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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2019-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Dec 17

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

557 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 661▲ 557 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

143 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 71▲ 143 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

125 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 25▲ 125 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 4.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $135.76/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 17 comparable sales and sits −67.64 against this barn's trailing median of $203.41.

Average price

$135.76

129 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$656

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$35.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.31

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	458	146.23	670	68
Medium and Large 2	500	131.33	657	40
Medium and Large 3	529	110.31	583	21

One grade step is worth $35.92/cwt here — about $87 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 sale129 hd

135.76

—

AR average10 barns · 923 hd

130.45

+5.31

This barn, trailing median17 sales

203.41

−67.64

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

17 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $221.18, low $157.88, median $203.41 across 17 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,644	56.97	937	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,577	40.33	636	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,306	37.12	485	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,062	29.92	318	15

Every lot

104 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	156.44/cwt	155.00–158.00	505	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	152.28/cwt	145.00–160.00	576	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	156.50/cwt	150.00–163.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	144.80/cwt	142.50–147.00	630	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	445	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	467	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	473	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	698	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	156.15/cwt	151.00–161.00	753	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	490	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	818	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	704	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	154.37/cwt	146.00–161.00	826	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	131.50/cwt	130.00–133.00	704	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	750	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	140.62/cwt	136.00–145.00	793	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	631	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	871	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	305	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	336	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	316	137.58/cwt	137.00–140.00	435	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	142.56/cwt	132.50–150.00	453	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	144.00/cwt	137.00–155.00	539	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	131.08/cwt	125.00–135.00	490	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	108.78/cwt	100.00–117.00	411	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	129.56/cwt	123.00–133.00	534	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	130.01/cwt	122.00–134.00	542	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	113.27/cwt	110.00–115.00	476	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	115.22/cwt	110.00–120.00	535	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	126.47/cwt	120.00–137.00	612	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	123.42/cwt	119.00–126.00	645	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	128.16/cwt	124.00–132.00	752	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	114.04/cwt	110.00–116.00	705	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	118.68/cwt	118.00–120.00	783	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	709	123.25/cwt	123.00–124.00	874	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	740	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	285	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	520	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	414	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	329	155.74/cwt	146.00–164.00	512	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	141.41/cwt	139.00–144.00	471	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	142.77/cwt	135.00–147.50	521	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	489	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	369	151.23/cwt	145.00–160.00	558	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	136.25/cwt	127.00–145.00	572	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	420	112.57/cwt	104.00–122.00	473	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	150.16/cwt	149.00–155.00	640	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	445	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	636	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	154.13/cwt	147.00–159.00	727	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	473	133.43/cwt	130.00–139.00	631	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	515	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	680	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	521	149.37/cwt	146.00–153.00	778	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	127.54/cwt	123.00–134.00	676	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	538	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	129.05/cwt	120.00–140.00	730	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	123.89/cwt	121.00–127.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	600	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	128.80/cwt	122.00–133.00	799	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	645	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	729	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	655	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	704	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	667	117.37/cwt	115.00–120.00	783	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	672	120.57/cwt	120.00–121.00	810	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	708	95.94/cwt	90.00–102.00	679	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	844	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	49.59/cwt	45.00–55.00	739	7
Bulls	—	—	1,747	60.11/cwt	57.00–65.00	1,050	8
Bulls	—	—	1,775	70.26/cwt	68.00–72.50	1,247	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	775	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	233	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	785	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	236	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	950	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	209	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	28.66/cwt	25.00–30.00	306	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	22.00/cwt	22.00–22.00	244	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,180	34.56/cwt	32.00–39.00	408	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,288	32.49/cwt	32.00–33.00	418	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	38.44/cwt	37.00–40.00	504	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	544	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,612	41.44/cwt	40.00–43.00	668	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	807.71/cwt	625.00–925.00	7,754	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,111.63/cwt	1,075.00–1,150.00	11,950	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	701.14/cwt	675.00–725.00	7,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	840.30/cwt	775.00–950.00	9,386	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	9,090	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	984	915.67/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	9,010	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	4,738	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,090	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	5,341	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	7,188	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	749.74/cwt	650.00–890.00	8,892	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,186	634.21/cwt	500.00–735.00	7,522	37
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	863.48/cwt	725.00–925.00	10,491	14

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 Dec 17, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 661Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 125Last week 25Year 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	—	600	121.00	121.00
10	—	374	137.00–155.00	144.00
13	—	523	119.00–126.00	123.42
4	—	709	123.00–124.00	123.25
18	—	484	120.00–137.00	126.47
15	—	417	122.00–134.00	130.01
13	—	587	124.00–132.00	128.16
7	—	318	132.50–150.00	142.56
3	—	660	118.00–120.00	118.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	316	137.00–140.00	137.58
4	—	464	110.00–120.00	115.22
1	—	565	122.00	122.00
11	—	374	125.00–135.00	131.08
3	—	618	110.00–116.00	114.04
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
3	—	412	123.00–133.00	129.56
1	—	715	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	110.00–115.00	113.27
2	—	378	100.00–117.00	108.78
1	—	575	109.00	109.00
1	—	305	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	85.00	85.00
1	—	740	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
1	—	285	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	130.00–133.00	131.50
2	—	435	142.50–147.00	144.80
1	—	560	134.00	134.00
1	—	490	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
4	—	631	136.00–140.00	138.00
2	—	420	150.00–163.00	156.50
7	—	535	146.00–161.00	154.37
6	—	378	145.00–160.00	152.28
5	—	564	136.00–145.00	140.62
5	—	482	151.00–161.00	156.15
2	—	323	155.00–158.00	156.44
1	—	685	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	145.00–150.00	147.49
1	—	525	134.00	134.00
1	—	435	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	167.00	167.00
3	—	445	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	473	130.00–139.00	133.43
4	—	365	135.00–147.50	142.77
2	—	600	120.00–130.00	125.00
7	—	672	120.00–121.00	120.57
9	—	420	127.00–145.00	136.25
5	—	530	123.00–134.00	127.54
2	—	333	139.00–144.00	141.41
2	—	570	121.00–127.00	123.89
1	—	740	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	127.50	127.50
1	—	645	113.00	113.00
2	—	708	90.00–102.00	95.94
2	—	538	106.00–108.00	107.00
2	—	420	104.00–122.00	112.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	105.00–110.00	107.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	520	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	134.00	134.00
1	—	515	132.00	132.00
1	—	460	137.00	137.00
1	—	445	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	426	149.00–155.00	150.16
13	—	329	146.00–164.00	155.74
8	—	521	146.00–153.00	149.37
8	—	369	145.00–160.00	151.23
5	—	620	122.00–133.00	128.80
3	—	667	115.00–120.00	117.37
1	—	285	182.50	182.50
7	—	472	147.00–159.00	154.13
6	—	566	120.00–140.00	129.05

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	960	625.00–925.00	807.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	675.00–725.00	701.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,075	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,111.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,117	775.00–950.00	840.30

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,150	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	984	775.00–1,000.00	915.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	—	1,186	500.00–735.00	634.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	460.00	460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,215	725.00–925.00	863.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,186	650.00–890.00	749.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	490.00	490.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	22.00	22.00
1	—	785	30.00	30.00
1	—	775	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	37.00	37.00
3	—	1,612	40.00–43.00	41.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	32.00–33.00	32.49
7	—	1,311	37.00–40.00	38.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,068	25.00–30.00	28.66
5	—	1,180	32.00–39.00	34.56
1	—	1,110	22.00	22.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	68.00–72.50	70.26
7	—	1,490	45.00–55.00	49.59
8	—	1,747	57.00–65.00	60.11

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.