Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 244 priced lines covering 4,073 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,444 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 819 head. replacement cattle receipts at 384 head. Counted as USDA files them — 70 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,444Last week 5,410Year ago 4,630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 819Last week 651Year ago 662

Replacement CattleReceipts 384Last week 239Year ago 209

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker steers mostly sold steady to 2.00 higher, instances 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter 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
114	—	616	130.00–157.00	143.99
2	—	238	177.00	177.00
29	—	815	115.00–132.50	130.87
5	—	282	168.00–184.50	181.40
40	—	368	161.00–193.00	177.57
61	—	669	123.00–148.00	139.03
72	—	425	148.00–186.00	161.33
82	—	523	136.00–161.00	147.66
91	—	572	125.00–161.00	144.60
92	—	474	140.00–176.00	155.01
3	—	960	117.00	117.00
5	—	875	108.00–120.00	116.00
20	—	764	123.00–137.00	131.83
26	—	713	128.00–143.00	135.79
30	—	327	165.00–198.00	182.58
3	—	920	115.00–120.00	116.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	107.00	107.00
1	—	815	93.00	93.00
1	—	565	113.00	113.00
4	—	383	114.00–123.00	117.75
5	—	487	101.00–126.00	117.02
11	—	434	118.00–133.00	126.92
2	—	338	121.00–132.50	126.62
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	119.00	119.00
21	—	323	138.00–161.00	151.85
21	—	620	120.00–139.00	130.47
24	—	377	130.00–166.00	149.78
7	—	726	120.00–130.50	124.21
25	—	671	112.00–141.00	129.09
40	—	578	120.00–149.00	133.03
46	—	521	120.00–150.00	136.45
62	—	474	120.00–156.00	138.88
65	—	427	124.00–160.00	143.29
3	—	753	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	683	137.00–142.00	139.73
62	—	590	144.00–152.50	150.01
34	—	638	145.00–147.00	146.21
16	—	477	150.00–158.00	154.48
4	—	389	148.00	148.00
10	—	818	125.00	125.00
11	—	548	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	153.00	153.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	134.00	134.00
2	—	483	156.00–157.00	156.49
3	—	619	140.00	140.00
24	—	726	130.00–137.00	134.56
36	—	679	137.00–143.00	138.36
17	—	573	143.00–158.00	146.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	78.00	78.00
4	—	328	115.00–131.00	122.32
2	—	563	79.00–100.00	89.64
9	—	428	105.00–118.00	111.40
9	—	527	100.00–111.00	107.99
15	—	467	90.00–125.00	109.59
8	—	386	79.00–125.00	112.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	147.00	147.00
1	—	995	89.00	89.00
2	—	823	103.00–105.00	104.02
66	—	423	130.00–153.00	141.66
94	—	470	125.00–148.00	136.97
120	—	570	120.00–138.00	129.27
125	—	522	124.00–143.00	132.26
7	—	776	104.00–121.00	110.09
62	—	374	137.00–160.00	147.93
56	—	619	119.00–134.00	125.60
51	—	328	139.00–168.00	152.94
44	—	677	114.00–126.00	121.79
14	—	723	115.00–123.00	118.21
3	—	870	94.00–115.00	103.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	125.00	125.00
3	—	480	125.00–134.00	131.19
5	—	638	115.00–120.00	119.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	713	105.00–112.00	110.16
1	—	870	111.00	111.00
12	—	674	103.00–119.00	114.01
14	—	323	125.00–153.00	140.82
26	—	378	117.00–151.00	132.30
30	—	624	107.00–124.00	117.41
39	—	570	105.00–129.00	119.53
63	—	476	115.00–141.00	126.24
67	—	428	110.00–140.00	130.18
72	—	522	109.00–132.00	120.59
4	—	765	90.00–112.00	102.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	528	138.50	138.50
3	—	615	125.00	125.00
8	—	704	120.00–126.00	123.74
9	—	570	128.50–130.00	129.15
71	—	675	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	162.50	162.50
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
2	—	480	125.00	125.00
5	—	587	120.00–121.00	120.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	122.00	122.00
3	—	438	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	535	123.00–132.00	128.63
37	—	479	125.00–139.00	130.70
36	—	617	119.00–126.00	122.12
34	—	588	123.00–134.00	129.47
10	—	375	142.00–147.00	144.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	110.00	110.00
5	—	373	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	578	138.50	138.50
9	—	731	123.00–125.50	124.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	746	122.50	122.50
36	—	779	123.85	123.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	200.00	200.00
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
1	—	730	165.00	165.00
3	—	900	120.00	120.00
2	—	568	155.00–165.00	159.85
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	54.00–57.00	55.53
1	—	765	63.00	63.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	117.00–119.00	118.02
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	100.00–120.00	109.88
13	—	326	167.00–195.00	180.72
25	—	379	155.00–189.00	171.38
45	—	416	145.00–187.00	168.35
1	—	1,000	80.00	80.00
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
66	—	527	125.00–155.00	137.45
62	—	574	118.00–149.00	133.84
61	—	617	119.00–142.00	130.86
22	—	666	113.00–136.00	127.79
10	—	722	111.00–125.00	118.16
8	—	768	107.00–120.00	114.08
48	—	474	135.00–155.00	149.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	494	142.00	142.00
12	—	565	120.00–134.00	130.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	91.00	91.00
2	—	988	74.00	74.00
9	—	335	140.00–166.00	153.82
