Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder 400 weight feeder heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. 500 weight feeder heifers sold 7.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.51/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$213.51

141 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$44.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.60

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	221.13	1,064	103
Medium and Large 2	485	197.99	961	29
Medium and Large 3	422	176.33	744	9thin

One grade step is worth $44.80/cwt here — about $320 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 sale141 hd

213.51

—

AR average10 barns · 1,493 hd

211.91

+1.60

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	1,480	117.55	1,740	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,277	109.22	1,395	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,022	95.61	977	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	799	79.80	638	6thin

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)	830	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,143	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	913	$1,113	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,171.74/head	900.00–1,400.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	240.34/cwt	232.50–242.50	997	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	194.01/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,220	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	236.10/cwt	215.00–247.50	888	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	233.15/cwt	222.50–247.50	984	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	148.37/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	212.50/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,203	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	219.66/cwt	207.50–227.50	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	217.51/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,168	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	248.10/cwt	234.00–262.50	1,156	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	175.99/cwt	165.00–185.00	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	215.42/cwt	210.00–220.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	199.12/cwt	185.00–207.50	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,467	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	247.48/cwt	237.50–264.00	1,406	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	815	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	511	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	220.45/cwt	212.50–232.50	1,036	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	219.94/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	222.82/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,381	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	207.50/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	762	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	191.22/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	227.45/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	213.32/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	273.73/cwt	257.50–305.00	862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	235.82/cwt	227.50–250.00	802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	259.39/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,102	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	245.54/cwt	232.50–255.00	913	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	296.27/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	243.43/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,254	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	234.03/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,215	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	179.58/cwt	172.50–190.00	1,192	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	259.11/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,091	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	201.04/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,257	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,080	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	484	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	82.76/cwt	80.00–84.00	670	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	111.27/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,483	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,227	107.35/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,317	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	937	90.16/cwt	85.00–94.00	845	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	97.37/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,040	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	102.85/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,127	12
Bulls	—	—	1,933	132.46/cwt	132.00–133.00	2,560	2
Bulls	—	—	1,481	120.54/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,785	4
Bulls	—	—	1,253	107.10/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,342	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,238	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	91.65/cwt	75.00–106.00	743	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,114.75/head	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,115	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	105.63/cwt	98.00–114.00	1,100	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	101.16/cwt	99.00–103.00	951	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,139	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	105.03/cwt	102.00–108.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	247.79/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,162	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	937	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	225.79/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,070	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	182.41/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	201.21/cwt	200.00–202.50	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	221.11/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	272.90/cwt	250.00–295.00	884	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	950	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	222.01/cwt	210.00–235.00	693	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	204.95/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,055	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,105	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	194.64/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	238.14/cwt	230.00–255.00	779	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	228.46/cwt	222.50–237.50	969	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	255.34/cwt	245.00–265.00	965	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	172.51/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,213	2

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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