Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 285 priced lines covering 4,811 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,751 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,047 head. replacement cattle receipts at 756 head. Counted as USDA files them — 304 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,751Last week 5,247Year ago 2,722

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,047Last week 876Year ago 338

Replacement CattleReceipts 756Last week 332Year ago 118

Compared to last weekly close: Feeder and Stocker steers sold mostly 2.00-8.00 higher, instances 10.00 higher on stockers under 500 lbs. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	279	167.50–212.50	195.07
2	—	763	126.00–129.00	127.48
88	—	519	136.00–170.00	155.56
94	—	467	150.00–183.00	168.56
21	—	814	109.00–121.00	113.85
47	—	378	159.00–205.00	184.58
1	—	970	114.00	114.00
11	—	716	116.00–135.00	127.33
72	—	424	155.00–194.00	176.45
3	—	863	112.00–119.00	116.62
74	—	573	130.00–161.00	147.67
29	—	332	180.00–205.00	190.08
30	—	670	118.00–136.00	131.27
54	—	619	123.00–152.00	137.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	199.00	199.00
1	—	535	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	809	90.00–110.00	103.24
2	—	783	110.00	110.00
2	—	380	155.00	155.00
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	373	140.00–177.50	160.40
6	—	628	120.00–126.00	122.51
40	—	526	120.00–154.00	140.07
13	—	325	135.00–186.00	164.63
7	—	669	116.00–130.00	124.89
1	—	1,030	85.00	85.00
3	—	788	95.00–118.00	109.33
2	—	710	119.00–120.00	119.49
1	—	895	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,085	80.00	80.00
2	—	830	111.00–113.00	112.00
30	—	466	130.00–172.00	148.39
22	—	574	113.00–145.00	132.61
25	—	426	140.00–171.00	155.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	120.00–143.00	131.16
4	—	529	110.00–130.00	123.87
3	—	260	117.50–162.00	135.08
4	—	474	120.00–153.00	136.45
1	—	635	127.00	127.00
3	—	377	138.00–157.00	148.36
6	—	428	118.00–159.00	141.12
1	—	715	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	533	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	261	194.00	194.00
2	—	515	145.00–155.00	150.00
2	—	413	155.00–157.00	155.99
2	—	325	182.00–184.00	182.94
7	—	361	165.00–197.50	176.12
7	—	453	155.00–160.00	157.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	670	130.00–150.00	141.92
184	—	423	158.00–202.00	182.71
7	—	719	130.00–140.00	134.47
11	—	774	126.00–136.00	131.27
5	—	814	124.00–130.00	128.77
27	—	615	136.00–158.00	146.42
85	—	522	151.00–180.00	164.78
2	—	940	118.00–122.00	120.01
83	—	377	169.00–208.00	190.73
92	—	570	144.00–174.00	160.80
3	—	255	197.50–220.00	205.72
81	—	326	165.00–215.00	196.21
1	—	865	124.00	124.00
120	—	476	157.50–189.00	173.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	634	143.00–157.00	147.16
1	—	780	126.00	126.00
39	—	664	144.00–149.50	147.58
5	—	312	217.50	217.50
5	—	488	170.00–185.00	178.12
18	—	432	179.00–198.00	183.56
21	—	714	136.00–142.00	139.95
20	—	379	185.00–206.00	196.02
1	—	845	130.00	130.00
36	—	568	162.50–169.00	164.10
30	—	526	162.00–181.00	174.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	238	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	155.00	155.00
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
3	—	530	158.00	158.00
2	—	438	157.00–169.00	163.10
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	194.00	194.00
3	—	502	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	368	145.00–177.00	165.47
4	—	727	114.00–131.00	125.16
9	—	664	122.00–136.00	126.14
20	—	570	130.00–149.00	138.22
4	—	765	115.00–128.00	121.52
9	—	632	125.00–136.00	129.74
27	—	519	130.00–157.00	144.67
2	—	873	100.00–104.00	101.95
47	—	427	140.00–179.00	157.52
23	—	470	136.00–172.00	155.21
25	—	323	147.50–185.00	168.15
2	—	830	100.00–110.00	104.97
1	—	265	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	170.00	170.00
1	—	475	101.00	101.00
5	—	429	129.00–154.00	136.80
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
2	—	530	110.00–124.00	116.80
3	—	580	91.00–120.00	108.30
2	—	350	132.50–155.00	143.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	165.00	165.00
3	—	423	191.00	191.00
4	—	481	160.00–169.00	166.80
27	—	710	146.50	146.50
4	—	671	139.50	139.50
19	—	576	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	167.00	167.00
4	—	499	168.00	168.00
15	—	522	157.00–167.00	162.17
9	—	767	130.00	130.00
15	—	433	160.00–183.00	178.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	124.00	124.00
5	—	485	172.00	172.00
7	—	426	160.00–174.00	169.21
1	—	360	177.50	177.50
1	—	310	197.50	197.50
1	—	745	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	763	111.00–127.00	115.78
81	—	332	145.00–177.00	162.51
169	—	375	140.00–176.00	162.82
174	—	423	137.00–171.00	154.81
1	—	920	112.00	112.00
127	—	522	130.00–154.00	140.64
115	—	574	122.00–144.50	134.94
75	—	622	122.00–141.00	130.85
146	—	471	133.00–164.00	148.44
7	—	819	105.00–121.00	116.40
13	—	284	156.00–170.00	163.49
15	—	719	113.00–131.00	123.80
39	—	670	118.00–134.50	127.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	163.00–167.00	165.67
6	—	283	177.50	177.50
11	—	403	153.00–162.00	153.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	156.00	156.00
6	—	703	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	120.00	120.00
8	—	657	122.00–130.00	128.97
22	—	517	138.00–150.00	144.47
22	—	421	155.00–164.00	158.91
7	—	365	162.00	162.00
18	—	473	145.00–158.00	150.16
87	—	612	130.00–147.50	142.29
16	—	573	134.00–146.00	141.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	615	134.00–148.50	139.05
2	—	310	180.00–181.00	180.51
1	—	500	141.00	141.00
1	—	350	171.00	171.00
3	—	417	162.00–170.00	164.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	478	130.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
4	—	421	133.00–135.00	134.53
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
2	—	530	125.00–129.00	127.06
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
3	—	668	110.00–127.00	116.53
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	140.00–153.00	146.56
64	—	470	119.00–150.00	136.57
4	—	725	87.00–114.00	99.15
68	—	428	120.00–156.00	141.43
61	—	523	120.00–138.00	128.26
53	—	370	123.00–165.00	143.24
1	—	840	102.00	102.00
18	—	673	115.00–125.00	117.28
31	—	323	129.00–155.00	144.32
17	—	578	115.00–134.00	124.49
10	—	622	110.00–127.00	118.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	319	145.00–180.00	157.81
2	—	270	155.00–170.00	163.06
4	—	410	135.00–161.00	148.95
1	—	515	139.00	139.00
5	—	376	140.00–164.00	157.48
1	—	495	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	109.00–120.00	114.53
3	—	667	80.00–105.00	91.16
9	—	329	100.00–142.00	124.85
2	—	618	109.00–110.00	109.49
3	—	575	73.00–115.00	99.04
8	—	471	117.00–138.00	130.49
1	—	720	80.00	80.00
6	—	427	105.00–122.50	114.34
8	—	366	113.00–141.00	123.16
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	797	119.00	119.00
4	—	380	163.00	163.00
15	—	630	120.00–131.00	123.69
16	—	657	119.00	119.00
15	—	573	132.00–135.00	133.38
36	—	430	145.50–158.00	151.58
18	—	478	139.00–150.00	145.85
25	—	525	134.00–146.00	138.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	159.50	159.50
17	—	471	153.00–154.00	153.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	581	137.50–139.00	138.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	64.00	64.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	60.00–65.00	62.49

