Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 189 priced lines covering 4,433 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,908 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 304 head. replacement cattle receipts at 127 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,908Last week 3,820Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 304Last week 270Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 127Last week 301Year ago 0

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold mostly 8.00-12.00 higher, instances 12.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not well tested. Limited receipts again this week and a few auctions even closed due to very wet and muddy conditions which but a damper on livestock movement throughout the state.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	430	157.00–169.00	162.40
18	—	619	136.00–138.85	137.86
5	—	516	148.00	148.00
50	—	710	117.00–129.75	124.84
83	—	676	122.50–135.25	126.63
14	—	389	158.00–164.00	162.75
24	—	474	140.00–154.00	152.85
75	—	572	127.00–145.75	137.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	753	126.00	126.00
4	—	802	120.00	120.00
4	—	698	130.00	130.00
7	—	646	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	660	126.50	126.50
123	—	478	136.00–159.00	148.05
5	—	713	120.00	120.00
11	—	328	150.00–160.00	156.41
24	—	370	145.00–159.00	156.02
42	—	433	156.00–161.00	158.99
42	—	626	120.00–131.00	126.23
62	—	563	130.00–140.00	137.91
68	—	526	125.00–148.00	140.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	159.00	159.00
12	—	733	124.50	124.50
63	—	637	120.00–139.50	133.10
45	—	560	124.00–139.00	126.47
51	—	522	125.00–153.00	142.72
5	—	275	157.00	157.00
8	—	673	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	769	119.00–120.50	119.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
2	—	725	122.00–123.00	122.50
6	—	533	118.00–135.00	125.78
7	—	788	100.00–113.00	105.47
17	—	679	110.00–124.00	117.56
18	—	567	115.00–132.00	123.54
20	—	629	110.00–128.00	122.61
21	—	324	130.00–148.00	139.03
33	—	421	120.00–153.00	137.28
34	—	361	128.00–153.00	137.38
42	—	478	115.00–142.00	129.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	320	128.50	128.50
1	—	560	113.00	113.00
2	—	355	111.00–122.00	116.50
3	—	482	110.00–120.00	114.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	722	110.00–127.50	123.84
14	—	782	110.00–124.00	122.40
21	—	673	113.00–134.00	125.79
58	—	329	137.00–178.00	163.83
98	—	617	119.00–140.00	129.20
99	—	381	136.00–170.00	160.84
105	—	576	125.00–143.00	134.74
141	—	527	130.00–153.00	143.73
145	—	422	125.00–167.00	156.95
156	—	473	125.00–161.00	148.06
1	—	265	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	677	129.00	129.00
23	—	636	132.00–133.00	132.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	500	130.00	130.00
20	—	421	136.00–141.00	138.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	304	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	822	129.00	129.00
1	—	910	119.00	119.00
3	—	318	188.00–196.00	190.96
5	—	662	122.00–139.00	129.77
6	—	774	110.00–135.00	117.08
14	—	616	125.00–136.00	132.16
16	—	387	163.00–183.00	177.27
24	—	468	144.00–179.00	161.51
28	—	521	133.00–171.00	157.65
33	—	426	159.00–184.00	169.31
39	—	577	120.00–150.00	142.10
1	—	275	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	508	141.00	141.00
1	—	610	130.00	130.00
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
2	—	315	150.00	150.00
2	—	593	129.00	129.00
3	—	467	107.00–159.00	136.81
6	—	391	140.00–156.00	142.59
12	—	433	145.00–165.00	159.03
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	105.00	105.00
2	—	320	130.00	130.00
7	—	372	101.00–133.00	108.82
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	45.00	45.00
6	—	413	40.00–49.00	43.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	126.00	126.00
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
1	—	615	127.00	127.00
1	—	350	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	129.00	129.00
20	—	469	185.00–190.00	188.06
14	—	411	190.00–192.00	191.57
24	—	705	149.75	149.75
25	—	763	140.50	140.50
31	—	554	154.00–160.00	157.69
49	—	519	159.00–179.00	166.97
65	—	608	146.00–163.50	160.14
88	—	681	130.00–149.35	140.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	487	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	172.00	172.00
10	—	677	139.00–141.50	140.27
34	—	729	137.00–138.00	137.40
42	—	520	154.00–165.50	163.34
44	—	423	173.00–187.00	180.48
61	—	485	166.00–175.00	171.77
63	—	632	142.00–147.00	145.60
126	—	577	144.00–159.00	151.15
20	—	769	132.00–138.00	135.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	493	176.00	176.00
11	—	413	189.00	189.00
50	—	523	168.00–181.00	173.86
93	—	634	150.00–154.75	152.79
10	—	583	137.50	137.50
16	—	748	140.50	140.50
34	—	673	130.00–150.00	143.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	728	128.00–136.00	132.89
12	—	665	119.00–140.00	130.99
19	—	618	125.00–142.00	133.19
20	—	330	148.00–180.00	163.12
32	—	530	132.00–159.00	147.19
33	—	572	120.00–151.00	142.53
40	—	481	130.00–162.00	144.67
1	—	990	110.00	110.00
3	—	758	110.00–135.00	123.31
4	—	868	122.00	122.00
45	—	429	140.00–177.00	160.85
47	—	384	150.00–176.00	167.98
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	524	144.00	144.00
7	—	422	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	948	129.00	129.00
2	—	878	120.00–132.00	125.95
7	—	810	133.00–137.00	134.70
12	—	776	125.00–135.00	132.50
18	—	666	131.00–150.50	143.38
33	—	327	174.00–206.00	192.29
53	—	623	130.00–155.00	144.06
53	—	710	130.00–146.00	141.21
93	—	377	170.00–200.00	182.97
99	—	573	142.00–163.00	154.63
109	—	523	148.00–179.00	167.61
138	—	426	165.00–193.00	179.44
189	—	475	157.00–183.00	171.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	980	55.00–87.00	74.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	57.00	57.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,128	650.00–1,175.00	988.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,083	660.00–885.00	808.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	900.00–1,000.00	955.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,275.00	1,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	600.00–750.00	701.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	59.00	59.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,168	56.00–58.00	56.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,073	60.00	60.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	78.00	78.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	95.00	95.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	910.00	910.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	810.00	810.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	710.00–775.00	742.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,715	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,343	1,550.00–1,650.00	1,597.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	810.00	810.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	83.00	83.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	810.00	810.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	828	700.00–800.00	753.17

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,685	77.00–88.00	80.97
4	—	1,831	73.00–96.00	82.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,173	56.00–68.00	60.58
16	—	1,139	45.00–61.00	52.80
1	—	975	41.00	41.00
2	—	993	25.00–30.00	27.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	974	40.00–55.00	47.83
5	—	999	59.00–63.00	60.02
4	—	890	28.00–30.00	29.33
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	828	40.00–51.00	45.42
1	—	640	10.00	10.00
1	—	700	15.00	15.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	30.00	30.00

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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