Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 256 priced lines covering 4,987 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,506 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 968 head. replacement cattle receipts at 371 head. Counted as USDA files them — 80 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,506Last week 4,621Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 968Last week 805Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 371Last week 299Year ago 0

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker cattle mostly settled steady to 3.00 higher, except heavy 5 weight steers that traded 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls closed mostly steady. Demand moderate to good this week on increased auction receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	127.00	127.00
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
1	—	715	118.00	118.00
1	—	380	103.00	103.00
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
1	—	555	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	623	110.00–132.00	123.42
22	—	325	120.00–162.50	143.57
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
2	—	893	90.00–120.00	105.04
32	—	669	115.00–136.00	125.76
44	—	578	110.00–136.00	125.06
5	—	724	100.00–127.00	117.97
10	—	770	100.00–125.00	120.20
45	—	522	115.00–143.00	126.88
51	—	472	119.00–146.00	131.69
59	—	424	112.00–150.00	135.78
40	—	373	128.00–160.00	141.98
2	—	828	120.00–123.50	121.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	323	140.00–190.00	164.71
104	—	472	135.00–163.00	148.91
110	—	423	141.00–169.00	152.47
123	—	573	125.00–153.00	135.25
5	—	812	105.00–141.00	129.90
8	—	861	110.00–134.00	130.95
38	—	776	131.00–144.50	144.15
17	—	712	109.00–138.50	127.76
74	—	671	116.00–153.00	138.56
4	—	986	93.00–100.00	95.23
1	—	1,020	94.00	94.00
82	—	620	125.00–153.00	137.06
98	—	521	129.00–160.00	140.68
5	—	273	141.00–156.00	150.49
58	—	369	137.00–190.00	161.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	529	135.00–143.00	140.99
5	—	460	145.00	145.00
6	—	603	130.00	130.00
3	—	863	115.00	115.00
7	—	658	134.50–138.00	136.50
41	—	575	130.00–140.00	133.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	420	117.00–128.00	121.87
5	—	340	120.00–136.00	127.20
5	—	579	101.00–110.00	107.63
10	—	374	100.00–132.50	119.44
1	—	615	90.00	90.00
8	—	478	110.00–128.00	120.08
6	—	518	100.00–119.00	109.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	157.00	157.00
1	—	565	159.00	159.00
1	—	675	139.00	139.00
1	—	440	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
2	—	485	144.00	144.00
3	—	412	150.00	150.00
7	—	353	141.00–160.00	150.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	619	138.00–144.00	142.35
45	—	526	145.00–162.00	156.00
55	—	564	137.00–157.10	155.52
37	—	434	163.00–172.50	166.86
8	—	736	121.50–132.00	127.40
68	—	470	159.00–167.00	164.44
68	—	696	148.00	148.00
2	—	802	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	182.50	182.50
1	—	900	120.00	120.00
7	—	264	170.00–187.00	180.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	156.00	156.00
3	—	438	155.00	155.00
5	—	731	132.00	132.00
17	—	514	141.00–150.00	147.06
2	—	558	145.00	145.00
33	—	641	132.50–138.00	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	120.00	120.00
4	—	499	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	620	90.00–127.00	116.34
42	—	575	99.00–124.00	114.21
68	—	425	109.00–134.00	121.04
40	—	373	110.00–137.00	123.48
7	—	288	130.00	130.00
33	—	326	105.00–141.00	127.79
79	—	524	101.00–127.00	115.17
7	—	726	100.00–109.00	101.71
98	—	474	109.00–129.50	122.09
2	—	813	98.00–108.00	102.95
5	—	775	100.00–110.00	107.76
26	—	667	97.00–121.00	110.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	361	100.00–120.00	106.13
7	—	469	90.00–115.00	104.58
18	—	428	80.00–116.00	98.66
15	—	529	90.00–110.00	95.11
2	—	618	100.00–102.00	101.00
2	—	575	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	713	106.50–135.00	117.88
49	—	328	120.00–159.00	144.57
99	—	376	110.00–153.00	137.87
80	—	575	111.00–135.00	123.16
95	—	622	105.00–139.00	123.59
143	—	473	111.00–140.00	129.26
165	—	522	114.00–138.00	126.01
135	—	426	115.00–146.00	134.41
35	—	670	107.00–136.00	117.13
8	—	869	94.00–112.00	103.24
25	—	820	98.00–112.00	109.35
7	—	774	99.00–115.00	108.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	436	141.00	141.00
18	—	390	125.50–132.00	129.71
10	—	458	122.00–125.00	123.31
19	—	519	121.00–125.00	123.31
7	—	559	120.00–125.00	123.58
4	—	681	119.50	119.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	117.00	117.00
1	—	435	116.00	116.00
5	—	560	100.00–115.00	109.23
4	—	525	101.00–120.00	111.82
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
2	—	610	119.00	119.00
2	—	475	100.00–125.00	112.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	95.00	95.00
4	—	536	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	503	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	145.00	145.00
4	—	372	141.00–152.00	143.74
5	—	343	150.00	150.00
11	—	413	137.00–146.00	143.39
7	—	469	135.00	135.00
3	—	570	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	357	150.00–157.00	151.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	652	147.00	147.00
39	—	485	138.75–141.00	139.13
68	—	588	133.00–134.50	134.17
23	—	628	125.00–132.00	125.71
4	—	320	148.00–152.00	149.00
5	—	515	139.00	139.00
