Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 267 priced lines covering 4,863 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,317 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,015 head. replacement cattle receipts at 356 head. Counted as USDA files them — 97 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,317Last week 6,506Year ago 3,228

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,015Last week 784Year ago 676

Replacement CattleReceipts 356Last week 295Year ago 299

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower, except 600 lb weights were 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-6.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	570	121.00–149.00	136.86
93	—	475	130.00–165.00	150.17
48	—	615	118.00–141.00	131.37
43	—	675	112.00–136.00	128.60
17	—	716	110.00–131.00	123.12
11	—	766	97.00–129.00	115.26
9	—	812	98.00–115.00	105.98
136	—	520	126.00–156.00	141.51
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
24	—	331	156.00–209.00	189.96
50	—	376	140.00–191.00	169.19
61	—	419	145.00–188.00	161.94
1	—	950	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
2	—	438	140.00–142.00	141.01
2	—	463	136.00–147.00	141.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	135.00	135.00
4	—	236	175.00	175.00
4	—	565	124.00	124.00
14	—	437	146.00–166.00	157.94
32	—	386	153.00–171.00	164.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	569	104.00–136.00	125.54
7	—	779	90.00–117.00	107.65
1	—	295	156.00	156.00
40	—	527	116.00–142.00	130.78
3	—	867	90.00–104.00	97.97
10	—	679	110.00–130.00	121.78
11	—	719	106.00–122.00	114.79
12	—	311	128.00–180.00	153.27
15	—	621	110.00–136.00	121.06
30	—	381	135.00–169.00	149.58
43	—	424	130.00–167.00	148.53
52	—	478	120.00–151.00	137.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	120.00–125.00	122.62
5	—	564	112.00–118.00	116.78
6	—	425	106.00–125.00	119.57
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
7	—	516	80.00–117.00	108.18
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
4	—	374	120.00–130.00	122.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	102.00	102.00
1	—	565	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	570	114.00–118.00	115.30
3	—	663	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	340	144.00	144.00
10	—	276	161.00	161.00
2	—	568	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	364	146.00–154.00	151.97
1	—	270	153.00	153.00
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	124.00	124.00
1	—	605	121.00	121.00
2	—	493	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	275	125.00–145.00	132.66
24	—	628	108.00–125.00	115.16
27	—	323	124.00–155.00	137.85
33	—	569	113.00–131.00	122.60
46	—	527	110.00–136.00	123.00
47	—	375	115.00–146.00	132.75
1	—	795	97.50	97.50
52	—	426	115.00–150.00	129.63
59	—	473	113.00–142.00	127.56
16	—	671	110.00–124.00	116.32
9	—	807	100.00	100.00
7	—	724	105.00–112.00	108.72
3	—	985	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	471	100.00–116.00	109.98
6	—	373	104.00–116.00	111.69
6	—	519	104.00–115.00	108.37
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
15	—	425	100.00–120.00	109.20
6	—	338	114.00–117.00	114.99
2	—	573	100.00–110.00	105.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	281	153.00–160.00	157.87
57	—	664	115.00–136.00	126.93
79	—	327	131.00–175.00	151.91
92	—	377	130.00–164.00	149.40
132	—	616	118.00–141.00	130.99
150	—	570	120.00–143.00	131.00
153	—	427	126.00–156.00	142.98
179	—	521	121.00–146.00	133.31
190	—	473	128.00–156.00	138.56
1	—	925	86.00	86.00
1	—	860	105.00	105.00
15	—	737	105.00–123.00	116.74
3	—	812	105.00–117.00	110.31
12	—	765	107.50–119.00	112.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	141.00	141.00
3	—	538	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	685	115.00–124.00	120.72
1	—	410	119.00	119.00
2	—	585	119.00–120.00	119.50
4	—	615	110.00–113.00	112.26
8	—	461	120.00–141.00	134.20
10	—	526	130.00–133.00	130.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	115.00	115.00
6	—	721	116.00–120.50	119.02
13	—	673	124.50–129.00	126.58
25	—	627	131.00–132.50	131.73
7	—	569	130.00–135.50	132.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	119.00	119.00
25	—	472	129.00–143.00	137.92
19	—	598	129.00	129.00
10	—	509	125.00–134.00	131.23
8	—	349	146.00	146.00
6	—	398	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	107.00	107.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	738	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	665	142.00	142.00
12	—	789	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	602	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	951	114.00	114.00
17	—	288	176.00–210.00	186.11
1	—	940	117.00	117.00
121	—	520	134.00–169.00	152.58
134	—	474	139.00–167.00	156.46
5	—	817	120.00–134.00	127.27
15	—	773	121.00–139.00	131.38
37	—	329	164.00–214.00	191.98
49	—	726	123.00–146.00	137.88
57	—	663	125.00–144.00	134.70
63	—	376	150.00–196.00	174.19
2	—	875	110.00–122.00	116.07
89	—	424	142.00–197.00	164.85
119	—	616	120.00–153.50	141.98
100	—	577	131.00–156.00	144.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	140.00–142.00	141.33
23	—	423	171.00	171.00
20	—	584	136.00–142.50	141.43
6	—	615	143.00	143.00
1	—	460	151.00	151.00
1	—	540	144.00	144.00
1	—	755	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
1	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	510	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	352	155.00	155.00
3	—	637	132.00	132.00
3	—	718	124.00	124.00
5	—	325	172.50	172.50
14	—	284	174.00–175.00	174.27
10	—	439	145.00	145.00
18	—	496	157.00–159.00	157.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	507	150.00	150.00
