Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 238 priced lines covering 3,299 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,474 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 731 head. replacement cattle receipts at 156 head. Counted as USDA files them — 32 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,474Last week 3,798Year ago 5,315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 731Last week 800Year ago 916

Replacement CattleReceipts 156Last week 223Year ago 413

Compared to last report: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Feeder bulls sold steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,023	48.00–78.00	67.61
61	—	1,112	70.00–88.00	80.67
111	—	1,205	78.00–99.00	88.59
8	—	974	40.00–73.00	63.66
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	75.00	75.00
5	—	816	33.00–40.00	35.26
2	—	785	46.00–51.00	48.36
7	—	789	50.00–70.00	61.89
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	60.00–70.00	65.06
1	—	785	44.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,047	74.00–89.00	81.14
7	—	1,039	62.00–78.50	68.42
4	—	943	48.00–74.00	60.68
68	—	972	58.00–78.00	71.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,491	75.00–87.00	81.99
45	—	1,339	81.00–98.00	89.31
1	—	1,425	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,706	105.00–135.00	125.56
35	—	1,505	85.00–119.00	99.58
11	—	1,181	66.00–106.00	88.60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	784	102.00–118.00	112.99
5	—	678	130.00–137.00	133.51
46	—	425	130.00–162.00	149.57
33	—	377	130.00–160.00	148.48
2	—	815	96.00–110.00	102.91
17	—	616	116.00–141.00	131.87
3	—	868	95.00–114.00	106.35
6	—	274	130.00–159.00	142.18
7	—	226	135.00–170.00	150.49
29	—	527	120.00–150.00	139.74
44	—	477	130.00–160.00	147.09
25	—	321	130.00–167.00	151.33
30	—	571	120.00–154.00	136.66
7	—	729	100.00–124.00	115.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
2	—	320	110.00–123.00	116.30
3	—	577	109.00–116.00	113.36
5	—	366	120.00–125.00	122.06
2	—	463	121.00–124.00	122.49
4	—	423	110.00–133.00	124.50
1	—	605	115.00	115.00
6	—	520	80.00–125.00	108.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	602	162.00	162.00
2	—	812	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	135.00	135.00
3	—	485	132.50–150.00	144.23
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	468	160.00–175.00	172.12
3	—	440	164.00	164.00
3	—	605	151.00	151.00
32	—	515	156.00–170.00	166.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	511	156.00	156.00
35	—	561	160.00–169.00	162.53
15	—	384	167.00–169.00	167.65
17	—	617	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	376	140.00–179.00	167.42
2	—	878	114.00–131.00	122.52
1	—	780	123.00	123.00
36	—	678	130.00–158.00	143.41
1	—	950	122.00	122.00
75	—	423	145.00–177.50	162.55
8	—	722	125.00–150.00	137.42
7	—	277	150.00–180.00	163.46
4	—	828	118.00–133.00	123.26
42	—	621	135.00–161.00	147.73
54	—	323	150.00–180.00	167.97
125	—	474	140.00–178.00	162.13
96	—	526	140.00–168.00	157.28
91	—	571	140.00–162.00	150.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	155.00–160.00	156.69
1	—	570	142.00	142.00
10	—	381	149.00–168.00	158.20
2	—	503	150.00–152.50	151.26
3	—	317	162.50–168.00	165.23
7	—	466	130.00–153.00	145.91
2	—	275	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	537	150.00–155.00	152.77
4	—	636	140.00	140.00
9	—	318	165.00	165.00
23	—	383	160.00–168.00	164.27
6	—	472	156.00	156.00
47	—	432	152.00–168.00	161.15
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	67.50	67.50
2	—	463	75.00–87.50	81.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	691	144.00	144.00
5	—	765	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	773	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	680	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
3	—	475	93.00–137.50	119.78
2	—	918	75.00–85.00	80.10
8	—	376	80.00–155.00	124.30
4	—	333	130.00–150.00	140.00
9	—	420	120.00–140.00	135.17
6	—	802	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	485	161.00	161.00
2	—	380	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	671	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	326	172.50–212.50	193.02
32	—	370	170.00–215.00	194.24
45	—	517	155.00–199.00	178.85
11	—	724	140.00–166.00	154.78
1	—	240	217.50	217.50
66	—	568	150.00–190.00	178.81
1	—	1,180	92.00	92.00
62	—	467	130.00–207.00	187.02
45	—	669	145.00–177.50	166.47
31	—	618	145.00–182.00	162.68
4	—	811	124.00–156.00	147.96
2	—	913	126.00–137.00	131.45
12	—	271	175.00–217.50	193.06
59	—	417	165.00–205.00	187.08
2	—	773	130.00–154.00	142.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	657	158.00–169.00	167.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	797	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	604	168.00	168.00
19	—	532	190.50–201.00	194.74
42	—	469	180.00–205.00	187.85
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	632	185.50	185.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	422	186.00–193.00	191.24
