Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No test on 6-weight Feeder cattle this week while feeder steers 300lb to 500lb sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300lb to 500lb sold for 7.00 dollars higher. Slaughter cattle sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.19/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −138.54 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$258.19

32 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,377

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$47

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

$13.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.84

vs AR average

−18.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	264.03	1,398	18thin
Medium and Large 2	539	250.69	1,350	14thin

One grade step is worth $13.34/cwt here — about $47 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 sale32 hd

258.19

—

AR average10 barns · 430 hd

257.35

+0.84

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−18.27

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−138.54

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	1,597	151.62	2,422	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	129.36	1,511	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	126.29	1,851	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	114.14	1,201	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,784	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,783	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,029	$1,641	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	994	$1,509	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,303	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,978	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,541	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	287.74/cwt	285.00–291.00	1,608	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	315.42/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,199	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	260.72/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,609	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	353.50/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,304	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	303.63/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	279.35/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	278.30/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	307.43/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,577	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	214.92/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	293.78/cwt	287.50–297.50	1,246	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	331.05/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,414	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	265.48/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,375	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,712	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	374.67/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,191	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	322.83/cwt	312.50–337.50	1,530	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	322.50/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	322.81/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,072	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,387	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	1,509.09/head	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,509	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,783.85/head	1,475.00–2,025.00	1,784	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,783.31/head	1,500.00–1,975.00	1,783	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	1,641.29/head	905.00–1,925.00	1,641	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,303.44/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,303	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,259	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	131.00/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,977.84/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,978	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	223.51/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	304.94/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,281	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	250.86/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,337	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	258.96/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	249.66/cwt	242.50–257.00	1,431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	286.12/cwt	282.50–300.00	1,379	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	342.41/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	307.21/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	295.52/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,108	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	265.73/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,252	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	248.33/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	352.51/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,308	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	260.84/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	264.07/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,645	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	324.31/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,197	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	274.58/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,172	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	235.87/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,469	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	340.46/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,427	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	313.16/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	276.09/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	372.50/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	226.42/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,494	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	291.48/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,058	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	321.16/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,519	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	292.51/cwt	227.50–335.00	1,229	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,570	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,540.63/head	1,275.00–1,775.00	1,541	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	3,303	1
Bulls	—	—	1,315	134.96/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,775	5
Bulls	—	—	1,765	159.46/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,814	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	126.29/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,851	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	779	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	111.71/cwt	109.00–116.00	1,195	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	126.83/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,337	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	131.89/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,544	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	104.45/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,168	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,392	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	128.38/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,487	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	248.84/cwt	244.00–252.50	1,667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	286.49/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,364	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	343.38/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	270.01/cwt	245.00–292.50	1,399	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	885	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1

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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