Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 251 priced lines covering 5,192 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,349 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,214 head. replacement cattle receipts at 459 head. Counted as USDA files them — 30 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,349Last week 2,230Year ago 6,013

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,214Last week 474Year ago 737

Replacement CattleReceipts 459Last week 161Year ago 337

Compared to last report: Market trend not applicable due to very limited comparable sales from last week. However, feeder and stocker cattle had a lower undertone early last week but started to turn around mid week to finish the week with a higher undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls had a mostly lower undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	170.00	170.00
2	—	423	154.00–157.00	155.51
3	—	522	146.00–150.00	148.34
6	—	628	144.50–146.00	145.00
27	—	653	146.50–150.00	147.13
73	—	710	144.00	144.00
18	—	466	147.00–158.00	154.85
1	—	570	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	473	135.00–145.00	138.09
2	—	290	160.00	160.00
1	—	530	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	788	127.00	127.00
39	—	480	136.00–148.00	142.87
24	—	586	135.00–146.00	138.37
3	—	658	133.00	133.00
4	—	371	150.00	150.00
36	—	416	145.00–157.00	152.28
6	—	913	99.00	99.00
67	—	530	132.00–148.00	143.77
33	—	632	135.00–145.00	141.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	534	151.00	151.00
43	—	491	155.00–158.00	156.28
20	—	646	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	717	120.00–147.00	134.52
7	—	763	119.00–131.00	125.82
1	—	915	108.00	108.00
2	—	853	119.00	119.00
209	—	475	133.00–160.00	148.11
6	—	815	113.00–129.00	120.46
230	—	524	128.00–155.00	141.61
39	—	322	145.00–170.00	155.58
75	—	375	141.00–170.00	152.35
64	—	669	115.00–148.00	138.78
89	—	625	129.00–147.00	138.71
129	—	424	136.00–165.00	149.93
192	—	578	126.00–153.00	140.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	129.00–136.00	134.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	525	120.00–142.00	131.17
74	—	427	120.00–150.00	136.46
4	—	761	104.00–118.00	108.26
1	—	855	98.00	98.00
1	—	835	110.00	110.00
75	—	476	120.00–146.00	132.70
3	—	292	148.00–159.00	152.70
39	—	566	120.00–138.00	129.80
57	—	377	125.00–147.00	137.61
24	—	625	110.00–138.00	126.10
10	—	676	114.00–129.00	121.03
29	—	328	125.00–153.00	139.98
1	—	710	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	100.00–113.00	105.91
9	—	386	108.00–132.00	120.07
10	—	464	90.00–120.00	110.46
8	—	322	105.00–135.00	123.49
8	—	422	85.00–122.00	108.85
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
6	—	536	81.00–118.00	111.11
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
2	—	705	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	131.00–142.00	138.45
6	—	511	135.00–144.00	138.63
2	—	655	131.00	131.00
3	—	614	120.00–134.00	129.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	498	151.00	151.00
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	100.00	100.00
1	—	330	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	140.00	140.00
19	—	616	151.00–157.00	154.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	832	130.00	130.00
3	—	623	137.00–142.00	140.34
1	—	745	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
2	—	885	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	702	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	100.00–119.00	109.58
2	—	578	114.00–126.00	120.13
2	—	773	67.50–90.00	78.86
1	—	860	71.00	71.00
11	—	319	120.00–140.00	132.03
6	—	528	105.00–125.00	113.65
4	—	363	109.00–144.00	121.09
14	—	419	101.00–135.00	125.15
1	—	830	60.00	60.00
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
11	—	479	75.00–136.00	121.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	852	144.00	144.00
131	—	571	140.00–170.00	156.25
100	—	622	143.00–169.00	154.53
47	—	374	165.00–197.00	181.45
2	—	930	133.00	133.00
173	—	472	145.00–190.00	164.76
87	—	670	138.00–163.00	151.27
48	—	721	135.00–158.00	148.19
83	—	421	155.00–197.00	169.81
2	—	825	133.00–152.00	142.44
2	—	1,100	99.00	99.00
188	—	523	145.00–176.00	160.44
17	—	768	131.00–154.00	141.26
43	—	326	162.00–200.00	184.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	519	151.00–152.00	151.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	193.00	193.00
4	—	881	136.00	136.00
15	—	820	143.00–146.00	145.80
9	—	525	163.00–185.00	175.39
8	—	461	162.00–186.00	177.47
2	—	658	156.00–157.00	156.51
1	—	630	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	150.00	150.00
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
10	—	636	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	511	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	572	146.00–160.00	153.07
10	—	790	143.50	143.50
12	—	671	152.00–155.00	153.73
34	—	640	144.00–156.00	149.96
18	—	735	145.00	145.00
52	—	533	153.00–167.00	163.95
6	—	341	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	403	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	329	133.00–180.00	160.91
51	—	430	122.50–180.00	151.24
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
8	—	781	117.00–130.00	125.94
102	—	472	130.00–172.00	149.92
3	—	917	101.00–116.00	110.98
10	—	671	127.50–150.00	141.03
1	—	830	138.00	138.00
10	—	867	117.00–134.00	127.91
40	—	622	123.00–156.00	144.53
41	—	573	125.00–158.00	142.73