20	—	571	115.00–134.00	127.00
23	—	524	117.00–140.00	129.79
25	—	420	130.00–153.00	142.07
26	—	379	140.00–158.00	149.92
37	—	474	120.00–145.00	135.23
1	—	865	95.00	95.00
1	—	270	160.00	160.00
14	—	684	100.00–122.00	117.28
11	—	724	95.00–109.00	104.65
11	—	633	110.00–134.00	119.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	120.00–133.00	125.66
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
2	—	400	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	575	113.00–115.00	114.03
2	—	485	92.00–125.00	108.16
1	—	320	137.00	137.00
1	—	520	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	162.00	162.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,178	800.00–1,000.00	902.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	895	700.00–1,125.00	816.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,161	670.00–1,210.00	888.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,048	800.00–810.00	806.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,198	800.00–985.00	910.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	69.00	69.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,297	63.00–70.00	66.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	74.00	74.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,212	810.00–1,410.00	1,183.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	1,044	52.00–70.00	65.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,162	61.00–77.50	69.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,362	64.00–77.00	74.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,204	66.00–80.00	71.60
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	72.50	72.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,219	51.00–81.00	71.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,144	800.00–1,350.00	1,058.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,112	790.00–1,200.00	949.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,092	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,181.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,097	825.00–1,430.00	1,100.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,224	40.00–72.00	65.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,071	58.50–75.00	66.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	63.00	63.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	54.00	54.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	69.00	69.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	957	850.00–1,175.00	1,043.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	790.00	790.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	49.00	49.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,102	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,229.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,151	850.00–1,100.00	1,038.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,486.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,181	660.00–1,200.00	982.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,071	800.00–1,200.00	1,087.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,280	925.00–1,400.00	1,165.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,578	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,401.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,280	1,175.00–1,350.00	1,276.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,312	1,100.00–1,325.00	1,207.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,251	950.00–1,225.00	1,129.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	1,635.00	1,635.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	883	60.00–88.00	74.63
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	83.00	83.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	64.00	64.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	843	66.00–110.00	87.12
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,290.00	1,290.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	85.00	85.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	75.00–80.00	77.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	845	800.00–875.00	839.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,423	1,300.00–2,550.00	1,715.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	98.00	98.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,190	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,860.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	815.00–825.00	819.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,717	87.50–108.50	99.15
18	—	1,271	56.00–88.00	76.69
20	—	1,613	75.00–99.00	89.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,199	48.00–69.50	63.19
78	—	1,203	62.00–81.50	72.47
105	—	1,136	57.00–75.00	65.17
18	—	1,013	30.00–76.50	52.26
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	26.00	26.00
23	—	974	30.00–62.00	52.88
31	—	1,104	50.00–74.50	65.90
39	—	1,055	41.50–68.00	57.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	49.00	49.00
1	—	845	65.00	65.00
8	—	770	38.00–47.00	43.04
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	38.00	38.00
2	—	833	40.00–47.00	43.51
1	—	820	64.50	64.50
1	—	825	68.00	68.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,300	55.00–72.50	65.41
41	—	1,388	67.00–80.50	74.23

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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