Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder heifers and feeder bulls sold $2.00-$6.00 lower. Feeder steers 300lb-500lb sold $8.00-$9.00 lower, while feeder steers 600lb-700lb sold $5.00-$6.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold $2.00-$3.00 lower. Due to the much needed rain, Muddy conditions had supply held back, while attendance was good with a moderate demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $249.00/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 26 comparable sales and sits −196.08 against this barn's trailing median of $445.09.

Average price

$249.00

54 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$15.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.67

vs AR average

−52.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	257.41	1,383	22
Medium and Large 2	561	245.12	1,376	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	569	241.93	1,378	19thin

One grade step is worth $15.48/cwt here — about $5 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

26 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $478.83, low $392.00, median $445.09 across 26 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 sale54 hd

249.00

—

AR average10 barns · 407 hd

260.67

−11.67

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−52.85

This barn, trailing median26 sales

445.09

−196.08

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	1,550	136.66	2,118	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	110.75	1,792	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,291	108.85	1,406	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	93.44	990	7thin

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)	1,225	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	450–500	459	276.57/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,269	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	240.41/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,382	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	222.25/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	926	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	624	233.03/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,454	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	309.11/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	267.14/cwt	260.00–282.50	1,419	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	249.41/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,539	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	261.37/cwt	250.00–277.50	985	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	524	244.95/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,284	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	685	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,576	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	232.50/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,344	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	505	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	238.73/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	258.94/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	637	234.13/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	287.47/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	245.04/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	236.98/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,469	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	252.55/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,200	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	229.93/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	317.35/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	233.82/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	233.96/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	215.80/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,647	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	232.45/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	240.82/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,409	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	473	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,336	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	513	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	266.49/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	568	233.28/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	264.64/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,246	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	317.34/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	540	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,269	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,271	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	101.53/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,125	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	82.56/cwt	80.00–85.00	807	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	110.75/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,792	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,480	103.36/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,530	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	92.17/cwt	90.00–94.00	986	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	110.29/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,305	3
Bulls	—	—	1,550	136.66/cwt	131.00–142.00	2,118	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	253.36/cwt	247.50–260.00	930	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	214.76/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,342	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	236.67/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,261	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	238.37/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,342	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	247.22/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,293	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	246.98/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	220.56/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,286	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	184.16/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,330	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	233.41/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	558	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	234.01/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,116	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	221.70/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	226.86/cwt	225.00–232.50	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	251.72/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	237.30/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,229	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	220.47/cwt	212.50–225.00	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	223.71/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,159	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	224.82/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	246.44/cwt	245.00–252.50	922	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	202.56/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	229.10/cwt	220.00–237.50	955	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	216.25/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	241.87/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,035	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	524	227.09/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,190	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	624	217.53/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	242.33/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,333	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	220.31/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	430	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	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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