Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 285 priced lines covering 4,357 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,774 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 976 head. replacement cattle receipts at 365 head. Counted as USDA files them — 37 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,774Last week 9,795Year ago 7,849

Slaughter CattleReceipts 976Last week 1,341Year ago 1,413

Replacement CattleReceipts 365Last week 237Year ago 419

Compared to last report: Steers under 550 lbs mostly sold 2.00-8.00 higher, instances 10.00-12.00 higher; 550-600 lb offerings sold steady to 5.00 lower; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested. Heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; 500-600 lb offerings sold 2.00-4.00 lower; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	326	130.00–203.00	166.20
20	—	476	130.00–185.00	155.34
26	—	372	137.50–197.00	164.78
35	—	579	130.00–168.00	151.63
1	—	245	150.00	150.00
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
8	—	677	144.00–160.00	154.63
2	—	865	130.00–140.00	134.94
2	—	950	135.00	135.00
20	—	624	120.00–164.00	147.74
1	—	295	165.00	165.00
45	—	523	135.00–181.00	156.40
1	—	945	100.00	100.00
7	—	774	130.00–150.00	147.18
25	—	425	130.00–194.00	154.70
4	—	730	130.00–150.00	142.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	485	156.00–193.00	179.88
4	—	713	125.00–135.00	129.91
5	—	844	158.00	158.00
18	—	440	175.00–190.00	183.39
15	—	657	140.00–169.00	163.02
21	—	545	160.00–181.00	176.88
26	—	632	165.00–172.00	168.24
8	—	752	160.00	160.00
2	—	307	184.00	184.00
8	—	382	181.00–185.00	183.59
39	—	577	152.00–177.00	168.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
123	—	474	145.00–221.00	193.57
2	—	773	144.00–151.00	147.58
100	—	575	145.00–184.00	176.16
8	—	278	192.50–210.00	203.48
3	—	855	130.00–140.00	136.69
146	—	524	165.00–206.00	188.46
76	—	375	175.00–232.50	210.53
64	—	619	143.00–178.00	164.69
24	—	714	130.00–159.00	148.93
33	—	326	175.00–229.00	215.31
26	—	666	147.00–160.00	154.12
1	—	810	150.00	150.00
100	—	426	148.00–228.00	205.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	168.00–173.00	171.29
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	287	117.50–130.00	121.64
9	—	378	65.00–130.00	111.53
2	—	620	110.00–118.00	114.00
9	—	439	130.00–145.00	135.75
4	—	468	110.00–129.00	121.49
12	—	528	128.00–139.00	131.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	671	150.00–165.00	157.53
20	—	614	155.00–164.00	162.69
6	—	714	150.00–152.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	126.00–160.00	143.00
4	—	624	151.00–174.00	168.47
1	—	565	174.00	174.00
3	—	708	132.00–135.00	133.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	629	140.00–156.00	146.94
2	—	688	125.00–146.00	135.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	469	180.00–181.00	180.35
7	—	616	166.00–172.00	168.74
2	—	667	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	153.00	153.00
6	—	419	190.00–216.00	211.54
10	—	509	182.00–197.00	188.09
11	—	668	157.00–169.00	164.15
20	—	630	161.00–179.00	174.47
14	—	467	185.00–205.00	195.32
2	—	370	187.00–195.00	191.11
5	—	711	157.00–168.00	161.03
11	—	572	176.00–186.00	182.24
3	—	788	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	173.00	173.00
2	—	458	135.00–167.00	151.09
6	—	433	175.00–200.00	179.96
5	—	260	160.00–210.00	196.32
2	—	313	160.00–205.00	182.68
1	—	515	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	314	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	498	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	514	110.00–130.00	119.28
1	—	650	110.00	110.00
2	—	570	111.00	111.00
3	—	365	100.00–125.00	112.68
4	—	431	100.00–125.00	114.12
2	—	270	100.00–110.00	104.81
6	—	472	110.00–127.00	119.65
4	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
1	—	315	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	628	133.00–138.00	135.21
3	—	678	130.00–135.00	133.29
1	—	565	125.00	125.00
3	—	512	120.00–150.00	134.20
2	—	778	125.00–135.00	130.08
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	140.00–158.00	145.29
1	—	520	127.50	127.50
2	—	273	137.50–157.50	148.33
3	—	362	150.00–175.00	159.66
9	—	428	160.00–185.00	167.23
5	—	480	153.00–182.50	161.62
6	—	318	162.50–186.00	170.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	307	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	322	167.00–221.00	197.89
8	—	663	127.00–155.00	143.73
1	—	870	119.00	119.00
2	—	810	120.00–140.00	130.00
1	—	920	129.00	129.00
47	—	572	130.00–163.00	150.74
51	—	622	122.00–159.00	144.76
20	—	378	150.00–210.00	190.81
19	—	710	130.00–144.00	137.76
2	—	770	130.00–143.00	136.50
54	—	523	132.00–187.00	160.55
53	—	470	141.00–209.00	178.39
38	—	425	147.00–211.00	181.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	125.00	125.00
2	—	370	177.50	177.50
8	—	504	145.00–157.00	152.53
2	—	708	111.00	111.00
3	—	446	156.00	156.00
16	—	466	164.00–178.00	169.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
4	—	273	110.00–160.00	131.00
60	—	478	120.00–174.00	158.13
15	—	670	102.00–149.00	126.48
18	—	373	120.00–177.50	147.14
2	—	770	110.00–130.00	119.74
18	—	419	135.00–173.00	162.79
40	—	576	110.00–160.00	133.53
8	—	718	113.00–130.00	124.13
19	—	615	120.00–140.00	126.38
26	—	518	121.00–159.00	140.65
10	—	323	129.00–187.50	154.70
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	36.00	36.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	114.00	114.00
4	—	563	105.00–125.00	114.82
1	—	525	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
3	—	322	125.00–140.00	133.47
6	—	668	125.00–139.00	131.85
10	—	574	100.00–150.00	136.75
1	—	375	140.00	140.00
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
4	—	618	110.00–135.00	124.81
4	—	494	145.00–155.00	147.45
9	—	529	120.00–137.50	132.07
2	—	420	135.00–146.00	140.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	376	145.00–176.00	163.26
5	—	926	100.00–125.00	113.70
20	—	662	125.00–154.00	142.21
143	—	477	140.00–175.00	163.33
68	—	621	130.00–158.00	143.47
13	—	724	120.00–136.00	129.88
1	—	805	129.00	129.00
125	—	520	130.00–175.00	155.47
4	—	769	121.00–134.00	129.56
114	—	427	139.00–183.00	163.26
108	—	570	130.00–168.00	148.30
2	—	238	145.00–160.00	152.42
1	—	250	159.00	159.00
3	—	872	100.00–121.00	113.75
1	—	950	102.00	102.00
45	—	330	150.00–183.00	165.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	818	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	113.00	113.00
1	—	600	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	684	144.00–153.00	150.76
18	—	617	144.00–155.00	150.87
15	—	483	155.00–165.00	160.54
12	—	576	156.00–170.00	161.48
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
2	—	700	146.00	146.00
5	—	764	147.00	147.00
2	—	505	155.00	155.00
20	—	422	159.00–180.00	169.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	489	139.00–147.00	145.73
5	—	373	125.00–150.00	136.79
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
10	—	320	139.00–156.00	147.95
7	—	412	147.00–167.50	157.57
1	—	515	139.00	139.00
2	—	270	145.00–148.00	146.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	612	138.00–140.00	139.33
4	—	653	130.00–146.00	141.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	105.00	105.00
1	—	320	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	130.00–135.00	133.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	320	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	589	130.00–154.00	143.19
46	—	434	130.00–175.00	165.51
15	—	384	150.00–160.00	153.81
9	—	622	143.00–145.00	144.33
51	—	528	135.00–157.00	147.90
13	—	673	133.00–140.00	137.60
38	—	474	150.00–163.00	156.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	100.00–125.00	112.64
12	—	373	100.00–135.00	111.10
14	—	428	80.00–130.00	111.38
4	—	270	100.00–122.50	108.56
5	—	589	100.00–115.00	104.87
2	—	638	103.00–111.00	106.98
8	—	329	97.50–130.00	111.65
1	—	715	100.00	100.00
6	—	528	110.00–115.00	111.24
7	—	673	80.00–110.00	98.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	483	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	621	120.00–144.00	132.68
52	—	326	120.00–161.00	142.52
41	—	575	125.00–149.00	135.95
3	—	818	110.00–120.00	116.62
49	—	527	125.00–153.00	135.86
7	—	279	120.00–140.00	130.53
64	—	426	120.00–157.00	140.08
4	—	769	110.00–141.00	122.45
27	—	673	115.00–140.00	127.75
11	—	721	110.00–135.00	126.54
97	—	474	120.00–160.00	141.11
1	—	910	108.00	108.00
55	—	376	125.00–155.00	140.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	82.00	82.00
1	—	340	81.00	81.00

