Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 294 priced lines covering 5,493 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,346 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,407 head. replacement cattle receipts at 294 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,346Last week 4,570Year ago 6,665

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,407Last week 1,092Year ago 725

Replacement CattleReceipts 294Last week 307Year ago 226

Compared to last report: Steers sold mostly 2.00-8.00 higher. Heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	533	149.00–150.00	149.84
14	—	625	133.00–150.00	136.73
28	—	461	155.00–166.00	159.50
10	—	720	132.00–137.00	135.99
8	—	437	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	328	145.00–175.00	162.69
183	—	427	135.00–177.00	159.45
16	—	724	130.00–145.00	137.53
201	—	474	136.00–176.00	157.29
1	—	880	115.00	115.00
2	—	260	152.50–160.00	156.39
2	—	905	124.00–125.00	124.50
11	—	770	124.00–140.00	132.65
6	—	820	125.00–140.00	134.24
46	—	678	120.00–162.00	144.95
226	—	528	135.00–166.00	154.18
122	—	374	140.00–179.00	160.71
75	—	616	129.00–162.00	147.10
153	—	568	130.00–164.00	151.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	155.00	155.00
2	—	300	167.50	167.50
2	—	415	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
3	—	411	155.00–157.00	155.66
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
6	—	659	128.00–130.00	129.32
1	—	700	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	479	160.00–166.00	163.74
13	—	574	150.00–162.50	157.65
4	—	335	171.00	171.00
17	—	431	163.00–172.50	165.99
3	—	360	165.00–167.50	166.66
1	—	695	130.00	130.00
2	—	700	145.00	145.00
13	—	520	160.00–167.50	162.92
35	—	620	142.00–164.00	159.88
3	—	750	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	743	119.00–126.00	121.32
28	—	634	135.00–147.00	142.83
5	—	674	127.00–145.00	133.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	150.00–195.00	166.62
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
3	—	528	134.00–146.00	138.16
5	—	329	135.00–162.50	148.60
7	—	570	138.00–140.00	139.13
2	—	625	135.00	135.00
3	—	488	135.00–145.00	138.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	562	149.00	149.00
12	—	402	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	115.00	115.00
57	—	369	120.00–160.00	140.35
2	—	773	122.00–137.00	129.28
7	—	671	120.00–139.00	130.29
30	—	625	115.00–138.00	130.09
5	—	275	127.50–150.00	138.20
2	—	868	116.00–122.00	119.04
94	—	522	120.00–150.00	134.62
59	—	571	120.00–146.00	132.24
42	—	326	125.00–161.00	142.39
2	—	820	100.00–118.00	108.84
5	—	720	127.50–136.00	130.45
88	—	426	120.00–160.00	142.85
89	—	475	120.00–155.00	137.03
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	67.00	67.00
1	—	695	42.50	42.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	573	100.00–124.00	111.11
2	—	275	110.00–120.00	114.91
15	—	375	103.00–138.00	117.47
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	725	89.00	89.00
33	—	477	100.00–130.00	118.58
12	—	326	86.00–130.00	114.90
13	—	524	90.00–120.00	107.96
25	—	423	81.00–130.00	112.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	130.00	130.00
2	—	740	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	528	130.00–142.50	137.38
15	—	573	120.00–146.00	131.64
11	—	467	120.00–150.00	136.33
1	—	765	131.00	131.00
1	—	835	118.00	118.00
5	—	418	125.00–147.50	136.44
4	—	374	125.00–145.00	139.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,000	91.00	91.00
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	131.00	131.00
1	—	585	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	285	215.00	215.00
55	—	572	170.00–195.00	191.97
6	—	810	150.00–165.00	161.17
22	—	528	175.00–210.00	196.00
10	—	623	162.50–177.00	171.84
4	—	884	137.00–149.00	142.44
3	—	385	215.00	215.00
5	—	324	200.00–215.00	210.89
27	—	424	180.00–225.00	208.73
4	—	765	151.00–159.00	153.08
18	—	476	185.00–203.00	200.69
13	—	674	154.00–174.00	160.87
5	—	717	155.00–163.00	159.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	668	160.00–164.00	161.91
45	—	629	160.00–166.00	164.33
2	—	735	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	537	177.50–188.00	182.09
8	—	383	160.00–180.00	166.79
7	—	480	160.00–207.50	190.36
1	—	448	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
2	—	463	160.00–170.00	164.86
1	—	265	210.00	210.00
1	—	565	172.00	172.00
3	—	675	167.00	167.00
9	—	507	135.00–145.00	139.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	140.00	140.00
7	—	518	145.00–188.00	168.30
3	—	422	170.00–197.50	179.54
2	—	380	170.00	170.00
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
2	—	258	200.00–217.50	208.50
1	—	725	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	629	140.00–160.00	147.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	639	130.00–145.00	132.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	150.00	150.00
5	—	518	139.00–174.00	156.75
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	204.00	204.00
1	—	605	181.00	181.00
1	—	495	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	93.00	93.00
140	—	423	155.00–220.00	190.57
210	—	576	142.50–194.00	174.40
2	—	968	126.00–134.00	129.97
195	—	520	155.00–202.00	180.31
141	—	475	155.00–207.50	180.41
80	—	377	160.00–220.00	200.23
52	—	332	160.00–235.00	198.82
5	—	270	157.50–217.50	192.34
19	—	711	139.00–161.00	150.54
29	—	675	140.00–170.00	154.50
83	—	627	140.00–186.50	171.98
1	—	880	140.00	140.00
3	—	837	125.00–147.00	137.32
2	—	925	135.00	135.00
24	—	773	145.00–177.00	164.59
3	—	1,100	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
1	—	475	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	302	100.00–125.00	114.09
1	—	670	105.00	105.00
7	—	431	100.00–130.00	118.32
8	—	463	70.00–134.00	109.81
4	—	533	102.50–120.00	109.97
10	—	375	80.00–130.00	115.05
1	—	645	120.00	120.00
3	—	564	110.00–130.00	123.20
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	50.00	50.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	676	135.00–160.00	151.87
21	—	324	130.00–199.00	155.81
75	—	475	130.00–185.00	150.36
33	—	574	130.00–167.00	150.84
1	—	995	104.00	104.00
1	—	1,245	100.00	100.00
1	—	250	150.00	150.00
39	—	426	135.00–185.00	156.76
2	—	1,022	112.00	112.00
2	—	828	125.00–140.00	132.43
5	—	754	132.50–160.00	150.04
8	—	736	132.50–150.00	142.90
45	—	520	130.00–175.00	154.23
27	—	373	130.00–191.00	154.33
30	—	626	125.00–168.00	148.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	609	148.00–169.00	162.62
2	—	860	160.00	160.00
61	—	528	155.00–186.00	178.71
30	—	589	164.00–170.00	166.80
4	—	493	157.00	157.00
9	—	666	146.00–160.00	156.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
1	—	530	143.00	143.00
1	—	645	123.00	123.00
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
2	—	580	137.00–145.00	140.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	704	131.00–138.00	137.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	105.00	105.00
5	—	399	177.00	177.00
2	—	280	150.00–177.50	164.49
2	—	300	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	377	130.00–185.00	152.80
18	—	325	120.00–190.00	154.38
2	—	290	136.00–180.00	158.38
30	—	569	120.00–150.00	135.57
31	—	670	120.00–141.00	130.42
11	—	779	96.00–126.00	110.39
13	—	727	107.00–134.00	123.09
2	—	940	107.00	107.00
40	—	522	125.00–161.00	140.63
35	—	472	134.00–171.00	151.67
26	—	621	120.00–141.00	134.29
2	—	868	110.00–121.00	115.45
1	—	820	111.00	111.00
27	—	426	130.00–175.00	150.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	420	117.00–137.00	124.44
1	—	850	90.00	90.00
5	—	626	80.00–115.00	99.49
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	745	88.00	88.00
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
9	—	481	100.00–129.00	121.66
4	—	526	110.00–125.00	116.28
2	—	663	100.00–113.00	106.62
1	—	295	135.00	135.00
9	—	368	100.00–134.00	124.48
6	—	322	100.00–130.00	118.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	863	118.00–123.00	120.49
9	—	325	160.00–210.00	185.68
103	—	522	140.00–189.00	161.28
26	—	664	115.00–158.00	141.71
42	—	724	117.00–144.00	132.07
8	—	823	125.00–135.00	131.16
2	—	290	195.00–202.50	198.75
82	—	622	121.00–163.00	147.53
5	—	760	113.00–139.00	130.47
48	—	379	153.00–211.00	188.86
77	—	474	145.00–192.00	171.94
1	—	1,010	80.00	80.00
2	—	930	91.00	91.00
95	—	570	121.00–170.00	149.88
56	—	425	157.00–216.00	187.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	522	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	449	157.00	157.00
5	—	615	145.00	145.00
30	—	542	158.00–163.00	160.17

