Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 269 priced lines covering 3,751 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,492 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 598 head. replacement cattle receipts at 316 head. Counted as USDA files them — 67 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,492Last week 8,826Year ago 678

Slaughter CattleReceipts 598Last week 954Year ago 353

Replacement CattleReceipts 316Last week 412Year ago 252

Compared to last weekly close: Feeder and Stocker steers sold mixed with majority trading unevenly steady to 2.00 lower, instances 2.00-3.00 higher in light 5 weight steers. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder and Stocker cattle trend comprised on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	195.00	195.00
37	—	572	126.00–148.00	138.91
10	—	727	117.00–124.00	121.39
60	—	469	140.00–167.00	155.39
31	—	376	135.00–190.00	160.37
20	—	624	118.00–145.00	130.47
20	—	324	150.00–191.00	162.34
13	—	675	114.00–133.00	122.09
65	—	526	125.00–161.00	145.45
41	—	423	140.00–176.00	162.46
10	—	763	112.00–127.00	120.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	112.00	112.00
1	—	740	100.00	100.00
5	—	372	154.00	154.00
5	—	469	146.00–150.00	147.56
2	—	578	111.00–125.00	117.79
10	—	442	158.00–159.00	158.20
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	419	130.00–155.00	143.29
5	—	279	135.00–170.00	149.78
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
19	—	473	119.00–150.00	139.73
8	—	619	113.00–125.00	121.01
18	—	573	110.00–135.00	125.14
6	—	670	110.00–125.00	117.52
1	—	805	108.00	108.00
12	—	323	135.00–167.50	146.72
1	—	245	142.50	142.50
2	—	880	90.00	90.00
25	—	522	120.00–145.00	131.03
23	—	379	132.50–160.00	146.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	104.00–119.00	111.62
9	—	413	110.00–133.00	120.30
1	—	290	130.00	130.00
4	—	524	100.00–120.00	111.40
2	—	313	114.00–124.00	118.96
4	—	665	74.00–114.00	97.26
2	—	573	104.00–117.00	110.70
5	—	477	88.00–132.00	117.22
5	—	358	121.00–137.00	128.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	152.50	152.50
5	—	365	156.00	156.00
1	—	270	185.00	185.00
2	—	403	171.00	171.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	129.00	129.00
2	—	433	120.00–128.00	123.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	483	148.00–154.00	152.60
4	—	400	155.00	155.00
3	—	663	128.00–131.00	129.67
2	—	533	135.00–141.00	138.04
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
1	—	345	162.50	162.50
4	—	382	158.00–168.00	163.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	323	166.00–215.00	194.53
10	—	723	118.00–132.00	124.59
13	—	668	125.00–142.00	134.11
5	—	861	115.00–120.00	116.60
4	—	926	107.00–122.00	116.18
6	—	768	120.00–135.00	128.49
42	—	620	130.00–152.00	141.32
7	—	826	108.00–121.00	115.48
6	—	275	182.50–197.50	190.05
109	—	420	154.00–194.00	176.81
95	—	476	150.00–181.00	165.96
2	—	955	100.00–106.00	103.00
104	—	519	143.00–173.00	160.05
74	—	372	165.00–207.50	185.08
47	—	571	131.00–160.00	148.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	708	129.00–137.75	136.34
18	—	533	159.00–175.00	169.48
23	—	624	137.00–154.00	144.53
5	—	407	177.50–192.00	186.27
9	—	471	162.50–181.00	173.35
12	—	574	145.00–165.00	152.81
11	—	819	123.00–129.00	125.63
8	—	378	175.00–190.00	185.87
16	—	762	125.00–134.00	132.84
10	—	665	137.00–145.00	141.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	155.00–164.00	160.29
9	—	425	166.00–167.00	166.54
2	—	725	135.00	135.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	70.00	70.00
1	—	375	96.00	96.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	98.00	98.00
20	—	628	117.00–140.00	127.90
10	—	667	113.00–134.00	126.04
1	—	270	142.50	142.50
28	—	527	125.00–152.00	138.21
45	—	469	130.00–168.00	148.09
2	—	818	99.00–110.00	104.48
19	—	322	140.00–177.50	155.80
53	—	424	121.00–170.00	147.90
39	—	374	130.00–177.50	155.33
43	—	568	118.00–145.00	127.54
4	—	723	98.00–124.00	114.78
12	—	765	110.00–125.00	120.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	478	105.00–138.00	123.70
5	—	557	70.00–125.00	100.74
1	—	250	155.00	155.00
2	—	635	105.00–116.00	110.59
5	—	329	80.00–150.00	127.49
4	—	519	100.00–125.00	114.99
8	—	429	120.00–138.00	126.85
2	—	358	79.00–144.00	111.73
2	—	673	100.00–105.00	102.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	508	151.00	151.00
1	—	580	136.00	136.00
30	—	473	160.00–168.00	162.39
2	—	837	124.00	124.00
12	—	726	117.00–135.00	124.36
23	—	655	135.50–140.00	136.87
18	—	878	116.75	116.75
5	—	618	131.00–134.00	132.75
20	—	430	161.00–169.00	164.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	120.00–147.00	133.69
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
2	—	268	200.00–210.00	205.05
4	—	468	156.00–167.50	163.70
2	—	328	197.50–205.00	201.22
1	—	420	164.00	164.00
2	—	625	122.00–132.00	127.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	690	129.00–133.00	130.89
1	—	410	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	633	106.00–115.00	112.83
9	—	671	100.00–115.00	109.36
1	—	720	105.00	105.00
4	—	580	110.00–120.00	117.54
3	—	420	142.00	142.00
11	—	387	135.00–150.00	143.30
5	—	526	120.00–125.00	122.24
4	—	823	90.00	90.00
8	—	481	120.00–145.00	138.76
1	—	340	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
99	—	520	121.00–149.00	133.80
94	—	469	127.00–154.00	140.63
40	—	571	120.00–135.00	127.92
126	—	420	130.00–167.00	145.65
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
12	—	724	110.00–124.00	116.30
98	—	372	136.00–175.00	152.89
35	—	622	116.00–136.00	126.12
2	—	870	98.00–105.00	101.58
28	—	324	143.00–175.00	155.51
14	—	671	114.00–129.00	121.15
6	—	281	156.00–175.00	164.70
3	—	778	100.00–121.00	111.68
1	—	805	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	177.50	177.50
2	—	323	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	144.00–148.00	146.67
3	—	367	150.00	150.00
73	—	680	126.00–132.50	126.14
7	—	542	140.00–142.50	141.80
10	—	727	127.00	127.00
2	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	785	117.00	117.00
34	—	631	127.50–135.00	131.63
1	—	410	147.50	147.50
8	—	566	135.00–141.00	135.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	488	137.00	137.00
11	—	656	133.00	133.00
3	—	807	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	514	129.00–131.00	130.50
4	—	495	129.00	129.00
12	—	552	120.00	120.00
2	—	340	150.00	150.00
5	—	639	123.00	123.00
2	—	445	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	376	145.00	145.00
34	—	470	139.00–146.00	140.46
4	—	431	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
1	—	350	116.00	116.00
3	—	314	120.00–127.00	124.58
3	—	472	120.00–131.00	127.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	668	100.00–120.00	111.08
3	—	277	140.00–160.00	146.62
46	—	422	110.00–140.00	129.99
14	—	612	106.00–121.00	113.06
20	—	330	120.00–156.00	140.71
62	—	476	110.00–144.00	127.10
2	—	858	85.00–90.00	87.48
18	—	575	105.00–125.00	119.98
40	—	377	120.00–152.50	132.57
4	—	721	93.00–111.00	101.86
1	—	780	94.00	94.00
36	—	522	110.00–134.00	122.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	135.00	135.00
9	—	464	87.00–123.00	111.58
5	—	323	107.00–140.00	122.93
3	—	637	62.00–105.00	88.82
17	—	420	104.00–129.00	116.12
8	—	521	100.00–117.00	109.71
1	—	550	105.00	105.00
7	—	379	104.00–130.00	120.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	263	125.00–135.00	130.05
1	—	375	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	145.00	145.00
35	—	370	130.00–150.00	137.29
1	—	660	114.00	114.00
14	—	465	129.00–150.00	141.00
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
5	—	536	116.00–127.00	124.41
21	—	414	136.00–161.00	149.00
4	—	324	120.00–154.00	141.57

