Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 272 priced lines covering 3,800 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,566 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 883 head. replacement cattle receipts at 569 head. Counted as USDA files them — 129 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,566Last week 8,918Year ago 8,826

Slaughter CattleReceipts 883Last week 1,176Year ago 954

Replacement CattleReceipts 569Last week 272Year ago 412

Compared to last report: market trend not established due to limited comparable sales as winter weather showed up again late week coupled with higher fuel prices placed a damper on livestock movement. Feeder and Stocker market noted a mostly lower undertone. Slaughter cow and bull market noted a steady to higher undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	102.00	102.00
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
3	—	333	112.00–160.00	140.32
1	—	650	70.00	70.00
1	—	535	127.00	127.00
1	—	250	142.00	142.00
3	—	472	100.00–133.00	115.21
2	—	428	115.00–137.00	126.19
8	—	371	100.00–151.00	124.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	128.00–138.00	132.83
9	—	475	144.00–151.00	148.85
3	—	505	130.00–155.00	138.50
2	—	405	162.00	162.00
4	—	625	126.00–130.00	128.40
1	—	755	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	485	155.00–175.00	162.37
2	—	408	150.00–159.00	154.47
1	—	365	185.00	185.00
1	—	570	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	172.50–209.00	192.57
3	—	935	90.00–121.00	103.80
40	—	470	140.00–187.50	166.37
33	—	379	152.50–205.00	182.42
9	—	765	120.00–130.00	122.92
17	—	722	120.00–136.00	126.36
25	—	677	126.00–146.00	136.76
3	—	872	105.00–117.00	108.94
12	—	325	127.50–207.50	183.50
34	—	569	130.00–161.00	147.45
60	—	519	146.00–179.00	164.06
56	—	422	153.00–200.00	177.93
1	—	950	100.00	100.00
9	—	826	110.00–124.00	116.05
37	—	620	128.00–154.00	140.06
1	—	1,060	87.00	87.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	474	130.00–166.00	147.77
4	—	265	150.00–177.50	160.68
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
2	—	825	110.00	110.00
18	—	575	116.00–156.00	135.39
14	—	325	145.00–183.00	161.12
2	—	788	86.00–95.00	90.46
12	—	624	115.00–135.00	128.83
25	—	532	130.00–152.50	144.97
9	—	727	100.00–117.00	107.42
28	—	372	141.00–182.00	162.30
32	—	428	140.00–174.00	160.12
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
8	—	673	104.00–120.00	112.85
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	53.00	53.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	754	118.00	118.00
7	—	381	162.00	162.00
17	—	497	150.00–162.00	157.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	152.50–172.50	162.83
1	—	500	145.00	145.00
1	—	235	157.50	157.50
7	—	412	147.50–175.00	162.62
2	—	278	142.50–165.00	153.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	727	120.00–138.00	130.32
143	—	469	140.00–168.00	154.97
4	—	276	155.00–178.00	168.32
1	—	835	135.00	135.00
19	—	664	128.00–143.00	134.39
5	—	770	115.00–129.00	123.06
49	—	571	130.00–152.00	139.41
56	—	620	127.00–148.00	133.76
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
105	—	521	136.00–158.00	147.16
108	—	372	147.00–172.00	160.37
51	—	325	145.00–181.00	165.82
4	—	870	106.00–125.00	114.78
133	—	426	127.00–177.50	158.44
4	—	1,050	99.00	99.00
1	—	245	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	144.00–147.00	145.21
4	—	716	133.00	133.00
17	—	566	139.00–140.00	139.58
16	—	372	145.00–158.00	152.55
14	—	454	136.00–149.00	144.40
5	—	332	153.00	153.00
7	—	518	138.00–142.00	140.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	631	140.00–144.00	143.61
1	—	695	138.00	138.00
2	—	775	137.00	137.00
17	—	466	160.00–167.00	162.66
8	—	521	151.00–155.00	153.25
4	—	575	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	152.50	152.50
14	—	866	100.00–111.00	102.04
32	—	620	110.00–132.00	125.13
4	—	270	140.00–160.00	148.47
47	—	330	120.00–168.00	141.02
57	—	377	125.00–155.00	141.71
10	—	669	110.00–129.00	121.88
10	—	723	100.00–125.00	113.69
27	—	572	112.00–135.00	124.53
57	—	428	120.00–154.00	138.05
57	—	524	120.00–140.00	129.30
1	—	915	92.00	92.00
7	—	767	100.00–125.00	108.69
5	—	809	100.00–105.00	103.99
59	—	473	120.00–152.00	135.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	320	100.00–141.00	124.59
20	—	424	95.00–134.00	113.73
10	—	276	100.00–125.00	117.90
6	—	571	100.00–118.00	109.19
12	—	515	81.00–121.00	110.10
8	—	465	100.00–120.00	113.24
1	—	625	78.00	78.00
2	—	670	110.00	110.00
2	—	715	102.00–116.00	108.90
10	—	372	80.00–130.00	110.33
1	—	820	82.00	82.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	42.00–97.00	65.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
4	—	553	122.00–125.00	123.26
5	—	529	110.00–130.00	121.12
7	—	484	130.00–145.00	138.67
5	—	423	143.00–152.00	147.93
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
2	—	618	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
3	—	497	120.00	120.00
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	505	164.00	164.00
1	—	370	163.00	163.00
1	—	280	127.00	127.00
1	—	660	139.00	139.00
1	—	855	101.00	101.00
6	—	485	170.00–175.00	173.38
4	—	410	177.00	177.00
9	—	570	145.00–150.00	147.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	120.00	120.00
1	—	745	100.00	100.00
6	—	421	80.00–153.00	126.27
13	—	327	103.00–135.00	115.90
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
1	—	255	112.00	112.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
11	—	374	85.00–153.00	129.53
2	—	460	110.00–141.00	125.84
2	—	513	98.00–137.00	117.21
2	—	550	110.00–120.00	115.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	64.00	64.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	675	130.00–146.00	137.90
3	—	790	114.00–126.00	119.96
5	—	878	120.00–135.00	122.90
3	—	810	117.00–120.00	118.98
47	—	425	130.00–190.00	161.11
51	—	523	140.00–178.00	156.49
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00
39	—	368	150.00–175.00	165.06
44	—	477	130.00–175.00	156.75
6	—	281	170.00–187.50	175.07
28	—	324	150.00–180.00	163.37
2	—	908	110.00–112.00	110.99
1	—	1,115	78.00	78.00
28	—	573	131.00–166.00	149.35
3	—	962	100.00–119.00	107.25
4	—	718	128.00–138.00	134.30
20	—	614	128.00–160.00	143.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	567	138.00–190.00	164.63
65	—	374	170.00–216.00	191.37
121	—	424	160.00–227.00	184.84
2	—	868	130.00–137.00	133.49
17	—	714	134.00–151.00	143.91
12	—	774	130.00–151.00	139.72
26	—	611	143.00–166.00	156.25
60	—	524	150.00–201.00	172.39
3	—	820	129.00–146.00	138.39
16	—	657	130.00–155.00	145.37
1	—	955	136.00	136.00
1	—	925	107.00	107.00
85	—	471	155.00–208.00	182.16
5	—	275	180.00–212.50	199.32
63	—	327	180.00–220.00	200.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	137.00	137.00
3	—	695	143.50–154.00	147.00
8	—	429	185.00–195.00	191.19
5	—	625	174.00	174.00
2	—	500	185.00	185.00
3	—	473	190.00–208.00	196.08
25	—	560	162.00–187.25	176.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	666	147.00	147.00
44	—	523	194.00	194.00
7	—	458	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	150.00–159.00	152.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	158.00	158.00
1	—	360	182.50	182.50
2	—	325	187.50–190.00	188.67
1	—	525	160.00	160.00
1	—	640	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	464	155.00–177.50	173.19
22	—	521	173.00–188.00	180.68
9	—	624	135.00–160.00	146.22
11	—	670	153.00	153.00
8	—	368	190.00	190.00
9	—	739	145.00	145.00
7	—	560	150.00	150.00
3	—	820	130.00	130.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	65.00–69.00	67.02

