Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2022-06-07

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jun 7
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
782 head
▲ 300 vs last sale 482▲ 782 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 101▲ 118 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 33▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 9.00 higher. Feeder steers over 500 lb sold 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Stocker and feeder heifers sold 6.00 to 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mostly 8.00 higher. Supply was heavy with strong demand for all classes of cattle. Pre/vac cattle sold at a premium.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.23/cwt on 258 head.
Average price
$155.23
258 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$763
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$451
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.45/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.35
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493158.45781173
Medium and Large 1-2508152.9677740
Medium and Large 2475145.4769044
Medium and Large 3275120.003301thin
One grade step is worth $38.45/cwt here — about $451 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 sale258 hd
155.23
—
AR average10 barns · 2,081 hd
148.88
+6.35
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—High1,646101.031,66311
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43484.851,2177thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16679.9693217
CowsLean 85-90%High1,10872.8480712

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,0922thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,106$1,0308
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,079$9804thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$9251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$8351thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,040$9851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$9726
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$8702thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$7501thin

Every lot

142 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed250177.50/cwt177.50–177.504441
Steers—Medium and Large 1284207.38/cwt200.00–220.005898
Steers—Medium and Large 2295157.50/cwt157.50–157.504651
Steers—Medium and Large 1325199.25/cwt175.00–207.5064816
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added325177.00/cwt177.00–177.005751
Steers—Medium and Large 1368190.67/cwt178.00–207.5070215
Steers—Medium and Large 2370167.99/cwt150.00–178.006223
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418200.17/cwt187.50–208.0083710
Steers—Medium and Large 2425160.00/cwt160.00–160.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1427184.80/cwt175.00–195.0078911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445175.00/cwt175.00–175.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 3460135.00/cwt135.00–135.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added466165.86/cwt165.00–167.507734
Steers—Medium and Large 2469155.44/cwt145.00–165.007295
Steers—Medium and Large 1470174.50/cwt167.50–182.5082016
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added474184.98/cwt172.50–190.0087715
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added516180.68/cwt177.50–191.0093215
Steers—Medium and Large 2518157.40/cwt140.00–167.508153
Steers—Medium and Large 1523171.01/cwt165.00–177.508949
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2539165.66/cwt162.00–168.008935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566168.47/cwt166.00–170.009548
Steers—Medium and Large 2574149.69/cwt132.50–158.0085911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575175.31/cwt170.00–180.001,0087
Steers—Medium and Large 1575166.25/cwt152.50–177.5095615
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed585165.00/cwt165.00–165.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1605150.00/cwt150.00–150.009081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added615172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added617168.14/cwt166.00–172.001,0377
Steers—Medium and Large 2619141.05/cwt125.00–147.008734
Steers—Medium and Large 1650165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0731
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added662166.12/cwt160.00–171.001,1005
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added688154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0602
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710152.94/cwt144.00–162.001,0862
Steers—Medium and Large 1720147.72/cwt138.00–158.001,0642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added725145.97/cwt142.00–150.001,0584
Steers—Medium and Large 1755145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0951
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added784138.93/cwt137.00–145.001,0894
Steers—Medium and Large 2805126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 2890120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0681
Feeder Cattle · Heifers53 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270140.00/cwt140.00–140.003782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275120.00/cwt120.00–120.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added286179.00/cwt179.00–179.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed290166.00/cwt166.00–166.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1293171.63/cwt169.00–180.005038
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed315168.00/cwt168.00–168.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323174.17/cwt170.00–190.005636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328160.01/cwt150.00–169.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added335176.00/cwt176.00–176.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed355169.00/cwt169.00–169.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added364173.31/cwt165.00–175.006316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367168.30/cwt158.00–187.5061823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373151.79/cwt143.00–160.005662
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added378153.07/cwt151.00–155.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added408170.00/cwt170.00–170.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410153.68/cwt153.00–155.006306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added419170.77/cwt167.00–174.507169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429158.61/cwt149.00–163.0068018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430143.82/cwt142.50–145.006183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed437163.68/cwt162.00–164.007156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy468131.44/cwt130.00–133.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470147.00/cwt147.00–147.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473155.89/cwt152.50–160.0073712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474133.71/cwt130.00–135.006344
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed475150.00/cwt150.00–150.007131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484158.00/cwt158.00–158.007659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added494174.50/cwt174.50–174.5086218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517150.33/cwt137.50–153.0077717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added527152.41/cwt150.00–156.008035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527143.50/cwt135.00–147.0075612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562150.39/cwt142.50–155.008458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563147.50/cwt147.50–147.508304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565131.31/cwt125.00–137.507422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570151.00/cwt151.00–151.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573147.20/cwt144.00–153.008437
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615132.50/cwt132.50–132.508151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623144.59/cwt137.50–150.009016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added632151.49/cwt151.00–153.009578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665134.00/cwt134.00–134.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671142.91/cwt125.00–150.009596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added677146.19/cwt145.00–152.009908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added678142.50/cwt142.50–142.509662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705141.00/cwt141.00–141.009941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added735145.99/cwt145.00–147.001,0732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added758142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765102.00/cwt102.00–102.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2835104.00/cwt104.00–104.008681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880101.00/cwt101.00–101.008891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1925112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,0362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1975110.03/cwt104.00–118.001,0733
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375151.25/cwt150.00–152.505672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376187.52/cwt171.00–205.007054
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422172.38/cwt160.00–185.007279
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466165.52/cwt150.00–177.507714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed513157.50/cwt157.50–157.508082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526166.65/cwt157.50–172.508779
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563142.33/cwt142.00–142.508013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577161.23/cwt155.00–172.5093010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600141.25/cwt132.50–150.008482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613152.16/cwt145.00–158.009335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673151.00/cwt150.00–152.001,0162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy740125.00/cwt125.00–125.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0101
Bulls—Medium and Large 3805103.00/cwt103.00–103.008291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Bulls—Medium and Large 297085.00/cwt85.00–85.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1990100.00/cwt100.00–100.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed1,320175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,3101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50689.75/cwt84.00–104.001,3525
Bulls——1,762110.43/cwt105.00–116.001,9466
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98065.46/cwt65.00–66.006422
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06374.63/cwt74.00–75.007933
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13374.32/cwt70.00–79.0084210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18881.10/cwt77.00–87.0096314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43484.85/cwt77.00–89.001,2177
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2800750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2900900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,020986.27/head850.00–1,200.009865
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-286073.00/cwt73.00–73.006281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,079980.27/head725.00–1,175.009804
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1061,029.75/head835.00–1,135.001,0308
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12677.90/cwt74.00–81.008777
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13588.00/cwt88.00–88.009991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14879.93/cwt78.00–82.009182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,092.14/head1,050.00–1,135.001,0922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0791
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01574.00/cwt74.00–74.007511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,040985.00/head985.00–985.009851
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.