Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle sold mostly uneven compared to the previous week. With cattle futures trading in the red today, buyers seemed to be staying more on the cautious side. Feeder steers and feeder heifers 500lb to 600lb sold $15.00 lower. Feeder bulls selling more unevenly sold $22.00 to $23.00 lower. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.41/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −167.33 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$229.41

53 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,251

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$10.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.55

vs AR average

−15.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	235.82	1,235	19thin
Medium and Large 1	557	226.98	1,264	12thin
Medium and Large 2	558	225.20	1,257	22

One grade step is worth $10.62/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale53 hd

229.41

—

AR average9 barns · 347 hd

241.96

−12.55

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−15.00

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−167.33

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	—	Low	1,631	156.95	2,559	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,257	139.20	1,749	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	129.66	1,940	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,045	118.14	1,235	33

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,179	$2,452	10
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,280	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$1,910	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,232	$1,809	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,738	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,105	$1,413	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

135 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 2Full	450–500	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	680	229.97/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	605	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	285.03/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,494	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	723	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1050–1100	1,058	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	261.66/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	237.58/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	265.07/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,243	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	573	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	260.56/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	350–400	358	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	248.39/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	788	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	588	243.37/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	286.22/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	231.72/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,223	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	220.06/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,272	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	240.00/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	418	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,099	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	236.14/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,230	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	248.55/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,044	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	238.99/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,343	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	289.51/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	231.09/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	224.94/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	297.39/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,127	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	262.11/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,371	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	254.95/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,583	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	260	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,354	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	290.20/cwt	270.00–300.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	593	243.54/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,444	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	593	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	240.76/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,490	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	271.31/cwt	262.50–282.50	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	682	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	259.65/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	304.22/cwt	300.00–307.50	1,308	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	267.38/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,503	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	740	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	517	280.84/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	388	313.73/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	239.74/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	276.23/cwt	275.00–277.50	1,279	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	423	291.54/cwt	287.50–297.00	1,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	320.85/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,020	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,217	132.87/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,617	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	131.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,881	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,617	126.95/cwt	125.00–129.00	2,053	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	121.69/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,210	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	95.95/cwt	90.00–100.00	912	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	110.54/cwt	104.00–115.00	1,084	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,430	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	146.12/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,882	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	136.37/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,714	9
Bulls	—	—	1,433	146.26/cwt	135.00–153.00	2,096	6
Bulls	—	—	1,828	167.64/cwt	162.00–173.00	3,064	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	2,451.74/head	2,000.00–2,635.00	2,452	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	149.90/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,679	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	144.68/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,341	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	157.11/cwt	149.00–167.50	1,482	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,863.53/head	1,195.00–2,375.00	1,864	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,910.22/head	1,400.00–2,275.00	1,910	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	865	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,738.47/head	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,738	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,413.05/head	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,413	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	216.28/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	294.23/cwt	280.00–310.00	930	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	625	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	275.78/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	241.27/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,291	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	207.48/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	230.44/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,302	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	276.66/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,322	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	420	251.25/cwt	250.00–252.50	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	272.00/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,180	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	249.32/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,194	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	302.49/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,264	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	281.13/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	253.44/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,310	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	239.13/cwt	237.50–242.50	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	287.91/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,068	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	256.13/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	423	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	445	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	305	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	230.10/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	233.71/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	213.75/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	240.85/cwt	227.50–252.50	1,125	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	581	218.10/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,267	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	209.85/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	262.35/cwt	250.00–275.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	227.33/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,403	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	407	265.63/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,081	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	615	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	277.15/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,172	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	227.42/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	259.40/cwt	250.00–272.50	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	223.16/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	232.75/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,336	4

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →