Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2021-01-05

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jan 5
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,022 head
▲ 515 vs last sale 507▲ 137 vs year ago 885 · +15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 83▼ 59 vs year ago 115 · −51.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 50▼ 23 vs year ago 35 · −65.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend available auction was closed two weeks previous for Holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.56/cwt on 376 head.
Average price
$150.56
376 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$814
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$11
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$38.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.45
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2376156.6858912thin
Medium and Large 1557153.74856299
Medium and Large 2497135.2967363
Medium and Large 3490118.005782thin
One grade step is worth $38.68/cwt here — about $11 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 sale376 hd
150.56
—
AR average3 barns · 495 hd
147.11
+3.45
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—Low1,46474.411,08914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,65861.491,0202thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17754.686434thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01546.534724thin

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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273170.00/cwt170.00–170.004643
Steers—Medium and Large 2273135.00/cwt135.00–135.003692
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed309152.44/cwt145.00–165.004714
Steers—Medium and Large 2321148.01/cwt137.50–158.004756
Steers—Medium and Large 1323171.93/cwt160.00–174.005559
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360157.50/cwt157.50–157.505672
Steers—Medium and Large 1366173.33/cwt160.00–187.506347
Steers—Medium and Large 2377148.18/cwt140.00–156.005593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383152.55/cwt149.00–156.005844
Steers—Medium and Large 1423175.68/cwt165.00–187.507433
Steers—Medium and Large 2428139.19/cwt139.00–140.005965
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added431173.48/cwt165.00–185.0074813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432152.00/cwt152.00–152.006575
Steers—Medium and Large 3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 1474161.93/cwt157.50–178.0076815
Steers—Medium and Large 2474137.11/cwt132.00–147.006507
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added479168.17/cwt165.00–172.508067
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added522165.64/cwt155.00–170.0086542
Steers—Medium and Large 1527155.91/cwt150.00–164.0082214
Steers—Medium and Large 2527124.60/cwt121.00–140.006575
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed538143.52/cwt140.00–147.007722
Steers—Medium and Large 3545116.00/cwt116.00–116.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560156.10/cwt140.00–157.5087498
Steers—Medium and Large 1564146.79/cwt136.00–155.0082826
Steers—Medium and Large 2566132.85/cwt130.00–143.007529
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added616138.33/cwt136.00–141.0085216
Steers—Medium and Large 2625117.58/cwt114.00–125.007353
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007882
Steers—Medium and Large 2659122.40/cwt120.00–127.0080710
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy660124.00/cwt124.00–124.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665134.04/cwt130.00–138.0089122
Steers—Medium and Large 1684125.28/cwt120.00–131.008574
Steers—Medium and Large 1720127.23/cwt125.00–128.009164
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added735133.00/cwt133.00–133.009783
Steers—Medium and Large 1774129.42/cwt125.00–131.001,0029
Steers—Medium and Large 2790118.00/cwt118.00–118.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 2900100.00/cwt100.00–100.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1930114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0604
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2297147.00/cwt147.00–147.004374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed313144.24/cwt138.00–150.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335150.43/cwt146.00–155.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345137.00/cwt137.00–137.004733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2358149.00/cwt149.00–149.005335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added367148.00/cwt148.00–148.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380132.00/cwt132.00–132.005021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383132.98/cwt132.00–134.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388142.49/cwt140.00–145.005533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422138.44/cwt130.00–145.0058423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425137.24/cwt132.00–143.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430124.88/cwt120.00–130.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed462135.72/cwt129.00–138.006277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469131.79/cwt126.00–142.5061830
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478124.63/cwt120.00–126.0059611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added485167.50/cwt167.50–167.508121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485124.00/cwt124.00–124.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515130.25/cwt125.00–137.506718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added522135.98/cwt135.00–138.007109
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed535126.00/cwt126.00–126.006741
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540117.00/cwt117.00–117.006321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545118.50/cwt117.00–120.006462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566126.48/cwt124.00–127.5071610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571127.08/cwt120.00–133.0072633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added582127.00/cwt127.00–127.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585121.44/cwt118.00–125.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585107.00/cwt107.00–107.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618126.73/cwt125.00–132.007838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632123.59/cwt119.00–126.007817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed660109.00/cwt109.00–109.007191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687117.65/cwt114.00–120.008083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715113.99/cwt113.00–116.008153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1838107.00/cwt107.00–107.008975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,2042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1916106.05/cwt105.50–106.509719
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340162.50/cwt162.50–162.505531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360146.59/cwt141.00–152.505282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373168.67/cwt165.00–172.506292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed373156.47/cwt155.00–158.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414164.38/cwt147.00–175.006814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445127.50/cwt127.50–127.505671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470159.95/cwt155.00–165.007524
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490136.00/cwt136.00–136.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed513129.80/cwt127.50–132.006662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514127.10/cwt117.50–135.006534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565133.02/cwt132.00–134.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1593134.49/cwt131.00–138.007982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1603133.00/cwt133.00–133.008024
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605100.00/cwt100.00–100.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2637118.02/cwt115.00–120.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665116.00/cwt116.00–116.007711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——99861.47/cwt60.00–63.006132
Bulls——1,45072.19/cwt50.00–77.001,0477
Bulls——1,67082.69/cwt82.00–84.001,3815
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95038.00/cwt38.00–38.003611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00040.00/cwt40.00–40.004001
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05554.05/cwt53.00–55.005702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11351.36/cwt50.00–53.005722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24058.00/cwt58.00–58.007192
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65861.49/cwt61.00–62.001,0202
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,000975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,7502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-295060.00/cwt60.00–60.005701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,2451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16056.00/cwt56.00–56.006501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17065.00/cwt65.00–65.007611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,45363.32/cwt62.00–65.009202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,49568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,0171
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03066.92/cwt65.00–69.006892
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,155980.00/cwt980.00–980.0011,3191

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.