Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 154 priced lines covering 1,465 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,532 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 199 head. replacement cattle receipts at 36 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,532Last week 3,579Year ago 3,738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 857Year ago 575

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 266Year ago 319

Compared to last report: Market trend not applicable due to winter storm put a damper on livestock movement which lightened receipts in most areas.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	150.00–156.00	153.02
3	—	720	153.00–160.00	156.36
3	—	862	160.00–163.00	160.99
14	—	382	181.00–214.00	199.52
11	—	518	175.00–200.00	183.16
17	—	421	181.00–203.00	194.83
15	—	583	170.00–183.00	180.35
10	—	617	165.00–175.00	171.78
21	—	680	162.00–176.00	170.68
1	—	755	161.00	161.00
18	—	328	195.00–242.50	220.17
29	—	474	182.50–215.00	191.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	567	178.00–179.00	178.69
8	—	444	198.00	198.00
19	—	530	170.00–188.00	185.15
22	—	471	177.00–190.00	180.96
6	—	750	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	165.00	165.00
6	—	377	155.00–175.00	169.17
1	—	670	160.00	160.00
6	—	508	150.00–175.00	160.08
3	—	417	155.00–170.00	161.70
2	—	623	148.00–161.00	154.47
3	—	587	145.00–160.00	154.68
1	—	700	153.00	153.00
3	—	458	157.00–172.50	163.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	132.50	132.50
1	—	305	137.50	137.50
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	166.00	166.00
1	—	390	180.00	180.00
2	—	470	164.00–175.00	169.56
1	—	585	160.00	160.00
9	—	512	173.00–182.00	174.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	243.00	243.00
13	—	752	158.00–168.00	165.07
78	—	577	184.00–198.00	190.57
33	—	516	193.00–210.00	198.07
19	—	409	207.50–255.00	220.18
22	—	377	210.00–225.00	217.09
10	—	713	164.00–171.00	168.35
28	—	664	167.00–184.00	172.81
105	—	480	189.00–223.00	215.24
15	—	618	178.00–191.00	185.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	552	166.00–170.00	168.40
20	—	630	155.00–157.00	156.12
13	—	512	168.00–172.00	170.44
19	—	490	167.00–169.00	167.40
1	—	430	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	520	165.00–183.00	176.23
41	—	675	154.00–162.00	158.07
17	—	614	162.00–177.50	165.93
41	—	415	170.00–195.00	185.97
19	—	578	166.00–173.00	169.19
10	—	704	168.00–174.00	172.79
98	—	489	170.00–190.50	180.26
2	—	390	189.00	189.00
2	—	755	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	433	155.00–169.00	157.43
3	—	582	153.00–158.00	156.31
1	—	475	156.00	156.00
16	—	523	156.00–159.00	156.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	173.00–197.50	183.57
26	—	573	150.00–175.00	160.96
21	—	467	158.00–188.00	177.88
5	—	718	143.00–162.50	149.74
2	—	820	134.00	134.00
2	—	293	171.00	171.00
7	—	614	151.00–172.50	158.28
16	—	322	185.00–217.50	199.05
4	—	670	145.00–160.00	153.71
21	—	520	153.00–182.50	170.48
1	—	795	155.00	155.00
28	—	429	155.00–183.00	175.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	773	120.00	120.00
2	—	523	138.00–157.50	147.98
5	—	334	150.00–171.00	160.74
7	—	715	130.00–140.00	134.17
4	—	674	140.00–142.50	141.12
11	—	418	144.00–160.00	152.28
10	—	469	133.00–162.50	149.46
7	—	373	145.00–177.50	155.45
5	—	614	131.00–149.00	138.51
4	—	569	135.00–144.00	139.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	306	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
2	—	530	92.50–120.00	106.12
3	—	425	100.00–120.00	113.41
1	—	685	108.00	108.00
2	—	480	120.00–124.00	122.06
3	—	340	80.00–127.50	103.93
2	—	380	100.00–125.00	112.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	150.00	150.00
1	—	325	160.00	160.00
8	—	691	137.00–140.00	137.36
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	155.00	155.00
1	—	545	157.00	157.00
1	—	425	187.00	187.00
1	—	455	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	135.00–142.00	138.47
6	—	522	155.00–177.50	163.33
8	—	613	145.00–173.00	155.96
3	—	377	190.00–216.00	206.49
4	—	570	150.00–187.50	163.51
1	—	1,065	120.00	120.00
2	—	723	144.00–145.00	144.49
8	—	437	170.00–197.50	183.84
7	—	489	182.00–190.00	188.84
19	—	673	140.00–161.00	156.96
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	159.00	159.00
6	—	628	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	546	164.00	164.00
10	—	487	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	568	144.00–155.00	146.13
6	—	514	140.00–160.00	149.10
2	—	620	130.00–148.00	139.00
1	—	670	147.00	147.00
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	117.50	117.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,002	55.00–68.00	60.99
2	—	915	40.00–54.00	47.00
23	—	1,150	65.00–75.00	72.48
11	—	1,207	76.00–81.00	78.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	61.00	61.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	968	57.00–75.00	65.78
2	—	1,093	80.00–81.00	80.52
1	—	920	23.00	23.00
1	—	745	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	64.00	64.00
1	—	780	52.00	52.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	62.00	62.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,364	67.00–89.00	78.65
6	—	1,911	102.00–116.00	110.23
3	—	1,553	88.00–105.00	95.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	102.00–117.50	109.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	678	61.00–83.00	75.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	730	72.00–115.00	96.09
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	545	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,022	920.00–1,100.00	990.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	942	850.00–1,050.00	961.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	89.00	89.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	960.00	960.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,043	810.00–825.00	816.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,059	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,090.20
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	753	375.00–700.00	544.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	475.00	475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,221	1,050.00–1,225.00	1,121.23

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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