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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 8

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Oct 1Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,146 head

▼ 169 vs last sale 1,315▲ 1,146 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

192 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 132▲ 192 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and bulls under 500 lb sold mostly steady,over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold under 500 lb sold steady, over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and replacement cows were not reported due to limited time.

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 $128.16/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$128.16

183 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$673

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$233

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

$21.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.58

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	528	131.33	694	19thin
Medium and Large 1	549	129.92	713	123
Medium and Large 2	456	122.68	560	37
Medium and Large 3	420	109.67	461	4thin

One grade step is worth $21.66/cwt here — about $233 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 sale183 hd

128.16

—

AR average9 barns · 2,103 hd

123.58

+4.58

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	1,494	63.01	941	33

Every lot

81 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	150.68/cwt	140.00–163.00	478	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	152.40/cwt	142.50–170.00	572	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	135.76/cwt	130.00–137.50	512	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	134.04/cwt	132.00–136.00	566	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	144.81/cwt	139.00–160.00	617	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	574	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	452	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	619	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	146.05/cwt	138.00–154.00	694	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	506	127.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	643	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	139.93/cwt	134.00–148.00	735	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	728	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	139.33/cwt	139.00–140.00	783	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	123.36/cwt	120.00–130.00	697	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	639	132.98/cwt	129.00–136.00	850	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	770	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	643	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	817	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	878	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	134.48/cwt	129.00–138.00	963	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	118.14/cwt	111.00–125.00	904	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	139.85/cwt	131.00–150.00	462	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	139.86/cwt	138.00–144.00	508	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	445	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	125.69/cwt	125.00–127.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	403	139.31/cwt	136.00–144.00	561	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	126.47/cwt	122.50–130.00	526	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	109.67/cwt	100.00–115.00	461	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	433	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	556	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	129.66/cwt	123.00–138.00	607	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	118.19/cwt	115.00–124.00	560	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	504	130.03/cwt	128.00–134.00	655	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	126.60/cwt	121.00–131.00	656	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	119.28/cwt	116.00–125.00	621	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	729	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	655	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	582	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	678	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	654	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	122.11/cwt	120.00–125.00	747	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	678	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	907	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	111.97/cwt	108.00–116.00	789	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	123.18/cwt	110.00–124.50	934	11
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	300	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	417	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	369	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	366	143.76/cwt	143.00–146.00	526	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	387	125.98/cwt	125.00–128.00	488	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	128.48/cwt	127.00–130.00	533	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	427	138.96/cwt	132.00–149.00	593	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	440	111.98/cwt	110.00–114.00	493	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	133.11/cwt	128.00–138.00	630	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	475	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	480	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	645	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	537	133.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	716	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	126.67/cwt	123.00–131.00	725	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	115.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	663	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	112.94/cwt	110.00–119.00	691	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	625	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	631	123.87/cwt	120.00–125.00	782	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	112.02/cwt	111.00–113.00	751	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	664	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	112.50/cwt	111.00–114.00	821	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	779	107.60/cwt	105.00–113.00	838	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	878	101.41/cwt	97.00–106.00	890	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,150	52.70/cwt	45.00–60.00	606	6
Bulls	—	—	1,503	63.38/cwt	60.00–67.50	953	20
Bulls	—	—	1,764	70.77/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,248	7

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 Oct 8, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,146Last week 1,315Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 192Last week 132Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	518	121.00–131.00	126.60
18	—	468	123.00–138.00	129.66
11	—	758	110.00–124.50	123.18
10	—	363	138.00–144.00	139.86
10	—	330	131.00–150.00	139.85
7	—	612	120.00–125.00	122.11
3	—	403	136.00–144.00	139.31
2	—	705	108.00–116.00	111.97
2	—	575	120.00–121.00	120.50
1	—	290	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	116.50	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	678	133.75	133.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	420	100.00–115.00	109.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	433	128.00–129.00	128.50
1	—	600	109.00	109.00
1	—	365	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	474	115.00–124.00	118.19
9	—	416	122.50–130.00	126.47
4	—	521	116.00–125.00	119.28
3	—	378	125.00–127.00	125.69
2	—	560	117.00	117.00
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
1	—	300	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	504	128.00–134.00	130.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	550	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	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	—	573	130.00	130.00
2	—	440	110.00–114.00	111.98
1	—	500	129.00	129.00
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
1	—	310	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	575	110.00–118.00	115.39
3	—	612	110.00–119.00	112.94
3	—	387	125.00–128.00	125.98
2	—	415	127.00–130.00	128.48
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
1	—	685	97.00	97.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	537	125.00–135.00	133.28
8	—	473	128.00–138.00	133.11
7	—	631	120.00–125.00	123.87
7	—	427	132.00–149.00	138.96
4	—	366	143.00–146.00	143.76
3	—	779	105.00–113.00	107.60
3	—	572	123.00–131.00	126.67
2	—	878	97.00–106.00	101.41
2	—	730	111.00–114.00	112.50
2	—	670	111.00–113.00	112.02
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
1	—	300	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	96.00	96.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	137.00	137.00
1	—	430	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	506	125.00–130.00	127.16
6	—	377	130.00–137.50	135.76
4	—	422	132.00–136.00	134.04
3	—	565	120.00–130.00	123.36
2	—	485	135.00	135.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
1	—	645	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	134.00	134.00
5	—	535	136.00	136.00
3	—	642	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	525	134.00–148.00	139.93
16	—	639	129.00–136.00	132.98
12	—	375	142.50–170.00	152.40
10	—	426	139.00–160.00	144.81
8	—	475	138.00–154.00	146.05
5	—	716	129.00–138.00	134.48
5	—	317	140.00–163.00	150.68
3	—	562	139.00–140.00	139.33
2	—	765	111.00–125.00	118.14
1	—	665	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,503	60.00–67.50	63.38
7	—	1,764	67.00–75.00	70.77
6	—	1,150	45.00–60.00	52.70

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.