Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

DEC 7TH SPECIAL REPLACEMENT COW SALE WITH OVER 400 HEAD OF QUALITY BRED AND OPEN HEIFERS, COWS AND BULLS STARTS @ 12:00PM

*PRE-VAC SALE ALONG WITH REGULAR SALE ON DEC 3RD*

*THERE WILL ALSO BE A SALE ON 11/26/24*

Compared to last week: With a strong offering of lightweight feeder calves this week 300lb feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $27.00-$28.00 higher, while 300lb feeder heifers sold $22.00-$23.00 higher. 400lb-500lb feeder steers and feeder bulls sold $10.00-$12.00 higher and on a lighter test 600lb sold $8.00-$9.00 higher. 400lb-500lb feeder heifers sold $6.00-$7.00 higher, while on a light offering on heifers over 600lb sold steady to $2.00 higher

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.82/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −156.91 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$239.82

57 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,285

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$71

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

$15.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.86

vs AR average

−27.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	246.45	1,317	29
Medium and Large 1-2	533	237.36	1,265	8thin
Medium and Large 2	539	231.21	1,246	20

One grade step is worth $15.24/cwt here — about $71 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 sale57 hd

239.82

—

AR average9 barns · 504 hd

241.69

−1.86

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−27.23

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−156.91

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	—	High	1,665	138.03	2,299	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,268	111.08	1,409	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,385	106.62	1,477	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,083	99.18	1,074	6thin

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)	1,130	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,655	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,228	$1,479	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,043	$1,907	13
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,121	$1,777	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,103	$1,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,313	2thin

Every lot, as filed

144 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	1100–1150	1,145	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	347.36/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	303.83/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	259.77/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,374	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	381	338.75/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	236.23/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	823	214.92/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	428	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	665	240.84/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	239.38/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	465	255.48/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	708	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	768	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	314.87/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	670	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	251.25/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	700–750	718	223.76/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	300	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	266.66/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,261	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	291.23/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,238	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	236.25/cwt	235.00–237.50	1,500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	248.13/cwt	247.50–250.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	257.72/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,330	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	273.07/cwt	252.50–282.50	1,158	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	238.18/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	216.92/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	242.45/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,496	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	305.06/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	265.50/cwt	252.50–275.00	1,277	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	279.99/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	266.24/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,531	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	291.74/cwt	271.00–317.50	1,342	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	239.83/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,746	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	257.41/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	249.25/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	254.09/cwt	242.50–262.00	1,702	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,170	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	306.87/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,473	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	289.30/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,519	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	329.64/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	535	294.86/cwt	287.50–302.50	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	635	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	500	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	394.11/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	429	307.98/cwt	302.50–317.50	1,321	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	660	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	469	302.85/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,420	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	378	332.48/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,257	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	610	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	495	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	650–700	690	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	453	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,438	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,322	105.99/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,401	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	114.90/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,411	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	106.70/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,238	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	106.62/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,477	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,035	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	709	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	157.47/cwt	156.00–159.00	3,157	2
Bulls	—	—	1,893	142.40/cwt	139.00–148.00	2,696	3
Bulls	—	—	1,393	127.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,778	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,254	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,907.27/head	1,775.00–2,050.00	1,907	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,777.17/head	1,350.00–2,025.00	1,777	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,478.72/head	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,479	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,654.61/head	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,655	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	530	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	675	219.58/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,482	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	628	229.80/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,443	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	237.60/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,385	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	355.04/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,303	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	518	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,166	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	278.34/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,475	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	250.64/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,303	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	220.73/cwt	187.50–242.50	1,366	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	233.28/cwt	227.50–242.50	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	206.38/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	201.96/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,577	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	183.81/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,522	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	297.23/cwt	280.00–315.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	199.95/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	341.79/cwt	320.00–347.50	1,066	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	234.44/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,109	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	345	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	231.06/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,211	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	207.41/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,261	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	265.64/cwt	260.00–280.00	991	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	256.74/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,073	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	277.52/cwt	270.00–287.50	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	673	217.01/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,460	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	473	237.55/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,124	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	708	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	373	292.53/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	519	239.23/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,242	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	231.19/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,318	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	555	255.83/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	350–400	377	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,301	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	515	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	619	217.47/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,346	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	434	269.09/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,168	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	210.94/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,525	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	310.61/cwt	302.50–314.00	1,295	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	750–800	750	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	250.41/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,167	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,493	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	509	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,232	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	267.26/cwt	252.50–280.00	1,125	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,456	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	309.42/cwt	292.50–320.00	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	307.92/cwt	287.50–317.50	1,429	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,448	6

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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