Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 280 priced lines covering 7,426 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 13,130 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,368 head. replacement cattle receipts at 294 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 29, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 13,130Last week 7,849Year ago 7,785

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,368Last week 1,413Year ago 1,005

Replacement CattleReceipts 294Last week 419Year ago 326

Compared to two weeks ago: Steers under 550 lbs sold 14.00-15.00 higher; Steers over 550 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Heifers sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	133.00–144.00	138.33
1	—	535	130.00	130.00
1	—	645	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	613	89.00–124.00	109.03
7	—	325	65.00–128.00	103.51
2	—	585	101.00–115.00	108.12
4	—	518	115.00–127.00	123.06
8	—	428	110.00–139.00	121.82
7	—	384	115.00–147.00	130.31
6	—	478	100.00–139.00	117.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	130.00	130.00
17	—	876	112.00–154.00	141.99
138	—	623	138.00–165.00	152.83
14	—	819	127.00–154.00	145.24
123	—	376	147.50–212.00	190.29
61	—	768	120.00–159.00	150.39
8	—	259	160.00–195.00	181.88
212	—	473	146.00–207.00	180.24
2	—	1,058	132.50	132.50
3	—	930	142.00	142.00
61	—	327	158.00–211.00	188.56
53	—	668	134.00–164.00	150.77
212	—	577	144.00–184.00	162.08
207	—	426	150.00–215.00	182.64
39	—	722	111.00–159.00	146.73
309	—	524	149.00–187.00	171.66
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	278	140.00–150.00	145.27
5	—	722	121.00–143.00	135.59
1	—	1,005	116.00	116.00
90	—	476	120.00–178.00	149.29
77	—	525	127.00–169.00	143.60
26	—	327	130.00–180.00	148.05
49	—	371	125.00–180.00	158.81
2	—	923	96.00–110.00	102.83
2	—	813	118.00–121.00	119.48
27	—	617	121.00–145.00	132.49
53	—	580	120.00–152.00	140.33
16	—	796	120.00–138.50	137.41
2	—	973	86.00–101.00	93.44
1	—	890	87.00	87.00
24	—	676	120.00–149.00	132.91
78	—	423	120.00–180.00	154.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	614	152.00–164.50	159.48
7	—	650	154.00	154.00
2	—	590	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	509	158.00–184.00	173.19
8	—	1,186	99.00	99.00
5	—	885	130.50	130.50
19	—	668	146.00–152.00	150.15
84	—	566	140.00–170.50	167.15
6	—	648	159.00	159.00
3	—	783	145.00	145.00
27	—	492	172.00–182.50	176.32
2	—	360	175.00	175.00
238	—	828	154.75–158.00	155.69
20	—	1,204	99.00	99.00
55	—	709	146.00–152.00	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	720	140.00–155.00	148.19
2	—	830	145.00	145.00
20	—	420	187.50–222.00	204.68
28	—	569	162.00–179.00	173.16
12	—	305	210.00–220.00	216.72
10	—	769	141.00–151.00	146.57
34	—	664	150.00–166.00	159.83
29	—	361	214.00	214.00
83	—	514	164.00–188.00	181.64
49	—	627	155.00–165.00	161.44
38	—	455	186.00–207.00	197.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	640	153.25	153.25
29	—	679	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	667	135.00–151.00	144.68
13	—	467	187.00	187.00
55	—	614	140.00–164.00	143.69
68	—	522	145.00–178.00	160.76
5	—	731	152.00	152.00
5	—	391	218.00	218.00
22	—	561	148.00–155.50	151.36
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	265	150.00–160.00	158.04
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
4	—	405	130.00–163.00	154.75
2	—	478	150.00–153.00	151.45
3	—	373	165.00–170.00	168.37
1	—	700	145.00	145.00
6	—	321	147.00–171.00	152.79
1	—	230	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	516	155.00–166.00	162.13
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	388	221.00	221.00
8	—	433	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	695	140.00	140.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
22	—	634	140.00–150.00	148.45
33	—	331	183.00	183.00
8	—	717	126.00–138.00	134.06
46	—	496	146.00–162.00	155.34
45	—	521	134.00–156.00	146.63
4	—	770	130.00–136.00	133.46
21	—	567	134.00–145.00	136.99
16	—	391	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	468	133.00–153.00	143.85
25	—	617	129.00–135.50	133.63
5	—	591	147.00	147.00
23	—	520	133.50–157.00	141.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	647	124.00	124.00
2	—	668	120.00	120.00
15	—	558	125.00	125.00
8	—	438	132.00–145.00	133.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	278	140.00–152.50	148.96
11	—	363	139.00–152.00	145.32
12	—	411	133.00–144.00	139.89
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
2	—	308	139.00–154.00	146.68
1	—	530	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	394	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	872	110.00–113.00	111.33
178	—	377	131.00–170.00	153.60
220	—	524	127.00–157.00	144.20
9	—	773	116.00–135.00	124.72
1	—	240	140.00	140.00
34	—	676	123.00–144.00	132.60
20	—	722	115.00–138.00	129.10
5	—	814	115.00–120.00	115.99
175	—	574	125.00–154.00	139.79
66	—	324	136.00–167.00	154.54
82	—	623	122.00–145.00	134.75
245	—	427	132.50–166.00	152.91
233	—	473	130.00–161.00	147.86
6	—	263	137.50–150.00	144.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	359	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	318	145.00–155.00	150.40
12	—	567	128.00–138.00	133.88
55	—	437	137.00–158.00	147.33
41	—	385	133.00–158.00	148.91
14	—	627	128.00–137.00	131.59
144	—	527	132.00–149.00	142.65
73	—	474	129.00–151.00	143.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	89.00	89.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	768	110.00–119.00	112.96
64	—	370	120.00–149.00	131.79
53	—	324	120.00–152.00	134.16
5	—	805	80.00–110.00	103.19
6	—	271	120.00–137.50	128.43
22	—	674	90.00–132.00	118.81
1	—	245	147.50	147.50
47	—	577	112.00–135.00	124.28
73	—	520	114.00–142.00	126.28
98	—	474	119.00–145.00	131.58
8	—	724	105.00–117.00	107.91
2	—	900	80.00	80.00
22	—	621	111.00–133.00	121.79
101	—	422	117.00–144.00	131.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	429	100.00–126.00	112.52
15	—	321	95.00–135.00	112.04
1	—	670	112.00	112.00
4	—	275	115.00–122.50	118.74
17	—	368	89.00–127.00	114.55
7	—	517	100.00–110.00	104.84
10	—	560	76.00–115.00	103.29
3	—	632	80.00–105.00	92.57
15	—	468	100.00–120.00	110.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	117.00	117.00
7	—	792	115.00–136.50	124.21
40	—	677	134.60	134.60
116	—	588	137.00–150.00	144.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	134.00	134.00
1	—	965	119.00	119.00
3	—	585	135.50	135.50
3	—	643	135.00	135.00
2	—	700	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
157	—	669	140.00–156.60	156.14
20	—	773	129.00–147.00	136.72
8	—	843	138.00–143.00	141.75
7	—	620	148.00	148.00
3	—	930	128.00	128.00
8	—	896	137.50	137.50
10	—	715	132.00–135.00	133.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	120.00–132.00	125.32
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
5	—	580	110.00–130.00	121.98
8	—	540	120.00–126.00	124.91
2	—	428	130.00–133.00	131.56
1	—	380	140.00	140.00
3	—	608	120.00–125.00	121.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	635	134.00–135.00	134.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	170.00–172.00	171.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	110.00	110.00
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	152.50–169.00	158.65
2	—	483	143.00–149.00	146.08
2	—	385	140.00	140.00
3	—	328	147.00–162.00	152.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
6	—	368	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	82.00	82.00
40	—	474	120.00–160.00	136.49
3	—	672	110.00–120.00	115.28
20	—	633	96.00–135.00	120.20
36	—	422	110.00–164.00	144.70
32	—	523	120.00–143.00	130.86
22	—	569	117.00–143.00	127.34
25	—	367	120.00–171.00	145.68
6	—	278	130.00–155.00	143.14
24	—	325	127.50–180.00	158.29
4	—	884	90.00–115.00	104.66
2	—	780	112.00	112.00
4	—	726	110.00–117.00	113.48
6	—	811	89.00–90.00	89.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,154	98.00	98.00
39	—	380	150.00–189.00	173.47
7	—	771	115.00–132.00	122.61
5	—	272	145.00–175.00	157.65
22	—	326	160.00–202.00	183.92
1	—	230	170.00	170.00
11	—	722	120.00–145.00	131.22
29	—	665	123.00–142.00	132.99
52	—	625	125.00–147.00	135.87
104	—	517	126.00–178.00	156.17
97	—	578	130.00–164.00	147.16
13	—	886	114.00–121.00	119.24
84	—	475	131.00–189.00	164.15
56	—	428	124.00–195.00	170.16
3	—	812	115.00–124.00	119.29
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	764	110.00–111.00	110.40
2	—	428	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	112.50	112.50
2	—	375	130.00–131.00	130.51
1	—	570	110.00	110.00
2	—	620	90.00–100.00	94.92
5	—	535	100.00–125.00	114.48
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
6	—	422	110.00–131.00	122.41
8	—	472	100.00–126.00	114.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	45.00	45.00
1	—	350	58.00	58.00

