Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-05-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.20/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$205.20

188 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,009

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$65.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

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	411	223.86	920	11thin
Medium and Large 1	492	209.83	1,032	138
Medium and Large 2	519	185.67	964	36
Medium and Large 3	460	158.33	728	3thin

One grade step is worth $65.53/cwt here — about $192 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 sale188 hd

205.20

—

AR average10 barns · 2,263 hd

206.82

−1.62

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	1,459	114.60	1,672	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	104.20	1,374	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,111	94.62	1,051	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	862	77.75	670	13

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)	1,158	$1,350	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,198	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$1,154	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,510	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$875	2thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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 2Thin Fleshed	—	340	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	233.90/cwt	226.00–242.50	1,315	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	267.96/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	237.19/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,229	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	169.99/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	185.52/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	226.99/cwt	215.00–242.50	853	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	193.35/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,197	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	210.19/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,093	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	176.19/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	142.75/cwt	142.50–143.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	214.10/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,017	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	972	138.64/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,348	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	208.10/cwt	200.00–212.50	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	175.90/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	220.17/cwt	210.00–232.50	934	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	206.69/cwt	200.00–212.50	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	229.80/cwt	220.00–237.50	733	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	137.08/cwt	125.00–149.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	184.97/cwt	180.00–190.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	174.36/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,022	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	162.93/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	163.74/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	194.55/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,109	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	245.88/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,153	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	183.87/cwt	180.00–187.50	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	201.28/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	150.96/cwt	135.00–167.50	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	214.93/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	234.64/cwt	220.00–247.50	882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	185.83/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	176.23/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,147	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	280.49/cwt	247.50–300.00	906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	221.23/cwt	217.50–225.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	233.61/cwt	230.00–242.50	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	228.77/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	204.95/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,281	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	249.94/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,047	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	194.96/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	230.13/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,190	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	605	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,286	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	543	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,235	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	211.70/cwt	207.50–216.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	63.18/cwt	61.00–65.00	517	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	80.40/cwt	72.00–83.00	699	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,312	103.18/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,354	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	109.04/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,410	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	88.32/cwt	85.00–90.00	899	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,735	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,683	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	93.74/cwt	91.00–96.00	974	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	98.81/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,215	32
Bulls	—	—	1,682	122.35/cwt	118.00–126.00	2,058	8
Bulls	—	—	1,343	112.18/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,507	7
Bulls	—	—	1,132	99.61/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,128	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	88.51/cwt	82.00–93.00	757	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	98.39/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,024	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	100.35/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,039	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	97.56/cwt	88.00–100.00	900	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,612.50/head	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,613	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,154.25/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,154	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	884	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	993	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,198.32/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,198	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	92.55/cwt	90.00–96.00	833	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	100.93/cwt	86.00–110.00	1,047	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,346.32/head	1,075.00–1,600.00	1,346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	113.97/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	199.99/cwt	195.00–205.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	595	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	210.11/cwt	205.00–215.00	967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	241.22/cwt	231.00–247.50	1,134	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	264.16/cwt	235.00–275.00	874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	178.30/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	245.74/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,022	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	252.91/cwt	235.00–265.00	931	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	184.80/cwt	180.00–190.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	528	189.83/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,002	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	825	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	227.49/cwt	220.00–232.50	819	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	216.21/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,217	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	210.61/cwt	207.50–215.00	1,095	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	219.06/cwt	210.00–225.00	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	201.83/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,161	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	216.76/cwt	205.00–225.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	172.50/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,299	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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