Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 240 priced lines covering 3,645 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,738 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 575 head. replacement cattle receipts at 319 head. Counted as USDA files them — 35 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,738Last week 2,876Year ago 2,618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 575Last week 441Year ago 384

Replacement CattleReceipts 319Last week 161Year ago 154

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker steers mostly sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	160.00	160.00
2	—	280	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	137.00	137.00
1	—	335	146.00	146.00
6	—	419	132.00–172.50	159.26
1	—	375	170.00	170.00
7	—	517	133.00–151.50	141.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	874	100.00–135.00	124.21
7	—	774	130.00–140.00	136.92
146	—	471	139.00–167.00	154.84
70	—	621	129.00–154.00	139.43
116	—	425	140.00–176.00	160.14
2	—	908	114.00–130.00	121.98
3	—	808	105.00–131.00	118.64
49	—	327	140.00–175.00	157.27
29	—	724	120.00–146.00	138.37
59	—	672	125.00–150.00	139.10
59	—	369	141.00–172.00	157.30
124	—	570	132.00–153.00	146.06
158	—	525	134.00–164.00	148.94
6	—	291	150.00–160.00	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	146.00–156.00	153.57
3	—	402	161.00–172.00	167.31
9	—	611	139.00–150.00	147.71
16	—	359	163.00–182.00	178.19
33	—	465	151.00–170.00	167.50
27	—	524	146.00–172.00	159.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	592	137.00–140.00	138.32
1	—	445	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	586	150.00	150.00
10	—	694	146.00	146.00
7	—	546	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	141.00	141.00
10	—	458	146.00–155.00	151.34
3	—	722	129.00	129.00
8	—	527	144.00	144.00
9	—	557	140.00–150.00	145.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	125.00	125.00
3	—	805	100.00–119.00	109.67
3	—	880	109.00–110.00	109.66
37	—	472	120.00–146.00	132.67
42	—	524	120.00–152.00	133.08
10	—	733	100.00–130.00	123.11
2	—	230	130.00–135.00	132.50
1	—	900	103.00	103.00
52	—	422	120.00–149.00	136.97
31	—	323	125.00–155.00	140.77
49	—	373	120.00–151.00	140.22
6	—	261	115.00–131.00	125.62
7	—	674	111.00–134.00	121.82
19	—	570	120.00–136.00	128.87
6	—	612	120.00–135.00	126.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	137.00	137.00
1	—	750	60.00	60.00
13	—	639	108.00–120.00	109.02
4	—	560	60.00–110.00	95.51
6	—	379	100.00–132.00	115.20
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
5	—	532	109.00–120.00	113.36
8	—	476	104.00–121.00	117.51
8	—	424	97.00–130.00	118.00
1	—	265	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
4	—	489	130.00–138.00	132.02
1	—	635	128.00	128.00
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
2	—	530	120.00–125.00	122.52
4	—	569	110.00–132.00	125.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	727	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	120.00–135.00	127.26
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
2	—	663	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	524	186.00–195.00	192.01
1	—	750	151.00	151.00
11	—	382	216.00	216.00
20	—	584	160.00–180.00	177.34
17	—	632	157.00–169.00	166.29
10	—	436	201.00	201.00
1	—	330	204.00	204.00
1	—	740	141.00	141.00
7	—	456	185.00–203.00	200.29
56	—	686	157.00–168.00	164.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	120.00	120.00
2	—	395	122.50–135.00	128.75
3	—	540	134.00–140.00	136.00
6	—	322	103.00–167.00	128.40
6	—	428	110.00–160.00	138.36
1	—	605	126.00	126.00
8	—	679	110.00–114.00	110.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	576	140.00–180.00	167.35
79	—	478	158.00–203.00	185.28
65	—	627	140.00–172.00	161.28
13	—	782	137.00–154.00	147.00
9	—	272	177.50–200.00	188.56
38	—	726	141.00–161.00	154.22
1	—	235	185.00	185.00
37	—	328	170.00–219.00	194.50
80	—	423	163.00–204.00	186.39
98	—	527	157.00–187.50	174.95
54	—	673	138.00–168.00	157.64
59	—	380	170.00–209.00	186.55
3	—	915	140.00	140.00
7	—	816	133.00–145.00	143.31
13	—	860	138.00–150.00	147.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	114.00	114.00
50	—	426	127.50–182.00	158.89
37	—	473	125.00–175.00	154.22
6	—	717	127.00–149.00	139.17
39	—	515	125.00–174.00	154.53
26	—	372	139.00–186.00	165.08
23	—	325	142.50–181.00	163.60
14	—	666	124.00–150.00	143.38
1	—	1,120	74.00	74.00
2	—	758	134.00–139.00	136.48
13	—	626	121.00–151.00	137.10
14	—	569	125.00–156.00	143.11
1	—	875	133.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	566	170.00–171.00	170.65
20	—	644	162.00–166.00	165.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	576	151.50	151.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	140.00–143.00	141.49
2	—	525	140.00–144.00	142.04
2	—	438	171.00–177.50	174.27
5	—	483	140.00–165.00	154.26
2	—	323	173.00–200.00	186.81
2	—	723	144.00–146.00	145.02
1	—	630	159.00	159.00
4	—	376	142.50–185.00	163.42
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	100.00–137.50	119.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	413	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	544	174.00	174.00
4	—	613	143.00–154.00	148.46
4	—	587	138.00–142.50	140.24
4	—	666	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	143.00–144.00	143.51