6	—	719	120.00–146.00	132.11
46	—	376	132.00–188.00	154.33
81	—	524	130.00–161.00	147.98
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	130.00–132.00	130.99
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	138.00	138.00
9	—	630	128.00–144.00	138.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
7	—	372	157.00–165.00	158.62
3	—	617	130.00–136.00	133.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	376	155.00–194.00	181.11
20	—	719	112.00–146.00	127.56
89	—	572	131.00–172.00	145.23
65	—	424	140.00–182.00	171.80
13	—	819	110.00–133.00	116.98
3	—	292	186.00–200.00	194.69
102	—	474	135.00–176.00	160.87
25	—	671	120.00–145.00	131.18
10	—	324	190.00–203.00	196.09
2	—	942	90.00	90.00
1	—	985	113.00	113.00
100	—	524	135.00–170.00	151.28
2	—	860	120.00–123.00	121.50
5	—	771	109.00–129.00	122.06
40	—	621	127.00–155.00	137.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	109.00–131.00	120.22
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
8	—	426	128.00–141.00	134.55
2	—	375	131.00–145.00	138.19
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
4	—	333	136.00–158.00	150.02
2	—	293	156.00–167.00	161.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	424	137.00–173.00	157.01
26	—	475	125.00–158.00	143.50
22	—	323	143.00–182.00	160.05
14	—	628	120.00–137.00	128.91
29	—	370	135.00–162.00	155.62
6	—	673	126.00–135.00	129.54
4	—	961	104.50	104.50
1	—	855	80.00	80.00
43	—	526	123.00–149.00	137.61
31	—	577	111.00–146.00	132.95
3	—	763	85.00–104.00	96.21
4	—	721	100.00–120.00	111.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	772	131.00	131.00
11	—	865	108.50	108.50
26	—	583	145.00–153.00	150.59
15	—	524	147.00–165.00	158.82
16	—	438	159.00–182.00	173.30
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	74.00	74.00
1	—	580	62.00	62.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	997	750.00–860.00	803.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	958	700.00–1,025.00	888.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	730.00	730.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	930.00–1,025.00	983.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,226	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,195.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	759	50.00–124.00	71.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	808	65.00	65.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	635	119.00–125.00	121.81
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	935	85.00–87.00	86.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	800	775.00	775.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	90.00	90.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	660.00	660.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	983	70.00	70.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	101.00	101.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,232	67.00–76.00	70.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,195	1,160.00–1,175.00	1,168.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,267	785.00–1,000.00	878.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,138	56.00–74.50	65.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	957	650.00–740.00	681.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,026	735.00–900.00	828.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	43	—	1,216	550.00–1,135.00	895.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,290	63.50–76.00	69.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	720.00	720.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,005	55.00–74.00	65.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,359	69.50–73.00	70.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,256	69.00–74.00	71.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,220	850.00–1,050.00	940.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,241	68.50–75.00	71.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,390	71.50	71.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	850.00–1,025.00	934.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	710.00–1,025.00	881.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	45.00–60.50	53.26
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	790	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	744	410.00–600.00	526.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	592	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	550.00	550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	960.00	960.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,055	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,786	94.00–100.00	97.05
42	—	1,614	80.00–96.00	89.07
14	—	1,384	61.50–89.00	78.04
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	40.00	40.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	826	40.00–53.00	44.20
3	—	737	25.00–40.00	36.00
1	—	810	65.00	65.00
2	—	860	55.00–65.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,076	40.00–62.00	53.97
93	—	1,173	55.00–69.00	62.72
6	—	943	40.00–50.00	44.12
52	—	1,272	64.50–75.50	70.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,119	54.00–70.00	61.79
38	—	982	33.00–59.50	50.27
8	—	952	32.50–49.00	43.85
49	—	1,023	44.00–67.00	55.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,356	55.00–62.50	59.80
18	—	1,441	65.00–75.50	71.02
24	—	1,369	57.00–69.50	64.90

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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