Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $6.00 to $7.00 higher while feeder heifers sold steady to $2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to $1.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold steady to $2.00 higher. Supply this week was strong with a good offering of weaned calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.60/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −135.14 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$261.60

30 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,427

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$149

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

$26.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.49

vs AR average

−3.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	265.13	1,447	26
Medium and Large 2	544	238.62	1,298	4thin

One grade step is worth $26.52/cwt here — about $149 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale30 hd

261.60

—

AR average10 barns · 425 hd

253.11

+8.49

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−3.03

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−135.14

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	1,664	146.37	2,436	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,210	132.12	1,599	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	129.87	1,888	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	120.04	1,261	44

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)	1,275	$2,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,258	$2,306	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,146	$2,094	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,750	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$2,561	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,505	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$2,110	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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	261.29/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	314.38/cwt	302.50–325.00	1,465	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	420	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	298.09/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	234.18/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	348.40/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,300	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	275.48/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	333	337.22/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,123	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	715	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	700–750	735	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	540	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	226.90/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	220.63/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,681	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	233.85/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,595	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	242.17/cwt	242.00–242.50	1,652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	266.16/cwt	257.50–272.50	1,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	269.96/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,436	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	237.21/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	240.02/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	304.54/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,285	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	328.82/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,082	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	308.91/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	266.13/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	269.51/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,668	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	260.08/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	365.61/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,207	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	315.69/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	784	234.33/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	392.43/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	287.54/cwt	277.50–305.00	1,645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	327.28/cwt	317.50–335.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	251.24/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	545	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	270	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	262.10/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,407	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	350.92/cwt	342.50–360.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	336.25/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,188	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	106.63/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,004	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	128.28/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,453	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	129.87/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,888	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	132.82/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,672	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	126.67/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,466	7
Bulls	—	—	1,526	142.41/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,173	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	120.54/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,234	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	142.28/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,646	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	87.67/cwt	85.00–90.00	735	2
Bulls	—	—	1,885	152.71/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,879	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	159.83/cwt	147.50–172.00	1,347	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,306.04/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,306	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,532.61/head	2,250.00–2,750.00	2,533	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	2,094.22/head	1,500.00–2,575.00	2,094	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,102	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,560.77/head	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,561	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,014.89/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	251.84/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,569	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	253.94/cwt	242.50–265.50	1,427	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	233.76/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	270.79/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,549	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	272.51/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	233.49/cwt	225.00–242.20	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	317.18/cwt	307.50–325.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	294.90/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,070	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	248.26/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	318.40/cwt	302.50–332.20	1,172	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	285.40/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,313	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	249.34/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,581	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	265.01/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,251	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	191.06/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	279.58/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,183	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	319.18/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,328	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	231.22/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	338.05/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,285	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	290.01/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,215	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	306.85/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	295.33/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,545	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	307.92/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,460	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	249.12/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	331.29/cwt	330.00–332.50	1,110	2

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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