Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 277 priced lines covering 4,643 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,390 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 830 head. replacement cattle receipts at 547 head. Counted as USDA files them — 151 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,390Last week 3,870Year ago 2,682

Slaughter CattleReceipts 830Last week 694Year ago 623

Replacement CattleReceipts 547Last week 269Year ago 256

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker steers sold mostly 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	777	110.00–126.00	116.90
2	—	715	100.00–120.00	110.14
15	—	330	140.00–175.00	153.25
45	—	527	120.00–150.00	138.59
7	—	621	115.00–136.00	130.29
38	—	425	120.00–164.00	147.83
33	—	375	120.00–173.00	148.07
4	—	813	105.00–106.00	105.75
45	—	471	120.00–159.00	143.74
8	—	675	124.00–135.00	129.86
16	—	574	120.00–143.00	131.78
1	—	275	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	181.00	181.00
3	—	482	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	533	143.00–160.00	151.79
25	—	475	140.00–166.00	157.98
12	—	623	130.00–140.00	138.12
24	—	802	127.00	127.00
41	—	577	139.00–146.00	142.00
15	—	446	162.00–166.00	164.68
4	—	691	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	268	160.00–200.00	183.29
3	—	888	123.00	123.00
14	—	774	119.00–131.00	122.99
12	—	828	114.00–131.00	128.49
130	—	467	140.00–175.00	158.14
119	—	512	135.00–174.00	153.24
42	—	675	122.00–143.00	132.48
25	—	328	163.00–200.00	178.23
53	—	624	127.00–148.00	139.09
23	—	718	120.00–138.00	131.69
105	—	566	131.00–154.50	146.95
114	—	425	141.00–183.00	162.48
89	—	366	149.00–201.00	177.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	621	145.00	145.00
6	—	569	153.00–155.00	153.68
8	—	426	160.00–178.00	164.60
37	—	453	154.00–179.00	175.73
8	—	382	174.00–200.00	186.42
7	—	526	155.00–157.00	156.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	129.00	129.00
4	—	643	120.00–141.50	136.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	143.00	143.00
1	—	595	131.00	131.00
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	427	196.75	196.75
15	—	505	168.00	168.00
38	—	334	203.00–211.00	204.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	839	106.00	106.00
12	—	691	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	280	147.00	147.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
3	—	623	80.00	80.00
2	—	465	120.00–127.00	123.39
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
4	—	368	100.00–125.00	111.45
1	—	545	90.00	90.00
1	—	315	136.00	136.00
2	—	580	118.00	118.00
2	—	428	114.00–116.00	114.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	146.50	146.50
6	—	560	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	400	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	130.00	130.00
7	—	364	157.00–175.00	168.64
2	—	308	160.00	160.00
1	—	420	161.00	161.00
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	120.00	120.00
2	—	263	142.50–165.00	154.29
1	—	695	113.00	113.00
7	—	427	133.00–145.00	139.39
5	—	325	140.00–149.00	143.41
6	—	367	136.00–159.00	147.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
200	—	475	121.00–148.00	138.35
114	—	379	135.00–163.00	146.56
32	—	669	114.00–126.00	119.72
162	—	426	123.00–155.00	141.72
34	—	328	131.00–160.00	147.78
26	—	718	97.00–124.00	114.03
4	—	263	132.50–159.00	146.89
117	—	572	117.00–134.00	126.55
57	—	620	116.00–129.00	121.70
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
9	—	775	105.00–116.00	111.91
184	—	524	120.00–142.00	131.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	147.50	147.50
3	—	500	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	329	147.00–176.00	174.70
116	—	393	174.00	174.00
1	—	470	137.00	137.00
4	—	511	133.00–135.00	134.00
6	—	427	132.00–170.00	149.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	455	147.00	147.00
4	—	354	158.00	158.00
21	—	410	140.00–153.00	151.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	816	118.50	118.50
9	—	719	120.00–122.00	121.10
2	—	643	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	122.00–126.00	124.54
5	—	444	130.00–136.00	131.97
1	—	605	111.00	111.00
3	—	702	110.00	110.00
4	—	579	120.00	120.00
3	—	378	120.00–136.00	129.74
15	—	525	115.00–130.00	125.97
1	—	650	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	762	95.00–108.00	100.94
28	—	624	99.00–120.00	111.16
3	—	935	80.00	80.00
21	—	568	109.00–124.00	117.67
9	—	670	100.00–111.00	107.62
57	—	376	126.00–147.00	137.32
47	—	423	114.00–144.00	129.50
62	—	477	112.00–136.00	127.26
40	—	524	110.00–135.00	120.45
4	—	817	90.00–108.00	96.83
6	—	279	125.00–148.00	137.17
8	—	728	100.00–110.00	106.83
34	—	328	115.00–151.00	140.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	566	80.00–115.00	101.14
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
8	—	429	110.00–118.00	113.03
5	—	326	102.00–130.00	113.99
11	—	476	100.00–116.00	110.83
3	—	523	90.00–110.00	102.56
1	—	780	80.00	80.00
2	—	728	80.00	80.00
7	—	376	100.00–122.00	113.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	594	134.00	134.00
13	—	723	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	478	140.75–146.00	143.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	295	151.00	151.00
5	—	697	118.00	118.00
52	—	474	130.00–148.00	140.85
2	—	372	135.00	135.00
8	—	570	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	680	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	125.00	125.00
2	—	490	118.00–130.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	150.00–152.50	151.16
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
4	—	461	137.00–160.00	148.33
2	—	358	155.00–170.00	162.55
1	—	545	137.00	137.00
1	—	330	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	179.00	179.00
80	—	476	135.00–164.00	154.02
23	—	715	109.00–125.00	120.76
35	—	668	107.00–133.00	124.14
10	—	772	110.00–125.00	112.32
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
50	—	424	147.00–182.00	161.83
58	—	522	125.00–157.00	144.79
3	—	918	98.00–106.00	101.00
32	—	619	119.00–139.00	130.30
45	—	374	142.50–186.00	170.84
74	—	580	122.00–145.00	135.53
8	—	327	157.50–182.00	171.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	103.00	103.00
1	—	770	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	99.00	99.00
2	—	570	119.00–133.00	125.82
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
1	—	415	130.00	130.00
3	—	533	113.00–127.00	119.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
2	—	785	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	723	110.00–118.00	113.59
1	—	860	100.00	100.00
15	—	572	117.00–136.00	126.81
24	—	473	124.00–151.00	140.62
12	—	323	135.00–176.00	155.19
1	—	960	91.00	91.00
15	—	380	122.50–165.00	143.70
20	—	522	105.00–145.00	128.90
4	—	283	135.00–163.00	149.54
7	—	762	90.00–113.00	101.79
26	—	430	130.00–160.00	147.43
15	—	625	111.00–129.00	120.80
2	—	808	95.00–100.00	97.49
4	—	685	101.00–121.00	114.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	108.00–148.00	126.79
2	—	425	117.50–128.00	123.00
6	—	482	105.00–126.00	118.18
2	—	570	116.00–120.00	117.98
2	—	503	100.00–114.00	107.03
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
3	—	323	125.00–132.00	127.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	571	132.50–151.00	145.03
3	—	467	145.00	145.00
6	—	388	158.00	158.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,771	83.50–100.00	93.65
13	—	1,306	57.50–80.00	67.96
34	—	1,593	66.00–92.00	83.78
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	56.00	56.00
3	—	823	48.00–56.00	51.37
9	—	767	32.00–46.00	39.75
6	—	748	20.00–38.00	27.83
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	31.00	31.00
2	—	848	38.00–40.00	39.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	32.00–43.00	38.74
52	—	981	41.00–59.00	53.21
22	—	942	35.00–52.00	45.33
17	—	1,096	55.00–65.00	61.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,419	58.00–73.00	61.82
41	—	1,447	62.00–73.00	66.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,144	46.00–68.00	59.49
96	—	1,237	60.00–73.00	65.07
8	—	1,047	34.00–52.00	46.80