68	—	522	166.00–185.00	180.43
3	—	750	156.00	156.00
46	—	585	173.00–180.00	174.97
8	—	456	175.00	175.00
11	—	680	140.00–168.00	153.31
6	—	334	175.00–199.00	190.74
6	—	392	200.00	200.00
3	—	714	140.00–147.00	144.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	167.50	167.50
1	—	490	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	140.00–166.00	155.20
20	—	326	147.00–195.00	177.97
6	—	728	128.00–150.00	144.64
34	—	372	147.50–190.00	171.10
5	—	675	131.00–158.00	148.12
1	—	865	139.00	139.00
1	—	275	150.00	150.00
27	—	417	140.00–188.00	160.79
1	—	935	106.00	106.00
7	—	982	94.00–110.00	107.78
19	—	572	130.00–167.50	158.24
40	—	474	130.00–185.00	163.48
51	—	526	135.00–179.00	162.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	729	140.00	140.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	473	125.00–162.00	149.32
1	—	565	144.00	144.00
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
1	—	655	125.00	125.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	154.00	154.00
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
1	—	305	145.00	145.00
4	—	375	145.00–180.00	164.42
2	—	273	180.00–210.00	195.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	474	130.00–163.00	142.43
17	—	577	132.50–150.00	139.70
17	—	318	145.00–190.00	169.24
4	—	273	154.00–175.00	165.37
1	—	805	69.00	69.00
5	—	675	130.00–135.00	130.98
4	—	220	150.00–167.50	159.15
7	—	760	130.00–131.00	130.58
27	—	380	145.00–187.00	169.08
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
4	—	626	133.00–148.00	141.36
12	—	526	130.00–165.00	148.22
9	—	712	111.00–138.00	120.24
16	—	417	133.00–172.00	155.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
5	—	563	115.00–130.00	123.50
3	—	388	134.00–155.00	140.76
2	—	423	110.00–122.00	115.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	463	152.00–181.00	174.12
37	—	519	139.00–174.00	164.85
15	—	670	132.00–159.00	146.73
21	—	717	120.00–164.00	143.23
31	—	566	139.00–170.00	160.95
8	—	772	120.00–144.00	137.53
5	—	271	162.50–190.00	176.99
33	—	621	130.00–164.00	153.30
1	—	965	91.00	91.00
15	—	418	160.00–190.00	176.59
20	—	331	165.00–198.00	187.82
2	—	815	110.00–125.00	117.64
2	—	243	170.00–197.50	183.89
24	—	364	167.50–202.00	193.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	488	176.00	176.00
15	—	592	156.50–160.00	157.42
5	—	421	164.00	164.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	82.50	82.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	71.00	71.00

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	1	—	1,595	125.00	125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,029	1,100.00–1,620.00	1,362.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,023	800.00–875.00	838.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,317	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,267.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	1,425.00–1,435.00	1,432.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,096	900.00–1,550.00	1,216.74
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	970	800.00–850.00	824.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	932	685.00–1,000.00	824.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,226	87.00–90.00	88.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	92.00	92.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,175	78.00–88.00	84.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	814	750.00–825.00	787.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	790.00–920.00	860.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,103	700.00–1,310.00	1,083.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,203	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,119.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	878	77.00	77.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,284	73.00–86.00	80.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	600.00–1,100.00	971.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,126	840.00–1,200.00	1,030.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,022	65.00–90.00	78.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	84.00	84.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	690	375.00	375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	400.00	400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	925	52.00–82.00	73.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	866	63.00–122.00	85.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	73.00–85.00	79.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	106.00	106.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	820	95.00	95.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	853	900.00–940.00	919.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,000.00	1,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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