Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 231 priced lines covering 3,208 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,535 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 638 head. replacement cattle receipts at 271 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,535Last week 6,522Year ago 8,790

Slaughter CattleReceipts 638Last week 829Year ago 843

Replacement CattleReceipts 271Last week 331Year ago 344

Compared to last report: Market trend not applicable due to limited comparable sales as a few auctions not reported last week. However, Steer and Heifer market was very mixed (up and down) depending on the type and kind of the animal. Slaughter cow and bull market had a lower undertone.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,100	48.00–62.00	54.65
15	—	1,043	35.00–53.00	42.63
10	—	968	18.00–40.00	29.94
45	—	1,123	40.00–55.50	49.34
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,087	38.00–53.50	46.75
106	—	1,178	48.50–58.50	54.13
21	—	961	20.00–48.00	37.21
59	—	1,286	57.50–68.00	61.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,363	51.00–65.50	57.58
39	—	1,484	59.00–73.00	64.17
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	52.50	52.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	35.00–41.00	38.07
3	—	810	20.00–21.00	20.65
3	—	760	30.00–32.00	31.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,705	85.00–92.50	88.71
19	—	1,386	55.00–78.00	68.06
22	—	1,539	72.00–88.00	83.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	473	121.00–142.00	132.92
11	—	776	110.00–131.00	119.31
3	—	868	95.00–122.00	111.45
25	—	325	131.00–145.00	137.66
7	—	676	119.00–129.00	125.16
57	—	415	125.00–146.00	137.09
59	—	373	120.00–146.00	139.39
49	—	620	117.00–138.00	129.26
3	—	817	108.00–120.00	113.66
117	—	521	120.00–140.00	131.38
11	—	725	115.00–131.00	123.25
84	—	574	123.00–140.00	133.78
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	136.00	136.00
22	—	628	124.00–133.00	130.19
5	—	539	130.00	130.00
5	—	453	132.00	132.00
7	—	592	129.00–130.00	129.43
6	—	730	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	114.00	114.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	141.00	141.00
5	—	615	130.00	130.00
6	—	538	141.00–148.00	146.86
3	—	788	119.75	119.75
2	—	680	133.00–135.00	133.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	328	120.00–140.00	130.30
34	—	575	100.00–129.00	116.18
19	—	629	105.00–127.00	114.81
38	—	374	111.00–133.00	124.28
60	—	474	110.00–132.00	121.06
5	—	829	78.00–123.00	102.39
9	—	721	109.00–120.00	114.50
40	—	524	101.00–127.00	118.55
5	—	777	100.00–110.00	105.18
2	—	850	110.00	110.00
10	—	670	105.00–120.00	111.58
2	—	925	90.00	90.00
55	—	423	105.00–130.00	120.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	423	101.00–115.00	110.53
14	—	373	76.00–115.00	106.68
1	—	750	92.00	92.00
2	—	553	105.00–110.00	107.51
1	—	810	85.00	85.00
3	—	735	90.00–96.00	91.97
12	—	463	95.00–115.00	103.35
12	—	525	80.00–111.00	104.02
3	—	622	92.00–102.00	96.35
15	—	327	81.00–121.00	110.68
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	54.00	54.00
1	—	335	61.00	61.00
4	—	368	55.00–65.00	58.79
1	—	450	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	606	142.00	142.00
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
3	—	660	140.00	140.00
4	—	952	100.00	100.00
9	—	1,024	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	569	115.00–122.00	120.05
2	—	603	115.00–128.00	121.47
1	—	715	90.00	90.00
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
1	—	765	90.00	90.00
6	—	521	120.00–122.00	121.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	418	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	115.00	115.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	518	100.00–125.00	112.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	129.00–136.00	132.43
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	571	100.00–125.00	103.36
13	—	423	110.00–134.00	118.41
7	—	325	97.00–126.00	110.75
3	—	520	105.00–131.00	117.05
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
36	—	483	60.00–125.00	102.93
4	—	623	105.00–115.00	108.79
10	—	369	70.00–143.00	97.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	115.00–132.00	125.91
24	—	576	120.00–139.00	130.99
20	—	669	117.00–140.00	129.15
16	—	369	122.50–165.00	145.61
27	—	479	122.50–148.00	131.47
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
13	—	318	120.00–180.00	150.40
29	—	524	120.00–146.00	133.42
2	—	870	128.00	128.00
1	—	290	160.00	160.00
18	—	425	120.00–149.00	134.82
18	—	627	115.00–135.00	128.97
5	—	712	116.00–135.00	128.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	711	150.00	150.00
10	—	510	154.00	154.00
24	—	663	149.95	149.95
8	—	601	146.00–157.00	148.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	568	134.00–155.00	142.90
1	—	975	101.00	101.00
25	—	370	145.00–195.00	166.72
