Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 246 priced lines covering 5,616 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,651 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 789 head. replacement cattle receipts at 366 head. Counted as USDA files them — 41 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,651Last week 3,333Year ago 6,409

Slaughter CattleReceipts 789Last week 604Year ago 777

Replacement CattleReceipts 366Last week 373Year ago 365

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker cattle mostly sold steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker cattle trend comprised on limited comparable sales from last week. Reporters noted this week that more new crop calves are showing up at auctions throughout the state. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	981	650.00–885.00	842.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,237	62.00–69.00	65.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,322	60.00–73.00	67.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	890	54.00–60.50	58.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,187	64.00–68.00	66.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,076	800.00–925.00	855.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,069	790.00–1,110.00	1,008.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	933	650.00–1,110.00	899.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	63.00	63.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,113	61.00–65.00	63.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	76.00	76.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,137	725.00–885.00	829.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,119	800.00–1,150.00	1,043.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	868	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,165	775.00–820.00	800.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,016	585.00–1,000.00	926.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,081	675.00–825.00	754.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,280	885.00–975.00	936.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,530	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,475	925.00	925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	65.00–67.00	66.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	911	58.00–90.00	71.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	988	50.00–74.00	59.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	73.00	73.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	868	76.00–83.00	79.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	40.00	40.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	700.00–935.00	807.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	953	550.00–1,000.00	773.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	939	725.00–1,170.00	910.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,305	880.00–1,540.00	1,231.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	485.00–810.00	741.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,288	1,260.00–1,600.00	1,478.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	735	600.00–1,100.00	793.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	780.00–850.00	817.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	162.50–172.50	167.73
1	—	445	151.00	151.00
1	—	355	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	282	160.00–192.00	183.25
12	—	773	115.00–139.00	127.14
1	—	870	116.00	116.00
43	—	318	145.00–202.50	167.64
55	—	713	112.00–147.00	134.77
66	—	673	116.00–150.00	133.40
73	—	374	146.00–178.00	167.19
95	—	614	120.00–148.00	138.25
153	—	415	140.00–165.50	156.94
184	—	465	140.00–165.00	155.74
235	—	523	134.00–166.00	151.49
151	—	566	130.00–152.00	142.26
1	—	910	99.00	99.00
13	—	823	110.00–132.00	121.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	481	147.00–155.00	150.39
80	—	638	138.50–141.25	140.63
21	—	523	160.00–165.00	161.93
80	—	570	148.00–158.00	153.26
2	—	408	162.00–165.00	163.47
4	—	377	170.00–192.50	178.99
62	—	739	140.25	140.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	118.00–120.00	118.98
2	—	515	132.00–135.00	133.49
3	—	337	160.00	160.00
6	—	496	140.00–145.00	142.51
1	—	405	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	100.00–125.00	119.53
18	—	526	90.00–132.00	116.86
9	—	568	100.00–128.00	120.22
4	—	388	122.00–130.00	127.77
3	—	778	83.00–100.00	94.50
3	—	682	110.00	110.00
7	—	423	114.00–131.00	122.77
3	—	315	120.00–132.50	125.93
1	—	945	65.00	65.00
1	—	810	78.00	78.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	582	130.00–145.50	139.63
13	—	377	159.00–167.00	162.72
24	—	436	146.00–158.00	152.11
83	—	674	132.00–149.00	137.69
84	—	528	141.00–153.00	146.61
3	—	708	126.00	126.00
4	—	764	129.50	129.50
12	—	620	137.00–142.00	139.92
38	—	487	154.00–159.00	155.94
4	—	965	85.50	85.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	940	85.00–118.00	107.73
6	—	828	101.00–120.00	111.89
17	—	320	131.00–171.00	153.41
23	—	626	112.00–137.00	128.09
42	—	370	131.00–173.00	147.34
43	—	659	115.00–132.00	126.32
52	—	426	120.00–156.00	144.46
74	—	474	121.00–154.00	140.35
78	—	574	116.00–141.00	132.59
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
50	—	526	121.00–148.00	138.46
15	—	722	114.00–130.00	123.49
6	—	763	110.00–128.00	118.73
