Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2022-08-02

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 2
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
741 head
▲ 321 vs last sale 420▼ 253 vs year ago 994 · −25.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 94▼ 46 vs year ago 108 · −42.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 32▼ 5 vs year ago 22 · −22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 500 lb sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher, Feeder steers over 500 lb sold steady to 5.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lb were 3.00 to 6.00 higher, Feeder heifers over 500 lb were mostly steady. The value added cattle offered were of high quality that sold at a premium. Fleshy and plain cattle were discounted. Supply was moderate with strong demand for most classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 to 10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.98/cwt on 235 head.
Average price
$149.98
235 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$211
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$40.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.00
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2368157.605815thin
Medium and Large 1565153.91869180
Medium and Large 2426136.2458047
Medium and Large 3317116.673693thin
One grade step is worth $40.93/cwt here — about $211 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 sale235 hd
149.98
—
AR average8 barns · 1,304 hd
150.98
−1.00
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—Average1,37689.781,23510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,30979.471,0407thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08276.2682516
CowsLean 85-90%Low97465.1663522

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)Young (2-4 yrs)910$1,1092thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)973$8792thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$8623thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)963$8256
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,0502thin

Every lot

126 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 2253147.62/cwt135.00–160.003732
Steers—Medium and Large 1268204.76/cwt170.00–230.0054912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2306185.00/cwt185.00–185.005665
Steers—Medium and Large 1320193.27/cwt175.00–205.0061812
Steers—Medium and Large 2323155.68/cwt150.00–167.505033
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed340177.50/cwt177.50–177.506041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2353172.00/cwt172.00–172.006072
Steers—Medium and Large 2361149.10/cwt135.00–160.005385
Steers—Medium and Large 1366191.46/cwt170.00–210.0070112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2400175.00/cwt175.00–175.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 2418162.49/cwt160.00–165.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added425191.77/cwt175.00–200.008153
Steers—Medium and Large 1430171.11/cwt160.00–198.0073617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2466159.99/cwt158.00–162.007468
Steers—Medium and Large 2470150.32/cwt125.00–162.507075
Steers—Medium and Large 1474178.99/cwt167.50–185.008486
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added485180.57/cwt170.00–187.508765
Steers—Medium and Large 2515138.40/cwt130.00–150.007133
Steers—Medium and Large 1523163.36/cwt153.00–170.008548
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added540182.50/cwt182.50–182.509863
Steers—Medium and Large 1572165.89/cwt155.00–169.009497
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added577175.09/cwt168.00–181.001,0107
Steers—Medium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613150.00/cwt150.00–150.009205
Steers—Medium and Large 1616158.16/cwt150.00–173.009744
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added622172.35/cwt160.00–188.001,07215
Steers—Medium and Large 2635145.00/cwt145.00–145.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 1673154.94/cwt150.00–157.501,0436
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673145.00/cwt145.00–145.009764
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added687172.32/cwt160.00–185.001,1847
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed715145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0371
Steers—Medium and Large 2715145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0371
Steers—Medium and Large 1723147.97/cwt147.00–150.001,0703
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added730166.50/cwt156.00–177.001,2154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added745152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1326
Steers—Medium and Large 1805155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2481
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added815148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2068
Steers—Medium and Large 1860138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1871
Steers—Medium and Large 3955110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added981127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2468
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230145.00/cwt145.00–145.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy230140.00/cwt140.00–140.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed240150.00/cwt150.00–150.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245157.50/cwt157.50–157.503861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265120.00/cwt120.00–120.003182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275156.52/cwt140.00–170.004306
Heifers—Medium and Large 2276132.71/cwt120.00–140.003668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2298160.00/cwt160.00–160.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305155.00/cwt155.00–155.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318138.96/cwt130.00–146.004426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322162.33/cwt149.00–173.0052312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360153.00/cwt153.00–153.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376159.05/cwt150.00–172.5059813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380135.40/cwt120.00–142.505154
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed398125.00/cwt125.00–125.004982
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed405157.50/cwt157.50–157.506381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added410160.00/cwt160.00–160.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424155.34/cwt148.00–160.0065912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438140.84/cwt140.00–142.506173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443157.50/cwt157.50–157.506982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474149.87/cwt140.00–157.0071019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479138.43/cwt130.00–145.006637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505143.76/cwt142.50–145.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511149.50/cwt145.00–151.007648
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy513127.67/cwt122.50–133.006552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545156.67/cwt156.00–158.008543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555155.00/cwt155.00–155.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007631
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567131.27/cwt122.50–140.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575148.27/cwt142.00–155.008535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611141.68/cwt136.00–147.508667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619152.13/cwt148.00–152.5094212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623134.11/cwt130.00–138.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718122.47/cwt120.00–125.008792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added722157.25/cwt157.25–157.251,13568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1740136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement940120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1281
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2300130.00/cwt120.00–140.003902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305140.00/cwt140.00–140.004271
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed368174.38/cwt171.00–178.006422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370167.14/cwt155.00–177.506185
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370145.09/cwt130.00–159.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431161.45/cwt150.00–176.006967
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433142.08/cwt135.00–152.006156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460135.00/cwt135.00–135.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466139.87/cwt127.50–147.506524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481155.48/cwt150.00–160.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515130.90/cwt120.00–140.006746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519156.33/cwt150.00–170.008114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568149.90/cwt135.00–161.008514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630143.00/cwt143.00–143.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635116.00/cwt116.00–116.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665132.50/cwt132.50–132.508811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy693122.47/cwt115.00–130.008492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy773126.99/cwt125.00–129.009822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27986.33/cwt77.00–100.001,1048
Bulls——1,763103.60/cwt101.00–106.001,8262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82047.06/cwt42.00–52.003862
Cows—Lean 85-90%83052.00/cwt52.00–52.004321
Cows—Lean 85-90%93963.97/cwt58.00–68.0060111
Cows—Boner 80-85%95371.53/cwt68.00–73.006824
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07872.97/cwt68.00–78.007878
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,08567.00/cwt67.00–67.007271
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12577.84/cwt75.00–81.0087612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34681.55/cwt75.00–88.001,0986
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730106.00/cwt106.00–106.007741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,109.12/head1,075.00–1,135.001,1092
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963824.68/head675.00–1,000.008256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973878.73/head800.00–975.008792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,072862.40/head750.00–925.008623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0171

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.