Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 271 priced lines covering 4,351 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,307 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 865 head. replacement cattle receipts at 489 head. Counted as USDA files them — 198 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,307Last week 6,274Year ago 4,268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 865Last week 1,198Year ago 743

Replacement CattleReceipts 489Last week 505Year ago 375

Compared to last weekly close: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold 3.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold unevenly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	873	110.00–125.00	120.97
11	—	723	125.00–136.00	130.09
3	—	812	120.00–124.00	121.37
55	—	323	160.00–205.00	180.71
96	—	470	145.00–180.00	165.03
78	—	375	160.00–202.50	174.47
68	—	621	130.00–162.00	144.62
77	—	577	139.00–159.50	148.19
24	—	667	124.00–142.00	134.29
5	—	281	187.50–250.00	210.75
74	—	417	155.00–187.50	169.21
3	—	913	97.00–112.00	102.93
81	—	514	142.00–170.00	157.43
4	—	771	116.00–133.00	125.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	356	185.00–187.50	185.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	837	125.00	125.00
12	—	777	129.50–130.00	129.87
15	—	507	160.00–177.00	165.80
29	—	708	135.00–139.00	135.75
27	—	566	146.00–155.00	147.91
3	—	303	223.00	223.00
13	—	665	138.00	138.00
3	—	470	165.00	165.00
9	—	618	141.00–148.00	145.51
3	—	405	182.00	182.00
3	—	262	225.00	225.00
8	—	359	180.00–212.50	199.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	151.00–160.00	154.77
1	—	390	155.00	155.00
1	—	600	130.00	130.00
28	—	531	127.00–140.00	132.88
8	—	569	130.00–135.00	130.65
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	67.00	67.00
1	—	410	47.50	47.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	332	135.00–181.00	163.26
3	—	777	100.00–115.00	107.99
54	—	476	130.00–163.00	146.95
28	—	378	134.00–168.00	155.32
1	—	1,020	100.00	100.00
9	—	734	115.00–133.00	122.44
5	—	969	95.00–111.00	107.78
32	—	523	123.00–159.00	143.71
44	—	430	130.00–163.00	147.92
25	—	620	117.00–142.00	127.92
25	—	571	126.00–146.00	133.52
6	—	266	150.00–175.00	164.77
12	—	674	116.00–137.00	126.89
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	90.00	90.00
4	—	385	102.50–140.00	119.70
2	—	330	120.00–135.00	127.61
3	—	432	110.00–120.00	114.31
3	—	473	110.00–137.00	123.13
1	—	590	108.00	108.00
4	—	613	90.00–115.00	103.87
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
2	—	530	120.00–121.00	120.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	412	164.00–177.00	170.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	468	155.00–169.00	163.89
9	—	806	132.00	132.00
6	—	684	121.50	121.50
5	—	755	131.00	131.00
16	—	416	155.00–172.00	166.20
31	—	520	140.00–160.00	150.64
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	480	162.00	162.00
2	—	250	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
1	—	820	126.00	126.00
2	—	720	124.00	124.00
3	—	270	167.50–185.00	178.30
1	—	555	144.00	144.00
6	—	314	162.00–189.00	180.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
9	—	488	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
177	—	522	120.00–150.00	133.70
1	—	245	157.50	157.50
29	—	670	115.00–130.00	122.30
21	—	723	110.00–129.00	118.10
81	—	322	140.00–175.00	157.59
4	—	1,037	108.00	108.00
123	—	421	126.00–160.00	144.30
97	—	377	139.00–166.00	153.52
109	—	473	125.00–151.00	139.94
4	—	778	109.00–115.00	111.74
2	—	815	110.00–112.50	111.24
2	—	890	101.00–109.00	105.00
69	—	618	115.00–144.00	127.79
11	—	266	150.00–180.00	169.18
70	—	568	122.00–144.00	132.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	541	127.75–145.00	130.18
31	—	575	130.00–139.00	137.86
2	—	812	110.00	110.00
56	—	670	129.00–130.50	129.59
14	—	635	121.50	121.50
5	—	309	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
3	—	763	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	932	89.00	89.00
7	—	735	115.50–122.00	117.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	568	120.00–125.00	121.96
4	—	518	118.00–126.00	121.02
7	—	473	125.00–133.00	129.74
6	—	432	130.00–143.00	139.23
2	—	715	108.00–117.00	112.47
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
2	—	620	120.00	120.00
1	—	395	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	625	117.50–118.50	118.17
3	—	780	108.00	108.00
25	—	432	134.00–145.00	139.81
7	—	524	126.00–132.00	130.26
2	—	268	169.00	169.00
5	—	591	121.00	121.00
10	—	477	136.00–138.00	137.00
7	—	723	114.50	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	138.00–142.00	140.39
2	—	458	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	376	120.00–147.50	136.24
12	—	666	109.00–126.00	114.59
72	—	423	115.00–147.00	133.29
69	—	474	115.00–139.00	129.40
26	—	330	122.00–156.00	139.00
21	—	572	103.00–132.00	119.43
9	—	718	84.00–114.00	105.94
5	—	269	132.50–150.00	141.61
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
35	—	523	110.00–134.00	122.56
11	—	773	88.00–120.00	103.73
19	—	626	90.00–131.00	118.11
1	—	245	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	314	117.50–138.00	125.34
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
7	—	524	88.00–112.00	99.52
9	—	432	98.00–127.00	110.30
5	—	487	100.00–114.00	109.00
7	—	379	102.50–127.00	118.31
11	—	624	80.00–116.00	94.24
7	—	575	90.00–112.00	103.60
3	—	678	80.00–100.00	93.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	126.00–155.00	137.97
10	—	264	154.00–172.50	163.39
8	—	488	131.00–150.00	137.02
8	—	324	146.00–167.50	158.15
11	—	370	130.00–187.50	147.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	626	114.00–144.00	132.85
46	—	378	149.00–190.00	166.97
57	—	567	126.00–156.00	140.47
19	—	722	110.00–131.00	118.75
41	—	419	150.00–183.00	167.65
70	—	470	135.00–173.00	156.29
72	—	517	125.00–159.00	149.13
2	—	783	121.00	121.00
24	—	334	156.00–194.00	178.65
16	—	664	115.00–135.00	127.04
1	—	275	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	520	120.00–141.00	132.37
3	—	592	128.00	128.00
3	—	497	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	145.00	145.00
2	—	610	130.00	130.00
3	—	588	135.00	135.00
5	—	437	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	669	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	674	107.00–123.00	116.09
2	—	280	140.00–155.00	147.90
1	—	710	94.00	94.00
13	—	627	114.00–135.00	124.78
23	—	370	138.00–181.00	152.27
31	—	525	117.00–148.00	135.43
1	—	920	100.00	100.00
26	—	477	120.00–155.00	143.22
1	—	805	101.00	101.00
13	—	569	110.00–140.00	125.99
32	—	427	133.00–168.00	146.38
10	—	322	144.00–181.00	161.19
4	—	768	101.00–110.00	105.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	122.00–129.00	126.36
4	—	420	126.00–145.00	134.11
1	—	665	112.00	112.00
2	—	480	115.00–128.00	121.50
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
2	—	575	101.00–128.00	114.62
1	—	340	126.00	126.00
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	152.00	152.00
2	—	423	155.00–170.00	162.19
6	—	369	155.00–177.50	165.08
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
2	—	520	128.00–138.00	133.10
2	—	335	165.00–176.00	170.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	828	64.00	64.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,349	62.00–73.00	65.61
15	—	1,328	57.00–67.00	61.75
1	—	1,420	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	961	24.00–45.00	36.74
30	—	1,036	56.00–67.00	62.36
19	—	994	38.00–55.00	45.86
59	—	972	45.00–62.00	53.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
135	—	1,129	52.00–67.00	60.51
23	—	1,066	35.00–57.00	49.77
98	—	1,173	63.00–73.00	66.35
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	20.00–31.00	26.97
1	—	815	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	755	22.00–35.00	29.10
13	—	808	48.00–57.00	53.42
10	—	759	34.50–52.00	41.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,339	59.00–82.00	70.95
25	—	1,737	89.00–100.00	93.82
44	—	1,654	78.00–93.50	87.56