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	2	—	1,520	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,935	103.00	103.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,346	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,590	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,227	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	750.00–1,200.00	1,049.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,332	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,347.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	850.00–1,300.00	1,104.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	700.00–1,325.00	1,047.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	980	725.00–1,050.00	912.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	890	950.00	950.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	805	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	620.00	620.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,097	64.00–74.00	68.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	916	60.00–109.00	94.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,180	63.00–72.00	67.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	60.00–67.50	64.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,159	71.00	71.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,276	975.00–1,900.00	1,738.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,189	850.00–1,475.00	1,274.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	945	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,123.61
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,193	850.00–1,025.00	927.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,082	800.00–1,175.00	1,070.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,232	1,675.00–1,975.00	1,945.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	993	60.00–68.00	64.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,061	885.00–1,900.00	1,696.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,223	64.00–70.00	66.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	61.00	61.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,062	680.00–910.00	822.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,188	61.00–66.00	63.68
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	950	875.00	875.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,392.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,208	2,025.00	2,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,626	79.00–104.00	90.93
13	—	1,397	60.00–90.00	73.70
13	—	1,775	96.00–119.00	106.52
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	816	24.00–58.00	44.87
2	—	828	47.00–55.00	50.94
3	—	830	30.00–35.00	31.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	54.00–56.00	54.90
14	—	1,044	40.00–59.00	48.40
112	—	1,190	55.00–70.00	64.40
33	—	1,277	68.00–79.00	71.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,385	55.00	55.00
60	—	1,397	69.00–76.50	71.44
25	—	1,389	60.00–73.00	66.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	971	28.00–58.00	49.14
9	—	919	30.00–54.00	42.30
16	—	1,105	61.00–70.00	65.43
77	—	1,072	42.00–67.00	57.78

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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