Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-12-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were lightly tested. No trend established. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Facility will NOT have a sale December 26th, 2023. Closed for Christmas Holiday.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $211.10/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −185.64 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$211.10

22 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,134

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

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

$59.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

−22.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	222.00	1,188	15thin
Medium and Large 2	536	191.95	1,030	6thin
Medium and Large 3	575	162.50	934	1thin

One grade step is worth $59.50/cwt here — about $254 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.53, low $366.54, median $396.74 across 28 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

211.10

—

AR average1 barns · 22 hd

211.10

+0.00

National average131 barns · 7,625 hd

233.89

−22.79

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−185.64

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	1,642	106.48	1,749	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,331	89.62	1,193	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,098	81.63	896	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	65.86	720	8thin

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,516	$1,767	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,415	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,494	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,466	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	904	$1,324	10
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,353	$1,885	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$2,356	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,317	18

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1	300–350	318	248.05/cwt	235.00–260.00	789	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	193.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,291	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	186.69/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,176	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	186.68/cwt	175.00–195.00	881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	757	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	703	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,406	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	173.35/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,170	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	209.49/cwt	200.00–220.00	882	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	225.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	252.10/cwt	240.00–262.50	938	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	935	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	685	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	184.16/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,315	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	161.24/cwt	160.00–162.50	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	233.11/cwt	222.50–245.00	984	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	212.10/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,309	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	221.60/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,166	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	198.64/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	259.04/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	155.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	220.63/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,068	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	188.61/cwt	180.00–200.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	218.27/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,345	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	209.73/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,621	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	221.89/cwt	215.00–230.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	273.68/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,286	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	197.61/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	235.44/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,370	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	217.28/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,482	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	210.17/cwt	209.00–212.50	1,492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	283.91/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	314.36/cwt	305.00–322.50	1,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	289.33/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,259	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	265.74/cwt	260.00–270.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	226.51/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,391	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	180.04/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	236.21/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,389	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	75.25/cwt	75.00–76.00	816	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	87.55/cwt	86.00–89.00	954	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	62.98/cwt	60.00–68.00	661	5
Bulls	—	—	1,513	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,513	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	86.73/cwt	85.00–89.00	1,140	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	70.66/cwt	70.00–72.00	823	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,346	92.19/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,241	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	81.99/cwt	80.00–85.00	915	5
Bulls	—	—	1,643	117.20/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,926	2
Bulls	—	—	1,685	105.06/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,770	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	108.43/cwt	90.00–126.00	939	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,356.27/head	2,075.00–2,600.00	2,356	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,152.94/head	1,675.00–2,650.00	2,153	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,516	1,766.62/head	1,525.00–1,950.00	1,767	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	1,324.06/head	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,324	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	90.30/cwt	82.00–105.00	838	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	84.66/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,112	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,466.47/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,466	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	1,493.86/head	1,000.00–2,075.00	1,494	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,387	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	2,337.93/head	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,338	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,885.03/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	237.46/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,145	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	223.11/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	241.33/cwt	227.50–255.00	1,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	800–850	832	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	222.46/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,301	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	259.05/cwt	245.00–272.50	958	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	197.55/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	255.98/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,323	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	211.00/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	295.48/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,067	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	220.47/cwt	210.00–230.00	706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	229.13/cwt	222.50–235.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	228.34/cwt	210.00–242.50	970	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	271.95/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,145	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	261.80/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,230	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	173.93/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,431	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	150.72/cwt	149.00–152.50	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	307.76/cwt	290.00–322.50	973	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	196.28/cwt	195.00–197.50	1,109	2

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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