Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-11-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00 to 8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold sold steady. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $213.96/cwt on 513 head.

Average price

$213.96

513 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,069

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$303

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

$22.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.30

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	220.10	1,136	338
Medium and Large 2	479	203.35	975	139
Medium and Large 3	422	197.24	833	36

One grade step is worth $22.87/cwt here — about $303 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 sale513 hd

213.96

—

AR average9 barns · 1,838 hd

229.26

−15.30

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	—	Low	1,681	104.92	1,764	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	88.68	1,292	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	80.58	910	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	67.95	651	15

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,387	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$1,296	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,242	3thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1	—	825	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	445	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	211.64/cwt	203.00–217.00	1,515	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	246.49/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,178	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	253.36/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,317	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	225.10/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,306	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	201.56/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,246	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Replacement	—	370	259.59/cwt	235.00–280.00	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	175.02/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,262	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	223.48/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,162	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	227.43/cwt	225.00–230.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	260.66/cwt	252.50–267.50	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	180.97/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,117	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	191.85/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,099	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	306.03/cwt	290.00–322.50	985	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	231.59/cwt	225.00–235.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	220.75/cwt	210.00–230.00	832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	219.46/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,152	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	176.67/cwt	172.50–180.00	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	213.40/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,225	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Replacement	—	425	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Replacement	—	305	244.75/cwt	230.00–260.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	212.31/cwt	200.00–222.50	902	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	201.30/cwt	190.00–217.50	771	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	203.78/cwt	190.00–212.50	966	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	193.32/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,272	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	243.91/cwt	235.00–260.00	920	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	240.41/cwt	225.00–250.00	781	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	222.74/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	243.27/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,401	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	286.32/cwt	272.50–305.00	1,194	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	217.13/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,466	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	202.10/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,249	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	250.27/cwt	245.00–260.00	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	654	230.19/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,505	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	278.12/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,327	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	260.24/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,135	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	288.68/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,498	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	291.80/cwt	272.50–310.00	1,109	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	205.88/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,589	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	229.22/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,410	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,256	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	803	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,767	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	317	289.06/cwt	270.00–300.00	916	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	254.58/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,207	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	213.05/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,315	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	81.15/cwt	80.00–83.00	897	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	76.25/cwt	75.00–78.00	860	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	71.76/cwt	70.00–74.00	713	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	85.66/cwt	84.00–88.00	991	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,815	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,561	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	64.61/cwt	60.00–68.00	600	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	83.69/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,204	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	91.81/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,320	12
Bulls	—	—	1,453	95.40/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,386	3
Bulls	—	—	1,823	111.40/cwt	110.00–113.00	2,031	5
Bulls	—	—	1,546	105.14/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,625	5
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,335	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	2,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,200.86/head	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,201	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	17,325	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	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	—	1,230	1,387.30/head	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,387	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,296.17/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,296	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	225.65/cwt	200.00–260.00	964	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	479	193.82/cwt	185.00–207.50	928	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	251.22/cwt	235.00–262.50	940	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	213.07/cwt	200.00–225.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	571	184.08/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,051	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	190.74/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,179	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	371	215.47/cwt	200.00–230.00	799	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	194.47/cwt	185.00–207.50	1,015	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	176.62/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	248.16/cwt	240.00–265.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	202.90/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,155	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	189.89/cwt	182.50–197.50	1,282	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	169.21/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	252.56/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,081	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	221.93/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,183	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	193.23/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,312	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	228.28/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,082	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	248.37/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,284	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	279.54/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,026	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	229.29/cwt	222.50–242.50	1,298	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	278.32/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,169	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	192.46/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	172.53/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	187.53/cwt	180.00–190.00	782	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	171.51/cwt	165.00–175.00	967	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	200.35/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,046	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	180.07/cwt	175.00–185.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	188.00/cwt	185.00–190.00	596	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	206.98/cwt	200.00–220.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	223.73/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,063	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	233.80/cwt	225.00–250.00	991	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	226.43/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,257	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	680	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,414	7

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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