Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Supply was good with a strong demand. The strongest test was on 3 and 4 weight feeders this week. Feeder steers sold $17.00 to $18.00 higher and feeder bulls sold $20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $11.00 to $12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to $2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold steady to $2.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.17/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −135.57 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$261.17

60 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,414

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$164

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 2

$39.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.22

vs AR average

−6.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	269.22	1,463	32
Medium and Large 1-2	527	261.26	1,377	14thin
Large 1	528	258.45	1,365	3thin
Medium and Large 2	557	239.22	1,332	10thin
Large 2	565	230.00	1,300	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.22/cwt here — about $164 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 sale60 hd

261.17

—

AR average7 barns · 247 hd

251.96

+9.22

National average151 barns · 8,584 hd

267.22

−6.05

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−135.57

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	1,524	150.24	2,290	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	132.15	1,953	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	131.35	1,631	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	903	107.91	974	12

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)	1,340	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,921	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$1,877	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,400	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,726	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,475	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	752	$1,713	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	131.88/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,655	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	94.88/cwt	90.00–100.00	861	3
Bulls	—	—	1,980	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,406	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,933	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	143.86/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,784	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	124.32/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,492	7
Bulls	—	—	1,359	142.36/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,935	5
Bulls	—	—	1,648	156.12/cwt	151.00–163.00	2,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	302.42/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,573	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	337.66/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	337.92/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,105	13
Heifers	Large 2	800–850	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	241.36/cwt	232.50–252.50	1,482	7
Heifers	Large 1	500–550	528	258.45/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	293.50/cwt	282.50–310.00	1,244	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	268.08/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,265	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	261.26/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,377	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	240.48/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Large 1	350–400	395	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Large 1	700–750	720	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	440	299.89/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	262.05/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,481	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	225.65/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Large 2	850–900	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	284.39/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,339	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	264.55/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,108	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	236.11/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	309.88/cwt	307.50–312.20	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	281.54/cwt	272.50–297.50	1,461	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	241.30/cwt	232.20–247.50	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	288.71/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,838	4
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	1
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	333.26/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	266.22/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	360.44/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,171	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	363.46/cwt	347.50–372.50	1,327	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	318.96/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,515	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	267.51/cwt	262.50–272.50	1,643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	294.94/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,661	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	429	318.19/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,365	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,921.06/head	1,650.00–2,075.00	1,921	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,584	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,726.01/head	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,726	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,876.85/head	1,400.00–2,175.00	1,877	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	503	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,505	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	268.74/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,516	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	322.18/cwt	307.50–335.00	1,366	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	314.26/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,204	3
Bulls	Large 1	500–550	525	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	261.69/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,633	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	224.85/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	206.21/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	203.46/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	306.97/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,443	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	361.14/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,170	9
Bulls	Large 2	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Large 1	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Bulls	Large 2	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Large 2	450–500	495	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	212.56/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	263.02/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,241	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	352.90/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,309	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	242.60/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	266.27/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	274.60/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,453	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	310.45/cwt	292.50–325.00	1,152	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	242.50/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	267.16/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,387	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,333	2
Bulls	Large 1	550–600	583	276.12/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	388	336.22/cwt	330.00–342.20	1,305	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	414	321.10/cwt	315.00–327.50	1,329	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	316.35/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	119.96/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,116	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	2,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	879	106.09/cwt	102.00–111.00	933	5

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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