Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 280 priced lines covering 4,804 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,958 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,082 head. replacement cattle receipts at 233 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,958Last week 5,417Year ago 6,096

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,082Last week 678Year ago 1,250

Replacement CattleReceipts 233Last week 132Year ago 666

Compared to last report: Steers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifers sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	111.00–160.00	135.19
41	—	573	140.00–181.00	160.24
43	—	525	148.00–177.00	163.50
4	—	274	140.00–202.50	174.68
6	—	840	130.00–140.00	137.86
44	—	469	140.00–199.00	168.74
34	—	374	132.50–199.00	170.29
7	—	722	140.00–157.50	147.28
31	—	627	130.00–162.50	152.83
6	—	881	104.00–140.00	134.04
18	—	666	140.00–161.00	156.60
18	—	329	142.50–200.00	170.54
2	—	1,053	120.00	120.00
1	—	900	137.00	137.00
37	—	432	145.00–198.00	178.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	175.00	175.00
1	—	480	180.00	180.00
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	459	120.00–155.00	133.87
4	—	436	110.00–125.00	118.80
1	—	320	81.00	81.00
4	—	583	123.00–135.00	130.90
3	—	365	120.00–133.00	126.67
2	—	658	108.00–110.00	109.00
3	—	608	113.00–135.00	122.53
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	325	182.50–259.00	220.19
82	—	615	151.00–185.00	170.68
84	—	563	161.00–201.00	183.66
1	—	925	162.00	162.00
142	—	473	168.00–237.00	199.42
104	—	526	157.00–215.00	194.28
74	—	792	152.00–177.50	175.69
108	—	421	179.00–236.00	209.97
13	—	835	145.00–165.00	161.22
380	—	720	149.00–180.00	177.27
121	—	375	180.00–255.00	213.87
24	—	664	158.00–179.00	170.89
7	—	274	195.00–222.50	206.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	155.00–157.00	156.02
5	—	453	190.00–195.00	192.02
12	—	537	165.00–182.50	176.18
4	—	418	165.00–198.00	181.60
1	—	655	162.00	162.00
2	—	708	156.00–159.00	157.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	669	160.00–165.00	162.47
2	—	750	165.50	165.50
23	—	579	169.00–183.00	177.15
5	—	525	178.00	178.00
40	—	621	160.00–185.00	182.16
2	—	455	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	625	163.00–205.00	181.84
30	—	481	185.00–231.00	205.67
9	—	866	159.50	159.50
5	—	767	155.00–173.00	164.60
3	—	823	147.50–154.00	150.16
17	—	667	170.00–187.00	177.09
17	—	415	198.00–233.00	220.03
21	—	523	170.00–223.00	198.67
13	—	580	171.50–200.00	180.84
13	—	719	160.00–179.00	170.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	661	158.00–164.00	161.68
12	—	625	155.00–171.00	163.12
1	—	740	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	202.50	202.50
1	—	690	151.00	151.00
1	—	400	150.00	150.00
1	—	710	162.00	162.00
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
2	—	258	217.50–222.50	220.07
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
3	—	385	155.00–195.00	173.80
1	—	525	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	677	163.00–179.50	177.30
40	—	717	157.00–167.00	164.44
11	—	468	152.00–196.00	180.26
2	—	340	180.00	180.00
129	—	789	176.50	176.50
38	—	577	160.00–175.00	169.90
3	—	285	210.00	210.00
9	—	374	218.00	218.00
57	—	512	170.00–202.00	185.04
3	—	848	162.00	162.00
16	—	421	195.00–199.00	196.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	609	142.00–150.00	147.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	650	156.00	156.00
4	—	390	170.00	170.00
10	—	471	157.00–165.00	161.04
24	—	585	154.50–173.50	163.12
6	—	415	170.00	170.00
11	—	774	136.50	136.50
23	—	513	150.00–175.00	171.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	570	153.00–171.00	162.72
35	—	511	150.00–176.00	167.61
3	—	662	159.00–162.50	160.17
28	—	619	151.00–169.00	162.79
1	—	775	149.00	149.00
20	—	466	163.00–190.00	176.36
21	—	424	163.00–207.50	176.45
8	—	724	147.00–157.00	152.50
7	—	399	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	329	150.00–170.00	159.66
1	—	615	135.00	135.00
1	—	830	129.00	129.00
2	—	432	150.00	150.00
2	—	525	143.00–147.50	145.23
3	—	275	150.00–165.00	155.94
1	—	220	150.00	150.00
3	—	586	145.00–150.00	146.69
10	—	380	152.50–172.50	157.85
2	—	715	130.00–139.00	134.47
1	—	470	140.00	140.00
1	—	660	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
1	—	535	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	156.00	156.00
6	—	348	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	151.00	151.00
1	—	625	162.50	162.50
3	—	683	161.00	161.00
2	—	563	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	167.50	167.50
4	—	442	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	376	148.00–202.00	178.12
195	—	425	141.00–207.50	178.57
26	—	726	130.00–165.00	151.40
5	—	866	125.00–133.00	129.96
22	—	665	139.00–159.00	149.74
44	—	318	160.00–190.00	175.90
34	—	622	136.00–161.00	151.27
140	—	468	141.00–185.00	170.54
112	—	567	140.00–173.00	160.48
167	—	523	140.00–186.00	166.52
5	—	809	147.00–149.00	148.59
1	—	265	160.00	160.00
4	—	771	132.00–146.00	138.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	150.00	150.00
13	—	552	154.00	154.00
40	—	477	150.00–169.00	161.08
8	—	532	140.00–149.00	146.79
9	—	366	162.00–168.00	163.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	473	126.00–168.00	144.38
