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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 20

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

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Feeder Cattle receipts

393 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 386▲ 393 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

41 head

▼ 66 vs last sale 107▲ 41 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 20▲ 16 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 6.00 to 12.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold sold 4.00 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $134.76/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −68.65 against this barn's trailing median of $203.41.

Average price

$134.76

93 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$97

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

$31.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.55

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	139.54	672	57
Medium and Large 1-2	491	129.20	634	10thin
Medium and Large 2	506	127.91	647	24
Medium and Large 3	530	108.50	575	2thin

One grade step is worth $31.04/cwt here — about $97 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 sale93 hd

134.76

—

AR average9 barns · 700 hd

128.21

+6.55

This barn, trailing median17 sales

203.41

−68.65

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,588	88.49	1,405	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	60.50	707	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	58.29	814	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	949	49.43	469	11

Every lot

76 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	161.01/cwt	159.00–163.00	594	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	151.14/cwt	140.00–160.00	647	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	143.23/cwt	140.00–149.00	666	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	139.30/cwt	135.00–143.00	712	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	686	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	135.30/cwt	133.00–141.00	775	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	130.61/cwt	125.00–136.00	807	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	903	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,005	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	145.46/cwt	143.00–148.00	415	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	145.84/cwt	141.00–151.00	452	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	133.78/cwt	130.00–137.50	439	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	451	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	137.82/cwt	134.00–141.00	529	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	123.72/cwt	120.00–128.00	516	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	134.46/cwt	128.00–139.00	570	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	131.09/cwt	124.00–134.00	615	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	645	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	131.51/cwt	121.00–136.00	694	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	121.92/cwt	119.00–125.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	115.00/cwt	112.00–118.00	661	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	786	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	121.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	760	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	101.98/cwt	100.00–104.00	799	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	93.00/cwt	89.00–97.00	753	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	334	155.37/cwt	150.00–165.00	519	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	150.30/cwt	143.00–156.00	573	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	415	147.07/cwt	140.00–155.00	610	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	135.08/cwt	123.00–148.00	582	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	126.15/cwt	120.00–137.00	594	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	138.31/cwt	131.00–143.00	657	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	505	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	596	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	652	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	129.00/cwt	126.00–132.00	677	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	123.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	651	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	132.94/cwt	127.00–143.00	703	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	558	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	731	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	132.35/cwt	128.00–140.00	746	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	578	127.75/cwt	126.00–129.00	738	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	127.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	786	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	620	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	638	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	772	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	802	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,535	86.03/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,321	4
Bulls	—	—	1,631	90.45/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,475	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	758	39.27/cwt	30.00–47.00	298	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	825	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	388	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	563	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	485	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	54.39/cwt	53.00–56.00	586	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	56.32/cwt	54.00–58.00	643	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	63.42/cwt	61.00–65.00	753	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	808	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	57.38/cwt	56.00–58.00	815	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	9,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	894.05/cwt	760.00–1,000.00	9,164	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,420	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	800.88/cwt	750.00–850.00	10,612	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,217.35/cwt	1,010.00–1,325.00	10,347	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,070.00/cwt	1,070.00–1,070.00	13,643	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	71.45/cwt	64.00–77.00	638	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 Aug 20, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 386Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 107Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 20Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 6.00 to 12.00 higher, Feeder heifers sold sold 4.00 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	760.00–1,000.00	894.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,325	750.00–850.00	800.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	1,010.00–1,325.00	1,217.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,070.00	1,070.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	975.00	975.00

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	—	893	64.00–77.00	71.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	130.00–135.00	132.51
2	—	463	140.00	140.00
1	—	765	118.00	118.00
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
1	—	400	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	511	135.00–143.00	139.30
7	—	428	140.00–160.00	151.14
6	—	573	133.00–141.00	135.30
4	—	369	159.00–163.00	161.01
3	—	465	140.00–149.00	143.23
2	—	618	125.00–136.00	130.61
1	—	785	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	118.00–122.00	121.00
3	—	417	120.00–128.00	123.72
2	—	783	100.00–104.00	101.98
2	—	575	119.00–125.00	121.92
2	—	468	123.00–124.00	123.51
2	—	328	130.00–137.50	133.78
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	504	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	528	121.00–136.00	131.51
13	—	469	124.00–134.00	131.09
9	—	424	128.00–139.00	134.46
4	—	384	134.00–141.00	137.82
2	—	810	89.00–97.00	93.00
2	—	310	141.00–151.00	145.84
2	—	285	143.00–148.00	145.46
1	—	600	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	112.00–118.00	115.00
1	—	460	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	107.00	107.00
1	—	440	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	126.00–132.00	129.00
1	—	360	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	123.00–148.00	135.08
4	—	578	126.00–129.00	127.75
4	—	471	120.00–137.00	126.15
3	—	527	120.00–127.00	123.59
2	—	638	121.00	121.00
1	—	680	118.00	118.00
1	—	340	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	128.00	128.00
2	—	558	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	529	127.00–143.00	132.94
11	—	475	131.00–143.00	138.31
8	—	564	128.00–140.00	132.35
8	—	415	140.00–155.00	147.07
6	—	381	143.00–156.00	150.30
5	—	334	150.00–165.00	155.37
4	—	615	125.00–130.00	127.77
1	—	665	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,535	81.00–89.00	86.03
5	—	1,631	89.00–93.00	90.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,141	54.00–58.00	56.32
10	—	1,188	61.00–65.00	63.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,325	61.00	61.00
3	—	1,420	56.00–58.00	57.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	58.00	58.00
1	—	990	49.00	49.00
5	—	1,077	53.00–56.00	54.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	47.00	47.00
3	—	758	30.00–47.00	39.27

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.