Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2023-07-11

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Jul 11
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,067 head
▲ 389 vs last sale 678▼ 324 vs year ago 1,391 · −23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 260▼ 149 vs year ago 381 · −39.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 105▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week due to 4th of July holiday. Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. 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 $214.78/cwt on 397 head.
Average price
$214.78
397 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,049
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.93
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503220.461,110292
Medium and Large 2445203.0790588
Medium and Large 3460177.9781817thin
One grade step is worth $42.48/cwt here — about $291 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 sale397 hd
214.78
—
AR average5 barns · 1,020 hd
213.86
+0.93
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—Average1,599122.091,95214
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,341104.631,40318
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,08594.421,02431
CowsLean 85-90%Low85676.206526thin

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)905$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$1,5006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,039$1,4505
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,107$1,37210
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)980$1,1914thin

Every lot

112 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2317224.22/cwt200.00–245.007117
Steers—Medium and Large 1322274.81/cwt255.00–300.0088511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy355280.00/cwt280.00–280.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1373252.19/cwt240.00–270.0094124
Steers—Medium and Large 2383232.50/cwt220.00–237.5089010
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy400280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1201
Steers—Medium and Large 1421249.98/cwt240.00–265.001,05226
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed424235.00/cwt235.00–235.009966
Steers—Medium and Large 3430195.00/cwt195.00–195.008391
Steers—Medium and Large 2431225.35/cwt210.00–232.5097110
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy465260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2091
Steers—Medium and Large 1473237.58/cwt225.00–250.001,12436
Steers—Medium and Large 3475187.50/cwt187.50–187.508911
Steers—Medium and Large 2480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1744
Steers—Medium and Large 2521217.56/cwt200.00–225.001,13310
Steers—Medium and Large 1523235.06/cwt227.50–250.001,22936
Steers—Medium and Large 1576230.04/cwt220.00–240.001,32533
Steers—Medium and Large 2593200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1862
Steers—Medium and Large 3600175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1622230.62/cwt220.00–245.001,43429
Steers—Medium and Large 2640207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3281
Steers—Medium and Large 1673221.92/cwt217.50–230.001,49413
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added675242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6372
Steers—Medium and Large 1740205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5171
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added773220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7012
Steers—Medium and Large 1800207.50/cwt205.00–210.001,6602
Steers—Medium and Large 1870190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324212.11/cwt200.00–225.0068720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326243.52/cwt227.50–260.0079425
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328172.40/cwt160.00–185.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373233.22/cwt225.00–255.0087032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375211.93/cwt200.00–222.5079516
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375187.51/cwt185.00–190.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420182.68/cwt175.00–190.007672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421225.20/cwt215.00–240.0094845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy425257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,0941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425203.12/cwt192.50–210.0086314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455184.21/cwt177.50–190.008383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469207.14/cwt200.00–210.0097114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475225.25/cwt215.00–240.001,07049
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513182.68/cwt175.00–190.009372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520217.29/cwt210.00–232.501,13041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527201.70/cwt195.00–207.501,0636
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550165.00/cwt165.00–165.009081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566184.71/cwt175.00–195.001,0459
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577209.38/cwt200.00–220.001,20841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605158.68/cwt150.00–167.509602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added614220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,35111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628211.85/cwt208.00–217.501,33014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631191.32/cwt185.00–195.001,2074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open660207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667198.13/cwt190.00–205.001,32210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671173.79/cwt165.00–180.001,1664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added673211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added701211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733198.70/cwt190.00–210.001,4568
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825169.91/cwt165.00–180.001,4024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1960157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,5121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy320305.00/cwt305.00–305.009761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323237.66/cwt225.00–250.007686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324271.83/cwt260.00–295.0088113
Bulls—Medium and Large 3327204.34/cwt190.00–215.006683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345255.00/cwt255.00–255.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350210.00/cwt210.00–210.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy353290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370228.80/cwt220.00–240.0084712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383263.55/cwt250.00–275.001,0098
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421240.56/cwt230.00–255.001,01316
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425217.58/cwt210.00–225.009257
Bulls—Medium and Large 3445180.00/cwt180.00–180.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475232.99/cwt225.00–250.001,10719
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477210.22/cwt200.00–220.001,00313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479186.01/cwt175.00–195.008915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed490240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519221.79/cwt210.00–235.001,15126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2543188.33/cwt180.00–195.001,0233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562219.28/cwt210.00–232.501,23217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619216.44/cwt212.50–227.501,3407
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628198.75/cwt197.50–200.001,2482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655207.52/cwt200.00–215.001,3593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy715217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1719193.74/cwt192.50–195.001,3934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2890160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,056100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0561
Bulls——1,396117.72/cwt114.00–120.001,6434
Bulls——Light Weight1,485126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,8711
Bulls——1,782126.55/cwt125.00–129.002,2558
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85567.22/cwt65.00–69.005752
Cows—Lean 85-90%85680.69/cwt75.00–85.006914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05496.43/cwt94.00–98.001,01612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05789.76/cwt86.00–93.0094913
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,206100.49/cwt99.00–102.001,2126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,339106.16/cwt103.00–110.001,42114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34999.28/cwt97.00–100.001,3394
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29471,407.57/head1,300.00–1,625.001,4083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,191.07/head1,150.00–1,210.001,1914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,381.58/head1,025.00–1,535.001,3828
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,512.46/head1,410.00–1,600.001,5122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,332.67/head1,050.00–1,600.001,3332
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958100.57/cwt100.00–101.009632
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955111.05/cwt105.00–113.001,0616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,084104.04/cwt95.00–116.001,1288
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085105.35/cwt101.00–109.001,1432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,275106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,3521

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.