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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-17

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

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Mar 10Mar 17Mar 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 453 vs last sale 569▲ 116 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

58 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 55▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 47▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders sold mostly 5.00 to 12.00 lower on a limited supply. Heavy rainfall in the area hampered farm to market movement along with concerns of market conditions. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher.

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 $123.15/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$123.15

44 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Medium and Large 3

$17.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	421	125.04	527	16thin
Medium and Large 1	460	124.50	573	24
Medium and Large 3	510	107.50	548	4thin

One grade step is worth $17.54/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale44 hd

123.15

—

AR average7 barns · 993 hd

126.83

−3.68

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	—	High	1,452	73.10	1,061	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	64.35	942	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,165	58.08	677	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	39.43	386	15

Every lot

74 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	156.44/cwt	142.50–170.00	571	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	138.78/cwt	137.50–140.00	511	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	146.90/cwt	144.00–150.00	761	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	135.21/cwt	122.00–145.00	768	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	588	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	750	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	138.69/cwt	137.50–140.00	379	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	290	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	132.75/cwt	132.50–133.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	138.72/cwt	135.00–140.00	448	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	125.94/cwt	124.00–129.00	456	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	134.50/cwt	130.00–139.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	141.19/cwt	140.00–142.50	534	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	137.05/cwt	134.00–140.00	573	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	119.45/cwt	112.50–126.00	511	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	124.53/cwt	122.00–129.00	583	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	480	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	552	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	510	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	115.82/cwt	110.00–120.00	608	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	107.95/cwt	105.00–111.00	610	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	109.12/cwt	105.00–115.00	627	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Replacement	583	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	717	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	378	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	315	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	457	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	327	152.59/cwt	147.50–155.00	499	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	508	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	390	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	575	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	136.29/cwt	135.00–137.50	579	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	435	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	626	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	785	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	608	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	895	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	918	75.75/cwt	74.00–77.50	695	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,293	56.49/cwt	52.00–60.00	730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,385	74.40/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,030	2
Bulls	—	—	1,602	83.31/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,335	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	755	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	189	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	795	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	278	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	961	39.50/cwt	38.00–40.00	380	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,023	30.97/cwt	30.00–32.00	317	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	44.51/cwt	42.00–49.00	460	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	53.23/cwt	52.50–54.00	559	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,143	61.70/cwt	61.00–63.00	705	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,239	57.80/cwt	55.00–60.00	716	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,270	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	775	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	66.03/cwt	65.00–67.00	1,030	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	760	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	570	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	613	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	67.52/cwt	60.00–71.00	652	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	475	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	608.98/cwt	600.00–620.00	5,055	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,868	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	541.75/cwt	480.00–600.00	5,109	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	948	657.81/cwt	570.00–730.00	6,236	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	567.01/cwt	500.00–630.00	5,500	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	558	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	777.50/cwt	725.00–830.00	9,213	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	641	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	831	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	903.47/cwt	875.00–925.00	12,965	3

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 Mar 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 116Last week 569Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 55Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 47Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	134.00–140.00	137.05
2	—	378	140.00–142.50	141.19
2	—	273	137.50–140.00	138.69
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
3	—	468	122.00–129.00	124.53
4	—	323	135.00–140.00	138.72
4	—	575	105.00–115.00	109.12
5	—	525	110.00–120.00	115.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	290	132.50–133.00	132.75
2	—	428	112.50–126.00	119.45
2	—	565	105.00–111.00	107.95
3	—	362	124.00–129.00	125.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	142.50	142.50
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
2	—	365	130.00–139.00	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	106.00	106.00
1	—	515	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	137.50–140.00	138.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	121.00	121.00
1	—	430	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	122.00–145.00	135.21
2	—	518	144.00–150.00	146.90
2	—	365	142.50–170.00	156.44
1	—	620	124.00	124.00
1	—	310	167.50	167.50
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
1	—	315	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	918	74.00–77.50	75.75
2	—	425	135.00–137.50	136.29
1	—	895	82.50	82.50
1	—	785	77.50	77.50
1	—	330	142.50	142.50
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	147.50	147.50
1	—	435	144.00	144.00
1	—	890	80.00	80.00
3	—	327	147.50–155.00	152.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,143	61.00–63.00	61.70
4	—	1,239	55.00–60.00	57.80
2	—	1,050	52.50–54.00	53.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	35.00	35.00
1	—	755	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,033	42.00–49.00	44.51
4	—	961	38.00–40.00	39.50
2	—	1,023	30.00–32.00	30.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	65.00–67.00	66.03
1	—	1,270	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	81.00–85.00	83.31
2	—	1,385	69.00–79.00	74.40
2	—	1,293	52.00–60.00	56.49

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	4	—	965	60.00–71.00	67.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	67.00	67.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	48.00	48.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	75.00	75.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	725.00–830.00	777.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	570.00–730.00	657.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,435	875.00–925.00	903.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	600.00–620.00	608.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	943	480.00–600.00	541.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	500.00–630.00	567.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	62.00	62.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	53.00	53.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	50.00	50.00

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.