Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, steers over 600 lbs were not well tested but were trending as much as 20.00 higher on comparable cattle from last week. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs were as much as 30.00 higher and heifers over 400 lbs were mostly 5.00 higher with some exceptions of a few offerings of weaned calves that brought a premium. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 15.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 15.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was strong with good buyer attendance.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.98/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −139.76 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$256.98

53 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,406

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$35.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.88

vs AR average

−20.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	275.11	1,504	26
Medium and Large 2	547	239.53	1,311	27

One grade step is worth $35.58/cwt here — about $192 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale53 hd

256.98

—

AR average9 barns · 646 hd

266.87

−9.88

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−20.24

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−139.76

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	1,654	139.82	2,312	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	124.97	1,839	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,157	120.61	1,395	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	92.08	857	22

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,511	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	919	$1,248	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	740	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,063	$1,448	2thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	678	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	480	287.92/cwt	286.00–300.00	1,382	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	362	383.28/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,387	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	518	292.58/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	320	367.89/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,177	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	278.67/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	240.40/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,265	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	280.97/cwt	272.50–290.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	285.83/cwt	282.50–290.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	273.80/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,451	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	277.40/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,284	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	325.26/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,018	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	318.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,355	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	244.85/cwt	230.00–272.50	1,263	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	316.70/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	212.50/cwt	205.00–220.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	291.93/cwt	272.50–312.50	1,249	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	243.70/cwt	230.00–257.50	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	382.22/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,261	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	281.38/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,458	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	271.88/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	277.28/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	295.55/cwt	293.00–302.50	1,735	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	343.18/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,294	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	307.44/cwt	280.00–332.50	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	299.46/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,102	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	401.61/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	313.72/cwt	295.00–340.00	1,478	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	262.40/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	342.72/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,460	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	303.50/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,578	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	1,247.76/head	900.00–1,400.00	1,248	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,511.43/head	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,511	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,518	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	139.48/cwt	139.00–140.00	976	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	127.66/cwt	120.00–145.00	969	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,447.94/head	1,050.00–1,875.00	1,448	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,025	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,107	1
Bulls	—	—	1,819	147.60/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,685	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	90.85/cwt	89.00–93.00	704	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	136.67/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,990	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	80.92/cwt	80.00–87.00	793	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	104.47/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,116	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	122.34/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,784	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	106.84/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,635	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	110.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	947	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	83.29/cwt	80.00–85.00	679	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	95.06/cwt	90.00–100.00	953	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	110.76/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,071	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	118.94/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,368	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	131.07/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,583	5
Bulls	—	—	1,532	134.88/cwt	131.00–138.00	2,066	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	348.11/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	386.61/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	374.81/cwt	352.50–395.00	1,256	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	730	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	428	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	321.82/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	307.25/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,318	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	304.17/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	283.77/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	329.39/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	246.63/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,401	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	296.17/cwt	292.50–300.00	1,845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	305.99/cwt	287.50–327.50	1,573	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	358.09/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,518	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	354.53/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,315	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	338	396.75/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,341	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	406	298.12/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	254.03/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	417.39/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	324.51/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,538	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	292.49/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	342	343.54/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,175	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	578	241.66/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	359	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	424	305.04/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,293	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	508	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,397	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	249.93/cwt	227.50–267.50	1,195	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	307.07/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	294	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,051	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	544	277.75/cwt	272.50–279.00	1,511	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	298.18/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	900–950	940	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,842	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	332.55/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,227	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	258.83/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	463	268.53/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	234.95/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,335	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	239.98/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	211.23/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,305	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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