Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $246.10/cwt on 360 head.

Average price

$246.10

360 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,249

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$298

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

$32.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.32

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	252.26	1,308	252
Medium and Large 2	487	234.72	1,144	87
Medium and Large 3	461	219.43	1,011	21

One grade step is worth $32.83/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.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale360 hd

246.10

—

AR average7 barns · 939 hd

238.78

+7.32

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	—	High	1,683	119.69	2,015	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,346	105.32	1,417	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,075	93.48	1,005	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	832	69.88	582	7thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,088	$1,760	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	105	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,235	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,209	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	966	$1,068	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,955	$3,450	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,085	$2,680	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,545	$1,560	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,057	$1,626	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,088	2thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	313.22/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,494	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	240.04/cwt	237.50–242.50	907	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	261.31/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,252	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	203.54/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,372	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	225.06/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,391	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	253.67/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,317	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	287.11/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,077	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	259.97/cwt	250.00–270.00	980	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	250.55/cwt	237.50–262.50	1,077	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	793	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	226.78/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,191	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	236.30/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,118	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,387	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	282.12/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,199	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	583	193.33/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	225.27/cwt	210.00–235.00	957	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	284.57/cwt	272.50–297.50	942	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	214.73/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,258	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	340.89/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,442	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	305.85/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,587	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	364.31/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,173	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	203.25/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,250	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	281.35/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	288.20/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	216.44/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,638	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	274.23/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,563	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	354.28/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,297	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	520	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	333.81/cwt	317.50–352.50	1,522	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	918	187.55/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	312.14/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,327	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	256.12/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,583	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	258.05/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,208	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	233.10/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,550	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	226.25/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	328.31/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	271.45/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,439	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	232.52/cwt	222.50–237.50	1,437	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	330.04/cwt	317.50–342.50	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	270.09/cwt	262.50–275.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	243.62/cwt	230.00–262.50	1,264	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	300.70/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,431	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	323.25/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,222	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	239.35/cwt	225.00–257.50	981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	291.85/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	712	180.84/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,288	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	88.51/cwt	85.00–90.00	876	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	100.49/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,170	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	93.68/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,024	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	797	60.11/cwt	56.00–66.00	479	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,351	106.47/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,438	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	101.36/cwt	96.00–103.00	1,354	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	112.52/cwt	112.00–113.00	1,506	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	77.20/cwt	74.00–82.00	663	4
Bulls	—	—	1,877	126.83/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,381	7
Bulls	—	—	1,803	118.66/cwt	114.00–121.00	2,139	4
Bulls	—	—	1,225	108.24/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,326	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,464.09/head	1,100.00–2,000.00	1,464	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	105	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	956	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,760.48/head	1,100.00–2,125.00	1,760	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	1,067.84/head	875.00–1,250.00	1,068	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	97.06/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,034	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,209.13/head	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,209	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,129	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	1,698.46/head	1,150.00–2,075.00	1,698	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,235.17/head	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,235	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	95.75/cwt	94.00–97.00	999	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	1,560.36/head	125.00–2,950.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,680.22/head	1,575.00–3,000.00	2,680	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,955	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	688	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,026	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	234.58/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,330	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	184.99/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	196.34/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,422	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	233.73/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,349	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	517	239.23/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,237	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	270.15/cwt	260.00–280.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	282.91/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	302	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	708	214.97/cwt	212.50–217.50	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	277.98/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,204	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	252.82/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,201	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	351.72/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,136	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	319.83/cwt	307.50–330.00	1,343	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	242.21/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,494	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	210.35/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,618	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	244.49/cwt	230.00–257.50	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	229.64/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,525	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	302.47/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,564	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	266.49/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,503	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	270.16/cwt	252.50–282.50	1,408	9

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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