Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2022-05-17

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 17
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
513 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 648▲ 199 vs year ago 314 · +63.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 136▲ 9 vs year ago 62 · +14.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 82▲ 6 vs year ago 25 · +24.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Stocker and feeder heifers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand for the quality. Several fleshy new crop calves that were discounted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.98/cwt on 168 head.
Average price
$172.98
168 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$834
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$270
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.54
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1483178.48862127
Medium and Large 1-2487163.7879715thin
Medium and Large 2476155.1373923
Medium and Large 3480123.335923thin
One grade step is worth $55.14/cwt here — about $270 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 sale168 hd
172.98
—
AR average8 barns · 1,399 hd
186.52
−13.54
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—Average1,64589.681,47517
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46675.411,10510
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16871.9484011
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06966.2670810

Every lot

117 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 1275195.00/cwt195.00–195.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 2330165.15/cwt160.00–170.005452
Steers—Medium and Large 1331201.83/cwt200.00–205.006684
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added365201.93/cwt200.00–205.5073712
Steers—Medium and Large 1376194.91/cwt185.00–210.0073320
Steers—Medium and Large 2380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 3385122.00/cwt122.00–122.004701
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed400172.50/cwt172.50–172.506901
Steers—Medium and Large 2410135.00/cwt135.00–135.005541
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added416200.00/cwt200.00–200.008329
Steers—Medium and Large 1420183.12/cwt170.00–200.0076911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441168.20/cwt155.00–177.507426
Steers—Medium and Large 2465158.00/cwt150.00–168.007357
Steers—Medium and Large 1480182.04/cwt172.50–189.008749
Steers—Medium and Large 3480128.00/cwt128.00–128.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487152.50/cwt152.50–152.507433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added500190.00/cwt190.00–190.009502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007982
Steers—Medium and Large 1527173.66/cwt162.50–181.0091519
Steers—Medium and Large 2535155.61/cwt152.50–160.008337
Steers—Medium and Large 2550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1575159.24/cwt154.00–165.0091625
Steers—Medium and Large 3575120.00/cwt120.00–120.006901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583150.00/cwt150.00–150.008752
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed595140.00/cwt140.00–140.008331
Steers—Medium and Large 1614154.89/cwt147.00–160.0095114
Steers—Medium and Large 1665162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0771
Steers—Medium and Large 2695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
Steers—Medium and Large 1740139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280130.00/cwt130.00–130.003641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295172.00/cwt172.00–172.005071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added300174.00/cwt174.00–174.005224
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313130.00/cwt130.00–130.004072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323146.38/cwt140.00–157.504735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed324161.71/cwt160.00–162.505243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340172.50/cwt172.50–172.505871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added359173.95/cwt173.00–175.0062415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371164.29/cwt155.00–170.006107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed385153.50/cwt152.50–155.005913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388151.02/cwt140.00–160.005863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added400175.00/cwt175.00–175.007003
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed415162.41/cwt155.00–170.006742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418120.48/cwt120.00–121.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425158.92/cwt147.00–170.0067519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added426171.95/cwt162.50–182.0073310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430136.25/cwt135.00–137.505862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added452160.00/cwt160.00–160.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2452142.82/cwt140.00–149.006465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed460165.83/cwt157.50–170.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471156.31/cwt145.00–165.0073614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509148.31/cwt145.00–150.007557
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519136.46/cwt133.00–140.007084
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527116.58/cwt110.00–120.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564134.86/cwt125.00–140.007617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585134.00/cwt134.00–134.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600129.00/cwt129.00–129.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615135.88/cwt128.00–140.008367
Heifers—Medium and Large 2653128.00/cwt128.00–128.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660113.00/cwt113.00–113.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670131.01/cwt130.00–132.008782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700136.00/cwt136.00–136.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750114.00/cwt114.00–114.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855110.00/cwt110.00–110.009411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1945110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1260185.00/cwt185.00–185.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3260120.00/cwt120.00–120.003121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285145.00/cwt145.00–145.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed310150.00/cwt150.00–150.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369180.66/cwt160.00–192.506674
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed393179.83/cwt167.50–192.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405131.00/cwt131.00–131.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416171.69/cwt160.00–185.007147
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430110.00/cwt110.00–110.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469169.63/cwt155.00–181.007966
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473140.43/cwt130.00–150.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510155.00/cwt155.00–155.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523135.62/cwt128.00–146.007096
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525115.00/cwt115.00–115.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy543139.74/cwt137.50–142.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575145.00/cwt145.00–145.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590110.00/cwt110.00–110.006491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610144.00/cwt144.00–144.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615149.14/cwt141.00–156.009173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25568.00/cwt68.00–68.008531
Bulls——1,53586.24/cwt77.00–93.001,32411
Bulls——1,966101.57/cwt100.00–104.001,9975
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%80057.00/cwt57.00–57.004561
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03563.80/cwt60.00–68.006607
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10368.93/cwt66.00–71.007604
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14871.99/cwt70.00–74.008263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27376.43/cwt74.00–79.009736
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46272.93/cwt69.00–75.001,0665
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46977.88/cwt76.00–82.001,1445
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-289563.00/cwt63.00–63.005641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,060.00/cwt1,060.00–1,060.0011,3951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,084852.92/cwt800.00–935.009,2467
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09565.00/cwt65.00–65.007121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30079.63/cwt77.00–82.001,0352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2850722.55/cwt600.00–900.006,1423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900935.00/cwt935.00–935.008,4151
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2913718.77/cwt630.00–750.006,5624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2939941.83/cwt800.00–1,050.008,8447
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755102.00/cwt102.00–102.007701
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00060.00/cwt60.00–60.006001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,4001

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.