Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*PRE-VAC SALE NEXT WEEK 9/10/24*

Compared to last week: 500lb to 600lb feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $3.00 to $4.00 higher. Feeder heifers $500lb to $6.00lb sold $2.00 to $3.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady. Supply was good with a strong demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.53/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −167.56 against this barn's trailing median of $445.09.

Average price

$277.53

69 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,509

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$26.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.04

vs AR average

+8.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	280.48	1,529	57
Medium and Large 1-2	533	270.37	1,441	7thin
Medium and Large 2	543	253.91	1,379	5thin

One grade step is worth $26.57/cwt here — about $151 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

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 sale69 hd

277.53

—

AR average7 barns · 244 hd

270.49

+7.04

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+8.13

This barn, trailing median26 sales

445.09

−167.56

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	1,724	145.48	2,508	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,271	133.81	1,701	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,733	126.45	2,191	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	113.62	1,266	34
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,550	122.00	1,891	1thin

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)	1,410	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,183	$1,962	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$1,655	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$1,950	1thin

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	350–400	363	279.01/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	580	250.31/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	286.73/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,505	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	630	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	262.45/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	473	269.93/cwt	257.50–276.00	1,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	253.05/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,230	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	945	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	538	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	227.47/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	281.33/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,052	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	270.07/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,558	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	385	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	270.87/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,165	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	298.72/cwt	290.00–305.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	713	227.40/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	298.33/cwt	297.50–300.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	258.80/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,633	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	223.34/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,715	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,396	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	315.00/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	469	289.90/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,360	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	632	237.51/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	291.09/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,237	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	295.26/cwt	282.50–307.50	1,408	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	324.48/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,379	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	331.07/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	270.37/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,441	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	251.12/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	267.40/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	428	332.37/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	518	302.66/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,568	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	246.21/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	294.91/cwt	277.50–315.00	1,109	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	279.88/cwt	279.00–282.50	1,483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	575	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,452	1
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,891	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	118.84/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,365	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,154	129.62/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,496	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	124.69/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,641	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,813	121.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	2,206	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	103.60/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,127	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	134.01/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,599	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	141.73/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,855	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	87.40/cwt	80.00–95.00	868	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	134.37/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,150	3
Bulls	—	—	1,794	136.02/cwt	125.00–145.00	2,440	7
Bulls	—	—	1,654	154.95/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,563	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,655.10/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,655	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,961.58/head	1,475.00–2,450.00	1,962	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	245.77/cwt	244.00–247.50	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	263.60/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	265.68/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,241	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	830	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	319.94/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	259.53/cwt	242.50–272.50	973	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	253.92/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,325	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	268.63/cwt	257.50–280.00	865	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	245.39/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,153	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	246.28/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,396	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	514	242.53/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,247	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	283.63/cwt	275.00–292.50	1,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	221.10/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,267	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	260.93/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,260	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	247.39/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	305.27/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	269.37/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	263.70/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	247.43/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	323.38/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,295	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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