Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 267 priced lines covering 4,387 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,287 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 875 head. replacement cattle receipts at 331 head. Counted as USDA files them — 81 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,287Last week 2,019Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 875Last week 942Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 331Last week 288Year ago 0

Compared to close last week: not enough comparable sale from last week to establish a market trend, however a lower to sharply lower undertone was noted on mostly all classes and weights.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	120.00	120.00
15	—	441	140.00	140.00
4	—	691	107.00	107.00
16	—	372	139.00–139.50	139.31
22	—	585	117.00	117.00
28	—	474	123.00–134.50	129.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	616	113.00–120.00	119.18
7	—	546	125.50	125.50
3	—	407	139.00	139.00
1	—	865	85.00	85.00
8	—	470	137.00	137.00
1	—	730	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	580	100.00–120.00	111.40
23	—	620	88.00–114.00	109.94
3	—	282	120.00–150.00	138.37
1	—	810	94.00	94.00
3	—	770	80.00–100.00	89.81
5	—	719	88.00–106.00	94.76
7	—	679	102.00–111.00	107.85
104	—	423	110.00–147.50	126.81
63	—	373	110.00–147.50	129.18
46	—	523	105.00–135.00	118.63
46	—	324	112.00–158.00	134.26
39	—	466	115.00–142.50	125.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
143	—	518	110.00–139.00	131.75
2	—	843	88.00–97.50	92.74
88	—	367	130.00–170.00	145.24
95	—	425	125.00–154.00	143.14
122	—	470	123.00–147.00	135.67
6	—	772	90.00–106.00	99.65
19	—	667	108.00–118.00	112.88
28	—	724	90.00–112.50	106.92
39	—	575	110.00–130.00	119.09
58	—	622	107.00–131.00	118.12
84	—	323	132.00–170.00	146.76
11	—	282	136.00–167.50	149.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	105.00	105.00
12	—	680	112.00	112.00
18	—	367	130.00–137.00	134.36
37	—	618	117.00–119.00	117.37
40	—	582	126.00–130.00	128.86
51	—	480	125.00–137.00	132.41
83	—	520	128.00–135.00	132.04
117	—	422	124.00–145.00	138.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
3	—	407	110.00	110.00
5	—	528	112.00–125.00	120.27
2	—	578	115.00–120.00	117.42
7	—	617	101.00–110.00	108.71
5	—	483	120.00–134.00	131.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	125.00	125.00
3	—	322	145.00–157.50	150.01
3	—	417	137.50–151.00	143.68
4	—	609	125.50	125.50
7	—	570	125.50	125.50
8	—	487	131.50–142.50	133.99
10	—	377	127.00–162.50	144.84
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	122.50	122.50
2	—	573	105.00–111.00	107.91
4	—	377	104.00–110.00	106.91
4	—	420	105.00–113.00	109.74
4	—	473	70.00–104.00	94.31
10	—	327	110.00–131.00	121.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	129.00	129.00
10	—	348	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
3	—	457	110.00	110.00
5	—	422	100.00–115.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	802	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	497	138.00	138.00
17	—	344	157.00	157.00
27	—	424	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	125.00	125.00
2	—	303	154.00–156.00	155.01
9	—	580	115.00–122.00	118.50
11	—	541	124.00–135.00	125.86
14	—	359	135.00–154.00	147.03
14	—	454	130.00–146.00	139.04
23	—	416	138.00–146.00	141.38
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	262	172.00–180.00	177.38
23	—	335	160.00–175.00	171.26
40	—	379	150.00–180.00	162.95
41	—	422	145.00–167.00	153.84
1	—	1,080	80.00	80.00
6	—	678	106.00–115.00	112.01
4	—	708	106.00–115.00	109.26
5	—	825	80.00–104.00	89.04
10	—	778	84.00–109.00	99.97
19	—	615	102.00–134.00	120.19
25	—	567	111.00–146.00	130.07
48	—	520	125.00–152.50	139.50
52	—	474	132.00–166.00	148.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	172.50	172.50
2	—	373	135.00–151.00	142.73
2	—	408	150.00–155.00	152.45
1	—	455	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	518	110.00–145.00	126.84
15	—	477	123.00–147.00	134.47
19	—	322	110.00–167.00	150.16
22	—	429	129.00–157.00	140.50
37	—	375	135.00–157.00	144.30
1	—	940	77.00	77.00
2	—	725	100.00–106.00	102.98
8	—	574	110.00–129.00	117.76
7	—	670	90.00–117.00	108.39
17	—	615	99.00–118.00	110.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	111.00–130.50	118.38
3	—	425	120.00–126.00	123.73
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
2	—	315	125.00–134.00	129.36
5	—	470	111.00–125.00	118.78
1	—	645	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	353	160.00	160.00
10	—	421	145.00–151.00	148.49
26	—	339	154.00–160.00	156.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	122.00	122.00
1	—	625	94.00	94.00
2	—	350	130.00	130.00
3	—	440	130.00–136.00	134.02
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	384	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	130.00	130.00
3	—	648	134.50	134.50
2	—	418	140.00	140.00
6	—	381	140.00–161.00	153.43
6	—	473	142.00–144.00	143.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	92.00	92.00
2	—	273	164.00–165.00	164.48
5	—	1,033	80.00	80.00
45	—	530	122.00–145.00	137.06
46	—	380	135.00–163.00	148.93
1	—	710	108.00	108.00
12	—	635	115.00–135.00	119.18
49	—	423	130.00–160.00	147.39
26	—	321	140.00–177.00	158.16
25	—	475	121.00–152.00	138.15
21	—	580	101.00–145.00	127.24
11	—	679	100.00–123.00	116.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	182.50	182.50
1	—	285	180.00	180.00
1	—	615	150.00	150.00
2	—	430	152.50–162.50	157.50
3	—	463	149.00–157.50	152.24
