Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 254 priced lines covering 3,548 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,786 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 829 head. replacement cattle receipts at 551 head. Counted as USDA files them — 188 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,786Last week 5,307Year ago 4,837

Slaughter CattleReceipts 829Last week 865Year ago 701

Replacement CattleReceipts 551Last week 489Year ago 244

Compared to last report: Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	79.00	79.00
17	—	475	130.00–159.00	144.46
6	—	731	104.00–122.00	108.89
8	—	331	137.50–171.00	156.42
4	—	674	115.00–127.00	118.66
12	—	574	116.00–138.00	125.15
14	—	524	121.00–142.00	130.72
2	—	868	89.00–92.00	90.47
12	—	615	111.00–132.00	123.16
1	—	785	108.00	108.00
5	—	271	145.00–167.50	153.37
23	—	424	133.00–159.00	144.42
9	—	376	121.00–165.00	148.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	98.00	98.00
17	—	717	115.00–126.00	121.20
64	—	475	130.00–164.00	152.88
25	—	620	124.00–141.00	131.76
25	—	324	160.00–192.00	176.04
46	—	574	133.00–151.00	142.69
55	—	421	148.00–176.00	162.16
3	—	822	108.00–110.00	109.33
14	—	779	111.00–122.00	115.75
1	—	250	165.00	165.00
1	—	935	92.00	92.00
90	—	520	125.00–157.00	146.63
47	—	374	149.00–185.00	169.32
30	—	677	115.00–133.00	127.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	576	117.00–143.00	139.29
2	—	513	130.00–140.00	134.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	295	130.00–135.00	132.50
4	—	613	90.00–131.00	109.47
5	—	478	117.00–140.00	130.45
3	—	328	135.00–155.00	144.95
5	—	581	110.00–132.00	122.10
7	—	373	131.00–155.00	145.18
2	—	668	85.00–106.00	95.62
3	—	527	115.00–121.00	116.94
8	—	430	116.00–146.00	127.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	495	145.00	145.00
4	—	423	147.00–161.00	150.93
3	—	372	146.00–150.00	148.65
4	—	325	150.00–172.00	160.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	678	130.00–142.00	135.09
3	—	772	122.00–130.00	125.67
4	—	858	112.00–123.00	117.99
47	—	424	149.00–179.00	163.94
24	—	622	128.00–153.00	139.64
3	—	818	113.00–125.00	119.69
60	—	468	145.00–171.00	160.98
72	—	523	139.00–170.00	154.72
1	—	1,200	110.00	110.00
3	—	273	185.00–200.00	192.73
33	—	325	164.00–207.50	179.90
98	—	575	130.00–155.00	147.39
12	—	709	130.00–136.00	133.37
38	—	371	160.00–202.50	172.25
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	488	159.00–171.00	168.12
1	—	615	147.00	147.00
26	—	519	155.00–165.00	158.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
3	—	423	140.00–155.00	147.87
2	—	588	145.00	145.00
6	—	483	157.00	157.00
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	375	184.00	184.00
23	—	445	179.00	179.00
10	—	533	160.00	160.00
28	—	587	132.50–157.00	149.87
9	—	497	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	110.00–113.50	112.35
10	—	325	145.00–173.00	158.44
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
7	—	771	110.00–133.00	118.70
9	—	573	131.00–138.00	134.18
25	—	474	130.00–154.00	140.54
27	—	426	130.00–164.00	148.51
3	—	662	119.00–135.00	126.04
1	—	835	120.00	120.00
5	—	718	124.00–135.00	128.37
20	—	526	120.00–146.00	134.14
9	—	626	124.00–146.00	133.13
15	—	369	140.00–174.00	155.03
2	—	868	90.00–93.00	91.49
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	115.00–134.00	124.27
3	—	475	128.00–135.00	130.31
2	—	525	90.00–114.00	101.66
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
5	—	382	120.00–146.00	135.15
1	—	595	114.00	114.00
1	—	945	70.00	70.00
1	—	310	133.00	133.00
4	—	633	90.00–101.00	95.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	777	126.50–127.50	126.99
6	—	663	141.00	141.00
3	—	648	141.00	141.00
3	—	423	160.00	160.00
8	—	862	123.00	123.00
8	—	457	145.00–150.00	147.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	155.00	155.00
1	—	660	139.00	139.00
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	160.00	160.00
3	—	377	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	100.00–105.00	101.64
112	—	518	122.00–144.00	134.96
84	—	573	121.00–140.00	129.99
74	—	616	115.00–135.00	127.09
40	—	324	133.00–177.50	153.83
9	—	1,077	104.00	104.00
3	—	771	108.00–115.00	112.61
19	—	277	157.00–195.00	162.42
10	—	724	111.00–125.00	115.88
71	—	369	132.00–160.00	148.99
14	—	666	118.00–132.00	125.43
106	—	472	125.00–158.00	137.51
9	—	819	105.00–117.00	114.75
141	—	430	130.00–160.00	141.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
1	—	495	149.00	149.00
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	120.00–130.00	127.95
15	—	482	125.00–135.00	130.57
1	—	865	106.00	106.00
4	—	620	122.50	122.50
3	—	580	112.00–120.00	117.29
1	—	400	132.00	132.00
2	—	775	103.00–107.00	104.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	134.00	134.00
3	—	432	133.00	133.00
3	—	559	134.00–136.00	134.69
2	—	510	135.00	135.00
8	—	804	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	766	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	355	156.00	156.00
17	—	414	153.00	153.00
9	—	489	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	161.00	161.00
2	—	510	138.00–140.00	138.98
7	—	380	146.00–156.00	151.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
1	—	495	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	146.00–150.00	147.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	424	115.00–139.00	132.72
43	—	372	110.00–146.00	134.44
2	—	743	113.00	113.00
47	—	470	115.00–138.00	129.77
15	—	626	102.00–126.00	115.38
3	—	277	140.00–154.00	147.42
27	—	571	108.00–130.00	121.61
26	—	522	105.00–131.00	123.26
15	—	331	125.00–146.00	135.68
10	—	768	85.00–110.50	105.35
4	—	819	86.00–96.00	91.91
15	—	678	90.00–118.00	111.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	110.00–137.50	118.90
1	—	635	105.00	105.00
1	—	500	110.00	110.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	295	126.00	126.00
7	—	464	65.00–125.00	108.75
5	—	566	85.00–115.00	97.81
1	—	320	117.50	117.50
1	—	880	80.00	80.00
6	—	421	100.00–124.00	114.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	295	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	385	150.00	150.00
3	—	298	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
1	—	290	155.00	155.00
4	—	334	140.00–145.00	141.78
5	—	365	140.00–151.00	144.23
10	—	428	130.00–144.00	133.69
1	—	805	104.00	104.00
2	—	513	130.00–135.00	132.49
1	—	620	119.00	119.00
4	—	463	128.00–144.00	139.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,011	32.00–50.00	41.13
123	—	1,135	53.00–66.00	60.15
147	—	1,203	61.00–72.00	66.30
8	—	1,018	42.00–55.00	47.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,397	59.00–64.00	61.58
30	—	1,491	61.00–74.00	65.78
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	818	55.00–61.00	58.09
2	—	595	23.00–30.00	25.82
8	—	762	30.00–45.00	36.81
3	—	755	48.00–56.00	52.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	819	28.00–54.00	36.57
30	—	1,040	57.00–69.00	62.30
2	—	1,073	27.00–45.00	35.94
46	—	976	40.00–65.00	53.63
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	806	36.00–43.00	40.09
1	—	835	64.00	64.00
3	—	690	19.00	19.00
10	—	813	48.00–56.00	51.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,695	79.00–102.00	90.37
15	—	1,191	55.00–77.00	68.62
44	—	1,542	62.00–92.00	82.22

