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Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Arkansas · Weekly summary · Mon, Dec 2
● As filed212 lines reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2056
← Nov 18Dec 2Dec 9 →

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them
Arkansas reported 212 priced lines covering 5,122 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,648 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 386 head. replacement cattle receipts at 64 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Mon Dec 2, 2019
USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)
Feeder CattleReceipts 8,648Last week 9,908Year ago 0
Slaughter CattleReceipts 386Last week 575Year ago 0
Replacement CattleReceipts 64Last week 131Year ago 0

Compared to close two weeks ago: Stocker steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, instances 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower on limited comparable sales. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84—529137.00–154.00146.46
25—672132.50–136.00133.90
4—414147.00147.00
7—741130.00130.00
28—632136.50–140.00138.69
54—472128.50–169.00153.98
71—578131.00–143.00138.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5—717111.00–131.00126.43
69—426125.00–157.00141.52
7—666105.00–135.00127.71
23—321120.00–161.00143.06
38—626110.00–136.00126.46
40—529119.00–144.00132.06
61—377125.00–165.00146.59
3—908115.00115.00
42—571116.00–141.00134.38
59—471120.00–153.00136.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3—820113.00–145.00128.07
148—424135.00–184.00161.37
94—616120.00–152.00138.45
107—375145.00–187.00169.70
256—471130.00–178.00159.30
5—889120.00–138.00124.03
10—772124.00–138.00131.96
64—323150.00–189.00175.06
69—668120.00–150.50135.19
136—571127.00–159.00140.86
4—275151.00–172.00163.85
1—94585.0085.00
169—524128.00–164.00146.42
43—725130.00–140.00133.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3—467115.00–130.00124.96
8—42690.00–129.00115.89
1—575104.00104.00
6—332115.00–135.00127.54
10—365119.00–133.00128.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1—375183.00183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5—653120.00120.00
2—533114.00–117.00115.48
2—565108.00–122.00114.88
11—634115.00–137.00131.71
1—710110.00110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1—585130.00130.00
1—650115.00115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16—438178.00–185.00181.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6—562135.00135.00
4—422154.00–160.00158.45
4—527139.00–149.00144.08
7—384141.00–179.00169.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6—414192.50192.50
40—323190.00–197.50195.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20—617134.00–140.00137.79
12—460150.00–168.00154.51
32—517149.00–165.00152.25
20—713134.00–140.00138.10
25—672140.00–143.50142.07
6—394189.00189.00
73—560137.00–165.00146.01
7—421160.00–170.00163.56
83—789134.00–145.50144.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3—662124.00124.00
2—615127.00127.00
9—577135.00135.00
15—769136.00136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1—440149.00149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6—683135.00135.00
23—624136.00–141.00139.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1—600130.00130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
133—470118.00–145.00133.75
7—286137.50137.50
43—667112.00–130.00123.81
98—331132.00–157.50142.51
125—618112.00–133.00125.77
27—77096.00–127.50117.00
175—371128.00–150.00139.15
3—83590.00–111.0097.25
23—72089.00–129.00120.66
170—571120.00–133.00126.12
195—522117.00–139.00129.61
257—426120.00–156.00141.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—285121.00121.00
1—87598.0098.00
94—477100.00–135.00120.23
1—95570.0070.00
39—373104.00–135.00124.51
73—423108.00–139.00124.04
88—524100.00–127.00117.11
46—327115.00–137.00126.01
48—57499.00–121.00115.69
32—62891.00–122.00114.75
8—66990.00–117.00103.48
14—719100.00–115.00107.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3—716116.00116.00
3—332131.00131.00
27—471125.00–143.00130.11
39—529119.00–135.00127.09
13—442128.00–140.00135.44
5—626122.00122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4—58380.00–100.0092.66
10—46990.00–112.00104.37
5—314102.00–116.00109.02
6—360100.00–115.00110.06
6—512100.00–104.00101.17
8—427100.00–116.00106.91
1—650101.00101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1—690110.00110.00
2—513110.00–111.00110.51
1—580115.00115.00
1—405110.00110.00
2—498115.00115.00
1—640128.00128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1—390121.00121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1—775119.00119.00
3—99590.0090.00
4—673126.00–127.00126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12—400154.50154.50
23—324138.00–142.50140.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8—386141.00141.00
3—575121.00121.00
1—465130.00130.00
1—425134.00134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10—351155.00155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1—460141.00141.00
32—515132.00–140.00137.46
15—425147.00–154.00151.12
2—370141.00141.00
18—711127.00–127.50127.14
33—612132.00–138.00134.64
5—699126.50126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9—680125.00125.00
34—519125.00–135.00132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2—545129.00129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21—630115.00–124.00119.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1—670139.00139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1—600108.00108.00
2—660107.00–109.00108.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—86087.0087.00
8—371106.00–157.00131.60
11—620104.00–120.00114.49
8—318125.00–159.00144.15
15—432115.00–147.00134.91
21—526104.00–140.00123.71
1—77090.0090.00
3—73090.00–105.0097.66
2—288137.50–152.00144.81
24—574104.00–130.00123.48
24—466109.00–147.00132.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29—620120.00–140.00129.45
40—670107.00–132.00126.45
94—474123.00–168.00150.56
3—982124.00–128.00125.29
13—778109.00–119.00115.36
24—714107.00–129.00121.24
43—378146.00–185.00170.05
56—430137.00–175.00159.77
75—573115.00–142.00133.18
77—522126.00–151.00139.18
10—334159.00–182.00168.53
1—1,17586.0086.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—445111.00111.00
1—460110.00110.00
1—60096.0096.00
2—370115.00–117.00115.97
2—65890.00–98.0094.02
1—550116.00116.00
2—513100.00–110.00104.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1—365122.00122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5—512147.00147.00
1—600112.00112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11—387183.00183.00
3—328190.00190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12—538141.00141.00
16—452155.00155.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1—76547.0047.00
1—83050.0050.00
1—56055.0055.00
1—63050.0050.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5—32140.00–41.0040.80
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1—77035.0035.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported
AgeStageHeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,145600.00600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,075775.00775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)4—84954.00–80.0061.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)4—1,133550.00–825.00708.22
Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,148700.00–825.00782.37
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,315600.00600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo)1—905600.00600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)1—1,45049.0049.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,09054.0054.00
Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)1—1,24551.0051.00
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)3—940105.00–115.00110.56
Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo)5—887525.00–825.00686.58
Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo)3—1,12330.00–53.0043.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)Open4—74658.00–89.0070.29
Young (2-4 yrs)Open6—1,01750.00–70.0055.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open1—98047.0047.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)Open1—1,3551,200.001,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open1—1,150750.00750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported
HeadWt rangeAvg wtPrice rangeAvg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1—81540.0040.00
6—82420.00–35.0028.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22—1,08932.00–49.5040.26
4—1,22550.00–55.0051.80
1—1,04515.0015.00
15—1,02822.00–43.0032.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11—1,53742.00–49.0045.08
3—1,43838.00–40.0039.33
4—1,68049.00–55.0051.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6—1,09030.00–35.0032.68
6—1,14445.00–55.0048.38
39—1,23239.00–49.0044.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10—1,44145.00–66.0060.44
14—1,69360.00–79.0071.86
2—1,58877.00–78.0077.51
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.