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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 12

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← May 5May 12May 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

373 head

▼ 265 vs last sale 638▲ 373 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 95▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 100 vs last sale 60▲ 160 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 450 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 450 lb sold 5.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lb sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher,over 450 lb sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady.Slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 8.00 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 $128.35/cwt on 101 head.

Average price

$128.35

101 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$652

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$75

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

$17.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.53

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	129.21	668	75
Medium and Large 2	479	126.43	605	25
Medium and Large 3	530	112.00	594	1thin

One grade step is worth $17.21/cwt here — about $75 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 sale101 hd

128.35

—

AR average7 barns · 1,121 hd

127.82

+0.53

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	1,585	85.42	1,354	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,355	59.42	805	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	57.78	663	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	957	49.30	472	10

Every lot

81 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	176.83/cwt	170.00–187.50	582	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	169.84/cwt	165.00–182.50	632	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	132.56/cwt	130.00–135.00	510	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	160.00/cwt	147.50–167.50	678	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	435	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	456	159.97/cwt	152.50–162.50	729	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	147.19/cwt	144.00–152.50	692	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	508	157.39/cwt	155.00–160.00	800	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	697	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	141.58/cwt	139.00–146.00	807	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	122.21/cwt	113.00–126.00	770	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	754	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	121.74/cwt	111.00–129.00	814	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	115.97/cwt	112.00–120.00	852	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	772	113.75/cwt	110.00–115.00	878	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	149.08/cwt	144.00–155.00	492	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	132.50/cwt	127.50–137.50	477	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	144.26/cwt	137.00–150.00	548	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	415	134.88/cwt	130.00–142.50	560	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	136.16/cwt	130.00–145.00	583	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	552	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	130.21/cwt	124.00–134.00	608	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	127.39/cwt	120.00–133.00	597	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	128.12/cwt	123.00–132.00	657	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	120.74/cwt	120.00–123.00	628	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	122.98/cwt	122.00–124.00	692	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	117.74/cwt	116.00–119.00	692	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	113.14/cwt	108.00–115.00	758	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	713	124.80/cwt	124.00–125.00	890	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	107.97/cwt	104.00–110.00	777	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	851	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	317	144.05/cwt	135.00–152.50	457	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	179.77/cwt	172.50–187.50	593	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	132.48/cwt	127.00–142.50	488	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	381	155.93/cwt	146.00–177.50	594	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	423	156.91/cwt	154.00–160.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	136.94/cwt	135.00–142.50	589	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	471	132.72/cwt	123.00–143.00	625	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	142.99/cwt	130.00–155.00	691	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	139.45/cwt	134.00–147.00	721	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	128.28/cwt	123.00–135.00	663	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	129.65/cwt	122.00–132.00	734	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	122.69/cwt	114.00–127.00	751	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	612	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,255	62.73/cwt	57.50–70.00	787	3
Bulls	—	—	1,573	86.84/cwt	82.50–90.00	1,366	6
Bulls	—	—	1,761	95.34/cwt	92.50–100.00	1,679	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	750	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	345	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	366	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	444	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,008	53.34/cwt	51.00–56.00	538	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	558	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	57.61/cwt	54.00–59.00	658	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	60.46/cwt	60.00–62.00	714	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,330	62.23/cwt	62.00–62.50	828	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	58.01/cwt	56.00–59.00	794	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	86.46/cwt	82.00–95.00	754	16
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	95.38/cwt	95.00–95.50	836	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	1,085.08/cwt	750.00–1,325.00	11,057	42
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,933	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,144	991.05/cwt	700.00–1,200.00	11,338	60
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	59.36/cwt	57.00–65.00	708	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	66.64/cwt	64.00–69.00	833	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	12,375	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	971	1,315.37/cwt	1,300.00–1,335.00	12,772	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,117.70/cwt	890.00–1,175.00	11,736	6

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 May 12, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 638Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 95Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 160Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	135.00–142.50	136.94
3	—	612	118.00	118.00
3	—	317	135.00–152.50	144.05
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
7	—	368	127.00–142.50	132.48
4	—	517	123.00–135.00	128.28
4	—	471	123.00–143.00	132.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	483	130.00–155.00	142.99
8	—	381	146.00–177.50	155.93
6	—	612	114.00–127.00	122.69
6	—	566	122.00–132.00	129.65
6	—	517	134.00–147.00	139.45
2	—	423	154.00–160.00	156.91
2	—	330	172.50–187.50	179.77
1	—	665	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	113.00–126.00	122.21
3	—	570	139.00–146.00	141.58
2	—	735	112.00–120.00	115.97
1	—	800	114.00	114.00
9	—	424	147.50–167.50	160.00
8	—	669	111.00–129.00	121.74
8	—	508	155.00–160.00	157.39
6	—	372	165.00–182.50	169.84
6	—	329	170.00–187.50	176.83
5	—	456	152.50–162.50	159.97
4	—	772	110.00–115.00	113.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	148.00	148.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	144.00–152.50	147.19
2	—	385	130.00–135.00	132.56
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	650	116.00	116.00
1	—	605	134.00	134.00
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
1	—	435	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	130.00–142.50	134.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	120.00–133.00	127.39
4	—	588	116.00–119.00	117.74
4	—	520	120.00–123.00	120.74
2	—	435	126.00–128.00	127.00
2	—	360	127.50–137.50	132.50
1	—	725	104.00	104.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	713	124.00–125.00	124.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	380	137.00–150.00	144.26
12	—	670	108.00–115.00	113.14
12	—	513	123.00–132.00	128.12
12	—	467	124.00–134.00	130.21
7	—	428	130.00–145.00	136.16
5	—	330	144.00–155.00	149.08
3	—	720	104.00–110.00	107.97
2	—	611	115.00–116.00	115.49
2	—	563	122.00–124.00	122.98
1	—	945	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	46.00	46.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	40.00	40.00
1	—	945	47.00	47.00
6	—	1,008	51.00–56.00	53.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	50.00	50.00
17	—	1,142	54.00–59.00	57.61
4	—	1,181	60.00–62.00	60.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	56.00–59.00	58.01
2	—	1,330	62.00–62.50	62.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,761	92.50–100.00	95.34
6	—	1,573	82.50–90.00	86.84
3	—	1,255	57.50–70.00	62.73

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	876	95.00–95.50	95.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	872	82.00–95.00	86.46

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)	42	—	1,019	750.00–1,325.00	1,085.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	60	—	1,144	700.00–1,200.00	991.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,192	57.00–65.00	59.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	64.00–69.00	66.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	971	1,300.00–1,335.00	1,315.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	890.00–1,175.00	1,117.70

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.