Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 239 priced lines covering 2,891 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,563 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 717 head. replacement cattle receipts at 226 head. Counted as USDA files them — 56 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,563Last week 5,196Year ago 6,434

Slaughter CattleReceipts 717Last week 978Year ago 865

Replacement CattleReceipts 226Last week 413Year ago 509

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker steers mostly sold unevenly steady, with sales ranging from 5 higher to 4 lower. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	520	137.00–166.00	150.92
107	—	417	140.00–183.00	164.50
104	—	471	142.50–177.00	158.83
1	—	880	125.00	125.00
5	—	713	121.00–138.00	127.92
53	—	328	149.00–194.00	171.31
3	—	280	160.00–180.00	168.60
89	—	373	140.00–192.50	165.58
2	—	755	115.00–125.00	120.03
14	—	660	129.00–153.00	140.57
38	—	622	128.00–152.00	143.13
48	—	569	130.00–160.50	148.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	170.00	170.00
5	—	318	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	1,200.00	1,200.00
3	—	675	900.00	900.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	752	1,650.00	1,650.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	369	163.50	163.50
5	—	341	155.00	155.00
24	—	611	145.00	145.00
25	—	444	156.50–165.00	158.19
8	—	459	151.00–160.00	157.65
48	—	518	143.00–159.50	152.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	334	152.50–185.00	171.45
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
6	—	427	139.00–182.00	150.85
3	—	488	130.00–139.00	133.04
3	—	360	147.00–166.00	155.79
2	—	240	152.50–162.50	157.50
1	—	570	134.00	134.00
9	—	268	147.50–187.50	165.31
1	—	645	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	161.00–163.00	162.02
4	—	569	157.00–158.00	157.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	425	128.00–160.00	143.56
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
26	—	520	122.00–141.00	129.76
11	—	667	105.00–126.00	119.69
11	—	564	122.00–137.00	127.62
6	—	626	110.00–131.00	122.59
2	—	785	100.00–114.00	107.04
2	—	883	99.00–110.00	104.48
8	—	276	126.00–147.50	136.35
4	—	719	110.00–120.00	115.01
25	—	328	120.00–164.00	146.28
36	—	374	130.00–162.00	143.76
45	—	475	124.00–155.00	139.67
1	—	810	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
4	—	527	109.00–125.00	120.90
1	—	550	114.00	114.00
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
7	—	319	114.00–145.00	130.65
4	—	370	115.00–127.00	121.67
7	—	464	110.00–127.50	118.54
2	—	420	120.00–128.00	124.05
3	—	275	110.00–120.00	113.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	120.00–134.00	126.43
1	—	440	120.00	120.00
5	—	524	120.00–140.00	130.75
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
3	—	477	130.00–137.00	134.01
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	639	147.00–149.00	148.56
2	—	750	138.00	138.00
4	—	744	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	187.00	187.00
2	—	440	200.00	200.00
3	—	618	159.00–170.00	162.65
15	—	512	176.00–198.00	186.63
4	—	488	180.00–188.00	183.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	674	140.00–168.00	155.78
2	—	1,025	90.00	90.00
37	—	323	170.00–221.00	193.78
1	—	830	137.00	137.00
73	—	522	157.00–202.00	178.10
86	—	473	155.00–207.00	182.11
43	—	376	170.00–209.00	191.14
4	—	266	177.50–210.00	190.21
7	—	731	146.00–151.00	148.11
50	—	573	150.00–186.50	173.40
79	—	422	164.00–224.00	190.62
43	—	615	150.00–177.00	166.56
5	—	769	134.00–144.00	140.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
1	—	545	152.00	152.00
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
2	—	725	135.00–143.00	138.97
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	91.00	91.00
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
4	—	336	110.00–162.00	137.46
1	—	415	127.00	127.00
5	—	459	105.00–130.00	118.87
3	—	370	125.00–134.00	129.89
2	—	625	85.00–100.00	92.38
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	197.50–202.50	200.14
2	—	520	153.00–159.00	156.03
1	—	470	150.00	150.00
4	—	366	170.00–195.00	185.31
2	—	568	145.00–151.00	147.96
2	—	315	192.50–200.00	196.19
1	—	150	166.00	166.00
1	—	230	177.50	177.50
1	—	400	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	689	160.00	160.00
4	—	850	127.00	127.00
7	—	394	195.00	195.00
10	—	406	189.00	189.00
9	—	734	152.00	152.00
5	—	519	188.00	188.00
9	—	565	178.00	178.00
57	—	488	180.00–194.50	189.74
26	—	623	165.00–167.00	166.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	427	137.50–190.00	163.44
21	—	473	137.50–179.00	156.69
14	—	755	121.00–137.50	134.07
30	—	522	130.00–182.00	154.25
33	—	369	140.00–187.00	170.23
1	—	890	121.00	121.00
11	—	676	135.00–150.00	146.88
16	—	620	130.00–157.00	149.81
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
1	—	280	185.00	185.00
28	—	324	135.00–195.00	162.79
17	—	578	136.00–174.00	159.02
