Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 232 priced lines covering 4,176 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,097 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 698 head. replacement cattle receipts at 362 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,097Last week 3,335Year ago 6,460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 698Last week 583Year ago 743

Replacement CattleReceipts 362Last week 142Year ago 351

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker steers sold mostly 6.00-10.00 higher, instances 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	421	140.00–187.50	163.43
63	—	901	129.00–142.50	142.29
16	—	764	130.00–147.00	138.79
7	—	274	183.00–210.00	191.64
134	—	522	142.50–185.00	166.77
2	—	1,020	109.00	109.00
99	—	623	136.00–167.00	153.95
32	—	330	146.00–210.00	180.69
6	—	809	134.00–144.00	139.00
97	—	470	140.00–184.00	168.37
134	—	573	136.00–175.00	162.12
36	—	720	137.00–150.00	143.98
66	—	368	152.00–200.00	177.15
49	—	668	137.00–159.00	148.34
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	171.00–180.00	174.56
37	—	528	154.01–170.00	165.04
9	—	577	161.00–167.00	162.29
20	—	611	148.00–163.50	158.04
6	—	371	192.50–200.00	198.77
8	—	653	159.00	159.00
8	—	477	163.00–170.00	167.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	673	149.50–157.50	152.59
11	—	753	138.50	138.50
3	—	637	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	380	168.00–174.00	171.84
2	—	665	120.00–130.00	125.04
3	—	598	153.00	153.00
1	—	805	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	525	185.00	185.00
15	—	786	148.00	148.00
16	—	418	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	426	125.00–172.00	150.16
1	—	885	110.00	110.00
2	—	785	130.00–133.00	131.48
25	—	630	120.00–149.00	139.28
33	—	529	120.00–159.00	143.17
3	—	738	134.00–136.00	134.67
35	—	475	120.00–157.00	139.82
9	—	322	132.50–175.00	151.86
26	—	375	125.00–167.00	151.22
28	—	575	125.00–150.00	131.55
17	—	682	123.00–142.00	132.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	436	108.00–112.50	110.10
2	—	523	84.00–129.00	105.75
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
5	—	317	100.00–130.00	118.87
5	—	479	96.00–125.00	113.09
2	—	613	110.00	110.00
4	—	374	111.00–130.00	119.68
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	147.50	147.50
19	—	851	135.00	135.00
20	—	387	162.00–183.00	171.20
23	—	636	150.00–159.00	152.26
69	—	569	144.00–165.00	155.71
18	—	780	136.00–137.00	136.17
4	—	496	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	161.00	161.00
3	—	542	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	150.00–158.00	154.04
2	—	370	162.00–174.00	168.08
4	—	419	164.00–165.00	164.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	726	113.00–140.00	125.18
14	—	671	125.00–140.00	134.30
38	—	373	140.00–182.50	172.71
93	—	514	130.00–169.00	155.32
1	—	925	105.00	105.00
1	—	950	90.00	90.00
4	—	804	117.00–126.00	119.28
63	—	571	125.00–155.00	146.44
34	—	423	150.00–180.00	167.10
75	—	472	145.00–177.00	161.23
36	—	623	120.00–148.00	137.46
8	—	767	110.00–131.00	121.16
9	—	335	146.00–184.00	167.53
3	—	867	100.00–116.00	106.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	702	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	130.00	130.00
3	—	533	130.00–147.00	141.37
10	—	478	128.00–150.00	144.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	707	126.00	126.00
7	—	426	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	478	125.00–154.00	144.66
31	—	425	130.00–160.00	146.35
14	—	378	120.00–156.00	145.54
27	—	620	110.00–145.00	128.22
11	—	335	130.00–170.00	153.46
8	—	731	110.00–115.00	110.60
3	—	770	105.00–110.00	108.35
23	—	570	110.00–138.00	132.40
2	—	670	108.00–123.00	115.56
19	—	527	120.00–146.00	134.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	100.00	100.00
2	—	613	80.00–100.00	89.96
1	—	675	91.00	91.00
5	—	418	115.00–140.00	131.92
2	—	580	110.00–130.00	119.83
6	—	476	115.00–138.00	129.82
6	—	510	105.00–130.00	117.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	152.00	152.00
2	—	363	141.00–155.00	147.86
2	—	483	149.00–158.00	153.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	778	116.00–131.00	124.38
5	—	828	110.00–125.00	120.60
51	—	321	134.00–177.50	152.71
24	—	719	118.00–133.00	127.95
5	—	932	80.00–91.00	82.18
129	—	422	125.00–164.00	149.43
92	—	618	121.00–139.00	133.88
4	—	255	165.00–167.00	165.53
195	—	523	125.00–157.00	142.35
158	—	572	121.00–147.00	138.44
184	—	474	125.00–159.00	145.05
89	—	374	131.00–167.50	151.84
40	—	671	115.00–138.00	130.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	738	136.00–141.00	137.90
2	—	320	160.00	160.00
11	—	369	156.00–170.00	161.96
10	—	568	134.00–148.00	139.89
15	—	458	146.00–152.00	148.17
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
13	—	530	142.00–151.00	147.20
