Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 237 priced lines covering 2,879 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,820 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 270 head. replacement cattle receipts at 301 head. Counted as USDA files them — 88 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 3, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,820Last week 3,778Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 270Last week 414Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 301Last week 175Year ago 0

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker steers sold mostly 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Limited auction receipts again this week due to muddy and wet conditions which continue to put a damper on livestock movement throughout the state.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,486	57.00–85.50	71.65
11	—	1,333	40.00–79.00	61.05
16	—	1,796	72.00–92.00	83.13
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	30.00	30.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,119	48.00–61.00	54.64
32	—	1,051	40.00–57.50	46.34
17	—	1,059	27.50–48.00	39.04
2	—	985	19.50–33.50	27.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,308	59.00–63.00	60.61
10	—	1,469	54.00–64.50	61.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,022	31.00–51.00	44.64
2	—	733	20.00–26.00	22.33
32	—	1,195	38.00–65.00	56.70
18	—	1,292	47.50–68.00	60.45
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	23.00	23.00
2	—	840	28.00–30.00	29.01
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	32.00–39.50	35.70
1	—	840	28.00	28.00
5	—	828	23.50–35.00	30.21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	841	80.00–118.00	111.78
2	—	768	100.00–110.00	105.02
12	—	420	130.00–160.00	140.94
10	—	522	120.00–138.00	130.14
4	—	664	115.00–124.00	120.69
3	—	718	110.00–121.00	114.94
16	—	477	120.00–148.00	134.49
11	—	376	134.00–167.50	151.13
10	—	332	135.00–177.00	153.52
5	—	616	115.00–126.00	121.01
3	—	580	115.00–131.00	121.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	120.00–131.00	125.44
15	—	426	143.00–172.00	158.06
9	—	676	120.00–136.00	124.23
24	—	520	130.00–151.00	143.55
15	—	571	124.00–145.00	134.77
11	—	629	125.00–136.00	129.06
7	—	804	111.00	111.00
6	—	325	162.00–200.00	185.11
19	—	474	140.00–161.00	148.37
8	—	860	107.00–113.00	112.25
1	—	780	110.00	110.00
14	—	371	155.00–187.00	167.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	570	106.00–115.00	110.18
3	—	377	117.50–126.00	121.16
2	—	308	130.00–142.00	135.85
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
4	—	478	116.00–125.00	120.50
3	—	522	115.00–119.00	116.28
1	—	695	105.00	105.00
4	—	409	110.00–126.50	120.75
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	167.00	167.00
1	—	455	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	161.00	161.00
1	—	355	167.50	167.50
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	450	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	320	105.00–127.50	115.51
9	—	518	94.00–115.00	106.68
3	—	565	81.00–115.00	102.74
5	—	419	111.00–121.00	115.80
8	—	466	79.00–127.00	107.07
8	—	363	70.00–125.00	109.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	630	106.00–120.00	113.76
45	—	426	113.00–140.00	129.47
29	—	372	120.00–150.00	131.20
3	—	742	101.00–117.00	109.33
3	—	292	135.00–155.00	148.26
13	—	474	116.00–141.00	128.18
13	—	321	120.00–141.00	134.16
2	—	768	87.00–95.00	90.91
14	—	565	110.00–134.00	123.45
16	—	531	115.00–128.00	120.34
5	—	678	104.00–117.00	109.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	475	120.00–154.00	135.63
63	—	424	129.00–155.00	143.04
6	—	861	112.50	112.50
15	—	769	110.00–120.00	117.12
24	—	666	118.00–125.00	121.55
10	—	710	116.00–123.00	119.99
7	—	290	141.00–165.00	155.02
62	—	375	135.00–163.00	145.78
45	—	331	134.00–170.00	151.44
35	—	626	118.00–132.00	123.98
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
1	—	995	80.00	80.00
106	—	520	120.00–145.00	133.12
65	—	578	120.00–139.00	130.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	758	110.00	110.00
11	—	664	120.00–125.50	123.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	590	139.00	139.00
12	—	396	153.00–161.00	158.36
11	—	494	137.00–139.00	137.53
30	—	655	124.00–127.00	126.38
13	—	509	144.00	144.00
5	—	758	120.00–121.00	120.40
12	—	605	128.00–130.50	130.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	756	120.00	120.00
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
32	—	618	127.00–132.00	129.74
19	—	423	146.00–165.00	155.17
44	—	510	136.00–144.00	140.64
85	—	582	130.00–138.00	136.79
7	—	674	127.00–130.00	127.42
4	—	712	124.00–132.00	125.99
37	—	475	138.00–162.50	149.75
11	—	382	150.00–161.00	155.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	526	130.00–134.00	130.25
9	—	441	125.00–158.00	145.78
4	—	455	152.00	152.00
18	—	385	130.00–156.00	142.47
3	—	332	134.00–145.00	137.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	550	133.00	133.00
8	—	544	152.50	152.50
6	—	370	155.00	155.00
4	—	449	141.00	141.00
28	—	498	140.50	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
