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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-24

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 24

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Mar 17Mar 24Mar 31 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

195 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 116▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 29 vs last sale 58▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 30▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steers and bulls sold 10.00 to 15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 10.00 to 14.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 10 to 15.00 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 $136.59/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$136.59

61 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$624

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$23.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.86

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	476	143.61	683	25
Medium and Large 2	449	134.53	604	29
Medium and Large 3	422	120.08	506	7thin

One grade step is worth $23.53/cwt here — about $177 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 sale61 hd

136.59

—

AR average7 barns · 252 hd

127.74

+8.86

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	—	Low	1,658	88.97	1,475	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	73.91	1,080	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,231	72.82	896	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,012	51.09	517	17

Every lot

82 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	275	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	461	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	577	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	501	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	143.75/cwt	142.50–145.00	496	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	160.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	494	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	430	152.76/cwt	145.00–160.00	657	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	438	162.53/cwt	161.00–164.00	712	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	455	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	459	162.98/cwt	156.00–170.00	748	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	718	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	510	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	727	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	160.50/cwt	160.00–161.00	827	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	759	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	848	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	856	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	308	174.12/cwt	169.00–179.00	536	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	138.46/cwt	130.00–145.00	450	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	549	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	130.54/cwt	120.00–140.00	497	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	153.40/cwt	150.00–158.00	588	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	132.87/cwt	126.00–140.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	157.93/cwt	143.00–167.50	660	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	420	157.50/cwt	150.00–162.50	662	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	427	118.52/cwt	117.50–120.00	506	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	468	117.03/cwt	116.00–118.00	548	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	152.57/cwt	145.00–163.00	716	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	117.50/cwt	110.00–125.00	564	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	694	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	490	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	674	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	122.11/cwt	112.00–127.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	138.89/cwt	134.00–145.00	725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	125.96/cwt	120.00–134.00	715	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	650	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	669	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	114.49/cwt	114.00–115.00	765	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	786	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	335	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	499	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	373	139.02/cwt	135.00–142.50	519	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	380	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	136.32/cwt	125.00–147.00	579	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	149.50/cwt	143.00–152.50	640	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	506	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	464	133.32/cwt	125.00–144.00	619	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	478	154.71/cwt	149.00–159.00	740	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	527	148.79/cwt	136.00–162.00	784	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	137.20/cwt	132.00–142.50	782	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	599	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	131.92/cwt	129.00–138.00	814	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	103.97/cwt	100.00–108.00	764	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	87.34/cwt	75.00–100.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	937	1
Bulls	—	—	1,462	85.34/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,248	8
Bulls	—	—	1,897	94.84/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,799	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	775	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	194	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	947	43.24/cwt	40.00–48.00	409	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	55.01/cwt	50.00–62.00	579	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	66.35/cwt	60.00–74.00	745	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	69.50/cwt	62.00–74.00	849	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	76.51/cwt	75.00–78.00	949	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,411	76.41/cwt	74.00–79.00	1,078	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	70.58/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,078	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	75.78/cwt	72.50–79.00	677	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	69.86/cwt	67.00–72.50	716	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	962	66.29/cwt	59.00–76.00	638	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	67.71/cwt	67.50–68.00	728	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	72.08/cwt	68.00–78.00	829	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	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 Mar 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 195Last week 116Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 58Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	167.50	167.50
2	—	430	145.00–160.00	152.76
1	—	510	142.50	142.50
1	—	455	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	120.00	120.00
2	—	345	142.50–145.00	143.75
1	—	485	148.00	148.00
1	—	380	130.00	130.00
1	—	295	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	459	156.00–170.00	162.98
2	—	610	138.00–140.00	138.98
2	—	515	160.00–161.00	160.50
2	—	438	161.00–164.00	162.53
2	—	358	155.00–165.00	160.10
1	—	680	133.00	133.00
1	—	575	132.00	132.00
1	—	325	154.00	154.00
1	—	285	202.50	202.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
1	—	460	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	141.00	141.00
4	—	464	125.00–144.00	133.32
3	—	425	125.00–147.00	136.32
3	—	373	135.00–142.50	139.02
2	—	770	75.00–100.00	87.34
2	—	570	132.00–142.50	137.20
2	—	513	135.00	135.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	527	136.00–162.00	148.79
5	—	478	149.00–159.00	154.71
4	—	428	143.00–152.50	149.50
3	—	617	129.00–138.00	131.92
2	—	735	100.00–108.00	103.97
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
1	—	380	167.50	167.50
1	—	335	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	107.00	107.00
7	—	381	120.00–140.00	130.54
3	—	517	112.00–127.00	122.11
3	—	325	130.00–145.00	138.46
2	—	668	114.00–115.00	114.49
2	—	413	126.00–140.00	132.87
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
1	—	570	114.00	114.00
1	—	485	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	117.50–120.00	118.52
2	—	480	110.00–125.00	117.50
1	—	380	120.00	120.00
1	—	330	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	150.00–162.50	157.50
2	—	308	169.00–179.00	174.12
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
1	—	490	137.50	137.50
1	—	390	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	143.00–167.50	157.93
5	—	469	145.00–163.00	152.57
3	—	568	120.00–134.00	125.96
3	—	522	134.00–145.00	138.89
3	—	383	150.00–158.00	153.40
1	—	745	109.00	109.00
1	—	605	118.00	118.00
1	—	335	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	116.00–118.00	117.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,320	71.00	71.00
8	—	1,897	92.00–98.00	94.84
8	—	1,462	82.00–90.00	85.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,053	50.00–62.00	55.01
6	—	947	40.00–48.00	43.24
3	—	1,123	60.00–74.00	66.35
1	—	775	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,411	74.00–79.00	76.41
3	—	1,528	69.00–73.00	70.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,222	62.00–74.00	69.50
9	—	1,241	75.00–78.00	76.51

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,025	67.00–72.50	69.86
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	72.50–79.00	75.78

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	962	59.00–76.00	66.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	68.00–78.00	72.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	67.50–68.00	67.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	700.00	700.00

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.