2	—	868	90.00–114.00	101.76
1	—	1,110	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,055	84.00	84.00
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	709	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	133.50	133.50
25	—	732	126.00	126.00
48	—	607	141.75	141.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	662	126.25–137.50	131.13
4	—	603	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	158.00	158.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	80.00	80.00
1	—	370	86.00	86.00
2	—	420	85.00–87.00	86.00
3	—	312	79.00–105.00	95.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	456	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	120.00	120.00
2	—	533	122.00–125.00	123.54
4	—	654	110.00–115.50	114.10
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
2	—	750	108.00	108.00
5	—	366	148.00–150.00	149.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	718	80.00–117.00	104.47
2	—	870	92.00	92.00
15	—	384	125.00–153.00	141.12
39	—	425	124.00–145.00	140.80
39	—	476	122.00–145.00	132.95
2	—	810	100.00	100.00
4	—	770	106.00–112.00	108.46
9	—	319	140.00–155.00	147.82
11	—	675	90.00–121.00	108.74
22	—	570	106.00–135.00	121.26
22	—	628	90.00–125.00	111.85
23	—	525	116.00–137.00	124.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
2	—	470	124.00–125.00	124.50
6	—	437	125.00–129.00	126.24
4	—	525	110.00–122.00	115.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	94.00–98.00	96.66
11	—	319	162.00–177.50	171.72
29	—	369	135.00–170.00	161.89
30	—	425	142.00–159.00	152.78
4	—	811	100.00–107.00	104.28
3	—	978	96.00–105.00	98.99
98	—	526	122.00–149.00	135.76
9	—	782	100.00–116.00	108.10
23	—	727	109.00–126.00	117.36
28	—	672	106.00–125.00	119.57
36	—	620	112.00–134.00	125.72
58	—	479	128.00–157.00	146.23
92	—	570	119.00–142.00	131.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	81.00	81.00
2	—	428	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	162.50	162.50
1	—	585	129.00	129.00
2	—	390	162.00–163.00	162.50
2	—	485	136.00–147.00	141.56
2	—	620	115.00–126.00	120.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	643	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	100.00–108.00	103.97
8	—	517	120.00–123.00	121.14
3	—	568	114.00–119.00	115.95
5	—	483	125.00–129.00	127.41
2	—	643	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	634	88.00–99.00	92.97
2	—	338	120.00–121.00	120.49
12	—	428	84.00–122.00	107.84
11	—	389	92.00–120.00	108.71
7	—	534	86.00–110.00	102.08
21	—	472	80.00–114.00	106.02
16	—	578	80.00–106.00	98.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	523	100.00–126.00	119.53
80	—	477	111.00–134.00	124.37
75	—	427	110.00–143.00	128.01
49	—	573	100.00–124.00	115.85
1	—	825	96.00	96.00
1	—	265	128.00	128.00
5	—	778	85.00–109.00	100.43
11	—	721	95.00–115.00	100.77
16	—	675	101.00–119.00	110.55
17	—	320	120.00–142.00	130.12
28	—	376	125.00–140.00	133.50
40	—	635	100.00–120.00	112.68
2	—	955	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	105.00	105.00
1	—	485	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	528	108.00–137.50	132.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	482	131.50–145.00	133.23
1	—	305	168.00	168.00
4	—	706	114.00	114.00
6	—	518	135.50–136.00	135.75
7	—	645	119.00	119.00
23	—	650	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	137.50	137.50
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
4	—	413	139.00–145.00	141.95
6	—	366	140.00–165.00	152.56
7	—	574	121.50–123.00	121.72
9	—	623	115.00	115.00
3	—	480	120.00–136.00	128.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	123.00	123.00
15	—	647	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	275	148.00–170.00	158.49
247	—	528	120.00–137.00	130.18
11	—	769	100.00–118.00	112.30
26	—	714	108.00–121.00	114.94
38	—	676	105.00–123.00	114.22
66	—	326	130.00–156.00	146.29
110	—	374	131.00–155.00	143.37
111	—	615	113.00–132.00	124.06
132	—	569	116.00–135.00	125.39
189	—	426	128.00–152.00	140.29
205	—	472	125.00–147.00	136.21
5	—	819	105.00–111.00	106.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	100.00	100.00
3	—	342	145.00	145.00
38	—	480	125.00–130.50	128.11
79	—	572	120.00–123.75	122.52
28	—	633	116.00–121.00	119.54
18	—	512	128.00–132.00	130.46
17	—	436	132.00–136.00	134.77
9	—	384	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	321	164.00	164.00
18	—	386	155.00–157.00	156.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	709	111.25	111.25
36	—	611	116.50–124.25	122.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,559	74.00–94.00	85.85
13	—	1,385	59.00–80.00	71.49
23	—	1,752	85.50–105.00	93.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,011	34.00–56.00	45.95
55	—	1,201	55.00–70.00	63.29
91	—	1,167	44.50–63.00	56.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,336	50.00–62.00	58.26
29	—	1,332	62.00–68.00	65.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	928	44.00–53.00	48.83
10	—	1,048	50.00–69.00	57.96
33	—	1,020	27.50–64.00	52.36
4	—	903	25.00–40.00	35.95
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	799	25.00–50.00	44.47
1	—	820	51.00	51.00
4	—	761	25.00–35.00	31.87
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	56.00	56.00
2	—	738	42.00–44.00	43.00
6	—	816	39.50–49.00	46.61

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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