Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2019-11-12

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Nov 12
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
534 head
▼ 927 vs last sale 1,461▲ 534 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 108 vs last sale 203▲ 95 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 100▲ 75 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 steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady. Fleshy new crop calves sold discounted 10.00 to 20.00. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.45/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$122.45
130 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$569
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$182
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$14.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.16
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1490125.1861374
Medium and Large 1-2394124.6249113thin
Medium and Large 2455118.9254134
Medium and Large 3391110.244319thin
One grade step is worth $14.94/cwt here — about $182 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 sale130 hd
122.45
—
AR average10 barns · 2,239 hd
125.61
−3.16
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—Low1,56557.609018thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35648.2365411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09245.9150213
CowsLean 85-90%Average92833.3030910

Every lot

123 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1280161.85/cwt156.00–167.504532
Steers—Medium and Large 1304172.99/cwt160.00–190.005266
Steers—Medium and Large 3310101.00/cwt101.00–101.003131
Steers—Medium and Large 2326139.27/cwt130.00–145.004544
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340140.00/cwt140.00–140.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 3350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 2360140.25/cwt138.00–142.505052
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed360110.00/cwt110.00–110.003961
Steers—Medium and Large 1373165.20/cwt154.00–177.506167
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405107.00/cwt107.00–107.004331
Steers—Medium and Large 3415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004151
Steers—Medium and Large 2425133.45/cwt132.00–135.005672
Steers—Medium and Large 1426149.82/cwt141.00–160.0063811
Steers—Medium and Large 2465132.06/cwt130.00–134.006142
Steers—Medium and Large 1468140.84/cwt135.00–146.006596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492150.00/cwt150.00–150.007388
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500133.00/cwt133.00–133.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 1531138.92/cwt130.00–150.0073812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 3565105.00/cwt105.00–105.005931
Steers—Medium and Large 2570126.00/cwt126.00–126.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 1572131.98/cwt130.00–136.007556
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585125.00/cwt125.00–125.007311
Steers—Medium and Large 1618127.44/cwt120.00–130.0078811
Steers—Medium and Large 2620105.00/cwt105.00–105.006511
Steers—Medium and Large 2660118.00/cwt111.00–125.007792
Steers—Medium and Large 1705128.00/cwt128.00–128.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 277590.00/cwt90.00–90.006981
Steers—Medium and Large 1788120.00/cwt120.00–120.009462
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273134.95/cwt130.00–140.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285135.00/cwt135.00–135.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312129.92/cwt125.00–137.504056
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321139.62/cwt132.00–152.504486
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328111.58/cwt105.00–117.503662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004623
Heifers—Medium and Large 3358111.02/cwt110.00–112.003972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376137.50/cwt129.00–147.505178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy380124.48/cwt124.00–125.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383123.14/cwt115.00–128.004724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400119.25/cwt111.00–127.504772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2406123.00/cwt123.00–123.0049910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410111.46/cwt110.00–113.004572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy413115.95/cwt107.00–125.004792
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419118.90/cwt115.00–125.004985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427128.81/cwt123.00–137.505509
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464115.89/cwt110.00–124.005386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470125.64/cwt120.00–134.0059112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy500132.00/cwt132.00–132.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505104.00/cwt104.00–104.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510125.58/cwt121.00–130.0064013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525119.00/cwt119.00–119.006251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565110.00/cwt110.00–110.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575120.15/cwt116.00–127.006915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580113.00/cwt113.00–113.006551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583107.47/cwt105.00–110.006272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611118.47/cwt116.00–120.007244
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612111.95/cwt109.00–117.006853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy618108.23/cwt100.00–116.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1779106.00/cwt106.00–106.008267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315135.00/cwt135.00–135.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330128.48/cwt120.00–137.504242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340142.50/cwt142.50–142.504851
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350110.00/cwt110.00–110.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy355112.50/cwt112.50–112.503991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378148.90/cwt144.00–154.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387127.53/cwt121.00–132.004945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410142.50/cwt142.50–142.505841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410137.50/cwt137.50–137.505641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41080.00/cwt80.00–80.003281
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429126.93/cwt120.00–135.005458
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473138.86/cwt136.00–142.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475104.79/cwt100.00–110.004982
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482125.29/cwt124.00–128.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1545127.50/cwt124.00–131.006952
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560121.00/cwt121.00–121.006781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564126.38/cwt124.00–131.007135
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575103.77/cwt85.00–110.005976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625109.25/cwt99.00–120.006832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed640107.00/cwt107.00–107.006851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672109.39/cwt104.00–114.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700102.00/cwt102.00–102.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2723107.60/cwt102.00–113.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 183092.50/cwt92.50–92.507681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45159.00/cwt56.00–64.008564
Bulls——1,51748.59/cwt40.00–52.507373
Bulls——2,16579.00/cwt79.00–79.001,7101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight61015.00/cwt15.00–15.00921
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight86540.00/cwt40.00–40.003461
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86835.99/cwt30.00–44.003124
Cows—Lean 85-90%91022.00/cwt22.00–22.002001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00541.04/cwt38.00–44.004122
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06144.31/cwt42.00–46.004707
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13835.00/cwt35.00–35.003982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18249.33/cwt47.00–52.005835
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31549.55/cwt47.00–52.006527
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42845.93/cwt44.00–48.006564
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287056.63/cwt45.00–68.004932
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed91540.00/cwt40.00–40.003661
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295054.43/cwt49.00–61.005172
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed96358.00/cwt58.00–58.005592
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07250.00/cwt50.00–50.005363
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05851.00/cwt51.00–51.005403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060663.96/cwt550.00–875.007,03811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,8962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,139632.79/cwt525.00–700.007,2076
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,177879.71/cwt550.00–1,050.0010,35417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30549.93/cwt47.00–53.006522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,330963.06/cwt950.00–975.0012,8092
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,1002

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.