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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 30

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

658 head

▼ 111 vs last sale 769▲ 658 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 85▲ 98 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 26▲ 29 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 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 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 $133.72/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$133.72

150 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$9.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

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	462	134.43	620	21
Medium and Large 2	474	134.27	636	53
Medium and Large 1	527	133.75	705	71
Medium and Large 3	369	124.59	460	5thin

One grade step is worth $9.84/cwt here — about $161 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 sale150 hd

133.72

—

AR average9 barns · 1,705 hd

133.03

+0.69

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	1,590	82.80	1,317	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,111	62.47	694	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,304	62.04	809	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	54.83	531	21

Every lot

97 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	182.24/cwt	175.00–190.00	514	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	483	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	177.56/cwt	167.50–195.00	589	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	184.30/cwt	175.00–190.00	663	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	518	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	160.58/cwt	154.00–165.00	610	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	410	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	656	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	157.93/cwt	155.00–163.00	671	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	145.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	622	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	694	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	144.53/cwt	140.00–152.00	687	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	141.00/cwt	140.00–143.00	673	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	506	145.48/cwt	137.00–147.00	736	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	139.72/cwt	137.00–142.00	738	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	558	140.03/cwt	130.00–145.00	781	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	142.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	815	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	128.47/cwt	127.00–130.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	825	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	133.33/cwt	132.00–134.00	887	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	438	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	123.97/cwt	123.00–125.00	391	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	151.29/cwt	148.00–155.00	504	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	337	140.46/cwt	137.50–145.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	151.92/cwt	144.00–154.00	555	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	365	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	444	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	146.51/cwt	142.00–154.00	551	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	133.67/cwt	133.00–134.00	515	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	136.67/cwt	135.00–138.00	575	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	141.47/cwt	136.00–144.00	601	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	132.66/cwt	126.00–139.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	429	143.70/cwt	137.00–144.50	616	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	440	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	135.43/cwt	131.00–140.00	624	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	131.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	612	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	132.46/cwt	130.00–134.00	624	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	492	135.91/cwt	134.00–144.00	669	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	510	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	658	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	130.93/cwt	129.00–135.00	689	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	684	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	563	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	687	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	124.95/cwt	122.00–128.00	725	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	126.43/cwt	122.00–130.00	784	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	672	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	813	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	121.67/cwt	118.00–123.50	852	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	118.07/cwt	115.00–118.50	979	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	952	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	315	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	333	161.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	538	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	373	118.96/cwt	113.00–125.00	444	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	498	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	383	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	640	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	161.19/cwt	155.00–167.50	621	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	156.14/cwt	150.00–161.00	645	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	139.60/cwt	131.00–144.00	577	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	557	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	140.50/cwt	136.00–147.00	673	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	480	111.72/cwt	101.00–122.00	536	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	139.23/cwt	137.00–145.00	675	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	140.05/cwt	137.00–142.00	723	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	525	134.58/cwt	131.00–138.00	707	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	133.48/cwt	132.00–136.00	754	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	573	127.52/cwt	126.00–129.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	130.98/cwt	128.00–133.00	815	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	670	113.46/cwt	112.00–115.00	760	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	730	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,387	81.26/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,127	5
Bulls	—	—	1,462	64.97/cwt	59.00–71.00	950	3
Bulls	—	—	1,871	95.05/cwt	86.00–102.00	1,778	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	780	47.64/cwt	45.00–50.00	372	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	58.50/cwt	58.00–59.00	491	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	985	55.92/cwt	54.00–58.00	551	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	61.05/cwt	58.00–64.00	628	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,111	64.69/cwt	61.00–69.00	719	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	57.54/cwt	55.00–60.00	640	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	51.46/cwt	50.00–53.00	588	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	58.83/cwt	58.00–60.00	729	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,329	63.33/cwt	62.00–64.00	842	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	940.00/cwt	940.00–940.00	8,930	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,176.67/cwt	1,110.00–1,210.00	12,943	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	1,097.84/cwt	975.00–1,250.00	12,691	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	915.40/cwt	785.00–1,175.00	8,303	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	915.60/cwt	710.00–1,020.00	9,458	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	883.28/cwt	810.00–950.00	11,774	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	978.82/cwt	910.00–1,050.00	13,097	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	807	69.43/cwt	65.00–72.50	560	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 658Last week 769Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 26Year ago 0

