Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400 weights sold steady to 2.00 higher, 500 weight steers sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 400 weights sold steady to 5.00 higher, 500 weight heifers sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.86/cwt on 252 head.

Average price

$209.86

252 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,048

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$34.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.21

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	214.46	1,094	193
Medium and Large 2	467	197.12	920	51
Medium and Large 3	446	180.23	803	8thin

One grade step is worth $34.23/cwt here — about $290 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 sale252 hd

209.86

—

AR average11 barns · 2,377 hd

216.08

−6.21

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	1,594	115.59	1,843	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,391	104.89	1,459	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,082	93.92	1,016	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	755	76.03	574	5thin

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)	1,256	$1,502	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,300	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,297	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,000	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,573	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,067	$1,448	5

Every lot, as filed

113 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 3	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	160.01/cwt	157.50–162.50	1,317	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	180.81/cwt	177.50–185.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	226.74/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,057	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	236.90/cwt	225.00–250.00	884	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	196.11/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,220	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	186.01/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	232.55/cwt	220.00–250.00	742	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	206.24/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,083	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	201.01/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,140	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	191.82/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,007	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	191.97/cwt	180.00–200.00	620	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	181.27/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	147.50/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	210.56/cwt	200.00–220.00	783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	174.73/cwt	170.00–180.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	207.39/cwt	200.00–217.50	873	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	206.42/cwt	192.50–217.50	987	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	229.02/cwt	220.00–242.50	971	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	513	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	231.13/cwt	220.00–245.00	751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	207.90/cwt	202.50–217.50	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	240.01/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	218.34/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	225.93/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	238.81/cwt	220.00–247.50	888	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	211.00/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,304	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	241.67/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,373	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	211.89/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,439	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	246.75/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,184	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	263.42/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,091	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	267.98/cwt	257.50–285.00	879	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	230.77/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	207.45/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	186.25/cwt	177.50–195.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	261.13/cwt	220.00–280.00	974	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	238.50/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,247	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	215.94/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,347	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	208.94/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,396	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	193.72/cwt	192.50–197.50	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	256.10/cwt	245.00–272.50	960	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	223.21/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,167	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	458	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,875	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,913	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	94.14/cwt	91.00–97.00	1,045	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	78.79/cwt	74.00–83.00	605	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	100.37/cwt	99.00–101.00	1,524	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	105.61/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,429	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	984	86.50/cwt	81.00–90.00	851	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	99.53/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,120	29
Bulls	—	—	2,168	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,710	2
Bulls	—	—	1,584	117.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,858	6
Bulls	—	—	1,233	105.92/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,306	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,299.88/head	950.00–1,525.00	1,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,447.68/head	700.00–1,700.00	1,448	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,296.97/head	1,025.00–1,525.00	1,297	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,256	1,502.19/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,502	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	103.06/cwt	97.00–117.00	1,156	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	97.21/cwt	84.00–103.00	1,095	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	100.34/cwt	93.00–114.00	1,020	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	100.51/cwt	93.00–109.00	956	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	926	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	1,699.04/head	1,100.00–2,175.00	1,699	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,236.11/head	925.00–1,375.00	1,236	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	188.72/cwt	185.00–190.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	165.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	940	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	230.40/cwt	220.00–247.50	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	184.83/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	218.73/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	264.84/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	204.32/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,069	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	200.69/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	273.07/cwt	260.00–295.00	866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	180.49/cwt	162.50–189.00	949	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	222.75/cwt	210.00–237.50	842	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	194.00/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	333	199.77/cwt	190.00–210.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	180.05/cwt	177.50–182.50	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	236.20/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,117	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	220.69/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,258	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	253.94/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,082	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	231.83/cwt	227.50–235.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	195.16/cwt	185.00–200.00	835	3

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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