Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.43/cwt on 344 head.

Average price

$222.43

344 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,144

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$392

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

$32.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.61

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	229.99	1,251	216
Medium and Large 2	476	214.34	1,019	93
Medium and Large 3	435	197.21	859	35

One grade step is worth $32.78/cwt here — about $392 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 sale344 hd

222.43

—

AR average7 barns · 1,648 hd

233.04

−10.61

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	1,644	102.32	1,682	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	90.83	1,320	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	85.48	969	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	972	68.09	662	13

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,146	$1,750	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$888	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,142	$1,674	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$1,514	10

Every lot, as filed

129 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	—	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	183.75/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	298.34/cwt	272.50–315.00	967	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	212.42/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	267.58/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,250	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	195.07/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	227.55/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	199.62/cwt	190.00–210.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	759	211.80/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	347	293.07/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	772	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	434	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,345	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	185.10/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	188.03/cwt	180.00–192.50	903	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	783	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,703	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Replacement	—	450	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	168.30/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	209.71/cwt	200.00–220.00	996	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	199.08/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,035	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	224.35/cwt	215.00–230.00	740	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	197.17/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,142	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	211.55/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,303	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	249.15/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,036	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	223.74/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,179	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	240.28/cwt	227.50–250.00	908	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	265.24/cwt	252.50–280.00	997	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	230.63/cwt	215.00–237.50	980	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	573	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,347	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	233.99/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,095	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	188.91/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,290	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	254.05/cwt	242.50–267.50	838	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	727	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	213.91/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,542	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,045	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	253.38/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,325	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	224.21/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	287.24/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,215	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	300.80/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,125	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	268.31/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,274	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	238.86/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,383	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	229.70/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,098	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	260.42/cwt	250.00–267.50	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	255.29/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,116	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	175.07/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	243.97/cwt	230.00–255.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	232.03/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,220	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	201.22/cwt	200.00–202.50	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	575	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	680	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	229.43/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,296	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	206.62/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,184	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	290.97/cwt	272.50–312.50	1,088	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	205.13/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,169	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	215.17/cwt	200.00–230.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,572	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	90.67/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,076	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	60.43/cwt	55.00–65.00	545	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	82.25/cwt	80.00–85.00	926	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,517	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,870	86.00/cwt	85.00–87.00	1,608	2
Bulls	—	—	1,738	108.51/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,886	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,392	89.59/cwt	86.00–92.00	1,247	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	74.65/cwt	70.00–77.00	770	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	94.42/cwt	93.00–96.00	1,242	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	87.67/cwt	86.00–89.00	973	10
Bulls	—	—	1,320	87.85/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,160	5
Bulls	—	—	1,853	115.48/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,140	2
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,190	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,092	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,848.98/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,849	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,517	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	97.94/cwt	80.00–112.00	950	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	888.19/head	875.00–900.00	888	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	96.94/cwt	92.00–104.00	998	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	1,541.97/head	1,025.00–1,900.00	1,542	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,450.36/head	1,300.00–1,635.00	1,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,586.93/head	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	220.25/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,145	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	281.69/cwt	275.00–287.50	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	543	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,303	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	905	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,629	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	180.13/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	200.15/cwt	180.00–220.00	761	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	216.95/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,260	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	219.97/cwt	210.00–225.00	689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	166.70/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,217	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	173.49/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,171	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	218.30/cwt	202.50–237.50	821	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	218.63/cwt	200.00–227.50	910	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	236.53/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,119	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	203.10/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,050	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	260.12/cwt	250.00–267.50	843	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	245.67/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,263	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	466	206.91/cwt	177.50–222.50	964	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	250.18/cwt	237.50–262.50	1,061	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	280.52/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,184	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	226.03/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,410	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	188.85/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,190	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	250.96/cwt	240.00–267.50	961	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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