Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 217 priced lines covering 3,661 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,268 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 743 head. replacement cattle receipts at 375 head. Counted as USDA files them — 81 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,268Last week 2,984Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 743Last week 450Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 375Last week 134Year ago 0

Compared to close last week: Steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 lower, instances 10.00-12.00 lower; Steers over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower, instances 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	782	92.00–94.00	93.07
5	—	843	90.00	90.00
71	—	864	91.00–97.00	96.48
53	—	489	125.00–138.00	129.16
39	—	433	134.00–143.00	137.22
23	—	635	105.00–115.00	112.00
19	—	521	122.00–127.00	125.03
10	—	583	115.00–117.00	116.02
5	—	376	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	130.00–138.00	134.09
1	—	360	137.00	137.00
19	—	476	120.00–132.00	124.94
1	—	625	119.00	119.00
2	—	518	120.00	120.00
2	—	565	113.00–120.00	116.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	367	103.00–132.00	117.20
5	—	528	97.00–112.00	103.91
4	—	439	110.00–112.00	110.50
4	—	465	100.00–122.00	115.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	123.50	123.50
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
15	—	629	102.00–124.00	115.58
19	—	663	110.00–128.00	115.75
23	—	725	93.00–111.50	104.09
24	—	774	95.00–120.00	105.49
48	—	328	130.00–158.00	147.24
81	—	569	115.00–145.00	122.49
98	—	466	120.00–148.00	136.97
100	—	372	130.00–151.00	144.91
109	—	518	120.00–137.00	127.51
120	—	421	119.00–149.00	135.18
6	—	282	142.50–154.00	148.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	84.00	84.00
5	—	550	120.00	120.00
8	—	435	130.00	130.00
7	—	470	122.00–138.00	127.12
14	—	521	119.00–130.00	127.17
8	—	366	127.00–144.00	131.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	506	129.00–138.00	130.10
3	—	552	127.00	127.00
10	—	405	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	374	115.00–144.00	131.57
3	—	707	90.00–109.00	100.57
27	—	328	120.00–143.00	132.71
49	—	521	104.00–125.00	118.33
53	—	422	110.00–137.00	129.12
4	—	775	88.00–109.00	97.04
8	—	619	97.00–119.00	106.49
11	—	679	99.00–108.00	104.43
13	—	565	97.00–119.00	113.19
60	—	474	115.00–131.00	124.06
3	—	285	129.00–140.00	132.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	378	152.00	152.00
13	—	525	132.00	132.00
74	—	414	147.00–149.00	148.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	335	120.00–126.00	121.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	410	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	118.00–129.00	125.46
7	—	375	94.00–145.00	122.55
1	—	570	113.00	113.00
2	—	338	139.00–141.00	139.98
2	—	520	116.00–119.00	117.51
4	—	425	110.00–136.00	120.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	133.00	133.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
2	—	540	123.00	123.00
3	—	357	149.00–157.00	154.23
3	—	458	140.00–152.00	145.25
2	—	325	140.00–174.00	156.22
1	—	420	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	683	90.00–116.00	106.37
28	—	476	118.00–144.00	135.05
45	—	425	130.00–152.00	142.33
4	—	619	110.00–115.00	112.53
4	—	720	79.00–109.00	95.28
12	—	320	127.50–175.00	148.59
23	—	519	110.00–141.00	125.52
28	—	376	130.00–168.00	147.30
16	—	576	100.00–134.00	117.37
3	—	287	130.00–145.00	136.57
2	—	758	91.00–93.00	92.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	826	88.50–97.00	91.77
1	—	955	75.00	75.00
9	—	678	110.00–124.00	115.74
17	—	325	144.00–191.00	166.65
35	—	470	140.00–154.00	147.02
41	—	371	150.00–183.00	162.09
53	—	420	144.00–169.00	154.37
4	—	786	105.00–111.00	107.46
6	—	878	86.00–94.00	92.52
8	—	716	104.00–117.00	110.62
22	—	624	110.00–139.00	123.52
37	—	568	120.00–140.00	130.37
47	—	515	124.00–152.00	136.93
5	—	278	157.50–181.00	167.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	442	137.00–143.00	137.98
2	—	495	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	106.00	106.00
1	—	530	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	375	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	116.00–120.00	117.97
1	—	430	118.00	118.00
1	—	345	125.00	125.00
2	—	383	137.00–141.00	138.96
7	—	473	110.00–128.00	121.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	122.00	122.00
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
12	—	533	141.50–145.00	142.06
6	—	374	172.00	172.00
1	—	410	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	166.00	166.00
3	—	522	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
2	—	433	150.00	150.00
3	—	497	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	97.00	97.00
4	—	776	97.00–120.00	107.95
8	—	709	113.00–127.00	122.25
25	—	572	129.00–146.00	140.71
27	—	332	140.00–188.00	172.19
31	—	660	112.00–133.00	129.26
40	—	613	126.00–144.00	134.21
63	—	374	145.00–181.00	166.50
83	—	467	135.00–168.00	154.24
98	—	418	139.00–175.00	162.91
109	—	518	135.00–161.00	153.22
1	—	825	112.00	112.00
1	—	295	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	291	181.00	181.00
5	—	540	162.50	162.50
1	—	370	168.00	168.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	164.00–167.00	164.97
3	—	603	145.00	145.00
1	—	530	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	483	138.00–164.00	155.52
71	—	575	122.00–143.00	136.63
2	—	663	120.00	120.00
3	—	837	113.00	113.00
5	—	318	166.00	166.00
8	—	509	152.00	152.00
11	—	426	157.50–161.00	160.09
12	—	740	124.00–127.50	126.03
13	—	390	160.00	160.00
14	—	628	128.00–135.00	131.07
24	—	785	115.00–117.00	115.91
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	119.00–127.00	123.10
14	—	329	141.00–167.00	155.25
25	—	385	130.00–160.00	145.73
25	—	429	119.00–157.00	145.67
26	—	521	120.00–140.00	135.61
32	—	571	110.00–142.00	130.19
47	—	479	124.00–160.00	141.56
3	—	724	116.00–120.00	118.65
4	—	768	111.00	111.00
8	—	683	114.00–121.00	119.42
3	—	847	98.00	98.00
1	—	890	96.00	96.00
1	—	290	154.00	154.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	76.00	76.00

