Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-11-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With a strong offering of 300lb to 400lb feeder calves, feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $34.00-$35.00 higher, while feeder heifers 300lb-400lb sold $31.00-$32.00 higher. 400lb-600lb feeder bulls and feeder heifers sold $11.00-$15.00 higher, while feeder steers 400lb-600lb on a lighter test sold $6.00-$7.00 higher. Slaughter cattle sold steady to $2.00 higher. Supply was strong with a good offering of weaned calves on a good demand this week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.27/cwt on 80 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −160.47 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$236.27

80 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,288

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$14.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.88

vs AR average

−28.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	240.00	1,328	6thin
Medium and Large 1	547	239.18	1,308	57
Medium and Large 2	536	225.18	1,208	17thin

One grade step is worth $14.82/cwt here — about $120 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 sale80 hd

236.27

—

AR average11 barns · 540 hd

239.15

−2.88

National average194 barns · 23,548 hd

265.10

−28.83

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−160.47

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	1,572	126.19	1,984	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,326	111.92	1,484	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	110.00	1,579	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	98.82	1,063	20

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)	1,050	$2,125	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,247	$1,742	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,112	$1,686	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,248	$1,670	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$1,353	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,022	$1,220	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,150	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	945	$1,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,200	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$1,850	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

171 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,850.00/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,145	1,510.92/head	1,375.00–1,625.00	1,511	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	663	233.01/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,545	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,174	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	265.03/cwt	258.00–272.50	1,635	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	718	216.18/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	375	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	567	253.96/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,440	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	770	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	643	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	548	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,576	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	487	267.46/cwt	262.50–270.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	593	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	670	222.56/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	262.98/cwt	261.00–265.00	1,407	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	478	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	556	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,334	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	571	225.41/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,287	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	261.27/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,071	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	468	249.39/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	850–900	852	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,661	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	750–800	799	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	700–750	716	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	236.26/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	490	237.58/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	213.75/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,304	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	243.70/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,067	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	223.08/cwt	200.00–232.50	1,171	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	236.17/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,131	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	302.27/cwt	295.00–310.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	253.40/cwt	240.00–260.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	209.99/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	528	247.42/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,365	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	672	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,478	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	269.60/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	225.02/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,501	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	297.47/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	768	241.34/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	674	253.85/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	737	241.97/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	234.48/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,360	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,073	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	216.33/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	247.01/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,282	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,593	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	211.36/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	272.83/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,031	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	360.07/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	294.82/cwt	290.00–305.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	267.82/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,261	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	254.44/cwt	248.00–262.50	1,580	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	350.10/cwt	332.50–360.00	1,306	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	268.51/cwt	262.50–275.00	1,412	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	312.84/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,308	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	261.91/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,503	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	294.52/cwt	280.00–307.50	1,393	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	428	293.97/cwt	292.50–297.50	1,258	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	233.42/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,468	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	261.16/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,081	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	630	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	251.02/cwt	242.50–255.00	1,451	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	262.60/cwt	260.00–265.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	230.70/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,536	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	218.49/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,333	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	682	193.35/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	227.56/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	335.25/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,284	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	277.63/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,308	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,702.38/head	1,475.00–2,050.00	1,702	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,737.83/head	1,525.00–2,125.00	1,738	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	870	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	896	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	820	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,333	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	131.35/cwt	117.00–170.00	1,345	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	110.62/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,305	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,022	1,219.66/head	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,220	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,657	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	110.05/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,332	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,100	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	1,824.58/head	1,425.00–2,150.00	1,825	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	930	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,136	1,315.68/head	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,316	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,060	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,229	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	105.86/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,261	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	107.23/cwt	102.50–111.00	1,527	6
Bulls	—	—	1,548	120.49/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,865	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	114.26/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,459	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,162	111.92/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,301	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	897	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	81.16/cwt	70.00–89.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,287	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	307.14/cwt	295.00–320.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	235.95/cwt	227.50–245.00	1,369	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	280.87/cwt	270.00–297.50	1,168	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	357	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	243.26/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,265	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	248.23/cwt	240.00–260.00	958	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	260.86/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,200	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	208.91/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	234.54/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,461	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	224.45/cwt	221.00–227.50	1,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	668	213.30/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,425	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	426	264.39/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,126	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	578	223.73/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,293	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Small 2	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	620	218.76/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,356	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	479	245.06/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	297.39/cwt	287.50–305.00	1,100	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	203.29/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,545	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	167.52/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	243.75/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	209.55/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,494	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	515	234.38/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,207	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	241.28/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,503	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	304.30/cwt	297.50–315.00	1,284	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	229.56/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,320	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	240.49/cwt	228.00–247.50	1,275	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	200.93/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	207.61/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	315	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	573	234.00/cwt	225.00–242.50	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	260.91/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,370	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,095	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	249.03/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,158	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	348.51/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,108	3

How this sale compares

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