Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2020-08-18

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 18
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
760 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 842▲ 367 vs year ago 393 · +93.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 167▲ 99 vs year ago 41 · +241.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 30▲ 44 vs year ago 16 · +275.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.70/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$128.70
160 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$120
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$18.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.36
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2461133.716167thin
Medium and Large 1516129.78669100
Medium and Large 2477127.9161045
Medium and Large 3431115.314968thin
One grade step is worth $18.40/cwt here — about $120 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 sale160 hd
128.70
—
AR average9 barns · 1,606 hd
134.06
−5.36
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,61675.941,22712
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39459.088236thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21958.6571536
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00649.4949813

Every lot

122 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1245182.50/cwt182.50–182.504471
Steers—Medium and Large 1271195.98/cwt177.50–201.0053111
Steers—Medium and Large 2310147.48/cwt135.00–167.504574
Steers—Medium and Large 1312187.83/cwt175.00–202.505863
Steers—Medium and Large 2360154.00/cwt154.00–154.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 1363169.95/cwt160.00–182.5061715
Steers—Medium and Large 1420155.53/cwt147.00–166.0065313
Steers—Medium and Large 2438130.00/cwt125.00–135.005693
Steers—Medium and Large 3474121.09/cwt115.00–125.005744
Steers—Medium and Large 1480148.08/cwt142.50–157.0071111
Steers—Medium and Large 2481136.48/cwt127.00–142.506564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486145.00/cwt145.00–145.007055
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added508140.00/cwt140.00–140.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 1523150.15/cwt140.00–158.0078510
Steers—Medium and Large 2523134.06/cwt127.00–138.007016
Steers—Medium and Large 2563125.00/cwt125.00–125.007042
Steers—Medium and Large 1567142.45/cwt140.00–146.008084
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570153.00/cwt153.00–153.008725
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added575145.00/cwt145.00–145.008344
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582142.75/cwt137.00–147.008317
Steers—Medium and Large 3628114.02/cwt113.00–115.007162
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed630146.00/cwt146.00–146.009201
Steers—Medium and Large 1630138.88/cwt133.00–147.008754
Steers—Medium and Large 2637124.02/cwt120.00–128.007905
Steers—Medium and Large 2663123.67/cwt121.00–128.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 1665131.77/cwt125.00–136.008765
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed675127.00/cwt127.00–127.008571
Steers—Medium and Large 3675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 1706135.00/cwt135.00–135.009534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009132
Steers—Medium and Large 2780110.00/cwt110.00–110.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 1848125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0602
Steers—Medium and Large 1850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 1915115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280141.89/cwt139.00–145.003972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310118.73/cwt117.50–120.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2314140.49/cwt138.00–145.004414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315141.00/cwt141.00–141.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321144.65/cwt140.00–149.004646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355133.55/cwt130.00–137.004742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370145.69/cwt138.00–154.005398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed377148.00/cwt148.00–148.005583
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395117.00/cwt117.00–117.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed410139.66/cwt135.00–145.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432135.86/cwt130.00–145.0058710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435129.25/cwt126.00–132.005624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2448132.00/cwt132.00–132.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463133.06/cwt130.00–137.0061612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465124.02/cwt120.00–132.005776
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476113.76/cwt109.00–117.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478136.00/cwt136.00–136.006503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480134.00/cwt133.00–135.006433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed500128.00/cwt128.00–128.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519129.57/cwt127.00–134.0067220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520122.54/cwt120.00–131.006377
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525113.00/cwt113.00–113.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567125.22/cwt120.00–132.0071019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578119.47/cwt110.00–125.006914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed612123.00/cwt123.00–123.007531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618122.08/cwt116.00–126.5075414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620115.00/cwt115.00–115.007132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665105.00/cwt100.00–110.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675119.70/cwt114.00–125.008087
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 186594.03/cwt92.00–96.008132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272177.33/cwt172.50–180.004823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327166.45/cwt150.00–175.005445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333146.57/cwt141.00–155.004884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376143.30/cwt132.00–151.005396
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383156.52/cwt146.00–163.005996
Bulls—Medium and Large 3403124.51/cwt123.00–126.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421153.86/cwt144.00–163.006486
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423143.62/cwt136.00–147.506083
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466132.02/cwt122.00–146.006157
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474146.04/cwt141.00–150.0069213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518140.24/cwt137.00–145.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518107.42/cwt105.00–110.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520131.25/cwt120.00–142.0068310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568135.65/cwt134.00–138.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569131.39/cwt125.00–135.007485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007441
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630130.21/cwt124.00–133.008204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655107.50/cwt105.00–110.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663116.54/cwt113.00–120.007732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683118.02/cwt116.00–120.008062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 270599.49/cwt98.00–101.007012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775103.00/cwt103.00–103.007981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780107.00/cwt107.00–107.008352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy84092.00/cwt92.00–92.007731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38563.04/cwt62.00–65.008733
Bulls——1,69380.24/cwt73.00–87.001,3589
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70029.00/cwt29.00–29.002031
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82545.00/cwt45.00–45.003711
Cows—Lean 85-90%96446.49/cwt46.00–48.004484
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09954.78/cwt49.00–58.006027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21756.04/cwt52.50–61.0068222
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22362.75/cwt59.00–67.0076714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37363.14/cwt60.00–66.008672
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40457.05/cwt56.00–59.008014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02373.19/cwt68.00–80.007492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,9753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,9902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17464.37/cwt60.00–71.007564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19863.54/cwt58.00–86.007617
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23466.31/cwt65.00–67.008184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,302.33/cwt1,100.00–1,360.0016,7355
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,31567.49/cwt67.00–68.008872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3371,195.47/cwt810.00–1,275.0015,98312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,35056.00/cwt56.00–56.007561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,38072.00/cwt72.00–72.009941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5191,475.00/cwt1,475.00–1,475.0022,4054
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0015,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,8751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289577.50/cwt77.50–77.506941

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.