Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 260 priced lines covering 6,221 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,660 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,145 head. replacement cattle receipts at 469 head. Counted as USDA files them — 45 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,660Last week 13,130Year ago 13,625

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,145Last week 1,368Year ago 1,372

Replacement CattleReceipts 469Last week 294Year ago 501

Compared to last report: Steers and Heifers sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
2	—	488	120.00–125.00	122.49
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
2	—	520	120.00	120.00
2	—	578	132.50–134.00	133.27
6	—	730	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
2	—	705	105.00	105.00
4	—	668	77.00–105.00	95.49
10	—	473	95.00–133.00	115.34
13	—	322	100.00–143.00	125.70
21	—	417	90.00–135.00	114.17
7	—	514	100.00–145.00	122.35
4	—	555	70.00–116.00	99.64
1	—	260	123.00	123.00
11	—	372	101.00–141.00	124.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
175	—	380	130.00–179.00	160.42
12	—	725	123.00–140.00	130.78
189	—	424	134.00–176.00	156.41
113	—	568	125.00–153.00	141.08
4	—	279	134.00–165.00	146.23
110	—	330	140.00–178.00	160.79
229	—	474	130.00–164.00	150.13
54	—	672	123.00–148.75	135.22
303	—	521	130.00–157.00	143.79
62	—	619	125.00–147.00	137.05
1	—	845	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	379	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	522	140.00–159.00	153.53
115	—	618	132.00–158.50	147.65
4	—	323	165.00–172.00	169.21
43	—	373	152.50–179.00	166.53
48	—	474	146.00–168.00	153.32
68	—	430	145.00–169.00	160.10
34	—	675	136.00–155.00	145.89
101	—	567	140.00–159.00	152.90
1	—	715	130.00	130.00
4	—	791	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	531	145.00	145.00
7	—	456	145.00	145.00
14	—	671	133.00–144.00	141.63
5	—	394	150.00	150.00
10	—	632	130.00–140.00	137.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	133.00	133.00
2	—	508	135.00–145.00	139.98
4	—	439	141.00–157.00	144.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	619	128.00–139.00	132.05
2	—	715	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	138.00–146.00	142.56
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
1	—	555	144.00	144.00
2	—	368	150.00–158.00	154.19
4	—	434	125.00–143.00	136.16
2	—	488	134.00–137.00	135.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	130.00	130.00
8	—	553	141.00	141.00
4	—	756	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	426	135.00–165.00	150.47
29	—	568	133.00–141.00	139.09
7	—	340	146.00	146.00
24	—	520	139.00–146.00	142.34
4	—	390	148.00	148.00
24	—	479	135.00–157.00	141.65
11	—	685	125.00	125.00
10	—	634	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	142.00	142.00
2	—	635	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	626	106.00–135.00	121.84
2	—	843	75.00–95.00	84.97
84	—	424	120.00–152.00	136.33
41	—	577	115.00–135.00	128.74
7	—	280	130.00–160.00	146.53
54	—	520	117.00–145.00	129.76
4	—	781	110.00–123.00	114.79
2	—	238	120.00–125.00	122.53
100	—	475	120.00–149.00	133.69
16	—	670	104.00–135.00	119.28
40	—	329	120.00–154.00	139.56
2	—	870	110.00	110.00
53	—	374	120.00–157.00	138.47
14	—	714	102.00–125.00	113.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	380	100.00–161.00	125.43
4	—	424	115.00–153.00	127.78
4	—	520	92.50–125.00	112.91
3	—	578	100.00–130.00	118.46
2	—	668	110.00	110.00
10	—	467	49.00–130.00	114.46
12	—	621	105.00–129.00	115.69
20	—	332	110.00–148.00	127.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	128.00	128.00
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
2	—	478	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	528	127.00–164.00	145.59
1	—	945	105.00	105.00
33	—	378	129.00–198.00	160.43
17	—	723	123.00–140.00	135.61
11	—	772	111.00–139.00	121.69
29	—	574	130.00–151.00	140.91
1	—	860	115.00	115.00
2	—	258	147.50–162.50	155.07
21	—	628	132.00–149.00	142.67
81	—	425	135.00–180.00	159.01
64	—	472	134.00–177.00	154.79
18	—	669	116.00–141.00	134.35
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
33	—	332	130.00–190.00	164.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	722	143.00	143.00
17	—	674	138.00–151.00	145.34
3	—	758	141.00	141.00
38	—	624	145.00–154.00	147.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	433	165.00–194.00	188.74
8	—	685	141.00–144.00	143.64
4	—	704	140.00	140.00
33	—	517	150.00–180.00	171.25
33	—	580	150.00–165.00	158.77
5	—	777	145.00	145.00
73	—	477	152.50–182.00	166.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	421	179.00–205.00	196.23
14	—	324	197.00–224.00	219.03
6	—	818	140.00–155.00	146.03
8	—	766	144.00–156.00	146.22
63	—	520	171.00–198.00	183.76
48	—	469	162.00–193.00	184.69
19	—	611	153.00–171.00	159.99
188	—	564	152.00–182.50	175.13
48	—	716	140.00–167.00	151.92
63	—	667	145.00–167.50	158.08
1	—	390	187.50	187.50
6	—	865	140.00–144.00	141.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	179.00	179.00
1	—	395	177.00	177.00
3	—	572	151.00–165.00	156.87
5	—	508	151.00–161.00	153.56
5	—	478	156.00–167.00	159.78
9	—	643	153.00–155.00	153.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	361	189.00	189.00
11	—	413	189.00–195.00	191.66
25	—	530	156.50	156.50
3	—	472	187.00	187.00
16	—	574	152.50–155.00	153.74
41	—	632	148.50–156.50	152.87
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	129.00–139.00	134.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
126	—	379	160.00–226.00	186.43
2	—	810	125.00–140.00	132.41
18	—	718	138.00–150.00	144.65
5	—	276	170.00–185.00	177.02
168	—	475	147.00–206.00	178.48
4	—	880	140.00	140.00
172	—	574	146.00–187.50	160.07
73	—	665	139.00–159.00	153.67
4	—	786	134.00–146.00	138.96
131	—	426	153.00–206.50	189.58
163	—	521	145.00–187.00	172.26
1	—	240	182.50	182.50
118	—	621	145.00–170.00	155.63
88	—	328	160.00–225.00	197.35
2	—	943	119.00–137.00	128.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	165.00	165.00
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	685	140.00	140.00
6	—	493	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	812	110.00	110.00
2	—	555	145.00	145.00
2	—	668	90.00–138.00	113.73
1	—	450	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	373	141.00–196.00	175.80
5	—	815	124.00–130.00	126.39
38	—	672	125.00–145.00	138.37
1	—	975	106.00	106.00
5	—	922	101.00–113.00	106.98
23	—	319	160.00–208.00	186.92
8	—	714	120.00–138.00	129.63
135	—	511	130.00–177.00	164.21
79	—	621	125.00–150.00	140.36
72	—	571	130.00–167.00	146.95
8	—	284	145.00–182.50	165.87
65	—	472	145.00–183.00	168.62
1	—	895	115.00	115.00
8	—	767	117.00–133.00	126.62
65	—	423	147.00–191.00	176.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	815	96.00–110.00	104.51
3	—	928	91.00–108.00	97.67
21	—	672	110.00–137.00	125.55
11	—	719	100.00–129.00	116.77
13	—	617	95.00–138.00	121.97
46	—	477	120.00–168.00	145.44
13	—	320	130.00–187.00	159.34
35	—	528	115.00–158.00	140.52
7	—	778	100.00–118.00	111.75
20	—	382	140.00–181.00	166.48
27	—	424	120.00–179.00	162.26
7	—	262	120.00–160.00	138.80
18	—	577	120.00–148.00	135.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	330	154.00–170.00	162.37
6	—	420	133.00–147.00	139.62
5	—	570	90.00–132.00	119.27
3	—	387	157.00–160.00	158.66
5	—	474	100.00–151.00	130.39
1	—	250	127.00	127.00
5	—	628	80.00–126.00	95.59
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	455	151.00	151.00