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
1	—	510	153.00	153.00
2	—	413	140.00–165.00	152.12
3	—	367	138.00–180.00	153.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	421	157.00–203.00	178.90
33	—	377	150.00–204.00	179.72
40	—	476	145.00–188.00	166.80
7	—	342	165.00–180.00	175.09
1	—	965	102.00	102.00
73	—	524	142.50–180.00	163.51
56	—	574	134.00–159.00	149.51
2	—	243	177.50	177.50
9	—	719	130.00–140.00	135.12
6	—	777	122.00–134.00	130.11
27	—	616	124.00–150.00	142.49
25	—	667	128.00–148.00	138.04
1	—	835	128.00	128.00
1	—	895	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	576	120.00–148.00	133.66
1	—	285	147.50	147.50
5	—	617	120.00–128.00	123.25
2	—	715	110.00–120.00	115.03
16	—	324	127.50–175.00	155.77
3	—	757	116.00–124.00	118.97
26	—	433	125.00–166.00	148.14
2	—	1,020	80.00	80.00
30	—	465	122.00–168.00	150.17
22	—	522	120.00–156.00	140.04
17	—	370	133.00–173.00	156.15
2	—	840	105.00–118.00	111.54
2	—	673	126.00–135.00	130.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	100.00–139.00	125.91
4	—	319	120.00–150.00	142.20
1	—	250	125.00	125.00
7	—	379	140.00–151.00	145.55
2	—	425	100.00–110.00	105.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,199	800.00–1,500.00	1,230.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	800.00–1,110.00	944.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	750.00–1,160.00	964.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,061	1,025.00–1,450.00	1,226.06
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,600.00	1,600.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	935	975.00–1,200.00	1,128.61
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	841	60.00–115.00	91.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	973	55.00–72.00	66.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	866	66.00–93.00	78.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	732	310.00–500.00	413.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,194	62.00–70.00	65.64
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	63.50	63.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	827	52.50–78.00	65.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	937	62.50–68.00	64.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	858	500.00–950.00	776.82
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	104.00–110.00	106.98
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	848	600.00–1,050.00	809.49
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	33	—	1,043	710.00–1,750.00	1,563.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	997	870.00–1,375.00	1,151.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	950	93.00–100.00	96.65
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	750	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,130	63.00–91.00	72.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	66.00–75.00	71.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,339	66.50–84.00	75.17
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	69.00	69.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,206	750.00–1,150.00	1,047.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	63.00	63.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	730.00	730.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,256	65.00–79.00	69.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,176	720.00–1,200.00	995.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	900.00–975.00	928.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,193	875.00–1,250.00	993.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,140	55.00–68.50	61.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,074	700.00–1,075.00	1,007.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	893	530.00–1,200.00	880.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,054	825.00–1,010.00	907.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	884	510.00–950.00	762.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	45	—	1,149	700.00–1,310.00	1,117.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,210	51.00–76.00	68.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,405	65.00–68.00	66.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	810	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	665	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	760.00	760.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,751	93.00–109.00	99.43
26	—	1,550	78.00–96.00	87.95
11	—	1,436	66.00–85.00	78.05
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	837	41.00–48.00	45.71
2	—	820	55.00	55.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	745	16.00–23.00	20.07
2	—	840	35.00–40.00	37.53
2	—	878	40.00–52.50	46.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,252	64.00–83.50	72.08
13	—	1,087	48.50–61.00	57.22
59	—	1,150	54.50–71.00	63.86
4	—	1,118	33.00–44.00	39.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,404	63.00–72.00	68.32
43	—	1,433	63.00–82.00	73.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,079	51.00–64.00	58.66
8	—	944	29.00–52.00	45.95
20	—	1,089	57.00–74.00	65.85
4	—	1,038	30.00–40.00	35.89

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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