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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Sep 28

● Final54 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Sep 21Sep 28Oct 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

670 head

▼ 77 vs last sale 747▼ 237 vs year ago 907 · −26.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 110▼ 57 vs year ago 202 · −28.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 550 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher; Steers over 550 lbs sold unevenly steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Slaughter cows not covered due to reporters time constraints

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 $142.01/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$142.01

71 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$19.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.29

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	144.69	836	57
Medium and Large 1-2	583	140.00	816	4thin
Medium and Large 2	499	127.79	638	9thin
Medium and Large 3	505	125.00	631	1thin

One grade step is worth $19.69/cwt here — about $204 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 sale71 hd

142.01

—

AR average8 barns · 1,376 hd

144.30

−2.29

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	1,527	76.16	1,163	8thin

Every lot

54 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	143.44/cwt	141.00–146.00	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	157.59/cwt	147.50–168.00	738	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	123.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	597	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	559	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	136.03/cwt	131.00–143.00	703	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	153.11/cwt	145.00–160.00	795	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	145.70/cwt	144.00–154.00	838	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	816	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	137.66/cwt	135.00–141.00	862	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	599	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	130.93/cwt	125.00–138.00	877	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	758	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	948	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	136.43/cwt	133.00–140.00	529	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	138.22/cwt	134.00–140.00	587	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	502	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	128.90/cwt	123.00–135.00	602	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	113.96/cwt	110.00–118.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	129.02/cwt	125.00–131.00	666	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	107.51/cwt	105.00–110.00	578	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	103.08/cwt	100.00–106.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	131.61/cwt	125.00–135.50	769	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	125.57/cwt	123.00–128.00	779	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	111.58/cwt	110.00–116.00	750	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	737	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	848	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	803	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	369	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	539	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	417	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	530	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	146.31/cwt	145.00–150.00	615	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	471	139.86/cwt	135.00–150.00	659	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	122.26/cwt	115.00–130.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	483	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	592	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	641	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	552	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	662	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	125.35/cwt	124.00–126.00	723	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	619	91.10/cwt	85.00–97.00	564	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	652	119.97/cwt	110.00–122.00	782	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	710	108.30/cwt	104.00–113.00	769	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	723	92.45/cwt	85.00–100.00	668	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	995	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,035	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,463	78.36/cwt	77.00–80.00	1,146	3
Bulls	—	—	1,537	68.02/cwt	64.00–71.00	1,045	3
Bulls	—	—	1,608	85.07/cwt	83.00–87.00	1,368	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 747Year ago 907

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 110Year ago 202

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	124.00–126.00	125.35
1	—	365	156.00	156.00
4	—	420	145.00–150.00	146.31
6	—	652	110.00–122.00	119.97
4	—	471	135.00–150.00	139.86
2	—	995	104.00	104.00
9	—	710	104.00–113.00	108.30
4	—	770	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	122.50	122.50
5	—	417	127.00	127.00
5	—	369	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	85.00–100.00	92.45
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
2	—	505	127.00	127.00
2	—	475	115.00–130.00	122.26
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
4	—	619	85.00–97.00	91.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	552	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	467	123.00–135.00	128.90
8	—	620	123.00–128.00	125.57
4	—	425	134.00–140.00	138.22
3	—	737	115.00	115.00
15	—	516	125.00–131.00	129.02
2	—	765	100.00–110.00	105.00
11	—	584	125.00–135.50	131.61
2	—	388	133.00–140.00	136.43
5	—	672	110.00–116.00	111.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	110.00–118.00	113.96
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
2	—	580	100.00–106.00	103.08
2	—	538	105.00–110.00	107.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	405	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	575	144.00–154.00	145.70
22	—	519	145.00–160.00	153.11
2	—	468	147.50–168.00	157.59
1	—	395	155.00	155.00
3	—	670	125.00–138.00	130.93
8	—	626	135.00–141.00	137.66
6	—	758	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	120.00–127.00	123.59
2	—	425	141.00–146.00	143.44
3	—	517	131.00–143.00	136.03
1	—	630	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,537	64.00–71.00	68.02
2	—	1,608	83.00–87.00	85.07
3	—	1,463	77.00–80.00	78.36

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.