Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers no trend established due to light test last week. Feeder heifers sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.14/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$209.14

215 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$997

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$34.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	213.39	1,062	140
Medium and Large 2	436	204.62	893	65
Medium and Large 3	441	178.91	789	10thin

One grade step is worth $34.48/cwt here — about $273 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

209.14

—

AR average8 barns · 1,679 hd

213.70

−4.57

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	1,478	116.65	1,724	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	101.94	1,425	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,047	94.87	994	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	805	78.28	630	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,236	$1,389	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,231	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,082	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	972	$1,303	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,288	16

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1	—	729	196.02/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,429	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	214.98/cwt	200.00–225.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	247.88/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,163	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	226.63/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,181	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	208.31/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,102	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	246.25/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,047	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	189.92/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	221.38/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,065	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	214.98/cwt	200.00–225.00	733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	176.82/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	180.93/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,218	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	853	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	373	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	184.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	200.55/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,247	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	242.03/cwt	230.00–255.00	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	226.70/cwt	220.00–240.00	948	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	230.37/cwt	220.00–245.00	859	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	222.51/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,035	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	205.87/cwt	195.00–212.50	982	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	210.19/cwt	200.00–217.50	883	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	179.71/cwt	170.00–190.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	236.29/cwt	230.00–240.00	886	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	224.15/cwt	218.00–237.50	1,385	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,258	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	267.29/cwt	250.00–275.00	992	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	824	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	218.43/cwt	214.00–225.00	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	708	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	677	225.96/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	221.42/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,280	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	203.10/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,361	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	228.94/cwt	220.00–245.00	964	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	177.45/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	216.08/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,223	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	265.14/cwt	250.00–275.00	978	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	213.77/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,131	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	105.13/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,447	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	99.35/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,117	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	94.37/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,010	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	78.28/cwt	76.00–80.00	630	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	99.32/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,405	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	89.93/cwt	87.00–92.00	832	25
Bulls	—	—	1,792	127.69/cwt	126.00–131.00	2,288	3
Bulls	—	—	1,093	104.22/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,139	2
Bulls	—	—	1,449	115.28/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,670	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	113.15/cwt	88.00–137.50	1,100	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	100.66/cwt	90.00–110.00	884	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	115.87/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,206	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	106.83/cwt	90.00–135.00	1,173	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	101.47/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,096	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	110.41/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,252	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	1,388.96/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,389	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,231.21/head	1,035.00–1,275.00	1,231	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	1,167.74/head	835.00–1,325.00	1,168	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	102.03/cwt	83.00–117.50	875	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,253.81/head	900.00–1,400.00	1,254	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	1,408.71/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,409	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,082.05/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,082	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	192.65/cwt	185.00–200.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	190.90/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	150.77/cwt	149.00–152.50	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	203.57/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,148	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	208.11/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,082	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	167.40/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	208.33/cwt	200.00–215.00	787	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	171.34/cwt	165.00–185.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	190.01/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	279.83/cwt	270.00–295.00	879	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	216.52/cwt	207.50–232.50	1,342	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	832	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	211.28/cwt	200.00–220.00	685	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	210.75/cwt	200.00–217.50	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	226.28/cwt	210.00–242.50	835	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	180.85/cwt	180.00–182.50	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	197.45/cwt	190.00–210.00	940	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	123.03/cwt	121.00–125.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	227.96/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,078	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	678	177.06/cwt	167.50–187.50	1,200	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	248.28/cwt	220.00–255.00	790	8

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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