Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 217 priced lines covering 3,777 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,040 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 713 head. replacement cattle receipts at 109 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 24, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,040Last week 6,163Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 713Last week 953Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 109Last week 329Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder and Stocker steers sold mixed throughout the week with trend settling at mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Feeder and Stocker heifers closed the week trending steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls closed the week trending unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	575	129.00–147.00	138.78
26	—	674	118.00–140.00	132.25
11	—	767	125.00–130.00	125.82
18	—	716	120.00–134.50	129.03
22	—	328	142.50–179.00	163.78
32	—	375	140.00–169.00	153.71
49	—	530	137.00–153.00	144.98
70	—	425	135.00–168.00	154.98
84	—	467	135.00–167.00	148.23
97	—	628	120.00–144.00	138.26
2	—	803	111.00–125.00	117.98
6	—	274	140.00–170.00	149.10
2	—	903	109.00–115.00	112.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	627	123.00–137.00	133.67
2	—	778	120.00	120.00
23	—	667	119.00–139.50	126.12
26	—	329	134.00–155.00	143.01
33	—	375	125.00–163.00	138.22
36	—	476	130.00–147.00	135.44
40	—	527	115.00–146.00	135.16
47	—	575	120.00–142.00	134.49
60	—	425	128.00–162.00	139.13
3	—	822	120.00	120.00
1	—	885	95.00	95.00
2	—	295	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	637	138.00–140.00	139.76
13	—	685	132.50	132.50
25	—	714	123.00	123.00
15	—	471	130.00–155.00	145.05
28	—	536	130.00–147.50	144.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	125.00	125.00
11	—	560	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	126.00	126.00
3	—	573	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	118.00–120.00	119.02
5	—	365	120.00–128.00	126.02
6	—	522	101.00–135.00	118.01
4	—	664	113.00	113.00
1	—	615	97.00	97.00
2	—	475	99.00–129.00	113.53
6	—	331	115.00–132.00	126.35
8	—	428	118.00–129.00	123.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	136.00	136.00
1	—	445	133.00	133.00
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
2	—	662	118.00	118.00
4	—	536	115.00	115.00
7	—	618	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	677	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	602	136.50	136.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	606	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	561	152.00–158.50	157.78
18	—	463	153.00–166.00	162.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	458	155.00	155.00
4	—	411	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	115.00	115.00
2	—	468	120.00–127.00	123.48
5	—	637	104.00–105.00	104.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	90.00–99.00	94.43
5	—	539	90.00–110.00	95.94
6	—	628	97.00–115.00	99.96
11	—	476	100.00–115.00	108.24
12	—	314	94.00–130.00	111.27
12	—	371	99.00–128.00	112.62
16	—	416	100.00–122.00	113.68
3	—	575	90.00–109.00	99.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	567	129.50	129.50
25	—	638	128.50	128.50
1	—	475	134.00	134.00
1	—	410	134.00	134.00
3	—	373	135.00–141.00	137.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	90.00	90.00
2	—	290	137.50–142.00	139.71
3	—	763	105.00	105.00
10	—	726	98.00–113.00	108.80
15	—	670	107.00–121.00	115.97
40	—	326	120.00–145.00	131.14
41	—	625	107.50–124.00	117.58
43	—	427	120.00–140.00	128.14
54	—	374	113.00–144.00	128.18
61	—	573	105.00–126.00	119.96
68	—	529	110.00–131.00	120.75
72	—	475	110.00–136.00	125.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	528	127.00–131.00	130.15
9	—	427	128.00–130.00	129.35
2	—	255	127.00	127.00
6	—	378	131.00	131.00
5	—	685	112.00	112.00
14	—	470	127.00–138.00	133.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	115.00–120.00	116.65
3	—	358	125.00–131.00	128.91
6	—	623	110.00–118.00	113.80
5	—	408	120.00–130.00	126.57
2	—	670	100.00–110.00	104.93
1	—	790	94.00	94.00
2	—	488	118.00–119.00	118.50
3	—	572	110.00–115.00	113.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	710	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	95.00	95.00
6	—	815	104.00–111.00	109.64
3	—	295	136.00	136.00
7	—	769	100.00–119.00	111.13
16	—	718	105.00–118.00	113.23
26	—	666	115.00–126.00	121.10
38	—	331	130.00–149.00	141.81
57	—	373	129.00–150.00	139.98
67	—	616	116.00–130.00	124.32
96	—	568	120.00–131.00	126.11
113	—	428	124.00–145.00	135.79
130	—	470	125.00–143.00	135.33
