Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 273 priced lines covering 4,456 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,522 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 829 head. replacement cattle receipts at 331 head. Counted as USDA files them — 43 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,522Last week 6,441Year ago 8,192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 829Last week 1,141Year ago 1,131

Replacement CattleReceipts 331Last week 438Year ago 349

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold mostly 6.00-8.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,178	50.00–51.00	50.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,146	41.00–68.00	53.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	77.00	77.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,289	60.00–73.00	64.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,052	750.00–1,000.00	878.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,165	67.00–81.00	73.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,076	700.00–1,000.00	857.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,259	39.00–74.00	62.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	965	500.00–800.00	646.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	58.00	58.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	550.00–725.00	646.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,030	710.00–975.00	859.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,069	54.50–67.00	61.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,171	700.00–1,260.00	1,065.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	957	63.00–83.00	70.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,145	44.00–73.00	58.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,127	925.00–1,250.00	1,052.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	730.00–800.00	761.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,110	575.00–1,025.00	791.66
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,258	975.00–1,300.00	1,163.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,273	625.00–1,150.00	940.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,258	760.00–1,000.00	884.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,055	735.00–1,125.00	993.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,179.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,238	635.00–760.00	701.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	725.00–750.00	737.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,655	91.00–113.00	101.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	907	53.00–84.00	67.44
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	870	70.00–90.00	79.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	58.00	58.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	943	50.00–60.00	55.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	54.00	54.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	875	77.00–80.00	78.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	925.00	925.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	75.00	75.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	109.00	109.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	71.00–80.00	77.11
15	—	465	84.00–112.00	101.49
4	—	666	63.00–98.00	82.43
19	—	419	90.00–117.50	106.76
11	—	520	90.00–111.00	103.42
26	—	323	72.50–120.00	104.83
19	—	373	90.00–117.00	105.38
1	—	730	80.00	80.00
8	—	573	70.00–105.00	89.75
2	—	780	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	115.00–125.00	119.97
12	—	590	97.00–108.00	101.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	115.00	115.00
2	—	428	100.00–111.00	105.47
1	—	380	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	570	100.00–126.00	115.09
33	—	687	109.00–125.00	113.41
76	—	523	100.00–133.00	118.57
7	—	775	98.00–111.00	104.67
2	—	1,053	72.00	72.00
14	—	624	108.00–128.00	113.03
59	—	474	105.00–129.00	118.23
2	—	900	100.00	100.00
6	—	823	77.00–103.00	92.49
82	—	421	105.00–135.00	119.35
5	—	711	99.00–115.00	107.95
47	—	368	110.00–135.00	125.01
3	—	893	106.00	106.00
36	—	331	105.00–140.00	125.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	667	110.00–139.00	128.38
147	—	473	120.00–147.00	131.75
1	—	290	141.00	141.00
145	—	523	118.00–142.00	129.94
33	—	324	120.00–160.00	139.43
4	—	860	84.00–115.00	101.90
103	—	621	118.00–141.00	129.20
124	—	576	119.00–142.00	129.95
35	—	723	110.00–132.00	123.25
1	—	1,000	95.00	95.00
2	—	915	84.00–110.00	97.14
102	—	424	120.00–146.00	135.59
21	—	776	100.00–133.00	124.96
43	—	373	120.00–147.00	134.86
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	760	135.50	135.50
75	—	609	156.25	156.25
19	—	504	144.00	144.00
65	—	670	140.00–144.00	143.23
10	—	701	130.00	130.00
23	—	888	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	484	120.00–129.00	124.00
4	—	684	105.00–116.00	110.22
4	—	529	110.00–125.00	116.24
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	126.00	126.00
3	—	408	110.00–130.00	120.08
1	—	735	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	115.00–123.00	118.93
16	—	528	135.00–148.00	142.86
4	—	353	151.00	151.00
1	—	940	119.00	119.00
22	—	616	126.00–129.00	128.73
7	—	663	125.00–127.00	126.28
16	—	562	135.00–139.00	138.01
35	—	479	135.00–149.00	140.97
12	—	719	122.00–128.00	125.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	458	135.00–137.00	135.36
5	—	579	133.00	133.00
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
1	—	525	133.00	133.00