2	—	295	183.00–194.00	188.50
26	—	333	145.00–200.00	170.55
15	—	669	128.00–148.00	140.08
4	—	892	115.00–133.00	128.51
1	—	1,175	80.00	80.00
56	—	619	130.00–155.00	146.32
10	—	764	121.00–147.00	136.00
14	—	821	124.00–143.00	134.03
16	—	720	133.00–147.00	140.82
66	—	473	136.00–173.00	153.56
72	—	525	132.00–157.50	148.39
51	—	422	135.00–174.00	154.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	629	137.00	137.00
3	—	972	125.00	125.00
6	—	570	139.00	139.00
4	—	806	137.00	137.00
5	—	540	145.00	145.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	50.00	50.00
1	—	480	72.00	72.00
1	—	350	60.00	60.00
2	—	788	47.00	47.00
1	—	410	60.00	60.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	334	152.00–187.00	168.02
2	—	973	87.00–92.00	89.46
9	—	763	105.00–126.00	114.38
80	—	577	120.00–145.00	131.16
26	—	719	113.00–134.00	123.39
49	—	472	135.00–154.00	145.57
29	—	373	145.00–174.00	154.69
82	—	526	124.00–149.00	137.77
4	—	826	83.00–117.00	101.83
67	—	623	113.00–140.00	128.59
40	—	420	140.00–161.00	148.55
2	—	875	101.00–110.00	105.42
2	—	910	107.00–114.00	110.52
53	—	675	115.00–133.00	125.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	484	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	468	120.00–144.00	132.61
1	—	845	92.00	92.00
1	—	930	90.00	90.00
17	—	377	122.00–156.00	141.53
9	—	679	106.00–120.00	110.84
3	—	780	90.00–103.00	97.32
23	—	425	125.00–142.00	133.17
17	—	621	106.00–125.00	115.23
2	—	860	74.00–84.00	79.00
11	—	327	132.00–156.00	141.06
1	—	985	80.00	80.00
31	—	522	109.00–134.00	120.85
7	—	715	105.00–113.00	109.99
27	—	575	110.00–130.00	119.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	109.00	109.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
5	—	409	111.00–117.00	115.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	85.00–100.00	92.39
4	—	386	112.00–121.00	117.01
6	—	517	80.00–105.00	97.43
1	—	820	60.00	60.00
3	—	583	61.00–105.00	88.75
2	—	625	105.00–107.00	105.98
11	—	429	98.00–127.00	117.56
6	—	331	120.00–127.00	123.80
4	—	478	105.00–110.00	108.77
1	—	730	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	55.00	55.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	76.00	76.00
1	—	395	76.00	76.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,234	1,060.00–1,200.00	1,162.72
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,098	50.00–80.00	59.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,270	56.00–66.50	61.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	24	—	1,252	49.00–67.00	59.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,052	710.00–1,035.00	929.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,179	38.00–63.50	56.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,113	600.00–1,050.00	860.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,029	600.00–900.00	725.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	855	675.00–850.00	757.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,212	750.00–875.00	821.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	550.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,155	56.00–58.50	57.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	965	58.00–69.00	63.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	57.00	57.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,119	580.00–1,400.00	951.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,123	560.00–1,150.00	895.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,326	52.00–67.00	61.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	54.00–60.00	57.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,104	550.00–675.00	634.30
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	800.00–850.00	823.69
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	975	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	75.00	75.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	872	700.00–1,300.00	936.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	843	600.00–875.00	737.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	946	800.00–1,350.00	1,041.54
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	788	74.00–119.00	97.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	98.00	98.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	940	660.00–950.00	806.54
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	40.00	40.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	919	55.00	55.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	847	52.00–95.00	68.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	355.00	355.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	870	60.00–120.00	98.85
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	900.00–1,100.00	1,011.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	700.00	700.00

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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