149	—	524	122.00–139.00	130.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	114.00	114.00
2	—	468	115.00	115.00
4	—	579	109.00–110.00	109.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	503	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	644	123.00–123.50	123.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	531	136.50–141.00	138.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	427	121.00–152.00	141.76
27	—	372	126.00–155.00	141.58
11	—	333	140.00–160.00	155.81
2	—	768	106.00–112.00	108.97
1	—	730	119.00	119.00
2	—	280	135.00–145.00	139.91
18	—	624	110.00–126.00	117.85
26	—	473	117.00–146.00	131.35
30	—	672	100.00–125.00	113.74
33	—	526	117.00–140.00	130.99
33	—	570	110.00–135.00	125.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	480	147.00	147.00
16	—	539	134.00–135.00	134.62
6	—	405	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	422	132.00–160.00	150.02
40	—	378	145.00–168.00	158.15
16	—	325	150.00–170.00	163.70
1	—	1,005	88.00	88.00
3	—	287	140.00–158.00	147.59
3	—	782	115.00–118.00	117.04
1	—	840	118.00	118.00
1	—	925	90.00	90.00
13	—	717	104.00–123.00	116.67
15	—	672	114.00–127.00	124.44
40	—	622	120.00–134.50	128.81
66	—	573	120.00–141.00	132.47
76	—	521	124.00–148.00	137.08
88	—	474	125.00–157.00	144.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	96.00–108.00	101.89
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
1	—	395	117.00	117.00
1	—	615	105.00	105.00
2	—	530	109.00–118.00	113.37
3	—	562	90.00–115.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	108.00–130.00	120.16
1	—	390	121.00	121.00
2	—	488	113.00–115.00	114.01
1	—	650	113.00	113.00
2	—	625	108.00–121.00	114.50
6	—	566	113.00–120.00	116.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	143.00	143.00
1	—	370	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	82.00	82.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	925	675.00–700.00	686.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,164	650.00–1,075.00	811.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,308	52.00–64.00	57.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,194	45.00–67.00	52.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,092	59.00–65.00	62.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	61.00–64.00	62.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,265	675.00–1,050.00	842.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,159	625.00–860.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	825.00–1,125.00	984.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	815	800.00–835.00	818.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	58.00–59.00	58.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	72.00	72.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	63.00–66.00	64.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,109	600.00–775.00	679.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	755.00	755.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,163	925.00–975.00	950.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,450	850.00–1,200.00	1,056.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,178	725.00–1,000.00	900.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,460	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,245.89
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	67.00	67.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	862	58.50–84.00	74.09
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	740	61.00–114.00	84.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	71.00	71.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,385	94.00	94.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	708	500.00–650.00	581.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,723	82.00–92.00	87.40
11	—	1,359	56.00–74.50	66.16
34	—	1,618	73.00–87.00	80.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,222	55.00–67.00	59.63
130	—	1,157	48.00–60.50	56.25
30	—	1,048	39.00–53.50	48.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,349	55.00–66.00	60.32
22	—	1,308	52.00–58.00	55.11
2	—	1,505	47.00–49.00	47.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,000	40.00–52.00	46.85
32	—	1,139	54.00–61.50	56.95
50	—	1,054	44.00–58.00	52.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	779	30.00–40.00	36.48
9	—	840	49.50–65.00	55.20
14	—	812	44.00–54.50	49.43
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	52.00	52.00
2	—	800	25.00–28.00	26.53
5	—	848	42.00–49.00	44.83
5	—	845	31.00–39.00	36.80

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.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Arkansas barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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