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	4	—	1,056	590.00–1,025.00	792.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	925.00–1,000.00	965.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	720.00–1,475.00	1,133.24
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	88.00	88.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	939	410.00–900.00	696.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,195	46.00	46.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,203	850.00–1,050.00	948.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,203	625.00–1,130.00	884.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	59.00	59.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	993	66.00–100.00	82.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,117	625.00–1,180.00	864.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	991	760.00–1,100.00	873.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	710.00	710.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,073	600.00–650.00	623.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,278	710.00–850.00	783.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,164	50.00–86.00	62.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,279	55.00–80.00	66.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	51.00–71.00	61.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	840	45.00–95.00	70.49
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	60.00–76.00	67.37
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	94.00	94.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	978	1,200.00–1,260.00	1,236.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,814	87.00–98.00	89.26
19	—	1,262	40.00–70.00	59.51
27	—	1,658	71.00–86.00	79.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	20.00	20.00
1	—	845	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	1,173	45.00–59.00	52.02
17	—	1,346	52.00–62.00	57.69
14	—	1,007	17.00–35.00	25.00
27	—	1,060	27.00–48.00	38.53
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	827	38.00–45.00	42.05
1	—	840	30.00	30.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,424	49.00–58.00	52.86
11	—	1,430	54.00–61.00	57.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,079	29.00–52.00	41.51
16	—	924	18.00–40.00	27.92
1	—	1,060	54.00	54.00
5	—	1,000	11.00–35.00	18.08

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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