Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-09-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: limited comparable sales on feeder cattle. However, a lower undertone was noted on most classes and weights. Slaughter cow and bulls data limited due to technical difficulties

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $228.44/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −168.30 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$228.44

70 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$11.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.61

vs AR average

−10.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	565	232.72	1,316	18thin
Medium and Large 1	549	229.83	1,263	34
Medium and Large 2	550	221.54	1,218	18thin

One grade step is worth $11.18/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale70 hd

228.44

—

AR average10 barns · 621 hd

240.05

−11.61

National average182 barns · 14,937 hd

238.61

−10.17

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−168.30

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	1,753	144.70	2,537	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	129.00	1,554	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,198	120.00	1,437	2thin

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)	1,300	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

143 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 1	350–400	380	320.66/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,219	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	293.56/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,254	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	221.07/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,499	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	265.57/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,261	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	226.59/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	247.71/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,412	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	212.58/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	586	231.61/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,357	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	423	299.32/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,266	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	750–800	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	526	249.16/cwt	243.00–257.50	1,311	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	793	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	530	234.86/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	480	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	588	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	617	239.33/cwt	239.00–240.00	1,477	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	463	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,227	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	640	216.35/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	677	218.00/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	240.71/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,374	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	731	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	205.02/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	437	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	268.43/cwt	257.50–272.50	953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	313	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	266.07/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,378	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	368	310.48/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	216.64/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	254.27/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	215.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	260.88/cwt	252.50–265.00	856	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	240.58/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,258	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	298.42/cwt	285.00–312.50	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	242.93/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	618	224.96/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,390	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	294.51/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,355	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	245.07/cwt	242.50–250.00	1,299	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	327	313.70/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	520	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	263.25/cwt	250.00–270.00	979	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	667	227.17/cwt	227.00–227.50	1,515	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	300–350	320	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	550–600	568	236.22/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	565	246.63/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,393	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	750–800	762	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,715	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	474	280.58/cwt	277.50–282.00	1,330	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	475	256.53/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,219	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	528	267.51/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,412	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	633	235.96/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,494	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	700–750	720	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,548	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	382	297.63/cwt	287.50–307.50	1,137	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	335	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	386	288.77/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,115	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	227.64/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,195	2
Bulls	—	—	1,649	135.85/cwt	130.00–142.00	2,240	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,554	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,420	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,732	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,151	1
Bulls	—	—	1,930	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	3,011	2
Bulls	—	—	1,800	149.62/cwt	143.00–153.00	2,693	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	184.51/cwt	170.00–202.50	1,544	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	255.22/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,330	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	211.66/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	587	219.11/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	295.87/cwt	282.50–312.50	1,252	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	218.54/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,265	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	674	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,381	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	235.81/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,346	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	261.47/cwt	255.00–262.50	1,279	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	225.27/cwt	212.50–232.50	1,187	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	234.99/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,116	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	266.34/cwt	260.00–277.50	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	618	217.45/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	310.28/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	214.90/cwt	202.50–218.00	1,418	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	416	280.55/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,167	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,244	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	316.14/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,021	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	270.08/cwt	260.00–287.50	835	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	253.01/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,063	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	205.20/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	676	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	609	208.05/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,267	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	226.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,380	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	324	277.45/cwt	270.00–295.00	899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	562	231.66/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	391	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,079	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	830	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	238.72/cwt	220.00–255.00	888	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	209.14/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	244.13/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	625	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	211.70/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,306	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	523	232.60/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	204.85/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	214.78/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	216.70/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,153	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	273.95/cwt	265.00–281.00	983	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	255.36/cwt	242.50–262.50	838	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	259.60/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,090	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	236.08/cwt	227.50–243.00	1,339	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	245.65/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,152	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	569	219.38/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,248	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	271.52/cwt	270.00–272.50	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	228.55/cwt	217.50–236.00	1,401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	234.68/cwt	227.50–238.00	1,087	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	435	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	234.98/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,212	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	524	224.21/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,175	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	184.90/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	235.10/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,009	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	368	252.26/cwt	247.50–257.50	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	220.16/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,490	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	620	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,566	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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