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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 24

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Sep 17Sep 24Oct 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

689 head

▲ 133 vs last sale 556▲ 689 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 71▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 18▲ 30 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 5.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 5.00 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 3.00 10.00 higher, over 500 lb 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00 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 $129.62/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$129.62

171 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$120

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

$30.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.48

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	427	135.35	577	36
Medium and Large 1-2	547	131.40	719	10thin
Medium and Large 1	539	128.20	691	123
Medium and Large 3	435	105.11	457	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.24/cwt here — about $120 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 sale171 hd

129.62

—

AR average9 barns · 1,276 hd

126.14

+3.48

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	1,622	74.49	1,208	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,357	52.83	717	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,146	51.11	586	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	44.86	454	7thin

Every lot

90 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 2Thin Fleshed	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	172.78/cwt	160.00–190.00	560	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	330	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	380	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	353	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	565	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	161.69/cwt	148.00–174.00	597	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	532	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	412	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	149.56/cwt	145.00–152.00	618	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	136.77/cwt	134.00–139.00	580	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	147.56/cwt	142.00–151.00	695	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	485	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	140.59/cwt	133.00–145.00	744	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	125.80/cwt	120.00–130.00	667	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	134.26/cwt	128.00–143.00	767	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	131.25/cwt	130.00–131.50	794	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	117.01/cwt	116.00–118.00	714	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	131.46/cwt	125.00–135.00	881	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	992	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	285	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	151.66/cwt	145.00–157.00	491	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	132.48/cwt	130.00–135.00	441	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	343	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	515	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	372	143.74/cwt	141.00–152.00	535	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	144.45/cwt	137.00–151.00	545	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	413	143.39/cwt	137.00–146.00	592	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	138.29/cwt	133.00–146.00	585	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	105.11/cwt	100.00–110.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	615	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	127.66/cwt	121.00–131.00	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	128.28/cwt	121.00–131.00	600	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	503	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	111.35/cwt	105.00–115.00	577	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	126.92/cwt	120.00–133.00	661	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	545	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	550	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	111.69/cwt	103.00–120.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	124.21/cwt	120.00–133.00	703	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	570	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	121.46/cwt	109.00–125.00	736	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	121.96/cwt	116.00–126.00	800	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	814	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	112.66/cwt	109.00–117.00	801	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	912	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	931	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	316	179.32/cwt	177.50–187.50	567	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	157.92/cwt	150.00–162.00	573	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	387	135.59/cwt	130.00–139.00	525	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	148.34/cwt	139.00–152.00	623	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	431	126.25/cwt	118.00–134.00	544	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	475	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	141.22/cwt	139.00–145.00	657	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	468	127.57/cwt	123.00–135.00	597	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	520	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	132.74/cwt	124.00–144.00	701	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	737	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	573	123.42/cwt	120.00–127.00	707	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	574	116.40/cwt	110.00–122.00	668	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	120.28/cwt	116.00–124.00	747	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	695	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	890	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	738	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	849	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	780	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,596	74.39/cwt	72.00–77.00	1,187	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	84.00/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,558	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	835	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	376	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	414	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	45.80/cwt	45.00–48.00	478	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	50.72/cwt	49.00–52.00	575	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,250	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	675	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,280	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	704	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	52.24/cwt	52.00–53.00	737	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	968.45/cwt	775.00–1,100.00	10,169	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	861.76/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	9,161	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	966.33/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	11,838	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	732.17/cwt	650.00–800.00	7,087	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,020	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,106	731.90/cwt	650.00–850.00	8,095	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	964.97/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	12,448	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 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 689Last week 556Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 18Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	413	137.00–146.00	143.39
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
3	—	570	126.00	126.00
4	—	372	141.00–152.00	143.74
5	—	343	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	100.00–110.00	105.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	101.00	101.00
1	—	620	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	107.00	107.00
5	—	324	145.00–157.00	151.66
5	—	656	116.00–126.00	121.96
6	—	711	109.00–117.00	112.66
7	—	566	120.00–133.00	124.21
11	—	606	109.00–125.00	121.46
13	—	377	137.00–151.00	144.45
15	—	521	120.00–133.00	126.92
15	—	822	111.00	111.00
17	—	468	121.00–131.00	128.28
25	—	423	133.00–146.00	138.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	141.00	141.00
4	—	681	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	130.00–135.00	132.48
2	—	470	121.00	121.00
2	—	563	103.00–120.00	111.69
3	—	444	121.00–131.00	127.66
3	—	518	105.00–115.00	111.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	105.00	105.00
5	—	670	125.00–135.00	131.46
6	—	605	130.00–131.50	131.25
7	—	369	148.00–174.00	161.69
8	—	324	160.00–190.00	172.78
8	—	413	145.00–152.00	149.56
9	—	471	142.00–151.00	147.56
9	—	529	133.00–145.00	140.59
9	—	571	128.00–143.00	134.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
2	—	610	116.00–118.00	117.01
4	—	424	134.00–139.00	136.77
4	—	530	120.00–130.00	125.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
2	—	485	144.00	144.00
3	—	353	160.00	160.00
3	—	412	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	128.00	128.00
1	—	735	115.00	115.00
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
2	—	573	120.00–127.00	123.42
4	—	363	150.00–162.00	157.92
4	—	465	139.00–145.00	141.22
6	—	316	177.50–187.50	179.32
7	—	621	116.00–124.00	120.28
13	—	420	139.00–152.00	148.34
24	—	528	124.00–144.00	132.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	122.50	122.50
1	—	780	109.00	109.00
2	—	738	115.00	115.00
3	—	387	130.00–139.00	135.59
3	—	468	123.00–135.00	127.57
5	—	574	110.00–122.00	116.40
7	—	431	118.00–134.00	126.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	108.00	108.00

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	4	—	1,063	600.00–1,000.00	861.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	925.00–1,000.00	966.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	775.00–1,100.00	968.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	925.00–1,000.00	964.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,106	650.00–850.00	731.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	968	650.00–800.00	732.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	56.00	56.00
2	—	1,855	82.00–86.00	84.00
5	—	1,596	72.00–77.00	74.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,280	55.00	55.00
10	—	1,133	49.00–52.00	50.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,250	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,411	52.00–53.00	52.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,035	40.00	40.00
5	—	1,043	45.00–48.00	45.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	45.00	45.00

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.