Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 233 priced lines covering 3,605 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,148 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 813 head. replacement cattle receipts at 285 head. Counted as USDA files them — 32 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,148Last week 3,535Year ago 6,143

Slaughter CattleReceipts 813Last week 638Year ago 895

Replacement CattleReceipts 285Last week 271Year ago 394

Compared to last report: Steers under 600 lbs sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested but lower undertone was noted. Heifers sold unevenly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	513	131.00–135.00	132.30
21	—	676	126.00–136.00	132.40
13	—	591	132.00–136.00	134.80
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
6	—	388	142.00–157.00	154.49
22	—	607	129.00–141.00	139.18
2	—	718	126.00–127.00	126.49
17	—	329	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	373	121.00–154.00	138.97
64	—	618	119.00–135.00	125.94
130	—	422	120.00–154.00	138.37
112	—	469	121.00–145.00	133.52
16	—	776	100.00–123.00	116.14
21	—	671	115.00–134.00	124.11
154	—	521	118.00–143.00	130.08
3	—	810	104.00–116.00	108.33
10	—	721	110.00–133.00	116.82
54	—	575	115.00–138.00	128.11
2	—	883	101.00–105.00	103.01
41	—	333	125.00–157.00	139.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	106.00	106.00
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	643	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	667	126.00–139.00	130.96
13	—	529	115.00–128.00	123.13
4	—	456	128.00	128.00
4	—	338	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	372	110.00–142.00	124.65
35	—	526	110.00–129.00	118.28
48	—	425	110.00–141.00	125.34
2	—	270	136.00	136.00
26	—	628	109.00–129.00	118.52
53	—	476	110.00–135.00	121.50
2	—	715	100.00–101.00	100.49
26	—	329	110.00–145.00	125.31
24	—	673	100.00–128.00	112.53
3	—	782	90.00–100.00	93.24
34	—	576	110.00–125.00	118.35
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	745	69.00	69.00
13	—	377	80.00–115.00	100.08
13	—	473	90.00–116.00	105.66
5	—	322	90.00–116.00	107.77
4	—	618	75.00–100.00	91.24
4	—	574	98.00–109.00	104.53
16	—	425	89.00–115.00	107.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	684	135.00–136.00	135.32
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	32.00–55.00	43.86
1	—	395	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	817	120.00	120.00
8	—	631	132.00–135.00	133.54
10	—	660	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	661	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	115.00	115.00
1	—	650	115.00	115.00
5	—	431	120.00–133.00	126.29
2	—	713	110.00	110.00
4	—	938	105.00	105.00
3	—	520	119.00–125.00	121.34
1	—	390	126.00	126.00
2	—	588	120.00–125.00	122.51
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
2	—	460	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	93.00	93.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	133.00	133.00
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
3	—	573	126.00–140.00	133.60
2	—	535	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	774	128.00–144.00	133.25
1	—	290	173.00	173.00
45	—	376	135.00–181.00	163.15
88	—	472	134.00–168.00	152.34
91	—	422	142.50–184.00	161.77
33	—	320	145.00–198.00	167.33
2	—	878	129.00–133.00	131.04
24	—	724	125.00–146.00	141.02
36	—	668	130.00–151.00	141.57
106	—	521	134.00–166.00	151.00
24	—	615	127.00–146.00	136.27
67	—	567	133.00–154.00	144.91
17	—	812	118.00–137.00	133.46
2	—	983	110.00–115.00	112.49
1	—	925	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	95.00–110.00	102.75
12	—	421	100.00–125.00	111.60
3	—	368	70.00–100.00	86.61
11	—	479	61.00–126.00	100.20
2	—	570	110.00–113.00	111.49
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	50.00	50.00
1	—	390	58.00	58.00
1	—	595	47.50	47.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	689	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	168.00	168.00
25	—	768	134.00–144.50	141.94
9	—	619	145.00–160.00	150.81
15	—	666	142.00–150.00	146.19
32	—	576	148.00–165.00	156.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	561	143.00	143.00
13	—	479	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	125.00–128.00	126.48
1	—	650	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	370	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	452	140.00–157.00	152.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	843	135.00	135.00
5	—	647	147.00	147.00
6	—	677	149.00	149.00
9	—	571	134.00–139.00	137.28
20	—	524	137.00–158.00	149.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	327	130.00–182.00	156.76
3	—	803	116.00–135.00	123.63
5	—	768	116.00–135.50	125.52
8	—	713	128.00–135.00	131.35
50	—	423	121.00–162.00	139.73
24	—	671	115.00–136.00	125.29
20	—	625	116.00–143.00	126.15
19	—	575	115.00–140.00	130.18
32	—	373	120.00–161.00	140.33
3	—	912	95.00	95.00
39	—	533	121.00–146.00	132.29
44	—	476	117.50–142.50	133.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	135.00	135.00
