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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 23

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Jul 16Jul 23Jul 30 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

769 head

▲ 322 vs last sale 447▲ 769 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 50▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 6▲ 26 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 sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 4.00 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 $131.78/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$131.78

122 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$239

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

$13.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.39

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	133.00	647	68
Medium and Large 2	450	130.45	588	53
Medium and Large 3	340	120.00	408	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.00/cwt here — about $239 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 sale122 hd

131.78

—

AR average7 barns · 1,241 hd

135.18

−3.39

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	1,561	84.20	1,314	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,428	64.31	918	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	62.82	699	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	53.15	501	18

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	173.20/cwt	165.00–187.50	502	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	172.04/cwt	160.00–179.00	545	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	150.50/cwt	143.00–158.00	519	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	147.18/cwt	139.00–153.00	546	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	162.29/cwt	151.00–169.00	615	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	146.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	623	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	157.56/cwt	150.00–167.00	679	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	142.83/cwt	139.00–150.00	676	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	147.41/cwt	144.00–151.00	712	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	143.28/cwt	140.00–146.00	729	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	137.35/cwt	131.00–141.00	711	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	727	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	586	141.55/cwt	138.00–145.00	829	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	138.43/cwt	134.00–140.00	835	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	910	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	932	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,002	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	329	146.65/cwt	142.50–155.00	482	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	146.92/cwt	142.00–154.00	488	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	144.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	545	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	131.18/cwt	125.00–135.00	495	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	395	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	553	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	135.89/cwt	125.00–139.00	565	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	441	130.13/cwt	126.00–132.00	574	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	132.49/cwt	130.00–136.00	615	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	129.86/cwt	128.00–134.00	610	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	484	129.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	629	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	121.32/cwt	120.00–122.00	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	127.02/cwt	125.00–130.00	719	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	122.21/cwt	120.00–126.00	756	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	651	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	775	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	122.99/cwt	122.00–124.00	818	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	118.43/cwt	115.00–122.00	912	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	318	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	517	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	168.14/cwt	160.00–171.00	580	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	142.07/cwt	140.00–144.00	523	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	159.48/cwt	156.00–165.00	588	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	383	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	613	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	136.12/cwt	130.00–143.00	574	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	150.05/cwt	142.00–158.00	650	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	458	141.80/cwt	140.00–152.50	649	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	130.50/cwt	127.00–139.00	615	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	140.41/cwt	137.00–146.00	727	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	135.34/cwt	130.00–139.00	716	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	550	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	787	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	553	142.51/cwt	141.00–144.00	788	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	579	127.59/cwt	127.00–130.00	739	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	127.64/cwt	121.00–129.50	794	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	785	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	128.22/cwt	123.00–135.00	867	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	845	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,454	76.56/cwt	72.00–84.00	1,113	4
Bulls	—	—	1,632	89.29/cwt	84.00–96.00	1,457	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	796	46.13/cwt	42.00–49.00	367	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	53.02/cwt	52.00–54.00	424	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	60.16/cwt	58.00–62.00	585	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,034	54.29/cwt	52.00–57.00	561	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	57.46/cwt	56.00–59.00	629	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,100	44.00/cwt	40.00–48.00	484	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	64.47/cwt	61.00–70.00	721	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,428	64.31/cwt	60.00–67.00	918	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	897.69/cwt	830.00–950.00	8,752	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	855.33/cwt	840.00–870.00	9,622	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	750.65/cwt	685.00–830.00	7,469	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	931.15/cwt	860.00–1,300.00	10,708	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	787.75/cwt	775.00–800.00	10,044	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,287	898.51/cwt	800.00–985.00	11,564	3

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 769Last week 447Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 50Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 6Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	140.00	140.00
4	—	484	125.00–135.00	129.99
5	—	651	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	147.50	147.50
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
2	—	770	115.00–122.00	118.43
3	—	665	122.00–124.00	122.99
8	—	332	142.00–154.00	146.92
8	—	416	125.00–139.00	135.89
8	—	619	120.00–126.00	122.21
9	—	377	140.00–150.00	144.64
9	—	566	125.00–130.00	127.02
17	—	464	130.00–136.00	132.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	122.00	122.00
3	—	532	120.00–122.00	121.32
4	—	329	142.50–155.00	146.65
9	—	441	126.00–132.00	130.13
10	—	470	128.00–134.00	129.86
14	—	377	125.00–135.00	131.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	129.50	129.50
1	—	765	131.00	131.00
2	—	483	144.00–151.00	147.41
2	—	655	139.00	139.00
3	—	290	165.00–187.50	173.20
8	—	603	134.00–140.00	138.43
10	—	379	151.00–169.00	162.29
14	—	431	150.00–167.00	157.56
15	—	509	140.00–146.00	143.28
18	—	586	138.00–145.00	141.55
25	—	317	160.00–179.00	172.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	131.00	131.00
2	—	345	143.00–158.00	150.50
3	—	473	139.00–150.00	142.83
4	—	371	139.00–153.00	147.18
5	—	426	140.00–150.00	146.23
6	—	518	131.00–141.00	137.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
2	—	420	129.00	129.00
3	—	550	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
2	—	433	142.00–158.00	150.05
2	—	553	141.00–144.00	142.51
2	—	738	114.00–115.00	114.51
6	—	369	156.00–165.00	159.48
6	—	622	121.00–129.50	127.64
9	—	345	160.00–171.00	168.14
10	—	676	123.00–135.00	128.22
14	—	518	137.00–146.00	140.41
16	—	458	140.00–152.50	141.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	160.00–165.00	162.52
2	—	368	140.00–144.00	142.07
2	—	623	125.00–127.00	126.00
3	—	422	130.00–143.00	136.12
5	—	579	127.00–130.00	127.59
6	—	529	130.00–139.00	135.34
8	—	471	127.00–139.00	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	840.00–870.00	855.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	830.00–950.00	897.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,275	775.00–800.00	787.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	995	685.00–830.00	750.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,150	860.00–1,300.00	931.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,287	800.00–985.00	898.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,025.00	1,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,454	72.00–84.00	76.56
6	—	1,632	84.00–96.00	89.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,094	56.00–59.00	57.46
13	—	1,118	61.00–70.00	64.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,428	60.00–67.00	64.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,100	40.00–48.00	44.00
4	—	1,034	52.00–57.00	54.29
6	—	972	58.00–62.00	60.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	52.00–54.00	53.02
4	—	796	42.00–49.00	46.13

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.