Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2022-05-03

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 3
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
678 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 618▼ 220 vs year ago 898 · −24.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 200▼ 83 vs year ago 177 · −46.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 97▼ 45 vs year ago 75 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lb were steady to 5.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers over 500 lb were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls were mostly 4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with strong demand. Value added cattle sold at premium.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.02/cwt on 268 head.
Average price
$151.02
268 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$776
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$136
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517153.67795195
Large 1555149.008272thin
Medium and Large 2476145.5069359
Medium and Large 1-2647142.119199thin
Medium and Large 3572115.326603thin
One grade step is worth $38.35/cwt here — about $136 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 sale268 hd
151.02
—
AR average9 barns · 1,588 hd
150.64
+0.38
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,68597.101,63611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37079.271,0866thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12276.1085417
CowsLean 85-90%High97161.7760010

Every lot

124 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 2263171.07/cwt167.50–175.004502
Steers—Medium and Large 1268192.86/cwt185.00–220.005177
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy300152.50/cwt152.50–152.504581
Steers—Medium and Large 2310162.10/cwt150.00–175.005032
Steers—Medium and Large 1329197.12/cwt180.00–230.0064917
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345165.00/cwt165.00–165.005691
Steers—Medium and Large 1369196.57/cwt177.50–220.007259
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added378217.70/cwt210.00–232.508233
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed380168.40/cwt161.00–176.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1416194.78/cwt180.00–212.508107
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added419207.33/cwt205.00–210.0086912
Steers—Medium and Large 2435157.00/cwt157.00–157.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1467190.65/cwt172.00–200.0089012
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added483207.00/cwt205.00–207.501,0005
Steers—Medium and Large 2487152.02/cwt150.00–155.007403
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517196.05/cwt190.00–197.501,0145
Steers—Medium and Large 1526180.76/cwt170.00–200.0095117
Steers—Medium and Large 2529159.97/cwt140.00–167.5084611
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed550169.00/cwt169.00–169.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 2563151.07/cwt140.00–162.508513
Steers—Medium and Large 1571170.34/cwt150.00–181.009737
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added593174.00/cwt173.00–175.001,0322
Steers—Medium and Large 2603136.00/cwt136.00–136.008202
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added678160.70/cwt154.00–173.001,0909
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added706152.68/cwt152.00–156.001,0786
Steers—Medium and Large 1710144.76/cwt130.00–154.001,0284
Steers—Medium and Large 1783142.87/cwt135.00–151.001,1192
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added790150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1851
Steers—Medium and Large 1800142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1361
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added840142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1931
Steers—Medium and Large 1850137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1652
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added1,280170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1762
Feeder Cattle · Heifers48 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed263163.69/cwt157.50–170.004312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270145.37/cwt130.00–155.003925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276166.50/cwt160.00–172.004608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328168.03/cwt160.00–175.0055110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed328148.84/cwt137.50–160.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed356160.04/cwt152.50–170.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added359170.99/cwt169.00–175.006146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374164.50/cwt153.00–170.0061515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added422172.70/cwt166.00–180.007298
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed423155.78/cwt147.50–165.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425145.39/cwt142.50–152.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429157.98/cwt145.00–167.0067826
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added445164.67/cwt164.00–165.007336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed463156.22/cwt150.00–162.507232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479154.24/cwt144.00–162.0073923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480144.00/cwt144.00–144.006911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486139.22/cwt126.00–145.006775
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516142.63/cwt134.00–156.007368
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added518158.28/cwt156.00–162.508209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521153.38/cwt145.00–159.0079922
Heifers—Large 1555149.00/cwt149.00–149.008272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565137.62/cwt129.00–150.0077812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571152.27/cwt144.00–165.0086910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572115.32/cwt115.00–116.006603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added573151.00/cwt151.00–151.008652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575132.50/cwt132.50–132.507621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588144.00/cwt144.00–144.008472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added600135.00/cwt135.00–135.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615149.51/cwt142.00–156.009198
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added627147.42/cwt143.00–155.0092413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added650135.00/cwt135.00–135.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added667143.00/cwt143.00–143.009543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675142.62/cwt140.00–145.009638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683142.01/cwt139.00–145.009702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1731124.99/cwt120.00–130.009144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added734135.59/cwt133.00–138.009955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement745141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765132.51/cwt132.00–133.001,0143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement780132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added807132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813122.48/cwt120.00–125.009962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement878134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2980105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310190.00/cwt190.00–190.005892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy370145.00/cwt145.00–145.005371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380182.58/cwt170.00–190.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432186.04/cwt177.50–202.508047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438160.60/cwt155.00–166.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473171.08/cwt165.00–180.008095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485158.00/cwt158.00–158.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513150.16/cwt145.00–158.007703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526165.18/cwt157.00–175.008697
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530119.86/cwt110.00–125.006353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720120.00/cwt120.00–120.008641
Bulls—Large 1838110.00/cwt110.00–110.009222
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——95560.00/cwt60.00–60.005731
Bulls——1,63494.44/cwt84.00–101.001,5436
Bulls——1,943110.37/cwt105.00–114.002,1444
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81551.00/cwt51.00–51.004161
Cows—Lean 85-90%86055.30/cwt52.00–59.004763
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01964.68/cwt60.00–68.006594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11874.33/cwt70.00–77.0083111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11871.03/cwt69.00–73.007942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12879.35/cwt77.00–84.008956
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37079.27/cwt77.00–82.001,0866
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,8201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0010,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,3201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918823.57/cwt800.00–850.007,5602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07879.59/cwt77.00–82.008582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,5451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,50584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2641
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29001,265.97/cwt1,200.00–1,325.0011,3942
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,052.50/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0010,5252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0941,137.66/cwt1,000.00–1,275.0012,4468
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284071.19/cwt65.00–77.005983
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287563.17/cwt52.00–75.005532

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.