Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 290 priced lines covering 5,594 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,849 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,413 head. replacement cattle receipts at 419 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,849Last week 10,810Year ago 8,510

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,413Last week 1,585Year ago 1,010

Replacement CattleReceipts 419Last week 417Year ago 347

Compared to last report: Steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower; offerings over 600 lbs sold mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold unevenly steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	125.00–134.00	130.91
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
4	—	377	137.50–138.00	137.87
2	—	507	136.00	136.00
3	—	325	143.00	143.00
2	—	558	130.00–140.00	135.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	475	141.50–156.00	146.47
9	—	332	155.00	155.00
18	—	426	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	286	160.00	160.00
7	—	514	140.00–143.50	141.44
1	—	860	118.00	118.00
12	—	562	133.00–140.00	137.74
83	—	683	127.00–146.00	145.69
19	—	415	137.00–161.00	144.77
3	—	772	129.00–130.00	129.33
42	—	623	127.00–147.00	141.24
4	—	716	129.00–133.00	130.25
1	—	805	125.00	125.00
13	—	479	137.50–152.50	144.34
2	—	365	140.00–157.00	148.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	659	131.00	131.00
5	—	375	121.00–153.00	135.71
9	—	284	130.00–141.00	137.19
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
5	—	471	128.00–140.00	133.03
5	—	623	125.00–128.50	127.12
2	—	585	132.00	132.00
3	—	425	130.00–144.00	136.63
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	611	123.50–125.00	124.55
3	—	522	123.00	123.00
4	—	655	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
105	—	323	130.00–170.00	148.29
22	—	722	118.00–131.00	126.23
8	—	834	110.00–129.00	124.73
7	—	271	140.00–160.00	146.71
196	—	469	125.00–161.00	143.62
1	—	1,035	92.00	92.00
4	—	771	117.00–130.00	121.51
24	—	673	116.00–135.00	127.03
64	—	618	119.00–140.00	130.37
119	—	374	130.00–167.00	146.30
1	—	945	111.00	111.00
265	—	421	129.00–168.00	145.68
127	—	569	120.00–150.00	135.33
186	—	521	123.00–158.00	138.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	473	132.50–150.00	144.21
37	—	576	125.00–138.00	132.64
71	—	527	124.00–144.00	133.33
32	—	428	130.00–151.00	143.82
17	—	393	143.00–151.00	146.49
1	—	340	136.00	136.00
10	—	613	120.50–125.50	122.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	104.00–112.00	108.00
9	—	676	106.00–120.00	113.28
109	—	374	118.00–145.00	131.86
12	—	615	109.00–128.00	117.97
9	—	721	90.00–115.00	104.54
4	—	260	125.00–130.00	128.80
92	—	421	115.00–145.00	126.72
63	—	527	110.00–136.00	122.48
88	—	472	115.00–142.00	127.83
2	—	820	100.00–105.00	102.48
41	—	569	110.00–130.00	121.70
52	—	328	115.00–147.00	131.72
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	561	90.00–104.00	96.85
12	—	384	95.00–120.00	109.08
28	—	471	70.00–117.00	105.84
1	—	705	70.00	70.00
2	—	625	80.00–100.00	90.08
6	—	668	71.00–104.00	97.76
18	—	426	90.00–119.00	107.42
5	—	523	100.00–118.00	110.74
14	—	324	100.00–125.00	113.59
7	—	278	100.00–120.00	111.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
9	—	826	124.00	124.00
3	—	953	89.00	89.00
10	—	764	132.00–135.00	132.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	126.00–130.00	126.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	120.00	120.00
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
1	—	755	104.00	104.00
3	—	657	110.00–115.00	113.35
2	—	315	135.00	135.00
2	—	430	126.00–129.00	127.47
3	—	473	120.00	120.00
8	—	531	115.00–125.00	120.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
3	—	430	110.00–120.00	116.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
7	—	573	138.00–153.00	150.89
1	—	745	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	143.00	143.00
1	—	455	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	635	132.00–138.00	135.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	684	142.00–144.00	142.39
30	—	620	127.00–153.00	144.30
96	—	490	170.50	170.50
6	—	718	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	558	70.00–120.00	98.18
10	—	378	90.00–125.00	108.94
1	—	660	113.00	113.00
2	—	540	110.00–130.00	120.00
1	—	295	125.00	125.00
6	—	428	117.00–125.00	120.27
4	—	476	100.00–121.00	108.30
5	—	321	103.00–134.00	114.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
147	—	472	142.00–193.00	165.26
7	—	284	162.50–197.50	182.34
193	—	424	142.50–199.00	168.65
10	—	769	132.00–149.00	139.34
1	—	960	90.00	90.00
51	—	671	135.00–151.00	142.05
50	—	324	151.00–204.00	185.18
2	—	865	128.00–138.00	132.91
4	—	816	130.00–142.00	138.97
26	—	734	131.00–151.00	144.87
86	—	375	152.00–207.00	177.19
100	—	572	140.00–168.00	153.87
1	—	1,110	94.00	94.00
1	—	240	187.50	187.50
1	—	1,020	101.00	101.00
204	—	523	130.00–180.00	157.74
63	—	616	135.00–160.00	148.88
5	—	910	124.00–141.00	130.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	774	151.00	151.00
7	—	715	140.00–151.00	144.00
5	—	347	175.00	175.00
18	—	566	145.00–165.00	159.16
19	—	462	156.00–178.00	165.62
26	—	623	145.00–157.00	152.04
2	—	272	195.00	195.00
22	—	521	151.00–184.00	167.34
35	—	669	146.00–158.50	154.51
11	—	427	172.00–180.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	630	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	152.00	152.00
2	—	468	147.00	147.00
6	—	525	141.00–144.00	143.49
2	—	372	172.00	172.00
2	—	718	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	126.00	126.00
2	—	263	163.00–170.00	166.53
1	—	535	147.00	147.00
6	—	364	136.00–157.00	148.47
4	—	327	149.00–177.50	164.77
1	—	705	137.00	137.00
2	—	418	149.00–154.00	151.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	367	203.00–211.00	204.93
1	—	480	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	429	149.00–180.00	168.14
5	—	308	152.50	152.50
