Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 221 priced lines covering 3,527 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,730 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 783 head. replacement cattle receipts at 303 head. Counted as USDA files them — 82 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,730Last week 3,365Year ago 5,307

Slaughter CattleReceipts 783Last week 758Year ago 865

Replacement CattleReceipts 303Last week 360Year ago 489

Compared to last report: Stocker steers under 600 lbs mostly sold 2.00-5.00 higher; Feeder steers over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, instances 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Another week of limited receipts 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	464	147.50–170.00	165.01
7	—	406	137.50–172.50	154.38
2	—	263	137.50–152.50	144.64
7	—	315	150.00–165.00	160.85
4	—	370	147.50–155.00	151.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	387	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	145.50–152.50	148.98
2	—	380	160.00	160.00
4	—	435	156.00–160.00	158.05
11	—	604	159.00–163.00	161.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	156.00	156.00
3	—	423	160.00–171.00	165.23
2	—	375	172.00–174.00	172.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	372	150.00–190.00	170.88
1	—	835	123.00	123.00
88	—	571	141.00–164.00	154.12
36	—	326	150.00–197.50	168.44
5	—	761	130.00–140.00	133.00
35	—	613	130.00–159.00	149.84
180	—	467	142.00–180.00	163.92
153	—	418	150.00–177.00	166.00
5	—	726	126.00–140.00	134.80
1	—	890	121.00	121.00
2	—	273	150.00–162.50	155.73
143	—	524	140.00–167.50	156.21
15	—	676	132.00–149.00	141.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	469	158.00	158.00
2	—	430	160.00	160.00
4	—	823	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	370	130.00–167.00	152.78
3	—	725	110.00–130.00	119.71
6	—	667	123.00–129.00	125.64
3	—	270	130.00–165.00	147.87
27	—	577	120.00–152.50	138.00
29	—	330	130.00–166.00	153.16
29	—	523	125.00–154.00	140.33
3	—	763	110.00–123.00	116.63
57	—	425	130.00–164.00	148.80
40	—	475	129.00–163.00	145.73
2	—	838	116.00–119.00	117.51
1	—	895	114.00	114.00
9	—	631	121.00–139.00	130.87
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	53.00	53.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	105.00–127.00	112.55
26	—	473	67.00–145.00	118.82
12	—	373	100.00–149.00	128.45
3	—	660	86.00–110.00	100.16
8	—	426	100.00–148.00	128.03
5	—	529	110.00–136.00	119.60
11	—	325	107.00–151.00	127.59
4	—	629	105.00–118.00	109.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	856	120.00	120.00
61	—	920	134.25	134.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	347	150.00	150.00
14	—	477	135.00–154.00	144.96
3	—	620	115.00–137.00	125.56
5	—	570	125.00–135.00	130.46
7	—	528	131.00–140.00	138.00
10	—	425	135.00–157.00	148.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	115.00	115.00
5	—	748	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	142.00	142.00
4	—	436	187.00	187.00
8	—	534	144.00–177.00	165.08
1	—	585	165.00	165.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	59.00	59.00
1	—	1,005	57.00	57.00
1	—	775	50.00	50.00
1	—	815	50.00	50.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	60.00–125.00	92.77
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	60.00	60.00
2	—	525	111.00–120.00	115.37
5	—	364	120.00–140.00	134.43
5	—	465	105.00–151.00	118.98
3	—	330	142.50–160.00	151.52
1	—	840	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	565	155.00–198.00	176.37
75	—	377	170.00–225.00	202.32
1	—	915	135.00	135.00
5	—	820	133.00–150.00	138.20
10	—	778	131.00–155.00	140.86
96	—	421	170.00–219.00	195.80
33	—	618	147.00–181.00	163.87
146	—	476	165.00–217.00	193.78
5	—	275	172.50–200.00	183.03
4	—	708	141.00–158.00	149.21
38	—	326	183.00–228.00	210.59
24	—	673	146.00–174.50	162.98
64	—	520	167.00–201.00	185.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
2	—	440	190.00	190.00
11	—	646	162.00–169.00	167.13
2	—	583	157.50–176.00	166.63
8	—	517	174.00–194.00	181.07
2	—	482	182.00	182.00
9	—	674	155.00–162.00	158.88
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	620	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	158.00–183.00	170.90
3	—	367	173.00–187.50	179.23
1	—	575	157.50	157.50
2	—	273	157.50–192.50	173.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	170.00–179.00	174.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	433	164.00–207.00	202.16
13	—	768	153.50	153.50
3	—	597	156.00	156.00
19	—	520	176.00–177.00	176.52
26	—	493	180.00	180.00
26	—	379	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	621	138.00–166.50	154.91
3	—	268	145.00–170.00	157.27
3	—	721	125.00–138.00	129.21
27	—	522	138.00–179.00	159.76
39	—	424	145.00–189.00	171.19
28	—	371	140.00–190.00	170.16
4	—	662	140.00–154.00	148.24
