Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2023-05-16

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, May 16
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
535 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 567▲ 22 vs year ago 513 · +4.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 175▲ 126 vs year ago 71 · +177.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 40▲ 44 vs year ago 31 · +141.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers less than 500lbs sold 1.00 lower. Feeder heifers over 500lbs sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Quality plain to attractive with replacement heifers selling at market highs. Demand good for all classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.31/cwt on 215 head.
Average price
$197.31
215 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,050
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$221
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$32.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.96
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535201.651,079165
Medium and Large 2527185.5897742
Medium and Large 3506169.328578thin
One grade step is worth $32.33/cwt here — about $221 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 sale215 hd
197.31
—
AR average7 barns · 1,685 hd
208.28
−10.96
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—Average1,331108.371,4429thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,392103.271,43721
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08092.621,00095
CowsLean 85-90%Average86377.116654thin

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)998$1,2992thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)945$1,26213
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)872$1,0305
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$9882thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$9333thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$9132thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,452$2,8134thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)980$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)991$1,5289
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$1,26610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,006$1,0404thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318248.68/cwt247.50–250.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 3335167.50/cwt167.50–167.505611
Steers—Medium and Large 1382243.92/cwt230.00–260.009329
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy385272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0491
Steers—Medium and Large 2405227.50/cwt227.50–227.509211
Steers—Medium and Large 1421242.25/cwt232.50–257.501,02010
Steers—Medium and Large 3425185.00/cwt185.00–185.007861
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed430247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 3450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed455250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1381
Steers—Medium and Large 2468212.35/cwt200.00–220.009944
Steers—Medium and Large 1478240.20/cwt230.00–250.001,14815
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2631
Steers—Medium and Large 2510212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0841
Steers—Medium and Large 1518229.89/cwt225.00–235.001,1918
Steers—Medium and Large 1565225.94/cwt217.50–230.001,27711
Steers—Medium and Large 2580199.87/cwt195.00–205.001,1592
Steers—Medium and Large 1634209.33/cwt209.00–210.001,3273
Steers—Medium and Large 1650197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2841
Steers—Medium and Large 11,065136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323223.58/cwt210.00–240.0072212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326203.09/cwt200.00–207.506624
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343181.28/cwt177.50–185.006222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355182.50/cwt182.50–182.506481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed360227.50/cwt227.50–227.508191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370224.24/cwt210.00–235.0083014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376203.18/cwt195.00–212.507647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418202.54/cwt192.50–207.508474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429218.80/cwt210.00–230.0093918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed440222.50/cwt222.50–222.509792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469213.19/cwt205.00–225.001,00027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470195.40/cwt185.00–202.509185
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480180.00/cwt180.00–180.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy510216.25/cwt212.50–220.001,1032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523198.98/cwt190.00–206.001,04128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540178.18/cwt170.00–185.009624
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568194.97/cwt190.00–200.001,1079
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568182.49/cwt180.00–185.001,0372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open575205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585162.50/cwt162.50–162.509511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2609177.45/cwt170.00–187.501,0814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added614200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open615204.17/cwt202.50–205.001,2563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624186.92/cwt177.50–192.501,16615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy630175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630161.00/cwt157.00–165.001,0142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660168.69/cwt165.00–172.501,1132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added662185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2255
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685145.00/cwt145.00–145.009931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement695195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3551
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement718186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open723174.89/cwt172.50–176.001,2645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723163.73/cwt162.50–165.001,1842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773166.35/cwt160.00–172.501,2862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780143.36/cwt140.00–147.501,1183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added783182.05/cwt177.50–185.001,4255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement805177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,4291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813154.98/cwt152.50–157.501,2602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open830165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2873142.47/cwt137.50–150.001,2444
Heifers—Medium and Large 1955144.25/cwt141.00–147.501,3782
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3334178.34/cwt165.00–197.505964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337245.22/cwt230.00–265.008267
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340215.77/cwt200.00–227.507343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy345277.50/cwt277.50–277.509571
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed350237.50/cwt237.50–237.508311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368210.95/cwt200.00–225.007768
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370248.29/cwt230.00–262.509196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy380272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,0361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2406237.38/cwt230.00–247.509647
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418239.88/cwt225.00–255.001,00316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431220.00/cwt220.00–220.009484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469211.43/cwt200.00–217.509925
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472232.30/cwt220.00–245.001,09614
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482179.19/cwt170.00–190.008643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519226.85/cwt210.00–232.501,17715
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525196.64/cwt185.00–200.001,0326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566215.04/cwt200.00–220.001,2177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568182.56/cwt180.00–185.001,0372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy610167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660179.10/cwt175.00–182.501,1823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1716176.27/cwt170.00–180.001,2624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy865185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10896.84/cwt85.00–104.001,0733
Bulls——1,313111.38/cwt110.00–112.001,4623
Bulls——1,572116.89/cwt116.00–118.001,8383
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86377.11/cwt71.00–80.006654
Cows—Boner 80-85%94286.75/cwt82.00–89.0081724
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05992.90/cwt90.00–95.0098445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24297.54/cwt96.00–99.001,21126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378100.95/cwt100.00–103.001,39113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,414107.04/cwt105.00–109.001,5148
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29801,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4522,813.23/head2,575.00–2,925.002,8134
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-271885.34/cwt82.00–89.006132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2785933.09/head835.00–985.009333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28721,030.11/head925.00–1,085.001,0305
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915912.50/head800.00–1,025.009132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,261.92/head1,025.00–1,450.001,26213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945987.50/head900.00–1,075.009882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,298.81/head1,160.00–1,425.001,2992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06597.33/cwt86.00–105.001,0375
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,182106.03/cwt102.00–114.001,2535
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230101.26/cwt94.00–109.001,2452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,3341
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,42598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,3971
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29531,558.54/head810.00–1,800.001,5596
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0061,039.81/head1,010.00–1,050.001,0404
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,195.89/head1,050.00–1,325.001,1962
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0671,467.19/head1,450.00–1,500.001,4673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0741,283.54/head1,000.00–1,450.001,2848
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-274891.68/cwt74.00–100.006865

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.