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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 29

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Oct 22Oct 29Nov 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,071 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 1,056▲ 1,071 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

83 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 141▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 75 vs last sale 100▲ 25 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 5.00 higher. over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher, over 500 lb steady to 5.00 higher. Fleshy new crop calves sold discounted 10.00 to 20.00. Value added cattle sold at a premium of 10.00 to 15.00. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.65/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$141.65

178 head · 520 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

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

$40.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.52

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	148.02	733	109
Medium and Large 1-2	651	137.56	896	33
Medium and Large 2	485	129.76	629	30
Medium and Large 3	423	107.82	456	6thin

One grade step is worth $40.19/cwt here — about $276 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 sale178 hd

141.65

—

AR average10 barns · 1,570 hd

137.12

+4.52

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	—	High	1,520	54.10	822	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	42.88	592	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,240	42.11	522	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	26.25	251	4thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	469	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	164.31/cwt	149.00–175.00	531	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	326	141.06/cwt	133.00–146.00	460	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	115.44/cwt	111.00–120.00	416	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	153.61/cwt	147.50–166.00	568	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	139.35/cwt	137.00–141.00	525	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	147.68/cwt	136.00–151.00	635	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	132.17/cwt	127.00–137.00	568	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	100.50/cwt	90.00–111.00	442	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	132.26/cwt	127.00–136.00	615	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	153.50/cwt	141.00–158.00	721	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	107.53/cwt	105.00–110.00	505	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	489	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	778	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	153.48/cwt	147.00–161.00	775	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	139.96/cwt	132.00–146.00	732	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	819	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	130.26/cwt	126.00–141.00	752	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	802	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	123.03/cwt	120.00–125.00	763	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	136.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	855	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	677	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	911	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	680	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,044	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	300	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	318	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	300	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	240	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	127.97/cwt	120.00–135.00	410	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	331	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	513	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	332	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	415	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	147.16/cwt	147.00–147.50	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	493	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	134.34/cwt	122.00–139.00	521	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	130.00/cwt	124.00–137.00	555	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	568	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	461	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	565	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	488	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	121.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	578	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	118.42/cwt	110.00–123.00	566	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	111.48/cwt	110.00–113.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	538	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	117.31/cwt	112.00–122.00	606	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	517	110.67/cwt	110.00–112.00	572	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	100.49/cwt	100.00–101.00	533	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	108.34/cwt	108.00–109.00	611	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	115.41/cwt	114.00–118.00	661	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	602	116.33/cwt	114.00–120.00	700	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	109.68/cwt	106.00–111.00	670	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	630	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	121.87/cwt	110.00–125.00	799	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	703	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	766	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	119.21/cwt	118.00–120.00	881	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	95.47/cwt	91.00–100.00	721	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	777	117.17/cwt	112.00–120.00	910	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	398	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	422	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	128.29/cwt	124.00–133.00	472	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	404	147.49/cwt	146.00–152.00	596	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	416	126.65/cwt	120.00–131.00	527	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	450	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	466	137.49/cwt	128.00–143.00	641	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	508	96.13/cwt	84.00–105.00	488	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	509	129.25/cwt	123.00–132.00	658	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	525	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	539	115.