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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 22

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

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Feeder Cattle receipts

425 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 517▼ 196 vs year ago 621 · −31.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

73 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 90▼ 20 vs year ago 93 · −21.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 34▼ 41 vs year ago 61 · −67.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 500 lb sold 7.00 to 10.00 higher, over 500 lb were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher, over 500 lb were mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Supply was moderate with strong demand for quality cattle.

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 $138.24/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$138.24

138 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$33.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.26

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	144.22	698	79
Medium and Large 2	512	131.14	671	53
Medium and Large 1-2	639	128.00	818	4thin
Medium and Large 3	545	111.00	605	2thin

One grade step is worth $33.22/cwt here — about $93 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 sale138 hd

138.24

—

AR average8 barns · 1,072 hd

133.99

+4.26

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	1,589	84.79	1,347	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	70.87	948	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,154	67.13	775	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	987	54.20	535	23

Every lot

109 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	261	193.43/cwt	175.00–207.50	505	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	323	170.28/cwt	166.00–174.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	153.05/cwt	146.00–160.00	494	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	189.38/cwt	175.00–202.50	623	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	175.09/cwt	157.50–182.50	669	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	601	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	165.17/cwt	159.00–170.00	704	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	665	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	162.84/cwt	156.00–170.00	770	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	475	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	732	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	157.09/cwt	150.00–163.00	823	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	149.42/cwt	145.00–156.00	849	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	753	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	616	142.01/cwt	140.00–144.00	875	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	824	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	140.46/cwt	135.00–147.00	947	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	138.56/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,002	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	725	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	957	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	986	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	105.06/cwt	100.00–110.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,070	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	250	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	363	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	167.32/cwt	150.00–172.50	477	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	418	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	305	149.14/cwt	142.50–156.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	164.42/cwt	160.00–172.00	521	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	137.27/cwt	130.00–144.00	443	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	161.74/cwt	149.00–171.00	597	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	377	134.43/cwt	130.00–143.00	507	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	385	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	551	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	410	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	607	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	149.03/cwt	140.00–155.00	629	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	130.27/cwt	125.00–137.00	558	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	460	149.45/cwt	145.00–154.00	687	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	134.96/cwt	131.00–138.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	143.96/cwt	134.00–148.00	681	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	520	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	738	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	138.08/cwt	130.00–147.50	718	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	124.68/cwt	121.00–128.00	657	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	133.13/cwt	129.00–143.00	756	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	573	130.47/cwt	128.00–133.00	748	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	129.30/cwt	125.00–137.00	745	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	678	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	128.58/cwt	125.00–134.00	797	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	639	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	818	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	120.49/cwt	117.00–122.50	795	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	122.61/cwt	120.00–128.00	831	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	685	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	839	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	963	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	900	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	900	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	260	150.19/cwt	140.00–155.00	390	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	260	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	319	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	265	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	484	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	323	141.81/cwt	134.00–150.00	458	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	167.39/cwt	160.00–175.00	569	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	372	144.82/cwt	135.00–150.00	539	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	385	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	470	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	389	155.53/cwt	150.00–166.00	605	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	161.20/cwt	156.00–170.00	674	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	152.06/cwt	150.00–155.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	132.31/cwt	125.00–137.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	152.19/cwt	147.50–158.00	794	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	525	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	656	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	140.16/cwt	138.00–142.50	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	134.16/cwt	130.00–138.00	820	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	670	127.91/cwt	124.00–132.00	857	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	735	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	603	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	822	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	764	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,288	65.03/cwt	45.00–75.00	838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,576	84.10/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,325	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	95.25/cwt	92.00–103.00	1,667	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	741	29.93/cwt	26.00–35.00	222	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	823	57.24/cwt	57.00–57.50	471	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	374	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	966	57.24/cwt	53.00–61.00	553	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,022	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	644	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	63.94/cwt	61.00–69.00	760	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,228	69.43/cwt	66.00–73.00	853	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	70.87/cwt	67.00–74.00	948	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	825	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	5,610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	930.91/cwt	840.00–1,000.00	10,240	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,250	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	18,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	1,350	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	20,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,371	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	67.17/cwt	65.00–69.00	724	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	73.99/cwt	73.00–75.00	812	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	934	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,519	1,221.65/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	18,557	6

