Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 230 priced lines covering 3,596 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,144 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 846 head. replacement cattle receipts at 194 head. Counted as USDA files them — 6 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,144Last week 3,184Year ago 3,830

Slaughter CattleReceipts 846Last week 487Year ago 626

Replacement CattleReceipts 194Last week 194Year ago 135

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker steers mostly sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker heifers mostly sold 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cow and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	425	130.00–175.00	154.34
49	—	481	137.00–170.00	154.78
16	—	617	125.00–150.00	139.24
1	—	930	129.00	129.00
4	—	275	120.00–167.50	137.69
27	—	571	124.00–155.00	141.25
45	—	521	129.00–166.00	146.27
7	—	668	131.00–141.00	137.43
4	—	756	125.00–144.00	129.71
38	—	325	135.00–168.00	151.38
64	—	375	130.00–172.50	152.00
4	—	875	101.00–130.00	120.40
3	—	717	122.00–142.00	133.05
1	—	995	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	155.00	155.00
4	—	280	193.00	193.00
12	—	387	166.00–173.00	168.85
5	—	616	138.00–152.50	143.93
9	—	471	166.00–171.00	168.87
22	—	430	166.00–179.00	169.13
20	—	514	155.00–170.00	166.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	566	60.00–130.00	108.55
7	—	466	90.00–139.00	114.43
5	—	627	70.00–124.00	99.12
1	—	680	103.00	103.00
8	—	420	100.00–135.00	124.12
7	—	374	101.00–130.00	113.26
12	—	328	100.00–132.50	117.90
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	56.00	56.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	756	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	147.00	147.00
2	—	573	140.00–156.00	147.76
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
2	—	410	142.50–150.00	146.25
2	—	520	137.50–150.00	143.63
1	—	495	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	130.00	130.00
1	—	545	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	899	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	173.00	173.00
3	—	728	142.50–163.00	149.11
5	—	427	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	135.00	135.00
136	—	427	152.50–187.50	175.23
119	—	473	150.00–187.50	172.17
44	—	323	150.00–200.00	175.68
56	—	621	144.00–173.50	161.62
107	—	373	160.00–196.00	178.49
22	—	674	136.00–164.00	156.06
1	—	935	110.00	110.00
81	—	575	140.00–177.00	162.82
27	—	281	152.50–205.00	177.65
114	—	523	150.00–182.00	169.68
21	—	727	135.00–164.00	148.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	628	167.00–173.00	171.31
4	—	475	187.00	187.00
2	—	330	200.00–202.00	201.00
4	—	663	147.00–150.00	148.48
12	—	560	163.00–178.00	174.28
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
2	—	740	145.00	145.00
24	—	528	167.50–190.00	179.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	167.00	167.00
1	—	455	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	165.00	165.00
1	—	650	165.00	165.00
1	—	635	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
3	—	648	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	569	138.00–189.00	163.43
28	—	378	170.00–230.00	203.89
74	—	470	160.00–202.50	185.58
30	—	723	130.00–164.00	150.82
12	—	316	190.00–215.00	201.98
47	—	424	174.00–210.00	192.81
39	—	624	135.00–194.00	164.14
3	—	775	127.00–138.00	133.32
1	—	245	225.00	225.00
1	—	1,095	90.00	90.00
5	—	869	110.00–130.00	125.39
25	—	670	140.00–181.00	156.26
1	—	1,010	111.00	111.00
7	—	281	175.00–210.00	201.54
84	—	520	151.00–187.00	171.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	181.00	181.00
1	—	590	182.00	182.00
3	—	622	181.00–182.00	181.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
3	—	360	175.00	175.00
3	—	450	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	286	140.00–177.00	168.42
3	—	905	70.00	70.00
8	—	324	158.00–183.00	172.41
1	—	855	117.00	117.00
18	—	374	130.00–190.00	169.11
1	—	815	150.00	150.00
1	—	670	146.00	146.00
21	—	569	130.00–158.00	147.17
27	—	470	146.00–181.00	161.30
3	—	725	120.00–145.00	133.21
26	—	521	132.00–168.00	152.55
22	—	418	147.50–180.00	164.92
1	—	1,015	79.00	79.00
13	—	633	134.00–157.00	150.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	131.00	131.00
5	—	411	115.00–145.00	133.72
2	—	563	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	690	122.00	122.00
2	—	463	120.00–130.00	124.92
1	—	285	120.00	120.00
2	—	338	130.00–152.00	140.76
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
5	—	375	113.00–151.00	135.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	135.00	135.00
