Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established for Feeder Steers and Feeder heifers due to light test last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $235.59/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$235.59

272 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,165

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$40.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.33

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	240.35	1,220	202
Medium and Large 2	459	227.97	1,046	55
Medium and Large 3	448	199.52	895	15thin

One grade step is worth $40.83/cwt here — about $325 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 sale272 hd

235.59

—

AR average9 barns · 874 hd

228.27

+7.33

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	1,619	121.89	1,973	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	107.09	1,469	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	99.37	1,088	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	77.97	699	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,359	$1,833	18
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,081	$1,832	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	879	$1,823	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,303	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$1,387	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$1,375	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,160	$1,350	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,369	$2,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,218	$1,865	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$1,737	11

Every lot, as filed

128 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	96.82/cwt	95.00–99.00	1,052	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	81.56/cwt	80.00–85.00	768	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	402	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	103.34/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,161	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	992	90.81/cwt	86.00–94.00	901	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	605	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	207.07/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,404	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	286.43/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,200	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	272.88/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,059	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	246.00/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,272	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	280.41/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,461	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	232.53/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	245.30/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,401	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	214.91/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	186.01/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	225.06/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	300.79/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,032	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	278.80/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,319	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	250.60/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,546	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	219.88/cwt	210.00–230.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	268.28/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,513	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	204.93/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	628	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,719	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	108.47/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,437	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	101.80/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,493	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,740	3
Bulls	—	—	1,886	127.98/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,414	7
Bulls	—	—	1,635	121.63/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,989	5
Bulls	—	—	1,229	113.63/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,397	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	1,823.19/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,823	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,864.50/head	1,550.00–2,200.00	1,865	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	1,821.97/head	1,350.00–2,100.00	1,822	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	108.17/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,262	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	108.37/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,255	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	110.92/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,406	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,339	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,567	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	1,831.98/head	1,550.00–2,025.00	1,832	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,353.94/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,354	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,387.19/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,387	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	1,832.83/head	1,200.00–2,275.00	1,833	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,468	113.76/cwt	94.00–117.00	1,670	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	115.63/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,369	2,500.00/head	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	235.00/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,394	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	215.56/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,339	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	237.74/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,134	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,355	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	373	212.01/cwt	200.00–220.00	791	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	328	207.45/cwt	200.00–220.00	680	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	278.68/cwt	260.00–297.50	914	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	277.21/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,286	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	215.15/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,147	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	432	208.81/cwt	200.00–220.00	902	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	248.42/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,058	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	204.55/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,148	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	373	281.52/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,050	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	478	220.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,047	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	243.61/cwt	225.00–255.00	816	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	189.09/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,174	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	284.38/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,203	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	286.35/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,206	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	251.12/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,316	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	238.59/cwt	225.00–250.00	878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	660	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	467	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,177	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	222.41/cwt	220.00–225.00	741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	258.00/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,097	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	230.15/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,086	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	201.05/cwt	190.00–210.00	852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	211.66/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,317	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	213.75/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	237.06/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,233	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	218.80/cwt	207.50–225.00	829	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	263.09/cwt	255.00–280.00	997	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	242.57/cwt	227.50–252.50	924	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	226.04/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	215.89/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,118	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	236.80/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,364	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	273.49/cwt	260.00–290.00	861	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	703	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	247.63/cwt	230.00–255.00	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	973	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	340	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	342	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,086	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	218.82/cwt	209.00–221.00	1,442	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	231.82/cwt	220.00–242.50	990	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	241.21/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	239.98/cwt	232.50–247.50	1,867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	228.39/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	232.84/cwt	225.00–247.50	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	197.82/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,426	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,063	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	243.24/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,153	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	259.66/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,130	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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