Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison to last week is available. Supply was good and demand was strong on most ranges of feeders with added attention from buyers on value added and weaned calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $267.00/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −129.74 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$267.00

65 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,442

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$25.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.00

vs AR average

−3.59 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	272.42	1,475	51
Medium and Large 2	535	247.26	1,322	14thin

One grade step is worth $25.16/cwt here — about $153 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale65 hd

267.00

—

AR average9 barns · 317 hd

258.00

+9.00

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−3.59

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−129.74

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	1,548	137.40	2,127	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,342	130.89	1,757	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,239	125.58	1,556	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	997	108.04	1,077	27

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)	1,100	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,409	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	846	$1,342	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$1,288	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	806	$1,416	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,300	1thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	236.31/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,567	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	375	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	280.65/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,723	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	772	235.74/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	321.57/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	380.58/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,610	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	271.48/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	726	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	322.81/cwt	321.00–330.00	1,462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	284.59/cwt	255.00–315.00	1,190	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	305	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	375	391.69/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	806	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	303.09/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,737	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	356.97/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,367	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	287.65/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,634	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	465	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	457	357.96/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,636	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	689	236.67/cwt	236.00–238.00	1,631	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	667	247.23/cwt	239.00–267.50	1,649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	276.36/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	306.88/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,188	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	427	309.94/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	293.14/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,381	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	281.09/cwt	276.00–287.50	1,453	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	309.00/cwt	292.50–335.00	1,474	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	297.59/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,553	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	256.13/cwt	250.00–262.50	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	273.49/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	271.83/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,136	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	303.45/cwt	292.50–317.50	1,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	249.93/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	373.93/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,226	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	362.52/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	264.29/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,361	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	274.84/cwt	257.50–290.00	1,311	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	304.91/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,268	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	460	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	266.24/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	791	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,803	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	220.02/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	241.49/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	250.44/cwt	249.00–252.50	1,302	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	276.31/cwt	270.00–284.00	1,567	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	306.23/cwt	275.00–327.50	1,145	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	284.57/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,190	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	563	253.70/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	242.83/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,156	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	246.51/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	750–800	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	318.74/cwt	297.50–340.00	1,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	250.74/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	258.68/cwt	242.50–272.50	988	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	234.74/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	231.88/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,449	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	241.32/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	294.24/cwt	280.00–315.00	965	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	262.47/cwt	247.50–275.00	1,493	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	231.73/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	376.31/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,197	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	335.52/cwt	317.50–355.00	1,419	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	292.49/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,392	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	305.89/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,156	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	242.48/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,346	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	257.87/cwt	232.50–275.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	320.30/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,083	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	275.66/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,188	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	224.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,604	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	276.74/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,588	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	357.23/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,318	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	281.29/cwt	262.50–300.00	1,471	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,409.19/head	1,400.00–1,420.00	1,409	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	1,415.96/head	1,300.00–1,675.00	1,416	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	142.68/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,278	5
Bulls	—	—	1,498	134.69/cwt	130.00–145.00	2,018	14
Bulls	—	—	1,758	151.86/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,670	6
Bulls	—	—	1,268	113.02/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,433	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,047	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	755	90.53/cwt	85.00–95.00	684	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	113.90/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,236	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	119.31/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,391	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	87.65/cwt	70.00–95.00	822	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	129.41/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,662	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,320	133.11/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,757	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,745	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	60.36/cwt	50.00–72.00	465	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	124.06/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,331	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,288.22/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	1,341.54/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,342	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	248.15/cwt	242.50–262.50	1,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	236.15/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	252.89/cwt	237.50–280.00	1,565	11

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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