1	—	575	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	147.50	147.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	174.00–185.00	178.00
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
1	—	385	177.50	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	60.00–146.00	111.47
7	—	472	110.00–137.50	125.03
2	—	368	100.00–110.00	104.76
4	—	518	131.00–160.00	152.43
6	—	316	100.00–137.50	124.57
1	—	670	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	142.00	142.00
2	—	815	166.00	166.00
12	—	291	167.50–195.00	180.11
19	—	514	140.00–190.00	161.95
62	—	473	132.00–190.00	166.25
30	—	327	140.00–188.00	163.05
16	—	672	130.00–168.00	155.83
20	—	572	132.50–176.00	162.82
49	—	421	139.00–195.00	170.75
36	—	370	150.00–190.00	165.68
1	—	780	160.00	160.00
8	—	631	150.00–170.00	162.34
1	—	865	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	55.00	55.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	720	141.00–175.00	159.41
2	—	765	155.00–164.00	159.41
41	—	328	180.00–240.00	202.56
128	—	470	173.00–210.00	197.01
28	—	662	155.00–196.00	170.44
98	—	423	170.00–225.00	196.38
4	—	819	131.00–172.00	143.50
96	—	523	170.00–209.00	191.90
60	—	621	150.00–199.00	178.21
73	—	569	158.00–207.00	187.04
18	—	273	200.00–237.50	217.37
94	—	376	180.00–235.00	202.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	220.00	220.00
1	—	560	172.50	172.50
1	—	460	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	167.00	167.00
1	—	425	213.00	213.00
25	—	572	197.00–207.00	200.97
4	—	480	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	162.50–168.00	166.19
6	—	713	168.00	168.00
48	—	794	169.00–175.50	173.74
9	—	561	160.00–175.00	169.41
4	—	633	165.00–167.00	166.00
5	—	910	155.00	155.00
15	—	505	180.00–188.00	182.96
2	—	425	190.00	190.00
14	—	463	167.50–188.00	181.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,016	70.50–89.00	81.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,283	900.00–1,300.00	1,094.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,124	925.00–1,125.00	1,044.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,049.28
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	885.00	885.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,010	70.00–84.00	76.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	82.00	82.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,168	71.00–89.00	83.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	805	96.00–122.00	109.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	963	89.00–95.00	92.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,032	750.00–925.00	862.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	788	785.00–800.00	793.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,221	70.00–80.00	77.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,031	69.00–85.00	75.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,275	76.00–95.00	88.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,047	875.00–1,225.00	1,030.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	948	77.00–84.00	81.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,226	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,188.16
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	350.00	350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	650	300.00	300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	91.00	91.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	829	61.00–117.00	90.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	975	70.00–90.00	79.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	865	84.00	84.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,040	985.00–1,200.00	1,069.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,125.00	1,125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	940.00	940.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,304.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,442	81.00–115.00	100.08
40	—	1,766	95.00–139.00	121.22
9	—	1,244	70.00–100.00	80.76
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	798	67.50–75.00	70.02
4	—	795	40.00–49.00	44.78
9	—	809	50.00–66.00	60.09
4	—	643	15.00–37.00	26.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,173	60.00–75.00	68.85
81	—	1,224	78.00–99.00	87.03
7	—	1,000	14.00–57.00	44.92
69	—	1,159	65.00–88.00	78.94
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,020	50.00–53.00	50.71
37	—	1,083	68.00–91.00	79.36
14	—	895	42.00–69.00	55.28
62	—	998	55.00–80.00	69.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,422	74.00–89.00	79.87
38	—	1,464	79.00–99.50	88.78
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	65.00	65.00

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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