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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 17

● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

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Feeder Cattle receipts

844 head

▲ 181 vs last sale 663▲ 84 vs year ago 760 · +11.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 158▲ 67 vs year ago 140 · +47.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 0▼ 30 vs year ago 60 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder and Stocker cattle mostly sold 2.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 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 $140.33/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$140.33

103 head · 472 lb average

Value per head Derived

$662

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$28.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.37

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	371	150.00	557	4thin
Medium and Large 1	492	141.58	696	72
Medium and Large 2	432	136.09	588	26
Medium and Large 3	430	122.00	525	1thin

One grade step is worth $28.00/cwt here — about $32 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 sale103 hd

140.33

—

AR average6 barns · 834 hd

140.70

−0.37

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	—	High	1,787	91.39	1,634	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	64.81	874	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	62.76	734	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,033	55.85	577	16

Every lot

75 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	608	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	330	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	553	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	456	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	770	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	403	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	721	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	127.78/cwt	123.00–135.00	534	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	160.96/cwt	157.50–170.00	699	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	444	144.00/cwt	142.50–147.00	639	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	157.74/cwt	150.00–166.00	741	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	151.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	712	2
Steers	—	Large 3	478	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	287	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	484	124.24/cwt	124.00–125.00	601	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	153.64/cwt	145.00–161.00	794	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	523	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	795	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	146.42/cwt	142.00–155.00	776	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	531	110.04/cwt	105.00–125.00	584	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	550	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	565	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	151.34/cwt	140.00–158.00	861	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	135.97/cwt	130.00–141.00	775	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	970	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,028	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	463	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	166.28/cwt	162.50–170.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	371	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	557	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	142.31/cwt	138.00–145.00	548	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	149.79/cwt	142.00–165.00	632	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	136.67/cwt	125.00–139.00	579	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	140.23/cwt	133.00–145.00	667	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	128.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	636	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	681	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	136.84/cwt	132.00–140.00	723	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	133.73/cwt	126.00–137.00	766	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	813	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	123.90/cwt	115.00–133.00	846	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	325	154.54/cwt	145.00–165.00	502	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	370	148.00/cwt	135.00–153.00	548	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	376	167.96/cwt	155.00–172.50	632	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	609	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	143.01/cwt	135.00–145.00	689	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	523	147.11/cwt	144.00–152.00	769	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	129.83/cwt	125.00–135.00	686	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	130.99/cwt	130.00–132.00	701	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	563	115.60/cwt	111.00–120.00	651	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	137.32/cwt	133.00–144.00	802	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	653	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	901	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	105.44/cwt	100.00–111.00	757	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	823	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	807	115.81/cwt	112.00–117.00	935	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,746	91.42/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,596	6
Bulls	—	—	1,785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,714	1
Bulls	—	—	1,913	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,703	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	590	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	148	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	54.45/cwt	53.00–57.00	568	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,072	59.63/cwt	57.00–62.00	639	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	59.87/cwt	57.00–62.00	675	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,187	64.05/cwt	62.00–66.00	760	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,245	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	872	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,352	64.94/cwt	63.00–67.00	878	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,384	61.69/cwt	60.00–62.50	854	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	6,512	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,474	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,019	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,685	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	811	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	960.02/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	11,741	2

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 Aug 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 844Last week 663Year ago 760

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 158Year ago 140

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 0Year ago 60

Compared to last week: Feeder and Stocker cattle mostly sold 2.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	145.00–161.00	153.64
2	—	308	197.50	197.50
12	—	569	140.00–158.00	151.34
5	—	434	157.50–170.00	160.96
4	—	470	150.00–166.00	157.74
2	—	610	159.00	159.00
1	—	655	157.00	157.00
1	—	395	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	130.00–141.00	135.97
3	—	530	142.00–155.00	146.42
2	—	470	150.00–153.00	151.47
1	—	395	148.00	148.00
3	—	444	142.50–147.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	167.50	167.50
1	—	550	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	123.00–135.00	127.78
4	—	531	105.00–125.00	110.04
4	—	484	124.00–125.00	124.24
3	—	338	135.00	135.00
1	—	565	114.00	114.00
1	—	605	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	195.00	195.00
8	—	376	155.00–172.50	167.96
5	—	807	112.00–117.00	115.81
1	—	755	109.00	109.00
5	—	523	144.00–152.00	147.11
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
3	—	653	138.00	138.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
10	—	482	135.00–145.00	143.01
8	—	584	133.00–144.00	137.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	145.00–165.00	154.54
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
2	—	478	125.00–130.00	127.51
2	—	718	100.00–111.00	105.44
4	—	370	135.00–153.00	148.00
2	—	563	111.00–120.00	115.60
2	—	528	125.00–135.00	129.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	130.00–132.00	130.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	147.00	147.00
1	—	520	131.00	131.00
7	—	385	138.00–145.00	142.31
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
12	—	424	125.00–139.00	136.67
4	—	495	120.00–135.00	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	422	142.00–165.00	149.79
15	—	476	133.00–145.00	140.23
9	—	573	126.00–137.00	133.73
3	—	613	132.00–133.00	132.67
2	—	353	162.50–170.00	166.28
18	—	528	132.00–140.00	136.84
2	—	683	115.00–133.00	123.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	122.00	122.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,043	53.00–57.00	54.45
10	—	1,072	57.00–62.00	59.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,352	63.00–67.00	64.94
4	—	1,384	60.00–62.50	61.69
2	—	1,245	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,128	57.00–62.00	59.87
9	—	1,187	62.00–66.00	64.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,785	96.00	96.00
2	—	1,913	89.00	89.00
6	—	1,746	90.00–94.00	91.42

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	69.00	69.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	850.00–1,050.00	960.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	740.00	740.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	740.00	740.00

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.