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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 3

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Aug 27Sep 3Sep 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

557 head

▼ 153 vs last sale 710▲ 557 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

101 head

▼ 32 vs last sale 133▲ 101 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 33▲ 25 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 mixed from 2.00 lower too 5.00 higher, over 500 lbs mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady too 3.00 lower, Feeder heifers over 500 lbs sold 3.00 too 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold mostly 4.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.03/cwt on 131 head.

Average price

$135.03

131 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

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

$41.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.90

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	146.54	746	54
Medium and Large 2	529	128.94	682	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	766	126.72	971	58
Medium and Large 3	565	105.00	593	1thin

One grade step is worth $41.54/cwt here — about $153 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 sale131 hd

135.03

—

AR average8 barns · 839 hd

141.94

−6.90

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	1,586	82.35	1,306	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,125	61.79	695	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,541	58.34	899	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	979	53.03	519	13

Every lot

78 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	278	174.82/cwt	167.50–183.00	486	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	172.54/cwt	167.50–177.50	549	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	133.08/cwt	120.00–145.00	433	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	147.97/cwt	146.00–150.00	577	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	400	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	157.95/cwt	153.00–160.00	681	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	148.94/cwt	140.00–156.00	713	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	147.91/cwt	145.00–151.00	766	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	129.97/cwt	128.00–133.00	678	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	141.84/cwt	135.00–150.00	749	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	135.72/cwt	134.00–140.00	822	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	656	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	866	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	125.87/cwt	120.00–133.00	851	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	884	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	781	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	984	51
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	788	110.01/cwt	109.00–111.00	867	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	153.42/cwt	146.00–159.00	500	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	142.94/cwt	135.00–147.50	529	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	137.14/cwt	132.00–145.00	581	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	125.04/cwt	120.00–130.00	538	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	121.92/cwt	114.00–125.00	575	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	126.92/cwt	120.00–132.00	600	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	124.30/cwt	122.00–126.00	654	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	613	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	120.53/cwt	118.00–124.00	691	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	661	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	118.44/cwt	110.00–124.00	738	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	763	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	101.31/cwt	94.00–109.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	885	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	823	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	164.93/cwt	155.00–170.00	553	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	151.44/cwt	142.00–160.00	569	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	148.55/cwt	145.00–151.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	141.50/cwt	140.00–142.00	607	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	468	142.18/cwt	140.00–145.00	665	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	126.90/cwt	120.00–133.00	594	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	503	127.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	642	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	133.09/cwt	129.00–144.00	697	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	573	112.55/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	122.76/cwt	120.00–128.00	708	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	748	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	122.74/cwt	120.00–128.00	755	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	625	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	645	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	658	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	803	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,228	68.52/cwt	68.00–69.00	841	2
Bulls	—	—	1,600	89.49/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,432	2
Bulls	—	—	1,700	84.58/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,438	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	750	40.50/cwt	32.00–49.00	304	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	858	50.98/cwt	50.00–52.00	437	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	59.46/cwt	59.00–60.00	589	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	998	57.21/cwt	53.00–59.00	571	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	55.35/cwt	54.00–57.00	596	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	62.93/cwt	59.00–68.00	728	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,489	56.92/cwt	55.00–59.00	848	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,120	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,485	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	717.95/cwt	685.00–750.00	6,555	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	758.35/cwt	700.00–870.00	8,175	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,560	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,246	2

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 Sep 3, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 710Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 133Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 33Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	135.00–147.50	142.94
12	—	424	132.00–145.00	137.14
13	—	526	122.00–126.00	124.30
17	—	473	120.00–132.00	126.92
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	700	109.00	109.00
2	—	775	94.00–109.00	101.31
4	—	326	146.00–159.00	153.42
4	—	623	110.00–124.00	118.44
9	—	573	118.00–124.00	120.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
1	—	575	115.00	115.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
2	—	533	115.00	115.00
3	—	385	126.00–130.00	128.00
4	—	430	120.00–130.00	125.04
5	—	472	114.00–125.00	121.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
1	—	885	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
2	—	573	110.00–115.00	112.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	155.00–170.00	164.93
4	—	421	145.00–151.00	148.55
4	—	524	129.00–144.00	133.09
4	—	615	120.00–128.00	122.74
6	—	468	140.00–145.00	142.18
6	—	577	120.00–128.00	122.76
9	—	376	142.00–160.00	151.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
2	—	285	160.00	160.00
2	—	608	122.00–124.00	123.00
2	—	658	122.00	122.00
3	—	468	120.00–133.00	126.90
3	—	503	125.00–129.00	127.68
4	—	429	140.00–142.00	141.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	167.50–177.50	172.54
11	—	606	134.00–140.00	135.72
10	—	431	153.00–160.00	157.95
7	—	528	135.00–150.00	141.84
7	—	479	140.00–156.00	148.94
4	—	676	120.00–133.00	125.87
3	—	278	167.50–183.00	174.82
2	—	710	124.00–125.00	124.49
2	—	390	146.00–150.00	147.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	522	128.00–133.00	129.97
2	—	788	109.00–111.00	110.01
2	—	325	120.00–145.00	133.08
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	485	131.00	131.00
1	—	400	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	781	126.00	126.00
7	—	656	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	145.00–151.00	147.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	50.00–52.00	50.98
2	—	750	32.00–49.00	40.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,076	54.00–57.00	55.35
2	—	990	59.00–60.00	59.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,489	55.00–59.00	56.92
1	—	1,750	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,157	59.00–68.00	62.93
5	—	998	53.00–59.00	57.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,700	80.00–88.00	84.58
2	—	1,600	89.00–90.00	89.49
2	—	1,228	68.00–69.00	68.52

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	913	685.00–750.00	717.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,078	700.00–870.00	758.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	780	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	700.00	700.00

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.