Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 270 priced lines covering 5,875 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,785 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,005 head. replacement cattle receipts at 326 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,785Last week 8,510Year ago 8,648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,005Last week 1,010Year ago 386

Replacement CattleReceipts 326Last week 347Year ago 64

Compared to close two weeks ago: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	474	120.00–149.00	136.68
293	—	521	115.00–145.00	131.46
6	—	287	130.00–150.00	140.62
145	—	574	113.00–137.00	123.26
8	—	827	105.00–110.00	108.90
195	—	424	124.00–161.00	145.92
31	—	717	95.00–122.00	112.13
82	—	624	112.00–128.00	120.43
139	—	376	125.00–172.00	153.41
36	—	663	107.00–127.00	120.92
2	—	923	100.00	100.00
79	—	324	130.00–170.00	149.90
15	—	785	104.00–120.00	110.08
2	—	880	102.00–105.00	103.51
2	—	245	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	701	136.00	136.00
4	—	925	105.00–110.00	108.75
4	—	834	117.00–120.00	117.75
8	—	639	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	248	165.00–167.50	167.09
23	—	413	162.00	162.00
14	—	352	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	587	122.00–136.00	127.93
6	—	392	147.00–154.00	152.35
3	—	638	124.00	124.00
18	—	514	133.00–139.00	135.12
41	—	476	136.00–144.00	139.75
5	—	718	118.00–122.50	118.88
18	—	421	138.00–156.00	146.04
1	—	750	119.00	119.00
9	—	684	119.00–121.50	120.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	112.00	112.00
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
1	—	850	95.00	95.00
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
2	—	673	110.00	110.00
2	—	578	106.00–115.00	110.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	703	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	524	132.00–139.00	135.23
16	—	772	109.00	109.00
20	—	436	135.00–141.00	136.43
30	—	466	126.00–143.00	136.60
5	—	392	135.00	135.00
4	—	660	115.00	115.00
17	—	627	118.00–120.00	119.52
7	—	836	101.00	101.00
22	—	572	119.00–125.00	123.52
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	50.00	50.00
1	—	520	37.00	37.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
15	—	774	105.00	105.00
76	—	619	115.00–124.00	122.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	476	105.00–137.00	122.27
5	—	704	104.00–110.00	105.99
49	—	328	110.00–150.00	130.38
1	—	245	130.00	130.00
75	—	421	110.00–142.00	127.79
7	—	289	132.00	132.00
10	—	784	85.00–108.00	93.47
48	—	377	110.00–140.00	128.71
48	—	577	100.00–135.00	115.38
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
13	—	674	100.00–115.00	110.19
21	—	615	100.00–119.00	111.88
63	—	525	100.00–131.00	119.81
1	—	820	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	381	110.00–121.00	117.09
2	—	663	75.00–100.00	87.26
14	—	475	83.00–118.00	107.93
17	—	430	90.00–122.00	108.83
3	—	577	100.00–118.00	105.93
5	—	327	100.00–121.00	110.63
1	—	635	65.00	65.00
10	—	530	81.00–114.00	95.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	724	125.00–133.50	132.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	680	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	534	142.00	142.00
9	—	444	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	350	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	605	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	269	142.50–155.00	150.81
6	—	515	133.00	133.00
1	—	470	131.99	131.99
8	—	411	110.00–134.00	123.02
7	—	578	118.00–123.00	122.31
2	—	368	120.00–141.00	130.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	86.00	86.00
7	—	539	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
3	—	765	104.00–112.00	106.65
59	—	436	135.00–181.00	161.65
62	—	570	119.00–142.00	133.64
1	—	915	92.00	92.00
2	—	873	87.00–96.00	91.51
65	—	620	114.00–136.00	125.78
75	—	523	124.00–156.00	144.13
21	—	335	142.00–194.00	179.86
20	—	371	141.00–186.00	163.43
60	—	666	110.00–128.00	121.16
6	—	725	100.00–118.00	107.66
74	—	472	132.00–172.00	155.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	106.00–121.00	113.50
3	—	672	102.00–110.00	107.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	568	105.00–125.00	116.11
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
4	—	820	102.00	102.00
25	—	374	120.00–160.00	142.48
16	—	429	120.00–161.00	148.36
18	—	513	120.00–140.00	128.97
1	—	290	147.00	147.00
2	—	870	82.00–94.00	88.03
5	—	615	105.00–119.00	112.84
7	—	327	132.00–169.00	154.78
22	—	480	110.00–143.00	130.80
8	—	672	70.00–116.00	106.07
2	—	753	107.00–111.00	109.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	121.00–128.00	125.59
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
2	—	343	110.00	110.00
10	—	427	118.00–142.00	130.79
4	—	581	90.00–111.00	104.96
3	—	518	108.00–120.00	115.72
2	—	390	120.00–121.00	120.51
1	—	740	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	781	108.00	108.00
5	—	520	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	140.00	140.00
2	—	460	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	723	118.00–135.00	126.21
21	—	814	105.00–138.00	122.40
102	—	381	143.00–203.00	173.65
1	—	860	128.00	128.00
5	—	292	162.50–175.00	171.09
58	—	766	110.00–138.50	134.48
200	—	423	144.00–191.00	171.27
56	—	668	121.00–139.00	130.46
2	—	1,020	100.00–103.00	101.50
204	—	517	137.00–170.00	155.64
202	—	473	139.00–180.00	162.22
192	—	571	130.00–157.00	143.79
122	—	616	121.00–146.00	136.45
33	—	330	160.00–215.00	187.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	472	160.00–175.00	165.78