3	—	518	145.00–155.00	151.50
4	—	318	157.50–175.00	169.11
3	—	377	150.00–157.50	154.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	170.00	170.00
1	—	845	93.00	93.00
2	—	858	95.00	95.00
4	—	350	171.00	171.00
12	—	716	104.00–109.00	107.10
14	—	536	138.00–140.00	138.14
5	—	567	150.00	150.00
2	—	432	168.00	168.00
28	—	463	164.00–167.00	166.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	110.00	110.00
7	—	681	118.00	118.00
8	—	465	150.00	150.00
23	—	611	110.00–125.00	123.63
8	—	346	177.00	177.00
80	—	444	157.50–173.00	172.41
19	—	538	136.00–154.00	153.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	315	113.00–128.00	118.10
5	—	381	110.00–142.50	126.81
3	—	425	110.00–141.00	130.45
3	—	478	111.00–120.00	116.10
2	—	543	90.00–120.00	104.93
2	—	578	114.00–124.00	118.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	620	138.50	138.50
6	—	582	130.00	130.00
7	—	816	114.00	114.00
10	—	777	113.00	113.00
22	—	335	160.00–163.00	160.85
29	—	724	120.00–125.00	122.74
44	—	408	155.00–165.00	160.77
45	—	456	154.00	154.00
47	—	533	140.00–153.00	145.93
50	—	684	117.00–123.00	120.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	491	163.00	163.00
33	—	565	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
76	—	616	122.00–148.00	139.31
13	—	277	160.00–190.00	176.71
137	—	479	140.00–169.00	159.52
92	—	583	124.00–160.00	144.17
76	—	521	130.00–168.00	152.60
72	—	426	140.00–179.00	163.56
66	—	361	154.00–180.00	168.21
35	—	322	152.50–192.00	172.75
19	—	673	111.00–133.00	124.25
14	—	784	105.00–120.00	115.15
12	—	735	100.00–133.00	122.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	130.00	130.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	608	450.00	450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	720	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	663	50.00–70.00	55.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	650	52.00–77.00	62.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	51.00–84.00	67.86
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,028	45.00–72.50	62.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	716	62.00–72.00	65.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	832	40.00–89.00	68.21
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	50.00	50.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,178	44.00–63.00	54.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	55.00	55.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,071	490.00–850.00	662.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,046	535.00–750.00	687.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,103	630.00–1,160.00	913.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,083	690.00–1,000.00	856.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,073	700.00–975.00	881.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	936	750.00–1,000.00	891.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	57.00	57.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	52.00	52.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,215	750.00–1,285.00	1,112.57
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	725.00–885.00	806.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,053	41.00–59.00	50.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,015	550.00–950.00	712.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	959	450.00–1,000.00	703.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,085	700.00–720.00	710.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,166	700.00–950.00	801.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	45.00	45.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	895	57.00	57.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	742	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	693	485.00–800.00	634.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,010.00	1,010.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	840.00–850.00	845.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,034	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,200	910.00–1,675.00	1,436.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	800.00–960.00	873.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,194	650.00–870.00	769.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,010	690.00–800.00	741.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	886	725.00–1,500.00	984.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,000	775.00–1,070.00	907.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,285.00	1,285.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	760	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,753	70.00–94.00	87.94
21	—	1,300	35.00–76.00	61.13
35	—	1,586	63.50–87.50	79.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,085	30.00–49.00	39.42
59	—	1,137	39.00–65.00	51.28
16	—	960	10.00–30.00	18.37
24	—	1,258	47.50–73.00	63.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,443	45.00–67.50	59.29
16	—	1,382	40.00–63.50	53.91
1	—	950	30.00	30.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,019	20.00–31.00	25.82
26	—	1,010	31.00–45.00	37.04
29	—	1,114	45.00–65.00	54.43
33	—	1,035	34.50–54.00	46.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	860	12.00–23.00	18.16
1	—	650	60.00	60.00
7	—	824	28.00–43.00	36.23
10	—	874	38.00–47.00	42.24
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	25.00	25.00
1	—	845	16.00	16.00
1	—	790	40.00	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.

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