Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 255 priced lines covering 4,665 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,880 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 622 head. replacement cattle receipts at 336 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,880Last week 13,625Year ago 6,095

Slaughter CattleReceipts 622Last week 1,372Year ago 825

Replacement CattleReceipts 336Last week 501Year ago 581

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker steers sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Trend comprised on limited comparable sales due to heavy receipts last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. This will be the last published weekly livestock auction summary for 2020. Publication will resume on Monday January 11, 2021. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	431	130.00–145.00	144.08
8	—	336	155.50	155.50
10	—	575	122.50–127.50	125.68
9	—	534	134.00–135.00	134.66
3	—	605	124.00	124.00
8	—	369	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	661	106.00–124.00	116.08
5	—	281	137.50–150.00	141.79
55	—	622	112.00–128.00	121.66
10	—	758	100.00–125.00	115.48
137	—	470	120.00–142.00	133.89
159	—	576	111.00–135.00	126.92
183	—	520	119.00–140.00	127.17
1	—	800	102.00	102.00
1	—	940	90.00	90.00
125	—	421	122.50–147.00	138.08
95	—	376	130.00–160.00	147.60
1	—	890	90.00	90.00
12	—	721	100.00–117.00	109.59
83	—	325	134.00–159.00	150.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
3	—	458	115.00–122.00	117.37
3	—	533	115.00–120.00	117.70
1	—	630	110.00	110.00
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
4	—	427	115.00–134.00	124.36
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	741	120.00	120.00
8	—	772	115.00	115.00
9	—	602	125.00–130.00	128.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	699	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	622	121.00–123.00	121.83
44	—	436	125.00–144.00	139.80
3	—	657	118.00	118.00
4	—	705	116.00	116.00
17	—	521	123.50–130.00	128.21
6	—	466	137.00	137.00
24	—	566	120.00–127.00	123.22
55	—	393	146.00–148.00	147.49
3	—	327	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	73.00	73.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	579	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	120.00–130.00	123.52
13	—	581	103.00–116.00	112.46
60	—	470	107.00–132.50	121.81
5	—	816	80.00–112.00	100.59
62	—	380	115.00–146.00	126.25
1	—	860	84.00	84.00
3	—	768	99.00–110.00	103.08
11	—	674	90.00–110.00	105.42
84	—	427	110.00–139.00	124.82
54	—	326	120.00–145.00	130.88
12	—	622	90.00–119.00	109.18
50	—	521	100.00–125.00	115.80
4	—	721	97.00–112.00	103.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	70.00–107.00	94.13
6	—	517	85.00–110.00	97.35
4	—	573	70.00–110.00	96.48
17	—	471	80.00–120.00	102.66
1	—	285	92.50	92.50
6	—	315	105.00–121.00	114.07
4	—	386	90.00–121.00	97.03
1	—	600	106.00	106.00
12	—	428	100.00–118.00	110.08
1	—	725	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	350	138.00	138.00
17	—	520	133.00–137.00	135.07
53	—	416	142.00–149.00	147.32
9	—	453	139.00	139.00
14	—	336	152.00	152.00
16	—	586	129.00–130.00	129.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	137.50	137.50
1	—	425	127.00	127.00
7	—	496	109.00–124.00	121.95
2	—	358	130.00	130.00
1	—	585	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	482	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	473	140.00–182.00	164.08
106	—	623	123.00–148.00	138.72
1	—	1,025	95.00	95.00
192	—	520	134.00–169.00	156.39
3	—	268	170.00–186.00	178.42
46	—	325	150.00–198.00	181.05
24	—	816	110.00–126.00	122.25
77	—	570	134.00–154.00	144.66
98	—	427	145.00–196.00	169.73
5	—	754	118.00–122.00	121.18
28	—	716	120.00–136.00	130.67
71	—	374	147.50–201.00	179.21
63	—	661	122.00–137.00	131.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	516	151.00–174.00	167.40
5	—	787	124.50	124.50
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
10	—	590	149.00–150.00	149.29
32	—	629	138.50–143.00	138.92
6	—	664	135.00	135.00
5	—	462	160.00–181.00	176.55
15	—	412	179.00–200.00	191.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	491	170.00	170.00
8	—	642	142.00	142.00
13	—	527	160.00	160.00
40	—	586	142.00–149.00	144.58
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	41.00	41.00
1	—	470	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
2	—	563	120.00–130.00	124.93
3	—	517	130.00–132.00	131.03
7	—	666	121.00–130.00	128.74
4	—	621	115.00–125.00	121.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	634	134.00–138.00	135.27
3	—	728	130.00	130.00
5	—	847	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	753	116.00–123.00	119.49
39	—	477	120.00–162.00	144.94
1	—	970	80.00	80.00
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
14	—	331	130.00–174.00	155.99
29	—	377	130.00–177.00	148.79
44	—	523	120.00–150.00	139.52
2	—	823	110.00–111.00	110.50
3	—	732	106.00–111.00	108.70
37	—	572	110.00–142.00	130.19
25	—	621	110.00–134.00	126.17
11	—	683	90.00–131.00	117.40
34	—	421	130.00–171.00	148.09
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	658	80.00–110.00	95.06
5	—	477	106.00–125.00	117.91
4	—	418	108.00–123.00	116.04
4	—	366	85.00–127.00	112.29
2	—	323	120.00–127.50	123.55
1	—	905	72.50	72.50
