Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2019-10-01

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 1
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,315 head
▲ 626 vs last sale 689▲ 1,315 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 89▲ 132 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 40 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 mostly steady. over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 8.00 lower, over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Several consignments of value added cattle were offered today selling at a 8.00 to 15.00 premium. Value added denotes cattle weaned at least 45 days, castrated with two rounds of preconditioning vaccines. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.10/cwt on 197 head.
Average price
$128.10
197 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$12.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.01
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536129.03692150
Medium and Large 1-2591128.3275913thin
Medium and Large 2486124.3560432
Medium and Large 3563117.006592thin
One grade step is worth $12.03/cwt here — about $33 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 sale197 hd
128.10
—
AR average10 barns · 1,742 hd
126.09
+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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,51462.6694917
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19049.535899thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00237.753789thin

Every lot

112 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1279176.00/cwt165.00–195.004914
Steers—Medium and Large 1313166.68/cwt162.50–170.005223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370166.00/cwt166.00–166.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 1389149.71/cwt141.00–158.005826
Steers—Medium and Large 2395140.00/cwt140.00–140.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415166.00/cwt166.00–166.006891
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed416154.93/cwt150.00–160.006456
Steers—Medium and Large 1418151.23/cwt140.00–157.0063211
Steers—Medium and Large 2437130.76/cwt122.00–139.005716
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added462153.41/cwt153.00–154.007095
Steers—Medium and Large 1468144.59/cwt140.00–148.006779
Steers—Medium and Large 2478133.11/cwt125.00–136.006369
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493141.00/cwt141.00–141.006953
Steers—Medium and Large 3495115.00/cwt115.00–115.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 2502131.99/cwt130.00–133.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy513124.00/cwt124.00–124.006363
Steers—Medium and Large 1520140.00/cwt135.00–145.0072810
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added536148.00/cwt147.00–149.007936
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562139.00/cwt139.00–139.0078111
Steers—Medium and Large 1567140.08/cwt130.00–143.0079416
Steers—Medium and Large 2580124.97/cwt120.00–131.007255
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added584140.23/cwt137.00–148.0081911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603137.50/cwt137.50–137.508293
Steers—Medium and Large 2616120.93/cwt117.00–126.007455
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added622137.97/cwt135.00–140.0085816
Steers—Medium and Large 1622120.91/cwt116.00–127.007523
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added668138.00/cwt138.00–138.009222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added672138.00/cwt138.00–138.009277
Steers—Medium and Large 1688126.26/cwt120.00–130.008694
Steers—Medium and Large 1716131.76/cwt129.00–136.009434
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added770132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0162
Steers—Medium and Large 1805108.69/cwt105.00–116.008753
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335141.24/cwt133.00–150.004736
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed343140.00/cwt140.00–140.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367130.33/cwt126.00–135.004784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378122.26/cwt122.00–122.504622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy398117.00/cwt117.00–117.004664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423120.98/cwt119.00–124.005123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424131.50/cwt124.00–135.0055817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added430139.99/cwt139.00–144.0060211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461121.54/cwt120.00–130.005607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480129.00/cwt129.00–129.006191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added486134.15/cwt134.00–135.006526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528132.00/cwt132.00–132.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528126.29/cwt117.00–128.0066715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added534139.00/cwt139.00–139.007427
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545106.00/cwt106.00–106.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed562132.00/cwt132.00–132.007428
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563117.00/cwt117.00–117.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571125.51/cwt110.00–130.0071722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added583134.17/cwt132.00–137.0078220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2593126.00/cwt126.00–126.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600107.00/cwt107.00–107.006421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603127.65/cwt120.00–132.0077011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621120.58/cwt111.00–129.0074920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added626130.56/cwt129.00–131.008179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669118.86/cwt110.00–125.007957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy850101.00/cwt101.00–101.008591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280157.00/cwt157.00–157.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280122.50/cwt122.50–122.503431
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323166.00/cwt156.00–177.505362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345125.00/cwt125.00–125.004311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358157.80/cwt153.00–169.005655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383140.04/cwt130.00–145.005363
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418134.31/cwt130.00–141.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462123.51/cwt120.00–131.005715
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed470100.00/cwt100.00–100.004701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472133.71/cwt132.00–137.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508122.99/cwt121.00–125.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy516110.00/cwt110.00–110.005686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560124.00/cwt124.00–124.006941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568118.58/cwt115.00–122.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610116.39/cwt110.00–123.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625114.92/cwt110.00–120.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650123.00/cwt123.00–123.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed665118.50/cwt118.50–118.507884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed701116.00/cwt116.00–116.008134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830100.00/cwt100.00–100.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 284896.00/cwt96.00–96.008142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22351.69/cwt45.00–60.006326
Bulls——1,67368.64/cwt62.00–74.001,14811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74530.00/cwt30.00–30.002241
Cows—Lean 85-90%96435.96/cwt33.00–39.003475
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15243.31/cwt39.00–45.004993
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16046.82/cwt45.00–50.005434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21451.70/cwt50.00–54.006285
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-290085.00/cwt85.00–85.007651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2923519.13/cwt450.00–550.004,7923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296548.00/cwt48.00–48.004631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065717.82/cwt525.00–860.007,6453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075690.00/cwt690.00–690.007,4181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08853.87/cwt50.00–58.005863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,6051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,131746.39/cwt550.00–900.008,4428
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0011,8171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,227948.91/cwt910.00–1,025.0011,6435
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0013,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,0631
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285270.36/cwt65.00–77.505993
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01566.00/cwt66.00–66.006701

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.