Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 238 priced lines covering 2,177 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,876 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 441 head. replacement cattle receipts at 161 head. Counted as USDA files them — 26 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,876Last week 9,196Year ago 5,568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 441Last week 938Year ago 874

Replacement CattleReceipts 161Last week 451Year ago 553

Compared to last report: Market trend not applicable due to limited comparable sales. However, Feeder cattle exhibited a mostly lower undertone and Slaughter cattle showed a higher undertone. Limited comparable sales due to wet/muddy conditions coupled with below freezing temperatures throughout the state put a damper on livestock movement.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
5	—	414	150.00–175.00	164.66
1	—	550	144.00	144.00
4	—	375	149.00–162.00	157.02
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
8	—	322	130.00–178.00	159.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	450	154.00	154.00
6	—	547	165.00	165.00
4	—	558	141.00–150.00	145.54
1	—	375	182.00	182.00
3	—	440	160.00	160.00
8	—	741	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	766	143.00–148.00	146.38
3	—	830	145.00	145.00
48	—	576	147.50–175.00	161.22
50	—	522	150.00–200.00	171.59
17	—	673	140.00–163.00	151.22
26	—	374	170.00–197.50	180.86
1	—	865	133.00	133.00
5	—	723	140.00–149.00	144.15
23	—	616	143.00–167.00	154.66
6	—	918	128.00	128.00
43	—	472	150.00–180.00	169.48
5	—	281	180.00–205.00	197.06
1	—	1,025	102.00	102.00
26	—	329	169.00–208.00	186.88
47	—	423	160.00–210.00	178.02
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	42.00	42.00
1	—	420	50.00	50.00
2	—	528	46.00–50.00	47.95
2	—	375	37.00–93.00	63.51
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	111.00	111.00
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
6	—	281	110.00–125.00	122.09
4	—	429	99.00–124.00	112.86
4	—	374	91.00–125.00	107.53
1	—	565	124.00	124.00
7	—	476	112.00–130.00	122.82
4	—	338	101.00–135.00	118.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	130.00–145.00	139.37
14	—	521	130.00–155.00	141.72
6	—	684	132.00–146.00	139.32
4	—	625	120.00–147.00	136.96
11	—	325	130.00–160.00	146.21
22	—	377	135.00–170.00	157.15
1	—	765	114.00	114.00
21	—	417	127.00–161.00	144.15
16	—	473	125.00–166.00	147.59
2	—	275	130.00–150.00	140.55
1	—	710	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	557	158.50–171.00	166.88
3	—	290	210.00	210.00
2	—	755	145.00	145.00
5	—	511	155.00–158.00	156.23
10	—	467	175.00–185.00	183.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	296	210.00	210.00
2	—	495	171.00	171.00
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	145.00	145.00
2	—	385	182.00–188.00	185.08
12	—	477	171.00–197.50	183.57
28	—	527	167.50–185.00	176.16
1	—	980	130.00	130.00
21	—	627	145.00–160.00	152.74
83	—	570	156.00–177.00	174.91
31	—	723	144.00–156.00	150.93
90	—	674	151.00–162.50	161.23
2	—	940	136.00	136.00
7	—	432	183.00–195.00	185.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	764	120.00–133.00	125.48
65	—	421	142.00–164.00	153.28
55	—	376	140.00–171.00	157.29
1	—	985	120.00	120.00
7	—	266	150.00–157.50	152.60
25	—	325	149.00–172.50	159.74
18	—	662	128.00–148.00	134.63
32	—	566	130.00–148.00	140.61
2	—	803	120.00–124.00	122.01
5	—	870	115.00–127.00	123.20
9	—	717	124.00–134.00	127.92
58	—	522	140.00–160.00	149.13
37	—	616	125.00–152.00	139.64
57	—	470	140.00–162.50	151.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	132.00	132.00
15	—	703	137.00–142.00	138.39
1	—	345	150.00	150.00
15	—	434	160.00–167.00	162.42
2	—	830	129.00	129.00
50	—	472	150.00–165.00	158.99
21	—	526	147.50–158.00	155.45
8	—	676	137.00–142.00	139.77
11	—	576	148.00–151.00	149.85
9	—	619	140.00–149.00	145.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	300	135.00–150.00	145.71
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
2	—	588	120.00	120.00
2	—	538	133.00–134.00	133.51
2	—	480	144.00–152.50	148.38
4	—	278	135.00–150.00	143.76
1	—	605	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	142.00–165.00	160.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	431	130.00	130.00
4	—	631	133.00	133.00
3	—	562	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	527	115.00–140.00	126.73
22	—	325	125.00–150.00	137.19
9	—	573	115.00–132.50	124.04
5	—	625	111.00–130.00	121.88
26	—	419	120.00–145.00	130.04
5	—	776	70.00–110.00	101.96
2	—	740	120.00	120.00
4	—	666	120.00–128.00	125.47
30	—	375	120.00–158.00	133.83
32	—	469	120.00–140.00	129.56
1	—	855	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	262	100.00–120.00	109.84
11	—	330	61.00–125.00	108.24
5	—	523	53.00–117.50	92.58
8	—	466	101.00–120.00	110.57
3	—	563	81.00–110.00	99.55
10	—	427	80.00–123.00	112.81
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
6	—	370	110.00–125.00	113.62
1	—	640	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	138.00–139.00	138.51
2	—	728	137.00–144.00	140.54
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	65.00	65.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	142.00	142.00
3	—	485	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	130.00	130.00
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	157.50	157.50
1	—	520	152.50	152.50
2	—	423	156.00–166.00	160.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	773	119.00–140.00	135.73
3	—	268	160.00–175.00	170.06
7	—	731	115.00–130.00	122.56
25	—	462	148.00–195.00	167.95
2	—	820	128.00–130.00	129.00
1	—	860	126.00	126.00
8	—	669	130.00–144.50	135.41
1	—	945	118.00	118.00
13	—	431	152.50–177.50	167.68
2	—	330	167.50–170.00	168.69
16	—	622	135.00–146.00	139.78
1	—	385	182.00	182.00
9	—	526	137.00–158.00	149.92
26	—	576	140.00–156.00	146.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	170.00	170.00
2	—	358	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	100.00–110.00	104.86
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	965	25.00	25.00
1	—	265	120.00	120.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	119.00	119.00
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
3	—	302	100.00–110.00	106.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	125.00–134.00	128.26
8	—	473	103.00–152.00	133.91
7	—	326	130.00–170.00	144.95
3	—	290	130.00–150.00	136.44
10	—	365	125.00–162.00	143.56
2	—	675	112.00–130.00	120.80
1	—	735	109.00	109.00
11	—	527	120.00–150.00	132.63
11	—	429	131.00–145.00	137.37
4	—	574	126.00–137.50	130.90

