Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2019-06-11

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 11
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
517 head
▲ 517 vs last sale 0▲ 517 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 0▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 0▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lbs sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher,over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $143.13/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −60.28 against this barn's trailing median of $203.41.
Average price
$143.13
133 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$39
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$14.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.87
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2467152.5071210thin
Medium and Large 1514143.25737101
Medium and Large 2487138.3067322
One grade step is worth $14.20/cwt here — about $39 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale133 hd
143.13
—
AR average8 barns · 840 hd
136.25
+6.87
This barn, trailing median17 sales
203.41
−60.28
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

17 sales
235205174144median 203.4103/1005/2608/0409/2211/03
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.18, low $157.88, median $203.41 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,51973.911,12310
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,14358.9267326
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27455.307043thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00147.7847824

Every lot

81 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1285197.50/cwt197.50–197.505631
Steers—Medium and Large 2295170.00/cwt170.00–170.005021
Steers—Medium and Large 3310131.00/cwt131.00–131.004061
Steers—Medium and Large 1318179.54/cwt167.50–187.5057114
Steers—Medium and Large 2335172.50/cwt172.50–172.505781
Steers—Medium and Large 1371161.85/cwt160.00–170.006008
Steers—Medium and Large 2420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1422160.53/cwt152.50–165.0067711
Steers—Medium and Large 2465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006741
Steers—Medium and Large 1476153.80/cwt145.00–157.007327
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500147.00/cwt147.00–147.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 1532148.36/cwt140.00–154.0078914
Steers—Medium and Large 2550133.00/cwt133.00–133.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed563139.00/cwt139.00–139.007833
Steers—Medium and Large 1588140.00/cwt140.00–140.008235
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed618144.00/cwt144.00–144.008908
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed665133.00/cwt133.00–133.008841
Steers—Medium and Large 1675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008782
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339151.51/cwt147.50–154.005145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365133.00/cwt133.00–133.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380143.24/cwt136.00–147.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380122.00/cwt122.00–122.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422134.39/cwt129.00–139.005675
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426143.17/cwt138.00–145.0061018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466126.00/cwt126.00–126.0058710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478141.48/cwt139.00–145.0067611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520133.91/cwt129.00–135.0069618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564131.17/cwt128.00–133.007405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590128.00/cwt128.00–128.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685116.00/cwt116.00–116.007951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719122.94/cwt116.00–125.008847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755119.00/cwt119.00–119.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1828111.85/cwt111.00–114.509264
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280177.50/cwt177.50–177.504971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300175.00/cwt175.00–175.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362161.28/cwt160.00–167.505846
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368135.20/cwt133.00–137.504982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418157.04/cwt156.00–158.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434154.50/cwt149.00–160.0067120
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467152.50/cwt152.50–152.5071210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479146.80/cwt144.00–159.007039
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482138.41/cwt132.00–142.0066710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523142.65/cwt139.00–144.0074626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525133.00/cwt133.00–133.006981
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528134.06/cwt130.00–138.007082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571138.35/cwt129.00–142.0079014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573125.30/cwt120.00–134.007183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616130.34/cwt125.00–134.0080312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed628132.50/cwt132.50–132.508322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690122.76/cwt115.00–128.008475
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,11550.00/cwt50.00–50.005581
Bulls——1,38474.73/cwt70.00–78.001,0347
Bulls——2,19583.01/cwt80.00–86.001,8222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89043.00/cwt43.00–43.003831
Cows—Lean 85-90%94538.57/cwt32.00–44.003644
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00147.06/cwt42.00–50.0047111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04353.97/cwt51.00–57.005638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13056.71/cwt53.00–59.0064114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15861.49/cwt60.00–64.0071212
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25854.45/cwt53.00–56.006852
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30557.00/cwt57.00–57.007441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880825.00/cwt825.00–825.007,2601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,9651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965739.17/cwt730.00–750.007,1332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055795.97/cwt700.00–925.008,3972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080863.43/cwt725.00–985.009,3253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,138650.36/cwt575.00–710.007,4012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168857.87/cwt760.00–925.0010,0202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,9811
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2950816.58/cwt800.00–835.007,7582

This sale against other markets

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.