Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were lightly tested. No trend established. Feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $211.08/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 11 of 15 comparable sales and sits +7.27 against this barn's trailing median of $203.81.

Average price

$211.08

97 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$46.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.36

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	232.18	1,156	44
Medium and Large 2	548	196.81	1,079	38
Medium and Large 3	463	185.31	858	15thin

One grade step is worth $46.87/cwt here — about $298 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

15 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.18, low $165.05, median $203.81 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale97 hd

211.08

—

AR average8 barns · 773 hd

214.44

−3.36

This barn, trailing median15 sales

203.81

+7.27

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	1,548	103.00	1,595	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	92.94	1,339	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,120	83.44	934	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	850	59.92	509	3thin

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)	1,122	$1,160	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	98.48/cwt	74.00–112.00	1,264	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,330	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,159.98/head	725.00–1,350.00	1,160	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	195.04/cwt	185.00–200.00	831	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	236.22/cwt	215.00–245.00	860	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	190.41/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,062	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	570	220.13/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	515	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	172.60/cwt	167.50–177.50	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	223.30/cwt	220.00–227.50	951	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	173.01/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	169.90/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,045	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	204.61/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,066	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	199.07/cwt	192.50–210.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	459	222.22/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,020	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	185.58/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	215.00/cwt	202.50–227.50	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	202.53/cwt	192.50–210.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	175.11/cwt	170.00–185.00	890	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	182.74/cwt	170.00–190.00	863	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	222.02/cwt	210.00–235.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	241.79/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	246.28/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	255.06/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	241.64/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,167	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	228.04/cwt	215.00–235.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	181.83/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	206.76/cwt	200.00–215.00	873	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,306	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	84.39/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,230	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	95.05/cwt	91.00–99.00	1,358	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	2,065	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,652	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	76.52/cwt	75.00–79.00	754	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	101.66/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,294	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	81.61/cwt	80.00–84.00	923	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	59.92/cwt	55.00–65.00	509	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	87.28/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,008	12
Bulls	—	—	1,195	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,207	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	109.65/cwt	106.00–115.00	2,098	2
Bulls	—	—	1,423	99.23/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,412	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	85.09/cwt	81.00–90.00	693	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	258.85/cwt	250.00–265.00	963	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	684	181.31/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,240	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	243.32/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	209.21/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,314	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	360	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	386	198.94/cwt	175.00–210.00	768	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	225.90/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,057	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	716	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	188.31/cwt	177.50–212.50	1,156	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	258.66/cwt	250.00–270.00	872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	234.09/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	211.09/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,214	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	212.10/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	526	178.74/cwt	162.50–187.50	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	357	228.36/cwt	220.00–240.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	178.30/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	194.98/cwt	187.50–202.50	928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	656	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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