Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2020-01-07

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jan 7
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
885 head
▲ 328 vs last sale 557▲ 885 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 143▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 125▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available sale closed previous two weeks. Demand was good on all classes of feeders. pre vac and weaned feeders sold at a premium.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.03/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$133.03
188 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$655
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$33
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$32.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.92
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2437135.635928thin
Medium and Large 1502135.14678142
Medium and Large 2464126.5058735
Medium and Large 3544102.745593thin
One grade step is worth $32.88/cwt here — about $33 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 sale188 hd
133.03
—
AR average3 barns · 358 hd
131.11
+1.92
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—Low1,64364.281,05610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42949.987145thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,26148.0060511
CowsLean 85-90%Average97833.2232512

Every lot

113 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 1265172.50/cwt172.50–172.504571
Steers—Medium and Large 1316189.33/cwt170.00–205.005986
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355155.00/cwt155.00–155.005501
Steers—Medium and Large 1364191.13/cwt175.00–200.0069613
Steers—Medium and Large 2370152.84/cwt141.00–165.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 2421149.62/cwt142.50–156.006305
Steers—Medium and Large 1423170.29/cwt164.00–177.507209
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440141.00/cwt141.00–141.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added463165.00/cwt165.00–165.007647
Steers—Medium and Large 1467162.74/cwt155.00–172.5076013
Steers—Medium and Large 2473139.77/cwt135.00–144.006613
Steers—Medium and Large 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1509159.70/cwt159.00–160.008137
Steers—Medium and Large 2528133.16/cwt130.00–142.507035
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added534165.00/cwt165.00–165.0088119
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added573163.11/cwt160.00–167.0093513
Steers—Medium and Large 1579154.89/cwt150.00–165.0089714
Steers—Medium and Large 2589134.74/cwt130.00–147.507946
Steers—Medium and Large 1600142.00/cwt142.00–142.008521
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added656144.00/cwt144.00–144.009455
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed670132.00/cwt132.00–132.008843
Steers—Medium and Large 1670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008041
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Steers—Medium and Large 2726132.00/cwt132.00–132.009584
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added780136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0613
Steers—Medium and Large 1800122.00/cwt122.00–122.009761
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed875100.00/cwt100.00–100.008751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270133.00/cwt133.00–133.003591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275157.50/cwt157.50–157.504332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318160.00/cwt160.00–160.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320136.00/cwt136.00–136.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331153.72/cwt142.50–167.5050915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374139.14/cwt138.00–141.005205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377150.25/cwt142.00–157.505666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414124.32/cwt120.00–130.005156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415135.64/cwt129.00–140.0056311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added432144.00/cwt144.00–144.006226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471136.12/cwt130.00–140.0064137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed473126.63/cwt117.00–130.005994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476127.50/cwt127.50–127.506076
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485124.51/cwt122.50–130.006049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy490107.35/cwt100.00–114.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505134.00/cwt134.00–134.006777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510120.00/cwt120.00–120.006121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513115.02/cwt110.00–120.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 353397.61/cwt90.00–105.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1539128.56/cwt120.00–130.006937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement547135.00/cwt135.00–135.007388
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed565113.00/cwt113.00–113.006381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573132.15/cwt123.00–141.0075713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579121.69/cwt118.00–126.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620124.13/cwt120.00–127.007706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655109.00/cwt109.00–109.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664128.22/cwt124.00–130.008517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720123.14/cwt110.00–126.0088710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725114.00/cwt114.00–114.008271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785102.00/cwt102.00–102.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830111.00/cwt111.00–111.009211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369133.83/cwt121.00–146.004947
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373178.06/cwt175.00–187.506644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419162.01/cwt157.50–167.5067910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440130.00/cwt130.00–130.005721
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed470137.00/cwt137.00–137.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473129.92/cwt125.00–135.006152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477144.68/cwt137.00–150.006907
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480143.00/cwt143.00–143.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520127.64/cwt122.00–132.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529142.51/cwt135.00–150.007547
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2531138.00/cwt138.00–138.007337
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578124.34/cwt123.00–126.007193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582144.11/cwt136.00–154.008393
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630132.52/cwt125.00–137.0083516
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635121.00/cwt121.00–121.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735117.50/cwt117.00–118.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2758108.00/cwt108.00–108.008192
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38551.97/cwt46.00–55.007203
Bulls——1,69168.65/cwt65.00–72.501,1616
Bulls——2,12575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,5941
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72520.00/cwt20.00–20.001451
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85530.00/cwt30.00–30.002571
Cows—Lean 85-90%99634.53/cwt32.00–37.003445
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01338.00/cwt38.00–38.003852
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02520.00/cwt20.00–20.002051
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06040.00/cwt40.00–40.004242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21852.18/cwt51.00–53.006363
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27746.43/cwt42.00–50.005938
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41351.22/cwt50.00–54.007244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49545.00/cwt45.00–45.006731
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-269064.00/cwt64.00–64.004421
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10347.51/cwt47.00–48.005242
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2755760.00/cwt760.00–760.005,7381
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2785750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,8881
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2815490.00/cwt490.00–490.003,9941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985819.39/cwt760.00–890.008,0712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050621.33/cwt610.00–630.006,5242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060990.00/cwt990.00–990.0010,4941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100579.27/cwt475.00–660.006,3722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118738.77/cwt650.00–810.008,2592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,205850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,2431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,232654.15/cwt570.00–800.008,0593
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,51549.00/cwt49.00–49.007421
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.008,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,075950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,2132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1671,043.57/cwt900.00–1,150.0012,1783
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0014,8501

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.