Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report filed last week. Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and Feeder heifers were lightly tested. No trend established. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $192.19/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −204.55 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$192.19

22 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$41.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

−33.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	207.31	1,133	10thin
Medium and Large 2	520	198.88	1,034	5thin
Medium and Large 3	527	165.81	874	7thin

One grade step is worth $41.50/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.53, low $366.54, median $396.74 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

192.19

—

AR average1 barns · 22 hd

192.19

+0.00

National average153 barns · 5,801 hd

225.85

−33.66

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−204.55

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	—	Low	1,672	119.39	1,996	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,294	104.36	1,351	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	94.67	1,016	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	81.84	746	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,013	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$1,474	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	855	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	995	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	176.34/cwt	160.00–185.00	755	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	292.67/cwt	290.00–295.00	945	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	183.41/cwt	170.00–200.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	848	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	207.05/cwt	200.00–225.00	878	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	211.29/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	188.18/cwt	175.00–200.00	608	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	270.57/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,004	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	256.33/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,192	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	235.10/cwt	230.00–240.00	738	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	254.90/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,060	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,132	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,548.37/head	1,050.00–1,975.00	1,548	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	107.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,014	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	111.04/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,341	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	106.47/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,300	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	1,012.97/head	825.00–1,200.00	1,013	3
Bulls	—	—	1,160	109.10/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,266	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	119.96/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,157	3
Bulls	—	—	1,887	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,371	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	95.97/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,036	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	99.98/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,363	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	578	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,155	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,254	105.28/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,320	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	111.44/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,577	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	82.81/cwt	80.00–85.00	776	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,031	89.82/cwt	86.00–93.00	926	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	187.42/cwt	175.00–200.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	734	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,343	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	171.72/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	179.81/cwt	170.00–190.00	944	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	260.84/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	281.67/cwt	280.00–285.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	333	181.65/cwt	160.00–205.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	193.32/cwt	190.00–200.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	253.33/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	231.74/cwt	220.00–240.00	899	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	236.02/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,345	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	238.59/cwt	220.00–255.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	209.69/cwt	200.00–220.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	176.55/cwt	160.00–190.00	832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	227.48/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	615	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	215.09/cwt	200.00–225.00	918	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	241.71/cwt	235.00–250.00	892	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	263.66/cwt	245.00–275.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	207.66/cwt	200.00–220.00	785	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	206.21/cwt	195.00–212.50	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	241.95/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,009	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	198.88/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	215.05/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,123	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	166.78/cwt	160.00–175.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	198.91/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,251	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	177.53/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	238.66/cwt	230.00–247.50	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	195.72/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,108	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	230.53/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,086	9

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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