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

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	2	—	950	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,110.00–1,210.00	1,176.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,156	975.00–1,250.00	1,097.84
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	800.00	800.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,333	810.00–950.00	883.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,338	910.00–1,050.00	978.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	907	785.00–1,175.00	915.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,033	710.00–1,020.00	915.60

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	—	807	65.00–72.50	69.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,240	58.00–60.00	58.83
5	—	1,329	62.00–64.00	63.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	45.00–50.00	47.64
2	—	840	58.00–59.00	58.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,112	55.00–60.00	57.54
20	—	1,111	61.00–69.00	64.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	50.00–53.00	51.46
11	—	985	54.00–58.00	55.92
2	—	1,028	58.00–64.00	61.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,462	59.00–71.00	64.97
5	—	1,387	76.00–84.00	81.26
5	—	1,871	86.00–102.00	95.05

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	137.00–142.00	139.72
10	—	429	140.00–155.00	145.05
1	—	300	161.00	161.00
2	—	613	127.00–130.00	128.47
3	—	380	154.00–165.00	160.58
3	—	477	140.00–143.00	141.00
3	—	558	130.00–145.00	140.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
1	—	410	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	138.00	138.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	130.00–132.00	130.99
2	—	815	125.00	125.00
3	—	282	175.00–190.00	182.24
3	—	665	132.00–134.00	133.33
4	—	360	175.00–190.00	184.30
4	—	425	155.00–163.00	157.93
5	—	572	138.00–145.00	142.54
7	—	475	140.00–152.00	144.53
9	—	332	167.50–195.00	177.56
17	—	506	137.00–147.00	145.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	292	150.00	150.00
3	—	333	148.00–155.00	151.29
3	—	700	118.00–123.50	121.67
7	—	376	142.00–154.00	146.51
8	—	471	130.00–134.00	132.46
8	—	620	122.00–130.00	126.43
8	—	829	115.00–118.50	118.07
10	—	425	136.00–144.00	141.47
17	—	526	129.00–135.00	130.93
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	890	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	534	128.00	128.00
7	—	421	135.00–138.00	136.67
10	—	461	131.00–140.00	135.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
2	—	580	122.00–128.00	124.95
3	—	337	137.50–145.00	140.46
3	—	385	133.00–134.00	133.67
3	—	428	126.00–139.00	132.66
5	—	672	121.00	121.00
9	—	467	125.00–135.00	131.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	129.00	129.00
9	—	429	137.00–144.50	143.70
5	—	492	134.00–144.00	135.91
5	—	365	144.00–154.00	151.92
4	—	563	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	120.00	120.00
2	—	315	123.00–125.00	123.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	480	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	101.00–122.00	111.72
2	—	373	113.00–125.00	118.96
1	—	435	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	131.00–138.00	134.58
4	—	485	137.00–145.00	139.23
3	—	413	131.00–144.00	139.60
2	—	670	112.00–115.00	113.46
2	—	573	126.00–129.00	127.52
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
1	—	730	111.00	111.00
1	—	380	131.00	131.00
1	—	315	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	136.00–147.00	140.50
10	—	413	150.00–161.00	156.14
9	—	516	137.00–142.00	140.05
8	—	622	128.00–133.00	130.98
5	—	333	160.00–165.00	161.59
4	—	565	132.00–136.00	133.48
3	—	385	155.00–167.50	161.19
1	—	765	119.00	119.00

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.