Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to sale not recently reported. *PRE VAC SALE PLUS REGULAR SALE 5/7/2024*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $251.84/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −144.90 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$251.84

23 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$39.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.11

vs AR average

−16.54 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	257.48	1,403	12thin
Medium and Large 2	532	251.94	1,339	9thin
Medium and Large 3	513	217.54	1,116	2thin

One grade step is worth $39.94/cwt here — about $287 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 sale23 hd

251.84

—

AR average10 barns · 271 hd

247.73

+4.11

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−16.54

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−144.90

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	1,607	144.17	2,317	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	125.68	1,700	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	122.37	1,462	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	940	107.56	1,011	14

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,263	$1,767	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,314	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	795	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	785	$800	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	450–500	465	292.19/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,359	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	253.41/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,414	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	211.82/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	330.53/cwt	325.00–342.00	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	315.49/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,281	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	346.81/cwt	337.50–360.00	1,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	231.65/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	648	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	233.76/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	226.23/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	311.28/cwt	282.50–332.50	1,310	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	329.32/cwt	265.00–370.00	1,215	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	352.38/cwt	345.00–357.50	1,480	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	273.85/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	290.12/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,552	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	319.06/cwt	312.50–330.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	263.77/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	264.55/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,384	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	256.39/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,433	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	337.46/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	301.01/cwt	265.00–317.50	1,427	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	333.94/cwt	322.50–340.00	1,549	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	237.46/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	282.10/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,591	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	375.07/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	373.20/cwt	362.50–380.00	1,250	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	279.61/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	354.09/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	377.21/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	133.08/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,781	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	123.90/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,728	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	113.36/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,264	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	121.95/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,438	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	102.78/cwt	100.00–105.00	903	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	111.15/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,096	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,605	1
Bulls	—	—	1,700	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,631	146.37/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,387	10
Bulls	—	—	1,440	128.25/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	292.60/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,252	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	139.87/cwt	125.00–151.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	207.71/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	254.91/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	223.74/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	253.56/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,336	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	318.17/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,053	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	164.07/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,263	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,766.62/head	1,275.00–1,925.00	1,767	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	1,313.73/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,314	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	316.83/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,194	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	268.70/cwt	235.00–335.00	1,258	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	274.17/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	313.67/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	213.68/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	219.42/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	269.02/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	196.82/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	300.64/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,554	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	280.99/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	255.14/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	242.51/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	320.79/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,524	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	264.35/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,475	8

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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