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	961	700.00–720.00	708.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	550.00–610.00	581.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,053	600.00–630.00	620.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,263	675.00–1,410.00	1,235.35
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	45.00–48.00	46.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	890	40.00	40.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,109	675.00–1,175.00	978.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	58.00–60.00	59.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	600.00–810.00	717.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	925.00–1,050.00	981.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	750.00–800.00	774.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,172	51.00–68.00	57.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,408	68.50–73.50	70.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,078	700.00–800.00	756.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	965	48.00–60.00	53.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,332	63.00–73.00	68.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	725.00–775.00	752.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,237	650.00–1,225.00	1,010.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	71.00	71.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	58.00–62.00	60.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	360.00	360.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	50.00	50.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	52.00	52.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	710	560.00	560.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,195	52.00–74.00	60.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,148	64.00–73.00	68.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	67.00	67.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	64.00	64.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	803	76.00–86.00	82.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	979	51.00–70.00	57.26
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	811	670.00	670.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	955	113.00	113.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	908	575.00–800.00	740.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	79.00	79.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,453	26.00–78.00	65.35
10	—	1,674	91.50–105.00	97.18
36	—	1,643	75.00–94.00	85.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	15.00	15.00
2	—	830	54.00–55.00	54.49
1	—	835	44.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	42.00	42.00
3	—	780	20.00–35.00	24.94
2	—	810	45.50–51.00	48.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,275	60.00–81.00	71.95
30	—	1,219	53.00–75.00	63.25
2	—	1,108	38.00–45.00	41.49
13	—	1,025	45.00–57.00	50.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	963	30.00–58.00	42.21
2	—	1,125	30.00–32.00	30.94
20	—	1,062	45.00–58.00	50.82
9	—	1,136	56.00–73.00	63.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,412	60.00–79.00	67.83
27	—	1,458	60.00–79.00	68.73

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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