10	—	410	165.00	165.00
21	—	573	150.00	150.00
25	—	495	156.50	156.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	106.00	106.00
11	—	717	122.00–134.00	127.43
12	—	765	118.00–135.00	128.15
14	—	678	119.00–136.00	128.77
21	—	621	120.00–139.00	130.30
37	—	575	121.00–155.00	133.69
40	—	379	135.00–164.00	147.92
42	—	325	137.00–187.00	166.45
44	—	426	120.00–168.00	144.17
51	—	523	124.00–151.00	137.38
56	—	476	124.00–151.00	136.16
2	—	278	165.00–175.00	170.05
1	—	850	110.00	110.00
2	—	910	105.00–110.00	107.50
1	—	845	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
2	—	445	145.00	145.00
1	—	590	150.00	150.00
3	—	383	170.00	170.00
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
2	—	590	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	382	105.00–130.00	121.42
11	—	472	108.00–130.00	120.21
1	—	815	71.00	71.00
7	—	442	127.00–132.00	130.03
4	—	653	118.00–124.00	122.48
1	—	620	117.00	117.00
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	652	135.50	135.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	641	141.00	141.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,184	56.00–69.00	62.57
34	—	1,041	40.00–55.00	47.02
140	—	1,154	45.00–63.00	54.89
15	—	1,008	30.00–46.00	38.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,003	30.00–50.00	47.75
15	—	1,081	58.00–63.00	61.01
49	—	1,054	44.00–60.00	54.35
3	—	990	38.00–46.00	43.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,395	60.00–70.00	63.11
18	—	1,457	53.00–61.50	57.78
1	—	1,005	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	819	22.00–46.00	36.82
4	—	809	39.50–48.50	44.37
2	—	848	51.00–53.00	52.00
4	—	751	30.00–40.00	35.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	25.00–43.00	35.14
4	—	813	37.00–51.00	45.51
1	—	845	55.00	55.00
1	—	810	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,312	50.00–79.50	70.93
21	—	1,770	84.00–97.00	90.70
27	—	1,625	70.00–90.50	82.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	916	55.00–74.00	63.62
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	825	87.00–98.00	93.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	862	53.00–89.00	67.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,108	750.00–1,250.00	1,069.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	997	725.00–975.00	846.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,137	40.00–65.00	57.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	60.50	60.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,214	55.00–77.50	63.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	700.00–900.00	800.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,129	700.00–910.00	789.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,008	900.00–910.00	905.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,042	62.00–63.00	62.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,119	54.00–66.00	60.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	957	61.50–71.00	66.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	59.00–67.00	63.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,128	685.00–975.00	848.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,203	700.00–975.00	822.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,306	800.00–1,125.00	1,044.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,114	835.00–1,225.00	1,101.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	845	50.00	50.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,117	44.00–64.00	57.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	63.00	63.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	885.00–900.00	893.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,163	600.00–1,000.00	838.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,028	45.00–65.00	59.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,128	64.00–82.00	74.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,103	55.00–77.00	63.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,069	625.00–750.00	717.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,019	675.00–950.00	849.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	783	655.00–1,010.00	870.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,138	900.00–1,250.00	1,110.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,090.00	1,090.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,092	950.00–1,400.00	1,153.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,145	675.00–1,135.00	918.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,127	825.00–1,650.00	1,207.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,515	1,260.00	1,260.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,031	775.00–1,050.00	894.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,040	750.00–1,300.00	940.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	925.00–1,175.00	1,064.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,297	1,210.00–1,310.00	1,277.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,097	750.00–1,300.00	999.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,436	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,108	750.00–835.00	786.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	500.00	500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	80.00–84.50	82.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	980	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,088	1,225.00	1,225.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	70.50	70.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	90.00	90.00

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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