Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Feeder steers sold $11.00 to $12.00 higher overall, while 600lb to 800lb steers sold $20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $2.00 to $3.00 higher with some 6-weight value added heifers selling $12.00 to $15.00 higher and feeder bulls sold $11.00 to $12.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady this week

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $281.98/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −163.11 against this barn's trailing median of $445.09.

Average price

$281.98

50 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$19.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

vs AR average

+1.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	286.55	1,580	33
Medium and Large 1-2	571	279.34	1,595	8thin
Medium and Large 2	534	267.53	1,430	9thin

One grade step is worth $19.02/cwt here — about $151 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale50 hd

281.98

—

AR average10 barns · 301 hd

280.97

+1.01

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

+1.64

This barn, trailing median26 sales

445.09

−163.11

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	1,546	157.98	2,442	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,155	137.27	1,586	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	131.45	1,864	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	127.19	1,313	32

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)	1,320	$2,769	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,225	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,125	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,993	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,991	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,112	$1,775	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$1,800	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$1,725	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,935	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,092	$2,430	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,155	7

Every lot, as filed

137 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	300–350	311	323.72/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,007	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	245.42/cwt	237.50–257.50	1,514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	311.81/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,151	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	678	247.63/cwt	246.00–252.50	1,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	830	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	274.39/cwt	260.00–292.50	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	262.47/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,352	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	292.68/cwt	277.50–302.50	1,209	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	274.88/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,292	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	229.93/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	246.29/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	279.29/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,198	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	301.68/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,412	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	242.41/cwt	237.50–247.50	1,607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	298.57/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,164	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	268.98/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,275	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	270.83/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,395	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	359.76/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	283.91/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	327.36/cwt	320.00–332.50	1,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	247.46/cwt	237.50–252.50	1,435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	301.55/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	321.00/cwt	307.50–337.50	1,326	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	715	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	595	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	374.64/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,935	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,490.54/head	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,491	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,228.23/head	1,875.00–2,475.00	2,228	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,154.87/head	1,925.00–2,375.00	2,155	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	146.39/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,544	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,590	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	158.39/cwt	147.00–167.00	1,636	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	163.89/cwt	150.00–182.00	1,362	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,768.61/head	2,275.00–2,900.00	2,769	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,992.58/head	1,675.00–2,170.00	1,993	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,991.02/head	1,825.00–2,075.00	1,991	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	150.11/cwt	144.00–162.50	1,516	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	138.70/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,401	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,125.02/head	1,725.00–2,575.00	2,125	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,820	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,224.65/head	1,425.00–2,325.00	2,225	12
Bulls	—	—	1,537	158.98/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,444	7
Bulls	—	—	1,605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,424	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,453	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	113.06/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,133	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,005	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	135.26/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,438	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	132.43/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,834	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	123.98/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,214	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,962	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	137.97/cwt	134.00–143.00	1,642	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,058	131.30/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,389	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	303.33/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,298	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	280	399.82/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	261.22/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	315.63/cwt	300.00–330.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	310.72/cwt	305.00–317.50	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	272.55/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	775	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	281.13/cwt	279.00–282.50	1,729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	317.26/cwt	307.50–325.00	1,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	279.34/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,595	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,427	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	251.24/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,482	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	267.14/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,670	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	271.06/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	374.69/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	358.56/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	268.49/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	252.01/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,447	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	236.22/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	245.09/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	250.48/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,192	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	265	350.00/cwt	345.00–355.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	383	299.95/cwt	297.50–302.50	1,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	291.04/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	278.57/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	278.22/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	507	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	595	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	283.28/cwt	277.50–287.50	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	560	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	344.35/cwt	342.50–347.50	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	257.17/cwt	257.00–257.50	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	275.77/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	281.38/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,604	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	317.10/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,364	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	265.56/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	403	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	259.16/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	312.22/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,442	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	298.60/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,568	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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