Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 253 priced lines covering 5,443 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,510 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,010 head. replacement cattle receipts at 347 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,510Last week 11,194Year ago 9,908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,010Last week 1,211Year ago 575

Replacement CattleReceipts 347Last week 362Year ago 131

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	91.00	91.00
78	—	473	120.00–150.00	136.66
54	—	376	127.00–173.00	147.86
45	—	579	115.00–140.00	128.02
44	—	418	122.00–164.00	142.67
4	—	764	118.00–120.00	119.01
13	—	719	100.00–129.00	118.04
16	—	615	111.00–135.00	126.03
1	—	985	90.00	90.00
51	—	522	119.00–144.00	131.44
41	—	328	132.00–181.00	155.64
9	—	673	112.00–134.00	123.51
8	—	809	120.00	120.00
2	—	263	145.00–155.00	149.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	151.00	151.00
13	—	334	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	157.00	157.00
16	—	666	133.00	133.00
6	—	394	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	773	120.00–126.50	124.24
39	—	422	142.00–177.00	163.57
53	—	574	134.00–140.00	138.49
13	—	665	129.00–136.00	132.24
3	—	875	118.00	118.00
15	—	334	150.00–190.00	176.68
4	—	644	132.00	132.00
20	—	355	170.00–181.00	172.77
6	—	848	121.00	121.00
95	—	489	148.00–174.00	159.01
68	—	517	141.00–154.00	148.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	269	155.00–180.00	169.11
8	—	834	116.00–132.00	126.44
230	—	520	130.00–166.00	149.72
67	—	374	145.00–192.00	169.14
203	—	424	139.00–187.00	163.58
3	—	755	114.00–124.00	120.00
17	—	719	119.00–135.00	130.35
2	—	918	122.00–123.00	122.51
55	—	329	156.00–209.00	179.39
3	—	1,005	110.00	110.00
3	—	870	124.00	124.00
1	—	950	109.00	109.00
175	—	475	140.00–180.00	158.83
29	—	676	120.50–139.00	126.52
133	—	570	127.00–148.00	140.64
105	—	619	121.00–146.00	137.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	329	180.00	180.00
22	—	413	171.50–187.00	175.42
8	—	539	165.00	165.00
13	—	457	178.00–180.00	179.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	603	144.00	144.00
3	—	438	163.00–165.00	164.34
32	—	839	133.00	133.00
66	—	760	130.25	130.25
3	—	472	157.00–160.00	159.00
4	—	314	175.00–182.00	179.83
16	—	686	137.00	137.00
9	—	571	139.00–143.00	141.62
25	—	519	146.00–165.00	162.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	125.00–131.00	128.00
14	—	629	128.50–137.00	130.78
5	—	723	120.00–125.00	123.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	686	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	603	134.00	134.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
1	—	355	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	732	75.00–105.00	95.03
4	—	373	110.00–125.00	119.54
7	—	474	99.00–122.00	114.21
1	—	595	87.50	87.50
2	—	335	100.00–130.00	114.78
8	—	438	117.50–135.00	132.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	115.00–121.00	117.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	433	159.00–169.00	163.83
4	—	528	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	667	106.00–127.50	118.89
6	—	868	99.00–100.00	99.83
5	—	771	100.00–119.00	114.32
42	—	382	139.00–183.00	166.32
2	—	925	90.00–95.00	92.46
2	—	823	97.00–116.00	106.36
99	—	522	119.00–154.00	137.62
19	—	720	100.00–124.00	115.94
80	—	476	128.00–166.00	147.66
57	—	422	138.00–183.00	160.36
68	—	573	118.00–140.00	129.12
60	—	619	113.00–130.00	122.47
13	—	332	140.00–197.00	174.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	661	115.00–118.00	117.01
4	—	613	118.00–123.00	121.02
Bulls — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	110.00–112.00	111.00
8	—	537	110.00–130.00	123.63
2	—	740	105.00–110.00	107.48
1	—	630	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	831	86.00–96.00	90.91
21	—	375	120.00–161.00	144.21
8	—	623	98.00–118.00	109.64
28	—	472	118.00–151.00	138.62
52	—	426	125.00–165.00	148.74
1	—	935	80.00	80.00
13	—	326	130.00–163.00	145.38
1	—	1,025	63.00	63.00
9	—	713	90.00–120.00	106.04
28	—	527	117.00–137.00	129.37
22	—	571	105.00–127.00	120.96
8	—	662	104.00–127.00	115.56
2	—	770	110.00–111.00	110.50
2	—	280	135.00–143.00	138.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	131.00	131.00
2	—	620	70.00–92.00	81.35
2	—	683	93.00–96.00	94.53
2	—	553	90.00–91.00	90.50
21	—	485	100.00–131.00	123.40
4	—	423	110.00–125.00	121.36
9	—	368	113.00–139.00	128.92
9	—	521	90.00–115.00	105.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	536	134.00–138.00	135.79
12	—	483	141.00	141.00
9	—	403	141.00	141.00
11	—	664	127.50	127.50
6	—	566	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	140.00	140.00
13	—	596	124.00–128.50	125.73
56	—	477	127.50–138.00	133.46
15	—	372	140.00–152.00	147.15
44	—	537	126.50–132.00	127.50
28	—	628	117.00–120.00	119.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	126.00	126.00
1	—	260	135.00	135.00
1	—	425	125.00	125.00
1	—	320	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
109	—	423	107.00–140.00	126.77
17	—	738	95.00–110.00	107.07
83	—	521	101.00–131.00	120.09
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
4	—	283	120.00–129.00	122.58
10	—	670	95.00–120.00	105.92
1	—	850	94.00	94.00
43	—	579	101.00–124.00	116.52
37	—	623	100.00–131.00	110.08
