Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 238 priced lines covering 2,776 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,512 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 544 head. replacement cattle receipts at 393 head. Counted as USDA files them — 47 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 24, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,512Last week 6,978Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 544Last week 757Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 393Last week 380Year ago 0

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker steers sold mostly 10.00-18.00 lower. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold mostly 8.00-10.00 lower. Wet, muddy and cold conditions continue to place a damper on livestock movement which limited receipts this week. Additionally, stock market downturn plus livestock and grain futures sell off has had majority of producers and stakeholders at a wait and see cool off period. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	488	150.00	150.00
15	—	705	119.00–119.50	119.37
2	—	882	105.00	105.00
63	—	575	131.00–134.00	132.37
15	—	534	133.50–137.00	134.06
6	—	612	130.00–131.00	130.51
3	—	685	126.00	126.00
2	—	385	149.00	149.00
1	—	755	124.00	124.00
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	125.00–130.00	127.42
15	—	323	122.00–145.00	142.30
2	—	453	133.00–135.00	134.01
1	—	395	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	487	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	128.00	128.00
1	—	520	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	666	128.00	128.00
4	—	455	146.00	146.00
3	—	528	133.00	133.00
7	—	566	128.00–133.50	131.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	137.00	137.00
2	—	340	140.00	140.00
4	—	909	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	60.00–84.00	70.95
4	—	721	96.00–115.00	107.81
40	—	372	123.00–145.00	136.46
39	—	477	118.00–142.50	129.75
21	—	568	110.00–128.00	119.08
12	—	675	90.00–119.00	112.79
8	—	611	100.00–120.00	111.90
1	—	1,015	75.00	75.00
3	—	768	95.00–114.00	102.89
1	—	270	130.00	130.00
1	—	915	75.00	75.00
1	—	980	84.00	84.00
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
54	—	427	120.00–146.00	132.90
22	—	527	112.00–130.00	121.75
21	—	325	121.00–156.00	135.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	105.00	105.00
1	—	285	150.00	150.00
4	—	870	108.00–113.00	109.22
2	—	903	106.00–110.00	108.01
29	—	620	115.00–133.00	125.09
7	—	674	120.00–125.00	121.85
5	—	715	117.00–121.00	119.20
92	—	472	130.00–155.00	139.30
84	—	423	132.00–159.00	145.26
74	—	375	138.00–170.00	148.66
64	—	522	124.00–149.00	135.14
55	—	322	135.00–175.00	153.07
44	—	567	119.00–145.00	129.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	270	102.00	102.00
1	—	400	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	70.00–100.00	87.39
8	—	426	90.00–122.50	107.03
4	—	509	100.00–108.00	101.97
2	—	635	100.00	100.00
9	—	378	102.00–132.00	121.56
9	—	319	110.00–125.00	116.90
6	—	460	100.00–124.00	109.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	140.00	140.00
1	—	835	97.00	97.00
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
1	—	285	135.00	135.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	122.00	122.00
2	—	655	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	173.00	173.00
1	—	350	168.00	168.00
4	—	505	152.00	152.00
2	—	453	155.00–163.00	159.02
1	—	405	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	667	120.00–135.00	125.82
15	—	731	110.00–133.00	120.79
8	—	814	108.00–118.00	113.78
6	—	774	110.00–115.00	111.99
6	—	614	130.00–146.00	141.81
1	—	925	111.00	111.00
15	—	373	164.00–177.50	170.09
29	—	335	152.00–195.00	178.94
40	—	526	137.00–155.00	146.45
40	—	427	131.00–175.00	159.87
39	—	468	145.00–168.00	156.16
32	—	575	130.00–150.00	142.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	177.50	177.50
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	740	104.00	104.00
1	—	830	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	704	100.00–125.00	112.69
1	—	755	103.00	103.00
2	—	678	110.00–114.00	112.01
8	—	572	122.00–139.00	128.86
11	—	328	140.00–175.00	153.86
28	—	376	132.00–168.00	151.66
16	—	477	110.00–158.00	136.19
15	—	423	125.00–156.00	145.69
14	—	530	123.00–152.00	135.43
9	—	613	115.00–125.00	119.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	120.00	120.00
5	—	677	121.00	121.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	177.50	177.50
4	—	331	185.00–204.00	196.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	127.00	127.00
2	—	515	100.00–132.00	116.47
4	—	375	109.00–145.00	125.42
6	—	320	111.00–142.00	132.86
6	—	476	107.00–141.00	128.01
7	—	430	100.00–148.00	124.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	170.00	170.00
2	—	338	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	511	155.00–176.00	162.82
6	—	728	134.50–136.00	134.74
27	—	584	145.00–155.00	146.95
11	—	770	125.00–133.50	131.76
7	—	464	153.00–165.00	157.43
5	—	813	125.00	125.00
5	—	622	137.00–148.00	142.77
1	—	855	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	125.00	125.00
