Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2 higher. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.62/cwt on 329 head.

Average price

$225.62

329 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,097

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$39.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	233.46	1,158	218
Medium and Large 2	470	215.14	1,012	84
Medium and Large 1-2	590	202.50	1,195	2thin
Medium and Large 3	445	194.39	864	25

One grade step is worth $39.07/cwt here — about $294 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 sale329 hd

225.62

—

AR average9 barns · 2,811 hd

236.79

−11.16

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	—	Average	1,571	122.36	1,923	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	99.73	1,332	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,050	91.79	964	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	856	70.86	606	9thin

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)	1,161	$1,515	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$1,490	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,285	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,106	$1,620	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,617	5

Every lot, as filed

120 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	—	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	227.80/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,421	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	230.68/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,206	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	232.20/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,335	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	227.07/cwt	212.50–237.50	865	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	207.79/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,197	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	194.30/cwt	187.50–206.00	1,395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,195	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	203.67/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,344	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	183.30/cwt	180.00–190.00	935	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	211.67/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,099	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	251.30/cwt	240.00–265.00	842	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	205.14/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,301	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	228.42/cwt	220.00–237.50	738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	218.72/cwt	207.50–227.50	925	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	203.10/cwt	190.00–210.00	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	197.64/cwt	185.00–205.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	191.03/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	206.84/cwt	195.00–217.50	987	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	180.80/cwt	180.00–182.50	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	253.47/cwt	240.00–265.00	943	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	215.14/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	222.23/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,493	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	208.77/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,597	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	249.05/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,158	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	252.33/cwt	245.00–260.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	242.12/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,269	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	247.61/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,406	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	290.48/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,092	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	280.94/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,180	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	268.94/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,269	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	240.49/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	231.70/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	682	242.57/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,654	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	741	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	256.73/cwt	256.00–257.50	1,587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	261.60/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,355	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	236.06/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,464	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	211.07/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	282.59/cwt	270.00–295.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	217.23/cwt	207.00–226.00	1,327	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	202.95/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,356	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	568	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	565	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,511	1
Bulls	—	—	1,560	124.19/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,937	9
Bulls	—	—	1,661	130.67/cwt	128.00–134.00	2,170	7
Bulls	—	—	1,496	111.70/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,671	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	98.14/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,244	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	89.01/cwt	85.00–92.00	912	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,034	94.37/cwt	93.00–96.00	976	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	101.31/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,315	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,376	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	77.54/cwt	70.00–80.00	735	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	740	62.52/cwt	60.00–66.00	463	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,489.94/head	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,490	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,059	107.13/cwt	94.00–122.00	1,135	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,203	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,474	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	114.49/cwt	107.50–122.50	836	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	990	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,514.90/head	1,325.00–1,660.00	1,515	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,274.62/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,637.35/head	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,637	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,170.59/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,171	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,572.52/head	1,475.00–1,600.00	1,573	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	1,479.17/head	1,150.00–1,575.00	1,479	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	211.13/cwt	200.00–222.50	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	531	207.61/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,102	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	202.50/cwt	180.00–215.00	958	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	379	209.93/cwt	200.00–220.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	217.06/cwt	200.00–227.50	929	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	152.54/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	511	240.81/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,231	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	217.38/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,559	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	314	248.90/cwt	230.00–260.00	782	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	193.03/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,110	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	251.04/cwt	232.50–260.00	1,072	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	252.51/cwt	237.50–265.00	939	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	228.36/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,076	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	284.11/cwt	270.00–302.50	918	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	261.35/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,354	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	662	176.62/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,169	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	561	220.61/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,238	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	187.43/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,181	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	247.00/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,423	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	652	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,434	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	187.83/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	290.36/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,092	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	262.15/cwt	247.50–272.50	1,237	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	274.97/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,174	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	229.67/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,091	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	238.71/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,017	29

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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