Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2019-10-22

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 22
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,056 head
▲ 114 vs last sale 942▲ 1,056 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 137▲ 141 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 60▲ 100 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 3.00 to 4.00 lower,over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower, over 500 lb 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Fleshy new crop calves sold discounted 10.00 to 15.00. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.08/cwt on 156 head.
Average price
$118.08
156 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$571
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$103
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$27.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.27
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2379132.0050013thin
Medium and Large 1510118.22603109
Medium and Large 2452114.0951628
Medium and Large 3382104.033976thin
One grade step is worth $27.97/cwt here — about $103 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 sale156 hd
118.08
—
AR average10 barns · 1,800 hd
120.35
−2.27
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—High1,41957.5781720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32446.266124thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19740.384838thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05433.913579thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318142.50/cwt142.50–142.504533
Steers—Medium and Large 2318132.04/cwt130.00–135.004203
Steers—Medium and Large 1327156.04/cwt140.00–165.005105
Steers—Medium and Large 2369130.64/cwt122.00–135.004824
Steers—Medium and Large 1376152.93/cwt140.00–162.505754
Steers—Medium and Large 1412150.02/cwt143.00–160.0061814
Steers—Medium and Large 2435129.07/cwt126.00–132.005612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2453128.00/cwt128.00–128.005809
Steers—Medium and Large 1475145.93/cwt133.00–149.006939
Steers—Medium and Large 2490130.50/cwt130.00–131.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2504124.00/cwt124.00–124.006254
Steers—Medium and Large 2518123.99/cwt123.00–125.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed534112.01/cwt110.00–118.005984
Steers—Medium and Large 1535142.27/cwt140.00–144.007614
Steers—Medium and Large 2560119.02/cwt117.00–120.006673
Steers—Medium and Large 3563106.93/cwt104.00–110.006022
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1566133.98/cwt129.00–144.007584
Steers—Medium and Large 2610122.32/cwt112.00–125.007469
Steers—Medium and Large 1627119.64/cwt115.00–123.007505
Steers—Medium and Large 1661121.70/cwt116.00–127.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671124.50/cwt124.50–124.508356
Steers—Medium and Large 2683113.00/cwt113.00–113.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 1701134.00/cwt134.00–134.009394
Steers—Medium and Large 2755124.00/cwt124.00–124.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1800102.00/cwt102.00–102.008161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280122.00/cwt122.00–122.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287135.57/cwt128.00–144.003893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300130.00/cwt130.00–130.003903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310135.00/cwt135.00–135.004191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325111.19/cwt110.00–112.503612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330129.28/cwt127.50–131.004272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369138.00/cwt138.00–138.005097
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed375129.00/cwt129.00–129.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375128.67/cwt125.00–132.5048311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375101.89/cwt100.00–104.003822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy380100.00/cwt100.00–100.003801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385104.00/cwt104.00–104.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed395108.00/cwt108.00–108.004271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405100.00/cwt100.00–100.004051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407125.10/cwt121.00–131.005099
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430113.66/cwt109.00–118.004894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed437109.66/cwt109.00–110.004793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455110.00/cwt110.00–110.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465120.96/cwt118.00–125.0056221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465105.00/cwt105.00–105.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480120.00/cwt120.00–120.005763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485105.00/cwt105.00–105.005091
Heifers—Medium and Large 349590.00/cwt90.00–90.004461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509117.04/cwt112.00–122.0059623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519110.49/cwt103.00–113.0057311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540106.00/cwt106.00–106.005721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569114.68/cwt107.50–122.0065317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy588110.00/cwt110.00–110.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1606120.19/cwt116.00–122.007289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665113.00/cwt113.00–113.007512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690102.00/cwt102.00–102.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1707113.98/cwt111.00–118.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750108.00/cwt108.00–108.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 187086.00/cwt86.00–86.007483
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315150.00/cwt150.00–150.004732
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328126.73/cwt120.00–134.004162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367146.05/cwt140.00–155.005365
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368124.19/cwt120.00–128.004572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed39592.00/cwt92.00–92.003631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417125.15/cwt112.00–128.005229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428142.19/cwt135.00–150.006092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465105.00/cwt105.00–105.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483129.93/cwt126.00–132.006288
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508142.32/cwt134.00–145.0072311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524123.55/cwt110.00–128.0064722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536121.00/cwt121.00–121.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 357095.00/cwt95.00–95.005421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574116.86/cwt112.00–119.006717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575105.35/cwt97.00–114.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed590107.00/cwt107.00–107.006311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608116.71/cwt113.00–119.007107
Bulls—Medium and Large 362095.00/cwt95.00–95.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621112.05/cwt100.00–117.006967
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663114.31/cwt113.00–118.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed66892.07/cwt90.00–97.506154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1695117.00/cwt117.00–117.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705118.00/cwt118.00–118.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 371586.00/cwt86.00–86.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 172596.38/cwt92.00–101.006992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy78080.00/cwt80.00–80.006241
Bulls—Medium and Large 379587.50/cwt87.50–87.506961
Bulls—Medium and Large 381081.00/cwt81.00–81.006561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815104.44/cwt100.00–109.008512
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30948.45/cwt45.00–55.006347
Bulls——1,42860.94/cwt55.00–65.0087011
Bulls——1,75071.00/cwt68.00–74.001,2432
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85030.00/cwt30.00–30.002551
Cows—Lean 85-90%99329.47/cwt28.00–31.002932
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10836.04/cwt35.00–38.003996
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17839.05/cwt38.00–40.004604
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,19042.00/cwt42.00–42.005001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21541.71/cwt40.00–43.005074
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36847.68/cwt46.00–50.006523
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2962800.31/cwt700.00–825.007,6995
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,009895.97/cwt725.00–1,000.009,04014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015957.27/cwt750.00–1,025.009,7164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,3845
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,1181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088784.69/cwt700.00–930.008,5373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125630.00/cwt630.00–630.007,0882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,219947.58/cwt925.00–975.0011,5517
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30040.00/cwt40.00–40.005201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,430750.52/cwt700.00–800.0010,7322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,54042.00/cwt42.00–42.006471
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed82092.50/cwt92.50–92.507596
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288284.53/cwt80.00–94.0074611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1111,161.75/cwt650.00–1,275.0012,9079
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,121.22/cwt800.00–1,260.0012,6818

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.