Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 250 priced lines covering 5,373 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,630 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 999 head. replacement cattle receipts at 292 head. Counted as USDA files them — 13 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,630Last week 3,078Year ago 6,522

Slaughter CattleReceipts 999Last week 576Year ago 829

Replacement CattleReceipts 292Last week 177Year ago 331

Compared to last report: Steers and Heifers sold 2.00-8.00 lower on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	433	175.00–178.00	176.31
9	—	538	175.00–177.00	175.89
20	—	609	170.00–175.00	171.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	785	159.00–161.25	160.86
12	—	516	195.00–203.00	200.37
43	—	722	152.00–171.00	156.71
1	—	370	200.00	200.00
5	—	568	188.00–194.00	192.80
9	—	483	211.00	211.00
13	—	439	206.00–213.00	208.62
26	—	628	155.00–184.00	167.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	624	140.00–189.00	167.68
164	—	472	150.00–187.50	173.14
93	—	519	150.00–199.00	177.32
1	—	250	200.00	200.00
63	—	712	130.00–174.00	165.41
79	—	568	145.00–192.00	167.69
43	—	674	133.00–181.50	169.16
23	—	819	125.00–164.50	156.97
26	—	324	162.50–208.00	192.63
105	—	423	150.00–195.00	175.09
58	—	374	152.50–201.00	175.68
1	—	855	155.00	155.00
46	—	756	139.00–177.50	173.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	467	200.00	200.00
21	—	626	181.00–187.00	185.32
6	—	322	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	373	130.00–185.00	152.03
1	—	260	134.00	134.00
5	—	717	140.00–160.00	155.93
2	—	808	111.00–140.00	125.37
56	—	527	130.00–176.00	158.96
65	—	478	120.00–180.00	147.47
42	—	571	120.00–169.00	147.36
1	—	975	117.00	117.00
1	—	860	149.00	149.00
19	—	785	124.00–165.50	150.33
13	—	617	130.00–163.00	140.46
38	—	327	130.00–190.00	161.87
13	—	673	130.00–157.00	143.98
1	—	910	146.00	146.00
53	—	425	130.00–179.00	155.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	479	97.50–130.00	112.64
1	—	640	120.00	120.00
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
3	—	517	119.00–130.00	122.94
6	—	335	100.00–140.00	120.90
11	—	426	87.50–138.00	115.75
4	—	695	112.00	112.00
10	—	377	115.00–156.00	124.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	385	167.50–200.00	188.13
118	—	764	162.75–172.00	167.32
24	—	588	160.00–180.00	165.00
6	—	415	160.00–176.00	171.36
163	—	862	171.25	171.25
25	—	469	138.00–183.00	170.26
2	—	338	165.00	165.00
2	—	625	140.00	140.00
9	—	684	163.00	163.00
37	—	732	149.00–175.00	173.64
42	—	525	149.00–188.00	168.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	150.00–177.50	163.75
2	—	420	150.00–164.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	648	159.00	159.00
2	—	665	150.00–152.00	150.99
6	—	740	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	142.50–156.00	149.53
3	—	478	164.00–170.00	168.01
13	—	532	150.00–171.00	161.54
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	158.00	158.00
2	—	613	147.00–148.00	147.51
6	—	670	135.00–147.00	142.31
5	—	568	150.00–157.00	153.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	602	138.00–140.00	139.14
1	—	655	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	572	130.00–163.00	145.03
151	—	622	121.00–156.00	147.96
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
33	—	672	120.00–157.00	140.75
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
146	—	474	139.00–174.00	153.92
98	—	377	140.00–175.00	157.39
47	—	322	147.00–173.00	161.37
99	—	423	137.00–166.00	154.00
9	—	822	100.00–145.00	119.65
3	—	772	120.00–127.00	123.13
166	—	527	130.00–164.00	147.57
17	—	718	121.00–137.50	129.83
1	—	290	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	131.00	131.00
3	—	325	130.00–136.00	133.58
3	—	370	128.00–130.00	129.33
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	519	122.50–145.00	135.73
1	—	810	112.00	112.00
2	—	718	115.00–125.00	120.12
11	—	581	130.00–137.00	133.84
16	—	436	124.00–154.00	143.47
2	—	768	115.00–120.00	117.49
13	—	472	130.00–142.50	135.66
3	—	628	124.00–130.00	126.69
2	—	343	130.00–145.00	137.45
3	—	378	135.00–144.00	139.73
6	—	672	115.00–130.00	122.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	85.00	85.00
20	—	585	158.00–161.50	159.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	375	55.00–135.00	108.87
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
2	—	723	75.00–100.00	87.11
16	—	417	94.00–130.00	111.94
2	—	610	80.00–110.00	95.25
10	—	517	78.00–120.00	104.62
6	—	566	100.00–118.00	108.40
11	—	320	85.00–130.00	112.95
26	—	478	100.00–125.00	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	646	140.00	140.00
2	—	985	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	575	122.00–144.00	131.54
17	—	677	107.00–130.00	124.95
4	—	839	100.00–110.00	102.49
4	—	773	90.00–115.00	104.21
1	—	915	109.00	109.00
32	—	324	120.00–160.00	143.08
4	—	280	135.00–160.00	144.54
