Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 280 priced lines covering 3,362 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,365 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 758 head. replacement cattle receipts at 360 head. Counted as USDA files them — 78 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,365Last week 6,457Year ago 6,274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 758Last week 1,039Year ago 1,198

Replacement CattleReceipts 360Last week 446Year ago 505

Market trend not established due to limited comparable sales. However, a higher undertone was noted early in the week and a lower undertone was noted later in the week. Limited receipts for the week due to wet and muddy conditions throughout the state which put a damper on livestock movement.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	698	166.00	166.00
19	—	530	166.00–175.00	174.08
58	—	573	160.00–172.00	161.47
19	—	807	140.00–145.00	144.18
4	—	332	163.00	163.00
14	—	600	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	473	145.00–208.00	185.40
1	—	1,085	100.00	100.00
66	—	422	167.00–212.50	193.60
60	—	616	146.00–185.00	167.48
1	—	1,005	120.00	120.00
2	—	1,153	123.00	123.00
34	—	320	172.50–217.00	201.64
45	—	373	170.00–215.00	196.25
15	—	664	150.00–167.00	156.02
1	—	850	142.00	142.00
1	—	760	140.00	140.00
21	—	562	155.00–191.00	172.54
2	—	280	190.00	190.00
4	—	814	143.00–151.00	146.81
8	—	726	140.00–149.00	145.39
68	—	520	159.00–201.00	177.35
3	—	937	125.00–130.00	128.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	477	141.00–187.50	164.12
8	—	675	150.00–153.00	151.00
23	—	421	140.00–188.00	165.47
3	—	810	100.00–125.00	115.90
9	—	622	135.00–166.00	149.33
37	—	380	135.00–189.00	170.63
1	—	865	137.00	137.00
12	—	329	145.00–180.00	167.87
22	—	573	130.00–166.00	156.35
1	—	790	123.00	123.00
22	—	523	140.00–177.00	159.37
2	—	720	125.00–130.00	127.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	425	174.00–180.00	177.05
7	—	473	169.00–186.00	175.97
2	—	375	170.00	170.00
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
12	—	536	120.00–181.00	175.35
1	—	275	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	742	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	465	171.00–191.00	185.85
5	—	324	192.50–222.50	202.45
11	—	516	171.00–188.00	178.35
9	—	670	156.00–168.00	162.68
18	—	425	181.00–220.00	198.19
13	—	564	167.00–196.00	175.62
3	—	705	146.00–156.00	149.65
13	—	615	158.00–167.00	161.50
6	—	386	182.50–220.00	200.15
2	—	838	123.00–139.00	130.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	107.00–155.00	125.59
7	—	332	130.00–185.00	150.55
4	—	473	100.00–140.00	115.98
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
1	—	575	139.00	139.00
1	—	940	66.00	66.00
1	—	545	104.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	468	156.00–173.00	164.80
1	—	540	165.00	165.00
2	—	420	165.00–168.00	166.48
1	—	660	148.00	148.00
10	—	628	142.00–150.00	146.38
1	—	560	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	468	147.00–171.00	158.75
1	—	290	175.00	175.00
5	—	419	143.00–176.00	155.30
2	—	690	140.00–150.00	144.96
3	—	378	185.00	185.00
2	—	325	147.00–180.00	163.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	129.00	129.00
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
2	—	720	130.00	130.00
3	—	482	145.00–162.00	156.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	124.00–140.00	132.10
81	—	474	145.00–175.00	161.93
108	—	521	140.00–171.00	151.93
9	—	717	123.00–145.00	131.53
93	—	423	150.00–180.00	166.31
55	—	327	150.00–185.00	166.67
60	—	569	130.00–162.00	151.36
2	—	285	175.00	175.00
70	—	372	144.00–181.00	166.28
18	—	671	130.00–148.00	138.50
23	—	612	135.00–153.00	143.53
2	—	833	114.00–119.00	116.49
2	—	940	113.00–115.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	825.00	825.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	136.00–148.00	140.45
1	—	460	138.00	138.00
6	—	375	145.00–170.00	160.71
3	—	530	123.00–150.00	137.52
4	—	328	140.00–170.00	153.46
2	—	610	130.00–136.00	133.00
11	—	423	140.00–175.00	154.95
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	141.00	141.00
4	—	646	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	479	154.00–185.00	176.91
5	—	718	133.00–136.00	134.77
4	—	371	168.00–184.00	179.80
2	—	345	159.00	159.00
13	—	442	158.00–170.00	160.04
5	—	843	137.00	137.00
3	—	535	148.00–155.00	151.35
16	—	688	143.00–153.00	151.54
34	—	573	142.00–152.00	148.69
13	—	613	142.00–148.00	145.42
2	—	885	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	147.00	147.00
11	—	780	132.50–151.00	149.31
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
10	—	720	142.00–150.00	149.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	677	1,325.00	1,325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	516	166.00	166.00
30	—	458	189.00	189.00
17	—	356	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	435	156.00	156.00
4	—	630	135.00	135.00
5	—	553	138.00	138.00
5	—	497	155.00	155.00
13	—	678	134.00–137.00	135.82
9	—	374	140.00	140.00
6	—	341	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	328	130.00–165.00	150.20
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
7	—	275	142.50–150.00	145.23
36	—	471	120.00–157.50	142.89
41	—	379	120.00–172.00	146.59
24	—	526	127.00–149.00	136.55
17	—	575	120.00–149.00	132.62
39	—	425	120.00–160.00	144.56
4	—	774	108.00–126.00	119.10
6	—	673	120.00–130.00	125.85
8	—	623	118.00–132.00	126.90
6	—	707	97.00–127.00	115.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	110.00–115.00	112.49
2	—	720	108.00–110.00	108.98
4	—	565	88.00–125.00	111.33
13	—	320	100.00–159.00	144.10
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
8	—	471	80.00–135.00	112.06
21	—	368	110.00–152.00	123.35
6	—	432	100.00–131.00	118.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	789	130.00	130.00
3	—	830	129.50	129.50
2	—	740	134.00	134.00
1	—	965	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
19	—	466	120.00–159.00	148.85
1	—	505	137.50	137.50
1	—	255	126.00	126.00
9	—	412	120.00–144.00	138.61
4	—	314	120.00–130.00	126.18
1	—	575	144.00	144.00
4	—	989	105.00–122.00	117.77
2	—	395	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	681	137.50–141.00	139.52
5	—	563	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	624	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	140.00–155.00	147.73
1	—	510	135.00	135.00
2	—	623	138.00–140.00	139.02
1	—	395	150.00	150.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00
6	—	318	152.50–160.00	158.66
3	—	410	120.00–150.00	133.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	170.00–177.50	174.97
4	—	369	150.00–195.00	176.80
1	—	725	140.00	140.00
3	—	402	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	477	120.00–177.00	150.74
2	—	740	113.00–129.00	121.05
8	—	634	123.00–150.00	141.30
14	—	325	140.00–183.00	165.00
4	—	270	135.00–170.00	160.60
5	—	576	130.00–157.00	141.53
14	—	520	130.00–173.00	155.49
3	—	692	120.00–135.00	130.05
24	—	423	132.00–184.00	158.74
14	—	377	130.00–189.00	167.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	571	141.00–182.00	162.45
22	—	630	144.00–169.00	156.59
1	—	935	113.00	113.00
51	—	526	149.00–187.00	172.15
3	—	727	135.00–136.00	135.66
5	—	852	112.00	112.00
4	—	678	135.00–149.00	143.20
45	—	427	159.00–197.00	183.50
44	—	470	150.00–193.00	180.25
26	—	374	160.00–197.00	184.50
8	—	326	184.00–200.00	196.50
2	—	810	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	101.00	101.00
1	—	480	123.00	123.00
2	—	388	130.00–142.00	135.88
1	—	525	143.00	143.00
4	—	328	146.00–163.00	158.22
1	—	250	122.50	122.50
2	—	418	125.00–130.00	127.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	147.00	147.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	58.00	58.00

