Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and feeder bulls 300lb to 500lb sold steady to $1.00 higher while feeder heifers 300lb to 500lb sold steady to $1.00 lower with moderate demand and supply this week. Slaughter cattle sold $10.00 to $11.00 lower on a lighter test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.99/cwt on 89 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −172.75 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$223.99

89 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,225

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$11.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.57

vs AR average

−13.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	227.33	1,252	59
Medium and Large 1-2	522	223.43	1,167	7thin
Medium and Large 2	544	215.58	1,172	23

One grade step is worth $11.75/cwt here — about $81 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 sale89 hd

223.99

—

AR average10 barns · 630 hd

231.56

−7.57

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−13.02

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−172.75

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	1,772	146.09	2,589	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	116.36	1,480	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	111.00	1,576	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	100.31	1,052	15

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)	1,135	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$1,975	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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 1-2	700–750	733	196.14/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	228.15/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,312	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	238.97/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,135	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	218.19/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,464	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	235.62/cwt	224.00–242.50	999	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	220.08/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,364	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	256.06/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,063	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	275.76/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	614	211.42/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,298	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	210.35/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	522	225.90/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,179	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	485	208.04/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	385	255.04/cwt	250.00–260.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	221.59/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	261.74/cwt	247.50–290.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	432	242.02/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	482	228.48/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,101	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	569	216.19/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,230	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	237.43/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	203.33/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,377	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	243.33/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,022	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,321	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	238.05/cwt	232.50–242.50	1,352	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	260.01/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,240	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,215	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	229.91/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,432	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	315.03/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,169	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	277.85/cwt	247.50–302.50	1,050	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	322.46/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	693	207.53/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,858	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,638	2
Bulls	—	—	1,729	148.13/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,561	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	104.42/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,149	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	875	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,540	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	611	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,676	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,612	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	118.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,517	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	109.40/cwt	105.00–112.00	1,376	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	410	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	943	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	526	232.27/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,222	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	283.73/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	669	199.85/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	222.04/cwt	219.00–225.00	1,361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	675	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	240.43/cwt	240.00–240.50	1,382	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	224.61/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,507	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	232.95/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	224.68/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,595	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	259.62/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,119	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	228.63/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	258.33/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,364	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	302.54/cwt	290.00–322.50	1,228	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	231.29/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,233	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	277.88/cwt	272.50–280.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	225.80/cwt	225.00–227.00	1,136	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	215.83/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,124	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	234.79/cwt	220.00–252.50	862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	202.54/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	206.73/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,288	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	237.46/cwt	230.00–245.00	760	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,072	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	355	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	570	226.71/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	226.57/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,078	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	269.43/cwt	257.50–277.50	1,293	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	236.85/cwt	233.00–247.50	1,485	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	226.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	226.60/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	231.50/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	590	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	231.48/cwt	228.00–237.50	1,562	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	246.19/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,428	12

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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