13	—	618	132.00–145.50	142.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	606	138.00	138.00
4	—	403	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	124.00	124.00
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
2	—	528	122.00–125.00	123.51
1	—	390	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	629	143.00	143.00
1	—	810	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	153.00	153.00
1	—	525	150.00	150.00
2	—	395	150.00	150.00
5	—	470	151.00–155.00	153.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	614	123.00–138.50	136.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	716	102.00–111.00	107.38
62	—	429	120.00–145.00	135.29
59	—	474	120.00–142.00	131.78
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
1	—	800	89.00	89.00
1	—	860	85.00	85.00
34	—	574	113.00–140.00	124.85
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
8	—	668	102.00–125.00	115.43
4	—	769	93.00–112.00	102.47
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
19	—	319	125.00–150.00	135.66
18	—	372	121.00–146.00	134.83
37	—	522	115.00–141.00	129.88
19	—	614	108.00–131.00	122.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
6	—	525	100.00–130.00	107.31
4	—	580	90.00–117.00	106.78
6	—	332	85.00–130.00	110.23
9	—	423	80.00–127.00	105.46
3	—	375	101.00–122.50	114.17
1	—	725	80.00	80.00
8	—	474	76.00–121.00	109.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	740	129.00	129.00
117	—	629	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	166.00	166.00
6	—	393	167.00	167.00
27	—	458	156.00–159.00	157.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	589	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	419	150.00–152.00	150.72
18	—	517	124.00–142.00	134.76
16	—	469	138.50–139.50	139.14
15	—	566	139.00–141.00	139.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	143.00	143.00
6	—	424	135.00–150.00	140.59
1	—	580	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	558	134.00	134.00
4	—	628	129.00–134.00	131.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	162.50	162.50
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	61.00	61.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,358	47.00–80.00	66.14
44	—	1,522	38.00–93.00	84.62
27	—	1,676	90.00–116.00	95.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,107	47.00–78.00	62.64
6	—	885	38.00–55.00	46.54
68	—	1,201	64.00–76.00	69.00
6	—	984	50.00–61.50	57.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,029	40.00–62.00	47.91
18	—	1,089	62.50–73.50	67.17
27	—	994	33.00–63.00	54.05
3	—	1,002	54.00–55.00	54.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	48.00–55.00	52.21
2	—	818	46.00–48.00	47.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	60.00	60.00
3	—	778	31.00–49.00	38.77
1	—	780	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,436	65.00–68.00	65.73
35	—	1,408	64.00–75.00	69.07

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)	6	—	985	675.00–1,150.00	873.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,118	48.00–75.50	66.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	994	690.00–1,000.00	792.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	994	50.00–78.00	65.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,140	675.00–1,150.00	964.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,079	550.00–725.00	685.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	867	65.00–79.00	72.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,220	61.00–72.50	67.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,028	52.00–96.00	76.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,131	60.00–78.00	67.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,053	58.00–78.00	65.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	970	675.00–1,050.00	931.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	995.00–1,075.00	1,034.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	915	675.00–1,060.00	839.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	64.00–72.50	67.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	620	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	51.00	51.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	846	60.00–95.00	74.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	57.00–72.00	66.07
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	814	74.00–112.00	93.10
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	600.00–830.00	727.37
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	600.00–900.00	759.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	670.00	670.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,160	750.00–1,550.00	1,107.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	690.00	690.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	1,900.00	1,900.00

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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