Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-07-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to sale not being reported the previous week. Supply was strong this week with a lot of offering of thin fleshed weaned calves. Buyer attendance was good with good demand. *THERE WILL BE 2 DIFFERENT SETS OF REPLACEMENT COWS TO SELL NEXT WEEK*

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.79/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −152.30 against this barn's trailing median of $445.09.

Average price

$292.79

82 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,599

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$30.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.86

vs AR average

−10.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	300.08	1,627	59
Medium and Large 1-2	571	278.00	1,587	12thin
Medium and Large 2	542	269.81	1,462	11thin

One grade step is worth $30.27/cwt here — about $165 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.83, low $392.00, median $445.09 across 26 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 sale82 hd

292.79

—

AR average4 barns · 131 hd

291.93

+0.86

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−10.12

This barn, trailing median26 sales

445.09

−152.30

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	1,593	157.79	2,513	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	140.98	1,718	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,421	139.21	1,978	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	120.03	1,210	26

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)	1,127	$2,063	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$1,993	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,195	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,652	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,375	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	862	$1,333	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	875	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	835	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,045	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$1,960	3thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1-2Value Added	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	357	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	392	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	276.24/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,331	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	236.49/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,232	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	254.35/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	752	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	261.56/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,637	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	259.05/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,233	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	227.47/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	266.47/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,380	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	301.16/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,548	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	288.25/cwt	283.00–305.00	1,683	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	317	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	668	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	583	254.96/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	367.27/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	280.86/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	241.25/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	290.51/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,389	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	268.46/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,144	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	328.15/cwt	322.50–330.00	1,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	228.73/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	307.49/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,411	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	314.44/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,063	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	328	340.51/cwt	330.00–357.50	1,117	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	308.70/cwt	307.50–310.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	409	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	256.99/cwt	256.00–262.50	1,694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	583	274.75/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	328.77/cwt	327.50–330.00	1,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	303.38/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,447	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	314.96/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,354	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	720	256.95/cwt	247.00–261.00	1,850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	309.18/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,636	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	275.37/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,476	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	237.70/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	534	290.16/cwt	282.50–294.00	1,549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	315.76/cwt	302.50–330.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	755	240.25/cwt	239.00–247.50	1,814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	377	334.99/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	288.81/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,802	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	319.03/cwt	315.00–322.00	1,503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	449	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	670	270.15/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,810	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	117.62/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,169	5
Bulls	—	—	1,453	156.67/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,276	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	153.61/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,916	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	141.84/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,669	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	139.94/cwt	136.00–145.00	2,028	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	104.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	895	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	127.08/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,364	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,842	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	134.57/cwt	132.00–136.00	1,698	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,170	1
Bulls	—	—	1,924	171.85/cwt	166.00–176.00	3,306	5
Bulls	—	—	1,388	141.89/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,969	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,173	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	135.49/cwt	134.00–137.00	1,240	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,044.87/head	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,045	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	1,959.55/head	1,675.00–2,450.00	1,960	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,652.47/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,652	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	1,332.50/head	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,333	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,992.98/head	1,625.00–2,250.00	1,993	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,375.26/head	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	2,063.35/head	1,550.00–2,325.00	2,063	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	317.44/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	304.64/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,578	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	246.46/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,287	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,101	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	425	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	226.88/cwt	210.00–240.00	946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	234.99/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	296.57/cwt	282.20–307.50	1,088	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	300.89/cwt	285.00–307.50	993	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	297.38/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,258	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	277.41/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,440	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	318.74/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,160	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	290.54/cwt	270.00–294.00	1,406	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	423	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,146	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	271.61/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,162	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	241.69/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,523	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	202.51/cwt	200.00–205.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	224.91/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	196.97/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	261.35/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,500	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	271.00/cwt	265.00–277.50	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	291.65/cwt	290.00–292.50	1,552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	264.83/cwt	262.20–267.50	1,642	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	291.64/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,356	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	361.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,198	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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