Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 184 priced lines covering 2,140 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,230 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 474 head. replacement cattle receipts at 161 head. Counted as USDA files them — 37 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,230Last week 7,392Year ago 6,317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 474Last week 1,058Year ago 1,015

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 442Year ago 356

Compared to last report: Market trend not applicable due to a few markets not reported because of reporters absence and limited receipts due to hot weather putting a damper on livestock movement. However, a mostly higher undertone was noted on all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	106.00	106.00
1	—	1,015	102.00	102.00
2	—	818	120.00	120.00
3	—	767	126.00	126.00
6	—	520	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	143.00	143.00
6	—	678	141.50	141.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	721	112.00–133.00	125.17
1	—	915	108.00	108.00
17	—	666	127.00–137.50	133.66
63	—	433	133.00–167.00	156.17
115	—	523	130.00–158.00	147.38
18	—	330	147.00–170.00	158.07
55	—	570	130.00–149.00	142.64
1	—	825	104.00	104.00
39	—	372	141.00–166.00	152.97
34	—	625	128.00–147.00	136.17
60	—	471	130.00–156.00	145.24
1	—	295	156.00	156.00
1	—	870	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	608	144.00–147.00	145.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	242	170.00	170.00
6	—	299	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	389	156.00	156.00
8	—	405	150.00	150.00
9	—	656	136.00	136.00
9	—	532	124.00–146.00	141.13
3	—	492	135.00	135.00
3	—	343	143.00	143.00
6	—	737	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	706	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	469	125.00–144.00	133.70
3	—	767	104.00–126.00	113.48
7	—	326	129.00–156.00	140.44
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
13	—	620	111.00–142.00	129.17
6	—	721	110.00–130.00	115.46
8	—	672	120.00–131.00	126.60
2	—	850	100.00	100.00
22	—	374	120.00–152.00	140.59
22	—	527	117.00–149.00	136.16
21	—	426	120.00–156.00	139.55
9	—	570	128.00–140.00	132.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	107.00–127.00	115.00
3	—	363	125.00–135.00	128.21
2	—	328	117.50–125.00	121.05
3	—	475	109.00–115.00	111.40
2	—	513	100.00	100.00
3	—	577	100.00–122.00	110.76
5	—	285	125.00–146.00	129.34
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	681	120.00–138.50	123.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	154.00	154.00
1	—	770	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	154.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	573	140.00–169.00	158.46
31	—	669	133.00–158.00	145.70
53	—	526	149.00–179.00	164.51
88	—	469	152.00–190.00	171.84
3	—	773	130.00–148.00	141.84
49	—	632	140.00–175.00	158.13
31	—	423	150.00–195.00	171.31
19	—	324	170.00–215.00	187.23
2	—	715	145.00–146.00	145.50
28	—	376	160.00–195.00	176.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	567	166.00	166.00
4	—	533	150.00	150.00
7	—	352	186.00	186.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	57.50	57.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	471	111.00–131.00	118.98
2	—	583	115.00–116.00	115.49
3	—	422	115.00–152.00	129.17
1	—	345	140.00	140.00
6	—	383	105.00–140.00	127.85
1	—	655	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	672	138.00–148.00	144.80
1	—	280	184.00	184.00
7	—	727	129.00–139.00	135.13
18	—	528	137.00–157.00	147.11
17	—	375	130.00–167.50	151.24
14	—	466	136.00–162.00	153.65
4	—	328	140.00–167.50	153.47
20	—	428	143.00–178.00	156.55
1	—	945	108.00	108.00
11	—	574	130.00–160.00	143.01
10	—	769	120.00–140.00	136.21
14	—	622	130.00–154.00	143.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	479	147.00–183.00	161.23
67	—	521	132.00–167.00	151.29
4	—	334	192.50–201.00	196.30
19	—	768	118.00–137.00	132.32
11	—	818	110.00–120.00	113.56
43	—	620	124.00–154.00	142.17
13	—	667	121.00–144.00	134.76
4	—	906	108.00	108.00
1	—	1,070	89.00	89.00
18	—	720	114.00–145.00	132.43
23	—	376	170.00–216.00	186.81
45	—	569	123.00–165.00	145.66
15	—	429	160.00–180.00	171.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	88.00–100.00	94.00
12	—	485	110.00–126.00	119.31
1	—	410	120.00	120.00
4	—	391	125.00	125.00
1	—	310	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	329	150.00–185.00	167.92
8	—	528	125.00–146.00	131.68
16	—	426	135.00–168.00	148.05
16	—	481	130.00–154.00	143.76
2	—	740	122.00–131.00	126.50
6	—	779	81.00–120.00	107.64
10	—	626	110.00–138.00	124.98
10	—	564	122.00–139.00	133.27
2	—	668	108.00–117.00	112.62
6	—	918	90.00	90.00
10	—	824	100.00–110.00	104.56
10	—	381	147.00–167.00	154.96
2	—	870	90.00–99.00	94.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	308	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,255	1,030.00–1,150.00	1,098.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	908	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,223.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,398	700.00–1,200.00	1,038.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,172	900.00–1,450.00	1,122.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,340	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	1,120.00	1,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,344	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,194.06
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	41.00	41.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,153	850.00–1,075.00	1,002.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,179	63.50–74.00	70.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	868	800.00–810.00	804.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,131	62.50–73.00	69.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,197	800.00–960.00	876.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,156	63.00–77.00	67.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,311	875.00–1,075.00	1,005.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,156	65.00–81.00	73.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	57.00–58.00	57.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	962	925.00–1,025.00	975.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,108	48.00–95.00	72.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	815.00	815.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	71.50	71.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	98.00–99.00	98.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	935	66.00–113.00	82.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	940	900.00–1,100.00	1,036.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	895	71.00–117.00	90.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,026	52.00–70.00	64.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	874	51.00–92.00	68.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	985	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	903	725.00–800.00	763.23
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	525.00	525.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	685	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,225	70.00	70.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	73.00	73.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	940.00	940.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,816	93.00–108.00	99.95
15	—	1,421	40.00–91.00	79.84
33	—	1,670	80.50–98.00	92.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,170	59.00–72.00	64.98
5	—	1,012	36.00–52.50	45.23
29	—	1,234	66.00–78.50	72.17
37	—	1,081	50.00–67.50	57.74
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	35.00	35.00
1	—	815	47.50	47.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	35.00	35.00
2	—	835	31.00–32.50	31.75
3	—	765	52.00–66.00	57.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	994	47.00–62.00	55.19
3	—	1,145	67.00–75.00	70.05
34	—	1,071	57.00–69.00	61.90
6	—	1,012	30.00–54.00	40.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,365	66.00–74.00	70.30
1	—	1,155	63.00	63.00
19	—	1,355	60.00–69.00	65.43

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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