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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 16

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

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Feeder Cattle receipts

447 head

▼ 253 vs last sale 700▲ 447 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 107▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 15▲ 6 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 over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher, under 500 lbs sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower, under 500 lbs mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower.

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 $130.90/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$130.90

155 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$160

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$25.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.72

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	494	133.71	660	11thin
Medium and Large 1	532	131.62	701	111
Medium and Large 2	463	129.45	599	30
Medium and Large 3	460	108.67	500	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.05/cwt here — about $160 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 sale155 hd

130.90

—

AR average8 barns · 1,657 hd

129.18

+1.72

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	1,601	76.58	1,226	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,377	58.65	808	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	57.48	676	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	976	49.76	486	10

Every lot

80 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	308	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	454	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	173.57/cwt	170.00–180.00	590	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	144.10/cwt	135.00–150.00	519	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	165.98/cwt	164.00–171.00	603	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	369	156.99/cwt	153.00–159.00	579	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	155.08/cwt	152.00–160.00	659	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	139.46/cwt	132.00–145.00	605	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	144.28/cwt	142.50–146.00	668	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	150.82/cwt	144.00–156.00	703	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	619	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	145.75/cwt	140.00–150.00	752	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	133.26/cwt	128.00–137.00	704	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	140.85/cwt	138.50–143.50	804	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	582	133.27/cwt	130.00–135.00	776	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	140.68/cwt	135.00–144.50	878	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	136.50/cwt	135.00–138.00	894	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	688	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	956	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	136.02/cwt	134.00–138.00	963	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	134.47/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,029	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	118.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,023	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	145.81/cwt	140.00–152.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	147.85/cwt	142.00–156.00	500	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	135.54/cwt	120.00–143.00	495	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	141.79/cwt	139.00–143.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	378	145.97/cwt	145.00–147.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	595	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	455	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	137.79/cwt	133.00–142.00	577	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	128.89/cwt	124.00–134.00	545	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	133.32/cwt	128.00–137.00	624	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	125.77/cwt	120.00–130.00	597	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	128.98/cwt	125.00–130.00	671	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	129.48/cwt	129.00–130.00	680	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	528	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	657	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	125.04/cwt	120.00–127.00	661	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	691	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	767	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	128.34/cwt	120.00–130.00	734	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	610	133.62/cwt	129.00–135.00	815	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	126.95/cwt	125.00–130.00	786	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	442	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	519	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	350	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	360	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	547	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	143.12/cwt	141.00–145.00	534	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	147.69/cwt	144.00–151.00	625	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	135.97/cwt	129.00–142.00	650	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	132.22/cwt	130.50–135.00	637	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	134.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	707	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	127.00/cwt	124.00–130.00	699	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	562	135.07/cwt	130.00–140.00	759	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	130.50/cwt	129.50–132.00	806	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	858	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,278	66.56/cwt	65.00–68.00	851	2
Bulls	—	—	1,614	76.92/cwt	70.00–82.00	1,241	9
Bulls	—	—	1,863	85.10/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,585	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	705	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	345	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	835	41.99/cwt	40.00–44.00	351	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	547	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,079	50.93/cwt	48.00–53.00	550	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,164	59.14/cwt	59.00–60.00	688	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	55.82/cwt	53.00–58.00	663	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,377	58.65/cwt	58.00–59.00	808	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	922	69.29/cwt	62.00–78.00	639	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	7,260	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,945	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,200	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 Jul 16, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 447Last week 700Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 15Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	482	130.50–135.00	132.22
2	—	550	124.00–130.00	127.00
2	—	513	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	433	135.00–136.00	135.50
2	—	373	141.00–145.00	143.12
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
1	—	650	132.00	132.00
1	—	310	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	562	130.00–140.00	135.07
7	—	527	130.00–140.00	134.12
4	—	618	129.50–132.00	130.50
3	—	478	129.00–142.00	135.97
2	—	423	144.00–151.00	147.69
1	—	350	154.00	154.00
1	—	340	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
2	—	450	130.00	130.00
2	—	528	124.00–125.00	124.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	119.00	119.00
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
4	—	338	142.00–156.00	147.85
5	—	373	139.00–143.00	141.79
8	—	520	125.00–130.00	128.98
11	—	419	133.00–142.00	137.79
13	—	619	125.00–130.00	126.95
17	—	468	128.00–137.00	133.32
28	—	572	120.00–130.00	128.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	700	128.00	128.00
6	—	570	134.50	134.50
9	—	610	129.00–135.00	133.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	145.00	145.00
8	—	525	129.00–130.00	129.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	140.00–152.00	145.81
3	—	365	120.00–143.00	135.54
3	—	562	120.00–126.00	123.00
5	—	423	124.00–134.00	128.89
6	—	475	120.00–130.00	125.77
9	—	529	120.00–127.00	125.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	145.00–147.00	145.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	115.00	115.00
1	—	410	111.00	111.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	369	153.00–159.00	156.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	582	130.00–135.00	133.27
4	—	528	128.00–137.00	133.26
4	—	434	132.00–145.00	139.46
3	—	360	135.00–150.00	144.10
2	—	308	145.00–150.00	147.56
2	—	463	142.50–146.00	144.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	182.50	182.50
2	—	655	135.00–138.00	136.50
2	—	708	134.00–138.00	136.02
3	—	340	170.00–180.00	173.57
3	—	865	115.00–120.00	118.29
6	—	466	144.00–156.00	150.82
6	—	765	128.00–137.00	134.47
10	—	425	152.00–160.00	155.08
11	—	363	164.00–171.00	165.98
22	—	516	140.00–150.00	145.75
24	—	571	138.50–143.50	140.85
28	—	624	135.00–144.50	140.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	40.00–44.00	41.99
1	—	705	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,079	48.00–53.00	50.93
2	—	995	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,377	58.00–59.00	58.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,188	53.00–58.00	55.82
7	—	1,164	59.00–60.00	59.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,614	70.00–82.00	76.92
2	—	1,863	84.00–86.00	85.10
2	—	1,278	65.00–68.00	66.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	922	62.00–78.00	69.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	660.00	660.00

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.