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	2	—	825	1,100.00–1,130.00	1,115.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,095.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,290	960.00–1,410.00	1,175.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,412	700.00–1,075.00	938.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,250	800.00–1,300.00	1,040.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,283	850.00–1,125.00	939.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	520.00	520.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,555	1,370.00	1,370.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	53.00	53.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	68.00–72.00	69.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,127	410.00–1,025.00	847.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,045	700.00–1,010.00	853.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,178	630.00–775.00	721.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	988	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	65.00	65.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,223	58.00–96.00	66.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,263	700.00–1,000.00	789.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	790.00–870.00	828.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,221	51.00–59.50	55.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,211	46.00–63.00	60.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,128	50.00–62.00	55.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	982	45.00–80.00	66.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	948	43.00–57.00	49.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	867	400.00–1,025.00	778.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,247	685.00–835.00	739.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,081	710.00–1,040.00	863.05
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	980	635.00–900.00	722.43
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	71.00	71.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	758	49.00–89.00	64.53
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	128.00	128.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	24.00	24.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,588	71.00–88.00	81.38
15	—	1,816	84.00–99.00	92.05
19	—	1,380	54.00–74.00	64.41
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	810	35.00–36.00	35.51
2	—	790	46.00–51.00	48.61
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	30.00–33.00	31.38
7	—	1,232	48.00–59.00	54.47
46	—	1,050	33.00–55.00	44.32
8	—	915	24.00–40.00	27.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	26.00–31.00	29.25
77	—	1,162	44.00–59.00	52.17
33	—	1,278	55.00–64.00	60.00
18	—	1,038	32.00–42.00	36.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,457	47.00–62.00	53.18
5	—	1,468	54.00–65.00	61.52
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	28.00	28.00
1	—	750	20.00	20.00

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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