Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold mostly 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Feeder calves over 600 lbs on both ranges were not well tested. The feeder cattle offering today was light compared to the last few weeks and quality of feeders sold was not up to par to the previous sales. Several offerings of un-weaned new crop calves also sold that helped push the market lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower and slaughter bulls were steady . Supply on was moderate and demand was moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.53/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −166.21 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$230.53

33 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$86

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

$14.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−28.34

vs AR average

−33.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	234.59	1,266	24
Medium and Large 2	537	219.72	1,181	9thin

One grade step is worth $14.87/cwt here — about $86 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 sale33 hd

230.53

—

AR average8 barns · 385 hd

258.87

−28.34

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−33.43

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−166.21

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	1,599	135.47	2,167	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	126.23	1,844	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	122.13	1,485	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	106.15	1,082	36

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)	1,034	$1,594	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,575	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,351	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,884	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,629	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1Fleshy	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	225.29/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	203.41/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	241.00/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	249.48/cwt	225.00–257.50	1,065	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	248.50/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,160	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	335.65/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,242	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	231.65/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	221.74/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	261.37/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	287.64/cwt	286.00–292.50	1,755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	249.45/cwt	242.50–260.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	238.32/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,449	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	283.72/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	320.45/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	281.23/cwt	245.00–297.50	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	249.20/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	300.24/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,417	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	296.66/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,501	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	314.78/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	303.27/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	214.76/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	273.70/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	309.24/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,277	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	171.67/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	244.77/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	263.26/cwt	260.00–270.00	995	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	115.46/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,324	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	641	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	837	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	114.38/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,226	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	828	86.58/cwt	80.00–90.00	717	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	114.57/cwt	111.00–118.00	974	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	105.78/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,130	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,461	126.23/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,844	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	124.36/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,541	21
Bulls	—	—	1,789	151.11/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,703	4
Bulls	—	—	1,631	139.41/cwt	130.00–144.00	2,274	7
Bulls	—	—	1,354	112.93/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,529	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,628.99/head	1,525.00–1,700.00	1,629	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,360	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,574.87/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,575	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	1,593.56/head	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,594	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	1,351.05/head	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,351	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,884.37/head	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,884	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	322.52/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,197	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	239.15/cwt	217.50–267.50	1,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	300.01/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,398	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	478	242.47/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	220.07/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,250	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	277.35/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	297.56/cwt	280.00–315.00	985	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	242.87/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,282	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	213.83/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	291.72/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,065	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	229.59/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,297	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	257.09/cwt	240.00–275.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	284.55/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,192	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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