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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 17

● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

556 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 681▲ 556 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▼ 53 vs last sale 124▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 28▲ 18 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 lb sold steady to 2.00 lower. over 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 to 7.00 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 $122.99/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$122.99

129 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$117

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

$20.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.01

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	429	130.48	560	21
Medium and Large 1	499	122.61	612	78
Medium and Large 2	454	121.51	552	23
Medium and Large 3	404	109.58	442	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.89/cwt here — about $117 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 sale129 hd

122.99

—

AR average7 barns · 684 hd

120.97

+2.01

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	1,593	66.89	1,065	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	51.39	793	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,108	48.27	535	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	40.99	405	16

Every lot

99 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	335	152.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	510	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	147.63/cwt	140.00–156.00	561	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	383	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	582	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	517	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	585	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	133.38/cwt	130.00–136.00	570	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	144.20/cwt	138.00–154.00	619	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	127.88/cwt	120.00–135.00	600	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	142.18/cwt	137.00–150.00	675	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	136.24/cwt	130.00–143.00	713	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	121.02/cwt	118.00–125.00	650	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	127.59/cwt	125.00–130.00	727	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	128.97/cwt	128.00–130.00	748	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	126.99/cwt	120.00–135.00	776	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	819	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	890	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	801	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	945	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	144.53/cwt	141.00–148.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	298	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	429	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	131.68/cwt	130.00–135.00	425	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	105.04/cwt	100.00–110.00	350	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	143.22/cwt	137.50–152.50	478	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	118.50/cwt	117.00–120.00	427	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	368	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	493	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	122.51/cwt	117.00–130.00	458	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	131.30/cwt	122.00–139.00	498	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	407	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	530	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	469	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	126.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	526	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	558	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	125.29/cwt	118.00–130.00	594	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	118.73/cwt	115.00–123.00	568	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	495	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	614	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	624	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	121.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	632	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	525	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	583	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	117.59/cwt	115.00–122.00	662	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	117.33/cwt	117.00–118.00	663	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	110.24/cwt	109.00–111.50	678	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	114.75/cwt	114.00–115.00	710	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	638	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	683	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	115.00/cwt	110.00–119.00	754	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	773	102.44/cwt	100.00–105.00	792	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	865	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	744	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	343	154.87/cwt	151.00–157.50	531	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	133.05/cwt	130.00–137.50	495	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	384	146.00/cwt	140.00–155.00	561	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	407	145.72/cwt	140.00–148.00	593	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	413	124.06/cwt	120.00–126.00	512	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	544	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	131.10/cwt	124.00–139.00	629	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	121.40/cwt	119.00–131.00	636	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	118.50/cwt	113.00–124.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	115.65/cwt	115.00–119.00	715	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	760	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	663	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	690	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	711	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	782	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	758	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	766	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	733	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	815	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	725	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,398	59.53/cwt	55.00–65.00	832	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	70.57/cwt	66.00–74.00	1,193	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	870	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	392	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	870	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	209	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	36.23/cwt	35.00–38.00	333	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	44.27/cwt	41.00–48.00	453	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,109	48.23/cwt	44.00–50.00	535	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,335	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	694	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,490	50.19/cwt	48.00–52.00	748	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,700	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	935	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	60.78/cwt	58.00–64.00	525	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	785.87/cwt	675.00–925.00	6,782	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,642	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,435	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,965	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,343	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 →

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Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 681Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 124Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	530	115.00	115.00
3	—	413	120.00–126.00	124.06
3	—	372	130.00–137.50	133.05
2	—	663	103.00–105.00	104.00
2	—	485	125.00	125.00
1	—	815	89.00	89.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	114.00–115.00	114.50
2	—	758	101.00	101.00
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	711	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	407	140.00–148.00	145.72
9	—	343	151.00–157.50	154.87
7	—	524	119.00–131.00	121.40
6	—	618	115.00–119.00	115.65
5	—	655	116.00	116.00
5	—	480	124.00–139.00	131.10
4	—	384	140.00–155.00	146.00
2	—	560	113.00–124.00	118.50
1	—	805	91.00	91.00
1	—	705	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	113.00	113.00
1	—	865	86.00	86.00
2	—	638	105.00–109.00	106.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	97.00	97.00
2	—	288	141.00–148.00	144.53
2	—	773	100.00–105.00	102.44
4	—	334	137.50–152.50	143.22
4	—	619	114.00–115.00	114.75
5	—	656	110.00–119.00	115.00
6	—	379	122.00–139.00	131.30
8	—	518	119.00–125.00	121.99
12	—	474	118.00–130.00	125.29
12	—	563	115.00–122.00	117.59
17	—	417	120.00–130.00	126.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	298	144.00	144.00
7	—	429	130.00	130.00
8	—	501	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	368	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
2	—	615	109.00–111.50	110.24
3	—	323	130.00–135.00	131.68
3	—	407	130.00–131.00	130.34
3	—	478	115.00–123.00	118.73
3	—	565	117.00–118.00	117.33
6	—	374	117.00–130.00	122.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
2	—	333	100.00–110.00	105.04
2	—	360	117.00–120.00	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	116.00	116.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	120.00–135.00	127.88
6	—	427	130.00–136.00	133.38
3	—	537	118.00–125.00	121.02
3	—	383	135.00	135.00
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
2	—	580	128.00–130.00	128.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	113.00	113.00
1	—	890	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,050	90.00	90.00
2	—	570	125.00–130.00	127.59
4	—	335	145.00–160.00	152.33
4	—	611	120.00–135.00	126.99
5	—	380	140.00–156.00	147.63
6	—	475	137.00–150.00	142.18
10	—	523	130.00–143.00	136.24
11	—	429	138.00–154.00	144.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	152.00	152.00
5	—	415	141.00	141.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	675.00	675.00

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	2	—	863	58.00–64.00	60.78

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)	4	—	863	675.00–925.00	785.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	868	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,023	41.00–48.00	44.27
4	—	918	35.00–38.00	36.23
1	—	870	24.00	24.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,490	48.00–52.00	50.19
1	—	1,700	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,109	44.00–50.00	48.23
1	—	1,335	52.00	52.00
1	—	870	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,690	66.00–74.00	70.57
2	—	1,398	55.00–65.00	59.53

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.