2	—	900	125.00	125.00
3	—	727	130.00–141.00	135.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	112.50	112.50
1	—	610	132.50	132.50
2	—	575	114.00–139.00	126.28
1	—	535	145.00	145.00
2	—	488	130.00–143.00	136.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	150.00–170.00	160.00
3	—	273	162.50–194.00	177.14
2	—	420	135.00–149.00	141.83
4	—	373	160.00–177.50	166.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	473	150.00–192.00	172.24
29	—	577	132.00–173.00	150.91
52	—	419	149.00–198.00	181.97
3	—	257	165.00–185.00	173.25
31	—	613	131.00–173.00	150.54
29	—	520	145.00–183.00	161.36
3	—	916	93.00–110.00	104.40
1	—	1,070	85.00	85.00
12	—	324	165.00–197.00	182.28
5	—	776	120.00–135.00	129.38
8	—	730	132.00–141.00	134.97
17	—	372	170.00–205.00	184.39
7	—	661	134.00–153.00	144.17
4	—	819	110.00–141.00	129.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	601	152.50	152.50
10	—	480	174.00	174.00
17	—	506	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	110.00–127.00	120.58
2	—	513	120.00–121.00	120.49
1	—	680	106.00	106.00
1	—	625	100.00	100.00
1	—	435	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	121.00–129.00	125.00
1	—	205	132.50	132.50
14	—	474	127.50–153.00	143.53
11	—	574	125.00–149.00	135.63
6	—	281	137.50–175.00	151.91
17	—	371	130.00–180.00	153.50
4	—	632	120.00–135.00	126.08
9	—	521	125.00–152.00	137.32
1	—	985	82.00	82.00
9	—	419	126.00–170.00	145.74
1	—	860	117.00	117.00
1	—	790	109.00	109.00
2	—	703	110.00–130.00	119.96
7	—	331	135.00–170.00	158.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	780.00	780.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	34	—	1,190	900.00–1,600.00	1,232.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,160	945.00–1,450.00	1,163.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	875.00–1,225.00	1,063.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	788	750.00–875.00	785.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	930.00–1,000.00	965.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	889	73.00–115.00	90.05
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	991	1,050.00–1,180.00	1,126.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	47.00	47.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	983	975.00–1,300.00	1,117.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	84.00–93.00	87.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,358	87.00–103.00	94.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,182	800.00–1,550.00	1,141.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,363	74.00–103.00	92.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,079	70.00–84.00	78.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	700.00–1,000.00	880.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	1,130.00	1,130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,084	80.00–87.00	82.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	750	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,183	400.00–1,250.00	963.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	80.00–89.00	84.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	89.00	89.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,128	94.00–104.00	99.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,153	73.00–84.00	80.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,020	70.00–93.50	80.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,138	760.00–1,350.00	1,056.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,063	72.00–103.00	84.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	78.00	78.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	880	600.00–1,135.00	903.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	865	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	885	675.00–1,000.00	859.60
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	695	835.00–900.00	868.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,320	112.50	112.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	77.00	77.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,535	79.00–115.00	101.32
37	—	1,789	90.00–131.00	115.97
16	—	1,384	54.00–102.00	86.21
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	19.00	19.00
3	—	795	44.00–47.00	45.71
3	—	810	54.00–70.00	59.61
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	652	18.00–33.00	26.63
10	—	788	30.00–57.00	46.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,240	78.00–103.00	89.05
69	—	1,178	65.00–87.50	77.46
3	—	907	55.00–78.00	66.41
6	—	1,153	58.00–80.00	68.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,329	74.00–90.00	82.29
43	—	1,410	79.00–102.00	90.65
2	—	1,605	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	942	38.00–81.00	57.76
47	—	1,016	55.00–87.00	68.43
8	—	860	28.00–75.00	41.23
28	—	1,099	72.00–94.00	80.81

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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