Sale reports / Arkansas / Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC / 2023-11-14

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Searcy, Arkansas · Tue, Nov 14
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2052
Feeder Cattle receipts
827 head
▼ 662 vs last sale 1,489▼ 93 vs year ago 920 · −10.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 228▲ 21 vs year ago 170 · +12.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 35▲ 17 vs year ago 25 · +68.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-8.00 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 $216.98/cwt on 279 head.
Average price
$216.98
279 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,088
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$335
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$19.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.72
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530220.721,170177
Medium and Large 2467214.241,00073
Medium and Large 3415201.0683529
One grade step is worth $19.66/cwt here — about $335 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 sale279 hd
216.98
—
AR average9 barns · 2,132 hd
218.70
−1.72
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—High1,695107.091,81519
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38290.501,25035
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11081.1190042
CowsLean 85-90%Low98867.0266216

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)1,068$1,2223thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$1,2078
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)853$1,2066
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)917$1,1883thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,042$1,1405

Every lot

123 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1335288.51/cwt275.00–300.009673
Steers—Medium and Large 2335250.92/cwt247.50–255.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 3355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007461
Steers—Medium and Large 1378289.26/cwt275.00–305.001,0938
Steers—Medium and Large 2378242.17/cwt225.00–255.009154
Steers—Medium and Large 2421265.79/cwt250.00–275.001,1198
Steers—Medium and Large 1425298.93/cwt277.50–315.001,2706
Steers—Medium and Large 3427222.32/cwt190.00–235.009496
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy458272.46/cwt270.00–275.001,2482
Steers—Medium and Large 2475219.68/cwt210.00–230.001,0437
Steers—Medium and Large 1478246.05/cwt235.00–262.501,17610
Steers—Medium and Large 3490198.75/cwt185.00–212.509742
Steers—Medium and Large 3514194.94/cwt160.00–210.001,0024
Steers—Medium and Large 1522251.18/cwt240.00–265.001,31113
Steers—Medium and Large 2525228.84/cwt215.00–237.501,20112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy555252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4011
Steers—Medium and Large 3565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 2567213.13/cwt210.00–220.001,20811
Steers—Medium and Large 1574234.76/cwt225.00–244.001,34822
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4222
Steers—Medium and Large 2610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1621225.58/cwt220.00–230.001,4018
Steers—Medium and Large 2669196.28/cwt182.50–202.501,3134
Steers—Medium and Large 1670210.39/cwt200.00–220.001,41011
Steers—Medium and Large 1708210.04/cwt200.00–220.001,4872
Steers—Medium and Large 2730190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3871
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6172
Steers—Medium and Large 1772193.28/cwt190.00–200.001,4923
Steers—Medium and Large 1815187.47/cwt185.00–190.001,5282
Steers—Medium and Large 1881181.65/cwt181.00–185.001,6006
Steers—Medium and Large 11,100125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3751
Steers—Medium and Large 11,165120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318225.07/cwt215.00–237.507164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322201.48/cwt200.00–205.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330258.93/cwt247.50–270.008548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370269.02/cwt260.00–285.0099515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373241.38/cwt230.00–257.5090017
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385208.96/cwt195.00–222.508046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy390290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417254.20/cwt242.50–267.501,06010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428226.85/cwt217.50–240.0097121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3429204.80/cwt190.00–215.0087915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455170.00/cwt170.00–170.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469201.68/cwt185.00–210.0094610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472222.75/cwt215.00–237.501,05147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy474242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,1495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512198.05/cwt190.00–202.501,0145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517213.76/cwt205.00–227.501,10520
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy545245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555177.50/cwt177.50–177.509851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568216.36/cwt205.00–226.001,22920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572196.81/cwt190.00–202.501,1267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2616176.83/cwt170.00–182.501,0894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618204.74/cwt195.00–217.501,2659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666180.18/cwt172.50–192.501,20010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added668207.96/cwt205.00–211.001,3894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718170.55/cwt160.00–180.001,2257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added749185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy755193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2768150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1793175.02/cwt170.00–180.001,3882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added805180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805167.52/cwt165.00–170.001,3492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1950150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3321209.71/cwt180.00–227.506736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324287.50/cwt275.00–302.509326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333255.03/cwt237.50–265.008496
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy338312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,0563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2360252.64/cwt242.50–265.009104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365292.25/cwt285.00–305.001,0678
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370210.15/cwt190.00–227.5077811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy403312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,2592
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414250.98/cwt240.00–265.001,0394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419281.76/cwt272.50–300.001,1818
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430210.88/cwt185.00–235.0090720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy455282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2851
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467183.32/cwt180.00–185.008563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480212.01/cwt210.00–215.001,0185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488236.22/cwt232.50–240.001,1534
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523230.80/cwt220.00–238.001,2078
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528194.30/cwt180.00–202.501,02611
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540175.00/cwt175.00–175.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570222.77/cwt212.50–232.501,27011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570192.86/cwt185.00–200.001,0997
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621211.26/cwt200.00–222.501,3128
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621187.41/cwt175.00–197.501,1644
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1662201.54/cwt190.00–210.001,3343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy665220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2687178.31/cwt172.50–182.501,2253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3730160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,598107.27/cwt102.00–112.001,71411
Bulls——1,63788.69/cwt85.00–96.001,4523
Bulls——1,770122.54/cwt117.00–125.002,1693
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,203110.54/cwt109.00–112.002,4352
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98560.00/cwt55.00–65.005916
Cows—Lean 85-90%99071.23/cwt70.00–73.0070510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07283.34/cwt82.00–85.0089314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11176.37/cwt75.00–79.0084819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16787.63/cwt86.00–89.001,0239
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,3601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37193.00/cwt90.00–99.001,27522
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40684.87/cwt82.00–88.001,19312
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,422105.53/cwt90.00–111.001,5013
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2868106.74/cwt100.00–110.009274
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28531,206.01/head900.00–1,400.001,2066
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29171,187.73/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1883
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-294593.00/cwt93.00–93.008791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,206.50/head800.00–1,550.001,2078
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0421,140.48/head850.00–1,400.001,1405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06586.00/cwt86.00–86.009161
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,222.23/head1,150.00–1,300.001,2223
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16589.27/cwt87.00–91.001,0402

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.