10	—	679	120.00–143.00	128.46
26	—	325	132.50–167.00	151.21
2	—	830	106.00	106.00
63	—	423	128.00–166.00	147.48
4	—	862	100.00–110.00	107.52
51	—	522	120.00–155.00	140.45
37	—	373	120.00–170.00	145.14
37	—	618	120.00–150.00	133.78
47	—	573	120.00–156.00	139.35
4	—	759	90.00–126.00	116.49
2	—	265	120.00–138.00	129.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	378	102.50–127.50	117.16
3	—	418	112.00–120.00	114.97
8	—	526	100.00–130.00	119.19
10	—	568	91.00–120.00	96.25
1	—	305	110.00	110.00
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
2	—	760	80.00–100.00	90.07
4	—	456	110.00–130.00	123.64
4	—	620	80.00–115.00	101.03
2	—	273	100.00–112.50	106.65
2	—	670	110.00–120.00	115.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	696	151.00	151.00
15	—	646	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	983	120.00–125.00	123.99
1	—	805	145.00	145.00
7	—	625	161.00	161.00
8	—	735	145.00–152.00	149.38
8	—	776	147.00–150.00	148.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	125.00	125.00
1	—	405	145.00	145.00
8	—	579	130.00–152.00	139.72
1	—	475	151.00	151.00
1	—	830	101.00	101.00
2	—	508	155.00	155.00
1	—	370	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	172.50	172.50
1	—	580	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	742	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	120.00	120.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	187.50	187.50
2	—	333	192.50–202.50	197.39
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
2	—	470	150.00–156.00	153.06
1	—	535	143.00	143.00
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
2	—	853	104.00	104.00
8	—	665	118.00–138.00	132.52
7	—	377	120.00–186.00	165.85
9	—	476	135.00–172.00	150.32
1	—	710	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	140.00	140.00
12	—	432	128.00–181.00	155.13
17	—	522	130.00–177.00	147.32
2	—	763	115.00–116.00	115.50
23	—	618	122.00–149.00	134.02
24	—	573	115.00–155.00	136.02
5	—	320	159.00–178.00	170.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	324	187.50–213.00	203.46
5	—	766	120.00–140.00	133.50
1	—	1,065	86.00	86.00
21	—	716	128.00–150.00	136.45
49	—	618	140.00–175.00	155.51
1	—	995	110.00	110.00
1	—	945	114.00	114.00
5	—	834	120.00–136.00	123.72
5	—	869	120.00–132.00	128.81
13	—	381	165.00–215.00	194.32
39	—	579	134.00–186.00	160.17
49	—	523	137.00–191.00	168.50
30	—	419	150.00–206.00	187.80
29	—	676	131.00–159.00	145.65
27	—	474	155.00–200.00	176.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	90.00–100.00	95.04
1	—	635	81.00	81.00
3	—	520	120.00–130.00	123.33
5	—	420	100.00–140.00	117.52
5	—	486	100.00–130.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	455	172.00	172.00
1	—	640	130.00	130.00
1	—	680	134.00	134.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,275	950.00–1,050.00	1,005.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,112	925.00–1,175.00	999.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,154	925.00–1,225.00	1,105.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,155	900.00–1,425.00	1,189.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	660.00	660.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,154	700.00–1,075.00	899.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,300	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	900.00–1,000.00	948.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,203	600.00–1,190.00	1,009.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,141	65.00–73.00	69.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,027	72.00	72.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,034	72.00	72.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,195	900.00–1,200.00	1,067.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,154	800.00–1,025.00	927.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,043	750.00–1,150.00	914.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,184	48.00–73.00	66.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,393	73.00–85.00	77.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,232	870.00–950.00	914.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,193	64.00–81.00	70.51
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	71.00	71.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	870	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	825	725.00	725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	842	66.00–91.00	81.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,044	60.00–94.00	72.95
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	28.00	28.00
2	—	845	54.00	54.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,174	57.00–70.00	64.34
20	—	1,066	42.00–65.00	52.62
68	—	1,240	66.00–78.00	71.64
10	—	990	24.00–59.00	49.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	978	32.00–63.00	48.47
8	—	982	20.00–49.00	39.66
16	—	1,126	61.00–76.50	67.78
33	—	1,034	42.00–70.00	55.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,463	69.00–88.00	74.76
35	—	1,386	63.00–75.00	70.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,322	50.00–83.00	67.19
14	—	1,790	93.50–116.00	103.52
26	—	1,564	80.00–98.00	88.96

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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