Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Followed by a Pre-Vac sale last week with better offerings of weaned calves. This week feeder steers 400lb to 600lb sold $8.00 to $9.00 dollars lower and feeder bulls sold $4.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500lb sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to $1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold $8.00 to $9.00 higher on a light test. *NOTE 44 HEAD OF COWS OFF ONE FARM AND 16 HEAD OF COWS OFF ANOTHER FARM TO SALE 6/18/24 THERE WILL NOT BE A SALE THE WEEK OF JULY 4TH*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.81/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −140.93 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$255.81

57 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$21.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.56

vs AR average

−9.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	261.17	1,410	43
Medium and Large 2	544	239.34	1,302	14thin

One grade step is worth $21.83/cwt here — about $108 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 sale57 hd

255.81

—

AR average11 barns · 648 hd

253.25

+2.56

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−9.56

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−140.93

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	1,602	154.11	2,469	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	133.08	1,619	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	130.26	1,953	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,059	118.65	1,256	20

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)	1,122	$1,773	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,525	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$1,521	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	892	$1,117	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,684	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	842	$1,345	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,385	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,203	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,095	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,796	4thin

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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,176.09/head	1,045.00–1,325.00	1,176	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	710	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,525.25/head	1,475.00–1,575.00	1,525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,773.26/head	1,375.00–1,925.00	1,773	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	1,345.15/head	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,345	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	2,101.56/head	1,775.00–2,250.00	2,102	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	600	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,916.67/head	1,725.00–2,075.00	1,917	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	246.41/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	307.47/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	270.80/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,151	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	225.07/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	269.16/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,515	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	311.48/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,168	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	210.09/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	297.02/cwt	280.00–312.50	968	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	292.85/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,535	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	252.64/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,215	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	247.00/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,297	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	266.39/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	225.55/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,304	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	259.22/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,612	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	301.95/cwt	294.00–307.50	1,153	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	233.57/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	299.32/cwt	297.50–302.50	994	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	268.86/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,379	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	264.85/cwt	260.00–270.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	292.09/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,230	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	255.29/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,458	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	238.21/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,472	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	271.26/cwt	267.50–277.50	1,443	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	271.36/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	315.53/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,502	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	241.59/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,749	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	279.76/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,189	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	262.46/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	248.99/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	329.90/cwt	329.00–335.00	1,118	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	313.99/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	273.30/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,309	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	319.23/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,140	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	274.30/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	294.14/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	266.50/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,407	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	317.64/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,318	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	266.53/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	232.09/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	286.20/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,345	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	256.43/cwt	250.00–262.50	956	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,866	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	972	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	103.89/cwt	100.00–110.00	971	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	130.17/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,450	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	118.95/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,229	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	135.37/cwt	134.00–137.00	2,058	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,614	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,783	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,827	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	131.70/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,579	5
Bulls	—	—	1,307	142.22/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,859	3
Bulls	—	—	1,691	157.68/cwt	150.00–162.00	2,666	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,762	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	132.90/cwt	128.00–141.00	1,621	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,331	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,203.06/head	2,150.00–2,250.00	2,203	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	1,684.10/head	1,425.00–1,925.00	1,684	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,521.45/head	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,521	3

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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