Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to $2.00 lower on a plainer offering than the previous week. On a stronger offering, feeder bulls sold $8.00 to $9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold $7.00 to $8.00 lower on a lighter demand than the previous week. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $4.00 lower.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $249.35/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −167.28 against this barn's trailing median of $416.62.

Average price

$249.35

49 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,374

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$33.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.07

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	258.53	1,416	29
Medium and Large 2	555	237.25	1,316	18thin
Medium 1	560	225.00	1,260	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.53/cwt here — about $156 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

29 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $472.35, low $359.18, median $416.62 across 29 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 sale49 hd

249.35

—

AR average8 barns · 266 hd

243.28

+6.07

This barn, trailing median29 sales

416.62

−167.28

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	1,559	130.40	2,033	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,332	113.78	1,516	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,101	101.19	1,114	34

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)	895	$1,578	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$1,496	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	927	$1,477	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,358	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	932	$1,347	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	770	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	870	$950	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	670	$1,250	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,247	$4,433	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,718	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

155 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	300–350	322	285.23/cwt	275.00–300.00	918	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	383	327.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,254	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	256.18/cwt	242.50–272.50	1,225	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	216.92/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	275.00/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	292.20/cwt	292.20–292.20	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	211.36/cwt	195.00–222.00	1,209	5
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	434	232.59/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,009	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	233.75/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	249.78/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	197.22/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	226.10/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	999	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	503	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	252.26/cwt	235.00–262.50	817	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	266.54/cwt	252.50–277.50	1,122	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	279.10/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,055	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	236.24/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	230.30/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,308	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	242.59/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,031	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	235.34/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,243	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	261.60/cwt	256.00–267.50	1,083	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	221.18/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	223.83/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,253	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	248.32/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	460	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	236.50/cwt	220.00–257.50	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	225.15/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,074	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	474	282.08/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,337	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	440	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium 1	450–500	467	223.39/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	565	258.76/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	319.78/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,071	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	282.95/cwt	260.00–297.50	1,211	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	230.76/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	249.47/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,447	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,453	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	235.53/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,373	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	663	222.42/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	291.34/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	299.13/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,409	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	288.85/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	241.77/cwt	231.00–255.00	1,627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	275.56/cwt	260.00–307.50	1,582	4
Steers	Medium 1	400–450	423	281.05/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	217.86/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	248.81/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,558	7
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	450	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	237.04/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	359.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	470	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	242.14/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	324.05/cwt	312.50–335.00	1,364	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	323	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	388	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,296	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	350	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	318	325.04/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium 1Fleshy	400–450	430	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	946	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	115.26/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,542	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,533	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	107.88/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,413	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	105.88/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,183	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	83.80/cwt	80.00–90.00	849	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	94.14/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,000	3
Bulls	—	—	1,730	142.60/cwt	142.00–144.00	2,467	3
Bulls	—	—	1,520	127.59/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,939	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,492.76/head	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,493	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	770	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,653.25/head	1,525.00–1,750.00	1,653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,120	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	965	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	810	1,468.11/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,468	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,818.65/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,819	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	775	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	693	122.13/cwt	120.00–125.00	846	2
Bred Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	670	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,662	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	768	1,132.25/head	800.00–1,400.00	1,132	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,135	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	725	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	885	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,416	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	932	116.01/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,081	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	895	115.53/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,034	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	745	1,415.77/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,416	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	980	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,176	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	988	1,717.59/head	1,710.00–1,725.00	1,718	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	4,433.28/head	3,500.00–5,800.00	4,433	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	253.04/cwt	247.50–262.50	1,427	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	476	230.99/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	527	225.84/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,190	10
Bulls	Medium 1	450–500	480	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	627	215.20/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	660	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	382	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	196.37/cwt	190.00–203.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	275.32/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,016	8
Bulls	Medium 1	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium 1	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	285.55/cwt	275.00–297.50	1,359	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	209.59/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	225.87/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	275.83/cwt	267.50–280.00	1,307	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	257.50/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,442	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,533	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	334.37/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	273.60/cwt	259.00–285.00	1,423	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	211.25/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	304.27/cwt	300.00–312.50	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,511	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	269.48/cwt	225.00–300.00	1,151	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	253.17/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,213	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	222.26/cwt	214.00–228.00	1,382	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	241.73/cwt	200.00–265.00	1,259	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	210.15/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,408	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	229.26/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,330	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	622	211.55/cwt	202.50–222.50	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	237.70/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,476	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	312.93/cwt	297.50–327.50	1,305	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	574	235.84/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	31
Bulls	Medium 1	400–450	430	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,086	1

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

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