18	—	429	160.00–168.00	164.40
38	—	517	151.00–166.00	161.72
37	—	619	132.50–146.00	136.96
2	—	388	180.00	180.00
19	—	667	130.00–135.00	131.53
102	—	556	133.00–160.50	158.69
2	—	705	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	112.00–120.00	116.01
2	—	903	106.00	106.00
10	—	814	118.00–120.00	119.60
2	—	593	125.00	125.00
34	—	548	148.00	148.00
2	—	775	126.00	126.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	411	181.00	181.00
30	—	484	155.00–167.00	164.53
9	—	313	167.50–170.00	169.47
8	—	386	170.00	170.00
13	—	538	154.00	154.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	79.00	79.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	653	130.00	130.00
57	—	711	121.00–132.50	132.29
15	—	632	130.00–137.00	135.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	250	219.00	219.00
12	—	485	172.00	172.00
17	—	339	207.50–210.00	207.76
11	—	410	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	626	70.00–103.00	99.76
7	—	372	100.00–135.00	121.88
9	—	566	108.00–119.00	111.53
10	—	418	100.00–131.00	116.97
1	—	650	85.00	85.00
6	—	519	104.00–125.00	115.55
11	—	476	110.00–123.00	116.09
3	—	325	112.50–130.00	124.53
1	—	705	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	659	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	444	131.00	131.00
5	—	1,137	96.50	96.50
6	—	348	181.00	181.00
42	—	587	136.00–146.00	138.43
87	—	531	141.00–164.00	149.92
6	—	791	125.00	125.00
3	—	652	128.00	128.00
80	—	473	135.00–170.00	157.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	100.00	100.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	605	122.00	122.00
2	—	690	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	70.00–100.00	85.27
28	—	525	125.00–157.00	136.32
19	—	669	90.00–130.00	116.92
3	—	773	100.00–127.00	115.31
1	—	810	113.00	113.00
23	—	617	100.00–133.00	119.48
21	—	325	140.00–183.00	160.56
35	—	580	118.00–140.00	128.32
62	—	471	120.00–161.00	140.90
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
60	—	428	120.00–157.00	140.87
3	—	273	140.00–167.50	156.08
32	—	370	127.50–170.00	147.89
10	—	727	118.00–125.00	122.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
4	—	363	156.00–172.50	168.12
1	—	445	148.00	148.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,592	62.50–82.00	71.84
27	—	1,326	48.00–66.50	58.68
17	—	1,800	73.50–83.50	78.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	989	30.00–39.00	33.74
31	—	1,063	29.00–41.00	36.43
118	—	1,200	39.00–52.00	44.74
17	—	1,227	48.00–63.00	53.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	982	20.00–35.00	27.99
38	—	1,071	33.00–46.00	41.25
5	—	1,173	47.00–54.00	49.66
42	—	1,008	21.00–44.00	34.11
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	824	29.00–35.00	31.23
1	—	695	42.50	42.50
1	—	890	22.00	22.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	41.00–43.00	42.05
17	—	1,366	41.00–51.00	46.06
24	—	1,503	47.00–65.00	54.92
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	30.50–37.00	34.02
3	—	750	35.00–36.00	35.31

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,099	350.00–975.00	796.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,052	38.50–56.00	50.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	832	500.00–785.00	656.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	500.00	500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,044	41.50–46.00	43.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,268	600.00–1,000.00	885.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,238	47.50–61.00	57.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,170	450.00–710.00	646.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,147	37.00–60.00	48.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,231	675.00–800.00	738.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,231	40.00–59.00	51.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,092	525.00–850.00	673.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,018	42.00–53.50	49.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	785.00	785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	925.00–1,075.00	991.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,231	53.00–60.00	56.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	948	700.00–925.00	810.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	867	40.00–71.00	56.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,188	675.00–1,075.00	930.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	58.00–62.00	59.78
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	748	650.00–690.00	669.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	973	780.00–1,010.00	904.76
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	62.00	62.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	752	76.00–110.00	92.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	25.00–49.00	39.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	924	43.00–77.00	53.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,072	50.50–56.00	53.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,048	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,118.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	825.00–1,135.00	986.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,342	850.00–1,000.00	939.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	800.00–925.00	860.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	910.00	910.00

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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