Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 261 priced lines covering 3,628 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,870 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 694 head. replacement cattle receipts at 269 head. Counted as USDA files them — 61 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,870Last week 3,786Year ago 4,940

Slaughter CattleReceipts 694Last week 829Year ago 761

Replacement CattleReceipts 269Last week 551Year ago 246

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold 2.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter 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
5	—	890	116.00	116.00
2	—	920	119.00	119.00
26	—	666	125.00–138.00	131.41
61	—	373	150.00–189.00	166.84
38	—	624	132.00–150.00	138.10
13	—	729	120.00–134.00	126.91
8	—	263	170.00–200.00	184.09
38	—	323	157.50–203.00	171.60
9	—	774	116.00–125.00	117.59
106	—	567	130.00–151.00	142.23
78	—	472	131.00–170.00	152.34
61	—	417	141.00–176.00	157.95
55	—	521	131.00–162.00	150.59
7	—	833	116.00–122.00	117.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	417	170.00–182.00	177.27
5	—	329	185.00–197.50	191.72
28	—	575	130.50–157.00	140.55
13	—	615	139.00–149.00	143.69
54	—	522	148.50–171.00	160.72
18	—	464	157.50–171.00	165.43
25	—	656	129.00–144.00	131.55
6	—	365	163.00–180.00	174.42
12	—	734	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	414	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	134.00	134.00
8	—	763	124.00	124.00
4	—	486	110.00–156.00	144.41
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
7	—	509	130.00–132.00	130.29
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	885	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	121.00	121.00
7	—	628	131.00	131.00
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	529	117.00–142.00	130.83
27	—	321	120.00–177.00	150.22
3	—	893	110.00	110.00
34	—	377	130.00–157.00	145.42
3	—	725	110.00–128.00	119.04
33	—	421	120.00–160.00	141.60
16	—	631	118.00–134.00	127.78
7	—	769	110.00–123.00	114.38
30	—	473	123.00–155.00	137.62
9	—	588	125.00–136.00	130.09
3	—	268	135.00–142.50	139.84
7	—	674	115.00–129.00	121.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
4	—	524	102.00	102.00
1	—	425	114.00	114.00
1	—	470	116.00	116.00
2	—	675	100.00–120.00	109.78
1	—	285	110.00	110.00
3	—	368	112.00–130.00	122.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	571	139.00–145.00	140.49
12	—	619	138.00–142.00	141.00
15	—	697	130.75	130.75
26	—	469	152.00–166.00	160.70
6	—	532	157.00	157.00
5	—	811	117.00	117.00
4	—	405	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	511	153.00	153.00
5	—	564	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	133.00	133.00
9	—	367	165.00–170.00	169.46
1	—	475	152.50	152.50
4	—	400	177.00	177.00
1	—	645	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	158.00	158.00
1	—	435	162.00	162.00
4	—	488	141.00–145.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	377	144.00–180.00	165.43
7	—	277	155.00–177.00	170.76
5	—	825	100.00–109.00	104.10
69	—	529	125.00–153.00	139.84
45	—	577	122.50–141.00	134.67
39	—	421	142.00–170.00	154.74
14	—	722	110.00–124.00	116.09
58	—	471	130.00–162.00	150.25
13	—	324	157.50–181.00	175.09
3	—	872	100.00–109.00	103.01
4	—	759	106.00–116.00	112.75
1	—	960	97.00	97.00
23	—	667	116.00–126.00	121.48
37	—	617	115.00–133.00	127.79
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	491	137.00–144.00	140.13
2	—	805	90.00	90.00
1	—	390	135.00	135.00
2	—	670	90.00–110.00	99.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	325	140.00–167.00	151.83
5	—	779	85.00–112.00	101.55
2	—	730	101.00–115.00	107.86
21	—	523	122.00–142.00	131.75
9	—	371	131.00–158.00	146.55
15	—	423	130.00–154.00	142.67
1	—	625	112.00	112.00
3	—	843	97.00–102.00	100.34
26	—	476	125.00–147.00	139.41
2	—	273	155.00–171.00	163.66
5	—	667	109.00–120.00	113.39
17	—	569	109.00–133.00	120.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
2	—	475	117.00–117.50	117.24
1	—	270	156.00	156.00
2	—	380	125.00–132.00	128.41
1	—	425	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	152.00	152.00
1	—	410	136.00	136.00
2	—	338	141.00–160.00	150.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	524	120.00–138.00	129.22
134	—	474	124.00–146.00	133.43
34	—	663	110.00–127.00	120.56
2	—	238	155.00	155.00
51	—	616	111.00–135.00	121.58
2	—	790	100.00	100.00
2	—	815	100.00–110.00	104.91
85	—	372	130.00–157.50	143.93
137	—	424	126.00–156.00	139.49
10	—	718	108.00–121.00	112.19
98	—	570	118.00–137.00	126.91
53	—	326	134.00–157.50	147.08
4	—	284	149.00–157.50	153.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	689	120.50–124.50	122.99
13	—	375	136.00–154.00	146.22
3	—	277	154.00–160.00	157.90
8	—	586	126.00–132.50	130.10
24	—	529	133.00–135.00	133.67
15	—	416	136.00–146.00	143.75
2	—	473	137.50	137.50
7	—	611	126.00–131.00	127.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	471	119.00–136.00	131.48
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
1	—	705	112.00	112.00
3	—	620	105.00–119.00	114.30
1	—	395	130.00	130.00
2	—	440	127.00–135.00	131.05
11	—	537	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	124.00	124.00
1	—	870	85.00	85.00
7	—	936	99.00–102.00	99.83
8	—	995	99.00	99.00
5	—	835	110.00	110.00
1	—	785	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	102.00	102.00
