Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400lb to 600lb sold steady. Feeder heifers 400lb to 600lb sold $2.00 to $3.00 higher and feeder bulls sold $2.00 to $3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $2.00 to $3.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to $1.00 higher. Supply was good and demand was strong. *PRE-VAC SALE ON 6/4/24 ALONG WITH REGULAR SALE*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.50/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −133.24 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$263.50

35 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$57

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

$3.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.57

vs AR average

−4.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	264.90	1,455	22
Medium and Large 2	535	261.12	1,398	13thin

One grade step is worth $3.78/cwt here — about $57 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale35 hd

263.50

—

AR average10 barns · 416 hd

259.93

+3.57

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−4.12

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−133.24

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	1,709	157.03	2,683	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	135.50	1,907	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	133.88	1,611	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,016	122.22	1,242	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,470	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,869	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,290	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$1,702	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,669	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$1,517	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	960	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$1,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$1,700	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,651	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	400–450	418	303.84/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,270	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	279.91/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,332	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	286.23/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,216	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	262.19/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,384	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	389.12/cwt	387.50–390.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	307.61/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	298.85/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,124	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	276.18/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	285.81/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	300.51/cwt	299.00–302.50	1,878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	331.14/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,391	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	228.70/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	258.13/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,479	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	299.96/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	339.83/cwt	332.50–345.00	1,247	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	276.58/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	306.00/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,297	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	297.54/cwt	292.50–305.00	1,422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	311.35/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,476	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	303.98/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,596	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	266.52/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,535	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	305.07/cwt	297.50–310.00	1,571	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	330.39/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,401	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	150.67/cwt	135.00–167.50	1,327	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,869.40/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,869	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,669.28/head	1,600.00–1,790.00	1,669	3
Bulls	—	—	1,747	160.54/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,805	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	136.72/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,609	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	650–700	665	268.67/cwt	265.00–272.50	1,787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	337.26/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,106	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	265.45/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,274	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	257.56/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	273.03/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,422	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	345.59/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,289	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	250.18/cwt	238.00–257.50	1,546	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	322.14/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,195	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	236.52/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	326.76/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	272.18/cwt	270.00–277.50	1,682	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	311.80/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	750–800	794	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	271.52/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,455	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	381.98/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	286.11/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,325	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	317.35/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	284.15/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,634	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	256.44/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,650.83/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	1,701.54/head	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,702	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,368	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,517.25/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,517	3
Bulls	—	—	1,480	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,013	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	128.92/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,610	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,775	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,043	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	128.33/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,373	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	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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