66	—	422	149.00–192.50	168.22
19	—	673	131.00–140.00	135.37
8	—	718	122.00–133.00	128.09
3	—	280	182.50–200.00	188.97
81	—	474	145.00–182.50	162.75
61	—	369	148.00–198.00	179.69
60	—	527	142.00–181.00	154.35
48	—	323	160.00–205.00	186.06
42	—	569	134.00–165.00	151.12
28	—	617	134.00–155.00	144.65
4	—	880	109.00–118.00	112.42
1	—	750	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
4	—	374	130.00–141.00	135.46
3	—	417	112.50–130.00	124.05
2	—	540	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	340	140.00–188.00	181.03
3	—	377	175.00	175.00
2	—	483	160.00–162.00	161.01
3	—	728	128.00	128.00
2	—	622	137.00	137.00
11	—	414	152.50–177.00	170.33
2	—	513	153.00–160.00	156.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	170.00–173.00	170.85
3	—	405	168.00	168.00
9	—	580	135.00–143.00	138.46
7	—	354	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	139.00–148.00	143.02
2	—	540	141.00–146.00	143.50
1	—	480	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	90.00	90.00
1	—	995	92.00	92.00
1	—	910	80.00	80.00
3	—	777	110.00–115.00	112.70
8	—	618	125.00–141.00	134.22
15	—	573	120.00–140.00	135.43
5	—	677	115.00–127.00	123.17
3	—	730	120.00	120.00
44	—	525	128.00–161.00	141.89
43	—	475	125.00–159.00	145.50
39	—	373	130.00–176.00	158.71
24	—	426	131.00–160.00	148.89
16	—	313	143.00–177.00	154.61
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	129.00	129.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	85.00–122.00	103.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,086	56.00–80.00	67.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	46.00	46.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	105.00	105.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	83.00–97.00	89.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	75.00	75.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,120	770.00–1,260.00	966.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,145	790.00–1,265.00	1,159.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,190	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,126	705.00–1,050.00	866.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,070	600.00–1,275.00	885.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,029	400.00–825.00	677.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	880	700.00–800.00	753.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	885	54.00–58.00	55.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	67.00	67.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,103	60.00–67.00	63.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,162	800.00–1,150.00	900.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,117	425.00–750.00	635.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,033	625.00–1,150.00	999.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	901	750.00–960.00	807.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	900	650.00–750.00	700.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	989	680.00–1,200.00	1,089.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	815	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,056	650.00–950.00	795.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	63.00–71.00	66.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	720	650.00	650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	880	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	59.00	59.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,030	65.00–66.00	65.68
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	831	70.00–100.00	84.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,024	51.00–78.00	65.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	39	—	888	57.00–99.00	70.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,245	72.00–75.00	73.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,129	710.00–1,600.00	1,196.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,085	1,075.00–1,550.00	1,503.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,075.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,062	885.00–1,400.00	1,250.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	870	850.00–900.00	884.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	685.00	685.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,410	51.00–81.00	66.27
24	—	1,772	80.00–99.00	89.71
27	—	1,492	71.00–90.00	80.27
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	48.00	48.00
1	—	865	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,082	34.00–51.00	43.67
46	—	1,214	57.00–68.00	62.44
55	—	1,170	48.50–62.00	55.24
1	—	905	39.00	39.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,239	47.00–59.00	54.99
21	—	1,435	55.00–70.00	63.11
1	—	1,165	40.00	40.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,052	42.00–58.50	50.38
3	—	905	25.00–39.00	31.32
26	—	1,044	30.00–53.00	40.85
27	—	1,089	52.00–71.00	57.47
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	28.00	28.00
3	—	790	30.00–40.00	33.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	754	30.00–36.00	32.77
3	—	878	53.00–56.50	54.86
3	—	785	35.00–45.00	40.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line