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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 30

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Jun 23Jun 30Jul 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

583 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 621▲ 368 vs year ago 215 · +171.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 93▲ 48 vs year ago 54 · +88.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 61▲ 25 vs year ago 30 · +83.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 lower, over 500 lb sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 3.00 to 11.00 lower, over 500 lb were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00 lower.

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 $120.08/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$120.08

124 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$10.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.48

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	121.36	638	62
Medium and Large 2	510	119.22	608	59
Medium and Large 3	430	110.43	475	3thin

One grade step is worth $10.93/cwt here — about $163 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 sale124 hd

120.08

—

AR average8 barns · 1,944 hd

123.56

−3.48

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	1,591	83.91	1,335	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,276	68.57	875	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,069	61.48	657	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	56.92	562	10

Every lot

95 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	168.17/cwt	162.50–175.00	459	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	145.09/cwt	130.00–166.00	411	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	135.55/cwt	132.00–140.00	499	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	137.63/cwt	131.00–144.00	516	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	142.34/cwt	137.00–150.00	606	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	132.98/cwt	126.00–138.00	584	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	130.57/cwt	125.00–134.00	618	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	691	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	125.15/cwt	120.00–134.00	641	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	134.35/cwt	126.00–142.00	708	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	557	109.88/cwt	100.00–115.00	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	124.59/cwt	120.00–128.00	708	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	128.18/cwt	128.00–130.00	750	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	632	127.19/cwt	126.00–131.00	804	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	793	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	122.03/cwt	121.00–123.00	815	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	672	142.48/cwt	141.00–143.50	957	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	757	131.57/cwt	112.00–135.00	996	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	270	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	389	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	131.93/cwt	127.50–135.00	360	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	139.07/cwt	132.50–145.00	394	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	131.48/cwt	125.00–138.00	427	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	125.29/cwt	120.00–128.00	462	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	137.68/cwt	133.00–142.00	516	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	113.65/cwt	110.00–117.50	426	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	132.89/cwt	125.00–141.00	553	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	120.66/cwt	113.00–129.00	508	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	120.63/cwt	116.00–126.00	566	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	125.15/cwt	122.00–132.00	601	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	117.27/cwt	110.00–122.50	610	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	539	120.48/cwt	120.00–124.00	649	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	562	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	119.42/cwt	114.00–127.00	677	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	118.41/cwt	114.00–119.00	683	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	113.54/cwt	105.00–120.50	701	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	629	113.29/cwt	105.00–116.00	713	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	759	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	695	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	104.30/cwt	103.00–107.00	751	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	101.02/cwt	100.00–102.00	730	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	98.05/cwt	95.00–101.00	768	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	830	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	765	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	305	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	320	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	435	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	372	147.59/cwt	144.00–151.00	549	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	380	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	505	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	405	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	522	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	135.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	559	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	131.92/cwt	130.00–134.00	558	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	130.53/cwt	125.00–137.00	607	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	131.07/cwt	122.00–138.00	629	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	126.53/cwt	121.00–131.00	645	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	510	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	602	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	522	116.03/cwt	114.00–118.00	606	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	685	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	128.63/cwt	122.00–133.00	736	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	587	116.36/cwt	114.00–119.00	683	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	595	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	660	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	623	116.48/cwt	115.00–118.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	700	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	820	89.24/cwt	79.00–100.00	732	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	873	84.80/cwt	75.00–95.00	740	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,117	66.33/cwt	65.00–69.00	741	3
Bulls	—	—	1,594	84.23/cwt	72.00–89.00	1,343	7
Bulls	—	—	1,825	92.33/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,685	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	59.98/cwt	57.00–62.00	584	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	52.33/cwt	49.00–55.00	528	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,031	58.51/cwt	57.00–60.00	603	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,091	63.26/cwt	60.00–68.00	690	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,276	68.57/cwt	67.00–71.00	875	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	490	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	519	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,214	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	10,796	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	10,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	1,066.50/cwt	1,025.00–1,185.00	11,817	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,991	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,453	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	660	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	874.19/cwt	810.00–910.00	9,030	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	923.98/cwt	810.00–1,025.00	9,859	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	1,154.39/cwt	950.00–1,310.00	12,652	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,910	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	14,500	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 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 583Last week 621Year ago 215

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 93Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 61Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
1	—	270	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	104.00	104.00
2	—	375	110.00–117.50	113.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	577	114.00–119.00	118.41
9	—	469	116.00–126.00	120.63
7	—	369	120.00–128.00	125.29
6	—	663	114.50	114.50
5	—	520	110.00–122.50	117.27
5	—	421	113.00–129.00	120.66
4	—	629	105.00–116.00	113.29
3	—	720	103.00–107.00	104.30
3	—	325	125.00–138.00	131.48
3	—	273	127.50–135.00	131.93
2	—	783	95.00–101.00	98.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	617	105.00–120.50	113.54
11	—	480	122.00–132.00	125.15
9	—	567	114.00–127.00	119.42
8	—	539	120.00–124.00	120.48
6	—	375	133.00–142.00	137.68
5	—	416	125.00–141.00	132.89
3	—	283	132.50–145.00	139.07
2	—	723	100.00–102.00	101.02
1	—	1,020	75.00	75.00
1	—	865	96.00	96.00
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
1	—	340	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	110.00–115.00	112.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	121.00	121.00
3	—	273	162.50–175.00	168.17
3	—	375	131.00–144.00	137.63
4	—	480	144.00	144.00
4	—	632	126.00–131.00	127.19
7	—	757	112.00–135.00	131.57
8	—	426	137.00–150.00	142.34
9	—	527	126.00–142.00	134.35
11	—	585	128.00–130.00	128.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	141.00–143.50	142.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
3	—	283	130.00–166.00	145.09
3	—	368	132.00–140.00	135.55
3	—	473	125.00–134.00	130.57
7	—	512	120.00–134.00	125.15
10	—	439	126.00–138.00	132.98
19	—	668	121.00–123.00	122.03
11	—	568	120.00–128.00	124.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	100.00–115.00	109.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	118.00	118.00
1	—	595	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	110.00	110.00
3	—	522	114.00–118.00	116.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	131.00–135.00	132.97
1	—	405	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	125.00–137.00	130.53
4	—	510	121.00–131.00	126.53
3	—	587	114.00–119.00	116.36
2	—	873	75.00–95.00	84.80
2	—	820	79.00–100.00	89.24
2	—	423	130.00–134.00	131.92
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
1	—	320	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	480	122.00–138.00	131.07
3	—	572	122.00–133.00	128.63
3	—	413	130.00–140.00	135.42
3	—	372	144.00–151.00	147.59
2	—	623	115.00–118.00	116.48
1	—	830	108.00	108.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
1	—	535	128.00	128.00
1	—	305	168.00	168.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,009	49.00–55.00	52.33
6	—	974	57.00–62.00	59.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,276	67.00–71.00	68.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,091	60.00–68.00	63.26
6	—	1,031	57.00–60.00	58.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,594	72.00–89.00	84.23
6	—	1,825	90.00–96.00	92.33
3	—	1,117	65.00–69.00	66.33

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	58.00	58.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	995	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,118	935.00	935.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,108	1,025.00–1,185.00	1,066.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,060.00	1,060.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,110	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	55.00	55.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	57.00	57.00

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	2	—	1,050	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,096	950.00–1,310.00	1,154.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	810.00–910.00	874.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,067	810.00–1,025.00	923.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	810.00	810.00

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.