Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

SPECIAL NOTES: * THERE WILL NOT BE A SALE ON 7/2/2024* * THERE WILL BE A PRE-VAC SALE ALONG WITH REGULAR SALE ON 7/9/2024*

Compared to last week: Buyers seemed to be discounting heavily on long-haired and unweaned calves this week with the temperatures in the upper 90's. Feeder steers sold $10.00 to $11.00 dollars lower. Feeder bulls sold $17.00 lower and feeder heifers sold $5.00 to $6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to $2.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold $4.00 to $5.00 higher on a good test

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $246.77/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −149.96 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$246.77

26 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,322

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$83

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

$14.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.11

vs AR average

−22.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	255.94	1,373	10thin
Medium and Large 2	535	241.05	1,290	16thin

One grade step is worth $14.89/cwt here — about $83 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 sale26 hd

246.77

—

AR average10 barns · 389 hd

254.88

−8.11

National average153 barns · 8,958 hd

269.28

−22.51

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−149.96

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	1,596	157.74	2,518	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,203	138.15	1,662	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,488	131.00	1,949	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	121.19	1,215	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)	1,115	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,061	$1,728	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$1,668	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,068	$1,629	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,629	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	867	$1,408	3thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	247.01/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	480	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	443	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	269.66/cwt	255.00–287.50	1,286	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	323.69/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,372	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	264.23/cwt	260.00–272.50	1,091	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	520	249.81/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	268.10/cwt	247.50–300.00	1,139	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	199.50/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	229.97/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	188.77/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	242.07/cwt	222.50–255.00	905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,629.11/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,629	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,667.68/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,668	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,629.39/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,629	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	—	—	1,722	163.71/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,819	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	128.49/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,348	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,969	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,924	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	119.90/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,201	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	107.98/cwt	105.00–110.00	975	5
Bulls	—	—	1,803	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	3,146	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	125.50/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,486	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	145.32/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,757	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	135.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,631	18
Bulls	—	—	1,335	141.90/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,894	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,916.10/head	1,475.00–2,250.00	1,916	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,310	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	424	304.90/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	329.35/cwt	322.50–335.00	1,219	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	172.50/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	307.97/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,287	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	304.14/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,384	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	355.69/cwt	352.50–360.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	262.49/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	310.71/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	295.11/cwt	290.00–300.00	968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	261.27/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	268.79/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	271.41/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	324.08/cwt	317.50–330.00	1,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	237.52/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	318.84/cwt	312.50–340.00	1,368	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	256.21/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	334.35/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	284.96/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,485	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	261.09/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	613	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	283.43/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	286.25/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,371	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	513	247.54/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	305.55/cwt	295.00–317.50	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	324.89/cwt	317.50–332.50	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	375	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	231.31/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	254.96/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,318	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	231.68/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	418	261.29/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	655	227.50/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	315.78/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,178	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	194.08/cwt	180.00–217.50	1,401	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	261.65/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	238.80/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	287.96/cwt	265.00–307.50	942	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	267.95/cwt	260.00–280.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	327.03/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,056	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	278.60/cwt	272.50–285.00	1,156	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	257.51/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,218	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	474	239.75/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,136	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	293.14/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	282.52/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,311	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	244.26/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,270	11

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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