Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.08/cwt on 383 head.

Average price

$213.08

383 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$264

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

$48.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.08

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	506	219.97	1,113	30
Medium and Large 1	499	217.11	1,084	263
Medium and Large 2	448	204.56	917	75
Medium and Large 3	495	171.34	849	15thin

One grade step is worth $48.63/cwt here — about $264 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 sale383 hd

213.08

—

AR average10 barns · 2,182 hd

215.16

−2.08

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	1,611	119.91	1,932	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	104.45	1,432	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,108	92.49	1,024	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	866	71.57	620	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$1,327	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,098	$1,306	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$1,288	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	789	$1,107	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$1,607	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$1,217	11

Every lot, as filed

132 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	367	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	212.97/cwt	211.00–215.00	1,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	285.38/cwt	255.00–315.00	947	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	277.16/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,048	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	180.49/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	198.56/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,253	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	226.27/cwt	210.00–240.00	729	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	236.03/cwt	225.00–250.00	873	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,065	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	229.35/cwt	220.00–240.00	982	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	219.72/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,039	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	904	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	165.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	202.73/cwt	190.00–210.00	959	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	218.44/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,129	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	186.27/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,241	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	825	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	208.48/cwt	200.00–215.00	876	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	214.57/cwt	200.00–222.50	809	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	183.83/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	155.00/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	209.56/cwt	197.50–215.00	1,194	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	183.52/cwt	175.00–195.00	762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	198.77/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,026	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	214.68/cwt	200.00–235.00	706	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	180.07/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	320	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	209.03/cwt	182.50–217.50	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	261.23/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,110	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	211.08/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,410	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	238.43/cwt	225.00–247.50	997	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	224.15/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,278	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	192.16/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	187.39/cwt	172.50–200.00	898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	235.69/cwt	220.00–255.00	870	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	223.99/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,386	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	223.54/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,093	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	230.33/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,202	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	226.51/cwt	210.00–240.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	516	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	244.61/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,382	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	245.86/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,165	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	247.48/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,297	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	822	170.00/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	227.08/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	184.13/cwt	177.50–192.50	1,243	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	107.27/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,521	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	103.23/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,366	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	98.33/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,187	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	93.98/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,062	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	87.16/cwt	83.00–90.00	889	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	60.05/cwt	55.00–65.00	498	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	76.51/cwt	70.00–79.00	675	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,653	1
Bulls	—	—	1,994	129.42/cwt	126.00–134.00	2,581	7
Bulls	—	—	1,649	122.39/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,018	5
Bulls	—	—	1,202	108.62/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,306	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	104.97/cwt	97.50–110.00	957	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,287.83/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,288	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	1,106.69/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,107	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,305.50/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,306	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	1,327.24/head	800.00–1,425.00	1,327	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	727	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	100.23/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,121	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	1,195.10/head	1,050.00–1,450.00	1,195	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,666.41/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,666	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,276.93/head	1,150.00–1,425.00	1,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	307	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	614	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	179.95/cwt	175.00–185.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	198.55/cwt	185.00–215.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	564	178.24/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	178.36/cwt	172.50–182.50	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	888	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	223.43/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,057	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	713	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,283	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	162.81/cwt	140.00–185.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	176.80/cwt	160.00–190.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	755	178.99/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	608	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,216	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	240.26/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,019	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	232.27/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,203	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	262.86/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,091	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	202.88/cwt	187.50–207.50	1,262	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	331	264.39/cwt	245.00–295.00	875	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	271.72/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,027	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	250.78/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,189	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	167.53/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,298	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,181	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	235.36/cwt	220.00–245.00	854	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	188.85/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	155.03/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	193.11/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,288	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	202.00/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	222.19/cwt	205.00–230.00	722	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	205.87/cwt	197.50–217.50	1,184	12

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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