4	—	386	155.00	155.00
17	—	529	143.00–164.00	154.90
4	—	670	134.00	134.00
17	—	582	152.00–160.00	157.51
2	—	600	130.00	130.00
34	—	484	165.00–180.00	171.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	286	140.00–185.00	167.05
48	—	325	125.00–180.00	149.21
49	—	520	120.00–162.00	139.53
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
4	—	713	121.00–140.00	133.74
22	—	628	118.00–141.00	127.28
66	—	421	120.00–170.00	143.70
59	—	473	121.00–173.00	138.40
16	—	671	125.00–142.00	132.22
26	—	577	120.00–145.00	133.04
51	—	381	126.00–170.00	145.92
1	—	810	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	417	120.00–154.00	144.92
2	—	385	130.00–160.00	144.61
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
2	—	480	109.00–125.00	117.00
2	—	688	110.00–112.00	110.99
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
4	—	611	108.00–120.00	114.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	463	125.00–155.00	132.37
4	—	417	142.00–145.00	144.22
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
3	—	315	159.00–166.00	161.66
2	—	265	157.50–177.50	167.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	110.00–128.00	117.41
1	—	255	125.00	125.00
3	—	582	102.00–115.00	109.93
13	—	528	67.00–121.00	111.78
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
10	—	478	99.00–130.00	114.62
2	—	665	102.00–110.00	105.94
16	—	423	90.00–131.00	110.42
1	—	830	95.00	95.00
5	—	322	85.00–136.00	112.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	574	109.00–138.00	122.83
30	—	421	121.00–160.00	137.34
13	—	669	103.00–124.00	115.04
1	—	800	113.00	113.00
47	—	517	111.00–146.00	129.69
43	—	373	125.00–162.00	143.84
2	—	765	102.00–106.00	104.01
12	—	714	100.00–125.00	109.94
10	—	330	120.00–151.00	138.96
26	—	635	105.00–131.00	119.34
5	—	271	132.50–150.00	142.66
49	—	467	120.00–150.00	132.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	132.50	132.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
17	—	768	113.00–135.00	126.01
50	—	622	119.00–146.00	134.41
18	—	714	111.00–138.00	124.90
5	—	837	109.00–136.00	117.03
70	—	466	129.00–182.00	157.16
7	—	273	137.00–167.50	155.56
41	—	327	145.00–198.00	177.47
67	—	422	130.00–179.00	158.34
42	—	377	140.00–180.00	161.40
51	—	673	118.00–144.00	132.99
115	—	572	120.00–161.00	142.23
116	—	522	120.00–173.00	150.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Source/Aged$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,090	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,565	98.00	98.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	610.00	610.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	610.00	610.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,273	750.00–1,000.00	886.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,278	700.00–950.00	817.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	820	380.00	380.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	390.00–650.00	542.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	350.00	350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	45.00	45.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,195	600.00–725.00	661.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,120	54.50–65.00	58.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	55.00–63.00	59.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	967	300.00–1,025.00	786.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	880	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	800.00–850.00	825.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,076	30.00–55.00	45.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	45.00	45.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	41.00–60.00	51.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,184	560.00–760.00	689.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,125	600.00–1,075.00	859.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,110	500.00–1,050.00	778.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	58.50	58.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,094	650.00–985.00	808.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,168	43.00–54.00	49.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	71.00	71.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	970	51.00–66.00	56.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	731	210.00–320.00	262.39
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	590	53.00	53.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	51.00	51.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	890	80.00–96.00	92.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	884	51.00–77.50	60.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	33.00–66.00	52.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	938	1,025.00	1,025.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	880	625.00–700.00	666.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	865	600.00–850.00	732.95
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	98.00	98.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	820.00	820.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,788	82.00–90.50	86.34
38	—	1,633	68.00–88.00	77.53
31	—	1,511	47.50–77.00	65.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	874	25.00–35.00	28.59
2	—	755	40.00–46.00	43.06
4	—	794	15.00–25.00	19.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,031	15.00–37.50	28.02
41	—	1,056	26.00–44.00	33.96
91	—	1,163	41.00–55.00	47.32
30	—	1,284	51.00–59.00	55.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	868	15.00–38.00	21.34
1	—	1,035	49.00	49.00
20	—	1,013	30.00–46.00	36.92
6	—	901	25.00–30.00	27.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,401	52.00–58.00	54.40
2	—	1,280	45.00	45.00
16	—	1,479	49.00–55.00	51.90
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	49.00–50.00	49.48

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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