Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold uneven on a light test this week offerings of plainer calves than the previous week. 400lb to 600lb feeder steers selling $22.00 to $23.00 lower. Feeder bulls selling $27.00 lower. On a slightly stronger test, feeder heifers 400lb to 600lb sold $11.00 to $12.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady this week. *NOTE THERE WILL BE A COMPLETE HERD SELL-OUT WITH 80 COWS AND 50 CALVES ON 8/13/24*

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.42/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −148.32 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$248.42

29 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$22.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.19

vs AR average

+3.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	259.29	1,412	15thin
Medium and Large 2	527	236.78	1,248	14thin

One grade step is worth $22.51/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

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 sale29 hd

248.42

—

AR average10 barns · 268 hd

250.61

−2.19

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

+3.35

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−148.32

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	1,815	162.26	2,945	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,203	136.02	1,637	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	131.45	1,930	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,022	119.67	1,222	22

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)	1,235	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,082	$2,099	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,932	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$1,930	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,827	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,008	$1,517	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,925	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	969	$2,687	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$2,033	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,988	2thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 2Value Added	300–350	338	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	308.24/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	269.96/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,401	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	262.41/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	250	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	510	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,199	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	615	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	417	311.73/cwt	311.00–312.50	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	277.31/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	295.88/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	294.40/cwt	292.50–295.00	1,231	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	310.36/cwt	300.00–320.00	869	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	715	223.51/cwt	212.50–235.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	482	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,374	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	450	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	229.35/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	245.04/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	663	232.48/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	288.02/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	275.63/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,036	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	262.41/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	274.62/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,428	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	284.47/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	483	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	233.72/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	590	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	314	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	542	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	322.95/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	276.64/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	423	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	308.25/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	294.98/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	558	284.93/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	291.73/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,088	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	300.63/cwt	292.50–307.50	1,440	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	312.53/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	252.02/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	253.25/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,332	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	259.37/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,616	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	276.29/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,321	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	121.55/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,290	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	111.98/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,019	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	134.49/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,535	6
Bulls	—	—	1,853	165.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	3,066	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	97.80/cwt	93.00–100.00	844	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,630	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,038	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	132.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,910	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	136.88/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,603	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	130.68/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,738	3
Bulls	—	—	1,700	152.61/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,594	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,516.94/head	1,350.00–1,675.00	1,517	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	2,099.47/head	1,900.00–2,150.00	2,099	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,534	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,257.20/head	2,050.00–2,475.00	2,257	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,826.60/head	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,827	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,932.48/head	1,775.00–2,025.00	1,932	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,987.50/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,988	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,116.25/head	1,800.00–2,375.00	2,116	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,790.79/head	2,725.00–2,850.00	2,791	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	286.24/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	300.33/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	266.88/cwt	257.20–275.00	1,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	268.95/cwt	257.50–280.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	237.44/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,520	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	248.74/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,418	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	236.12/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,230	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	287.28/cwt	272.50–297.50	939	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	338	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	332.17/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	241.76/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	400	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	300.52/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	230.02/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	248.44/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,193	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	294.40/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,234	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,507	1

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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