16	—	717	100.00–138.00	117.21
114	—	429	120.00–154.00	139.17
59	—	377	124.00–159.00	142.42
48	—	524	120.00–148.00	134.08
132	—	473	120.00–154.00	139.07
34	—	623	115.00–145.00	130.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	430	144.00–163.00	155.15
65	—	464	140.00–159.00	151.60
36	—	579	133.00–156.50	146.97
7	—	513	148.00–154.00	151.41
4	—	348	155.00	155.00
16	—	367	137.00–155.00	151.45
2	—	632	124.00	124.00
15	—	710	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	130.00–168.00	152.74
2	—	675	119.00	119.00
9	—	310	141.00–160.00	154.31
1	—	250	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	170.00	170.00
9	—	514	149.00–165.00	159.81
7	—	446	170.00	170.00
5	—	460	166.00	166.00
7	—	658	150.00–159.00	157.72
1	—	335	167.50	167.50
16	—	602	155.00–158.00	155.66
20	—	571	140.00–157.00	147.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
124	—	570	132.00–160.00	149.83
162	—	524	135.00–171.00	153.18
2	—	853	110.00–115.00	112.49
54	—	679	125.00–153.00	136.15
18	—	717	125.00–148.00	131.74
3	—	268	179.00–183.00	180.58
1	—	1,060	97.00	97.00
99	—	619	130.00–160.00	145.58
18	—	764	121.00–155.00	138.27
68	—	476	149.00–178.00	163.79
17	—	324	160.00–203.00	181.61
34	—	375	152.50–205.00	181.40
35	—	425	150.00–185.00	167.52
3	—	818	111.00–129.00	118.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	390	169.00–178.00	175.59
17	—	560	155.00	155.00
5	—	429	169.00	169.00
6	—	500	163.00	163.00
8	—	671	143.00	143.00
8	—	466	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	160.00–197.50	178.10
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
1	—	630	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	673	117.00–139.00	125.26
3	—	278	140.00–174.00	151.72
3	—	805	92.50–100.00	97.50
66	—	419	130.00–179.00	152.86
4	—	781	105.00–140.00	120.14
24	—	624	90.00–146.00	128.47
26	—	324	132.50–189.00	158.93
51	—	474	125.00–164.00	147.90
8	—	728	105.00–120.00	114.17
41	—	578	120.00–147.00	137.52
39	—	381	130.00–180.00	161.16
68	—	522	120.00–156.00	140.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	106.00–130.00	119.36
2	—	455	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	670	115.00	115.00
4	—	320	119.00–140.00	127.58
1	—	570	119.00	119.00
2	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.42
2	—	275	130.00–135.00	132.36
7	—	371	110.00–141.00	125.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	118.00	118.00
3	—	467	120.00–144.00	127.71
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
3	—	683	130.00	130.00
7	—	579	120.00–146.00	136.89
6	—	518	135.00–150.00	140.05
1	—	365	130.00	130.00
1	—	345	157.50	157.50
1	—	260	130.00	130.00
1	—	425	130.00	130.00
9	—	623	120.00–137.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	53.00	53.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,215	55.00–79.00	71.40
5	—	1,162	40.00–60.00	49.40
13	—	1,113	51.00–68.00	58.96
31	—	1,193	70.00–82.00	76.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	913	37.00–64.00	53.04
20	—	1,110	63.00–77.00	69.26
59	—	1,051	55.00–73.00	64.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	60.00–65.00	62.96
16	—	1,399	65.00–79.00	71.91
17	—	1,379	71.00–88.00	78.13
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	845	70.00–75.00	72.44
1	—	850	62.00	62.00
4	—	758	35.00–57.00	46.57
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,724	101.00–114.00	106.43
5	—	1,465	50.00–89.00	71.99
36	—	1,569	80.00–107.00	96.20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	943	850.00–1,125.00	954.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,182	70.00–84.00	75.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,013	800.00–1,085.00	943.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	65.00–70.00	67.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	52	—	1,125	725.00–1,250.00	1,023.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	72.00–90.00	81.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,096	900.00–1,150.00	1,103.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,150	885.00–900.00	892.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	72.00	72.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	990	67.00–76.00	71.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	71.00	71.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,120	870.00–1,325.00	1,102.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,050	800.00–1,000.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,095	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,154.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	859	65.00–86.00	77.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	904	65.00–105.00	84.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	941	65.00–88.00	76.25
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	785.00–910.00	845.81

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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