Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 190 priced lines covering 1,782 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,355 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 299 head. replacement cattle receipts at 150 head. Counted as USDA files them — 15 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,355Last week 3,113Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 299Last week 371Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 219Year ago 0

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker steers sold mostly steady. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher, mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. All trends comprised on limited comparable sales due to wet and cold weather conditions throughout the week which put a damper on livestock movement limiting receipts again this week at livestock auctions. However, buyers demand for both feeder and slaughter animals remained good for the week.

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	995	675.00–1,175.00	1,030.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,478	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,405	750.00–935.00	896.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	345.00–400.00	374.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	650.00–750.00	700.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,108	600.00–800.00	683.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	854	620.00–800.00	741.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	881	500.00–850.00	726.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	50.00	50.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,020.00	1,020.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	58.00	58.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	780	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,010	590.00–850.00	687.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,115	550.00–1,060.00	781.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,180	48.00–52.00	49.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,219	52.00–66.00	59.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	896	625.00–975.00	836.81
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	830	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	859	60.00–85.00	72.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	807	40.00–59.00	49.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	55.00–60.00	57.05
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	50.00–54.00	52.14
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	600.00	600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	695	80.00–110.00	88.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,625	89.00	89.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	114.00	114.00
2	—	610	126.50–127.00	126.75
1	—	455	110.00	110.00
5	—	324	135.00–150.00	144.07
2	—	518	110.00–120.00	115.07
4	—	371	110.00–156.00	137.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	158.00	158.00
5	—	552	168.00	168.00
10	—	360	170.00–179.00	176.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	120.00–138.00	129.64
5	—	680	124.00–135.00	128.62
7	—	621	120.00–139.50	129.18
1	—	855	125.00	125.00
3	—	755	110.00–132.00	119.82
2	—	808	111.00–129.00	119.97
16	—	471	137.00–153.00	145.12
27	—	323	155.00–173.00	161.61
27	—	424	127.00–169.00	154.89
4	—	709	118.50–130.00	124.13
12	—	525	130.00–146.00	139.27
17	—	374	147.00–174.00	160.98
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	288	178.00–207.00	192.82
41	—	370	153.00–210.00	184.01
42	—	475	153.00–182.50	168.31
68	—	427	149.00–185.00	171.87
8	—	763	123.50–138.00	132.94
13	—	670	131.00–145.00	138.73
36	—	523	143.00–171.00	160.63
38	—	569	135.00–166.00	153.04
21	—	630	134.00–155.00	145.67
4	—	721	131.00–137.00	134.10
2	—	810	124.50–127.00	125.75
30	—	330	170.00–220.00	197.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	663	141.00–146.00	145.15
6	—	491	184.00	184.00
3	—	538	155.00	155.00
4	—	625	145.00–152.00	148.96
7	—	576	152.00–157.00	153.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	160.00	160.00
6	—	498	183.00	183.00
2	—	690	137.00	137.00
2	—	520	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	107.50–116.00	111.81
26	—	524	110.00–135.00	123.29
8	—	626	115.00–126.00	122.01
10	—	571	122.00–136.00	127.63
22	—	480	115.00–137.00	126.19
25	—	374	120.00–152.50	136.40
16	—	326	130.00–146.00	138.69
3	—	672	102.00–120.00	112.63
24	—	422	120.00–144.00	132.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	521	126.00–154.00	139.58
76	—	424	134.00–160.00	147.32
17	—	676	120.00–131.00	127.02
27	—	326	140.00–170.00	156.70
1	—	935	92.00	92.00
96	—	469	130.00–155.00	144.03
2	—	713	124.00–125.00	124.50
4	—	293	150.00–172.50	161.06
17	—	620	120.00–134.00	128.25
4	—	1,044	117.00	117.00
13	—	762	110.00–129.00	122.17
44	—	571	122.00–140.00	133.67
50	—	376	132.00–170.00	153.65
2	—	863	92.00–125.00	108.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	369	108.00–147.00	122.82
3	—	573	95.00–123.00	106.94
1	—	330	117.50	117.50
4	—	415	110.00–125.00	118.04
4	—	456	85.00–114.00	103.63
5	—	517	100.00–120.00	108.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	140.00	140.00
1	—	415	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	127.00	127.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	121.00	121.00
1	—	850	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	142.00	142.00
2	—	335	139.00–140.00	139.49
7	—	420	140.00–151.00	146.28
8	—	463	130.00–145.00	143.16
6	—	386	135.00–145.00	141.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	512	137.00–140.00	139.59
5	—	599	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	128.50	128.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	572	128.00–149.00	138.77
4	—	719	111.00–127.00	119.44
3	—	343	155.00–170.00	161.96
4	—	815	113.00–129.00	121.08
17	—	373	150.00–190.00	167.78
21	—	415	146.00–179.00	163.28
1	—	995	90.00	90.00
22	—	477	140.00–166.00	153.84
6	—	778	115.00–123.00	119.15
7	—	663	123.00–136.00	131.08
37	—	526	130.00–170.00	147.37
11	—	622	124.00–142.50	134.87
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
2	—	883	113.00	113.00
2	—	1,062	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	385	135.00–168.00	148.08
13	—	415	120.00–158.00	146.39
16	—	327	135.00–172.00	155.25
17	—	472	120.00–149.00	137.93
4	—	614	119.00–134.00	124.85
11	—	514	128.00–147.00	137.54
5	—	732	105.00–124.00	116.63
4	—	558	125.00–148.00	135.75
1	—	920	92.00	92.00
1	—	985	89.00	89.00
2	—	815	96.00–118.00	106.93
2	—	660	110.00–113.00	111.49
2	—	768	96.00–122.00	108.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
2	—	383	135.00–140.00	137.48
3	—	563	115.00–126.00	119.64
6	—	475	120.00–131.00	127.27
2	—	418	118.00–131.00	124.38
3	—	515	102.00–120.00	114.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	161.00	161.00
3	—	422	145.00–157.00	151.02
1	—	545	143.00	143.00
1	—	465	151.00	151.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	615	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,549	60.00–85.50	71.75
10	—	1,367	45.00–70.00	54.35
12	—	1,689	70.00–93.00	81.15
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	778	31.00–49.00	39.49
2	—	788	51.00–53.00	52.12
5	—	828	20.00–30.00	26.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,113	44.00–64.00	55.76
16	—	960	26.00–49.00	35.26
34	—	1,042	35.00–58.00	45.36
3	—	873	15.00–22.00	18.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,232	50.00–73.00	59.09
27	—	1,177	45.00–58.00	51.22
5	—	1,094	37.00–46.00	40.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	35.00	35.00
17	—	1,433	50.00–67.00	58.86

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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