Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 191 priced lines covering 2,284 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,019 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 942 head. replacement cattle receipts at 288 head. Counted as USDA files them — 59 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,019Last week 678Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 942Last week 353Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 288Last week 252Year ago 0

Compared to close last week: Market trend not established due to limited comparable sales, however a higher undertone was noted on most classes and weights. Range conditions continue to be muddy and wet throughout the state but it seems the weather might be cooperating.

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	5	—	1,085	975.00–1,175.00	1,070.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,169	900.00–1,150.00	1,019.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,175	960.00–1,200.00	1,063.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	1,150.00–1,160.00	1,155.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,099	800.00–1,050.00	939.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,225.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,156	950.00–1,450.00	1,192.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,074	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,235.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,069	650.00–1,050.00	866.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,038	43.00–72.00	62.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,265	60.00–71.50	68.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	58.00–76.00	66.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	65.00	65.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,094	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,088	560.00–935.00	768.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	600.00–775.00	705.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,095	700.00–1,135.00	918.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	902	735.00–885.00	810.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	928	650.00–1,110.00	832.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,121	67.00–88.00	72.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,237	785.00–925.00	820.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,185	750.00–1,200.00	978.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,145	850.00–1,075.00	962.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,073	60.00–68.00	65.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	61.00	61.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,099	58.00–72.00	65.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,460	71.00	71.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,111	925.00–1,100.00	1,005.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	980	600.00–925.00	819.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	68.00–78.00	72.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	962	59.00–76.00	66.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	650.00	650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	840	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	961	70.00–84.00	80.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,153	52.00–67.00	58.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	911	49.00–105.00	75.42
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	923	72.50–84.00	78.92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	100.00–110.00	105.00
2	—	440	100.00–117.00	108.60
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
1	—	385	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
8	—	521	115.00–146.00	128.95
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
4	—	331	141.00–161.00	149.15
5	—	680	110.00–126.00	122.78
9	—	385	135.00–160.00	143.47
9	—	466	125.00–149.00	139.76
18	—	422	125.00–170.00	150.93
8	—	573	120.00–142.50	128.09
3	—	765	75.00–106.00	93.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	564	134.00–158.00	144.46
15	—	672	123.00–135.00	131.08
18	—	616	129.00–141.00	136.06
25	—	523	120.00–162.00	146.18
3	—	770	103.00–119.00	113.63
8	—	721	100.00–134.00	116.44
1	—	910	104.00	104.00
1	—	895	111.00	111.00
2	—	803	100.00–111.00	105.52
21	—	334	145.00–204.00	178.70
23	—	378	147.00–198.00	181.18
30	—	423	135.00–196.00	176.52
46	—	477	130.00–179.00	163.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	153.00	153.00
7	—	372	204.00–205.00	204.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	116.00–118.00	117.03
2	—	345	140.00	140.00
2	—	535	127.00	127.00
4	—	739	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	107.00	107.00
2	—	768	100.00–110.00	105.05
8	—	624	105.00–126.00	115.94
12	—	522	112.00–139.00	125.12
14	—	474	115.00–144.00	130.62
14	—	568	110.00–129.00	122.95
23	—	378	120.00–146.00	132.18
24	—	321	110.00–150.00	135.10
24	—	422	110.00–145.00	132.09
1	—	820	90.00	90.00
7	—	668	110.00–122.00	114.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	490	137.50	137.50
1	—	500	122.00	122.00
2	—	308	169.00–179.00	174.12
3	—	420	150.00–162.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	679	121.00–125.00	124.56
14	—	618	115.00–132.00	125.20
32	—	567	115.00–143.00	134.31
43	—	519	110.00–149.00	142.20
48	—	326	125.00–169.00	155.72
69	—	378	120.00–158.00	149.13
73	—	425	120.00–167.50	151.49
89	—	473	115.00–163.00	145.65
2	—	810	109.00	109.00
4	—	288	149.00–163.00	155.20
3	—	732	109.00–113.00	110.66
2	—	773	101.00–107.00	103.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	392	158.00–160.00	158.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
4	—	604	90.00–91.00	90.25
3	—	325	100.00–130.00	116.51
4	—	475	105.00–125.00	113.29
2	—	368	107.00–120.00	113.72
4	—	428	114.00–120.00	117.38
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	79.00	79.00
1	—	525	81.00	81.00
2	—	360	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	816	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	329	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
3	—	588	138.00	138.00
1	—	275	167.50	167.50
1	—	455	143.00	143.00
1	—	510	142.50	142.50
2	—	430	145.00–160.00	152.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	298	128.00	128.00
2	—	615	70.00	70.00
1	—	300	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	110.00–127.00	119.32
7	—	570	130.00–139.00	135.31
8	—	479	130.00–157.00	143.82
5	—	520	138.00–150.00	144.33
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
5	—	632	118.00–135.00	127.50
12	—	417	135.00–170.00	152.26
14	—	328	142.50–170.00	155.73
14	—	370	130.00–171.00	155.12
1	—	295	150.00	150.00
2	—	713	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	724	126.00–133.00	129.24
29	—	520	140.00–168.00	156.93
31	—	580	132.00–161.00	148.92
31	—	628	130.00–153.00	141.56
32	—	316	154.00–209.00	188.37
44	—	474	156.00–189.00	165.56
46	—	375	150.00–203.00	178.13
60	—	425	157.00–200.00	174.15
1	—	945	100.00	100.00
2	—	753	118.00–127.00	122.49
2	—	868	108.00–119.00	113.52
4	—	673	133.00–137.00	135.24
9	—	281	171.00–202.50	182.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	415	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	747	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	504	165.00	165.00
18	—	376	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	339	212.00	212.00
4	—	358	212.00	212.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,770	80.00	80.00
15	—	1,273	60.00–85.00	73.25
32	—	1,619	82.00–97.00	90.80
47	—	1,741	80.00–107.00	98.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,079	40.00–60.00	53.94
82	—	1,219	59.00–80.00	71.60
138	—	1,154	53.00–74.00	65.09
3	—	943	35.00–41.00	37.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,312	62.00–73.00	66.78
2	—	1,103	59.00–60.00	59.51
42	—	1,371	60.00–79.00	70.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	28.00	28.00
3	—	840	43.00	43.00
4	—	795	30.00–44.00	35.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	880	46.00–57.00	52.00
15	—	828	16.00–35.00	27.38
12	—	876	56.00–62.00	60.31
17	—	841	32.00–47.00	40.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	978	25.00–42.00	37.07
54	—	1,052	40.00–57.00	51.16
59	—	1,094	60.00–74.00	67.06
95	—	1,069	38.00–66.00	59.55

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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