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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 19

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

541 head

▲ 168 vs last sale 373▲ 58 vs year ago 483 · +12.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 130▼ 57 vs year ago 162 · −35.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 160▼ 28 vs year ago 78 · −35.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lb sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady . Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 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 $125.50/cwt on 140 head.

Average price

$125.50

140 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$54

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

$17.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.14

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	466	129.22	602	54
Medium and Large 1	544	124.29	677	78
Medium and Large 3	488	112.18	548	8thin

One grade step is worth $17.04/cwt here — about $54 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 sale140 hd

125.50

—

AR average9 barns · 990 hd

125.64

−0.14

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	1,698	86.15	1,463	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	61.52	757	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,449	60.79	881	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,109	51.16	567	10

Every lot

101 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	245	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	502	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	203.00/cwt	187.50–220.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	180.41/cwt	172.50–197.50	599	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	169.88/cwt	168.00–172.50	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	149.40/cwt	142.00–153.00	641	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	433	149.50/cwt	149.00–150.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	561	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	138.96/cwt	132.00–145.00	642	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	149.50/cwt	140.00–157.50	704	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	146.55/cwt	140.00–151.00	771	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	128.65/cwt	125.00–136.00	678	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	533	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	688	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	135.93/cwt	134.00–139.00	756	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	138.22/cwt	133.00–140.00	800	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	122.46/cwt	118.00–127.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	132.16/cwt	125.00–134.00	835	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	117.03/cwt	108.00–126.00	840	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	751	125.49/cwt	121.00–127.00	942	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.00	858	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	927	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	287	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	438	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	137.66/cwt	132.50–145.00	452	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed	370	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	426	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	141.30/cwt	132.50–147.50	534	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	381	129.11/cwt	124.00–142.00	492	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	418	133.40/cwt	130.00–137.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	124.43/cwt	121.00–127.00	529	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	134.11/cwt	130.00–137.50	573	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	113.33/cwt	110.00–115.00	521	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	130.72/cwt	124.00–135.00	608	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	123.76/cwt	118.00–127.00	575	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	493	113.98/cwt	110.00–118.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	130.38/cwt	115.00–135.00	671	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	611	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	125.60/cwt	116.00–129.00	659	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	556	124.62/cwt	122.00–125.00	693	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	121.86/cwt	116.00–124.00	702	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	610	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	116.83/cwt	115.00–118.00	722	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	105.65/cwt	100.00–109.00	771	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	835	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	952	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	961	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	100.47/cwt	90.00–111.00	857	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	920	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	929	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	338	174.32/cwt	171.00–177.50	589	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	131.51/cwt	120.00–140.00	500	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	640	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	426	152.50/cwt	148.00–157.00	650	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	556	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	144.21/cwt	138.00–155.00	681	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	130.27/cwt	121.00–138.00	617	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	520	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	619	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	532	135.32/cwt	135.00–136.00	720	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	130.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	129.80/cwt	126.00–132.00	750	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	598	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	700	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	124.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	758	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	876	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	739	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	806	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	835	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	865	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	770	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	915	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	940	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	729	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	67.17/cwt	65.00–70.00	872	2
Bulls	—	—	1,659	84.74/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,406	7
Bulls	—	—	1,878	94.11/cwt	91.00–96.00	1,767	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	287	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	49.73/cwt	46.00–53.00	539	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,138	54.59/cwt	51.00–64.00	621	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,157	58.09/cwt	53.00–61.00	672	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,256	62.74/cwt	60.00–65.00	788	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	61.81/cwt	60.00–63.00	892	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	58.42/cwt	57.00–59.00	855	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	76.12/cwt	73.00–80.00	642	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	609	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	566	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	690	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	828	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	944.51/cwt	935.00–960.00	10,267	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	855	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	823	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	835	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,191.89/cwt	950.00–1,325.00	11,025	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	1,039.83/cwt	1,035.00–1,050.00	10,222	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,076.67/cwt	950.00–1,110.00	11,305	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	915.67/cwt	835.00–1,000.00	10,301	2

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 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 373Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 130Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 160Year ago 78

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	2	—	843	73.00–80.00	76.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	70.00	70.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	56.00	56.00

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)	1	—	900	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	68.00	68.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	66.00	66.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	77.00	77.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	75.00	75.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,087	935.00–960.00	944.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	800.00	800.00

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	—	1,125	835.00–1,000.00	915.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	1,035.00–1,050.00	1,039.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,050	950.00–1,110.00	1,076.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	950.00–1,325.00	1,191.89

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	65.00–70.00	67.17
6	—	1,878	91.00–96.00	94.11
7	—	1,659	77.00–88.00	84.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,256	60.00–65.00	62.74
5	—	1,157	53.00–61.00	58.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,138	51.00–64.00	54.59
2	—	1,083	46.00–53.00	49.73
1	—	955	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,443	60.00–63.00	61.81
3	—	1,463	57.00–59.00	58.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	162.00	162.00
1	—	835	95.00	95.00
1	—	915	89.00	89.00
2	—	338	171.00–177.50	174.32
3	—	532	135.00–136.00	135.32
4	—	578	126.00–132.00	129.80
4	—	610	120.00–127.00	124.27
5	—	426	148.00–157.00	152.50
5	—	718	122.00	122.00
15	—	472	138.00–155.00	144.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	149.00	149.00
1	—	535	125.00	125.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
1	—	865	89.00	89.00
2	—	428	130.00	130.00
2	—	563	125.00–135.00	130.02
3	—	380	120.00–140.00	131.51
4	—	739	109.00	109.00
5	—	474	121.00–138.00	130.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	119.00	119.00
1	—	940	77.50	77.50
5	—	598	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
1	—	365	142.00	142.00
3	—	287	152.50	152.50
2	—	418	130.00–137.00	133.40
1	—	610	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	515	115.00–135.00	130.38
8	—	556	122.00–125.00	124.62
7	—	381	124.00–142.00	129.11
6	—	465	118.00–127.00	123.76
5	—	425	121.00–127.00	124.43
3	—	328	132.50–145.00	137.66
1	—	745	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	101.00	101.00
1	—	850	113.00	113.00
1	—	835	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	465	124.00–135.00	130.72
17	—	576	116.00–124.00	121.86
17	—	525	116.00–129.00	125.60
6	—	618	115.00–118.00	116.83
4	—	378	132.50–147.50	141.30
3	—	730	100.00–109.00	105.65
3	—	427	130.00–137.50	134.11
2	—	853	90.00–111.00	100.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	110.00–118.00	113.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	110.00–115.00	113.33
2	—	430	110.00–115.00	112.47
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	520	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	471	140.00–157.50	149.50
11	—	526	140.00–151.00	146.55
5	—	632	125.00–134.00	132.16
4	—	751	121.00–127.00	125.49
4	—	579	133.00–140.00	138.22
4	—	429	142.00–153.00	149.40
4	—	366	168.00–172.50	169.88
3	—	332	172.50–197.50	180.41
2	—	273	187.50–220.00	203.00
1	—	835	111.00	111.00
1	—	245	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	167.50	167.50
2	—	615	118.00–127.00	122.46
2	—	718	108.00–126.00	117.03
2	—	763	110.00–115.00	112.51
3	—	445	126.00	126.00
3	—	462	132.00–145.00	138.96
3	—	527	125.00–136.00	128.65
12	—	556	134.00–139.00	135.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	149.00–150.00	149.50
4	—	533	129.00	129.00

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.