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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 16

● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

712 head

▲ 322 vs last sale 390▲ 97 vs year ago 615 · +15.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 64▼ 27 vs year ago 142 · −19.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 45▼ 20 vs year ago 40 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower, over 500 lb 4.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 3.00 lower, over 500 lb were mostly 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $127.49/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$127.49

172 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$605

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$49

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$15.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.31

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	411	130.00	534	8thin
Medium and Large 1	488	128.58	627	89
Medium and Large 2	470	127.27	598	67
Medium and Large 3	423	114.56	485	8thin

One grade step is worth $15.44/cwt here — about $49 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 sale172 hd

127.49

—

AR average9 barns · 2,079 hd

125.18

+2.31

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	1,596	88.55	1,413	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,262	62.63	790	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	62.07	702	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,014	53.08	538	11

Every lot

114 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	172.59/cwt	170.00–182.50	475	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	396	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	154.84/cwt	150.00–160.00	480	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	166.03/cwt	160.00–174.00	551	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	157.15/cwt	151.00–161.00	566	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	144.00/cwt	143.00–149.00	553	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	148.91/cwt	144.00–155.00	615	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	134.33/cwt	134.00–136.00	584	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	457	131.75/cwt	125.00–140.00	602	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	470	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	136.90/cwt	134.00–145.00	663	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	516	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	774	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	140.08/cwt	133.00–145.00	731	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	131.76/cwt	124.00–135.00	697	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	126.94/cwt	122.00–134.00	725	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	131.79/cwt	130.00–144.00	762	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	127.27/cwt	125.00–138.00	795	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	131.84/cwt	128.00–136.00	877	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	710	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	717	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	154.70/cwt	140.00–166.00	433	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	284	136.62/cwt	125.00–147.50	388	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	290	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	386	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	295	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	310	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	300	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	118.24/cwt	117.50–119.00	388	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	130.07/cwt	124.00–136.00	431	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	141.63/cwt	134.00–152.50	472	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	133.23/cwt	125.00–136.00	512	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	393	127.99/cwt	127.00–129.00	503	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	395	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	411	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	534	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	129.63/cwt	128.00–131.00	542	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	422	136.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	576	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	115.49/cwt	115.00–116.00	489	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	131.28/cwt	129.00–135.00	557	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	126.93/cwt	123.00–133.00	605	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	479	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	642	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	485	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	124.84/cwt	114.00–129.00	613	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	127.99/cwt	120.00–131.00	671	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	123.58/cwt	117.00–127.50	656	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	119.20/cwt	116.00–128.00	690	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	119.39/cwt	112.00–125.00	738	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	645	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	111.66/cwt	111.00–112.00	743	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	644	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	278	175.35/cwt	170.00–187.50	487	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	373	152.72/cwt	144.00–165.00	570	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	128.21/cwt	120.00–136.00	481	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	395	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	415	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	515	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	145.19/cwt	140.00–155.00	610	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	427	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	606	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	428	134.76/cwt	129.00–145.00	577	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	551	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	488	124.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	607	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	494	132.09/cwt	130.00–132.50	653	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	121.51/cwt	109.00–132.00	626	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	526	127.38/cwt	122.00–137.00	670	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	615	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	127.33/cwt	120.00–135.00	723	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	575	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	577	119.84/cwt	118.00–127.00	691	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	618	121.54/cwt	118.00–123.00	751	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	713	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	635	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	689	104.49/cwt	100.00–109.00	720	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	692	109.69/cwt	105.00–114.00	759	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	693	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	783	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	110.26/cwt	109.00–112.00	805	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	745	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	849	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,348	78.87/cwt	67.00–87.00	1,063	2
Bulls	—	—	1,650	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,089	1
Bulls	—	—	1,659	94.54/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,568	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	670	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	268	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	780	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	374	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	51.39/cwt	49.00–53.00	483	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	58.58/cwt	55.00–62.00	633	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,115	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	691	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,147	56.95/cwt	56.00–58.00	653	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	64.76/cwt	62.00–68.00	758	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	62.95/cwt	62.00–64.00	840	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	925.49/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	9,486	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,154.35/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	13,275	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	917.90/cwt	800.00–975.00	8,904	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	865	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	956	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	881	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	532	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 Jun 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 712Last week 390Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 64Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 45Year ago 40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,147	56.00–58.00	56.95
3	—	940	49.00–53.00	51.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	40.00	40.00
1	—	780	48.00	48.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,080	55.00–62.00	58.58
13	—	1,170	62.00–68.00	64.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	62.00	62.00
2	—	1,335	62.00–64.00	62.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,650	66.00	66.00
2	—	1,348	67.00–87.00	78.87
7	—	1,659	90.00–98.00	94.54

