Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 159 priced lines covering 1,542 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,660 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 416 head. replacement cattle receipts at 232 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 31, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,660Last week 6,620Year ago 2,843

Slaughter CattleReceipts 416Last week 756Year ago 401

Replacement CattleReceipts 232Last week 272Year ago 128

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00-16.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	712	100.00–110.00	101.97
9	—	628	110.00–120.00	112.83
4	—	285	131.00–136.00	134.79
9	—	372	112.00–139.00	126.43
23	—	474	106.00–128.00	118.94
22	—	571	110.00–126.50	118.30
21	—	424	113.00–137.50	127.44
20	—	530	103.00–128.00	116.76
7	—	776	100.00–106.00	104.02
4	—	661	104.00–110.00	107.20
1	—	850	98.00	98.00
3	—	305	110.00–133.00	125.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	125.00	125.00
1	—	590	120.00	120.00
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
2	—	515	110.00–120.00	115.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	120.00	120.00
5	—	661	122.00	122.00
6	—	528	127.00	127.00
4	—	464	136.50	136.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	110.00	110.00
1	—	470	110.00	110.00
3	—	625	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	130.00	130.00
10	—	326	140.00–143.00	140.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	618	107.00–134.00	121.09
72	—	517	113.00–135.00	127.59
50	—	470	117.00–137.00	130.18
38	—	571	114.00–135.00	122.38
31	—	374	125.00–156.00	142.22
30	—	419	119.00–146.50	135.74
21	—	327	130.00–153.50	146.34
8	—	681	110.00–124.00	117.81
5	—	762	108.50–114.00	112.31
5	—	728	110.00–115.00	112.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	105.00	105.00
3	—	438	115.00–117.00	115.68
2	—	463	100.00–110.00	105.14
3	—	510	100.00–107.00	102.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	775	115.00–126.00	120.87
7	—	724	120.00–126.00	122.88
55	—	516	125.00–155.00	140.86
13	—	670	120.00–135.00	126.30
27	—	318	152.00–178.00	168.27
22	—	366	145.00–175.00	163.64
6	—	828	115.00–127.00	125.02
2	—	900	113.00–125.00	119.00
48	—	427	135.00–167.00	153.46
47	—	572	124.00–145.00	137.26
27	—	621	120.00–144.00	133.57
55	—	473	130.00–160.00	145.77
1	—	880	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	144.00	144.00
2	—	293	163.00	163.00
2	—	378	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	593	139.50	139.50
8	—	625	137.50–138.50	137.87
10	—	650	138.50	138.50
4	—	435	142.00	142.00
15	—	544	140.00–145.00	142.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	399	173.50	173.50
9	—	685	134.50–139.00	136.91
6	—	508	159.50	159.50
5	—	799	130.50	130.50
5	—	626	140.50–141.50	140.90
4	—	561	147.00	147.00
3	—	472	156.50–157.00	156.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	539	142.50–144.50	143.51
2	—	458	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	107.00–129.50	118.09
2	—	488	120.00–121.00	120.50
2	—	418	125.00–126.00	125.49
1	—	315	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	332	130.00–165.00	146.83
4	—	724	110.00–124.00	116.02
3	—	563	119.00–130.00	125.50
2	—	845	125.00	125.00
5	—	780	105.00–130.00	118.97
13	—	634	121.00–132.00	124.52
7	—	668	120.00–135.00	129.38
15	—	427	115.00–152.00	131.67
22	—	374	125.00–157.50	148.92
30	—	521	110.00–140.00	129.44
39	—	480	115.00–142.00	132.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	666	106.00–130.50	120.38
17	—	572	118.00–136.00	127.37
21	—	617	106.00–129.50	123.11
5	—	332	168.00–170.00	168.38
1	—	295	194.00	194.00
8	—	373	155.00–175.00	163.17
15	—	406	145.00–174.00	157.47
4	—	479	142.00–148.00	144.98
4	—	720	107.00–123.00	117.47
29	—	520	114.00–140.00	130.63
2	—	833	88.00–118.00	103.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	152.00	152.00
6	—	327	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	161.00	161.00
1	—	785	106.00	106.00
22	—	510	115.00–133.00	123.11
9	—	571	110.00–125.00	118.54
2	—	720	105.00–110.00	107.45
2	—	810	97.00–104.00	100.48
3	—	685	105.00–122.00	114.71
4	—	611	110.00–120.00	112.71
7	—	374	129.00–159.00	140.74
8	—	419	125.00–153.00	138.11
16	—	462	120.00–135.00	123.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	678	15.00–21.00	17.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,054	59.00–62.50	60.51
4	—	1,046	28.00–41.50	37.85
22	—	959	45.00–59.50	51.78
7	—	874	35.00–50.00	42.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,368	56.00–61.00	58.35
11	—	1,331	61.50–69.00	63.27
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	25.00	25.00
1	—	835	51.00	51.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,008	30.00–46.00	37.19
8	—	995	30.00–52.00	43.02
36	—	1,212	52.00–70.00	61.25
64	—	1,139	40.50–63.00	56.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,226	63.00–82.00	72.87
14	—	1,704	87.00–98.00	93.29
11	—	1,496	70.00–91.00	82.67

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	2	—	1,005	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,099.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,230	1,185.00–1,200.00	1,195.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,605	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	988	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,179.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	900.00–960.00	919.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,233	925.00–1,050.00	1,001.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	62.50	62.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	928	775.00–860.00	815.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	66.00	66.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,230	850.00–1,035.00	950.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	865.00	865.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	75.00	75.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,174	59.00–63.50	60.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	750.00–815.00	789.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	64.00–79.00	70.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,258	63.00–65.50	64.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,148	62.00–70.00	64.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	925	700.00–875.00	800.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	57.00–63.00	60.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,248	1,050.00–1,175.00	1,096.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,143	750.00–1,475.00	1,259.03
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	660	300.00	300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	65.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	61.00–70.00	65.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	927	63.00–96.00	73.64
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	990	875.00	875.00

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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