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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 2

● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,105 head

▲ 613 vs last sale 492▲ 1,105 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 85▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

60 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 30▲ 60 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 sold steady, over 450 sold steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lb sold steady, over 450 lb sold 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Several quality consignments of value added cattle sold at a premium. supply was high , demand was strong thru out the sale.

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 $145.19/cwt on 358 head.

Average price

$145.19

358 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$811

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$64

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

$13.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.11

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	148.24	824	267
Medium and Large 1-2	575	139.13	799	32
Medium and Large 2	564	134.64	760	59

One grade step is worth $13.60/cwt here — about $64 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 sale358 hd

145.19

—

AR average8 barns · 1,206 hd

144.08

+1.11

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	1,603	87.37	1,400	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	63.79	905	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,128	61.87	698	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	883	47.46	419	13

Every lot

116 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	273	167.73/cwt	162.50–172.50	458	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	176.97/cwt	160.00–185.00	510	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	176.29/cwt	162.50–202.50	571	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	377	178.99/cwt	170.00–192.50	675	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	169.04/cwt	165.00–177.50	637	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	408	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	667	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	158.48/cwt	150.00–165.50	666	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	146.28/cwt	145.00–149.00	635	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	445	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	672	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	724	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	148.12/cwt	144.00–158.00	707	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	145.82/cwt	140.00–153.00	754	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	829	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	135.55/cwt	128.00–143.00	704	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	146.11/cwt	145.00–147.00	761	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	152.58/cwt	148.00–158.00	865	68
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	140.50/cwt	136.00–150.00	797	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	136.31/cwt	132.00–142.00	784	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	131.93/cwt	124.00–137.00	761	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	135.01/cwt	130.00–138.00	834	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	128.29/cwt	128.00–130.00	793	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	637	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	900	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	656	126.46/cwt	116.00–127.50	830	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	671	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	899	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	129.82/cwt	120.00–132.00	884	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	127.70/cwt	123.00–130.00	926	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	963	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	870	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,009	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	279	164.90/cwt	157.50–170.00	460	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	305	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	512	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	135.22/cwt	131.00–140.00	433	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	148.49/cwt	142.50–155.00	480	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	363	141.96/cwt	140.00–144.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	140.10/cwt	138.00–146.00	534	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	408	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	579	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	143.48/cwt	136.00–145.00	616	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	130.00/cwt	125.00–136.00	558	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	133.67/cwt	132.00–134.50	580	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	128.35/cwt	120.00–134.00	597	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	517	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	128.58/cwt	125.00–136.00	616	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	486	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	639	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	518	135.75/cwt	135.50–136.00	703	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	128.76/cwt	124.00–134.00	670	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	532	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	732	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	534	121.73/cwt	113.00–124.00	650	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	655	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	125.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	707	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	119.45/cwt	115.00–123.00	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	574	121.72/cwt	121.50–123.00	699	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	575	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	610	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	116.74/cwt	113.00–122.00	723	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	623	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	716	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	647	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	789	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	800	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	684	113.79/cwt	111.50–123.00	778	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	706	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	112.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	799	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	868	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	780	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	959	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	371	162.61/cwt	156.00–170.00	603	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	135.00/cwt	125.00–145.00	520	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	403	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	635	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	474	146.59/cwt	142.50–152.00	695	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	744	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	540	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	594	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	134.58/cwt	130.00–140.00	759	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	615	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	629	120.38/cwt	119.00–125.00	757	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	115.51/cwt	115.00–116.00	768	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	738	111.49/cwt	109.00–114.00	823	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	846	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	717	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	84.12/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,144	3
