Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 251 priced lines covering 4,981 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,096 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,250 head. replacement cattle receipts at 666 head. Counted as USDA files them — 28 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,096Last week 8,660Year ago 5,880

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,250Last week 1,145Year ago 622

Replacement CattleReceipts 666Last week 469Year ago 336

Compared to last report: Steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested however a lower undertone was noted. Heifers sold 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
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	422	71.00–141.00	115.41
1	—	665	105.00	105.00
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
8	—	465	110.00–135.00	123.07
2	—	323	79.00–135.00	106.78
5	—	628	134.00	134.00
8	—	378	101.00–128.00	117.43
8	—	526	60.00–115.00	95.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	642	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	277	172.50–201.00	187.89
36	—	620	142.00–163.00	151.77
129	—	523	145.00–205.00	176.25
22	—	719	135.00–155.00	145.91
11	—	818	116.00–151.00	140.15
125	—	570	140.00–183.00	166.34
147	—	467	154.00–207.50	183.85
5	—	855	135.00–152.00	143.23
74	—	371	165.00–215.00	186.32
120	—	426	160.00–209.00	188.52
2	—	763	144.00–148.00	146.03
2	—	920	130.00–143.00	136.57
50	—	318	165.00–226.00	196.32
39	—	677	141.00–159.00	151.59
1	—	1,160	109.00	109.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	490	132.50–169.00	156.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	150.00–151.00	150.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	352	210.00	210.00
8	—	711	142.00–160.00	149.02
12	—	622	150.00–167.50	157.27
17	—	578	150.00–190.00	165.47
6	—	415	182.50–200.00	196.91
3	—	775	146.00	146.00
5	—	343	175.00–206.00	193.53
13	—	676	149.50–159.00	154.15
18	—	514	167.00–185.00	170.77
5	—	469	164.00–187.50	171.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	156.00	156.00
5	—	647	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	162.50	162.50
4	—	626	148.00–153.00	150.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	157.00	157.00
6	—	460	144.00–172.00	165.76
1	—	325	176.00	176.00
1	—	385	150.00	150.00
2	—	723	138.00	138.00
5	—	672	136.00–140.00	137.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	377	169.00–172.50	170.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,105	106.00	106.00
21	—	522	153.00–165.00	161.23
6	—	494	176.00–184.00	179.99
30	—	623	150.00–155.00	153.55
13	—	581	150.00–162.00	157.56
12	—	367	191.00–192.00	191.25
35	—	423	175.00–192.00	185.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	125.00–143.00	136.29
26	—	573	125.00–156.00	140.40
46	—	519	125.00–164.00	150.81
27	—	322	137.00–182.00	160.71
67	—	478	125.00–177.00	154.00
4	—	715	120.00–140.00	130.16
4	—	871	130.00	130.00
47	—	380	120.00–187.00	155.05
4	—	815	114.00–130.00	122.46
3	—	768	123.00–132.00	126.70
1	—	275	162.50	162.50
12	—	622	120.00–146.00	137.21
62	—	425	125.00–185.00	156.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	378	160.00–161.00	160.56
18	—	514	139.00–147.50	145.42
19	—	612	138.00–156.00	148.04
12	—	590	139.00–144.00	140.55
28	—	487	147.00–157.00	154.68
3	—	338	169.00	169.00
1	—	860	128.00	128.00
1	—	730	144.00	144.00
1	—	835	130.00	130.00
11	—	426	149.00–173.00	163.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	125.00–129.00	127.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	277	142.50–167.50	152.77
4	—	380	145.00–161.00	154.16
4	—	469	139.00–145.00	143.51
1	—	610	133.00	133.00
6	—	424	130.00–156.00	143.90
7	—	330	144.00–165.00	156.37
10	—	573	130.00–140.50	139.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	600	125.00–140.00	130.00
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
108	—	377	137.50–176.00	155.86
2	—	823	119.00–121.00	120.03
186	—	521	130.00–163.00	147.12
45	—	620	127.00–157.00	137.88
93	—	326	135.00–195.00	155.35
229	—	421	126.00–175.00	152.36
8	—	999	106.00	106.00
254	—	471	137.50–174.00	149.75
32	—	670	125.00–147.50	135.90
8	—	263	135.00–160.00	146.11
3	—	870	115.00–125.00	119.32
9	—	714	130.00–140.00	133.71
112	—	568	120.00–158.00	141.38
6	—	783	117.00–133.00	123.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	551	149.00	149.00
5	—	333	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	379	145.00–155.00	151.54
16	—	465	136.00–150.00	142.00
6	—	1,114	103.50	103.50
6	—	331	150.00	150.00
32	—	417	140.00–154.00	148.33
17	—	587	131.00–139.00	135.31
14	—	531	138.00–146.00	141.61
36	—	624	133.50–136.00	134.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	574	110.00–136.00	126.53
70	—	474	120.00–150.00	133.15
7	—	705	110.00–119.00	111.28
90	—	424	120.00–156.00	134.99
8	—	270	120.00–145.00	131.93
19	—	625	105.00–135.00	124.48
38	—	322	120.00–163.00	135.14
1	—	240	137.50	137.50
61	—	374	122.00–150.00	136.56
5	—	765	110.00–119.00	116.17
49	—	523	114.00–138.00	128.02
4	—	830	93.00–110.00	101.54
18	—	668	110.00–128.00	118.17
1	—	940	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	515	50.00–128.00	105.01
1	—	700	75.00	75.00
14	—	327	64.00–126.00	111.55
19	—	374	50.00–131.00	115.84
2	—	670	85.00–110.00	97.41
8	—	563	100.00–122.00	111.83
1	—	790	91.00	91.00
21	—	423	55.00–140.00	117.37
17	—	469	97.00–131.00	115.97
6	—	628	95.00–118.00	105.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	135.00	135.00
1	—	470	130.00	130.00
2	—	520	120.00–125.00	122.52
1	—	755	115.00	115.00
1	—	680	105.00	105.00
1	—	630	126.00	126.00
2	—	570	124.00–127.00	125.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	141.00	141.00
25	—	616	141.00–145.00	144.00
1	—	795	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	110.00–125.00	117.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	170.00	170.00
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
2	—	458	172.50	172.50
3	—	357	156.00–167.00	163.25
1	—	415	157.00	157.00
2	—	720	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	145.00–150.00	147.33
5	—	389	115.00–130.00	125.55
1	—	780	85.00	85.00
1	—	420	114.00	114.00
10	—	530	41.00–141.00	106.71
5	—	469	38.00–136.00	110.23
1	—	900	80.00	80.00
3	—	625	60.00–105.00	88.01
1	—	740	90.00	90.00
3	—	273	119.00–122.50	120.51
7	—	571	90.00–125.00	112.15
4	—	680	90.00–100.00	97.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	523	118.00–160.00	138.30
15	—	669	110.00–138.00	123.45
18	—	324	125.00–174.00	155.92
15	—	625	114.00–137.00	123.20
3	—	940	99.00	99.00
3	—	823	100.00–104.00	101.65
4	—	268	150.00–175.00	156.78
18	—	568	120.00–143.00	130.97
1	—	950	95.00	95.00
40	—	475	121.00–164.00	145.82
8	—	776	100.00–122.00	105.86
31	—	427	121.00–177.00	149.34
1	—	1,035	80.00	80.00
1	—	890	80.00	80.00
23	—	368	122.00–177.00	155.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	426	141.00–193.00	174.65
21	—	766	120.00–139.00	128.83
65	—	375	159.00–191.00	180.36
96	—	577	130.00–165.00	148.19
28	—	668	127.00–151.00	139.56
21	—	718	120.00–140.00	132.68
5	—	265	160.00–190.00	170.04
1	—	935	109.00	109.00
86	—	617	129.00–153.00	144.09
24	—	331	150.00–198.00	179.49
5	—	819	110.00–128.00	122.15
108	—	523	137.00–178.00	155.05
3	—	855	115.00–128.00	119.31
68	—	476	145.00–195.00	163.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	482	165.00	165.00

