Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend established for feeder steers and feeder heifers due to light test last week. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand good for all classes. Facility will have pre-vac sale in addition to regular sale Jan. 23 2024.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $256.60/cwt on 417 head.

Average price

$256.60

417 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

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

$37.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.77

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	260.32	1,504	340
Medium and Large 2	506	246.49	1,247	55
Medium and Large 1-2	597	230.00	1,372	6thin
Medium and Large 3	450	222.44	1,000	16thin

One grade step is worth $37.88/cwt here — about $504 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 sale417 hd

256.60

—

AR average8 barns · 2,384 hd

260.37

−3.77

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	1,549	112.31	1,740	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,356	93.10	1,263	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,078	84.47	911	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	70.02	702	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,141	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,023	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,084	$1,552	6

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1Value Added	—	402	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	187.94/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,453	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	239.32/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,015	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	222.12/cwt	210.00–235.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	197.55/cwt	195.00–200.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	211.68/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,037	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,204	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	214.02/cwt	200.00–245.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	323.47/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,197	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	260.05/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,506	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,412	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	763	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,526	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	291.31/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,372	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	209.52/cwt	202.50–223.00	1,613	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	234.45/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,116	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	218.68/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	382	226.35/cwt	200.00–245.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	291.24/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,078	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	296.78/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,249	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	285.27/cwt	267.50–294.00	1,495	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	237.97/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,361	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	242.90/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,511	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	214.68/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,567	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	263.18/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,008	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	314.49/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,003	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	226.88/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,522	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	240.59/cwt	227.50–262.50	1,261	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	215.81/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	268.52/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,147	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	268.26/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,272	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	278.01/cwt	272.50–282.50	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	687	206.06/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,416	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,447	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	869	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	663	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	292.50/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,082	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	282.45/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,319	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	186.07/cwt	180.00–192.50	1,159	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	58.69/cwt	57.00–60.00	600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	73.80/cwt	73.00–75.00	734	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,071	83.82/cwt	82.00–85.00	898	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	78.40/cwt	76.00–80.00	772	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	88.40/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,004	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,444	89.04/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,286	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	94.17/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,255	19
Bulls	—	—	1,104	104.06/cwt	99.00–107.00	1,149	4
Bulls	—	—	1,972	122.83/cwt	119.00–126.00	2,422	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	112.66/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,890	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,352.34/head	1,050.00–1,550.00	1,352	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	86.29/cwt	80.00–92.50	682	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	776	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,022.97/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,023	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,141.32/head	925.00–1,350.00	1,141	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	97.95/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,257	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	89.16/cwt	71.00–97.00	760	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,752.27/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,890	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	753	176.23/cwt	170.00–182.50	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	193.59/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,303	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	187.40/cwt	182.50–192.50	1,351	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	234.94/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	272.54/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,423	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	262.51/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,121	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	187.01/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	201.82/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,066	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	221.23/cwt	220.00–222.50	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	257.25/cwt	240.00–277.50	836	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	200.14/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,245	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	213.31/cwt	200.00–220.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	232.62/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,100	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	219.07/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,247	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,331	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	228.87/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,202	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	223.37/cwt	205.00–235.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	965	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	180.55/cwt	170.00–187.50	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	204.34/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,363	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	251.09/cwt	227.50–282.50	954	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	225.14/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	245.13/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	440	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	173.91/cwt	165.00–182.50	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	199.74/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,168	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	280.63/cwt	262.50–290.00	878	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	186.62/cwt	180.00–200.00	808	3

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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