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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers less than 500 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $218.25/cwt on 352 head.

Average price

$218.25

352 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,102

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$38.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.52

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	223.50	1,120	259
Medium and Large 1-2	626	212.00	1,328	17thin
Medium and Large 2	487	205.15	998	63
Medium and Large 3	508	185.40	942	13thin

One grade step is worth $38.10/cwt here — about $177 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 sale352 hd

218.25

—

AR average9 barns · 2,088 hd

221.78

−3.52

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	1,464	99.92	1,463	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	90.90	1,228	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,133	85.92	974	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	860	71.28	613	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
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,504	$1,656	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,535	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,575	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$1,239	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$990	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$850	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,580	$3,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,875	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,611	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,135	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$950	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	202.19/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,161	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	261.61/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,101	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	248.70/cwt	232.50–262.50	1,186	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	256.52/cwt	250.00–275.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	220.01/cwt	200.00–235.00	935	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	282.26/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,163	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	210.70/cwt	206.00–217.50	1,386	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	256.81/cwt	240.00–270.00	837	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	275.00/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,290	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	193.97/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,577	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	223.80/cwt	207.50–236.00	1,168	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	213.73/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,310	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	676	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	757	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	430	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	307.79/cwt	280.00–320.00	988	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	152.92/cwt	146.00–160.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	241.89/cwt	230.00–255.00	907	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	219.61/cwt	205.00–227.50	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	190.66/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	526	180.62/cwt	175.00–187.50	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	189.42/cwt	185.00–197.50	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	177.81/cwt	176.00–185.00	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	226.14/cwt	217.50–242.50	1,074	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	203.56/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,065	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	208.85/cwt	200.00–215.00	988	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	196.24/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,115	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	229.77/cwt	217.50–242.50	981	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	223.96/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,162	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	376	205.66/cwt	190.00–215.00	773	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	323	227.34/cwt	212.50–237.50	734	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	186.29/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	160.11/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,393	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	627	197.45/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,238	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	566	178.57/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	194.78/cwt	175.00–207.50	1,019	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	822	153.41/cwt	147.50–162.50	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	202.50/cwt	185.00–222.50	970	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,524.97/head	1,050.00–1,775.00	1,525	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,913.46/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	989.89/head	900.00–1,075.00	990	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	692	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	97.25/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,272	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,504	1,656.36/head	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,656	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	92.31/cwt	85.00–102.00	1,068	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,238.63/head	800.00–1,450.00	1,239	8
Bulls	—	—	1,551	99.66/cwt	97.00–102.50	1,546	4
Bulls	—	—	1,708	110.83/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,893	6
Bulls	—	—	1,206	90.71/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,094	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	91.70/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,236	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	752	62.24/cwt	60.00–66.00	468	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	88.45/cwt	88.00–90.00	997	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	81.08/cwt	80.00–83.00	886	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	85.50/cwt	84.00–89.00	993	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	85.56/cwt	84.00–88.00	1,169	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	75.16/cwt	70.00–79.00	681	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,401	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	220.01/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,362	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	257.80/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,320	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	191.04/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	224.66/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,285	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	295.75/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,106	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	224.43/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	289.52/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,242	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	257.34/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,336	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	232.96/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,463	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	292.22/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,373	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	216.65/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	231.45/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,224	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	189.89/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	172.76/cwt	160.00–192.50	1,239	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	244.91/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,396	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	218.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,557	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	293.07/cwt	270.00–317.50	970	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	248.66/cwt	240.00–265.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	216.85/cwt	200.00–225.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	189.18/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,285	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	241.04/cwt	230.00–250.00	803	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	205.51/cwt	200.00–215.00	892	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	497	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,178	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Replacement	—	470	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Replacement	—	305	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	571	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,302	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	216.98/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,237	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	288.95/cwt	272.50–307.50	1,104	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	411	322.51/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,326	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	584	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,390	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	234.77/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,103	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	234.15/cwt	232.50–235.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	220.99/cwt	212.50–230.00	935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	265.75/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,278	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	225.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,284	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	253.65/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,075	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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