Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 189 priced lines covering 1,371 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,683 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 219 head. replacement cattle receipts at 95 head. Counted as USDA files them — 6 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,683Last week 3,738Year ago 4,304

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 575Year ago 473

Replacement CattleReceipts 95Last week 319Year ago 225

Compared to last report: Market trend not established due to limited comparable sales. Winter storm moved through the state mid week which shut down some livestock auctions. However, a higher undertone was noted on mostly all classes of cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	117.50–130.00	124.14
1	—	505	124.00	124.00
1	—	475	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	137.50–176.00	155.64
3	—	287	142.50–165.00	150.94
5	—	525	130.00–146.00	134.19
1	—	670	139.00	139.00
1	—	345	184.00	184.00
5	—	421	145.00–176.00	162.05
5	—	486	135.00–169.00	147.87
4	—	564	137.00–145.00	142.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	663	145.00–167.50	156.21
8	—	419	180.00–197.50	189.97
16	—	475	152.50–195.00	180.49
7	—	564	154.00–163.00	158.92
2	—	730	135.00–149.00	141.90
10	—	536	152.50–172.50	162.19
2	—	310	185.00–197.50	191.05
1	—	285	187.50	187.50
6	—	381	179.00–200.00	186.48
2	—	960	120.00	120.00
18	—	625	140.00–168.00	152.80
2	—	830	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	152.50–172.50	162.44
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	152.50–160.00	156.21
2	—	460	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	619	150.00–171.00	166.82
35	—	478	176.00–205.00	188.79
20	—	664	149.00–167.00	159.45
18	—	825	135.00–145.00	140.83
1	—	885	140.00	140.00
23	—	518	175.00–207.50	190.59
27	—	572	157.00–172.50	168.30
52	—	728	146.00–157.00	153.53
4	—	796	138.00	138.00
7	—	416	184.00–190.00	186.21
3	—	350	182.00–187.50	183.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	153.00–164.00	158.41
1	—	710	145.00	145.00
3	—	525	152.00–167.50	162.38
5	—	435	152.50–160.00	156.01
1	—	850	127.00	127.00
2	—	380	162.50–165.00	163.70
1	—	555	156.00	156.00
3	—	660	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	160.00–177.00	171.82
5	—	586	162.00	162.00
3	—	495	170.00	170.00
2	—	673	144.00	144.00
5	—	528	177.50	177.50
3	—	330	165.00	165.00
Steers — Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	773	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	138.00–182.00	160.20
5	—	524	145.00–159.00	147.89
1	—	465	172.50	172.50
1	—	560	159.00	159.00
2	—	328	150.00–175.00	162.98
2	—	703	116.00	116.00
2	—	358	172.50–200.00	186.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	471	151.00–165.00	159.03
16	—	420	160.00–176.00	166.56
16	—	369	157.50–175.00	166.53
43	—	521	150.00–161.00	156.12
24	—	664	142.00–150.50	146.74
14	—	760	132.00–142.50	139.45
11	—	707	139.00–141.00	140.27
56	—	616	145.00–155.50	151.89
48	—	572	147.00–156.50	151.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	371	145.00–167.50	150.96
2	—	423	162.50–172.50	167.35
1	—	535	135.00	135.00
1	—	320	156.00	156.00
1	—	460	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	155.00–164.00	162.69
3	—	487	143.00	143.00
1	—	760	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	144.00	144.00
3	—	533	136.00–144.00	139.60
2	—	670	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	273	145.00–152.50	148.17
6	—	608	134.00–140.00	137.35
15	—	371	147.50–165.00	156.40
2	—	743	129.00–136.00	132.49
21	—	473	140.00–167.50	153.01
20	—	559	140.00–156.00	146.25
37	—	422	140.00–167.50	154.14
10	—	320	145.00–170.00	161.20
35	—	531	138.00–163.00	152.23
11	—	666	132.00–145.00	139.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	385	148.00–151.00	149.61
2	—	670	126.00–131.00	128.48
1	—	870	90.00	90.00
1	—	815	108.00	108.00
1	—	610	132.00	132.00
21	—	476	120.00–151.00	138.03
2	—	330	137.50–144.00	140.80
25	—	422	130.00–149.00	140.98
10	—	518	125.00–141.00	136.18
4	—	268	120.00–142.50	135.41
8	—	566	128.00–135.00	132.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	145.00	145.00
6	—	533	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	385	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	460	120.00–133.00	123.21
2	—	423	120.00–125.00	122.40
3	—	385	110.00–130.00	120.26
7	—	322	105.00–149.00	138.33
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	137.50	137.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	170.00–185.00	175.92
2	—	540	132.50	132.50
3	—	468	152.50–161.00	157.93
2	—	273	160.00–167.50	163.92
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
3	—	633	120.00–140.00	129.84
6	—	263	132.50–157.50	147.20
1	—	775	122.00	122.00
7	—	480	125.00–162.00	151.44
4	—	418	135.00–140.00	137.67
4	—	319	154.00–171.00	164.19
5	—	379	140.00–164.00	150.91
5	—	566	127.00–141.00	135.94
5	—	526	122.50–142.50	132.80
1	—	835	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	120.00–135.00	130.26
1	—	565	119.00	119.00
3	—	368	110.00–151.00	136.57
1	—	540	129.00	129.00
4	—	440	120.00–156.00	141.87
1	—	305	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	258	157.50–162.50	160.85
9	—	628	123.00–144.00	137.11
16	—	472	150.00–182.00	167.83
10	—	318	152.50–191.00	174.02
1	—	810	106.00	106.00
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
14	—	368	142.50–190.00	170.75
14	—	574	138.00–155.00	149.25
5	—	674	119.00–140.00	130.13
21	—	524	147.50–165.00	160.18
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
8	—	432	156.00–176.00	170.67
5	—	780	119.00–128.00	122.35
Bulls — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,238	70.00–79.00	75.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,181	64.00–79.00	74.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	77.00	77.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,106	825.00–1,225.00	1,004.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	78.50	78.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	83.00	83.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,103	785.00–1,000.00	895.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	66.00	66.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,030	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,831.58
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	803	75.00–99.00	84.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,050	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,555.25
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	117.00	117.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,015	800.00–1,450.00	1,342.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	960	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	965	600.00–975.00	837.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	68.00	68.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	81.00	81.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	700.00–870.00	791.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,874	96.00–109.50	102.25
6	—	1,432	80.00–96.50	86.11
5	—	1,384	72.00–85.00	75.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,261	67.00–75.00	72.16
20	—	1,098	61.00–69.00	65.70
5	—	1,057	50.00–58.00	54.23
1	—	1,055	47.00	47.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	873	51.00–57.00	54.56
8	—	1,061	60.00–72.00	67.16
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	45.00–52.00	48.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,418	73.50–77.00	75.18
4	—	1,634	67.00–70.50	69.11

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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