Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 182 priced lines covering 2,616 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,682 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 623 head. replacement cattle receipts at 256 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 11, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,682Last week 4,940Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 623Last week 761Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 256Last week 246Year ago 0

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker steers traded mixed throughout the week but mostly sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker cattle trend comprised from this weeks limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	422	125.00–154.00	140.62
32	—	374	130.00–169.00	146.17
46	—	479	125.00–152.50	140.05
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
2	—	275	130.00	130.00
5	—	682	105.00–116.00	110.73
7	—	628	115.00–135.00	126.84
15	—	561	120.00–135.00	130.35
21	—	321	130.00–164.00	143.64
22	—	531	127.50–145.00	135.48
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	725	112.00–132.00	123.75
25	—	669	111.00–139.00	130.20
26	—	329	150.00–187.50	165.66
33	—	622	113.00–140.00	132.33
34	—	369	145.00–182.50	161.71
61	—	576	115.00–156.00	142.82
63	—	423	134.00–167.50	153.86
105	—	522	130.00–161.00	148.53
120	—	476	131.00–165.00	152.37
1	—	275	143.00	143.00
2	—	805	113.00–114.00	113.50
6	—	775	108.00–115.00	112.16
1	—	870	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	142.00	142.00
2	—	485	149.00	149.00
5	—	438	151.00–155.00	154.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	482	139.00–148.00	144.92
21	—	597	133.50	133.50
12	—	421	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	379	110.00–141.00	123.80
1	—	565	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	154.00–159.00	156.98
1	—	565	141.00	141.00
1	—	720	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	435	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	606	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	900	86.00	86.00
8	—	873	90.00–95.00	91.50
2	—	972	88.00	88.00
13	—	616	104.00–115.00	107.36
16	—	332	125.00–145.00	130.83
29	—	570	105.00–123.00	115.00
32	—	374	110.00–141.00	128.81
36	—	522	104.00–128.00	117.72
48	—	427	110.00–139.00	128.32
51	—	476	105.00–135.00	121.05
2	—	770	94.00–101.00	97.41
3	—	663	101.00–104.00	102.99
8	—	733	99.00–106.00	104.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	113.00	113.00
2	—	698	90.00	90.00
3	—	782	74.00	74.00
9	—	488	104.00–112.00	108.01
4	—	539	100.00–114.00	108.48
5	—	419	105.00–115.00	109.77
5	—	569	90.00–114.00	100.72
2	—	370	118.00–129.00	123.72
3	—	610	100.00–106.00	103.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	108.00	108.00
1	—	675	102.00	102.00
1	—	390	125.00	125.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	480	102.00–119.00	110.32
3	—	305	140.00	140.00
4	—	433	131.00–133.00	132.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	151.00	151.00
7	—	720	101.00–111.00	106.27
2	—	890	104.00	104.00
11	—	788	106.00–109.00	108.73
2	—	822	99.00	99.00
27	—	623	114.00–131.00	118.53
32	—	325	130.00–155.00	144.33
33	—	669	108.00–118.00	114.03
45	—	374	125.00–150.00	139.57
61	—	564	114.00–134.00	125.67
73	—	424	123.00–145.00	136.19
89	—	516	116.00–136.00	128.63
111	—	477	120.00–141.00	132.42
1	—	945	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	142.00	142.00
1	—	585	122.00	122.00
3	—	465	125.00–128.00	126.35
9	—	416	130.00–142.50	135.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	132.00	132.00
4	—	495	126.00	126.00
4	—	790	102.00	102.00
5	—	535	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
1	—	395	124.00	124.00
1	—	410	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	713	124.00–125.00	124.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	531	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	156.00	156.00
1	—	460	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	81.00	81.00
3	—	340	120.00–122.50	120.85
1	—	405	122.00	122.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
1	—	530	106.00	106.00
1	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	625	102.00	102.00
1	—	680	92.00	92.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	145.00	145.00
2	—	468	133.00	133.00
3	—	618	110.00–115.00	112.36
4	—	528	120.00–128.00	123.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	312	143.00–188.00	167.71
23	—	376	130.00–177.50	154.19
2	—	838	94.00–100.00	96.99
2	—	750	99.00–110.00	104.50
10	—	716	100.00–120.00	108.85
13	—	671	112.00–119.00	117.14
19	—	420	140.00–160.00	148.91
29	—	620	114.00–134.00	125.55
39	—	481	124.00–155.00	140.69
42	—	523	116.00–149.00	134.37
48	—	572	115.00–137.00	128.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	96.00–97.00	96.33
10	—	333	134.00–162.00	142.66
11	—	519	108.00–135.00	120.55
14	—	572	105.00–129.00	117.03
20	—	416	120.00–143.00	133.32
22	—	372	125.00–150.00	137.09
29	—	479	121.00–143.00	132.63
4	—	668	100.00–114.00	107.90
10	—	622	96.00–118.00	110.22

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,236	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,049.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,003	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,305.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	1,085.00	1,085.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,050	890.00–1,175.00	1,117.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	971	1,300.00–1,335.00	1,315.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,205	900.00–1,035.00	956.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	58.00	58.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	63.00	63.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,197	54.00–59.00	57.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	650.00–725.00	684.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,144	710.00–810.00	756.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,128	57.00–65.00	60.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,070	90.00–95.00	92.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	64.00	64.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	58.00–65.00	61.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,385	57.00	57.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,280	700.00–1,075.00	842.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	62	—	1,153	700.00–1,200.00	985.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	45	—	1,019	610.00–1,325.00	1,071.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,250	64.00–69.00	66.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,250	750.00	750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	815	685.00	685.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	855	775.00	775.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,305	92.00	92.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	62.50	62.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	14	—	840	78.00–100.00	93.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	856	54.00–95.00	80.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	844	44.00–69.00	60.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,344	40.00–83.00	68.43
25	—	1,646	74.00–97.00	86.47
26	—	1,710	89.50–105.00	94.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,057	40.00–54.00	47.43
46	—	1,177	55.00–68.00	61.49
115	—	1,168	51.00–62.00	56.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,373	53.00–64.00	58.44
21	—	1,362	60.00–70.00	64.83
3	—	1,315	52.00–57.00	54.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,038	50.00–65.00	59.27
27	—	987	33.00–51.00	44.25
58	—	1,009	45.00–59.00	52.62
6	—	1,001	30.00–40.00	35.56
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	821	45.00–51.00	48.25
1	—	845	55.00	55.00
2	—	755	23.00–30.00	26.73
3	—	733	34.00–46.00	39.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	37.00	37.00
1	—	720	41.00	41.00
2	—	808	49.00–53.00	50.93

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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