Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter steers sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter heifers sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.49/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$214.49

203 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,042

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$483

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

$62.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.82

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	217.50	1,072	161
Medium and Large 2	461	204.12	941	41
Medium and Large 3	380	155.00	589	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.50/cwt here — about $483 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 sale203 hd

214.49

—

AR average9 barns · 2,009 hd

204.67

+9.82

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	1,552	102.87	1,597	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,363	86.17	1,174	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	78.48	888	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	68.42	703	11

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	962	$1,450	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	897	$1,358	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,209	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$1,186	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$1,152	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,225	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	193.94/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,212	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	217.03/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,139	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	191.85/cwt	180.00–200.00	998	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	219.15/cwt	200.00–232.50	820	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	217.33/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,021	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	191.64/cwt	190.00–192.50	1,386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	227.60/cwt	225.00–230.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	193.57/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,105	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	212.52/cwt	205.00–215.00	918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	186.81/cwt	175.00–197.50	1,265	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	211.24/cwt	210.00–212.50	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	195.33/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,395	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	200.16/cwt	185.00–215.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	236.10/cwt	220.00–245.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	211.85/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,201	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	602	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	228.60/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	213.22/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,429	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	282.72/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,213	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	199.85/cwt	190.00–212.50	915	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	484	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	291.65/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,076	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	212.48/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,317	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	245.06/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,277	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,321	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	708	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,204	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	256.76/cwt	250.00–260.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	234.88/cwt	225.00–245.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	221.64/cwt	200.00–230.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	245.62/cwt	235.00–255.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	317.09/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	233.03/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	237.55/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,126	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	233.02/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	251.46/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,202	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	601	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,352	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	285.90/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,064	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	230.01/cwt	220.00–240.00	996	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	199.79/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	207.55/cwt	200.00–215.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,216	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	83.80/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,176	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	75.29/cwt	74.00–78.00	847	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	85.19/cwt	84.00–87.00	1,006	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,266	89.52/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,133	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	81.22/cwt	80.00–83.00	911	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	71.37/cwt	70.00–73.00	759	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	60.55/cwt	60.00–62.00	565	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,510	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,314	1
Bulls	—	—	1,251	87.93/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,100	5
Bulls	—	—	1,573	113.41/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,784	5
Bulls	—	—	1,544	104.48/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,613	11
Bulls	—Heavy Weight	—	2,300	104.97/cwt	104.00–106.00	2,414	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	929	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	92.18/cwt	85.00–101.00	894	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,151.62/head	1,075.00–1,200.00	1,152	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	1,357.93/head	1,000.00–1,485.00	1,358	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,209.45/head	950.00–1,410.00	1,209	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,185.93/head	800.00–1,500.00	1,186	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,079	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,720	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	230.33/cwt	217.50–242.50	1,189	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	255.41/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,198	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	276.02/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,145	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	299.72/cwt	285.00–310.00	968	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	231.18/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,096	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	623	171.33/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	200.25/cwt	180.00–210.00	945	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	191.16/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	226.45/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,298	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	272.35/cwt	270.00–275.00	885	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	207.60/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	164.92/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,273	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	186.15/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,145	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	231.77/cwt	210.00–265.00	885	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	335	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	196.83/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	225.15/cwt	220.00–242.50	955	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	245.34/cwt	235.00–260.00	893	19

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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