Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 279 priced lines covering 5,159 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,115 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 857 head. replacement cattle receipts at 420 head. Counted as USDA files them — 54 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,115Last week 3,020Year ago 4,621

Slaughter CattleReceipts 857Last week 603Year ago 805

Replacement CattleReceipts 420Last week 185Year ago 299

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker steers under 550 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher; offerings over 550 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to weak. Slaughter bulls sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	126.00	126.00
6	—	505	132.00–133.00	132.17
11	—	476	139.00–142.50	139.32
3	—	573	129.50–131.00	129.98
68	—	672	139.00	139.00
3	—	390	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	132.00–135.00	133.36
3	—	422	110.00–126.00	119.57
1	—	270	152.50	152.50
1	—	500	115.00	115.00
2	—	318	147.50–152.50	149.90
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	550	119.00	119.00
1	—	600	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	576	80.00–113.00	100.32
14	—	476	99.00–115.00	108.13
6	—	618	100.00–108.00	105.21
7	—	324	109.00–125.00	118.52
12	—	374	90.00–125.00	113.97
12	—	521	90.00–118.00	107.87
19	—	424	91.00–125.00	113.08
1	—	295	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	375	115.00–152.00	126.98
49	—	574	104.00–127.00	116.79
39	—	327	115.00–146.00	132.33
34	—	616	100.00–120.00	113.62
9	—	723	93.00–115.00	101.69
8	—	674	94.00–115.00	106.38
53	—	525	104.00–130.50	117.57
99	—	469	108.00–132.00	121.25
102	—	429	110.00–139.00	125.24
1	—	840	109.00	109.00
4	—	775	92.00–107.00	98.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
165	—	474	120.00–139.00	131.29
148	—	421	124.00–161.00	137.02
135	—	572	110.00–132.00	123.51
135	—	520	115.00–138.00	128.07
132	—	375	125.00–162.00	143.37
74	—	622	112.50–130.00	121.04
59	—	324	133.00–165.00	146.13
51	—	675	106.00–128.00	118.55
27	—	724	100.00–121.00	113.41
12	—	766	92.00–120.00	111.83
1	—	865	99.00	99.00
4	—	283	133.00–147.50	142.47
6	—	817	90.00–110.00	102.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	105.00–111.00	109.53
1	—	705	102.00	102.00
3	—	575	110.00–116.00	113.37
4	—	474	110.00–120.00	114.04
6	—	526	100.00–115.00	110.13
1	—	320	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	131.00	131.00
30	—	433	129.00–137.00	133.29
30	—	482	121.00–139.00	129.00
20	—	618	120.00–127.50	126.37
67	—	521	119.00–126.00	122.57
3	—	310	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	150.00	150.00
3	—	388	144.00	144.00
2	—	575	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	102.00	102.00
1	—	695	84.00	84.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	603	118.00–122.00	119.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	490	133.00–136.00	135.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	98.00	98.00
2	—	650	104.00–108.00	106.00
1	—	320	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	731	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	637	100.00–112.00	106.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	329	132.00–171.00	150.61
8	—	856	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,010	90.00	90.00
5	—	776	96.00–122.00	113.65
8	—	825	100.00–115.00	111.90
11	—	711	115.00–133.00	128.00
21	—	680	110.00–134.00	126.74
44	—	628	114.00–139.00	127.35
45	—	367	125.00–177.00	143.76
45	—	568	117.00–140.00	127.22
63	—	425	125.00–159.00	141.93
76	—	473	120.00–147.00	132.97
83	—	521	110.00–147.00	130.07
7	—	287	150.00–187.50	157.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	672	133.00	133.00
10	—	626	133.00–137.00	135.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	623	136.50–138.00	137.50
16	—	384	156.00–159.00	157.34
3	—	928	120.00	120.00
59	—	576	136.00–139.00	137.19
5	—	447	140.00	140.00
18	—	766	120.00–134.00	125.37
25	—	673	135.00–136.00	135.40
33	—	526	137.00–145.00	142.17
56	—	476	140.00–156.00	147.34
18	—	726	128.00–135.00	132.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,000	110.00	110.00
114	—	418	138.00–178.00	160.14
112	—	523	130.00–158.00	145.54
100	—	472	137.00–166.00	152.81
99	—	573	125.00–149.00	138.65
73	—	374	144.00–194.00	166.62
66	—	618	123.00–146.00	133.87
48	—	326	155.00–211.00	172.26
33	—	723	120.00–135.50	127.76
2	—	235	195.00–202.50	198.59
27	—	673	123.00–139.50	131.86
8	—	777	117.00–133.00	124.75
5	—	824	114.50–128.00	123.04
4	—	274	160.00–196.00	179.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	144.00	144.00
3	—	680	138.00–140.00	139.01
2	—	765	133.00	133.00
1	—	745	136.00	136.00
11	—	516	151.00–154.50	153.77
6	—	459	150.50–165.00	154.29
11	—	443	154.00–175.00	159.03
20	—	826	133.75	133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	135.00	135.00
49	—	568	139.00–145.00	142.44
7	—	465	151.50	151.50
70	—	760	146.00	146.00
7	—	430	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	132.50	132.50
2	—	723	134.00–138.00	135.98
3	—	480	132.00–135.50	134.38
3	—	572	134.00–135.00	134.33
11	—	504	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	75.00	75.00
7	—	319	120.00–144.00	129.02
2	—	615	79.00–120.00	99.17
4	—	569	100.00–125.00	112.95
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
5	—	653	90.00–120.00	113.99
7	—	525	99.00–124.00	110.91
8	—	427	90.00–127.00	112.85
11	—	466	100.00–125.00	113.62
16	—	367	118.00–152.00	146.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
2	—	535	137.00	137.00
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
1	—	715	121.00	121.00
3	—	602	130.00	130.00
8	—	439	132.00–150.00	143.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	549	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	472	127.00–160.00	146.04
2	—	935	90.00–95.00	92.53
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
3	—	807	104.00–114.00	110.69
22	—	720	109.00–127.00	117.50
4	—	776	106.00–119.00	109.72
24	—	326	150.00–206.00	174.75
51	—	424	137.00–183.00	157.80
73	—	380	140.00–188.00	165.58
23	—	668	108.00–133.00	119.95
53	—	620	115.00–134.00	123.65
90	—	522	124.00–153.00	135.72
91	—	574	118.00–145.00	128.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	330	125.00–157.00	136.65
2	—	819	81.00–84.00	82.48
1	—	935	60.00	60.00
4	—	568	94.00–114.00	106.93
7	—	663	104.00–108.00	104.71
8	—	378	108.00–139.00	122.12
11	—	522	108.00–123.00	116.00
12	—	425	115.00–125.00	120.81
3	—	623	103.00–105.00	104.31
7	—	469	113.00–120.00	115.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	965	76.50–85.00	80.79
1	—	925	75.00	75.00
7	—	814	90.00–102.00	94.96
9	—	725	108.00–117.00	112.21
21	—	327	135.00–167.00	144.41
25	—	377	122.00–160.00	143.14
50	—	472	114.00–140.00	129.24
64	—	423	123.50–154.00	137.83
2	—	1,030	57.50–78.00	67.85
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
2	—	868	91.00–98.00	94.51
10	—	763	85.00–113.00	102.82
17	—	619	100.00–124.00	112.97
17	—	674	100.00–120.00	108.33
39	—	570	110.00–130.00	120.06
43	—	528	115.00–137.00	127.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	114.00	114.00
1	—	700	108.00	108.00
1	—	400	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
6	—	620	115.00–131.00	123.25
3	—	663	114.00–123.00	117.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	108.00–116.00	110.70
7	—	681	112.50	112.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	120.00	120.00
1	—	660	115.00	115.00
3	—	467	118.00–135.00	128.62
2	—	415	144.00–146.00	144.99

