Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were uneven on comparable cattle from last week but several offerings of weaned and value added steers were available and brought a premium. No comparison to feeder heifers under 400 lbs, feeder heifers over 400 lbs were steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cow were 2.00 to 8.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 7.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was strong across all ranges of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.91/cwt on 95 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −138.83 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$257.91

95 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,403

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$102

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$12.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.00

vs AR average

−14.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	260.96	1,429	71
Medium and Large 2	533	248.89	1,327	24

One grade step is worth $12.07/cwt here — about $102 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale95 hd

257.91

—

AR average1 barns · 95 hd

257.91

−0.00

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−14.00

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−138.83

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	1,739	127.45	2,217	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	116.72	1,656	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	112.73	1,321	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	967	91.53	885	30

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,417	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,030	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$1,355	14
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,344	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$1,698	3thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 2Value Added	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	282.33/cwt	277.00–287.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	236.26/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	524	256.70/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,345	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	701	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,654	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	424	296.15/cwt	275.00–332.00	1,256	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	250.19/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,571	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	202.45/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	785	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	670	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	700	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	378	280.06/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,059	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	727	225.44/cwt	217.50–245.00	1,639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	765	209.75/cwt	207.50–212.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	377	307.82/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	336.62/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,424	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	266.63/cwt	260.00–305.50	1,384	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	277.72/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,308	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	820	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	496	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	621	247.03/cwt	243.00–250.00	1,534	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	361.79/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,176	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	471	259.91/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,224	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	863	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	283.52/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,633	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	292.48/cwt	277.50–297.50	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	350.97/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,327	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	234.32/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	310.57/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,463	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	537	293.43/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	732	244.20/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	259.82/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,611	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	294.14/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	326	379.51/cwt	365.00–397.50	1,237	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,306	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	302.00/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,142	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	243.75/cwt	242.50–244.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	299.39/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	650	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	1,726	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	715	226.70/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,621	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	463	292.45/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	310.76/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,597	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	525	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,444	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	345.46/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,479	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	328.79/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,558	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	422	303.05/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	570	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,573	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	584	273.81/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,599	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	612	253.40/cwt	242.50–272.50	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	280.82/cwt	262.50–297.50	1,750	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	364	367.52/cwt	352.00–382.50	1,338	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	261.28/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	250.82/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,447	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	194.85/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	279.84/cwt	250.00–307.50	1,178	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	270.01/cwt	245.00–287.00	1,272	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	106.16/cwt	105.00–107.00	1,272	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	125.23/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,359	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	742	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	86.93/cwt	83.00–90.00	858	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	102.54/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,073	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	742	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,072	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	121.57/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,673	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,447	113.49/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,642	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	701	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	113.69/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,334	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	78.03/cwt	77.00–79.00	613	2
Bulls	—	—	1,433	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,505	2
Bulls	—	—	1,825	126.78/cwt	123.00–128.00	2,314	7
Bulls	—	—	1,742	137.36/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,393	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,344.13/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,344	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,417.27/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,417	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	866	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,265	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,322	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,697.81/head	1,375.00–2,200.00	1,698	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	117.32/cwt	102.00–129.00	1,021	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,354.56/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,355	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	290.62/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,639	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	298.43/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,397	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	241.67/cwt	235.00–250.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	262.61/cwt	259.00–272.50	1,486	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	248.45/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,185	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	297.31/cwt	277.00–320.00	963	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	273.23/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,281	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	260.34/cwt	247.50–272.50	1,338	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	282.13/cwt	262.50–300.00	1,182	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	245.54/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	219.44/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	296.51/cwt	272.50–320.00	1,088	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	248.23/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	285.85/cwt	255.00–300.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	282.39/cwt	255.00–320.00	1,034	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	234.93/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	332.32/cwt	312.50–360.00	1,399	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	356.68/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,149	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	282.39/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	344.64/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,286	14

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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