1	—	845	126.00–138.00	126.00
12	—	580	133.00–168.00	157.36
31	—	475	130.00–180.00	163.93
22	—	316	135.00–200.00	179.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	152.50	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
3	—	457	146.00–175.00	157.08
6	—	325	172.50–182.50	178.96
7	—	411	175.00–185.00	180.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	182.00–200.00	190.63
2	—	388	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	147.50–178.00	164.07
2	—	472	160.00	160.00
2	—	530	157.00–169.00	162.89
3	—	580	130.00–154.00	139.82
1	—	635	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	472	150.00–210.00	187.29
43	—	518	150.00–193.00	173.32
1	—	755	131.00	131.00
20	—	324	160.00–220.00	196.16
24	—	673	135.00–156.00	146.63
33	—	618	148.00–162.00	156.56
62	—	422	150.00–213.00	192.37
3	—	818	121.00–125.00	122.64
36	—	576	150.00–176.00	164.50
9	—	721	127.00–152.00	140.71
3	—	265	150.00–172.50	162.58
48	—	377	160.00–207.00	186.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	124.00	124.00
9	—	337	130.00–186.00	158.68
13	—	381	130.00–184.00	158.93
6	—	680	110.00–149.00	124.23
13	—	525	130.00–161.00	146.75
1	—	895	94.00	94.00
5	—	277	137.50–165.00	152.20
15	—	428	136.00–182.50	159.98
10	—	479	123.00–167.00	146.97
1	—	915	90.00	90.00
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
6	—	570	120.00–151.00	140.39
6	—	617	128.00–132.00	129.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	114.00	114.00
1	—	825	80.00	80.00
1	—	500	137.00	137.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
2	—	428	122.50–159.00	141.28
1	—	395	165.00	165.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	855	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,149.85
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,078	960.00–1,400.00	1,207.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	874	925.00–1,725.00	1,447.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	981	710.00–1,100.00	836.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	975	1,275.00–1,800.00	1,489.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	992	835.00–1,085.00	894.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,236	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,717.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	41	—	1,089	800.00–1,650.00	1,168.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	873	70.00–107.00	88.06
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	846	92.00–123.00	107.56
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,120	700.00–1,285.00	974.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,102	700.00–1,100.00	955.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	942	65.00–89.00	75.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,179	71.00–86.00	79.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,064	750.00–950.00	862.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,027	900.00–1,210.00	1,074.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,074	78.00–86.50	80.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,214	74.00–118.00	91.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	135.00	135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,023	825.00–1,800.00	1,402.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,017	72.00–90.00	83.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	890	550.00–1,035.00	793.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,293	86.00–87.00	86.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	820.00–1,000.00	905.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,093	700.00–1,675.00	1,086.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,113	69.00–93.00	82.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,124	74.00–93.00	79.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,177	64.50–84.00	78.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	84.00	84.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,020	1,125.00–1,750.00	1,375.74

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,210	65.00–91.50	81.65
41	—	1,429	75.00–110.00	94.11
17	—	1,734	90.00–123.00	110.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	70.00–75.00	72.39
10	—	828	53.00–65.00	57.45
5	—	702	20.00–36.00	26.22
13	—	800	36.00–53.00	45.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,012	54.00–80.00	65.19
17	—	942	25.00–67.00	45.11
40	—	1,099	63.00–83.00	74.42
38	—	947	42.50–70.00	53.46
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,102	64.00–81.00	74.55
11	—	1,019	45.00–67.00	59.76
83	—	1,199	75.00–88.00	82.76
12	—	1,041	64.00–71.50	66.94
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	818	40.00–49.00	44.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,427	65.00–82.00	77.17
41	—	1,387	79.00–90.00	85.04

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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