Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 267 priced lines covering 3,868 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,147 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 587 head. replacement cattle receipts at 432 head. Counted as USDA files them — 92 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 9, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,147Last week 7,222Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 587Last week 782Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 432Last week 428Year ago 0

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold mostly 10.00-20.00 lower. Demand light to moderate for feeder and stocker cattle on light to moderate buyers activity. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate for slaughter cows and bulls. Cattle trend comprised on limited comparable sales this week. Live and Feeder cattle futures plus stock market experiencing extreme high and low swings this week has most producers and stakeholders at an uneasy and not knowing state of mind.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	583	120.00–135.00	127.56
31	—	462	130.00–145.00	136.65
9	—	311	144.50–154.00	150.60
58	—	524	125.00–143.00	132.61
13	—	422	130.50–145.00	138.77
4	—	656	125.00	125.00
2	—	780	100.00–104.00	101.99
19	—	384	139.00–154.00	141.87
28	—	618	119.00–130.00	127.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	425	136.00–141.00	138.04
15	—	389	144.00–146.00	144.65
22	—	513	129.00–132.00	131.72
9	—	493	130.00	130.00
2	—	705	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	80.00–125.00	107.81
1	—	790	70.00	70.00
4	—	376	93.00–124.00	111.54
12	—	418	76.00–115.00	102.85
6	—	520	85.00–104.00	94.09
2	—	723	85.00–100.00	92.32
6	—	332	110.00–122.50	118.54
4	—	566	88.00–109.00	98.41
1	—	610	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	619	110.00–129.00	118.14
10	—	276	130.00–153.00	137.51
103	—	376	125.00–160.00	142.55
94	—	473	124.00–141.00	132.57
77	—	581	105.00–136.00	123.90
65	—	325	130.00–160.00	143.58
14	—	701	106.00–110.00	109.42
111	—	416	125.00–154.00	137.53
107	—	524	116.00–143.00	130.76
21	—	678	100.00–129.00	118.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	95.00	95.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	108.00–112.00	110.01
4	—	815	90.00–102.00	98.56
32	—	332	110.00–148.00	129.54
53	—	377	104.00–136.00	123.15
58	—	474	105.00–140.00	122.03
68	—	424	108.00–138.00	124.62
5	—	718	99.00–112.00	102.64
4	—	614	116.00–126.00	120.92
42	—	527	98.00–127.00	115.60
19	—	576	100.00–123.00	111.26
1	—	270	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
1	—	900	91.00	91.00
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
1	—	381	131.00	131.00
5	—	753	105.00	105.00
2	—	415	125.00–128.00	126.54
3	—	473	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	117.00	117.00
1	—	315	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	124.00–133.00	128.53
3	—	364	142.00–144.00	143.33
2	—	325	130.00–137.50	133.52
1	—	295	152.50	152.50
2	—	523	120.00–131.00	125.63
1	—	550	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	605	130.00–134.00	132.65
1	—	745	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	125.00	125.00
4	—	320	139.00	139.00
6	—	664	109.00	109.00
16	—	634	110.00	110.00
56	—	570	112.00–123.00	120.12
30	—	508	118.00–130.00	127.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	131.00	131.00
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	33.00	33.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	570	120.00–146.00	129.55
10	—	668	101.00–136.00	121.44
34	—	520	121.00–152.00	136.30
27	—	620	106.00–139.00	123.33
1	—	980	84.00	84.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
41	—	469	130.00–162.00	144.80
2	—	828	97.00–102.00	99.46
4	—	755	101.00–109.00	106.99
12	—	327	167.00–191.00	175.09
22	—	416	141.00–172.00	154.21
40	—	372	134.00–193.00	160.40
1	—	295	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	102.00–126.00	114.39
8	—	675	90.00–118.00	109.12
15	—	523	115.00–136.00	124.08
31	—	470	116.00–143.00	131.37
22	—	572	102.00–132.00	117.35
5	—	726	90.00–105.00	99.39
1	—	1,055	72.00	72.00
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
3	—	768	88.00–114.00	102.70
20	—	423	120.00–154.00	138.00
17	—	325	120.00–187.00	154.07
28	—	376	120.00–170.00	145.82
1	—	855	94.00	94.00
1	—	285	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	470	90.00–117.00	105.85
5	—	577	75.00–101.00	90.18
1	—	500	109.00	109.00
2	—	678	90.00–100.00	95.13
8	—	322	113.00–157.00	130.63
1	—	625	109.00	109.00
4	—	379	111.00–138.00	124.92
5	—	425	112.00–135.00	129.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	127.00–130.00	128.50
7	—	466	130.00–156.00	142.34
4	—	315	140.00–185.00	163.60
3	—	647	102.50	102.50
3	—	410	145.00–150.00	146.73
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
2	—	380	130.00–134.00	131.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	112.00	112.00
2	—	428	120.00	120.00
1	—	350	113.00	113.00
1	—	455	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	115.00	115.00
4	—	533	130.00–131.00	130.75
1	—	610	113.00	113.00
2	—	490	137.00	137.00
4	—	330	151.00	151.00
7	—	441	130.00–131.00	130.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	277	150.00–194.00	165.50
6	—	818	102.00–116.00	111.59
57	—	756	106.00–130.00	129.07
29	—	615	107.00–145.00	132.72
68	—	567	132.00–145.00	141.78
19	—	721	110.00–129.00	118.92
7	—	671	103.00–138.00	129.72
95	—	420	137.00–176.00	159.31
70	—	523	130.00–161.00	146.08
42	—	320	144.00–199.00	165.12
1	—	975	110.00	110.00
1	—	245	187.50	187.50
104	—	377	137.00–190.00	162.27
100	—	469	130.00–174.00	151.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	581	130.00–151.50	143.29
33	—	514	136.00–166.00	152.80
22	—	473	150.00–171.00	153.97
12	—	384	151.00–180.00	163.21