1	—	670	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	429	139.00–170.00	151.80
3	—	870	104.00–120.00	109.21
24	—	619	100.00–135.00	123.27
1	—	975	91.00	91.00
66	—	520	120.00–157.00	141.32
1	—	1,045	80.00	80.00
4	—	819	106.00–119.00	113.80
1	—	920	75.00	75.00
13	—	725	110.00–129.00	119.84
6	—	762	118.00–127.00	122.80
31	—	673	107.00–139.00	122.87
12	—	317	154.00–179.00	165.81
56	—	474	120.00–162.00	146.47
70	—	573	120.00–148.00	130.06
18	—	375	140.00–165.00	155.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	110.00–122.00	114.44
3	—	780	100.00	100.00
17	—	427	124.00–153.00	133.84
7	—	682	90.00–120.00	109.78
32	—	471	114.00–145.00	131.11
17	—	331	130.00–166.00	156.90
23	—	527	105.00–136.00	123.53
3	—	818	85.00–116.00	100.49
4	—	723	105.00–115.00	108.75
29	—	574	100.00–134.00	118.17
1	—	290	154.00	154.00
21	—	374	126.00–150.00	138.37
2	—	880	82.00–112.00	96.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	105.00–110.00	107.49
2	—	405	110.00–117.00	113.46
3	—	680	95.00–100.00	96.63
1	—	325	129.00	129.00
1	—	460	102.00	102.00
3	—	528	85.00–114.00	102.74
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
3	—	382	117.00–126.00	122.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	112.00	112.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	593	70.00	70.00
2	—	600	60.00	60.00
1	—	830	58.00	58.00
4	—	515	65.00–73.00	66.96
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	55.00	55.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,099	580.00–800.00	679.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,442	1,250.00–1,475.00	1,336.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,067	650.00–950.00	794.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,342	750.00–1,050.00	926.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,248	750.00–1,100.00	901.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	965	910.00–1,125.00	1,041.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	827	41.00–88.00	64.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	927	42.00–73.00	51.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,060	73.00–79.00	74.35
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	80.00	80.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	782	685.00–850.00	752.80
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	888	585.00–1,000.00	816.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	101.00	101.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	682	90.00	90.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	908	600.00–960.00	863.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	57.00–70.00	63.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,145	470.00–985.00	693.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,015	590.00–645.00	617.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	910.00–1,150.00	1,035.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,090	61.00–76.00	69.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,233	68.00–85.00	75.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,158	43.00–65.00	54.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	59.00–70.00	64.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,048	700.00–1,175.00	980.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	943	460.00–950.00	791.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	845	500.00–725.00	644.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,174	660.00–850.00	726.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,105	800.00–1,075.00	904.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,118	690.00–950.00	815.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	47.00–61.00	54.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,118	54.00–63.00	59.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,094	53.00–63.00	58.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,172	49.00–75.00	59.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,059	700.00–960.00	864.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	790	575.00	575.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	850.00	850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	86.00	86.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,065	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,693	80.50–92.00	88.19
26	—	1,653	70.00–86.00	80.21
32	—	1,347	49.00–80.00	69.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	808	30.00–32.50	31.74
5	—	704	16.00–32.00	23.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
107	—	1,175	42.00–60.50	53.58
38	—	1,064	29.00–50.00	40.98
12	—	1,037	30.00–45.00	37.60
67	—	1,277	52.00–70.00	61.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,324	57.00–70.00	61.19
17	—	1,478	50.00–65.00	55.79
8	—	1,477	50.00–55.00	52.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	977	20.00–43.00	33.73
49	—	956	14.00–49.00	34.58
13	—	1,127	48.00–61.00	54.85
62	—	1,054	30.00–54.00	45.06

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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