Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 202 priced lines covering 3,589 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,304 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 473 head. replacement cattle receipts at 225 head. Counted as USDA files them — 43 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,304Last week 2,618Year ago 3,820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 473Last week 384Year ago 270

Replacement CattleReceipts 225Last week 154Year ago 301

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker steers sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	671	132.00–140.00	135.60
91	—	637	140.00–155.00	143.20
5	—	710	133.50	133.50
18	—	767	130.00	130.00
7	—	417	168.00–180.00	177.40
6	—	512	157.00–165.00	163.26
14	—	555	153.00–163.00	155.70
3	—	492	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	522	143.00–175.00	160.25
1	—	1,065	90.00	90.00
4	—	818	105.00–129.00	119.62
142	—	428	155.00–200.00	177.03
4	—	870	109.00–125.00	115.01
23	—	677	125.00–139.50	134.41
9	—	775	116.00–130.00	125.28
17	—	725	119.00–137.00	129.02
64	—	620	130.00–152.00	142.81
38	—	328	163.00–230.00	198.44
1	—	965	112.00	112.00
72	—	374	158.00–215.00	189.93
1	—	1,030	113.00	113.00
112	—	569	137.00–164.00	152.00
86	—	470	147.00–186.00	172.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	609	137.00–148.00	145.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	367	186.00–189.00	188.56
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	130.00–143.00	136.33
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	570	120.00–145.00	134.58
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
1	—	895	85.00	85.00
10	—	721	108.00–129.00	123.63
39	—	426	130.00–170.00	149.03
30	—	525	119.00–158.00	139.11
6	—	771	110.00–128.00	120.22
24	—	324	131.00–199.00	173.43
37	—	380	140.00–180.00	160.42
8	—	666	110.00–133.00	122.24
6	—	628	117.00–135.00	129.29
1	—	900	110.00	110.00
59	—	473	125.00–172.00	150.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
5	—	375	132.00–145.00	140.35
4	—	325	135.00–152.50	144.58
1	—	420	127.00	127.00
6	—	467	91.00–139.00	121.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	490	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	683	134.00	134.00
4	—	489	167.00	167.00
5	—	615	134.00	134.00
16	—	535	144.00–170.00	156.85
9	—	444	180.00	180.00
19	—	719	130.00–133.50	131.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	435	193.00	193.00
15	—	527	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
121	—	421	129.00–165.00	151.14
2	—	883	94.00–96.00	94.99
142	—	373	138.00–171.00	154.01
133	—	572	120.00–136.00	127.77
33	—	666	120.00–129.00	123.01
6	—	773	103.00–110.00	107.48
130	—	521	125.00–141.00	132.19
9	—	718	110.00–120.00	113.51
46	—	614	119.00–130.00	123.70
128	—	474	129.00–157.50	140.26
57	—	326	146.00–175.00	157.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	558	132.00–133.00	132.55
5	—	522	136.00–140.00	138.34
3	—	660	117.50	117.50
1	—	365	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	113.00	113.00
5	—	744	123.00–125.00	123.39
5	—	668	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	304	150.00	150.00
3	—	470	126.00–138.00	133.88
3	—	380	120.00–128.00	123.25
2	—	545	110.00–125.00	117.50
3	—	628	118.00–122.00	119.33
5	—	432	131.00–147.00	142.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	119.00–125.00	123.32
3	—	687	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	729	100.00–112.00	103.70
23	—	577	104.00–126.00	117.46
2	—	793	88.00–100.00	94.02
1	—	290	150.00	150.00
51	—	326	122.00–154.00	136.61
16	—	628	110.00–122.00	117.15
68	—	423	115.00–147.50	132.40
1	—	830	93.00	93.00
7	—	684	105.00–117.50	113.36
74	—	475	110.00–142.50	129.78
33	—	529	109.00–128.00	119.85
48	—	373	120.00–149.00	132.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	100.00–110.00	104.95
4	—	379	110.00–130.00	122.03
7	—	471	112.00–135.00	120.81
1	—	400	115.00	115.00
5	—	320	110.00–140.00	125.36
1	—	585	108.00	108.00
2	—	658	80.00–94.00	87.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	581	119.00–126.00	124.41
32	—	471	134.00–139.00	137.37
14	—	389	140.00–151.00	146.07
52	—	426	139.00–155.00	148.76
5	—	549	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	533	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	524	130.00–162.00	150.12
18	—	669	116.00–132.00	122.27
24	—	380	161.00–190.00	176.20
44	—	416	150.00–185.00	170.56
1	—	1,035	91.00	91.00
5	—	831	101.00–111.00	108.06
9	—	727	110.00–125.00	119.48
27	—	623	123.00–136.00	129.41
1	—	870	103.00	103.00
5	—	764	113.00–120.00	116.20
50	—	475	135.00–180.00	159.94
12	—	339	170.00–186.00	180.23
58	—	573	122.00–145.00	134.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	150.00–164.00	159.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	504	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	80.00–81.00	80.50
1	—	1,005	70.00	70.00
3	—	734	112.00–114.00	113.35
13	—	480	125.00–153.00	138.36
8	—	380	140.00–172.00	151.27
14	—	528	120.00–142.50	132.87
2	—	770	92.00–105.00	98.42
19	—	422	130.00–157.00	146.94
11	—	571	115.00–138.00	122.22
1	—	860	89.00	89.00
4	—	910	85.00–90.00	88.72
7	—	323	145.00–164.00	157.47
14	—	633	112.00–124.00	118.85
2	—	685	112.00–123.00	117.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	60.00–112.00	85.58
2	—	365	135.00–146.00	140.27
1	—	795	80.00	80.00
1	—	710	85.00	85.00
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	143.00	143.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	60.00	60.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,191	735.00–900.00	810.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,153	450.00–1,200.00	892.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,236	1,575.00–1,610.00	1,582.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,065	900.00–950.00	928.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,162	950.00–1,550.00	1,278.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,176	925.00–1,425.00	1,261.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,880	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	980.00	980.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,120	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,211.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,362	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,785.13
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	—	843	600.00–775.00	668.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	844	550.00–735.00	663.90
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,198	500.00–900.00	723.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	986	975.00–1,410.00	1,149.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,053	600.00–1,310.00	981.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,006	850.00–975.00	909.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	950.00–1,410.00	1,180.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	72.50–74.00	73.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,084	750.00–1,275.00	986.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,137	650.00–1,150.00	864.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	44.00	44.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	67.50	67.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,074	67.00–78.00	71.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	600.00–635.00	618.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,028	52.00–58.50	55.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,037	55.00–70.00	63.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,210	700.00–860.00	794.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,255	51.00–72.00	58.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,152	500.00–950.00	764.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,307	57.00–67.00	59.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	859	600.00–950.00	790.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	829	68.00–101.00	87.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	863	53.00–93.00	70.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	53.00–70.00	61.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,059	50.00–67.00	61.04
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	895	675.00–775.00	723.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,645	68.00–90.00	84.62
28	—	1,922	81.50–99.00	91.36
14	—	1,340	44.50–83.50	68.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,200	48.00–60.00	55.39
7	—	884	19.00–46.00	36.89
12	—	1,028	35.00–51.00	44.83
54	—	1,239	57.00–70.00	62.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,006	26.00–46.00	34.22
38	—	1,041	35.00–56.00	48.38
18	—	974	25.00–55.00	40.05
14	—	1,126	54.50–67.00	59.57
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	38.00	38.00
4	—	801	32.00–35.00	33.03
1	—	830	20.00	20.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,417	52.00–63.50	56.78
14	—	1,474	55.00–69.00	62.35
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	804	31.00–42.00	36.90

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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