Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Next Tuesday 12-17-24 will be the last sale of the year!! Starting 1-7-25 will be the first sale of the new year along with a pre-vac sale*

This week's supply was good, with a strong demand on feeder calves. However, no trend was determined because the sale was not reported the previous week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $262.06/cwt on 108 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −134.68 against this barn's trailing median of $396.74.

Average price

$262.06

108 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,439

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$24.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.83

vs AR average

−18.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	266.94	1,459	82
Medium and Large 1-2	570	251.17	1,431	12thin
Medium and Large 2	546	242.81	1,325	14thin

One grade step is worth $24.13/cwt here — about $134 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

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 sale108 hd

262.06

—

AR average10 barns · 964 hd

265.89

−3.83

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−18.24

This barn, trailing median28 sales

396.74

−134.68

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	1,768	133.22	2,356	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	110.96	1,462	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,608	109.56	1,762	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,168	94.72	1,106	13

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)	1,072	$1,846	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$1,782	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,760	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	999	$1,653	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,156	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,090	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,024	$1,309	3thin

Every lot, as filed

138 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	650–700	668	270.54/cwt	250.00–276.00	1,807	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	267.71/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,545	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	332	393.32/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,306	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	845	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	323.99/cwt	320.00–327.50	1,393	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	566	284.19/cwt	281.00–286.00	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	323.39/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,213	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	388	359.84/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,396	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	346.47/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	258.29/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	283.45/cwt	280.00–302.50	1,327	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	225.69/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,659	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	260.19/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,496	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	273.92/cwt	255.00–282.50	1,433	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	231.67/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,568	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	243.12/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,617	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	224.89/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,390	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,565	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	250.01/cwt	243.00–253.00	1,445	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	312.34/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,293	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	201.23/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	298.90/cwt	295.00–310.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	341.88/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,265	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	543	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	394.52/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,460	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	333.84/cwt	310.00–347.00	1,602	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	366.28/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	284.62/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	698	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	316.82/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,651	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	271.25/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,698	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	249.94/cwt	225.00–262.50	1,567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	258.64/cwt	250.00–260.00	2,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	304.87/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,299	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	284.02/cwt	280.00–286.00	1,662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	422.84/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	308.93/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,758	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	391.83/cwt	387.50–395.00	1,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	342.30/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,448	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	263.60/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,901	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	560	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	530	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550–600	587	327.63/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,923	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400–450	420	350.06/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	268.99/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,388	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	275.77/cwt	272.50–282.50	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	390.31/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	249.30/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,792	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	510	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,683	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,003	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,580	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	108.94/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,745	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	118.69/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,290	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	109.43/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,532	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	838	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,274	104.74/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,334	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	93.22/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,059	4
Bulls	—	—	1,530	127.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,948	2
Bulls	—	—	2,245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	3,255	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,759.53/head	1,425.00–2,050.00	1,760	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,473	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,284	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,130	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,035	1,618.90/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,619	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	870	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	119.80/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,345	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	140.68/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,653	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,957.84/head	1,625.00–2,250.00	1,958	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,822.65/head	1,600.00–2,200.00	1,823	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,375.70/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,376	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	935	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	121.47/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,187	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,408	122.26/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,721	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	895	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,010	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,090.48/head	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,090	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	248.06/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,305	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	237.55/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,342	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	388	298.73/cwt	295.00–302.50	1,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	286.55/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,083	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	273.25/cwt	262.50–287.50	1,172	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	263.55/cwt	247.50–272.50	1,254	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	200.83/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,356	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	297.84/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	329.97/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	583	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	433	294.13/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	345.04/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	197.67/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	353.17/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,300	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	340.76/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,452	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	286.84/cwt	277.50–297.50	1,644	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	264.63/cwt	252.50–272.50	1,739	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	595	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	293.19/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,231	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	258.98/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,484	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,000	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,350.00/head	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,350	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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