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,390	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,510	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,063	925.00–1,225.00	1,112.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,703	885.00–1,425.00	1,224.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,319	760.00–1,400.00	1,080.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	981	925.00–1,400.00	1,094.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,172	850.00–950.00	918.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	941	50.00–113.00	81.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,026	87.00–113.00	102.12
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,266	64.00–70.00	67.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,324	63.00–100.00	73.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,335	850.00–1,290.00	1,087.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,006	855.00–1,350.00	1,031.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,332	65.00–80.00	70.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,140.00	1,140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,230.00	1,230.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,226	53.00–76.00	67.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,182	850.00–1,200.00	986.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,282	60.00–73.00	66.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,152	600.00–1,380.00	1,047.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	935.00	935.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	825.00–1,225.00	1,037.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,191	1,000.00–1,290.00	1,155.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	888	84.00–97.00	89.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,149	60.00–77.00	68.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,174	57.00–77.00	66.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,353	860.00–1,085.00	985.18
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	85.00	85.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,038.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,041	885.00–1,375.00	1,126.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,896	90.00–116.00	103.03
36	—	1,626	70.00–102.00	87.87
20	—	1,446	60.00–90.00	78.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Muddy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	57.00–63.00	60.08
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	737	20.00–35.00	29.43
3	—	855	57.00–61.00	58.70
5	—	829	38.00–43.00	40.89
3	—	803	41.00–48.00	44.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	48.00	48.00
66	—	1,258	59.50–79.00	70.11
18	—	1,102	45.00–65.00	56.37
120	—	1,230	56.00–70.00	64.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	941	28.00–64.00	46.17
19	—	952	19.00–45.00	31.63
79	—	1,082	45.00–69.00	57.14
31	—	1,145	56.00–72.00	62.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,334	61.00–69.00	65.31
40	—	1,485	68.00–76.00	71.57

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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