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	11	—	1,068	650.00–1,075.00	866.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,065	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,483.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	66	—	1,165	975.00–1,550.00	1,290.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	25	—	1,482	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,787.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,091.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,073	750.00–1,425.00	1,196.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	63	—	1,192	700.00–1,450.00	1,220.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,056	725.00–1,125.00	941.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	1,185	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,468.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,130	1,125.00–1,550.00	1,368.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	961	635.00–1,500.00	1,092.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,570	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,263.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,330	1,350.00–2,075.00	1,761.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,240	1,050.00–1,375.00	1,227.76
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	707	435.00–700.00	495.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	811	375.00	375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	742	475.00–775.00	551.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	878	410.00	410.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	950.00–985.00	970.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	758	610.00–875.00	750.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	16	—	828	60.00–115.00	82.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	824	42.50–94.00	72.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	793	40.00–85.00	65.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	946	60.00–77.00	64.84
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	675	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	710	725.00–800.00	764.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	700.00–1,250.00	1,114.08
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	710	96.00–98.00	97.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,015	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,162.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	760	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	698	485.00–790.00	655.54
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	763	410.00–585.00	505.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	825	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	750	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,099	300.00–1,335.00	1,095.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,135	64.00–72.00	67.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,189	775.00–985.00	860.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	980	50.00–64.50	59.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,030	54.00–68.00	60.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,016	800.00–1,075.00	932.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,086	600.00–1,185.00	807.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	885	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	48	—	1,134	435.00–1,475.00	1,054.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	71.00	71.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,048	700.00–875.00	794.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,194	735.00–1,035.00	890.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	68.00–71.00	69.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,050	66.00–78.00	73.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,111	720.00–950.00	865.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,103	600.00–650.00	627.32
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,024	770.00–1,650.00	1,054.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	833	595.00–950.00	792.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	98.00	98.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,025	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,490	106.00	106.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,038	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,378.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,720	85.00–107.00	96.45
11	—	1,234	64.00–84.00	76.34
41	—	1,499	72.00–94.00	85.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	40.00	40.00
1	—	750	53.00	53.00
1	—	655	32.00	32.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,148	57.50–74.00	64.08
6	—	930	23.00–35.00	29.41
13	—	966	33.00–59.00	44.87
36	—	1,007	44.00–68.00	53.66
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	67.00–68.00	67.49
4	—	826	42.00–50.00	46.75
9	—	725	33.00–44.00	35.74
2	—	720	26.00–30.00	27.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,387	57.00–70.00	62.33
22	—	1,368	62.00–76.00	69.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	998	45.00–61.50	50.93
76	—	1,102	55.00–67.00	61.92
3	—	898	22.00–53.00	37.71
88	—	1,188	63.50–73.00	68.03

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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