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)	8	—	1,005	810.00–1,010.00	947.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,068	340.00–1,190.00	959.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,095	800.00–900.00	858.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,099	655.00–810.00	766.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,108	710.00–810.00	758.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,021	57.00–73.00	63.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	926	700.00–1,025.00	852.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	41.00	41.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,014	35.00–73.00	53.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	979	1,050.00–1,235.00	1,140.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,109	620.00–1,335.00	999.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	989	45.00–55.00	49.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,177	46.00–57.00	53.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,061	49.00–64.00	58.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	76.00	76.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,077	475.00–800.00	661.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	957	600.00–800.00	716.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,108	575.00–1,100.00	913.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	890	53.00–62.00	57.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	965	725.00–1,150.00	956.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	900.00–1,000.00	952.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,075	600.00–1,010.00	740.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,205	675.00–1,035.00	922.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,037	750.00–1,825.00	1,096.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	885	725.00–1,350.00	1,009.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,518	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262.60
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	728	535.00	535.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	873	730.00–935.00	842.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	921	650.00–860.00	796.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	930	51.00–65.00	55.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	60.00	60.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	605	58.50–90.00	75.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	46	—	850	37.00–103.00	72.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,230	45.00–78.00	65.69
26	—	1,461	62.50–86.00	77.43
27	—	1,700	80.00–95.50	87.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	40.00	40.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	846	35.00–52.00	42.13
3	—	722	20.00–29.00	25.03
16	—	843	30.00–48.00	37.92
5	—	906	50.00–57.00	52.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,112	30.00–52.00	42.74
35	—	1,162	54.00–69.00	60.07
75	—	1,124	44.00–63.00	53.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,368	55.00–66.50	62.19
21	—	1,366	52.00–60.50	56.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	30.00–38.00	34.23
31	—	983	37.00–48.00	44.24
109	—	1,058	31.50–58.00	50.65
20	—	1,050	48.50–60.00	53.97

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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