Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 245 priced lines covering 3,961 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,439 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 693 head. replacement cattle receipts at 328 head. Counted as USDA files them — 49 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 31, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,439Last week 4,736Year ago 6,651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 693Last week 818Year ago 789

Replacement CattleReceipts 328Last week 281Year ago 366

Compared to last report: Stocker steers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher; Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 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
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
31	—	624	125.00–143.00	134.04
52	—	575	120.00–153.00	137.57
53	—	527	136.00–160.00	150.19
35	—	470	145.00–170.00	157.35
11	—	714	115.00–129.00	120.17
31	—	432	149.00–176.00	164.61
14	—	379	143.00–187.50	165.89
18	—	665	118.00–139.00	128.67
6	—	763	107.00–118.00	115.67
3	—	822	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	70.00	70.00
1	—	525	59.00	59.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	476	120.00–160.00	139.94
10	—	612	113.00–132.00	122.48
6	—	421	132.00–152.00	145.22
10	—	377	140.00–161.00	155.91
1	—	825	90.00	90.00
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
1	—	705	105.00	105.00
4	—	323	135.00–162.00	148.49
14	—	571	120.00–143.00	131.44
2	—	770	95.00–118.00	106.50
16	—	526	126.00–144.00	134.62
8	—	681	111.00–124.00	120.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
2	—	465	143.00–144.00	143.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	135.00–137.50	136.23
4	—	393	144.00–161.00	156.89
3	—	525	121.00–133.00	124.85
3	—	713	122.00	122.00
3	—	430	152.00–158.00	156.09
3	—	322	160.00–165.00	162.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	105.00	105.00
1	—	900	90.00	90.00
1	—	290	164.00	164.00
124	—	427	130.00–160.00	148.38
2	—	240	162.50	162.50
173	—	477	130.00–157.00	141.89
187	—	572	121.00–142.00	134.57
63	—	618	120.00–134.00	128.96
5	—	810	108.00–120.00	113.39
24	—	674	116.00–130.00	122.48
21	—	736	111.00–129.00	118.53
205	—	521	125.00–149.00	138.80
28	—	762	110.00–124.00	120.16
39	—	374	140.00–163.00	151.09
21	—	324	135.00–176.00	155.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	760	123.50	123.50
4	—	825	110.00	110.00
20	—	472	133.00–153.00	144.95
27	—	667	127.50–135.00	133.63
19	—	445	142.00–157.00	154.64
1	—	625	124.00	124.00
16	—	522	138.00–149.00	147.56
20	—	577	134.00–136.00	135.85
6	—	379	142.50–170.00	165.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	120.00	120.00
1	—	500	120.00	120.00
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
3	—	617	115.00–120.00	116.72
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
6	—	481	110.00–130.00	123.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	741	126.00–130.00	128.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	160.00	160.00
3	—	572	135.00–136.00	135.34
7	—	527	135.00–141.00	137.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	643	120.00	120.00
4	—	690	115.00–121.00	117.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
13	—	677	103.00–119.00	114.07
3	—	277	151.00	151.00
28	—	529	114.00–137.00	125.43
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
23	—	573	110.00–129.00	119.52
23	—	383	122.00–150.00	135.59
39	—	475	120.00–145.00	130.55
19	—	322	130.00–153.00	142.81
9	—	624	105.00–120.00	113.20
9	—	711	97.00–106.00	100.35
32	—	424	120.00–145.00	130.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	124.00	124.00
3	—	485	129.00–139.00	135.70
3	—	564	125.00–129.00	127.66
3	—	287	148.00–159.00	155.29
7	—	381	141.00–146.00	142.59
4	—	412	130.00–153.00	147.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	92.00–109.00	100.31
2	—	485	111.00	111.00
2	—	533	90.00–100.00	94.93
2	—	575	90.00–91.00	90.52
2	—	383	114.00–120.00	116.94
1	—	620	110.00	110.00
2	—	413	100.00–117.00	108.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	130.00	130.00
7	—	690	118.00–122.00	119.14
11	—	540	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	610	131.50	131.50
15	—	463	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	372	156.00–197.50	173.84
2	—	968	100.00–111.00	105.46
60	—	622	132.00–155.00	145.90
3	—	1,023	90.00–100.00	94.94
94	—	479	147.00–184.00	165.57
5	—	873	112.00–124.00	117.58
28	—	670	125.00–145.00	136.58
19	—	736	120.00–139.00	129.79
16	—	826	120.00–124.00	121.75
10	—	775	125.00–134.00	131.02
92	—	422	152.00–187.00	170.43
14	—	324	165.00–215.00	182.18
196	—	566	140.00–170.00	158.20
178	—	522	144.00–180.00	164.69
1	—	270	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	396	188.00–190.00	188.20
24	—	476	163.00–187.00	179.09
5	—	857	124.50	124.50
37	—	714	134.00–145.00	138.27
43	—	561	145.00–170.00	159.60
13	—	517	167.50–180.00	179.06
7	—	969	120.00	120.00
1	—	805	130.00	130.00
5	—	658	140.00–141.00	140.79
2	—	405	180.00–182.50	181.23
83	—	631	146.00–153.00	151.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	140.00	140.00
5	—	673	122.00–130.00	128.41
2	—	755	120.00–123.00	121.50
2	—	615	130.00	130.00
3	—	592	130.00–137.00	132.35
