Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 231 priced lines covering 4,161 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,137 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 608 head. replacement cattle receipts at 258 head. Counted as USDA files them — 43 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,137Last week 6,460Year ago 4,729

Slaughter CattleReceipts 608Last week 743Year ago 540

Replacement CattleReceipts 258Last week 351Year ago 133

Compared to close last week: Stocker steers and heifers under 600 lbs mostly sold 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	670	120.00–142.00	130.08
34	—	328	145.00–200.00	172.21
22	—	714	120.00–135.00	128.74
3	—	895	122.00	122.00
32	—	816	120.00–131.00	129.14
63	—	384	147.00–183.00	166.11
72	—	617	126.00–150.00	135.60
92	—	426	140.00–172.00	154.86
101	—	472	140.00–168.00	150.57
108	—	520	131.00–162.00	145.20
143	—	565	130.00–157.00	144.06
15	—	759	120.00–134.00	125.77
2	—	900	110.00	110.00
2	—	285	165.00–187.50	176.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	116.50	116.50
10	—	670	117.50–132.00	125.69
9	—	724	111.00–132.00	122.69
8	—	331	130.00–167.00	147.50
22	—	624	116.00–136.00	126.82
25	—	577	118.00–147.00	126.12
26	—	374	127.00–163.00	142.35
41	—	526	120.00–145.00	132.55
50	—	477	124.00–144.00	133.53
7	—	776	113.50–130.00	117.46
40	—	427	125.00–150.00	136.85
1	—	285	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	541	146.00–151.00	149.79
16	—	473	137.00–145.00	139.57
31	—	626	152.00	152.00
4	—	442	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	678	139.00–140.00	139.53
12	—	879	112.00–116.00	113.35
7	—	848	126.50	126.50
46	—	491	143.00–159.00	150.22
47	—	645	136.25–144.00	142.18
4	—	565	133.00	133.00
3	—	712	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	478	152.50–161.25	156.55
10	—	449	160.00	160.00
25	—	571	142.00–152.00	149.22
71	—	528	147.50–163.00	157.52
37	—	719	141.00	141.00
14	—	610	145.00–146.00	145.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	101.00	101.00
4	—	460	110.00–120.00	115.98
10	—	383	115.00–129.00	126.18
3	—	580	88.00–115.00	104.13
1	—	405	124.00	124.00
1	—	535	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	653	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	146.00–152.00	150.05
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	72.00	72.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	150.00	150.00
2	—	490	140.00	140.00
1	—	250	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	117.00	117.00
1	—	425	137.00	137.00
4	—	580	110.00–122.00	117.41
2	—	668	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	529	125.00–142.00	134.17
49	—	477	135.25–147.00	141.42
11	—	418	136.00–146.00	140.88
17	—	621	117.50–125.00	121.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	605	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	71.00	71.00
2	—	373	84.00–91.00	87.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
2	—	805	100.00–101.00	100.50
6	—	730	100.00–110.00	104.14
16	—	672	100.00–117.00	110.39
21	—	625	100.00–120.00	111.61
22	—	385	115.00–135.00	124.44
36	—	568	103.00–130.00	116.37
44	—	526	106.00–130.00	117.11
66	—	427	110.00–140.00	123.65
69	—	473	110.00–135.00	122.33
17	—	326	119.00–136.00	128.88
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	98.00	98.00
2	—	325	115.00–117.00	116.02
8	—	374	106.00–118.00	111.66
7	—	567	89.00–112.00	102.82
9	—	471	100.00–122.50	109.16
4	—	520	105.00–110.00	106.74
9	—	419	100.00–120.00	111.26
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	327	136.00–153.00	144.86
55	—	615	108.00–128.00	121.01
56	—	370	128.00–155.00	142.25
112	—	570	114.00–134.50	126.01
138	—	425	125.00–159.00	137.93
147	—	471	120.00–144.00	132.49
152	—	519	120.00–139.00	130.09
4	—	815	99.00–101.00	100.50
6	—	734	106.00–120.00	110.46
9	—	764	105.00–113.00	108.31
35	—	673	104.00–125.00	116.74
2	—	285	142.50–147.50	145.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	126.00	126.00
6	—	598	122.50	122.50
3	—	468	125.00	125.00
2	—	823	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	270	140.00–158.00	147.98
13	—	380	131.00–143.00	135.14
6	—	316	141.00–148.00	143.48
11	—	404	135.00–150.00	139.32
4	—	500	126.00–127.00	126.75
4	—	459	124.00–135.00	128.23
3	—	587	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	629	118.75–128.50	121.69
5	—	384	135.00	135.00
26	—	526	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	112.00	112.00
1	—	615	102.00	102.00
2	—	490	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	132.50	132.50
7	—	327	139.00–155.00	147.59
12	—	680	90.00–122.00	112.65
18	—	378	126.00–150.00	138.12
19	—	471	125.00–141.00	133.02
28	—	428	124.00–147.00	133.89
4	—	724	96.00–106.00	102.55
14	—	617	109.00–125.00	114.19
23	—	574	105.00–126.00	118.42
28	—	516	115.00–143.00	127.10
2	—	818	64.00–100.00	81.61
1	—	780	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	160.00–187.50	173.75
61	—	428	130.00–169.00	150.54
103	—	526	122.00–150.00	137.34
4	—	816	94.00–106.00	102.30
14	—	327	140.00–183.00	164.52
38	—	375	140.00–173.00	161.13
