Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 251 priced lines covering 3,539 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,670 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,040 head. replacement cattle receipts at 299 head. Counted as USDA files them — 48 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,670Last week 2,628Year ago 2,676

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,040Last week 490Year ago 636

Replacement CattleReceipts 299Last week 262Year ago 310

Compared to last report: limited number of comparable sales so trend not established. However, feeder steers had a higher undertone and feeder heifers had a mostly steady undertone. Slaughter cows and bulls had a steady undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	814	122.50	122.50
2	—	518	153.00–155.00	154.03
1	—	415	900.00	900.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
102	—	424	125.00–154.50	140.53
136	—	525	125.00–156.00	133.64
1	—	900	104.00	104.00
35	—	326	135.00–160.00	145.97
6	—	768	110.00–130.00	120.06
3	—	725	118.00–134.00	124.50
3	—	865	110.00–115.00	113.01
91	—	569	120.00–146.00	132.13
22	—	665	110.00–138.00	127.60
53	—	621	118.00–136.00	130.41
87	—	377	130.00–154.00	144.31
6	—	830	95.00–110.00	105.49
169	—	476	122.50–148.00	138.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	146.00	146.00
1	—	625	129.00	129.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
5	—	438	130.00	130.00
5	—	376	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	534	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	403	154.00–155.00	154.83
18	—	639	133.00–147.00	134.13
1	—	510	143.00	143.00
16	—	474	142.50–149.50	145.53
3	—	338	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	574	123.50	123.50
9	—	474	130.00	130.00
4	—	329	132.50	132.50
7	—	374	142.00–142.50	142.29
17	—	429	129.00–140.00	136.76
6	—	518	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	108.00–115.00	111.44
37	—	524	110.00–136.00	120.53
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
47	—	429	115.00–135.00	125.60
17	—	323	114.00–143.00	127.81
40	—	374	120.00–137.00	129.28
15	—	623	110.00–130.00	121.95
23	—	576	110.00–128.00	120.14
13	—	672	105.00–125.00	116.70
8	—	768	100.00–111.00	106.11
47	—	471	110.00–134.00	123.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	85.00	85.00
1	—	630	102.00	102.00
10	—	424	76.00–115.00	103.50
4	—	514	70.00–102.00	86.87
7	—	324	65.00–123.00	107.14
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
6	—	469	85.00–115.00	97.37
15	—	371	75.00–117.00	106.44
3	—	575	100.00–105.00	103.33
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	70.00	70.00
1	—	385	82.50	82.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	866	114.50	114.50
9	—	920	112.00–121.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
2	—	520	104.00–115.00	109.45
2	—	483	110.00–115.00	112.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	120.00–127.00	123.83
1	—	420	136.00	136.00
3	—	575	124.00–125.00	124.51
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
7	—	524	125.00–126.00	125.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	120.00–128.50	125.59
2	—	652	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	449	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	145.00	145.00
2	—	380	153.00–155.00	154.00
1	—	415	154.00	154.00
1	—	525	124.00	124.00
2	—	555	125.00–135.00	130.05
1	—	830	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	90.00	90.00
3	—	517	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	572	135.00–170.00	151.89
102	—	422	148.00–195.00	170.11
1	—	905	127.00	127.00
64	—	373	155.00–195.00	168.01
4	—	876	130.00–137.00	133.73
41	—	324	153.00–203.00	173.97
11	—	767	125.00–146.50	136.80
10	—	718	128.00–149.00	136.05
5	—	957	103.00–132.50	123.05
1	—	1,215	93.00	93.00
50	—	626	130.00–157.50	144.40
133	—	468	145.00–180.00	167.38
19	—	669	129.00–148.00	140.07
129	—	520	139.00–171.00	160.41
11	—	821	120.00–145.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	131.00	131.00
2	—	570	107.00–125.00	116.24
1	—	300	111.00	111.00
3	—	378	105.00–135.00	118.93
12	—	479	72.50–135.00	118.08
6	—	420	91.00–131.00	109.61
2	—	613	121.00–122.00	121.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	132.00	132.00
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	146.00–151.00	147.68
1	—	720	145.00	145.00
4	—	669	146.00–155.00	150.07
4	—	433	167.00–175.00	170.98
11	—	515	163.00–170.00	167.23
12	—	455	159.00–198.00	183.19
4	—	391	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	721	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	148.00	148.00
6	—	373	140.00	140.00
1	—	670	141.00	141.00
1	—	345	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	408	160.00–175.00	165.76
8	—	631	137.00–143.00	141.56
24	—	576	135.00–147.00	142.22
16	—	483	138.00–155.00	145.66
7	—	664	136.50–137.00	136.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	110.00–120.00	113.40
1	—	900	100.00	100.00
30	—	370	132.00–169.00	150.05
41	—	477	123.00–160.00	136.19
1	—	880	110.00	110.00
18	—	329	121.00–179.00	151.18
11	—	628	116.00–135.00	124.49
26	—	574	120.00–145.00	132.39
18	—	424	120.00–160.00	144.64
28	—	528	122.50–147.50	137.08
5	—	673	128.00–138.50	133.36
1	—	810	124.00	124.00
2	—	763	90.00–136.00	113.23
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	136.00	136.00
3	—	532	115.00–125.00	121.71
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
1	—	685	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	722	98.00–131.00	119.49
78	—	523	125.00–161.00	142.58
38	—	424	143.00–195.00	162.30
26	—	620	109.00–144.00	130.70
21	—	669	98.00–138.00	123.98
7	—	771	90.00–124.00	111.10
14	—	380	145.00–189.00	164.29
8	—	330	173.00–190.00	177.81
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
53	—	570	115.00–152.00	136.86
41	—	474	130.00–164.00	147.14
2	—	880	95.00–100.00	97.50
2	—	900	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	70.00	70.00
4	—	710	111.00–120.00	115.21
18	—	523	110.00–139.00	121.13
15	—	618	100.00–126.00	114.55
33	—	427	119.00–151.00	140.24
1	—	775	105.00	105.00
28	—	471	124.00–149.00	136.23
24	—	326	142.00–175.00	159.50
11	—	574	106.00–131.00	118.49
11	—	674	104.00–121.00	115.37
13	—	374	140.00–169.00	151.22
1	—	830	69.00	69.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	386	167.00–168.00	167.54
5	—	411	161.00–175.00	169.21
6	—	561	134.00–139.00	136.53
5	—	330	172.50–173.00	172.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	120.00–131.00	125.56
4	—	380	135.00–140.00	138.23
2	—	630	110.00	110.00
3	—	567	61.00–120.00	94.38
1	—	805	50.00	50.00
5	—	419	100.00–136.00	123.12
1	—	745	50.00	50.00
6	—	527	109.00–125.00	119.68
5	—	331	120.00–150.00	137.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	41.00	41.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	50.00	50.00
3	—	477	66.00–69.00	67.96

