	210.00–230.00	939	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	213.19/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,000	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	614	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,228	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	718	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	166.35/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	154.98/cwt	152.50–157.50	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	186.92/cwt	177.50–192.50	1,166	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	177.45/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	224.24/cwt	210.00–235.00	830	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	168.69/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	181.28/cwt	177.50–185.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	203.09/cwt	200.00–207.50	662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	195.40/cwt	185.00–202.50	918	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	163.73/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	203.18/cwt	195.00–212.50	764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	178.18/cwt	170.00–185.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	143.36/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	723	174.89/cwt	172.50–176.00	1,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	161.00/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	142.47/cwt	137.50–150.00	1,244	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	202.54/cwt	192.50–207.50	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	194.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,107	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	229.89/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,191	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	695	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	805	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	248.68/cwt	247.50–250.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	212.35/cwt	200.00–220.00	994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	240.20/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,148	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	243.92/cwt	230.00–260.00	932	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	209.33/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,327	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	225.94/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,277	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,448	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	199.87/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	242.25/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,020	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	455	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	248.29/cwt	230.00–262.50	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	237.38/cwt	230.00–247.50	964	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	350	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	865	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	77.11/cwt	71.00–80.00	665	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	107.04/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,514	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	100.95/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,391	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,059	92.90/cwt	90.00–95.00	984	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	942	86.75/cwt	82.00–89.00	817	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	97.54/cwt	96.00–99.00	1,211	26
Bulls	—	—	1,313	111.38/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,462	3
Bulls	—	—	1,108	96.84/cwt	85.00–104.00	1,073	3
Bulls	—	—	1,572	116.89/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,838	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	933.09/head	835.00–985.00	933	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,397	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,234	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	101.26/cwt	94.00–109.00	1,245	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	106.03/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,253	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	85.34/cwt	82.00–89.00	613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	987.50/head	900.00–1,075.00	988	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,334	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,298.81/head	1,160.00–1,425.00	1,299	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,195.89/head	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,196	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	1,030.11/head	925.00–1,085.00	1,030	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,261.92/head	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,262	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	97.33/cwt	86.00–105.00	1,037	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	91.68/cwt	74.00–100.00	686	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	912.50/head	800.00–1,025.00	913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	1,039.81/head	1,010.00–1,050.00	1,040	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,558.54/head	810.00–1,800.00	1,559	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	1,283.54/head	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,284	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,467.19/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,452	2,813.23/head	2,575.00–2,925.00	2,813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	615	204.17/cwt	202.50–205.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	223.58/cwt	210.00–240.00	722	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	198.98/cwt	190.00–206.00	1,041	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	144.25/cwt	141.00–147.50	1,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	215.77/cwt	200.00–227.50	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	216.25/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	360	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	182.05/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,225	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	575	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,179	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	176.27/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,262	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	232.30/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,096	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	226.85/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,177	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	182.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,037	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	211.43/cwt	200.00–217.50	992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	179.10/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	215.04/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,217	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	948	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	196.64/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,032	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	334	178.34/cwt	165.00–197.50	596	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	239.88/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,003	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	245.22/cwt	230.00–265.00	826	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	210.95/cwt	200.00–225.00	776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	482	179.19/cwt	170.00–190.00	864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,022	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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