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	565	112.98/cwt	112.00–115.00	638	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	570	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	678	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	719	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	472	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	734	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	108.58/cwt	108.00–115.00	717	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	678	117.00/cwt	116.00–118.00	793	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	695	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	591	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	700	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	730	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	810	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	587	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,271	42.39/cwt	38.00–47.00	539	5
Bulls	—	—	1,684	62.64/cwt	55.00–66.00	1,055	5
Bulls	—	—	1,940	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,358	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	850	10.00/cwt	10.00–10.00	85	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	264	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	368	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	315	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	42.11/cwt	40.00–44.00	522	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,362	45.35/cwt	44.00–46.00	618	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,393	41.03/cwt	40.00–44.00	572	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,691	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	816.59/cwt	775.00–850.00	8,435	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	675.96/cwt	650.00–700.00	7,490	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	806.81/cwt	470.00–925.00	8,956	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	566	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,254	48.81/cwt	45.00–56.00	612	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,169	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	49.49/cwt	44.00–59.00	507	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 Oct 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,071Last week 1,056Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 141Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 100Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	105.00	105.00
11	—	573	114.00–118.00	115.41
9	—	656	110.00–125.00	121.87
9	—	388	122.00–139.00	134.34
5	—	739	118.00–120.00	119.21
3	—	602	114.00–120.00	116.33
3	—	333	147.00–147.50	147.16
25	—	427	124.00–137.00	130.00
24	—	517	112.00–122.00	117.31
12	—	777	112.00–120.00	117.17
12	—	475	120.00–126.00	121.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	100.00–101.00	100.49
2	—	465	105.00	105.00
1	—	300	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	478	110.00–123.00	118.42
6	—	564	108.00–109.00	108.34
4	—	611	106.00–111.00	109.68
2	—	508	106.00	106.00
2	—	320	120.00–135.00	127.97
1	—	445	118.00	118.00
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
2	—	755	91.00–100.00	95.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	110.00–112.00	110.67
2	—	480	110.00–113.00	111.48
1	—	720	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	461	122.50	122.50
1	—	430	132.00	132.00
1	—	385	128.00	128.00
4	—	332	120.00–130.00	125.10
2	—	703	109.00	109.00
1	—	630	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	628	130.00–140.00	136.15
1	—	280	167.50	167.50
15	—	470	141.00–158.00	153.50
13	—	523	132.00–146.00	139.96
10	—	430	136.00–151.00	147.68
9	—	577	126.00–141.00	130.26
9	—	370	147.50–166.00	153.61
6	—	323	149.00–175.00	164.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	90.00–111.00	100.50
2	—	360	111.00–120.00	115.44
2	—	470	105.00–110.00	107.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	765	136.50	136.50
6	—	605	132.50	132.50
9	—	563	145.50	145.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	465	127.00–136.00	132.26
6	—	620	120.00–125.00	123.03
3	—	568	120.00–125.00	121.64
3	—	377	137.00–141.00	139.35
2	—	515	127.00	127.00
2	—	430	127.00–137.00	132.17
1	—	755	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	505	147.00–161.00	153.48
8	—	489	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	677	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	326	133.00–146.00	141.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	85.00	85.00
1	—	590	80.00	80.00
3	—	508	84.00–105.00	96.13
1	—	810	72.50	72.50
1	—	730	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
1	—	340	165.00	165.00
2	—	678	116.00–118.00	117.00
1	—	700	118.00	118.00
1	—	610	116.00	116.00
10	—	466	128.00–143.00	137.49
7	—	509	123.00–132.00	129.25
4	—	404	146.00–152.00	147.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	112.00–115.00	112.98
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
1	—	525	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	132.50	132.50
2	—	555	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	660	108.00–115.00	108.58
4	—	539	110.00–118.00	115.98
4	—	416	120.00–131.00	126.65
1	—	555	107.50	107.50
1	—	450	124.00	124.00
1	—	330	128.00	128.00
2	—	368	124.00–133.00	128.29
1	—	700	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	589	122.00	122.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	470.00–925.00	806.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	47.00	47.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,254	45.00–56.00	48.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	650.00–700.00	675.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	775.00–850.00	816.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	775.00	775.00

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	—	1,025	44.00–59.00	49.49

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,940	70.00	70.00
5	—	1,684	55.00–66.00	62.64
5	—	1,271	38.00–47.00	42.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	30.00	30.00
1	—	850	10.00	10.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,240	40.00–44.00	42.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	30.00	30.00
1	—	1,050	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,393	40.00–44.00	41.03
3	—	1,362	44.00–46.00	45.35

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.