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Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Name: Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC livestock auction prices — 2023-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Aug 22

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052

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Feeder Cattle receipts

313 head

▲ 313 vs last sale 0▼ 112 vs year ago 425 · −26.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 90 vs last sale 0▼ 26 vs year ago 116 · −22.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 0▼ 37 vs year ago 70 · −52.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report filed last week. Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and Feeder heifers were lightly tested. No trend established. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand good for all classes.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $192.19/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −197.44 against this barn's trailing median of $389.63.

Average price

$192.19

22 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,027

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$259

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

$41.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs AR average

−33.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	207.31	1,133	10thin
Medium and Large 2	520	198.88	1,034	5thin
Medium and Large 3	527	165.81	874	7thin

One grade step is worth $41.50/cwt here — about $259 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale22 hd

192.19

—

AR average1 barns · 22 hd

192.19

+0.00

National average153 barns · 5,801 hd

225.85

−33.66

This barn, trailing median30 sales

389.63

−197.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $426.53, low $325.96, median $389.63 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,672	119.39	1,996	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,294	104.36	1,351	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,074	94.67	1,016	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	912	81.84	746	7thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$1,013	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,350	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$1,474	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	855	$850	1thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	281.67/cwt	280.00–285.00	901	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	238.59/cwt	220.00–255.00	763	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	333	181.65/cwt	160.00–205.00	605	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	263.66/cwt	245.00–275.00	947	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	231.74/cwt	220.00–240.00	899	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	253.33/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,064	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	422	193.32/cwt	190.00–200.00	816	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,238	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,081	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	926	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	260.84/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,270	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	259.97/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,321	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,193	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	236.02/cwt	227.50–250.00	1,345	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Full	615	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	969	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	227.48/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,433	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,322	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	209.69/cwt	200.00–220.00	671	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	238.66/cwt	230.00–247.50	780	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	241.71/cwt	235.00–250.00	892	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	207.66/cwt	200.00–220.00	785	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	241.95/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,009	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	215.09/cwt	200.00–225.00	918	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	176.34/cwt	160.00–185.00	755	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	206.21/cwt	195.00–212.50	965	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	230.53/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,086	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	176.55/cwt	160.00–190.00	832	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	518	166.78/cwt	160.00–175.00	864	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	198.88/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,034	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	215.05/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,123	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	195.72/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,108	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	590	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,269	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	961	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	198.91/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,251	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	728	177.53/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,292	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,354	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	235.10/cwt	230.00–240.00	738	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	292.67/cwt	290.00–295.00	945	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	188.18/cwt	175.00–200.00	608	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	360	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,080	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	270.57/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,004	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	373	187.42/cwt	175.00–200.00	699	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	224.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	848	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	183.41/cwt	170.00–200.00	752	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	254.90/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,060	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	207.05/cwt	200.00–225.00	878	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	256.33/cwt	252.50–260.00	1,192	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	893	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	211.29/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,004	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	179.81/cwt	170.00–190.00	944	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,026	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,207	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	171.72/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,176	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,343	8
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,290	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,160	109.10/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,266	2
Bulls	—	—	1,798	119.96/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,157	3
Bulls	—	—	1,887	125.67/cwt	125.00–126.00	2,371	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	760	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	578	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	937	82.81/cwt	80.00–85.00	776	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,031	89.82/cwt	86.00–93.00	926	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,079	95.97/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,036	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,138	101.47/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,155	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,254	105.28/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,320	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	99.98/cwt	98.00–102.00	1,363	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,415	111.44/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,577	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	1,548.37/head	1,050.00–1,975.00	1,548	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,350	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	1,012.97/head	825.00–1,200.00	1,013	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,132	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,208	111.04/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,341	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,221	106.47/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,300	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,505	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	107.28/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,014	3

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 Aug 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 0Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 0Year ago 116

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 0Year ago 70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,350	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,213	1,050.00–1,975.00	1,548.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,225.00	2,225.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	98.00	98.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	100.00	100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,208	106.00–122.00	111.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,221	103.00–110.00	106.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	118.00	118.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	883	825.00–1,200.00	1,012.97

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	105.00–110.00	107.28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	590	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	160.00–185.00	176.34
4	450–500	471	160.00–190.00	176.55
6	500–550	518	160.00–175.00	166.78
1	550–600	580	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	620	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	200.00–220.00	209.69
8	350–400	378	200.00–220.00	207.66
8	400–450	427	200.00–225.00	215.09
4	450–500	468	195.00–212.50	206.21
5	500–550	520	190.00–210.00	198.88
1	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	835	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	230.00–247.50	238.66
11	350–400	369	235.00–250.00	241.71
8	400–450	417	232.50–255.00	241.95
9	450–500	471	215.00–237.50	230.53
5	500–550	522	205.00–225.00	215.05
4	550–600	566	190.00–202.50	195.72
7	600–650	629	190.00–210.00	198.91
1	650–700	665	185.00	185.00
3	700–750	728	170.00–185.00	177.53
2	750–800	785	170.00–175.00	172.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	290.00–295.00	292.67
9	350–400	371	250.00–290.00	270.57
4	400–450	416	245.00–262.50	254.90
2	450–500	465	252.50–260.00	256.33
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	635	190.00	190.00
3	650–700	685	165.00–175.00	171.72
8	700–750	734	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	230.00–240.00	235.10
5	350–400	377	220.00–230.00	224.96
9	400–450	424	200.00–225.00	207.05
2	450–500	475	210.00–212.50	211.29
2	550–600	570	180.00	180.00
1	650–700	685	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	745	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	860	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	175.00–200.00	188.18
2	350–400	373	175.00–200.00	187.42
3	400–450	410	170.00–200.00	183.41
2	450–500	470	190.00	190.00
2	500–550	525	170.00–190.00	179.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	220.00–255.00	238.59
3	350–400	388	220.00–240.00	231.74
1	450–500	455	237.50	237.50
1	550–600	555	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	645	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	785	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	280.00–285.00	281.67
4	350–400	359	245.00–275.00	263.66
3	400–450	420	250.00–255.00	253.33
3	450–500	487	250.00–267.50	260.84
4	500–550	508	255.00–265.00	259.97
7	550–600	570	227.50–250.00	236.02
3	600–650	630	225.00–232.50	227.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	160.00–205.00	181.65
3	400–450	422	190.00–200.00	193.32
2	450–500	463	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	600	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,160	105.00–113.00	109.10
3	—	1,798	117.00–123.00	119.96
3	—	1,887	125.00–126.00	125.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,079	94.00–99.00	95.97
12	—	1,138	100.00–103.00	101.47
19	—	1,031	86.00–93.00	89.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,363	98.00–102.00	99.98
18	—	1,254	104.00–110.00	105.28
2	—	1,415	111.00–112.00	111.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	76.00	76.00
6	—	937	80.00–85.00	82.81

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.