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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 9

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Jun 2Jun 9Jun 16 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

390 head

▼ 715 vs last sale 1,105▼ 127 vs year ago 517 · −24.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

64 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 92▼ 53 vs year ago 117 · −45.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 60▲ 20 vs year ago 25 · +80.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold mostly 5.00 lower, over 500 lb mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 500 lb sold 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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 $147.68/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$147.68

108 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$703

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$234

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

$36.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.27

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	153.03	711	73
Medium and Large 2	506	137.73	697	33
Medium and Large 3	410	116.50	478	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.53/cwt here — about $234 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 sale108 hd

147.68

—

AR average9 barns · 2,116 hd

143.41

+4.27

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	—	Average	1,540	81.09	1,249	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	64.94	901	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,161	62.91	730	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	55.11	534	16

Every lot

87 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	185.88/cwt	170.00–205.00	517	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	164.42/cwt	160.00–171.00	534	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	355	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	579	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	164.47/cwt	157.00–175.00	609	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	153.42/cwt	150.00–157.50	574	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	116.50/cwt	111.00–122.00	478	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	411	142.83/cwt	140.00–147.00	587	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	152.06/cwt	148.00–157.50	648	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	155.35/cwt	151.00–161.00	724	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	132.51/cwt	129.00–135.00	641	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	145.39/cwt	137.00–150.00	757	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	679	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	139.42/cwt	137.00–150.00	778	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	132.12/cwt	128.00–136.00	819	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	634	126.42/cwt	125.00–130.50	802	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	126.13/cwt	123.00–130.00	898	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	129.98/cwt	129.00–131.00	429	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	142.62/cwt	138.00–145.00	475	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	137.09/cwt	134.00–146.00	514	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	130.42/cwt	128.00–133.00	492	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	413	113.05/cwt	110.00–116.00	467	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	132.38/cwt	129.00–138.00	553	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	124.71/cwt	122.00–130.00	533	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	122.28/cwt	117.00–125.00	572	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	129.55/cwt	124.00–136.00	623	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	119.54/cwt	115.00–124.00	604	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	133.90/cwt	126.00–136.50	682	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Replacement	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	124.79/cwt	121.00–130.00	706	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	118.15/cwt	111.00–130.00	678	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	120.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	738	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	108.24/cwt	105.00–110.00	741	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	320	155.12/cwt	140.00–167.50	496	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	152.21/cwt	145.00–156.00	568	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	128.63/cwt	125.00–132.50	486	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	408	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	144.82/cwt	139.00–153.00	615	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	138.87/cwt	131.00–150.00	649	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	483	133.05/cwt	127.00–136.00	643	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	132.39/cwt	120.00–143.00	684	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	518	123.16/cwt	120.00–135.00	638	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	530	106.87/cwt	100.00–114.00	566	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	558	127.48/cwt	126.00–129.00	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	560	130.75/cwt	123.00–135.00	732	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	122.70/cwt	120.00–124.00	755	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	643	119.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	765	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	727	104.99/cwt	104.00–106.00	763	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	760	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	817	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,220	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	744	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	84.81/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,237	3
Bulls	—	—	2,105	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,895	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	959	52.86/cwt	50.00–55.00	507	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	58.00/cwt	55.00–60.00	569	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	58.14/cwt	55.00–61.00	669	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	64.90/cwt	61.00–69.00	756	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	767	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	66.13/cwt	64.00–69.00	929	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,510.00/cwt	1,510.00–1,510.00	15,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	821.22/cwt	710.00–900.00	8,418	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,055.24/cwt	1,050.00–1,060.00	11,080	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	515	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	918	67.44/cwt	65.00–70.00	619	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	624	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,080	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,630	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,603	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	66.99/cwt	59.00–73.00	747	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	683	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	1,187.35/cwt	1,025.00–1,425.00	13,856	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	1,062.85/cwt	960.00–1,210.00	12,818	9

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 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 1,105Year ago 517

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 92Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 60Year ago 25

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,510.00	1,510.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	1,050.00–1,060.00	1,055.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	710.00–900.00	821.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,200.00	1,200.00

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	1	—	780	66.00	66.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	65.00–70.00	67.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	60.00	60.00

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)	6	—	1,167	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,187.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,206	960.00–1,210.00	1,062.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	61.00	61.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,115	59.00–73.00	66.99

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	111.00–122.00	116.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	163.00	163.00
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
1	—	445	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	634	125.00–130.50	126.42
5	—	374	150.00–157.50	153.42
4	—	484	129.00–135.00	132.51
4	—	411	140.00–147.00	142.83
2	—	543	120.00–130.00	124.98
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
1	—	275	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	370	157.00–175.00	164.47
9	—	521	137.00–150.00	145.39
9	—	325	160.00–171.00	164.42
9	—	278	170.00–205.00	185.88
8	—	620	128.00–136.00	132.12
7	—	712	123.00–130.00	126.13
7	—	426	148.00–157.50	152.06
6	—	558	137.00–150.00	139.42
6	—	466	151.00–161.00	155.35
1	—	675	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	108.00	108.00
1	—	280	142.50	142.50
6	—	468	117.00–125.00	122.28
5	—	427	122.00–130.00	124.71
5	—	377	128.00–133.00	130.42
4	—	574	111.00–130.00	118.15
2	—	505	115.00–124.00	119.54
2	—	330	129.00–131.00	129.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	481	124.00–136.00	129.55
12	—	509	126.00–136.50	133.90
10	—	418	129.00–138.00	132.38
9	—	375	134.00–146.00	137.09
6	—	333	138.00–145.00	142.62
5	—	610	120.00–125.00	120.99
5	—	566	121.00–130.00	124.79
4	—	685	105.00–110.00	108.24
2	—	265	145.00	145.00
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
1	—	700	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
1	—	470	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	110.00–116.00	113.05
1	—	585	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	131.00–150.00	138.87
8	—	373	145.00–156.00	152.21
7	—	425	139.00–153.00	144.82
3	—	615	120.00–124.00	122.70
3	—	320	140.00–167.50	155.12
1	—	725	117.00	117.00
12	—	517	120.00–143.00	132.39
10	—	560	123.00–135.00	130.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	100.00–114.00	106.87
1	—	410	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	—	760	107.50	107.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	127.00–136.00	133.05
5	—	518	120.00–135.00	123.16
4	—	643	117.00–121.00	119.02
2	—	727	104.00–106.00	104.99
2	—	558	126.00–129.00	127.48
2	—	408	130.00–140.00	135.09
2	—	378	125.00–132.50	128.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	959	50.00–55.00	52.86
7	—	981	55.00–60.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,405	64.00–69.00	66.13
1	—	1,300	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,165	61.00–69.00	64.90
5	—	1,150	55.00–61.00	58.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	80.00–89.00	84.81
1	—	2,105	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,220	61.00	61.00

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.