9	—	368	145.00–150.00	148.81
1	—	420	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
2	—	633	118.00–120.00	119.00
1	—	740	102.00	102.00
16	—	764	112.00–114.00	113.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	393	159.00–169.00	163.31
5	—	517	147.00	147.00
4	—	814	126.00	126.00
3	—	655	144.00	144.00
7	—	460	160.00	160.00
13	—	594	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	571	144.00–157.50	151.44
73	—	667	135.00–147.00	140.15
100	—	622	137.00–149.00	144.91
23	—	833	128.00–133.00	128.81
20	—	470	151.00–175.00	163.78
53	—	527	152.00–171.00	159.63
51	—	729	124.00–144.00	134.98
13	—	423	169.00–183.00	174.96
1	—	360	174.00	174.00
2	—	882	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	525	134.00–149.00	142.33
1	—	465	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	469	140.00–154.00	150.34
2	—	530	150.00–153.00	151.46
2	—	350	157.50	157.50
2	—	420	142.00–157.00	149.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	141.00	141.00
2	—	378	170.00	170.00
1	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	673	125.00–139.00	133.88
60	—	426	155.00–180.00	165.36
27	—	378	156.00–202.00	179.94
1	—	920	127.00	127.00
2	—	290	180.00–187.50	183.75
25	—	619	132.00–150.00	140.80
4	—	786	129.00–130.00	129.49
1	—	1,045	115.00	115.00
2	—	875	115.00–120.00	117.54
2	—	813	125.00	125.00
16	—	716	122.00–137.00	130.98
35	—	564	131.00–160.00	146.42
81	—	528	135.00–169.00	148.60
46	—	477	144.00–175.00	156.89
38	—	327	174.00–210.00	194.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	611	120.00–143.00	130.56
35	—	566	119.00–144.00	132.85
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
1	—	870	121.00	121.00
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
24	—	420	135.00–158.00	144.93
5	—	673	124.00–132.00	127.17
22	—	526	120.00–146.00	134.58
18	—	372	142.00–174.00	157.21
12	—	323	141.00–181.00	155.82
30	—	475	130.00–155.00	141.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	120.00–135.00	127.63
1	—	625	90.00	90.00
5	—	368	76.00–136.00	113.22
4	—	319	110.00–145.00	125.70
2	—	563	115.00–125.00	120.02
2	—	473	120.00–124.00	122.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	348	177.00	177.00
4	—	403	172.00	172.00
3	—	730	124.00	124.00
2	—	837	125.00	125.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	830	125.00–131.00	127.17
2	—	875	120.00	120.00
1	—	745	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	45.00	45.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,111	500.00–1,100.00	791.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,345	59.50	59.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,096	37.00–49.00	45.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,605	48.00	48.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,150	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,172	460.00–950.00	718.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,685	63.00	63.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	52.00–55.00	53.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	46.00–47.00	46.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	790.00	790.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,266	315.00–900.00	811.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	57.00	57.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	981	650.00–1,225.00	1,032.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	59	—	1,166	650.00–1,150.00	969.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,200	600.00–1,225.00	1,148.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	900	730.00–900.00	816.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,050	700.00–1,000.00	902.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,174	600.00–1,120.00	780.15
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	420.00	420.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,633	1,275.00–1,310.00	1,293.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,250	725.00–1,350.00	967.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,065	650.00–1,300.00	1,185.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,260.00	1,260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,489	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,476.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,293	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,329.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	832	670.00–750.00	725.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,140	650.00–1,570.00	1,221.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,175.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,000	785.00–825.00	796.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	53.00	53.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	791	60.00–90.00	81.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	848	41.00–66.00	55.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	49.00–54.00	51.39
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	700.00	700.00

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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