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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Feb 28

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Feb 7Feb 28Mar 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

498 head

▲ 498 vs last sale 0▼ 473 vs year ago 971 · −48.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▲ 92 vs last sale 0▲ 42 vs year ago 50 · +84.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Market trend not established due to sale not recently covered. Demand good for all classes. Next week March 7th Pre Vac Sale plus regular cattle sale. Saturday March 11th Spring Replacement Stock sale starting at 11a.m.

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 $170.35/cwt on 159 head.

Average price

$170.35

159 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$37.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.04

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	177.75	916	92
Medium and Large 2	449	163.31	733	58
Medium and Large 3	428	140.01	600	9thin

One grade step is worth $37.75/cwt here — about $316 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 sale159 hd

170.35

—

AR average7 barns · 1,168 hd

180.39

−10.04

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	—	High	1,604	103.48	1,659	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	96.00	1,351	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,081	93.48	1,011	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	86.41	819	4thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	195.43/cwt	185.00–210.00	631	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	247.13/cwt	220.00–275.00	811	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	335	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	511	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	243.78/cwt	225.00–262.50	914	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	182.72/cwt	172.50–190.00	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	143.13/cwt	120.00–167.50	544	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	206.28/cwt	195.00–212.50	846	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	240.77/cwt	227.50–260.00	1,014	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	742	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	179.89/cwt	160.00–189.00	827	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	235.81/cwt	220.00–252.50	1,113	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	203.11/cwt	185.00–217.00	971	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	151.27/cwt	147.50–155.00	776	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	223.47/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,155	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	195.53/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,046	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	200.36/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,126	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	156.98/cwt	140.00–175.00	884	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	185.54/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,147	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	638	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,180	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	135.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	983	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	768	169.92/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,305	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	834	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,334	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	870	160.18/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,394	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,356	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	196.38/cwt	180.00–220.00	632	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	165.68/cwt	162.50–170.00	543	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	205.72/cwt	190.00–240.00	767	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	175.77/cwt	167.50–185.00	657	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	136.93/cwt	130.00–150.00	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	154.69/cwt	140.00–166.00	645	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	195.02/cwt	185.00–207.50	827	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	165.35/cwt	145.00–175.00	704	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	198.58/cwt	190.00–211.00	917	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	165.44/cwt	155.00–182.50	779	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	493	128.40/cwt	110.00–145.00	633	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	168.57/cwt	159.00–182.50	882	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	553	144.71/cwt	125.00–158.00	800	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	161.42/cwt	150.00–170.00	935	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	602	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,069	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	156.74/cwt	152.00–167.50	970	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	137.76/cwt	134.00–145.00	854	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	991	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	696	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,079	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	141.97/cwt	131.00–155.00	1,005	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	758	158.01/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,198	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,112	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	955	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	245	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	300	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	313	244.68/cwt	237.50–255.00	766	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	343	163.89/cwt	145.00–182.50	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	363	232.25/cwt	227.50–239.00	843	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	368	256.33/cwt	252.50–260.00	943	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	213.21/cwt	207.50–217.50	900	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	428	239.28/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,024	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	217.74/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,023	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	482	170.17/cwt	160.00–185.00	820	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	210.50/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,084	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	193.55/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,005	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	890	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	584	189.49/cwt	182.50–195.00	1,107	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	185.62/cwt	176.00–195.00	1,138	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	626	179.80/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,126	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	773	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,024	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	815	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	815	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,155	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,409	88.98/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,254	5
Bulls	—	—	1,547	106.61/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,649	3
Bulls	—	—	1,832	116.10/cwt	111.00–119.00	2,127	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	86.41/cwt	82.00–90.00	819	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,046	98.22/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,027	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,084	92.74/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,005	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	88.40/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,005	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	95.22/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,331	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,443	99.13/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,430	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 Feb 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 0Year ago 971

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 0Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	375	225.00–262.50	243.78
9	—	472	220.00–252.50	235.81
9	—	517	216.00–235.00	223.47
8	—	328	220.00–275.00	247.13
4	—	618	175.00–190.00	185.54
2	—	728	130.00–140.00	135.09
1	—	875	155.00	155.00
7	—	562	190.00–212.50	200.36
8	—	421	227.50–260.00	240.77
1	—	800	160.00	160.00
1	—	660	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	172.50–190.00	182.72
7	—	478	185.00–217.00	203.11
5	—	535	185.00–200.00	195.53
1	—	650	145.00	145.00
1	—	645	140.00	140.00
4	—	563	140.00–175.00	156.98
3	—	323	185.00–210.00	195.43
6	—	410	195.00–212.50	206.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	768	165.00–171.00	169.92
4	—	834	160.00	160.00
3	—	638	185.00	185.00
1	—	955	145.00	145.00
22	—	870	160.00–162.00	160.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
1	—	590	170.00	170.00
5	—	460	160.00–189.00	179.89
1	—	430	172.50	172.50
2	—	513	147.50–155.00	151.27
2	—	380	120.00–167.50	143.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	428	232.50–250.00	239.28
1	—	825	125.00	125.00
3	—	313	237.50–255.00	244.68
2	—	773	130.00–135.00	132.44
1	—	705	140.00	140.00
2	—	368	252.50–260.00	256.33
9	—	470	210.00–237.50	217.74
4	—	584	182.50–195.00	189.49
4	—	519	180.00–200.00	193.55
4	—	626	170.00–192.50	179.80
1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	225.00	225.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	145.00–182.50	163.89
3	—	482	160.00–185.00	170.17
2	—	515	206.00–215.00	210.50
3	—	422	207.50–217.50	213.21
3	—	363	227.50–239.00	232.25
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
1	—	245	122.50	122.50
2	—	613	176.00–195.00	185.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	471	155.00–182.50	165.44
1	—	530	150.00	150.00
5	—	620	134.00–145.00	137.76
13	—	374	167.50–185.00	175.77
4	—	328	162.50–170.00	165.68
5	—	553	125.00–158.00	144.71
15	—	426	145.00–175.00	165.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	758	156.00–160.00	158.01
3	—	602	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	462	190.00–211.00	198.58
10	—	424	185.00–207.50	195.02
7	—	619	152.00–167.50	156.74
15	—	523	159.00–182.50	168.57
13	—	373	190.00–240.00	205.72
9	—	322	180.00–220.00	196.38
3	—	708	131.00–155.00	141.97
10	—	579	150.00–170.00	161.42
1	—	780	142.50	142.50
2	—	830	110.00–120.00	115.06
1	—	650	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	130.00–150.00	136.93
3	—	417	140.00–166.00	154.69
3	—	493	110.00–145.00	128.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	98.00–100.00	99.13
8	—	1,398	92.00–97.00	95.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,137	87.00–90.00	88.40
4	—	1,046	96.00–106.00	98.22
12	—	1,084	89.00–96.00	92.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	948	82.00–90.00	86.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,832	111.00–119.00	116.10
3	—	1,547	105.00–108.00	106.61
5	—	1,409	85.00–94.00	88.98

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.