1	—	460	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	575	725.00–1,200.00	1,051.70
8	—	626	850.00–1,200.00	1,024.41
15	—	667	825.00–1,500.00	1,313.41
4	—	782	1,525.00–1,650.00	1,556.16
2	—	443	700.00	700.00
6	—	716	975.00–1,525.00	1,345.76
2	—	835	1,375.00	1,375.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	420	54.00–88.00	69.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	658	113.50	113.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	764	90.00–108.00	99.77
1	—	810	90.00	90.00
59	—	475	116.00–137.00	127.89
19	—	373	115.00–140.00	131.34
1	—	235	135.00	135.00
6	—	265	120.00–150.00	134.97
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
14	—	620	104.00–120.00	115.00
40	—	528	110.00–134.00	122.04
11	—	674	105.00–120.00	112.25
21	—	319	120.00–149.00	133.52
65	—	424	120.00–140.00	131.46
21	—	574	112.00–126.00	118.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	93.00–110.00	101.41
3	—	532	80.00–107.00	97.94
2	—	625	96.00–106.00	100.84
1	—	750	89.00	89.00
6	—	369	98.00–120.00	113.78
10	—	566	80.00–115.00	98.66
7	—	474	102.50–115.00	110.13
2	—	318	115.00–117.50	116.24
Heifers — Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	79.00–80.00	79.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	579	131.50	131.50
14	—	527	128.00–133.00	130.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	524	125.00–130.00	127.75
6	—	448	137.00	137.00
6	—	694	114.50	114.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	139.00	139.00
15	—	482	126.00–134.00	128.65
1	—	305	142.00	142.00
4	—	449	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	142.00	142.00
2	—	328	138.00–140.00	139.05
6	—	564	126.00–128.00	126.33
2	—	415	138.00–139.00	138.49
20	—	477	126.00–136.00	130.63
19	—	372	133.00–144.00	139.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	662	130.25	130.25
4	—	779	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	44.00–53.00	48.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	924	32.00–54.00	45.08
43	—	967	44.00–60.00	52.32
15	—	1,035	58.00–67.00	62.56
2	—	938	39.00–45.00	42.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,167	61.00–71.00	65.67
5	—	974	30.00–49.00	42.26
78	—	1,197	51.00–63.00	58.65
7	—	1,010	44.00–52.50	47.92
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	755	28.00–40.00	35.26
4	—	788	51.00–55.00	52.55
1	—	830	58.00	58.00
4	—	783	30.00–49.00	39.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,351	52.50–63.00	58.43
25	—	1,404	63.00–71.00	65.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,305	59.00–82.00	72.44
48	—	1,525	75.50–90.00	84.55
33	—	1,725	86.00–103.00	95.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	26	—	867	53.00–93.00	72.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	834	55.00–68.50	64.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	728	78.00–107.00	88.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,141	64.00–75.00	65.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,144	1,500.00–2,100.00	1,911.30
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	86.50	86.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	906	775.00–1,375.00	963.31
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	950	785.00–1,000.00	877.19
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	990	975.00–1,150.00	1,067.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	660	305.00	305.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	850	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,239.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,015	700.00–1,425.00	1,077.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,088	690.00–1,275.00	879.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,046	710.00–1,375.00	1,150.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,695	1,685.00	1,685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	1,075.00–1,080.00	1,077.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	72.00	72.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	915	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,114	63.00–74.00	68.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	64.00	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,045	650.00–1,200.00	918.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	993	43.00–66.00	62.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,243	61.50–64.00	62.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,161	685.00–950.00	882.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	989	425.00–885.00	672.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,127	55.00–74.00	69.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	990	500.00–700.00	602.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	63.00	63.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	977	600.00–1,000.00	758.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,052	650.00–1,125.00	936.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	50.00	50.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	62.00	62.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,033	625.00–885.00	802.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,055	500.00–985.00	831.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	961	700.00–1,100.00	947.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	685.00	685.00

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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