Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-11-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $216.98/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$216.98

279 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,088

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$19.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.72

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	220.72	1,170	177
Medium and Large 2	467	214.24	1,000	73
Medium and Large 3	415	201.06	835	29

One grade step is worth $19.66/cwt here — about $335 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 sale279 hd

216.98

—

AR average9 barns · 2,132 hd

218.70

−1.72

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	—	High	1,695	107.09	1,815	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	90.50	1,250	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,110	81.11	900	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	67.02	662	16

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)	1,068	$1,222	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,207	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$1,206	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$1,188	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,042	$1,140	5

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	288.51/cwt	275.00–300.00	967	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	458	272.46/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	226.85/cwt	217.50–240.00	971	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	176.83/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,089	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	210.39/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,410	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	251.18/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,311	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	805	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	222.75/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,051	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	204.80/cwt	190.00–215.00	879	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	198.05/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	201.68/cwt	185.00–210.00	946	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	241.38/cwt	230.00–257.50	900	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	749	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,373	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	204.74/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,265	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	213.76/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,105	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	225.07/cwt	215.00–237.50	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,152	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	180.18/cwt	172.50–192.50	1,200	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	269.02/cwt	260.00–285.00	995	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	175.02/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	298.93/cwt	277.50–315.00	1,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	201.48/cwt	200.00–205.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	234.76/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,348	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	196.28/cwt	182.50–202.50	1,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	242.17/cwt	225.00–255.00	915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	210.04/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	514	194.94/cwt	160.00–210.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	289.26/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	213.13/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,208	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	198.75/cwt	185.00–212.50	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	250.92/cwt	247.50–255.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	193.28/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	246.05/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,176	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	403	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	210.15/cwt	190.00–227.50	778	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	338	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	228.84/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,201	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	427	222.32/cwt	190.00–235.00	949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	225.58/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,401	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	181.65/cwt	181.00–185.00	1,600	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	219.68/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,043	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	265.79/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,119	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	106.74/cwt	100.00–110.00	927	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,222.23/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,222	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	1,187.73/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,188	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,069	1
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,203	110.54/cwt	109.00–112.00	2,435	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	107.27/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,714	11
Bulls	—	—	1,770	122.54/cwt	117.00–125.00	2,169	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	87.63/cwt	86.00–89.00	1,023	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	60.00/cwt	55.00–65.00	591	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	83.34/cwt	82.00–85.00	893	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,637	88.69/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,452	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,111	76.37/cwt	75.00–79.00	848	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,406	84.87/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,193	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	71.23/cwt	70.00–73.00	705	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,371	93.00/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,275	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	879	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,140.48/head	850.00–1,400.00	1,140	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	916	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	1,206.01/head	900.00–1,400.00	1,206	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	89.27/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,040	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,206.50/head	800.00–1,550.00	1,207	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,422	105.53/cwt	90.00–111.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	194.30/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,026	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	236.22/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	281.76/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,181	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	211.26/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,312	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	222.77/cwt	212.50–232.50	1,270	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	287.50/cwt	275.00–302.50	932	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	254.20/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,060	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	258.93/cwt	247.50–270.00	854	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	755	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	474	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	196.81/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,126	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	216.36/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,229	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	207.96/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	415	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	170.55/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,225	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	208.96/cwt	195.00–222.50	804	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	321	209.71/cwt	180.00–227.50	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	192.86/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,099	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	252.64/cwt	242.50–265.00	910	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	467	183.32/cwt	180.00–185.00	856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	250.98/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,039	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	187.41/cwt	175.00–197.50	1,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	212.01/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,018	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	687	178.31/cwt	172.50–182.50	1,225	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	210.88/cwt	185.00–235.00	907	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	201.54/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,334	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	230.80/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,207	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	255.03/cwt	237.50–265.00	849	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	292.25/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,067	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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