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	3	—	1,172	1,260.00–1,300.00	1,273.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,325	740.00–1,225.00	1,057.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,174	750.00–1,350.00	1,068.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,198	725.00–1,320.00	1,082.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,570	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	48.00	48.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,318	43.50–63.50	57.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,053	1,575.00	1,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,129	275.00–930.00	747.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,090	48.00–85.00	67.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,115	360.00–1,150.00	943.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,302	57.00–62.00	59.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,140	360.00–1,050.00	882.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,171	650.00–950.00	777.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,083	625.00–990.00	846.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,114	700.00–1,110.00	891.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	57.50	57.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	913	600.00–940.00	821.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,174	40.00–65.00	54.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,234	49.00–70.00	59.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	57.50	57.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,221	650.00–1,200.00	1,054.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,161	37.00–60.00	53.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	30	—	1,097	400.00–1,210.00	1,012.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	72	—	1,245	750.00–1,050.00	955.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	803	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	772	875.00–1,675.00	1,442.51
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	920	950.00–1,750.00	1,585.98
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	1,300.00	1,300.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	920.00	920.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	119.00	119.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	872	41.00–68.00	54.12
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	893	70.00–120.00	89.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	886	45.00–118.00	65.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,779	88.00–107.00	95.54
22	—	1,336	40.00–75.00	61.39
39	—	1,514	50.00–87.00	79.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	52.50	52.50
1	—	850	42.00	42.00
1	—	825	32.00	32.00
4	—	783	31.00–37.00	34.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,299	58.00–68.00	62.69
17	—	965	10.00–45.00	23.44
24	—	1,066	30.00–50.00	42.10
96	—	1,195	45.00–60.00	54.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,496	45.00–60.00	54.73
36	—	1,348	58.50–72.50	64.34
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,129	50.50–62.00	55.11
3	—	920	21.00–33.00	29.28
44	—	1,038	30.00–54.00	43.22
15	—	997	22.00–42.00	36.30

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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