Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 252 priced lines covering 5,475 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,049 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 597 head. replacement cattle receipts at 329 head. Counted as USDA files them — 37 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,049Last week 4,439Year ago 6,343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 597Last week 693Year ago 817

Replacement CattleReceipts 329Last week 328Year ago 364

Compared to last report: Stocker steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 lower; Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold unevenly steady. Feeder and Stocker cattle comparison based on more liberal receipts with most increase noted on cattle over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher on limited comparable offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	677	121.00–133.50	128.58
1	—	860	105.00	105.00
77	—	615	113.00–136.00	130.05
68	—	422	130.00–152.00	142.87
1	—	915	96.00	96.00
31	—	732	114.00–121.00	117.32
180	—	574	118.00–140.50	134.04
33	—	329	140.00–159.00	152.49
6	—	818	103.00–116.00	108.13
4	—	770	106.00–122.00	113.26
215	—	521	121.00–147.75	140.20
3	—	292	149.00–157.00	153.29
61	—	383	136.00–160.00	151.58
173	—	474	129.00–150.50	142.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	568	130.00–142.50	140.31
8	—	523	135.00–139.50	138.49
1	—	440	146.00	146.00
10	—	472	138.00–147.00	144.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	120.00–125.00	123.32
2	—	768	125.50	125.50
14	—	679	125.00–134.75	133.37
67	—	882	114.00–118.00	117.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	123.00–129.00	127.49
6	—	698	117.00	117.00
1	—	835	91.00	91.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	875	105.50–115.00	114.41
143	—	849	120.75	120.75
7	—	657	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	479	135.00–144.50	140.09
10	—	327	149.00	149.00
99	—	519	130.00–138.00	135.30
19	—	375	144.00–149.00	147.29
42	—	571	129.00–137.50	132.62
33	—	601	134.50	134.50
75	—	428	140.00–148.00	144.12
10	—	896	85.00–90.00	86.49
13	—	740	120.00–122.00	120.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	663	131.50	131.50
6	—	376	151.00	151.00
5	—	496	145.00	145.00
5	—	538	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	67.00	67.00
1	—	425	85.00	85.00
1	—	500	41.00	41.00
1	—	495	75.00	75.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	632	124.00–128.00	126.06
27	—	676	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	110.00–122.00	114.48
57	—	578	111.00–131.00	120.81
55	—	520	100.00–138.00	124.52
57	—	471	115.00–141.00	129.10
5	—	821	100.00	100.00
14	—	628	110.00–123.00	116.47
48	—	425	120.00–147.00	135.81
5	—	723	98.00–110.00	106.65
1	—	280	151.00	151.00
32	—	374	123.00–148.00	136.19
18	—	325	122.00–149.00	139.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	110.00–112.00	111.01
5	—	435	118.00–126.00	121.94
6	—	362	96.00–120.00	105.95
4	—	491	100.00–114.00	109.23
10	—	529	91.00–112.00	104.98
4	—	565	75.00–108.00	95.92
2	—	658	91.00	91.00
3	—	613	90.00–91.00	90.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	140.00	140.00
1	—	530	136.00	136.00
2	—	680	123.50	123.50
1	—	380	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	346	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	703	115.00	115.00
2	—	665	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	—	479	143.00–171.00	159.25
15	—	380	155.00–195.00	172.32
63	—	871	125.00–135.75	135.58
1	—	1,115	81.00	81.00
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
1	—	905	108.00	108.00
7	—	831	114.00–139.00	135.45
14	—	722	127.00–143.00	137.56
161	—	576	140.00–163.00	153.88
13	—	755	117.00–131.00	127.81
38	—	670	133.00–156.00	147.75
10	—	328	158.00–196.00	178.22
124	—	627	133.00–157.00	150.01
1	—	1,080	106.00	106.00
94	—	523	144.00–178.00	159.13
80	—	427	139.00–174.00	168.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	137.25–141.00	139.38
1	—	765	130.00	130.00
25	—	570	149.00–157.50	154.77
32	—	644	142.00–147.00	146.60
1	—	370	182.00	182.00
37	—	524	154.00–180.00	166.65
33	—	708	135.00	135.00
1	—	800	132.50	132.50
1	—	465	171.00	171.00
1	—	445	176.00	176.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	324	71.00–83.00	78.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	725	133.25	133.25
45	—	636	143.50–147.00	143.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	110.00	110.00
4	—	659	129.00–141.00	133.72
32	—	572	126.00–150.00	137.29
35	—	435	120.00–165.00	151.71
1	—	1,045	80.00	80.00
1	—	955	80.00	80.00
6	—	840	110.00–127.00	119.52
5	—	727	100.00–117.00	111.20
120	—	528	128.00–155.00	149.15
19	—	622	125.00–144.00	134.85
29	—	325	145.00–182.00	163.10
46	—	476	120.00–156.00	147.94
39	—	383	125.00–167.00	152.37
1	—	1,090	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	613	110.00–120.00	117.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	98.00	98.00
4	—	377	90.00–148.00	123.16
8	—	471	90.00–141.00	115.57
6	—	608	64.00–114.00	105.71
1	—	685	99.00	99.00
1	—	545	110.00	110.00
2	—	408	125.00–141.00	132.85
1	—	330	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	567	144.00–160.00	149.42
23	—	617	139.50–150.00	143.95
5	—	434	155.00	155.00
6	—	680	133.75	133.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	603	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	575	136.50–154.00	149.35
181	—	921	110.00–125.50	125.33
9	—	411	142.50	142.50
40	—	721	141.00–145.00	144.03
8	—	379	153.50	153.50
60	—	659	133.00–144.00	140.64
256	—	981	122.35–127.00	123.97
142	—	642	143.50–152.50	149.20
53	—	874	134.00	134.00
71	—	775	129.00–142.00	140.92
57	—	480	148.50–162.00	155.12
186	—	532	139.00–163.00	153.61
14	—	815	132.00–137.00	135.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	762	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	171.00	171.00
1	—	355	173.00	173.00
1	—	535	152.00	152.00
1	—	495	158.00	158.00
4	—	569	141.00–154.00	148.56
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	917	89.00–106.00	94.99
24	—	669	114.00–136.00	129.03
2	—	860	100.00–109.00	104.53
31	—	420	156.00–173.00	165.93
3	—	828	111.00–115.00	113.64
30	—	616	128.00–140.00	135.47
43	—	568	132.00–150.00	140.78
17	—	723	110.00–127.00	121.04
8	—	767	104.00–122.00	112.97
55	—	525	135.00–158.00	148.86
2	—	283	196.00–200.00	197.91
25	—	375	162.00–184.00	171.54
27	—	479	142.00–170.00	152.93
16	—	323	169.00–194.00	185.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	99.00	99.00
3	—	457	148.00	148.00
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	164.00	164.00
22	—	505	136.50	136.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	126.00	126.00
2	—	670	134.00–139.00	136.44
1	—	615	142.00	142.00
1	—	700	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	672	106.00–130.00	117.41
18	—	475	135.00–153.00	145.21
1	—	1,005	87.00	87.00
5	—	626	120.00–127.00	123.81
3	—	817	80.00–108.00	96.27
2	—	285	157.00–174.00	165.20
28	—	524	118.00–142.00	133.85
13	—	431	133.00–162.00	151.03
1	—	980	82.00	82.00
14	—	332	140.00–173.00	161.19
7	—	583	100.00–138.00	123.24
12	—	373	140.00–160.00	151.82
1	—	700	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	333	140.00–155.00	148.67
4	—	470	124.00–137.00	129.34
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
1	—	510	108.00	108.00
1	—	595	105.00	105.00
2	—	433	120.00–125.00	122.54
4	—	380	127.00–141.00	130.89
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	77.00	77.00
1	—	515	56.00	56.00
2	—	473	63.00–74.00	68.65