5	—	433	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	120.00–126.00	123.89
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	574	124.00–134.00	127.78
18	—	525	125.00–128.00	126.37
24	—	691	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	524	127.00–130.00	128.76
5	—	921	100.00	100.00
9	—	644	126.00	126.00
3	—	657	125.00	125.00
6	—	436	136.00	136.00
4	—	768	120.00	120.00
12	—	465	117.00–135.00	129.35
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	88.00	88.00
1	—	495	113.00	113.00
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	119.00	119.00
4	—	399	140.00	140.00
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
11	—	578	116.00–140.00	132.83
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
1	—	540	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	385	82.50–111.00	100.55
8	—	422	80.00–136.00	102.17
6	—	508	90.00–125.00	108.63
5	—	572	80.00–120.00	98.52
19	—	472	90.00–131.00	108.71
14	—	323	70.00–143.00	111.63
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	391	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	711	110.00–140.00	125.85
13	—	325	120.00–166.00	145.41
2	—	930	119.00	119.00
41	—	522	112.00–143.00	131.64
8	—	868	110.50–125.00	112.35
8	—	771	110.00–138.50	120.09
47	—	665	110.00–143.00	121.24
45	—	572	110.00–145.00	130.32
4	—	816	110.00–132.00	122.64
31	—	375	119.00–166.00	135.79
26	—	618	95.00–139.00	126.62
34	—	424	110.00–155.00	134.36
47	—	476	120.00–149.00	134.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	532	154.00–158.00	154.85
20	—	609	143.50–149.00	145.57
30	—	564	152.00–155.00	153.00
12	—	674	142.00–148.00	143.76
7	—	743	137.00	137.00
30	—	478	149.00–167.00	158.35
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	648	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	362	170.00	170.00
6	—	405	151.00	151.00
2	—	673	129.00–137.00	132.87
15	—	585	134.50–148.00	135.39
1	—	760	123.00	123.00
1	—	720	126.00	126.00
1	—	635	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	176.00	176.00
20	—	577	138.50	138.50
29	—	398	176.00	176.00
31	—	477	167.00–171.00	169.80
8	—	641	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	158.00	158.00
1	—	510	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	572	127.50–160.00	143.56
43	—	669	122.00–148.00	138.21
22	—	886	127.00–130.00	129.87
8	—	822	124.00–129.00	127.64
37	—	619	130.00–154.50	142.19
14	—	756	120.00–143.50	132.93
30	—	318	135.00–200.00	165.69
53	—	371	129.00–185.00	149.87
20	—	726	122.00–141.00	131.94
72	—	469	122.00–168.00	145.79
105	—	523	125.00–160.00	147.52
3	—	920	112.00–133.00	124.33
90	—	425	130.00–166.00	150.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	122.50	122.50
8	—	938	130.00	130.00
8	—	751	140.00	140.00
13	—	656	136.00–144.00	142.17
13	—	564	140.00–145.00	143.41
3	—	332	130.00	130.00
8	—	510	147.00	147.00
115	—	815	151.00	151.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	65.00–77.50	71.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	123.00	123.00
1	—	620	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	125.00	125.00
3	—	678	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	146.00	146.00
5	—	417	127.00	127.00
4	—	483	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	40.00	40.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	60.00–105.00	83.78
7	—	533	70.00–106.00	96.03
1	—	315	139.00	139.00
4	—	384	121.00–128.00	124.01
2	—	460	95.00–110.00	102.50
1	—	975	60.00	60.00
3	—	667	71.00–106.00	94.11
4	—	569	80.00–114.00	100.90
3	—	425	100.00–120.00	109.31
1	—	755	74.00	74.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	621	110.00–134.00	123.69
42	—	469	130.00–155.00	142.17
28	—	668	105.00–132.00	121.43
1	—	295	195.00	195.00
46	—	428	135.00–170.00	148.89
22	—	332	159.00–182.00	171.24
9	—	768	98.00–130.00	107.07
54	—	573	115.00–138.00	125.91
6	—	993	80.00–104.00	91.34
27	—	716	100.00–128.00	113.79
17	—	379	145.00–161.00	153.94
5	—	919	100.00–104.00	100.79
89	—	526	117.50–144.00	132.06
3	—	828	103.00–106.00	104.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	489	140.00	140.00
7	—	407	140.00	140.00
6	—	570	105.00–120.00	112.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	379	121.00–152.00	140.37
43	—	525	106.00–131.00	123.03
9	—	718	85.00–110.00	100.44
13	—	671	100.00–126.00	109.89
29	—	572	105.00–125.00	116.66
44	—	424	123.00–149.00	135.76
1	—	930	75.00	75.00
39	—	471	115.00–141.00	130.09
3	—	838	86.00–90.00	88.67
7	—	779	75.00–112.00	99.00
6	—	875	85.00–94.00	89.82
25	—	618	85.00–125.00	109.44
26	—	329	117.00–153.00	135.78
1	—	1,060	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	668	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	65.00	65.00
2	—	918	56.00	56.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,629	71.00–88.50	81.19
24	—	1,445	60.00–81.00	70.15
14	—	1,770	83.00–95.50	89.21
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	42.00	42.00
1	—	825	50.00	50.00
2	—	700	15.00–26.00	20.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	23.00–30.00	26.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,223	52.00–55.50	53.55
19	—	1,078	39.00–56.00	49.88
4	—	886	22.00–45.00	34.60
18	—	999	22.00–50.00	41.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,042	37.00–54.00	48.64
11	—	1,006	30.00–48.00	41.72
45	—	1,295	55.00–70.00	62.95
63	—	1,224	49.00–65.00	55.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,535	55.00–66.00	60.01
9	—	1,379	59.00–68.00	61.55

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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