5	—	876	94.00–105.00	99.01
11	—	773	98.00–118.00	109.91
12	—	720	100.00–125.00	113.58
22	—	676	110.00–125.50	119.23
70	—	621	116.00–136.00	127.11
56	—	472	130.00–159.00	145.68
1	—	1,060	82.00	82.00
73	—	574	120.00–148.00	130.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	122.00	122.00
4	—	439	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	100.00–120.00	109.68
2	—	418	121.00–125.00	123.08
6	—	570	100.00–114.00	104.12
3	—	382	113.00–122.00	118.60
3	—	505	106.00–119.00	111.61
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
6	—	276	182.50	182.50
12	—	376	135.00–157.00	153.47
7	—	478	135.00–140.00	136.40
3	—	533	123.00	123.00
2	—	585	105.00	105.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	766	62.00	62.00
2	—	658	68.50	68.50
1	—	570	60.00	60.00
1	—	495	68.50	68.50
2	—	505	50.00	50.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	940	80.00–82.00	80.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,293	1,285.00–1,475.00	1,362.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	985.00–1,150.00	1,074.39
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,293	950.00–1,025.00	989.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,310.00	1,310.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,050	800.00–1,160.00	1,006.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,605	1,140.00–1,200.00	1,169.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,361	1,040.00–1,175.00	1,098.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,204	635.00–1,025.00	914.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,276.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,389.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	750.00	750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	951	48.00–90.00	67.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	713	80.00–109.00	96.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	57.00	57.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	463	55.00–60.00	56.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	754	75.00–100.00	87.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	50.00	50.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	43.00	43.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,059	700.00–1,025.00	876.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	36	—	1,215	600.00–1,000.00	836.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,068	700.00–760.00	720.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,198	55.00–77.00	64.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,290	60.00–65.00	62.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,143	48.00–69.00	58.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,028	65.50–74.00	69.93
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,211	62.00–76.00	66.87
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,212	735.00–950.00	803.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,598	985.00–1,000.00	992.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,465	875.00–1,150.00	1,024.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	875.00–975.00	927.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,143	540.00–1,050.00	848.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,164	54.00–60.00	57.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	78.00	78.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,267.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	53.00–75.00	64.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,084	775.00–1,275.00	1,135.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,428	61.00–70.00	65.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,116	680.00–760.00	720.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,345	57.00	57.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,244	56.00–74.00	65.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,248	925.00–1,300.00	1,153.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,420	875.00	875.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,170	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,665	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,970	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,477	37.00–82.00	72.74
20	—	1,693	90.00–101.00	94.23
30	—	1,602	79.00–93.00	85.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,111	41.00–57.00	49.66
63	—	1,209	59.00–69.00	64.20
105	—	1,183	49.00–64.00	58.22
2	—	895	37.00–40.00	38.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,405	60.00–70.00	64.76
29	—	1,358	55.00–65.00	59.73
3	—	1,475	52.00–54.00	52.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	30.00–40.00	36.39
23	—	995	32.00–54.00	49.39
24	—	1,145	57.00–65.00	60.84
54	—	1,029	46.00–60.00	53.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	30.00–34.00	31.31
3	—	723	44.00–52.00	48.06
4	—	784	39.50–41.00	40.60
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	40.00	40.00
1	—	605	30.00	30.00
3	—	788	47.00–50.00	48.32

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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