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	80.00–83.50	81.67
6	—	1,583	84.00–96.00	91.28
11	—	1,724	90.00–104.50	99.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,033	59.50–71.00	65.52
10	—	1,014	24.00–59.00	48.02
23	—	1,214	70.00–79.00	74.87
9	—	1,047	54.00–64.50	59.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	63.00–67.00	64.65
2	—	1,040	68.00–73.00	70.46
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	49.00	49.00
1	—	635	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	38.00	38.00
2	—	805	57.50–60.50	58.98
2	—	728	40.00–42.50	41.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,541	72.00–76.50	74.24
1	—	1,510	70.00	70.00

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	—	645	400.00	400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,001	950.00–1,525.00	1,380.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	798	790.00–860.00	828.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	700.00–900.00	805.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,108	600.00–1,500.00	1,059.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,004	1,350.00–1,660.00	1,532.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,065	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,140.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	98.50	98.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,785	1,820.00	1,820.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	993	70.00–89.00	75.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,123	400.00–1,050.00	889.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,151	65.00–81.50	74.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,144	66.00–77.00	71.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,210	72.50–75.00	74.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,049	700.00–910.00	842.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,208	71.00–90.00	77.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,181	650.00–1,350.00	993.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,189	850.00–1,330.00	1,118.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,373	76.50–82.50	79.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	848	80.00–100.00	90.74
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	868	770.00–1,320.00	1,122.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	925.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	772	740.00–1,125.00	969.54
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	733	90.50–111.00	100.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	930	59.00–107.00	73.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	50.00	50.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	731	81.00–126.00	110.57

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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