Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-10-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 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 $204.60/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$204.60

249 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$286

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

$37.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.44

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	214.91	1,095	146
Medium and Large 2	504	193.84	977	78
Medium and Large 3	455	177.91	809	25

One grade step is worth $37.01/cwt here — about $286 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 sale249 hd

204.60

—

AR average8 barns · 1,482 hd

217.03

−12.44

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	1,591	100.40	1,597	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,378	89.94	1,240	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	81.26	866	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	68.19	640	25

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,018	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	827	$872	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,408	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$985	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$943	2thin

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	—	763	156.70/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	244.06/cwt	235.00–257.50	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	260.74/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,233	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	217.49/cwt	212.50–222.50	1,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	238.93/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,018	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	231.15/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,304	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	279.99/cwt	265.00–290.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	276.98/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,180	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	179.89/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	180.62/cwt	177.50–185.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	185.17/cwt	175.00–195.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	208.46/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,180	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	168.62/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,302	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	181.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,151	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	177.64/cwt	170.00–185.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	177.46/cwt	165.00–182.50	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	208.00/cwt	200.00–215.00	874	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	185.67/cwt	180.00–190.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	197.73/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,034	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	209.19/cwt	200.00–220.00	787	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	239.08/cwt	227.50–250.00	899	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	203.02/cwt	200.00–215.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	219.73/cwt	207.50–230.00	1,158	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	192.76/cwt	182.50–202.50	923	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	187.32/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,070	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	232.58/cwt	220.00–242.50	763	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	177.07/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,280	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	321	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	197.63/cwt	187.50–207.50	1,223	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	222.44/cwt	217.50–240.00	948	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	513	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,321	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	82.49/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,166	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	100.49/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,371	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	90.05/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,235	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	82.03/cwt	80.00–84.00	867	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	61.50/cwt	55.00–65.00	567	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	71.96/cwt	70.00–74.00	682	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	85.47/cwt	85.00–86.00	984	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	76.17/cwt	75.00–79.00	762	12
Bulls	—	—	1,641	100.04/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,642	9
Bulls	—	—	1,430	95.34/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,363	3
Bulls	—	—	1,598	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,678	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,094	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	96.94/cwt	87.00–108.00	871	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	871	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,017.68/head	800.00–1,125.00	1,018	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	92.78/cwt	80.00–110.00	1,086	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	872.42/head	800.00–925.00	872	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	923	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	943.00/head	925.00–960.00	943	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,473.47/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,473	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,342.55/head	1,050.00–1,600.00	1,343	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	381	204.39/cwt	200.00–212.50	779	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	470	207.55/cwt	200.00–215.00	975	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	423	210.73/cwt	170.00–230.00	891	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	604	165.01/cwt	160.00–170.00	997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	183.28/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,059	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	305	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	151.24/cwt	150.00–152.50	1,021	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	775	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	201.05/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,164	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	184.90/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,148	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	176.27/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,204	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	231.60/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,095	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	213.33/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,105	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	246.67/cwt	240.00–260.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	525	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	241.36/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,257	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	585	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	283.91/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,042	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,609	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	243.09/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	233.60/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	262.53/cwt	250.00–275.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	286.77/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	953	115.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	213.11/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	201.87/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	212.57/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,207	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	210.91/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,407	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	241.23/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	589	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	255.49/cwt	247.50–267.50	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	275.23/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,272	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	252.85/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,338	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	273.60/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,138	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	182.68/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,229	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	217.58/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,027	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	219.61/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,375	11

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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