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	900.00–1,000.00	944.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,206	780.00–1,125.00	919.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,063	750.00–1,400.00	1,095.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,243	740.00–1,125.00	926.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,239	850.00–1,475.00	1,287.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,320	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,404.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	954	39.00–69.00	60.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	—	899	47.00–105.00	77.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	315.00	315.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	370.00	370.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	767	60.00–90.00	74.54
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	57.00	57.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,056	52.00	52.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	869	61.00–76.00	70.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	575.00	575.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,029	400.00–1,135.00	926.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	915	810.00–900.00	853.42
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	884	750.00–970.00	810.37
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	630	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,488	63.50–65.50	64.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,246	53.00–65.00	57.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,170	650.00–800.00	732.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,181	600.00–1,150.00	850.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	64.00	64.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,036	700.00–1,225.00	972.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	64.50	64.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	70.00	70.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	995	25.00–65.00	49.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,158	500.00–1,300.00	887.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,326	54.00–64.00	59.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,187	850.00–985.00	936.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,073	400.00–1,075.00	830.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	969	500.00–670.00	613.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,152	55.00–60.00	58.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	610.00–750.00	688.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	955	380.00–930.00	692.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,040	540.00–860.00	676.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	68.00	68.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,080	48.00–78.00	62.21
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	450.00	450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	32.00	32.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,345	83.50–87.00	85.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,595	76.00–90.00	83.01
25	—	1,773	83.50–97.00	91.64
15	—	1,362	50.00–77.50	65.99
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	20.00	20.00
2	—	755	50.00–55.00	52.70
1	—	765	38.00	38.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,396	50.00–63.00	56.32
65	—	1,435	59.50–76.00	70.27
3	—	1,110	50.50–52.00	51.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	57.00–59.00	57.96
29	—	1,005	19.00–46.00	37.85
11	—	1,026	15.00–42.00	30.99
50	—	1,095	31.00–60.00	47.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,106	30.00–50.00	44.17
135	—	1,157	42.00–60.00	53.91
14	—	988	10.00–45.00	33.29
72	—	1,283	56.00–73.00	63.01

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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