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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Apr 7

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

703 head

▲ 216 vs last sale 487▲ 703 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 33 vs last sale 124▲ 91 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 50▲ 22 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 5.00 to 8.00 lower, over 500 lb sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower. Several consignments of value added cattle sold at a premium. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 to 7.00 lower

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $144.85/cwt on 194 head.

Average price

$144.85

194 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$15.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.48

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	149.49	818	134
Medium and Large 2	520	134.46	700	60

One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about $118 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 sale194 hd

144.85

—

AR average8 barns · 1,614 hd

147.32

−2.48

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	1,562	74.80	1,168	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	53.43	797	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	51.11	555	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	931	42.13	392	12

Every lot

105 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 2Thin Fleshed	293	177.71/cwt	162.50–182.00	521	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	318	170.28/cwt	150.00–175.00	541	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	531	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	368	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	611	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	387	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	662	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	419	170.60/cwt	167.50–175.00	715	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	157.02/cwt	146.00–177.50	677	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	155.35/cwt	145.00–158.00	719	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	135.47/cwt	130.00–139.00	637	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	478	168.25/cwt	160.00–175.00	804	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	156.65/cwt	155.00–165.00	807	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	128.88/cwt	120.00–130.00	693	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	123.01/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	150.52/cwt	150.00–156.00	861	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	145.23/cwt	143.00–147.00	837	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	628	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	823	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	750	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	743	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	943	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	862	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	722	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	859	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	99.07/cwt	96.00–102.00	721	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	117.66/cwt	117.00–119.00	867	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	757	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	893	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	804	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	437	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	283	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	432	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	151.35/cwt	150.00–155.00	480	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	318	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	485	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	330	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	503	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	355	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	524	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	135.20/cwt	125.00–140.00	508	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	143.66/cwt	137.50–147.50	542	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	408	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	124.23/cwt	120.00–132.50	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	133.13/cwt	127.50–142.50	558	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	113.98/cwt	111.00–117.00	482	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	439	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	579	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	123.91/cwt	117.00–131.00	585	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	127.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	606	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	110.34/cwt	110.00–111.00	527	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	479	134.49/cwt	132.50–137.50	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	480	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	605	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	132.20/cwt	132.00–133.00	685	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	122.82/cwt	120.00–129.00	642	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	116.28/cwt	112.50–120.00	612	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	530	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	118.96/cwt	117.00–122.00	672	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	125.62/cwt	122.00–128.00	715	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	573	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	602	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	598	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	724	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	630	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Replacement	608	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	742	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	118.27/cwt	117.00–119.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	626	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	770	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	640	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	113.30/cwt	110.00–115.00	756	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	693	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	818	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	671	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	107.30/cwt	96.00–111.00	821	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	91.21/cwt	90.00–93.00	748	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	295	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	553	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	148.90/cwt	145.00–152.50	466	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	350	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	429	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	414	153.71/cwt	146.00–160.00	636	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	150.91/cwt	145.00–155.00	709	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	644	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	514	120.70/cwt	120.00–125.00	620	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	141.43/cwt	134.00–147.50	734	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	127.29/cwt	120.00–132.00	717	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	617	116.16/cwt	109.00–120.00	717	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	720	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	668	1
Bulls	—	—	1,515	74.46/cwt	64.00–78.00	1,128	3
Bulls	—	—	1,684	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,347	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	291	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	44.56/cwt	40.00–48.00	415	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	263	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,074	47.99/cwt	45.00–50.00	515	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,094	53.53/cwt	50.00–58.00	586	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	534	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	57.91/cwt	54.00–61.00	895	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,140	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	881.74/cwt	860.00–900.00	10,140	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,096	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	674.53/cwt	610.00–730.00	6,934	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,020	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	57.38/cwt	55.00–60.00	620	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	49.85/cwt	46.00–53.00	546	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	54.59/cwt	53.00–56.00	647	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,222	908.02/cwt	860.00–960.00	11,096	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	351	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 Apr 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 487Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 124Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	137.50–147.50	143.66
1	—	725	92.50	92.50
3	—	667	110.00–115.00	113.30
4	—	523	120.00–129.00	122.82
4	—	621	117.00–119.00	118.27
5	—	820	90.00–93.00	91.21
6	—	569	122.00–128.00	125.62
8	—	317	150.00–155.00	151.35
8	—	765	96.00–111.00	107.30
10	—	419	127.50–142.50	133.13
10	—	476	120.00–130.00	127.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	140.00	140.00
1	—	530	142.50	142.50
4	—	693	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	165.00	165.00
2	—	330	152.50	152.50
2	—	408	147.50	147.50
2	—	598	121.00	121.00
4	—	626	123.00	123.00
5	—	479	132.50–137.50	134.49
5	—	518	132.00–133.00	132.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	600	105.00	105.00
3	—	413	120.00–132.50	124.23
4	—	376	125.00–140.00	135.20
4	—	526	112.50–120.00	116.28
5	—	565	117.00–122.00	118.96
9	—	472	117.00–131.00	123.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	105.00	105.00
3	—	478	110.00–111.00	110.34
2	—	423	111.00–117.00	113.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	147.50	147.50
1	—	480	126.00	126.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
1	—	640	114.00	114.00
2	—	318	152.50	152.50
4	—	283	152.50	152.50
4	—	439	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	102.00	102.00
3	—	470	130.00–139.00	135.47
4	—	630	119.00	119.00
9	—	538	120.00–130.00	128.88
9	—	570	120.00–125.00	123.01
13	—	728	96.00–102.00	99.07
1	—	360	147.50	147.50
1	—	650	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	144.00	144.00
1	—	780	97.00	97.00
2	—	893	90.00	90.00
3	—	630	118.00	118.00
3	—	737	117.00–119.00	117.66
6	—	515	155.00–165.00	156.65
8	—	576	143.00–147.00	145.23
9	—	463	145.00–158.00	155.35
14	—	431	146.00–177.50	157.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
2	—	368	165.00–167.00	165.98
8	—	293	162.50–182.00	177.71
8	—	318	150.00–175.00	170.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	167.50–175.00	170.60
4	—	628	131.00	131.00
5	—	668	129.00	129.00
5	—	722	119.00	119.00
7	—	387	171.00	171.00
13	—	478	160.00–175.00	168.25
49	—	572	150.00–156.00	150.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	122.50	122.50
1	—	640	112.50	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	187.50	187.50
2	—	313	145.00–152.50	148.90
2	—	630	120.00	120.00
3	—	563	120.00–132.00	127.29
4	—	470	145.00–155.00	150.91
5	—	414	146.00–160.00	153.71
7	—	519	134.00–147.50	141.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
1	—	480	127.50	127.50
3	—	617	109.00–120.00	116.16
7	—	514	120.00–125.00	120.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	54.00–61.00	57.91
1	—	1,335	40.00	40.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	34.00	34.00
1	—	1,010	26.00	26.00
10	—	931	40.00–48.00	44.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,074	45.00–50.00	47.99
9	—	1,094	50.00–58.00	53.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	55.00	55.00
3	—	1,515	64.00–78.00	74.46
4	—	1,684	80.00	80.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	680.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	860.00–900.00	881.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	53.00–56.00	54.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	46.00–53.00	49.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,080	55.00–60.00	57.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,222	860.00–960.00	908.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,028	610.00–730.00	674.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	675.00	675.00

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	—	650	54.00	54.00

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.