Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400 weights sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 500 weights sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.43/cwt on 349 head.

Average price

$213.43

349 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$39.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.51

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	222.30	1,146	216
Medium and Large 1-2	544	217.41	1,182	13thin
Medium and Large 2	502	200.77	1,008	95
Medium and Large 3	506	182.83	926	25

One grade step is worth $39.47/cwt here — about $221 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 sale349 hd

213.43

—

AR average9 barns · 1,888 hd

221.94

−8.51

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	1,540	100.82	1,552	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,342	87.97	1,180	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,151	83.53	961	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	936	71.10	665	10

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,436	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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	—	1,085	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	237.81/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,382	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	237.22/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,461	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	227.46/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,504	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	256.81/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,348	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	297.08/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,272	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	221.97/cwt	218.00–228.00	1,483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	580	217.11/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,259	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	282.57/cwt	275.00–286.00	1,452	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	713	236.86/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,689	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	693	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,143	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	357	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	643	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	626	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	581	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,365	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	773	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	205.11/cwt	195.00–215.00	861	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	207.62/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,080	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	623	184.00/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	185.09/cwt	172.50–192.50	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	196.96/cwt	185.00–205.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	200.01/cwt	190.00–212.50	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	228.51/cwt	217.50–240.00	953	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	226.15/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,183	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	229.56/cwt	217.50–240.00	870	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	199.20/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,133	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	305.28/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,014	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	231.10/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	223.22/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,616	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	291.25/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,078	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	229.34/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,867	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	264.38/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,139	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	200.89/cwt	192.50–212.50	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	289.50/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,343	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	266.89/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,294	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	226.34/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	229.93/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	230.65/cwt	222.50–240.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	225.46/cwt	210.00–240.00	976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	203.35/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	831	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,945	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	257.59/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,499	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	515	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	257.80/cwt	252.50–261.00	1,580	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	518	175.76/cwt	167.50–185.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	206.47/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	253.99/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,057	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	360	202.40/cwt	195.00–210.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,394	85.18/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,187	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,289	90.76/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,170	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	84.57/cwt	83.00–86.00	1,001	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	80.29/cwt	79.00–82.00	926	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	87.37/cwt	87.00–88.00	962	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	570	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	73.88/cwt	70.00–78.00	689	8
Bulls	—	—	1,614	106.66/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,721	9
Bulls	—	—	1,373	87.68/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,204	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,105	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	90.65/cwt	85.00–101.00	972	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	94.66/cwt	85.00–113.00	1,035	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	90.48/cwt	86.00–97.00	984	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	95.94/cwt	89.00–110.00	1,140	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,238	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,341.67/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,342	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,625.00/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	292.25/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,075	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	232.51/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,216	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	233.93/cwt	230.00–237.50	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	195.99/cwt	190.00–200.00	923	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	197.24/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,223	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	199.32/cwt	185.00–207.50	939	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	221.63/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,263	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	230.04/cwt	220.00–242.50	741	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	221.07/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,043	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	173.43/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	207.31/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	974	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,315	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	188.58/cwt	182.50–192.50	800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	223.25/cwt	207.50–231.00	1,386	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	198.90/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,249	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	249.21/cwt	235.00–260.00	949	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	201.51/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,147	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	251.73/cwt	235.00–265.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	161.66/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,180	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	226.46/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,295	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	219.32/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,366	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	282.33/cwt	270.00–302.50	923	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	208.31/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,098	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	464	237.74/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,103	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	293.34/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,217	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	265.19/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,233	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1

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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