Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 269 priced lines covering 3,296 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,543 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 853 head. replacement cattle receipts at 369 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 28, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,543Last week 8,131Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 853Last week 1,018Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 369Last week 470Year ago 0

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker steers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker cattle trend comprised on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold

mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	375	115.00–150.00	136.38
40	—	468	118.00–149.00	132.88
25	—	427	120.00–149.00	130.90
28	—	578	105.00–134.00	124.16
1	—	755	90.00	90.00
11	—	321	115.00–140.00	131.60
8	—	724	115.00–126.00	120.41
2	—	663	120.00–125.00	122.55
22	—	614	107.00–135.00	124.72
32	—	528	110.00–143.00	131.92
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	100.00–114.00	110.32
4	—	443	90.00–111.00	100.25
4	—	473	102.00–110.00	106.72
4	—	371	111.00–120.00	116.54
1	—	590	98.00	98.00
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	120.00	120.00
80	—	468	120.00–159.00	145.56
66	—	520	120.00–153.00	138.97
61	—	421	130.00–165.00	149.96
8	—	918	115.00–134.00	129.90
1	—	755	126.00	126.00
20	—	665	125.00–146.00	138.18
40	—	372	131.00–180.00	160.49
54	—	577	100.00–153.00	133.32
37	—	626	115.00–140.00	130.18
2	—	285	142.00–167.50	154.53
2	—	968	98.00–110.00	103.92
13	—	734	118.00–132.00	125.52
5	—	825	108.00–123.00	116.20
39	—	327	140.00–186.00	164.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	132.00	132.00
11	—	561	130.00–145.50	142.74
7	—	765	136.50	136.50
6	—	605	132.50	132.50
4	—	718	135.00	135.00
7	—	475	121.00–135.00	128.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	677	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	153.00	153.00
5	—	326	133.00–146.00	141.06
2	—	408	109.00–132.00	120.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	495	169.00	169.00
37	—	391	140.00–181.00	175.89
21	—	569	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	130.00	130.00
25	—	507	147.00–161.00	153.05
8	—	489	159.00	159.00
5	—	691	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	435	145.00	145.00
12	—	503	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	447	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	140.00	140.00
1	—	350	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	135.00	135.00
11	—	721	102.50–120.00	112.43
20	—	662	105.00–125.00	117.52
41	—	328	120.00–147.50	133.99
59	—	376	118.00–150.00	133.64
17	—	776	100.00–120.00	115.16
37	—	609	110.00–125.00	118.92
65	—	569	108.00–125.00	117.36
1	—	845	105.00	105.00
84	—	429	105.00–141.00	127.34
89	—	474	100.00–133.00	121.93
105	—	521	105.00–127.00	119.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	567	99.00–120.00	107.80
28	—	323	105.00–135.00	118.17
34	—	469	102.00–123.00	116.08
4	—	666	100.00–108.00	102.03
7	—	721	98.00–112.00	101.37
56	—	423	105.00–126.00	114.43
4	—	754	91.00–115.00	105.22
2	—	265	132.00	132.00
5	—	990	70.00–77.00	72.82
45	—	372	105.00–135.00	118.19
11	—	619	100.00–111.00	106.25
1	—	935	77.00	77.00
1	—	870	71.00	71.00
22	—	517	100.00–120.00	109.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	479	115.00	115.00
6	—	304	130.00	130.00
6	—	538	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	463	70.00–105.00	96.11
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
1	—	705	92.00	92.00
2	—	658	92.00–99.00	95.49
8	—	429	90.00–111.00	102.77
1	—	555	65.00	65.00
5	—	309	100.00–110.00	105.11
4	—	518	74.00–101.00	93.97
7	—	376	88.00–110.00	101.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	87.00–112.00	103.36
2	—	713	90.00–100.00	95.05
3	—	485	80.00–113.00	100.77
1	—	435	90.00	90.00
1	—	810	93.00	93.00
1	—	365	117.00	117.00
2	—	343	110.00–113.00	111.49
3	—	573	90.00–100.00	95.06
2	—	623	80.00–97.00	88.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	100.00	100.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
1	—	470	102.00	102.00
1	—	635	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	109.00	109.00
3	—	412	132.00–133.00	132.65
8	—	462	96.00–122.50	118.69
1	—	510	117.00	117.00
11	—	317	120.00–136.00	131.86
1	—	385	128.00	128.00
1	—	630	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	80.00	80.00
1	—	300	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	112.00	112.00
4	—	602	117.00	117.00
22	—	383	150.00	150.00
39	—	442	145.50	145.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	420	120.00	120.00
5	—	550	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	120.00	120.00
5	—	428	117.00–120.00	119.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	136.00	136.00
2	—	485	140.00	140.00
1	—	525	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	121.00	121.00
1	—	645	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	112.00–115.00	113.00
1	—	655	112.00	112.00
1	—	395	110.00	110.00
1	—	710	80.00	80.00
3	—	443	105.00–118.00	111.02
4	—	628	81.00–110.00	90.80
3	—	462	100.00–118.00	111.07
6	—	565	92.00–115.00	106.32
1	—	800	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	105.00–110.00	107.42
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	105.00–113.00	109.34
3	—	625	80.00–105.00	94.92
1	—	810	72.50	72.50
2	—	725	80.00–96.00	87.94
4	—	574	80.00–110.00	96.11
5	—	680	72.00–99.00	85.14
6	—	515	84.00–105.00	95.29
9	—	418	95.00–115.00	104.91
6	—	384	110.00–125.00	116.91
6	—	331	105.00–119.00	112.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	372	135.00–170.00	149.24
