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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-01-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jan 21

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Jan 14Jan 21Jan 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

543 head

▼ 324 vs last sale 867▲ 543 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 84▲ 64 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

28 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 50▲ 28 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 10.00 yo 15.00 higher, over 500 lb sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher, over 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 higher. Value added cattle sold at a premium of 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Giving credit to thin flesh condition for part of the advance. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.42/cwt on 120 head.

Average price

$144.42

120 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$41.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.74

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	462	148.69	687	81
Medium and Large 2	453	138.85	629	35
Medium and Large 3	445	106.88	476	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.81/cwt here — about $211 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 sale120 hd

144.42

—

AR average7 barns · 715 hd

137.68

+6.74

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	—	Average	1,460	65.26	953	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	57.98	823	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	51.50	630	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,022	38.19	390	20

Every lot

96 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	527	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	205.13/cwt	182.50–220.00	673	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	165.27/cwt	160.00–170.00	542	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	198.70/cwt	190.00–210.00	715	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	634	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	163.33/cwt	155.00–175.00	681	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	501	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	146.89/cwt	137.00–153.00	692	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	170.95/cwt	165.00–182.50	814	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	491	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	903	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	498	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	911	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	157.01/cwt	150.00–171.00	810	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	548	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	910	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	927	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	146.78/cwt	145.00–149.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	123.46/cwt	120.00–130.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	147.67/cwt	142.50–149.00	929	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	293	161.06/cwt	150.00–172.50	472	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	427	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	162.69/cwt	140.00–167.50	535	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	163.25/cwt	155.00–170.00	604	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	140.66/cwt	130.00–152.50	522	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	394	143.31/cwt	142.50–145.00	565	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	457	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	417	133.68/cwt	124.00–140.00	557	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	148.63/cwt	143.00–160.00	641	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	432	149.75/cwt	146.00–151.00	647	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	464	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	673	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	149.79/cwt	140.00–154.00	712	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	127.00/cwt	120.00–137.00	621	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	673	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	148.30/cwt	142.00–154.00	764	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	523	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	743	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	527	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	732	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	136.62/cwt	129.00–140.00	780	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	130.17/cwt	125.00–133.00	820	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	385	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	416	158.21/cwt	150.00–162.50	658	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	139.19/cwt	134.00–142.50	661	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	156.52/cwt	155.00–158.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	139.25/cwt	130.00–145.00	713	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	164.34/cwt	152.50–170.00	846	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	545	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	779	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	555	140.43/cwt	133.00–148.00	779	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	138.18/cwt	134.00–142.50	843	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	728	115.45/cwt	111.00–120.00	840	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	995	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	896	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,412	69.55/cwt	60.00–73.00	982	12
Bulls	—	—	1,440	50.38/cwt	45.00–55.00	725	5
Bulls	—	—	1,795	76.76/cwt	76.00–77.50	1,378	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	755	17.00/cwt	17.00–17.00	128	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	34.31/cwt	30.00–36.00	321	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	40.48/cwt	38.00–44.00	436	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	45.35/cwt	45.00–46.00	500	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	49.03/cwt	48.00–52.00	577	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	54.59/cwt	52.00–57.00	701	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	57.98/cwt	57.00–59.00	823	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	645	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,870	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	800	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	480	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	588	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	706	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	840	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	504	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	505	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	629	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	666	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	770.85/cwt	750.00–790.00	5,882	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	780	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,485	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	792	707.24/cwt	650.00–750.00	5,601	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	700.13/cwt	650.00–750.00	6,602	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	687.72/cwt	590.00–850.00	6,946	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	822.31/cwt	800.00–850.00	8,988	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	560	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	576	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	1,020.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,020.00	12,342	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,283	1

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 Jan 21, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 543Last week 867Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 84Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	160.00–170.00	165.27
3	—	612	120.00–130.00	123.46
6	—	471	137.00–153.00	146.89
2	—	510	130.00–140.00	135.00
1	—	365	162.50	162.50
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
1	—	555	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	170.00	170.00
5	—	552	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	498	183.00	183.00
3	—	590	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	491	184.00	184.00
2	—	548	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
1	—	525	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	328	182.50–220.00	205.13
1	—	285	185.00	185.00
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
4	—	516	150.00–171.00	157.01
4	—	578	145.00–149.00	146.78
6	—	417	155.00–175.00	163.33
7	—	360	190.00–210.00	198.70
7	—	629	142.50–149.00	147.67
12	—	476	165.00–182.50	170.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	140.00	140.00
2	—	510	130.00–134.00	132.00
2	—	563	130.00	130.00
3	—	417	124.00–140.00	133.68
4	—	371	130.00–152.50	140.66
6	—	489	120.00–137.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	85.00	85.00
1	—	555	95.00	95.00
1	—	350	127.50	127.50
1	—	425	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	370	155.00–170.00	163.25
11	—	515	142.00–154.00	148.30
11	—	571	129.00–140.00	136.62
19	—	431	143.00–160.00	148.63
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
3	—	630	125.00–133.00	130.17
4	—	293	150.00–172.50	161.06
6	—	329	140.00–167.50	162.69
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
14	—	475	140.00–154.00	149.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	142.00	142.00
4	—	432	146.00–151.00	149.75
7	—	464	145.00	145.00
3	—	394	142.50–145.00	143.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	190.00	190.00
1	—	995	90.00	90.00
2	—	485	155.00–158.00	156.52
2	—	728	111.00–120.00	115.45
3	—	515	152.50–170.00	164.34
7	—	416	150.00–162.50	158.21
2	—	610	134.00–142.50	138.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	167.50	167.50
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
2	—	555	133.00–148.00	140.43
3	—	512	130.00–145.00	139.25
4	—	475	134.00–142.50	139.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	57.00–59.00	57.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	17.00	17.00
3	—	1,103	45.00–46.00	45.35
6	—	937	30.00–36.00	34.31
10	—	1,076	38.00–44.00	40.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,284	52.00–57.00	54.59
5	—	1,176	48.00–52.00	49.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,412	60.00–73.00	69.55
2	—	1,795	76.00–77.50	76.76
5	—	1,440	45.00–55.00	50.38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	50.00	50.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	54.00	54.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	73.00	73.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	60.00	60.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	60.00	60.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	763	750.00–790.00	770.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	800.00–850.00	822.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	48.00	48.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	650.00–750.00	700.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,020.00	1,020.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,010	590.00–850.00	687.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	50.00	50.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	792	650.00–750.00	707.24

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.