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	283	140.00	140.00
2	—	310	150.00–160.00	154.84
6	—	384	143.00–149.00	144.00
6	—	435	134.00–136.00	134.33
11	—	571	122.00–134.00	126.94
14	—	529	124.00–135.00	131.76
15	—	457	125.00–140.00	131.75
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
1	—	780	107.00	107.00
1	—	640	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	151.00	151.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	122.00	122.00
1	—	710	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	150.00	150.00
1	—	470	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	578	130.00–144.00	131.79
15	—	484	134.00–145.00	136.90
14	—	625	125.00–138.00	127.27
3	—	332	160.00–174.00	166.03
4	—	725	130.00	130.00
5	—	275	170.00–182.50	172.59
5	—	360	151.00–161.00	157.15
7	—	413	144.00–155.00	148.91
11	—	522	133.00–145.00	140.08
12	—	665	128.00–136.00	131.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
20	—	531	117.00–127.50	123.58
10	—	491	114.00–129.00	124.84
5	—	284	125.00–147.50	136.62
4	—	331	124.00–136.00	130.07
3	—	418	128.00–131.00	129.63
1	—	870	74.00	74.00
1	—	700	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	133.00	133.00
1	—	300	133.00	133.00
1	—	505	126.00	126.00
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
2	—	393	127.00–129.00	127.99
5	—	422	130.00–139.00	136.39
10	—	479	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	105.00	105.00
1	—	395	115.00	115.00
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
2	—	328	117.50–119.00	118.24
2	—	423	115.00–116.00	115.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
1	—	485	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	524	120.00–131.00	127.99
14	—	477	123.00–133.00	126.93
11	—	424	129.00–135.00	131.28
9	—	618	112.00–125.00	119.39
8	—	579	116.00–128.00	119.20
7	—	384	125.00–136.00	133.23
6	—	333	134.00–152.50	141.63
5	—	280	140.00–166.00	154.70
3	—	665	111.00–112.00	111.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	428	129.00–145.00	134.76
5	—	577	118.00–127.00	119.84
5	—	488	120.00–128.00	124.39
4	—	689	100.00–109.00	104.49
4	—	515	109.00–132.00	121.51
2	—	620	110.00–120.00	115.04
2	—	375	120.00–136.00	128.21
1	—	840	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	114.00	114.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	692	105.00–114.00	109.69
1	—	635	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	526	122.00–137.00	127.38
10	—	568	120.00–135.00	127.33
6	—	618	118.00–123.00	121.54
6	—	494	130.00–132.50	132.09
5	—	420	140.00–155.00	145.19
5	—	373	144.00–165.00	152.72
4	—	730	109.00–112.00	110.26
4	—	278	170.00–187.50	175.35
3	—	693	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	115.00–117.00	116.00
1	—	605	109.00	109.00
1	—	575	114.00	114.00
1	—	535	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	124.00	124.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
1	—	325	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	142.00	142.00
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
1	—	395	137.00	137.00
1	—	665	101.00	101.00

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	3	—	1,000	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	800.00–1,010.00	925.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,154.35

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)	1	—	1,310	73.00	73.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	67.00	67.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	970	800.00–975.00	917.90

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	56.00	56.00

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.