Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2019-11-19

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Nov 19
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,180 head
▲ 646 vs last sale 534▲ 1,180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
134 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 95▲ 134 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 75▲ 60 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 5.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher,over 500 lb steady to 3.00 higher. Value added cattle sold at a 5.00 to 10.00 premium. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.12/cwt on 203 head.
Average price
$121.12
203 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$605
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$157
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$21.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.87
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2485124.4460416thin
Medium and Large 1508122.92625133
Medium and Large 2491117.9357946
Medium and Large 3434102.874468thin
One grade step is worth $21.57/cwt here — about $157 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 sale203 hd
121.12
—
AR average8 barns · 1,979 hd
125.99
−4.87
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—Low1,42559.6685013
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24950.316286thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46549.797305thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04039.834147thin

Every lot

126 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 2283145.89/cwt142.00–150.004132
Steers—Medium and Large 1288162.05/cwt160.00–164.004672
Steers—Medium and Large 1320161.64/cwt150.00–175.005173
Steers—Medium and Large 2320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Steers—Medium and Large 3370120.00/cwt120.00–120.004441
Steers—Medium and Large 1373156.93/cwt151.00–160.005859
Steers—Medium and Large 2388134.59/cwt131.00–142.005224
Steers—Medium and Large 1419146.33/cwt140.00–157.5061310
Steers—Medium and Large 2434131.42/cwt127.00–138.0057011
Steers—Medium and Large 3435123.00/cwt123.00–123.005351
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460105.00/cwt105.00–105.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 2472132.18/cwt125.00–140.0062411
Steers—Medium and Large 1480147.33/cwt146.00–160.0070710
Steers—Medium and Large 2517137.39/cwt135.00–138.0071015
Steers—Medium and Large 3525123.00/cwt123.00–123.006461
Steers—Medium and Large 1533144.13/cwt141.00–153.0076814
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added546156.50/cwt156.50–156.508545
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550122.00/cwt122.00–122.006711
Steers—Medium and Large 2570127.62/cwt122.00–133.0072710
Steers—Medium and Large 1577141.17/cwt138.00–152.0081513
Steers—Medium and Large 3590118.00/cwt118.00–118.006961
Steers—Medium and Large 2611129.73/cwt121.00–134.0079310
Steers—Medium and Large 1620147.40/cwt143.00–151.009143
Steers—Medium and Large 3630112.89/cwt106.00–120.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Steers—Medium and Large 1672139.98/cwt137.00–147.009415
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1708131.53/cwt124.00–139.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added760139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0566
Steers—Medium and Large 1790132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0431
Steers—Medium and Large 1828131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 283582.00/cwt82.00–82.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 191090.00/cwt90.00–90.008191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270127.00/cwt127.00–127.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323126.96/cwt126.00–128.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332131.38/cwt131.00–132.004365
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335110.00/cwt110.00–110.003692
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372122.19/cwt119.00–125.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374135.83/cwt130.00–142.5050814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388141.00/cwt141.00–141.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426135.88/cwt130.00–141.005798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426125.98/cwt120.00–130.0053715
Heifers—Medium and Large 344397.46/cwt90.00–105.004322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462115.72/cwt113.00–120.0053510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464122.49/cwt120.00–130.0056833
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484120.00/cwt120.00–120.005815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518119.70/cwt116.00–127.0062025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522121.00/cwt121.00–121.006328
Heifers—Medium and Large 353099.00/cwt90.00–108.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy531113.23/cwt100.00–116.006018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534114.85/cwt113.00–117.006136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565122.58/cwt114.00–126.0069313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy568101.42/cwt98.00–105.005762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full570108.00/cwt108.00–108.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572111.58/cwt108.00–115.006385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy62090.00/cwt90.00–90.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623121.56/cwt118.00–125.0075710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630100.00/cwt100.00–100.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1691121.34/cwt118.50–139.008387
Heifers—Medium and Large 2728102.29/cwt90.00–115.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738118.67/cwt117.00–121.008763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810110.00/cwt110.00–110.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2850106.00/cwt106.00–106.009011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3310120.00/cwt120.00–120.003721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy310100.00/cwt100.00–100.003101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369149.77/cwt140.00–160.005534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375122.26/cwt120.00–125.004584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419138.46/cwt129.00–148.005808
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424126.22/cwt120.00–131.005357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464138.09/cwt133.00–145.006414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468122.46/cwt119.00–130.0057310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482113.04/cwt110.00–115.005453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2498139.00/cwt139.00–139.006926
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512124.64/cwt120.00–128.0063811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524135.56/cwt129.00–144.007105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538123.68/cwt122.00–125.5066515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed545124.00/cwt124.00–124.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3568107.51/cwt105.00–110.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579126.22/cwt121.00–130.007314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580105.00/cwt105.00–105.006091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed600106.00/cwt106.00–106.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615113.37/cwt107.50–120.006973
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625102.56/cwt100.00–105.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626126.67/cwt118.00–130.0079314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned635114.00/cwt114.00–114.007241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673119.02/cwt118.00–120.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2681102.43/cwt90.00–110.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717126.00/cwt126.00–126.009037
Bulls—Medium and Large 187088.53/cwt87.00–90.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 190583.52/cwt80.00–87.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 291580.00/cwt80.00–80.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed93878.00/cwt78.00–78.007323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed97270.00/cwt70.00–70.006803
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,03870.00/cwt70.00–70.007273
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26564.14/cwt62.50–65.008113
Bulls——1,40352.63/cwt50.00–55.007387
Bulls——1,63571.57/cwt70.00–74.001,1703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01033.82/cwt30.00–38.003422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05242.24/cwt40.00–45.004445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20554.00/cwt54.00–54.006511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25849.57/cwt46.00–53.006245
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46248.32/cwt48.00–49.007063
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47052.00/cwt52.00–52.007642
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,5001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,002826.03/cwt650.00–985.008,2773
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043651.09/cwt580.00–750.006,7913
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11050.15/cwt45.00–54.005572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,6641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,253722.36/cwt700.00–750.009,0512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,290680.00/cwt680.00–680.008,7721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,29547.00/cwt47.00–47.006091
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-295047.82/cwt42.00–60.004545
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02346.68/cwt45.00–48.004782
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05544.48/cwt42.00–48.004698

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.