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 517Year ago 621

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 90Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 34Year ago 61

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
3	—	618	130.00–135.00	133.32
1	—	510	142.00	142.00
1	—	940	100.00	100.00
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
1	—	865	114.00	114.00
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
3	—	467	140.00–145.00	142.44
1	—	260	170.00	170.00
2	—	568	132.00–133.00	132.49
2	—	323	146.00–160.00	153.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	156.00	156.00
2	—	323	166.00–174.00	170.28
1	—	475	154.00	154.00
1	—	725	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	674	135.00–147.00	140.46
5	—	473	156.00–170.00	162.84
1	—	1,070	100.00	100.00
3	—	568	145.00–156.00	149.42
4	—	616	140.00–144.00	142.01
9	—	426	159.00–170.00	165.17
9	—	382	157.50–182.50	175.09
2	—	723	135.00–142.00	138.56
7	—	261	175.00–207.50	193.43
7	—	524	150.00–163.00	157.09
2	—	885	100.00–110.00	105.06
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
8	—	329	175.00–202.50	189.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	128.00–133.00	130.47
1	—	250	145.00	145.00
1	—	520	142.00	142.00
2	—	305	142.50–156.00	149.14
2	—	685	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	410	148.00	148.00
1	—	385	143.00	143.00
2	—	460	145.00–154.00	149.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	129.00–143.00	133.13
5	—	317	160.00–172.00	164.42
16	—	422	140.00–155.00	149.03
1	—	860	112.00	112.00
2	—	760	120.00	120.00
8	—	620	125.00–134.00	128.58
8	—	473	134.00–148.00	143.96
12	—	520	130.00–147.50	138.08
3	—	678	120.00–128.00	122.61
11	—	369	149.00–171.00	161.74
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
5	—	285	150.00–172.50	167.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	639	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	125.00–137.00	129.30
3	—	377	130.00–143.00	134.43
5	—	527	121.00–128.00	124.68
3	—	465	131.00–138.00	134.96
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
5	—	428	125.00–137.00	130.27
3	—	660	117.00–122.50	120.49
1	—	290	144.00	144.00
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
2	—	715	110.00	110.00
2	—	323	130.00–144.00	137.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	112.00	112.00
1	—	485	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	160.00–175.00	167.39
1	—	595	135.00	135.00
9	—	522	147.50–158.00	152.19
1	—	265	182.50	182.50
9	—	418	156.00–170.00	161.20
4	—	389	150.00–166.00	155.53
2	—	725	120.00	120.00
5	—	611	130.00–138.00	134.16
2	—	670	124.00–132.00	127.91
3	—	475	150.00–155.00	152.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	822	93.00	93.00
1	—	650	122.00	122.00
2	—	613	120.00	120.00
2	—	323	134.00–150.00	141.81
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
3	—	260	140.00–155.00	150.19
3	—	372	135.00–150.00	144.82
3	—	480	125.00–137.00	132.31
3	—	528	138.00–142.50	140.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	82.00	82.00
1	—	260	122.50	122.50
1	—	385	122.00	122.00
1	—	525	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	150.00	150.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	680.00	680.00

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	1	—	950	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	840.00–1,000.00	930.91

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	73.00–75.00	73.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	71.00	71.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,519	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,221.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,078	65.00–69.00	67.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	925.00	925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	57.00–57.50	57.24
4	—	741	26.00–35.00	29.93
1	—	870	43.00	43.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,188	61.00–69.00	63.94
8	—	966	53.00–61.00	57.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,228	66.00–73.00	69.43
5	—	1,022	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,338	67.00–74.00	70.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,576	82.00–87.00	84.10
3	—	1,288	45.00–75.00	65.03
6	—	1,750	92.00–103.00	95.25

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.