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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 7

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,088 head

▲ 447 vs last sale 641▲ 1,088 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▲ 19 vs last sale 135▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 25▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower; offerings over 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower, instances 2.00-3.00 higher on 5 weights. Slaughter cows sold mixed with Breakers selling 2.00-3.00 higher and Boner/Lean cows selling mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Not all slaughter cows viewed due to time limits.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.91/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$152.91

245 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$866

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$14.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.15

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	155.14	863	102
Medium and Large 1-2	588	153.93	905	115
Medium and Large 2	517	140.63	726	28

One grade step is worth $14.51/cwt here — about $137 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 sale245 hd

152.91

—

AR average6 barns · 1,007 hd

153.06

−0.15

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	—	Low	1,480	78.00	1,154	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,435	70.40	1,010	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,204	65.45	788	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	55.47	550	8thin

Every lot

72 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	305	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	552	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	351	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	607	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	167.95/cwt	166.00–170.00	628	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	150.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	615	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	432	168.97/cwt	167.00–171.00	730	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	432	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	570	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	434	164.27/cwt	163.00–165.00	713	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	442	145.83/cwt	145.00–147.50	645	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	155.75/cwt	150.00–161.00	730	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	700	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	139.98/cwt	137.50–142.50	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	489	153.78/cwt	152.00–155.00	752	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	502	164.36/cwt	161.00–171.00	825	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	139.55/cwt	126.00–148.00	728	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	153.25/cwt	150.00–156.00	815	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	148.74/cwt	145.00–154.00	796	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	544	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	778	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	558	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	809	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	559	141.06/cwt	133.00–145.00	789	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	152.26/cwt	150.00–153.50	854	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	153.04/cwt	150.00–162.00	885	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	581	157.25/cwt	156.00–157.50	914	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	155.99/cwt	152.00–162.00	948	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	133.48/cwt	125.00–140.00	814	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	146.57/cwt	140.00–150.00	915	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	636	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	859	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	652	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,102	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	976	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	142.02/cwt	137.00–145.00	937	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	669	156.79/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,049	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	723	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,106	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,086	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	816	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,167	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	157.46/cwt	155.00–160.00	535	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	545	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	146.08/cwt	140.00–152.00	559	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	545	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	436	146.67/cwt	145.00–148.00	639	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	139.93/cwt	133.00–144.00	658	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	132.76/cwt	130.00–137.50	629	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	592	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	141.58/cwt	136.00–150.00	743	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	130.74/cwt	129.00–132.00	697	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	135.33/cwt	131.00–147.00	778	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	866	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	816	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	619	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	933	72
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	623	137.07/cwt	132.50–140.00	854	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	661	144.04/cwt	142.50–148.00	952	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	932	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	703	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	879	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	713	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,012	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	973	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,154	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	445	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	50.35/cwt	50.00–51.00	471	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,070	59.93/cwt	57.00–63.00	641	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,103	60.50/cwt	59.00–62.50	667	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	66.38/cwt	63.00–69.00	812	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,290	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	903	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,329	65.37/cwt	63.00–66.00	869	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,461	71.16/cwt	68.00–74.00	1,040	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,517	75.32/cwt	74.00–77.00	1,143	3
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,495	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	23,173	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,975	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,040	3

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 Sep 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,088Last week 641Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 135Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 25Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	140.00	140.00
3	—	558	145.00	145.00
6	—	544	143.00	143.00
5	—	636	135.00	135.00
3	—	442	145.00–147.50	145.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	137.50–142.50	139.98
2	—	410	145.00–155.00	150.00
1	—	360	145.00	145.00
13	—	522	126.00–148.00	139.55
1	—	325	168.00	168.00
3	—	559	133.00–145.00	141.06
5	—	610	125.00–140.00	133.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	137.00–145.00	142.02
3	—	608	152.00–162.00	155.99
13	—	469	150.00–161.00	155.75
7	—	434	163.00–165.00	164.27
6	—	578	150.00–162.00	153.04
5	—	535	145.00–154.00	148.74
4	—	374	166.00–170.00	167.95
1	—	765	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	132.00	132.00
15	—	624	140.00–150.00	146.57
15	—	561	150.00–153.50	152.26
9	—	532	150.00–156.00	153.25
4	—	476	147.00	147.00
3	—	655	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	152.00–155.00	153.78
33	—	669	148.00–158.00	156.79
4	—	351	173.00	173.00
24	—	581	156.00–157.50	157.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	305	181.00	181.00
3	—	502	161.00–171.00	164.36
9	—	432	167.00–171.00	168.97
5	—	816	143.00	143.00
5	—	652	169.00	169.00
15	—	723	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	130.00–137.50	132.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	363	150.00	150.00
4	—	533	129.00–132.00	130.74
1	—	590	128.00	128.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	470	133.00–144.00	139.93
4	—	383	140.00–152.00	146.08
11	—	525	136.00–150.00	141.58
9	—	436	145.00–148.00	146.67
1	—	785	124.00	124.00
11	—	575	131.00–147.00	135.33
1	—	685	136.00	136.00
2	—	340	155.00–160.00	157.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	587	139.00	139.00
72	—	619	150.75	150.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	703	125.00	125.00
12	—	623	132.50–140.00	137.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	713	142.00	142.00
3	—	585	148.00	148.00
18	—	661	142.50–148.00	144.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	935	50.00–51.00	50.35
4	—	1,070	57.00–63.00	59.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,329	63.00–66.00	65.37
3	—	1,517	74.00–77.00	75.32
7	—	1,461	68.00–74.00	71.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	70.00	70.00
11	—	1,224	63.00–69.00	66.38
3	—	1,103	59.00–62.50	60.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	78.00	78.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,130	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,495	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.