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,708	1,450.00–2,750.00	2,324.54
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	900	83.00	83.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,920	118.00	118.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,192	1,700.00–1,825.00	1,755.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,708.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,115	625.00–1,550.00	1,272.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,030	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,352.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,162	425.00–2,250.00	2,088.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	940.00–1,200.00	1,087.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	61	—	1,275	800.00–1,950.00	1,657.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	525.00–700.00	619.51
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,140	74.00–93.75	87.70
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	590.00	590.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	884	58.00–102.00	79.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	820	400.00–900.00	683.54
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	787	60.00–117.00	88.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	898	850.00–925.00	893.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	799	700.00–850.00	796.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	104.00	104.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	88.00	88.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,123	810.00–1,300.00	1,139.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	83.00	83.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,245	66.00–84.00	76.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,353	66.00–100.00	83.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,204	59.00–84.00	78.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,093	76.00–79.00	77.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,063	750.00–1,650.00	1,448.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,246	64.00–78.00	73.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	959	825.00–1,200.00	1,023.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	974	720.00–1,025.00	920.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,079	750.00–1,250.00	998.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	87.00	87.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	858	700.00–1,125.00	989.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,069	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	94.00	94.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,125	810.00–1,300.00	1,149.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	31	—	1,234	775.00–1,475.00	1,203.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,028	45.00–85.00	70.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,228	72.00–85.00	78.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	785	850.00	850.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,300.00	1,300.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	950.00–1,025.00	987.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,560	85.00–110.00	99.87
40	—	1,844	94.00–129.00	108.38
16	—	1,274	65.00–102.00	82.35
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	830	40.00–59.00	47.58
7	—	706	15.00–30.00	24.04
3	—	828	52.50–61.00	56.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	918	35.00–65.00	52.41
74	—	1,222	68.00–94.00	81.84
73	—	1,212	65.00–85.00	75.11
29	—	1,057	52.00–79.50	68.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,081	59.00–82.00	65.38
17	—	966	35.00–75.00	51.68
11	—	950	25.00–62.00	41.93
20	—	1,151	65.00–79.50	73.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,403	76.00–91.00	83.92
13	—	1,415	69.00–84.00	79.27
2	—	1,328	59.00–79.00	68.79
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	35.00	35.00
1	—	815	51.00	51.00

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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