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,102	600.00–1,425.00	1,085.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	926	400.00–1,425.00	1,071.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,071	610.00–1,075.00	898.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	934	64.00–86.00	79.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,233	57.50–74.00	68.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,007	420.00–975.00	785.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	1,148	52.00–75.00	65.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,145	625.00–1,150.00	970.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	74.00–76.00	75.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,166	650.00–1,085.00	877.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,193	725.00–985.00	814.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,284	59.00–65.00	63.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	630.00–985.00	838.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,166	64.00–79.00	71.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,427	64.00–74.00	68.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,167	60.00–88.00	66.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,211	730.00–1,150.00	959.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,122	63.00–73.50	67.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	73.00–97.00	85.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	58.00	58.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	978	825.00–1,275.00	1,017.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	802	67.00–100.00	85.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,066	66.00–70.00	67.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	—	838	46.00–98.00	72.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,004	57.00–87.50	70.70
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	85.00	85.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	813	750.00–975.00	863.54
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	925.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	697	735.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	731	99.00–105.00	102.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	973	950.00	950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	13	—	1,200	1,050.00–2,500.00	2,133.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	89.00	89.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,263	1,250.00–2,400.00	1,914.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,176	525.00–1,225.00	993.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,088	785.00–1,150.00	1,027.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	981	600.00–1,450.00	1,127.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	98	—	1,132	750.00–1,675.00	1,266.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,001	695.00–1,400.00	1,130.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	939	625.00–1,095.00	862.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,327	1,285.00–1,500.00	1,371.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,488	1,225.00–1,300.00	1,256.22

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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