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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 21

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Sep 7Sep 21Sep 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

747 head

▼ 341 vs last sale 1,088▲ 23 vs year ago 724 · +3.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 154▼ 114 vs year ago 224 · −50.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 15▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower, instances 10.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested last sale.

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 $128.24/cwt on 122 head.

Average price

$128.24

122 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$29

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

$12.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.87

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	430	133.00	572	4thin
Medium and Large 1	506	129.41	655	100
Medium and Large 2	498	120.66	601	18thin

One grade step is worth $12.34/cwt here — about −$29 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 sale122 hd

128.24

—

AR average5 barns · 794 hd

130.11

−1.87

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	1,761	83.99	1,479	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,426	62.93	897	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,263	60.55	765	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	988	44.89	444	12

Every lot

78 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	187.27/cwt	175.00–200.00	515	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	141.25/cwt	140.00–142.50	445	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	422	136.19/cwt	129.00–149.00	575	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	429	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	676	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	159.62/cwt	155.00–172.50	698	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	141.43/cwt	139.00–150.00	680	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	142.97/cwt	136.00–150.00	745	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	144.57/cwt	142.00–153.00	836	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	142.77/cwt	139.00–149.00	877	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	133.98/cwt	132.00–136.00	835	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	666	133.00/cwt	131.00–137.00	886	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	117.43/cwt	115.00–120.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	132.02/cwt	130.00–134.00	961	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	416	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	148.18/cwt	140.00–155.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	122.70/cwt	120.00–128.00	448	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	137.59/cwt	134.00–142.50	517	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	130.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	544	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	515	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	430	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	130.10/cwt	125.00–135.00	605	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	118.26/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	631	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	132.42/cwt	123.00–138.00	693	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	639	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	610	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	123.26/cwt	120.00–130.00	704	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	129.30/cwt	124.00–134.00	794	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	119.66/cwt	119.00–120.00	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	796	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	845	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	904	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	377	127.63/cwt	122.50–135.00	481	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	387	159.24/cwt	150.00–164.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	405	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	638	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	135.42/cwt	127.50–140.00	565	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	483	141.33/cwt	135.00–148.00	683	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	519	120.81/cwt	115.00–125.00	627	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	127.96/cwt	120.00–142.00	683	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	127.70/cwt	120.00–135.00	722	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	114.02/cwt	113.00–115.00	648	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	588	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	706	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	115.99/cwt	113.00–122.00	733	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	672	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3	913	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	548	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,652	78.34/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,294	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,692	1
Bulls	—	—	1,833	85.73/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,571	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	254	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	37.64/cwt	35.00–40.00	346	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	44.47/cwt	43.00–46.00	452	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,022	51.10/cwt	49.00–54.00	522	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	56.67/cwt	56.00–58.00	698	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	62.21/cwt	58.00–65.00	794	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	59.08/cwt	58.00–60.00	803	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,448	64.21/cwt	62.00–65.00	930	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	8,558	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,171	1,668.29/cwt	1,600.00–1,700.00	19,536	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,850.00/cwt	1,850.00–1,850.00	23,125	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,865	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,993	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,348	1,082.19/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	14,588	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 Sep 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 747Last week 1,088Year ago 724

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 154Year ago 224

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 15Year ago 50

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold 5.00-10.00 lower, instances 10.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested last sale.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	523	120.00–125.00	122.27
1	—	680	117.00	117.00
3	—	365	120.00–128.00	122.70
3	—	622	119.00–120.00	119.66
1	—	560	109.00	109.00
3	—	470	115.00–120.00	118.26
1	—	320	130.00	130.00
1	—	420	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	614	124.00–134.00	129.30
1	—	710	125.00	125.00
8	—	376	134.00–142.50	137.59
14	—	416	125.00–135.00	130.78
20	—	465	125.00–135.00	130.10
26	—	571	120.00–130.00	123.26
16	—	523	123.00–138.00	132.42
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
3	—	330	140.00–155.00	148.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	122.50	122.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	155.00–172.50	159.62
2	—	728	130.00–134.00	132.02
22	—	521	136.00–150.00	142.97
18	—	481	139.00–150.00	141.43
5	—	614	139.00–149.00	142.77
11	—	578	142.00–153.00	144.57
4	—	666	131.00–137.00	133.00
2	—	275	175.00–200.00	187.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	130.00	130.00
2	—	720	115.00–120.00	117.43
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
3	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.33
7	—	422	129.00–149.00	136.19
2	—	623	132.00–136.00	133.98
2	—	315	140.00–142.50	141.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	519	115.00–125.00	120.81
3	—	417	127.50–140.00	135.42
2	—	568	113.00–115.00	114.02
1	—	475	123.00	123.00
3	—	377	122.50–135.00	127.63
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	113.00–122.00	115.99
3	—	387	150.00–164.00	159.24
2	—	565	120.00–135.00	127.70
4	—	534	120.00–142.00	127.96
2	—	483	135.00–148.00	141.33
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
1	—	405	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	101.00	101.00
1	—	520	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	913	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	58.00–60.00	59.08
6	—	1,448	62.00–65.00	64.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	56.00–58.00	56.67
7	—	1,276	58.00–65.00	62.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,022	49.00–54.00	51.10
2	—	920	35.00–40.00	37.64
4	—	1,016	43.00–46.00	44.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,833	84.00–90.00	85.73
3	—	1,652	75.00–82.00	78.34
1	—	1,800	94.00	94.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	815	1,050.00	1,050.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,171	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,668.29

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	950.00–1,200.00	1,082.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,025.00	1,025.00

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.