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	—	1,653	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,902.82
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	953	100.00–105.00	102.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,108	81.00–94.00	88.40
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,050	900.00–975.00	940.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	600.00–870.00	735.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	890.00–900.00	894.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	783	600.00–910.00	784.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,025	565.00–1,710.00	1,127.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	742	800.00–1,000.00	878.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,039	950.00–2,050.00	1,402.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,250	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,665	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,540.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,113	700.00–1,900.00	1,274.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,094	850.00–1,150.00	978.78
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	670	500.00	500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	665	600.00	600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	987	850.00–1,325.00	1,064.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	773	650.00–925.00	785.83
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	670	785.00	785.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	670	78.00–153.00	119.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	858	60.00–112.00	82.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,088	75.00–86.00	81.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,061	700.00–1,325.00	1,038.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	26	—	1,153	275.00–1,325.00	1,073.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	858	750.00–880.00	820.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,137	700.00–1,375.00	998.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,048	59.00–87.00	78.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,315	90.00–91.00	90.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,167	74.00–84.50	78.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,193	70.00–105.00	82.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,052	750.00–1,050.00	959.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,079	770.00–1,325.00	934.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,151	700.00–950.00	811.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	39	—	1,072	500.00–1,225.00	962.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	82.00	82.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,040	650.00–900.00	757.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	991	620.00–900.00	810.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	968	78.00–105.00	89.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,333	82.00–85.00	83.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,262	77.00–83.00	80.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	720.00	720.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	400.00	400.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	935.00	935.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	73.00–81.00	77.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,304	64.00–101.00	85.40
42	—	1,521	72.00–112.00	96.60
18	—	1,807	94.00–129.00	112.64
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	838	45.00–58.00	51.90
4	—	850	59.00–66.00	62.29
2	—	680	35.00–38.00	36.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,435	74.00–84.00	78.15
2	—	1,235	70.00–71.00	70.44
42	—	1,376	80.00–100.00	86.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,113	60.00–81.50	72.28
121	—	1,219	72.00–95.00	82.89
14	—	939	41.00–60.00	47.58
20	—	993	50.00–76.00	58.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,101	70.00–84.00	76.33
23	—	978	30.00–74.00	53.58
54	—	1,043	50.00–82.00	65.01
12	—	909	30.00–47.00	40.10
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	819	45.00–73.00	53.39
2	—	785	64.00–68.00	66.06
2	—	800	40.00–43.00	41.58

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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