1	—	870	86.00	86.00
4	—	756	103.00–125.00	112.97
25	—	581	105.00–130.00	120.49
1	—	1,010	73.00	73.00
18	—	323	140.00–180.00	157.59
23	—	670	100.00–131.00	116.84
41	—	469	124.00–143.00	135.74
51	—	522	111.00–140.00	129.08
18	—	622	101.00–131.00	119.77
27	—	417	125.00–161.00	144.32
6	—	708	100.00–119.00	111.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	105.00–120.00	114.86
7	—	578	116.00–122.00	120.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	91.00	91.00
3	—	708	101.00–120.00	109.95
2	—	765	104.00–110.00	106.94
11	—	325	120.00–150.00	135.21
15	—	664	100.00–115.00	107.65
20	—	630	101.00–125.00	110.23
21	—	418	115.00–140.00	125.05
22	—	476	110.00–135.00	123.11
30	—	524	95.00–130.00	114.05
15	—	566	81.00–120.00	110.26
47	—	380	120.00–145.00	128.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	115.00–140.00	129.23
4	—	563	105.00–121.00	116.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	85.00	85.00
1	—	525	80.00	80.00
1	—	495	71.00	71.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	762	40.00	40.00
6	—	745	41.50	41.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	725.00–975.00	841.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	900	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	765.00	765.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,173	700.00–1,075.00	864.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,011	775.00–915.00	856.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	650.00–700.00	674.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	964	500.00–825.00	622.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	700.00–725.00	711.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	47.00–51.00	48.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,051	470.00–985.00	822.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,097	380.00–655.00	496.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,117	760.00–1,125.00	923.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	40.00	40.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	72.50	72.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,263	720.00–800.00	759.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	53.00	53.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	850.00–950.00	904.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,178	39.00–48.00	44.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,106	40.50–54.00	45.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,061	475.00–710.00	603.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	76.00	76.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,148	45.00–57.00	50.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,054	650.00–1,000.00	818.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	72.00	72.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	450.00–650.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	47.00	47.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,222	440.00–850.00	628.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,161	650.00–925.00	838.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,208	750.00–1,050.00	836.25
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	778	43.00–55.00	48.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	788	20.00–30.00	25.52
Bred Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	36.00–41.00	38.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,161	46.00–107.00	84.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,103	35.00–85.00	48.21
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	44.00	44.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	41.00	41.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	400.00–600.00	509.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,122	490.00–950.00	728.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,100	725.00–1,300.00	1,077.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	450.00	450.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	754	55.50–109.00	97.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,033	43.00–45.00	44.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	937	44.00–92.00	65.87
Stock Cows — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	67.00	67.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,104	40.00–99.00	52.07
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	63.00	63.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	802	60.00–99.00	79.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	40.00–81.00	64.15
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	73.00–85.00	78.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,105	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,115	80.00–90.00	86.19
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,823	68.00–80.00	73.34
25	—	1,334	35.00–69.00	51.08
47	—	1,588	55.00–80.50	67.55
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	843	10.00	10.00
7	—	822	31.00–38.50	35.60
9	—	825	10.00–30.00	25.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	22.00	22.00
1	—	840	10.00	10.00
2	—	808	34.00–35.50	34.78
2	—	868	30.00–32.00	31.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,042	24.00–39.00	29.91
56	—	1,201	37.00–54.00	43.84
4	—	960	16.00–22.00	19.56
121	—	1,164	30.00–48.00	39.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,388	40.00–54.50	45.69
27	—	1,361	36.00–48.00	40.97
1	—	1,370	32.00	32.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	946	10.00–25.50	16.83
21	—	1,140	36.50–52.00	42.84
65	—	1,016	12.00–40.00	29.13
65	—	1,096	19.00–48.00	37.05

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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