Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Supply was strong with good buyer attendance. With many unweaned claves, Feeder steers and feeder bulls 400lb to 600lb sold $8.00 to $9.00 lower while feeder heifers sold steady to $2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to $4.00 dollars higher and slaughter bulls sold uneven on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $249.15/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −147.59 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$249.15

89 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,383

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$726

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

$143.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.78

vs AR average

−23.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	268.88	1,473	46
Medium and Large 2	557	248.08	1,381	36
Small and Medium 1	597	125.00	746	7thin

One grade step is worth $143.88/cwt here — about $726 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale89 hd

249.15

—

AR average10 barns · 819 hd

260.93

−11.78

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−23.88

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−147.59

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	—	Low	1,728	156.87	2,711	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,187	134.29	1,595	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	131.42	1,865	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,064	121.05	1,287	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$1,956	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$1,930	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,131	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	863	$1,732	4thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1Value Added	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	313.40/cwt	295.00–322.50	1,175	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	255.98/cwt	252.00–272.50	1,469	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	229.01/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	233.15/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	333.32/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,090	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	280.73/cwt	267.50–290.00	1,457	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	242.87/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,508	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	266.24/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,254	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	242.97/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,409	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	278.55/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,178	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	293.28/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,370	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	252.78/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,340	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	214.96/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	440	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,177	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	297.45/cwt	280.00–310.00	976	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	284.67/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,053	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	233.06/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,450	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	305.95/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,603	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	331.39/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,392	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	540	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	316.62/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,504	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	261.25/cwt	257.50–275.00	1,620	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	205.83/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	338.42/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,276	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	280.07/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,075	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	281.69/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	210.81/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	279.34/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,587	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	310.05/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,293	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	363.59/cwt	350.00–377.50	1,182	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	750–800	753	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	283.08/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,226	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	271.38/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,436	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	311.25/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,500	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,571	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	369.40/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	335.46/cwt	322.50–352.50	1,258	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	257.35/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	302.27/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,602	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	292.33/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,643	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	305.20/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	285.71/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,746	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	288.32/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,358	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	282.13/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,501	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	266.27/cwt	255.00–275.50	1,544	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	399.42/cwt	395.00–404.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	326.13/cwt	307.50–337.50	1,386	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	259.36/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,730	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	293.60/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,268	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	260.84/cwt	247.50–270.00	1,599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,587	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	358	339.90/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1	550–600	597	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	304.96/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,290	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	131.42/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,865	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	108.14/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,139	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	129.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,389	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	122.76/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,385	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	145.41/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,690	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	133.95/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,599	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	121.84/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,406	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	84.77/cwt	80.00–90.00	698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,135	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,476	1
Bulls	—	—	1,926	164.69/cwt	161.00–169.00	3,172	6
Bulls	—	—	1,610	152.87/cwt	149.00–156.00	2,461	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	158.63/cwt	151.00–170.00	1,916	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,209	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	135.46/cwt	125.00–151.00	1,466	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	246.37/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,394	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,014.02/head	2,000.00–2,025.00	2,014	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,956.41/head	1,325.00–2,400.00	1,956	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,245	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,929.97/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,930	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,409	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,130.95/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	226.18/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,391	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	344.77/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,103	2

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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