Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*THERE WILL BE A SALE NEXT TUESDAY 9/3/2024*

Compared to last week: Feeder bulls 500lb to 600lb sold $10.00 to $11.00 higher while feeder steers 500lb to 600lb sold $5.00 to $6.00 lower with lower offerings of weaned calves. Feeder heifers 500lb to 600lb sold $6.00 higher. Slaughter cattle on a uneven test compared to last week sold $5.00 to $6.00 lower

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.93/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −159.81 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$236.93

28 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

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

$14.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

−4.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	242.49	1,327	17thin
Medium and Large 2	531	228.32	1,212	11thin

One grade step is worth $14.17/cwt here — about $115 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 sale28 hd

236.93

—

AR average10 barns · 375 hd

236.93

+0.00

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−4.95

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−159.81

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	1,605	149.16	2,394	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,288	128.01	1,648	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,650	124.00	2,046	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	107.75	1,108	14

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$1,777	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$1,538	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2Full	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	293.60/cwt	282.50–305.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	281.29/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	216.28/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	207.44/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	256.58/cwt	250.00–280.00	952	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	240.16/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,131	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	233.00/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,205	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	220.03/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	276.59/cwt	267.50–287.50	1,264	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	227.75/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	293.36/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,085	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,160	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	603	233.80/cwt	222.50–245.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	242.50/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,377	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	250.40/cwt	242.50–257.50	1,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	248.60/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	252.75/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,562	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	754	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,764	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	705	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	232.59/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,444	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	261.02/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,091	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	295.11/cwt	280.00–300.00	971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	495	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	637	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	421	307.68/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,295	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	266.23/cwt	265.00–267.50	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	312.62/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	270.61/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,440	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,976	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	369.91/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	550	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	473	271.30/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	238.65/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,356	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	249.02/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	119.79/cwt	118.00–123.00	1,263	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	124.87/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,610	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,951	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,621	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,461	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	85.18/cwt	80.00–90.00	905	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	2,046	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	102.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	996	6
Bulls	—	—	1,438	139.25/cwt	130.00–148.00	2,002	3
Bulls	—	—	1,705	155.10/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,644	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,776.95/head	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,777	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,537.93/head	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,538	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,249	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	277.50/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,424	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	254.32/cwt	230.00–282.50	1,193	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	211.48/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,411	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	306.80/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,264	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	251.23/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	329.90/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	463	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,019	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	243.64/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,021	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,617	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	238.72/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,258	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	477	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,226	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	638	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	213.33/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,291	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	322.42/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	274.35/cwt	245.00–297.50	1,158	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	276.18/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	285.13/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	239.36/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,367	10

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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