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	400.00	400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,368	1,035.00–1,075.00	1,054.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	70	—	1,224	885.00–1,475.00	1,155.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,000	875.00–1,325.00	1,126.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,085	775.00–1,310.00	1,243.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	997	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,145.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,212	740.00–1,310.00	1,104.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,290	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,096	625.00–1,150.00	970.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	20	—	1,471	1,350.00–1,685.00	1,523.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,364	975.00–1,325.00	1,157.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,385	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,274.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,011	725.00–1,235.00	1,039.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,029	770.00–1,300.00	1,060.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	89.00	89.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	67.00	67.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,012	925.00–1,035.00	975.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,065	50.00–84.00	65.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,266	58.00–77.00	70.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,150	55.00–70.00	63.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,248	800.00–950.00	905.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,118	63.00–73.00	66.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,098	58.00–73.00	67.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,187	725.00–1,285.00	1,051.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,095	635.00–1,100.00	911.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,176	750.00–1,225.00	965.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,195	63.00–74.00	67.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	825.00–1,125.00	970.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,037	51.00–70.50	62.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	990	600.00–670.00	633.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,169	630.00–825.00	765.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	898	690.00–1,000.00	923.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	885	64.00–80.00	69.97
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	570	250.00	250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	674	260.00–385.00	330.52
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	—	1,007	700.00–735.00	711.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	800.00–1,300.00	1,101.25
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	848	800.00–1,175.00	973.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	981	950.00–1,035.00	991.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	820	735.00–1,000.00	881.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	886	51.50–99.00	67.07
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	774	75.00–105.00	88.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	64.00–81.00	72.68
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	45.00	45.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	789	50.00–97.50	74.06
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	875.00	875.00

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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