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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 18

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Jun 11Jun 18Jun 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

615 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 517▲ 615 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

142 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 117▲ 142 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 25▲ 40 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 mostly steady,over 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower.Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.06/cwt on 145 head.

Average price

$134.06

145 head · 454 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$10.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.10

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	135.65	621	104
Medium and Large 1-2	480	131.50	631	8thin
Medium and Large 2	438	129.81	569	32
Medium and Large 3	390	125.00	488	1thin

One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about $134 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 sale145 hd

134.06

—

AR average8 barns · 1,647 hd

130.95

+3.10

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	1,542	79.15	1,220	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	59.71	698	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	59.54	841	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,076	53.12	571	25

Every lot

85 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	495	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	492	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	161.50/cwt	160.00–162.00	520	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	158.51/cwt	155.00–163.00	591	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	153.15/cwt	141.00–157.00	674	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	159.50/cwt	146.00–163.00	777	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	149.32/cwt	145.00–158.00	765	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	133.77/cwt	132.50–135.00	756	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	141.62/cwt	131.00–144.00	806	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	883	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	941	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	357	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	146.67/cwt	145.00–153.00	415	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	313	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	444	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	140.96/cwt	133.00–156.00	454	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	149.62/cwt	143.00–163.00	485	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	143.53/cwt	139.00–146.00	524	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	137.59/cwt	133.00–142.00	526	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	127.98/cwt	120.00–135.00	531	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	137.27/cwt	132.00–142.00	574	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	132.05/cwt	127.00–137.00	631	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	631	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	128.12/cwt	122.50–130.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	120.24/cwt	110.00–128.00	640	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	130.14/cwt	125.00–132.00	695	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	580	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	124.66/cwt	120.00–133.00	770	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	119.27/cwt	117.00–123.00	737	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	853	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	290	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	423	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	150.34/cwt	140.00–161.00	481	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	326	154.72/cwt	140.00–162.50	504	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	157.40/cwt	150.00–166.00	571	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	140.37/cwt	136.00–146.00	517	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	155.20/cwt	145.00–165.00	646	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	622	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	391	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	465	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	688	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	147.59/cwt	127.00–168.00	694	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	129.51/cwt	129.00–130.00	626	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	138.30/cwt	135.00–141.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	133.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	754	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.22/cwt	133.00–139.00	771	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	122.63/cwt	115.00–130.00	824	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	784	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	805	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	733	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,250	67.63/cwt	64.00–70.00	845	3
Bulls	—	—	1,503	77.26/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,161	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	86.16/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,476	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	416	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	51.99/cwt	50.00–53.00	557	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	40.60/cwt	32.00–44.00	441	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	58.54/cwt	56.00–62.00	641	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,148	62.03/cwt	58.00–69.00	712	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,192	57.27/cwt	56.00–59.00	683	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	56.62/cwt	54.00–58.00	758	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,469	61.73/cwt	61.00–63.00	907	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,163	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,041.13/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	10,755	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,697	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	1,037.21/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	10,403	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	11,306	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,046	630.05/cwt	615.00–640.00	6,590	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	936.59/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	9,900	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,076	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,725	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	803.89/cwt	700.00–870.00	9,229	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	11,472	1

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC - Searcy, AR

Tue Jun 18, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 615Last week 517Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 117Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	133.00–139.00	135.22
4	—	363	150.00–166.00	157.40
3	—	672	115.00–130.00	122.63
3	—	517	135.00–141.00	138.30
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
13	—	326	140.00–162.50	154.72
6	—	470	127.00–168.00	147.59
5	—	416	145.00–165.00	155.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	118.00	118.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	85.00	85.00
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	148.00	148.00
1	—	400	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	136.00–146.00	140.37
2	—	565	131.00–136.00	133.48
2	—	483	129.00–130.00	129.51
2	—	320	140.00–161.00	150.34
1	—	805	91.00	91.00
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	435	143.00	143.00
1	—	290	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
1	—	640	138.00	138.00
5	—	440	141.00–157.00	153.15
5	—	512	145.00–158.00	149.32
6	—	322	160.00–162.00	161.50
6	—	687	137.00	137.00
9	—	487	146.00–163.00	159.50
10	—	569	131.00–144.00	141.62
12	—	373	155.00–163.00	158.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	172.50	172.50
1	—	425	141.00	141.00
1	—	545	138.00	138.00
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
2	—	565	132.50–135.00	133.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	142.00	142.00
1	—	580	129.00	129.00
1	—	520	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	120.00–135.00	127.98
6	—	382	133.00–142.00	137.59
5	—	481	122.50–130.00	128.12
3	—	618	117.00–123.00	119.27
3	—	532	110.00–128.00	120.24
3	—	322	133.00–156.00	140.96
1	—	280	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	480	131.50	131.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	478	127.00–137.00	132.05
23	—	534	125.00–132.00	130.14
20	—	324	143.00–163.00	149.62
9	—	618	120.00–133.00	124.66
8	—	418	132.00–142.00	137.27
7	—	365	139.00–146.00	143.53
5	—	283	145.00–153.00	146.67
1	—	755	113.00	113.00
1	—	710	119.00	119.00
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
1	—	550	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	850.00–1,175.00	1,041.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,046	615.00–640.00	630.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	960.00	960.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,148	700.00–870.00	803.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,003	950.00–1,075.00	1,037.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	850.00–1,050.00	936.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,076	625.00	625.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,250	64.00–70.00	67.63
4	—	1,503	71.00–81.00	77.26
6	—	1,713	82.00–90.00	86.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,192	56.00–59.00	57.27
22	—	1,148	58.00–69.00	62.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,338	54.00–58.00	56.62
4	—	1,469	61.00–63.00	61.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,086	32.00–44.00	40.60
6	—	1,072	50.00–53.00	51.99
13	—	1,095	56.00–62.00	58.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	52.00	52.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.