Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 151 priced lines covering 2,303 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,790 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 574 head. replacement cattle receipts at 215 head. Counted as USDA files them — 23 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,790Last week 2,961Year ago 7,115

Slaughter CattleReceipts 574Last week 397Year ago 857

Replacement CattleReceipts 215Last week 119Year ago 420

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker cattle sold 3.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls lightly tested.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	424	100.00–142.00	129.38
5	—	336	91.00–155.00	125.08
3	—	475	91.00–125.00	113.31
6	—	385	111.00–149.00	132.31
2	—	503	110.00–125.00	117.54
1	—	570	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	521	130.00–143.00	137.68
1	—	845	118.00	118.00
11	—	329	135.00–165.00	155.11
4	—	673	124.00–130.00	127.79
14	—	572	121.00–144.00	133.15
63	—	477	130.00–149.00	139.05
8	—	622	120.00–130.00	123.72
21	—	376	140.00–169.00	156.20
3	—	713	118.00–135.00	125.75
33	—	428	130.00–157.00	143.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	327	153.00–215.00	194.27
2	—	760	127.00–131.00	129.01
44	—	523	140.00–163.00	150.00
43	—	619	132.00–155.00	140.73
28	—	705	135.00–142.00	136.14
25	—	664	135.00–142.00	137.54
1	—	855	124.00	124.00
86	—	423	145.00–195.00	158.13
3	—	820	133.50–139.00	135.30
48	—	567	135.00–159.00	143.83
37	—	374	155.00–210.00	181.32
63	—	474	143.00–178.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	715	139.00	139.00
1	—	525	156.00	156.00
1	—	805	139.00	139.00
9	—	667	140.00–147.00	143.64
1	—	585	147.00	147.00
3	—	643	144.00–147.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	719	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	668	120.00–136.00	129.43
1	—	810	109.00	109.00
14	—	713	120.00–134.00	127.41
73	—	471	126.00–152.50	137.85
30	—	370	142.00–161.00	151.36
90	—	575	126.00–139.00	132.20
30	—	324	136.00–167.00	152.83
3	—	780	110.00–120.00	115.32
2	—	963	103.00–115.00	109.05
74	—	618	121.00–139.00	130.07
96	—	514	123.00–139.00	132.23
2	—	925	110.00–112.00	111.02
64	—	425	133.00–151.00	142.52
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	134.00	134.00
2	—	670	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	382	125.00–140.00	132.54
2	—	725	115.00	115.00
47	—	523	110.00–128.00	121.86
42	—	425	117.00–138.00	128.83
13	—	619	110.00–129.00	117.05
61	—	470	119.00–139.00	127.67
3	—	673	110.00–128.00	116.60
3	—	775	102.00–106.50	104.50
21	—	566	110.00–125.00	118.81
18	—	320	120.00–148.00	134.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	380	140.00–145.00	142.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
7	—	561	105.00–113.00	109.41
8	—	376	110.00–127.50	115.48
3	—	758	96.00	96.00
10	—	470	80.00–117.00	108.96
15	—	423	85.00–125.00	112.71
7	—	319	110.00–129.00	119.37
8	—	528	112.00–117.00	114.74
2	—	630	100.00–108.00	104.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	72.50–77.00	74.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	117.00	117.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	125.00–135.00	130.21
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
1	—	525	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	420	157.50–165.00	158.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	521	130.00–146.00	139.05
61	—	569	121.00–145.00	133.76
7	—	766	108.00–123.00	114.94
19	—	672	115.00–134.00	128.52
11	—	725	115.00–129.00	119.87
9	—	383	161.00–175.00	168.00
1	—	965	90.00	90.00
32	—	622	120.00–145.00	129.40
6	—	829	103.00–129.00	116.18
32	—	467	138.00–153.00	144.63
5	—	331	170.00–182.00	174.40
7	—	881	116.00–117.00	116.14
12	—	418	154.00–169.00	161.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	428	137.00–151.00	144.53
4	—	326	166.00–171.00	169.44
10	—	614	115.00–128.00	120.71
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
5	—	664	114.00–121.00	116.81
15	—	475	127.00–139.00	133.69
27	—	584	117.00–129.00	126.24
8	—	374	144.00–160.00	150.09
18	—	515	120.00–135.00	128.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	118.00–131.00	122.33
2	—	730	91.00–108.00	99.67
1	—	310	152.00	152.00
6	—	533	110.00–121.00	118.49
4	—	468	125.00–138.00	128.34
1	—	790	61.00	61.00
1	—	645	105.00	105.00
10	—	578	113.00–115.00	113.88
5	—	375	129.00–143.00	136.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,572	65.00–68.00	65.85
10	—	1,457	58.00–68.00	62.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,292	62.50–72.50	66.15
72	—	1,136	52.00–64.00	58.07
13	—	998	30.00–45.00	38.59
42	—	1,023	40.00–51.50	46.15
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	39.00–41.00	39.67
3	—	807	47.00–53.00	50.43
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	919	23.00–50.00	37.83
24	—	991	38.00–59.00	42.88
1	—	930	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	35.00	35.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,532	69.00–91.00	80.84
1	—	1,450	72.00	72.00
8	—	1,818	81.50–92.00	87.59

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	869	62.50–97.00	71.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,027	65.00–79.00	70.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,169	60.00–78.00	70.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,128	875.00–1,120.00	1,002.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	62.50	62.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,230	67.00–70.50	68.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	63.00	63.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,223	850.00–1,120.00	1,017.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,043	670.00–775.00	714.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,183	64.50–75.50	69.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,034	560.00–1,025.00	845.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	59.00	59.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,345	61.50–79.00	71.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,395	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	962	875.00–1,075.00	962.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,220	870.00–1,200.00	1,043.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	945.00	945.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	870	860.00–1,325.00	1,126.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,111	1,025.00–1,250.00	1,123.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,436	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,104.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	625	82.00–85.00	83.52
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	877	59.00–93.00	70.59
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	66.00	66.00

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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