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,115	450.00–935.00	831.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,189	400.00–1,500.00	1,164.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	820.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	979	775.00–1,100.00	1,034.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	994	500.00–850.00	717.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,130	725.00–1,150.00	932.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	770.00	770.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	975.00–1,200.00	1,100.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,275.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	963	61.00–80.00	68.77
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	55.00	55.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,047	600.00–720.00	676.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	837	64.00–74.00	69.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,096	54.50–66.00	61.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,058	54.00–59.00	56.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	73.00	73.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,445	63.00	63.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,079	45.00–62.50	55.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	67.00	67.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,253	57.00–63.00	59.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	775.00–865.00	820.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	625.00–900.00	786.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	962	450.00–650.00	560.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	809	360.00–900.00	697.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	841	460.00–860.00	674.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,640	63.00	63.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	913	525.00–950.00	764.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,167	56.00–67.00	61.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	500.00–1,050.00	835.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,207	360.00–1,100.00	980.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	870	310.00–600.00	472.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,029	670.00–825.00	742.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,151	400.00–1,075.00	809.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,212	600.00–1,250.00	919.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,050	600.00–1,035.00	941.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	882	54.00–86.00	67.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	945	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	917	45.00–66.00	57.04
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	797	66.00–151.00	90.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	63.00	63.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	570.00	570.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	788	610.00–975.00	801.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	888	810.00–1,400.00	1,208.90
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	815	675.00–875.00	801.68
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	73.00	73.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	744	5.00–40.00	25.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	838	57.00–61.00	59.03
3	—	830	42.00–50.00	45.04
5	—	756	20.00–39.00	30.56
6	—	771	35.00–44.00	39.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	913	30.00–43.00	36.60
28	—	1,061	34.00–52.00	44.42
75	—	1,206	52.00–67.00	60.25
81	—	1,136	42.00–61.00	54.32
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,438	45.00–58.00	53.59
22	—	1,425	51.00–67.50	61.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	34.00–48.00	37.96
14	—	972	35.00–52.00	43.75
15	—	1,070	55.00–66.00	61.11
58	—	1,019	41.00–60.00	52.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,317	59.00–76.00	69.65
22	—	1,678	85.00–99.50	92.67
29	—	1,606	72.50–90.00	83.47

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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