Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SPECIAL NOTE BULL SALE NEXT TUESDAY 10/15/24 35 HEAD OF REPLACEMENT BULLS 18-24 MONTHS OLD OFFERING ANGUS, CHARLOTTE, RED ANGUS, LEM FLEX BULLS*

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400lb-600lb sold $12.00-$13.00 higher while feeder bulls sold $6.00-$7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 400lb-600lb sold $8.00-$9.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $5.00-$6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $237.25/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −159.48 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$237.25

79 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$78

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

$10.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.07

vs AR average

−15.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	241.25	1,308	48
Medium and Large 2	532	231.07	1,230	31

One grade step is worth $10.18/cwt here — about $78 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 sale79 hd

237.25

—

AR average10 barns · 683 hd

236.19

+1.07

National average183 barns · 16,319 hd

252.68

−15.43

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−159.48

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	—	Average	1,808	140.64	2,542	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,326	121.23	1,607	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,570	113.44	1,781	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,082	112.29	1,215	32

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,084	$1,629	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,545	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	963	$1,300	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	948	$1,208	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,801	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,617	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

131 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	400–450	427	291.50/cwt	277.50–307.50	1,245	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	276.55/cwt	262.50–285.00	1,294	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	281.58/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	514	248.38/cwt	247.50–251.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	231.25/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,209	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	277.58/cwt	267.50–285.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	219.36/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,446	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	580	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	248.34/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,299	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	220.43/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,270	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	239.16/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,138	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	194.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,292	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	226.61/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,398	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	257.15/cwt	253.50–270.00	1,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	523	235.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,232	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	237.44/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,021	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	277.00/cwt	265.00–290.00	892	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	252.64/cwt	240.00–265.00	952	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	219.93/cwt	215.00–222.50	1,282	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	213.81/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	365	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	478	220.64/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,055	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	330	254.90/cwt	250.00–260.00	841	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	240.26/cwt	228.00–251.00	1,357	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	253.06/cwt	242.50–259.00	1,448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	214.85/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,534	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	230.81/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	517	274.15/cwt	270.00–282.50	1,417	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	235.52/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,368	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	254.95/cwt	242.50–270.00	1,316	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	267.52/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	233.51/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	242.50/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	333.73/cwt	332.50–335.00	1,475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,541	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	368	319.03/cwt	316.00–325.00	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	302.68/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,159	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	221.25/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	298.24/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,554	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	311.79/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,500	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	249.11/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,520	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	315	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	257.99/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,473	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	618	206.60/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,277	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	261.07/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	475	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	380	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	326	319.45/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,041	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	113.51/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,236	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,402	120.44/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,689	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,068	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	121.35/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,374	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,542	116.19/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,792	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,766	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	125.46/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,817	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	110.86/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,417	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	128.25/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,639	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	85.96/cwt	82.00–90.00	776	3
Bulls	—	—	1,881	144.55/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,719	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	965	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,429	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	885	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,838.00/head	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,838	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,802.65/head	1,500.00–2,125.00	1,803	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,281	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,801.22/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,801	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	141.61/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,538	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,334	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	820	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	918	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,825.32/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	920	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	907	1,100.60/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,101	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	230.38/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,444	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	266.45/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,388	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	199.85/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	412	254.23/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,047	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	616	218.06/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,343	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	276.49/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,300	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	213.75/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	208.77/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	258.43/cwt	255.00–263.00	1,264	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	216.34/cwt	202.50–222.00	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	282.17/cwt	270.00–297.50	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	201.36/cwt	195.00–207.50	1,436	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	318.26/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,174	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	234.94/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,356	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	291.19/cwt	282.50–304.00	1,238	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	285.18/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,061	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	395	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	267.21/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,144	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	246.63/cwt	242.50–252.50	1,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	216.32/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,337	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	242.06/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,266	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	249.17/cwt	241.00–262.50	1,206	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,080	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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