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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Mar 14

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

← Mar 7Mar 14Mar 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

499 head

▼ 255 vs last sale 754▲ 87 vs year ago 412 · +21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

91 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 114▲ 21 vs year ago 70 · +30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder Steers sold 1.00-7.00 lower. Feeder Heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter Cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls were lightly tested. Demand was good for all classes.

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 $183.77/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$183.77

212 head · 449 lb average

Value per head Derived

$825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$254

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$59.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.66

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	408	205.38	838	12thin
Medium and Large 1	456	188.88	862	137
Medium and Large 2	445	170.93	761	57
Medium and Large 3	401	145.73	584	6thin

One grade step is worth $59.64/cwt here — about $254 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 sale212 hd

183.77

—

AR average11 barns · 1,274 hd

188.43

−4.66

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	—	Low	1,576	114.85	1,810	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,402	99.99	1,402	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,160	93.54	1,085	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	923	74.54	688	12

Every lot

81 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	215.06/cwt	210.00–220.00	690	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	272.43/cwt	260.00–285.00	883	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	259.47/cwt	245.00–285.00	978	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	221.24/cwt	206.00–235.00	838	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	751	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	205.96/cwt	190.00–217.50	867	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	252.52/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,073	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	433	178.77/cwt	175.00–182.50	774	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	189.93/cwt	185.00–192.50	896	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	206.20/cwt	197.50–219.00	975	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	236.01/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,130	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	189.51/cwt	180.00–194.00	995	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	225.40/cwt	212.50–245.00	1,188	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	543	158.69/cwt	145.00–172.50	862	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	545	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,131	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	201.24/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,157	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	177.57/cwt	172.50–185.00	1,021	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	609	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,200	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	199.33/cwt	185.00–207.50	1,224	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	196.02/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,294	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	840	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,470	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	147.20/cwt	135.00–160.00	461	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	209.70/cwt	197.50–227.50	665	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	178.82/cwt	167.50–190.00	590	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	199.17/cwt	180.00–217.50	737	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	379	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	807	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	169.04/cwt	160.00–174.00	642	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	867	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	192.70/cwt	185.00–210.00	796	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	172.87/cwt	160.00–185.00	747	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	675	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	455	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	774	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	194.00/cwt	180.00–207.00	889	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	172.94/cwt	165.00–177.50	813	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	495	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	903	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	177.67/cwt	170.00–190.00	917	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	878	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	164.71/cwt	159.00–167.50	936	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	178.50/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,016	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	607	166.17/cwt	161.00–172.50	1,009	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	165.89/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,045	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	668	154.80/cwt	147.50–162.50	1,034	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	775	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,046	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,156	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,292	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	315	270.86/cwt	267.50–285.00	853	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	379	273.12/cwt	247.50–285.00	1,035	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	206.09/cwt	185.00–222.50	783	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	176.45/cwt	165.00–185.00	750	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	426	222.44/cwt	200.00–235.00	948	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	429	248.74/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,067	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	462	182.41/cwt	170.00–195.00	843	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	480	223.63/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,073	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	516	210.34/cwt	190.00–229.00	1,085	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	528	169.37/cwt	161.00–177.50	894	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	560	177.63/cwt	170.00–185.00	995	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	578	189.71/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,097	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	590	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	915	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	147.26/cwt	140.00–155.00	913	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	630	179.96/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,134	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	143.89/cwt	137.50–150.00	971	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	718	142.37/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,022	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	733	148.56/cwt	137.50–160.00	1,089	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,225	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,143	101.05/cwt	96.00–106.00	1,155	2
Bulls	—	—	1,564	114.63/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,793	6
Bulls	—	—	1,811	122.08/cwt	121.00–125.00	2,211	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	885	72.03/cwt	70.00–75.00	637	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	79.55/cwt	79.00–80.00	794	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,058	85.01/cwt	82.00–87.00	899	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	95.20/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,123	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,402	99.99/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,402	12

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 Mar 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 754Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 114Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	175.00	175.00
28	—	370	180.00–217.50	199.17
1	—	885	146.00	146.00
1	—	820	141.00	141.00
1	—	715	132.00	132.00
15	—	569	175.00–182.50	178.50
19	—	516	170.00–190.00	177.67
2	—	775	130.00–140.00	135.00
12	—	458	180.00–207.00	194.00
11	—	317	197.50–227.50	209.70
38	—	413	185.00–210.00	192.70
3	—	630	160.00–170.00	165.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	145.00	145.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
2	—	313	135.00–160.00	147.20
1	—	450	150.00	150.00
1	—	525	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	182.50	182.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	161.00–172.50	166.17
13	—	380	160.00–174.00	169.04
2	—	668	147.50–162.50	154.80
1	—	540	162.50	162.50
11	—	470	165.00–177.50	172.94
19	—	432	160.00–185.00	172.87
3	—	568	159.00–167.50	164.71
5	—	330	167.50–190.00	178.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	185.00–192.50	189.93
2	—	543	145.00–172.50	158.69
1	—	390	192.50	192.50
2	—	433	175.00–182.50	178.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	190.00–217.50	205.96
9	—	379	206.00–235.00	221.24
1	—	685	175.00	175.00
6	—	473	197.50–219.00	206.20
3	—	525	180.00–194.00	189.51
3	—	575	172.50–185.00	177.57
4	—	321	210.00–220.00	215.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	609	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	377	245.00–285.00	259.47
9	—	324	260.00–285.00	272.43
14	—	425	240.00–262.50	252.52
5	—	660	195.00–200.00	196.02
11	—	479	225.00–255.00	236.01
4	—	614	185.00–207.50	199.33
2	—	575	200.00–202.50	201.24
1	—	840	175.00	175.00
16	—	527	212.50–245.00	225.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	190.00–229.00	210.34
2	—	733	137.50–160.00	148.56
1	—	650	175.00	175.00
10	—	315	267.50–285.00	270.86
5	—	578	180.00–200.00	189.71
3	—	480	223.00–225.00	223.63
1	—	780	157.00	157.00
6	—	379	247.50–285.00	273.12
2	—	630	175.00–185.00	179.96
11	—	429	240.00–270.00	248.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	165.00–185.00	176.45
2	—	535	155.00	155.00
1	—	590	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	137.50–150.00	143.89
2	—	620	140.00–155.00	147.26
3	—	380	185.00–222.50	206.09
2	—	560	170.00–185.00	177.63
2	—	718	135.00–150.00	142.37
2	—	528	161.00–177.50	169.37
6	—	462	170.00–195.00	182.41
6	—	426	200.00–235.00	222.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,402	99.00–102.00	99.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,058	82.00–87.00	85.01
41	—	1,180	88.00–98.00	95.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	79.00–80.00	79.55
8	—	885	70.00–75.00	72.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,143	96.00–106.00	101.05
4	—	1,811	121.00–125.00	122.08
6	—	1,564	110.00–119.00	114.63

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.