84	—	481	105.00–138.00	123.56
4	—	830	90.00–91.00	90.75
56	—	369	113.00–140.00	127.48
51	—	330	115.00–144.00	130.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	280	144.00–148.00	146.00
214	—	472	120.00–146.00	133.73
4	—	766	101.00–120.00	108.42
3	—	880	94.00–96.00	95.33
9	—	720	103.00–116.00	109.76
215	—	427	120.00–158.00	141.02
150	—	373	120.00–161.00	145.69
128	—	568	110.00–139.00	125.50
65	—	627	110.00–126.00	120.65
191	—	521	113.00–141.00	127.77
99	—	325	127.00–166.00	150.13
45	—	668	106.00–125.50	117.98
2	—	808	91.00–115.00	103.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	370	156.00–174.00	167.69
16	—	422	151.00–162.00	156.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	130.00	130.00
10	—	417	155.00–164.00	159.44
1	—	845	104.00	104.00
19	—	512	129.00–140.00	132.58
14	—	680	109.00–120.00	116.51
1	—	330	148.00	148.00
11	—	584	123.00–136.00	130.90
3	—	459	137.00–146.00	139.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	667	113.00	113.00
14	—	616	110.00–117.50	113.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	120.00	120.00
5	—	466	118.00–131.00	128.29
4	—	637	114.00–115.00	114.76
6	—	538	114.00–122.00	118.57
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
2	—	558	110.00–118.00	114.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	666	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	546	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	320	100.00–118.00	108.38
10	—	521	80.00–104.00	95.77
6	—	614	90.00–103.00	97.84
14	—	423	100.00–120.00	111.82
12	—	469	100.00–111.00	107.13
10	—	577	70.00–101.00	94.14
13	—	374	100.00–123.00	110.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
1	—	380	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	59.00	59.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,585	1,260.00	1,260.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	735.00	735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	900.00–1,060.00	975.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,275	910.00–980.00	944.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,210	68.00–72.00	69.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,780	1,560.00	1,560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,050	530.00–1,475.00	958.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	870	75.00	75.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,138	500.00–960.00	788.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,328	52.50–59.00	54.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	530.00–640.00	583.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,261	45.00–59.00	51.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,565	62.00	62.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,165	560.00–1,125.00	929.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,102	750.00–985.00	862.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,198	43.00–59.00	49.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,042	46.50–73.00	54.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	44.00–51.00	46.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,283	40.00–56.00	50.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,127	590.00–750.00	651.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	52.00	52.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,141	550.00–870.00	677.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,133	750.00–1,200.00	928.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	57.00	57.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	49	—	1,110	600.00–1,450.00	1,045.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,445	48.00	48.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	813	550.00–600.00	568.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,015	49.00–76.00	60.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	53.00–80.00	66.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	42.00–51.00	46.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	48.00	48.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	38.00	38.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	25.00	25.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	610	98.00	98.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	625.00–875.00	757.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	867	83.00–85.00	83.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	934	825.00–910.00	893.40
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	863	510.00–685.00	599.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,050	32.00–49.00	40.02
2	—	1,055	47.50–52.00	49.66
4	—	946	26.00–30.00	27.99
22	—	973	24.00–40.00	33.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,181	40.00–51.00	45.47
19	—	1,331	47.50–56.00	51.25
4	—	1,041	25.00–30.00	28.59
22	—	1,048	30.00–44.50	36.08
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	44.00	44.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,416	45.00–48.00	46.37
12	—	1,337	48.00–54.00	51.52
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	43.00	43.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,595	59.00–80.00	73.96
11	—	1,656	79.00–86.00	80.98
24	—	1,363	40.00–68.00	58.08

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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