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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2020-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 14

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

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Feeder Cattle receipts

497 head

▲ 57 vs last sale 440▲ 50 vs year ago 447 · +11.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 67▲ 37 vs year ago 50 · +74.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 15▲ 24 vs year ago 6 · +400.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. 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 $124.72/cwt on 123 head.

Average price

$124.72

123 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$666

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$155

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

$24.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.90

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	125.54	676	87
Medium and Large 2	504	124.81	629	31
Medium and Large 3	527	115.50	608	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	823	101.00	831	2thin

One grade step is worth $24.54/cwt here — about −$155 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 sale123 hd

124.72

—

AR average9 barns · 2,130 hd

125.61

−0.90

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	1,584	78.27	1,240	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,362	65.52	893	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,143	63.28	723	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	942	54.90	517	8thin

Every lot

83 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	275	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	454	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	168.18/cwt	145.00–182.50	543	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	166.87/cwt	157.50–172.50	637	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	154.43/cwt	143.00–162.50	656	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	142.24/cwt	142.00–142.50	616	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	573	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	681	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	141.02/cwt	135.00–148.00	735	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	132.24/cwt	125.00–136.00	704	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	134.67/cwt	133.00–136.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	751	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	570	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	627	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	587	121.48/cwt	120.00–126.00	713	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	132.34/cwt	129.00–145.00	807	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	794	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	681	131.58/cwt	129.00–134.00	896	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	854	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	127.23/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,041	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,030	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	145.04/cwt	142.50–147.50	413	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	415	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	142.03/cwt	133.00–148.00	543	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	406	142.89/cwt	141.00–150.00	580	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	135.78/cwt	125.00–142.00	577	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	132.99/cwt	130.00–136.00	590	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	462	126.03/cwt	124.00–130.00	582	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	124.24/cwt	120.00–130.00	575	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	130.29/cwt	125.00–133.00	619	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500	126.75/cwt	126.00–127.00	634	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	118.47/cwt	115.00–123.00	610	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	125.58/cwt	120.00–138.00	652	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	123.87/cwt	122.00–129.00	712	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	587	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	657	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	117.66/cwt	117.00–119.00	714	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	643	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	109.03/cwt	105.00–113.00	736	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	110.48/cwt	106.00–120.00	814	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	108.50/cwt	107.00–109.00	826	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	825	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	831	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	965	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	869	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	319	158.51/cwt	140.00–175.00	506	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	378	143.86/cwt	140.00–152.00	544	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	380	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	561	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	433	134.27/cwt	125.00–142.00	581	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	143.41/cwt	140.00–154.00	628	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	478	136.40/cwt	135.00–140.00	652	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	132.00/cwt	130.00–134.00	634	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	508	134.37/cwt	132.50–142.00	683	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	517	125.01/cwt	122.00–128.00	646	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	533	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	656	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	572	128.97/cwt	126.00–131.00	738	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	575	113.20/cwt	105.00–122.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	635	119.95/cwt	117.00–123.00	762	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	685	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	768	112.99/cwt	110.00–116.00	868	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,190	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	797	1
Bulls	—	—	1,715	82.03/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,407	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	765	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	314	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	59.53/cwt	58.00–60.00	574	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	53.35/cwt	53.00–54.00	517	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,121	62.34/cwt	59.00–64.00	699	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	66.13/cwt	65.00–68.00	768	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	680	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,336	63.65/cwt	62.00–65.00	850	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,394	67.76/cwt	66.00–70.00	945	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	741	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	12,535	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,016	794.49/cwt	540.00–950.00	8,072	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,110	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,063.16/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	12,630	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	8,373	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,310.00/cwt	1,310.00–1,310.00	13,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	1,037.69/cwt	1,000.00–1,160.00	10,460	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,813	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	729	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 Jul 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 440Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 67Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 6

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	140.00–175.00	158.51
3	—	378	140.00–152.00	143.86
13	—	438	140.00–154.00	143.41
7	—	572	126.00–131.00	128.97
6	—	508	132.50–142.00	134.37
2	—	768	110.00–116.00	112.99
2	—	635	117.00–123.00	119.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	122.00–128.00	125.01
2	—	575	105.00–122.00	113.20
2	—	480	130.00–134.00	132.00
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	106.00	106.00
8	—	433	125.00–142.00	134.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	478	135.00–140.00	136.40
3	—	533	123.00	123.00
2	—	585	105.00	105.00
2	—	380	147.50	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	148.00	148.00
1	—	275	165.00	165.00
11	—	818	124.00–130.00	127.23
10	—	610	129.00–145.00	132.34
10	—	425	143.00–162.50	154.43
5	—	681	129.00–134.00	131.58
5	—	521	135.00–148.00	141.02
5	—	382	157.50–172.50	166.87
3	—	558	133.00–136.00	134.67
3	—	323	145.00–182.50	168.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
1	—	465	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	587	120.00–126.00	121.48
3	—	532	125.00–136.00	132.24
2	—	433	142.00–142.50	142.24
1	—	620	128.00	128.00
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
1	—	385	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	888	116.00	116.00
4	—	565	133.00	133.00
3	—	712	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	112.00	112.00
1	—	460	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	406	141.00–150.00	142.89
4	—	500	126.00–127.00	126.75
3	—	587	112.00	112.00
3	—	462	124.00–130.00	126.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	115.00–123.00	118.47
4	—	444	130.00–136.00	132.99
3	—	463	120.00–130.00	124.24
2	—	643	109.00–110.00	109.50
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	101.00	101.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	425	125.00–142.00	135.78
17	—	575	122.00–129.00	123.87
12	—	607	117.00–119.00	117.66
11	—	475	125.00–133.00	130.29
9	—	519	120.00–138.00	125.58
5	—	382	133.00–148.00	142.03
4	—	761	107.00–109.00	108.50
4	—	737	106.00–120.00	110.48
3	—	817	101.00	101.00
2	—	675	105.00–113.00	109.03
2	—	285	142.50–147.50	145.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	53.00–54.00	53.35
4	—	965	58.00–60.00	59.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,336	62.00–65.00	63.65
5	—	1,394	66.00–70.00	67.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	57.00	57.00
11	—	1,121	59.00–64.00	62.34
8	—	1,161	65.00–68.00	66.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,715	81.00–83.00	82.03
1	—	1,190	67.00	67.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	78.00	78.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,188	925.00–1,100.00	1,063.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,016	540.00–950.00	794.49

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	—	850	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,008	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,037.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,310.00	1,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,025.00	1,025.00

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	—	900	81.00	81.00

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.