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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2021-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Oct 12

● Final56 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Sep 28Oct 12Oct 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

693 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 670▼ 154 vs year ago 847 · −18.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 145▲ 4 vs year ago 101 · +4.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▲ 17 vs last sale 15▼ 3 vs year ago 35 · −8.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers and Heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cow trend not applicable due to not reported last sale but lower undertone noted. Slaughter bulls lightly tested but higher undertone noted.

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 $133.68/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$133.68

98 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$10.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.29

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	499	137.46	686	13thin
Medium and Large 1	501	133.97	671	74
Medium and Large 2	472	127.29	601	11thin

One grade step is worth $10.17/cwt here — about $85 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 sale98 hd

133.68

—

AR average7 barns · 1,161 hd

126.39

+7.29

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	1,594	78.41	1,250	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,384	53.89	746	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,229	53.76	661	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,047	43.18	452	17

Every lot

56 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	582	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	164.02/cwt	157.50–173.00	676	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	144.61/cwt	140.00–152.50	619	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	452	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	710	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	155.58/cwt	152.50–159.00	737	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	669	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	151.39/cwt	148.00–158.00	781	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	148.83/cwt	141.00–153.00	836	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	490	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	151.75/cwt	144.00–157.00	524	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	140.54/cwt	137.00–147.50	531	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	147.67/cwt	142.00–154.00	608	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	134.05/cwt	130.00–138.00	583	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	584	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	130.09/cwt	123.00–134.00	613	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	493	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	129.06/cwt	126.00–134.00	658	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	118.63/cwt	116.00–120.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	123.57/cwt	115.00–126.00	706	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	778	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	871	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	920	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	750	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	938	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	985	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	132.32/cwt	126.00–141.00	483	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	388	155.49/cwt	151.00–159.00	603	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	438	153.93/cwt	145.00–158.00	674	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	142.46/cwt	120.00–153.00	684	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	528	137.04/cwt	128.00–140.00	724	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	583	127.10/cwt	120.00–131.00	741	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	103.25/cwt	100.00–110.00	635	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	771	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	800	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	848	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,420	72.81/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,034	4
Bulls	—	—	1,768	84.02/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,485	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	775	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	248	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	40.38/cwt	37.00–43.00	413	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	45.67/cwt	42.00–49.00	491	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,140	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	684	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	52.50/cwt	52.00–53.00	622	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,225	62.20/cwt	60.00–64.00	762	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	54.29/cwt	52.00–57.00	666	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	46.89/cwt	45.00–50.00	580	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	53.02/cwt	50.00–55.00	752	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,340	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,425	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	869	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	891.05/cwt	810.00–950.00	10,158	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 Oct 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 693Last week 670Year ago 847

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 145Year ago 101

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 15Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	128.00	128.00
1	—	750	100.00	100.00
14	—	510	126.00–134.00	129.06
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
19	—	412	142.00–154.00	147.67
7	—	571	115.00–126.00	123.57
11	—	471	123.00–134.00	130.09
1	—	655	133.00	133.00
5	—	345	144.00–157.00	151.75
6	—	378	137.00–147.50	140.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	938	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	435	130.00–138.00	134.05
3	—	532	116.00–120.00	118.63
2	—	493	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	662	139.00	139.00
4	—	456	128.00	128.00
4	—	338	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	650	131.00	131.00
2	—	353	170.00	170.00
6	—	412	157.50–173.00	164.02
5	—	516	148.00–158.00	151.39
11	—	474	152.50–159.00	155.58
3	—	562	141.00–153.00	148.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	140.00–152.50	144.61
2	—	373	156.00	156.00
2	—	490	135.00–138.00	136.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	106.00	106.00
8	—	438	145.00–158.00	153.93
6	—	583	120.00–131.00	127.10
3	—	615	100.00–110.00	103.25
2	—	730	113.00	113.00
4	—	528	128.00–140.00	137.04
4	—	388	151.00–159.00	155.49
3	—	480	120.00–153.00	142.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	114.00	114.00
3	—	365	126.00–141.00	132.32
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,076	42.00–49.00	45.67
2	—	1,185	52.00–53.00	52.50
8	—	1,024	37.00–43.00	40.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,419	50.00–55.00	53.02
1	—	1,140	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	45.00–50.00	46.89
2	—	1,225	60.00–64.00	62.20
7	—	1,227	52.00–57.00	54.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	32.00	32.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,420	71.00–74.00	72.81
4	—	1,768	81.00–86.00	84.02

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	61.00	61.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	785.00	785.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,140	810.00–950.00	891.05

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.