Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*SPECIAL NOTE PRE-VAC SALE NEXT WEEK ON 11/5/24*

Compared to last week: With planner offerings this week and some new crop fleshier calves 300lb-400lb, feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $7.00-$14.00 lower, and feeder heifers sold $7.00-$8.00 lower, while 500lb-600lb feeder steers and feeder bulls sold steady to $7.00 higher, and feeder heifers 500lb-600lb sold $6.00-$7.00 higher on a stronger demand. Slaughter cows sold steady -$2.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold $2.00-$5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $224.76/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −171.98 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$224.76

74 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$18.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.64

vs AR average

−35.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	229.72	1,243	53
Large 2	580	217.50	1,262	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	589	214.00	1,260	4thin
Medium and Large 2	532	211.48	1,125	16thin

One grade step is worth $18.24/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale74 hd

224.76

—

AR average10 barns · 658 hd

231.41

−6.64

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−35.70

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−171.98

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	1,742	131.74	2,295	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,333	112.16	1,495	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,348	106.77	1,439	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,075	98.60	1,060	29

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,159	$1,508	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,263	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,225	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,759	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,713	2thin

Every lot, as filed

150 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	400–450	418	302.04/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,263	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	269.32/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,161	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	252.60/cwt	240.00–267.50	1,207	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	275.11/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	572	245.92/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,407	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	800–850	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	377	300.77/cwt	300.00–302.50	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	268.95/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,291	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	663	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	227.69/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	735	193.96/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	520	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	800–850	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	272.42/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,019	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	246.66/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	229.18/cwt	220.00–237.50	1,293	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	460	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	236.66/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,221	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	260.71/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,095	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	228.04/cwt	222.50–235.00	1,526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	289.16/cwt	280.00–302.50	957	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	225.88/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,407	7
Heifers	Large 2	700–750	728	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Large 2	550–600	580	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Large 2	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Large 2	650–700	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	253.24/cwt	240.00–267.50	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	322.47/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,154	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	263.02/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,341	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	623	225.07/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	250.32/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,314	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	235.99/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,369	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	249.12/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,550	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,545	5
Steers	Large 2	750–800	755	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,586	1
Steers	Large 2	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	281.57/cwt	270.00–295.00	957	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	230.05/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	274.73/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,017	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	237.61/cwt	234.00–240.50	1,533	9
Steers	Large 2	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	223.58/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,516	7
Steers	Large 2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Steers	Large 2	650–700	662	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	296.79/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,413	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	232.16/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	277.11/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,544	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	274.50/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,419	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	264.30/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,388	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	850–900	860	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	468	256.89/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,202	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,084	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	375	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,063	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,337	121.65/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,626	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	82.36/cwt	80.00–85.00	843	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	106.77/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,439	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,354	113.31/cwt	111.00–116.00	1,534	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	106.73/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,385	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	94.21/cwt	90.00–100.00	983	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	112.72/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,280	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	106.70/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,191	9
Bulls	—	—	1,722	130.53/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,248	6
Bulls	—	—	1,860	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,585	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	1,655.62/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,656	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,005	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	1,206.94/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,207	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	835	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,010	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,150	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,851.09/head	1,825.00–1,875.00	1,851	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	670	204.85/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,372	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	618	221.25/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,367	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	218.74/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	217.94/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,229	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	237.23/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,132	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	228.37/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,197	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	264.59/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,138	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	263.66/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,012	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	191.46/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,373	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	165.00/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	229.87/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,092	18
Heifers	Large 2	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	321	270.55/cwt	260.00–277.50	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	186.56/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	237.39/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,004	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	246.76/cwt	232.50–255.00	943	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	210.52/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,101	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	469	237.40/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,113	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	517	223.91/cwt	217.50–225.00	1,158	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	723	193.32/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	423	248.58/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	212.46/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	895	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	571	213.87/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,221	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	664	207.06/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,375	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	276.24/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,304	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,552	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	229.80/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	307.77/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,151	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	195.01/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,353	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	320.74/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,039	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	157.38/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	268.37/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,390	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	292.58/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,223	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	244.84/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,393	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	201.83/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	269.21/cwt	255.00–285.00	891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	219.89/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	198.72/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,318	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,328	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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