Bulls	—	—	1,742	92.13/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,605	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	715	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	250	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	815	37.59/cwt	25.00–44.00	306	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	874	49.05/cwt	45.00–51.00	429	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	54.60/cwt	53.00–56.00	526	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	63.60/cwt	60.00–67.00	717	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	57.93/cwt	54.00–60.00	654	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	64.65/cwt	62.00–67.00	906	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	882	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,615	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	701.44/cwt	675.00–725.00	6,699	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	842.38/cwt	650.00–885.00	8,264	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,110.00/cwt	1,110.00–1,110.00	11,100	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	992.27/cwt	975.00–1,000.00	10,260	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,036.42/cwt	980.00–1,110.00	11,121	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	67.49/cwt	67.00–68.00	732	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	66.78/cwt	65.00–69.00	768	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	875.27/cwt	810.00–925.00	10,529	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,408	70.02/cwt	67.00–73.00	986	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	65.51/cwt	60.00–73.00	569	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	59.26/cwt	50.00–74.00	556	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 Jun 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,105Last week 492Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 85Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	521	145.00–147.00	146.11
17	—	575	132.00–142.00	136.31
6	—	671	134.00	134.00
2	—	470	154.00	154.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
1	—	470	135.00	135.00
2	—	310	155.00	155.00
2	—	380	158.00	158.00
2	—	748	120.00	120.00
3	—	434	145.00–149.00	146.28
5	—	519	128.00–143.00	135.55
7	—	618	128.00–130.00	128.29
11	—	577	124.00–137.00	131.93
21	—	656	116.00–127.50	126.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
1	—	445	151.00	151.00
2	—	273	162.50–172.50	167.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	567	148.00–158.00	152.58
62	—	637	141.25	141.25
13	—	518	160.00	160.00
4	—	377	170.00–192.50	178.99
2	—	408	162.00–165.00	163.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	567	136.00–150.00	140.50
22	—	517	140.00–153.00	145.82
21	—	477	144.00–158.00	148.12
1	—	770	125.00	125.00
1	—	870	116.00	116.00
3	—	377	165.00–177.50	169.04
3	—	725	123.00–130.00	127.70
4	—	288	160.00–185.00	176.97
4	—	618	130.00–138.00	135.01
6	—	324	162.50–202.50	176.29
12	—	681	120.00–132.00	129.82
14	—	420	150.00–165.50	158.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
1	—	535	139.00	139.00
1	—	610	128.00	128.00
1	—	690	115.00	115.00
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
2	—	403	157.50	157.50
5	—	371	156.00–170.00	162.61
5	—	474	142.50–152.00	146.59
6	—	564	130.00–140.00	134.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	132.00	132.00
1	—	755	112.00	112.00
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
2	—	385	125.00–145.00	135.00
2	—	665	115.00–116.00	115.51
2	—	738	109.00–114.00	111.49
5	—	629	119.00–125.00	120.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
4	—	570	115.00–123.00	119.45
2	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	320	131.00–140.00	135.22
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
12	—	534	113.00–124.00	121.73
13	—	465	120.00–134.00	128.35
19	—	429	125.00–136.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	132.00–134.50	133.67
4	—	640	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	650	123.00	123.00
14	—	486	131.50	131.50
7	—	645	119.00	119.00
6	—	518	135.50–136.00	135.75
4	—	706	114.00	114.00
1	—	305	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	647	122.00	122.00
1	—	780	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	520	124.00–134.00	128.76
17	—	479	125.00–136.00	128.58
14	—	684	111.50–123.00	113.79
13	—	564	120.00–130.00	125.35
12	—	381	138.00–146.00	140.10
9	—	710	110.00–117.00	112.47
9	—	429	136.00–145.00	143.48
8	—	619	113.00–122.00	116.74
5	—	279	157.50–170.00	164.90
3	—	775	112.00	112.00
3	—	323	142.50–155.00	148.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
1	—	685	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	532	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	140.00–144.00	141.96
2	—	408	142.00	142.00
7	—	574	121.50–123.00	121.72
9	—	623	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
3	—	575	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	1,085	67.00–68.00	67.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	65.00–69.00	66.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,408	67.00–73.00	70.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,034	975.00–1,000.00	992.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,110.00	1,110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,073	980.00–1,110.00	1,036.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,203	810.00–925.00	875.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	981	650.00–885.00	842.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	955	675.00–725.00	701.44

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	3	—	938	50.00–74.00	59.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	868	60.00–73.00	65.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	25.00–44.00	37.59
1	—	715	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	964	53.00–56.00	54.60
4	—	874	45.00–51.00	49.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,402	62.00–67.00	64.65
1	—	1,575	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,128	60.00–67.00	63.60
7	—	1,129	54.00–60.00	57.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,742	90.00–97.00	92.13
3	—	1,360	76.00–89.00	84.12
1	—	1,215	59.00	59.00

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.