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	948	500.00–1,300.00	1,087.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,025	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	912	63.00–72.00	66.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,380	61.00–67.50	64.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,314	69.00–75.00	72.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,255	60.00–70.50	64.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,227	64.00–72.00	67.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,199	54.00–69.00	64.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,163	725.00–1,250.00	1,056.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,150	58.00–68.00	63.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,176	610.00–1,250.00	910.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	858	810.00–935.00	885.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,021	710.00–985.00	860.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,101	64.00–78.00	69.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,254	800.00–1,375.00	997.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	982	750.00–1,050.00	920.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,227	650.00–950.00	805.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,129	710.00–825.00	768.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,243	730.00–850.00	799.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,146	550.00–1,275.00	1,156.43
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	800.00	800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	660.00	660.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	889	735.00–800.00	741.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,002	64.00–70.00	67.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	650.00–700.00	676.45
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	779	68.00–99.00	84.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	873	57.00–90.00	70.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	873	60.00–80.00	65.05
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	76.00	76.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	77.00	77.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	917	925.00–1,225.00	1,085.91
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	788	1,050.00	1,050.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	79.00	79.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	920	830.00–970.00	902.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	844	750.00–985.00	891.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	955	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,076	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,073.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	70	—	1,182	675.00–1,600.00	1,205.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,176	700.00–1,150.00	968.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,093	800.00–1,675.00	1,209.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	959	925.00–1,200.00	1,091.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,152	635.00–1,575.00	1,024.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,555	1,475.00–1,700.00	1,588.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,516	1,250.00–1,650.00	1,493.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,458	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,466.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,410	1,210.00–1,250.00	1,230.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	913	620.00–890.00	819.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,518	1,700.00	1,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	790.00–1,150.00	989.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,115	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,239.95
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,298.84

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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