6	—	406	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	130.00	130.00
20	—	586	131.00–131.50	131.43
24	—	428	137.00–140.00	139.61
30	—	475	124.00–136.75	132.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	101.00	101.00
1	—	635	99.00	99.00
3	—	567	119.00–120.00	119.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	90.00–109.00	99.56
7	—	330	110.00–139.00	127.87
1	—	285	141.00	141.00
58	—	475	117.00–140.00	127.03
62	—	520	110.00–136.00	122.34
7	—	724	95.00–119.00	108.54
31	—	375	119.00–152.00	134.31
17	—	664	90.00–127.00	113.64
23	—	627	80.00–130.00	114.12
25	—	572	108.00–132.00	119.96
45	—	422	114.00–150.00	131.72
2	—	880	97.00–99.00	98.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	101.00–107.00	103.99
5	—	617	80.00–110.00	103.18
7	—	427	108.00–119.00	112.49
8	—	379	110.00–112.00	111.75
8	—	465	99.00–111.00	105.90
2	—	333	117.00–120.00	118.56
4	—	519	80.00–110.00	98.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	769	97.00–119.00	108.66
21	—	721	100.00–121.00	112.84
23	—	327	127.00–196.00	167.51
29	—	370	121.00–190.00	161.23
1	—	1,005	90.00	90.00
7	—	812	95.00–119.00	105.22
39	—	425	119.00–164.00	146.12
61	—	571	113.00–138.00	124.85
138	—	523	107.00–152.00	133.76
69	—	622	106.00–137.00	124.91
71	—	476	114.00–156.00	139.72
1	—	855	90.00	90.00
4	—	926	115.00	115.00
34	—	671	105.00–128.00	116.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	391	140.00	140.00
16	—	578	119.00–121.00	120.51
9	—	520	120.00–134.00	129.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	146.00–155.00	150.43
1	—	315	177.00	177.00
1	—	380	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	145.00	145.00
2	—	430	145.00	145.00
2	—	550	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	109.00	109.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	138.50	138.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,176	910.00–1,435.00	1,037.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,123	675.00–1,375.00	1,042.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,307	675.00–1,000.00	903.69
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,097	600.00–1,000.00	844.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	850.00–985.00	904.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,134	655.00–1,045.00	875.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	974	800.00–1,150.00	1,010.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	942	675.00–1,175.00	933.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	935	92.00	92.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	92.00	92.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	866	52.00–96.00	73.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	21	—	710	80.00–95.00	85.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	47.00–50.00	48.31
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	63.00–68.00	65.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	893	66.00–91.00	80.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	1,001	400.00–1,025.00	815.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,241	750.00–1,075.00	901.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,138	835.00–1,100.00	967.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,139	650.00–1,125.00	854.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	916	725.00–1,025.00	833.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,146	54.50–62.50	59.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	99.00	99.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,251	49.00–69.00	58.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,149	51.00–74.00	66.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,085	700.00–1,030.00	927.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	52.00–53.00	52.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	68.00–78.00	73.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,136	650.00–850.00	744.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,013	500.00–1,025.00	750.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,108	510.00–890.00	725.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,297	52.00–62.00	58.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,018	600.00–825.00	756.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	933	600.00–1,185.00	858.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,127	775.00–1,075.00	901.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,343	55.00–57.50	56.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	825.00–850.00	837.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	45.00–48.00	46.50
4	—	814	50.00–65.00	54.76
5	—	736	23.00–43.00	30.14
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	758	25.00–40.00	31.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,069	30.00–58.50	47.63
36	—	977	20.00–50.00	40.21
9	—	1,089	47.00–65.00	53.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,395	44.50–58.50	51.69
13	—	1,365	50.00–71.50	59.48
1	—	1,345	43.50	43.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,034	32.00–50.00	39.46
43	—	1,207	50.00–65.00	57.47
125	—	1,182	44.00–59.50	51.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,764	74.50–86.00	81.44
17	—	1,341	55.00–73.50	64.57
39	—	1,630	53.00–82.00	74.73

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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