Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly 5.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers were 5.00 to 15.00 higher as well. There were some instances of value added hard feeders across both ranges that were sold as much 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower. Supply was good and demand was strong with good buyer attendence with strong interest from buyers on weaned and or pre-vac feeders.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $269.61/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −127.13 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$269.61

92 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,446

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$48.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.92

vs AR average

−6.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	274.35	1,468	79
Medium and Large 1-2	543	264.00	1,434	5thin
Medium and Large 2	544	226.25	1,230	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.11/cwt here — about $238 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 sale92 hd

269.61

—

AR average9 barns · 507 hd

264.68

+4.92

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−6.56

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−127.13

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	—	Average	1,664	125.40	2,087	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	121.07	1,879	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,278	117.36	1,500	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	986	91.77	905	25

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)	1,333	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,589	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$1,363	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	269.47/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,431	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	421	269.04/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,133	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	245.51/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,154	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	229.94/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	251.78/cwt	235.00–277.00	1,450	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	206.68/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	276.00/cwt	252.50–295.00	1,281	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	215.29/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	244.87/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	301.85/cwt	277.50–330.00	1,138	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	287.90/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,249	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	514	290.33/cwt	290.00–291.00	1,492	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	779	226.55/cwt	222.00–228.00	1,765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	275.79/cwt	267.50–279.00	1,539	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	201.27/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	349.79/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,315	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	285.60/cwt	267.50–297.00	1,665	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	351.96/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,457	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	299.97/cwt	277.50–322.50	1,407	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	357.39/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,169	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	226.80/cwt	226.00–228.00	1,624	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	267.38/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,682	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,865	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,853	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	1,362.75/head	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,363	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	116.33/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,638	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,588.72/head	1,325.00–1,875.00	1,589	6
Bulls	—	—	1,562	118.66/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,853	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	113.14/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,739	3
Bulls	—	—	1,766	132.13/cwt	127.00–140.00	2,333	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	120.28/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,529	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	794	73.97/cwt	70.00–86.00	587	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	813	88.88/cwt	85.00–91.00	723	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	124.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,939	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	82.89/cwt	79.00–86.00	845	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	95.00/cwt	90.00–101.00	949	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	109.74/cwt	104.00–117.00	1,306	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	113.26/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,459	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	297.85/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,251	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	257.05/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,229	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,283	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	297.23/cwt	270.00–317.50	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	292.14/cwt	272.50–307.50	1,519	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	303.27/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	352.78/cwt	337.50–375.00	1,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	468	286.55/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	423	292.19/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,236	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	564	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	378.41/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	396.43/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	352.15/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,479	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	293.12/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	305.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	253.33/cwt	250.00–254.00	1,707	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	303.75/cwt	280.00–311.00	1,768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	363.13/cwt	352.50–367.50	1,198	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	527	273.14/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,439	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	259.93/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,227	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	365.58/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,375	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	321.22/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,555	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	309.18/cwt	280.00–327.50	1,642	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	388	327.35/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	264.85/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	728	228.13/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,661	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	482	277.43/cwt	272.50–280.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	278.32/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,439	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	251.41/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	247.09/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,062	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	663	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	210.97/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	585	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	618	226.07/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	440	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	324.89/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,053	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	312.63/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	281.34/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	234.89/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,212	4

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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