Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-01-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established due to light test. Monthly pre-vac sale for facility to be held Jan. 9, 2024.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.25/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$204.25

87 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$39.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.12

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	211.30	1,081	55
Medium and Large 2	476	196.94	937	26
Medium and Large 3	491	171.33	841	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.97/cwt here — about $240 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 sale87 hd

204.25

—

AR average2 barns · 158 hd

203.13

+1.12

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	1,673	103.46	1,731	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	86.84	1,232	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,105	81.17	897	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,105	62.56	691	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,361	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	868	$1,327	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	897	$962	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	803	$952	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$750	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2,030	$2,800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,425	$2,550	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,075	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	999	$1,275	3thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	465	267.53/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,255	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	271.41/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,283	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	215.65/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	225.84/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,077	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	232.50/cwt	225.00–240.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	223.13/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	214.11/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	192.63/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	196.38/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	171.23/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	202.04/cwt	192.50–210.00	942	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	207.66/cwt	195.00–225.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	207.47/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	278.48/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,053	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	592	203.32/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	168.42/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	655	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	265.72/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	195.77/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	166.80/cwt	160.00–175.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	248.85/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,406	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	239.01/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,465	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	217.83/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,135	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	224.99/cwt	217.50–240.00	853	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	168.80/cwt	160.00–177.50	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	187.52/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	168.75/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	197.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	211.98/cwt	200.00–220.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	235.05/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,004	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	858	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,480	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	—	1,745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,396	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	85.96/cwt	85.00–88.00	993	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	84.58/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,209	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,337	93.25/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,247	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	81.34/cwt	80.00–84.00	830	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,077	74.50/cwt	71.00–76.00	802	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	671	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	68.53/cwt	65.00–70.00	735	3
Bulls	—	—	1,255	92.93/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,166	2
Bulls	—	—	1,915	110.35/cwt	110.00–111.00	2,113	3
Bulls	—	—	1,701	103.55/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,761	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,361.16/head	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,361	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	951.95/head	925.00–975.00	952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	1,326.51/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,327	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,162.95/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,163	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	961.94/head	700.00–1,125.00	962	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,102	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	2,030	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	244.03/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,037	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	268.71/cwt	260.00–277.50	983	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	240.36/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,382	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	216.24/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	166.29/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	417	263.33/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	268.77/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,271	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	829	174.94/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	512	256.71/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,314	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	231.69/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	186.25/cwt	182.50–190.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	229.07/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,411	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	189.90/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,377	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	192.95/cwt	182.50–202.50	1,212	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	194.59/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	227.90/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	224.90/cwt	215.00–232.50	717	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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