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
1	—	790	118.00	118.00
1	—	855	109.00	109.00
2	—	323	160.00	160.00
9	—	623	134.00–135.00	134.44
12	—	665	123.50–129.00	127.15
48	—	428	150.00–155.00	153.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	91.00	91.00
4	—	378	115.00–131.00	122.22
4	—	325	101.00–121.00	111.77
2	—	530	90.00–100.00	94.95
6	—	477	100.00–125.00	112.02
4	—	428	110.00–127.00	118.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	133.00	133.00
1	—	465	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	374	143.00–145.00	143.53
1	—	415	147.00	147.00
2	—	485	131.00–148.00	139.59
1	—	575	129.00	129.00
1	—	540	140.00	140.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	102.00	102.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	573	120.00–133.00	125.30
5	—	676	100.00–125.00	111.50
16	—	528	120.00–146.00	135.14
3	—	815	72.00–91.00	79.41
14	—	621	118.00–126.00	124.74
12	—	718	107.00–117.00	112.36
38	—	475	109.00–155.00	137.64
38	—	417	125.00–154.00	136.08
34	—	380	130.00–160.00	142.04
31	—	320	125.00–175.00	146.12
1	—	765	101.00	101.00
1	—	1,170	80.00	80.00
1	—	295	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	431	147.00–168.00	161.94
40	—	527	134.00–168.00	149.77
14	—	569	128.00–139.00	137.40
10	—	369	155.00–182.00	166.50
11	—	622	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	140.00–142.00	140.97
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
13	—	690	117.00–126.00	123.90
1	—	600	101.00	101.00
1	—	405	146.00	146.00
1	—	350	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	631	124.00–130.00	128.57
19	—	586	125.00–142.00	133.75
14	—	485	146.00–151.00	147.40
8	—	733	118.00	118.00
5	—	846	104.50	104.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	30.00	30.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,206	55.00–97.00	79.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	57.00	57.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,048	700.00–1,400.00	1,026.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,096	600.00–850.00	723.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,211	57.00–65.00	61.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,000	800.00–900.00	855.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	—	1,198	600.00–1,300.00	1,029.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,024	800.00–975.00	874.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	810.00–850.00	831.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,219	525.00–960.00	885.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,206	54.00–60.00	56.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	50.00	50.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	570.00–825.00	699.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,120	525.00–885.00	712.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	—	1,228	690.00–930.00	791.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,094	600.00–1,475.00	1,284.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,113	500.00–1,190.00	852.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,225	575.00–1,240.00	970.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,164	100.00–107.00	104.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	85.00	85.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,130	42.00–85.00	56.40
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	—	835	625.00	625.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	848	675.00–875.00	776.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	900.00	900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,225.00	1,225.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	500.00	500.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	690	630.00	630.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,155.00	1,155.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,060.00	1,060.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,160.00	1,160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,127	760.00–1,020.00	876.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,214	950.00–1,500.00	1,315.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	968	960.00–1,525.00	1,256.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,221	950.00–1,550.00	1,350.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,183	800.00–1,270.00	1,064.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,219	625.00–1,250.00	1,075.91
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	800	62.00–90.00	80.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	894	550.00–670.00	629.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	960	475.00–670.00	622.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	874	55.00–90.00	72.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	50.00–70.00	58.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	52.00	52.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	56.00	56.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	800	23.00–38.00	30.60
5	—	779	30.00–43.00	35.67
6	—	825	37.00–46.00	40.75
2	—	858	50.00–57.00	53.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,058	38.00–57.00	49.82
25	—	975	25.00–48.00	38.21
15	—	1,184	46.00–63.50	54.93
6	—	1,081	17.00–36.00	29.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	20.00	20.00
2	—	803	41.50–50.00	45.63
1	—	820	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	25.00–38.00	33.31
101	—	1,152	46.00–59.00	54.09
49	—	1,217	55.00–69.00	61.57
26	—	1,035	38.00–52.00	45.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,394	59.00–70.00	65.10
10	—	1,350	55.00–62.00	58.30
5	—	1,251	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,273	51.00–81.00	64.89
25	—	1,719	80.00–97.00	88.38
24	—	1,617	62.50–88.50	77.58

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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