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	595	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	314	189.00	189.00
20	—	476	157.00–170.00	164.43
18	—	632	132.00–136.00	134.15
10	—	395	188.00	188.00
47	—	519	135.00–158.00	153.47
17	—	725	125.00–129.00	126.17
6	—	753	125.00	125.00
44	—	441	163.00–190.00	179.25
15	—	599	136.00–139.00	137.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	159.00–164.00	161.52
3	—	470	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	532	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	380	196.00	196.00
1	—	330	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	90.00–110.00	97.30
33	—	374	135.00–176.00	164.02
2	—	868	94.00–110.00	101.93
38	—	669	110.00–132.00	119.15
68	—	420	142.00–187.00	166.55
13	—	771	94.00–118.00	106.68
61	—	573	120.00–145.00	133.10
3	—	278	174.00–184.00	178.54
87	—	478	129.00–180.00	153.61
1	—	1,040	99.00	99.00
105	—	524	126.00–156.00	144.00
56	—	623	114.00–140.00	126.62
12	—	326	142.50–180.00	163.94
23	—	721	106.00–124.00	117.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
3	—	573	105.00–110.00	108.36
4	—	520	100.00–125.00	115.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	354	150.00	150.00
4	—	790	107.00	107.00
3	—	400	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	370	120.00–150.00	140.12
10	—	323	127.50–165.00	151.88
42	—	571	100.00–134.00	121.80
4	—	778	100.00–114.00	105.47
24	—	426	110.00–160.00	133.84
21	—	473	125.00–150.00	136.47
13	—	677	100.00–118.00	104.00
3	—	920	80.00–85.00	81.65
7	—	723	100.00–115.00	108.74
17	—	625	90.00–125.00	112.65
1	—	285	140.00	140.00
6	—	243	145.00	145.00
24	—	522	102.00–146.00	126.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	77.00	77.00
2	—	668	103.00–106.00	104.52
4	—	476	115.00–132.00	122.23
2	—	425	110.00	110.00
3	—	578	100.00–117.00	109.95
2	—	630	100.00	100.00
1	—	315	102.50	102.50
2	—	383	110.00–117.00	113.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	431	159.00–160.00	159.20
1	—	325	167.00	167.00
1	—	265	161.00	161.00
1	—	465	142.00	142.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	46.00	46.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	20.00	20.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	986	15.00–30.00	23.06
17	—	1,139	48.00–57.50	50.62
21	—	1,013	25.00–40.00	34.19
51	—	1,108	32.00–50.00	41.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,010	31.00–43.00	37.02
11	—	975	10.00–31.00	18.54
40	—	1,258	48.50–56.50	51.77
68	—	1,255	37.50–52.00	46.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	50.00	50.00
1	—	720	25.00	25.00
1	—	790	41.00	41.00
4	—	816	15.00–20.00	18.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,496	43.00–50.00	46.60
22	—	1,446	50.00–55.50	52.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,693	75.00–86.00	80.57
29	—	1,528	66.00–79.00	72.89
21	—	1,363	47.00–65.00	58.70

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	909	59.00–89.00	71.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	54.00	54.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,246	45.00–58.00	50.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,228	48.00–69.00	52.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,224	650.00–825.00	751.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,240	47.50–59.50	53.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,030	600.00–775.00	655.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,211	625.00–950.00	791.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,520	830.00	830.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,238	660.00–950.00	768.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,156	23.00–58.00	52.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,163	590.00–725.00	675.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,130	660.00–980.00	810.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,180	48.50–55.00	52.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,069	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	660.00	660.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	981	680.00–940.00	833.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	81.00	81.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,156	710.00–1,125.00	945.62
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	94.00	94.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	940.00	940.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,093	34.00–57.00	49.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	933	48.00–90.00	61.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	984	45.00–74.00	56.06
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	920	81.00–86.00	83.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,166	625.00–1,125.00	933.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,117	700.00–935.00	803.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	909	800.00–1,025.00	899.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	850.00–955.00	902.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	810.00–825.00	817.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,225.00	1,225.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,452	775.00–1,100.00	1,005.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,730	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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