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,388	59.00–78.00	68.01
44	—	1,641	49.00–89.50	79.00
20	—	1,730	59.00–102.00	86.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,374	52.00–63.00	57.52
20	—	1,323	58.50–71.00	65.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	925	24.00–53.00	36.56
9	—	910	20.00–48.00	32.66
18	—	1,083	52.50–66.00	58.29
70	—	1,033	31.00–60.00	48.08
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	765	44.00–55.00	48.22
4	—	771	23.00–30.00	25.80
4	—	743	29.00–37.00	33.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	925	28.00–47.50	43.42
64	—	1,203	56.00–75.00	64.23
18	—	983	45.00–54.50	51.59
51	—	1,124	45.00–61.00	54.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	37.00	37.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	735	580.00–925.00	777.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	50.00–67.00	58.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,310	59.00–62.00	60.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,150	575.00–1,400.00	1,082.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	64.00	64.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	968	870.00–975.00	911.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,027	750.00–775.00	767.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,129	49.00–71.00	59.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,088	575.00–1,385.00	1,083.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,166	625.00–950.00	789.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	84.00	84.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,131	610.00–950.00	867.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	54.00	54.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	878	570.00–1,075.00	863.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,117	650.00–1,000.00	780.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,156	63.00–68.00	64.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,074	550.00–985.00	752.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	690.00–925.00	849.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,058	685.00–700.00	695.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	920	48.00	48.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,005	54.00–64.00	59.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	990	45.00–79.00	67.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	890	50.00–92.00	66.15
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	851	69.00–94.00	82.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	668	60.00–71.00	65.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,109	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,624.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,213	960.00–1,600.00	1,261.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	981	775.00–1,500.00	1,346.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,133	550.00–1,100.00	906.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,143	800.00–1,300.00	1,035.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	976	625.00–1,010.00	784.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,228	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	900.00	900.00

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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