Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: This week's sale was followed by a pre-vac sale last week with a better offering of weaned calves than this week. Feeder steers sold $3.00 to $4.00 lower this week while feeder bulls sold steady to $1.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to $2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold $9.00 to $10.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold $3.00 to $4.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.40/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −148.33 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$248.40

35 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,356

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$9.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.95

vs AR average

−9.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	251.86	1,393	22
Medium and Large 2	534	242.56	1,296	13thin

One grade step is worth $9.30/cwt here — about $96 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 sale35 hd

248.40

—

AR average9 barns · 657 hd

256.35

−7.95

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−9.40

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−148.33

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	1,460	151.55	2,213	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,241	136.33	1,692	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,578	134.21	2,117	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	123.23	1,301	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$2,336	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,328	$2,202	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,119	$2,059	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,450	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$1,801	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,608	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,355	$2,450	4thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,795	$4,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,317	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$3,295	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,175	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$2,963	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,725	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$2,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	750	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	400–450	416	305.58/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,271	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	328.81/cwt	325.00–332.50	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	347.57/cwt	345.00–350.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	251.07/cwt	242.50–260.00	1,434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	192.45/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	223.34/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	235.75/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	202.20/cwt	202.20–202.20	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	307.08/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	233.90/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,326	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	316.11/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	246.40/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,513	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	269.86/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,155	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	278.64/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,304	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	281.30/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	293.96/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	267.65/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	245.35/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	247.97/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,275	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	290.90/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,495	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	270.26/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,554	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	261.01/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	229.89/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	277.51/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	300.15/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,686	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	300.54/cwt	292.50–310.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	332.52/cwt	327.50–340.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	254.15/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	239.98/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,603	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,115	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	252.40/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	287.36/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,328	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	253.69/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	268.75/cwt	267.50–270.00	1,277	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	142.68/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,930	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	136.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,669	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,532	140.66/cwt	140.00–141.00	2,155	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,537	133.65/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,054	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	107.71/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,068	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	129.95/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,475	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	117.20/cwt	112.00–122.50	1,106	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,870	127.58/cwt	126.00–129.00	2,386	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	126.44/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,487	4
Bulls	—	—	1,521	153.98/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,342	6
Bulls	—	—	1,095	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,335.60/head	2,175.00–2,550.00	2,336	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,800.89/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,801	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,231.58/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,232	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,945.00/head	1,925.00–3,250.00	2,945	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	2,201.88/head	1,550.00–2,400.00	2,202	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,608.13/head	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,608	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	2,058.74/head	1,200.00–2,475.00	2,059	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,316.67/head	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,317	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,795	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	293.95/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	300.84/cwt	297.50–305.00	1,474	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	316.25/cwt	315.00–317.50	1,249	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	257.49/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	234.70/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	319.41/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,345	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	266.78/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	343.40/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	233.28/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	268.52/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,259	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	317.42/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	260.91/cwt	255.00–267.50	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	566	233.64/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,322	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	265.97/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,378	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	260.74/cwt	252.50–267.50	1,379	9

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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