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	80.00	80.00
1	—	440	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	626	141.00–150.00	147.87
4	—	749	131.00	131.00
1	—	440	140.00	140.00
23	—	675	130.00–140.50	138.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	475	129.00–161.00	143.06
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
26	—	426	133.00–171.00	150.78
2	—	785	120.00–124.00	121.97
11	—	326	140.00–189.00	156.72
21	—	674	115.00–138.00	125.22
47	—	521	125.00–161.00	145.50
18	—	629	120.00–139.00	132.74
30	—	571	125.00–150.00	138.69
37	—	376	135.00–177.00	156.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	90.00–100.00	97.46
1	—	615	85.00	85.00
2	—	455	93.00–124.00	108.67
3	—	575	107.00–116.00	111.06
1	—	885	70.00	70.00
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
3	—	383	136.00	136.00
1	—	305	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	709	137.00	137.00
3	—	838	117.00	117.00
22	—	539	154.00–166.00	162.16
18	—	425	160.00–175.00	164.55
17	—	611	151.00	151.00
30	—	583	149.50–155.00	151.85
3	—	398	180.00	180.00
22	—	477	137.00–180.00	159.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	632	137.75	137.75
22	—	650	139.50	139.50
10	—	594	153.00	153.00
14	—	510	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	152.50	152.50
1	—	560	140.00	140.00
3	—	418	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
2	—	515	138.00–142.50	140.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	174.00	174.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,341	70.00–85.50	75.24
37	—	1,659	75.00–96.00	86.32
28	—	1,750	91.00–110.00	98.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,139	54.00–71.50	62.75
15	—	949	48.00–59.50	54.57
2	—	900	47.00	47.00
119	—	1,205	62.50–78.00	69.87
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	778	41.00–44.00	42.50
2	—	825	50.00–53.00	51.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,054	58.50–72.00	65.08
1	—	970	44.00	44.00
43	—	983	43.50–65.00	56.18
12	—	959	38.00–56.00	48.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,860	60.00	60.00
14	—	1,338	56.00–75.00	66.61
37	—	1,460	65.00–90.00	72.89
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	30.00–32.50	31.20
7	—	807	47.00–58.00	51.79
2	—	813	40.00–42.00	41.02

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,075	700.00–1,085.00	942.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	875.00–925.00	902.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,210	825.00–985.00	874.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,052	610.00–1,000.00	859.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	74.50	74.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	72	—	1,113	685.00–1,275.00	1,069.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,072	59.50–66.00	64.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	68.00	68.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	69.50–70.00	69.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,168	850.00–1,160.00	998.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,166	60.00–70.00	66.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	72.00	72.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,086	63.00–73.00	67.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,128	55.00–73.50	62.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,103	675.00–1,050.00	840.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	898	800.00–1,125.00	996.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,150	855.00–975.00	903.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	959	975.00–1,000.00	985.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,293	67.50–76.50	73.54
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	845	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	825.00	825.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	768	630.00–925.00	809.23
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	750	550.00–725.00	637.50
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	480	385.00	385.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	630.00–950.00	815.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,075.00	1,075.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	910	65.50–73.00	69.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,094	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	960	55.00–90.00	71.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,222	625.00–1,150.00	1,015.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,545.00	1,545.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	938	550.00–780.00	681.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	800.00–975.00	885.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	910.00–1,200.00	1,058.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,150	700.00–1,450.00	1,050.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,531	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,356.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,390	1,525.00–1,550.00	1,537.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	955	102.00	102.00

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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