Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 239 priced lines covering 4,435 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,392 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 655 head. replacement cattle receipts at 282 head. Counted as USDA files them — 32 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,392Last week 2,532Year ago 7,402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 655Last week 199Year ago 639

Replacement CattleReceipts 282Last week 36Year ago 132

Weekly market trend not established due to sales closing last week because of winter weather and no trend from two weeks ago due to limited receipts. However, a higher undertone was noted on mostly all classes. Demand good for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	733	154.00–165.00	155.56
11	—	630	168.00	168.00
2	—	765	154.00	154.00
43	—	522	165.00–190.00	180.08
58	—	577	170.00–177.00	172.65
25	—	419	184.00–214.00	194.30
18	—	685	156.00–166.00	162.56
23	—	478	184.00–216.00	198.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	677	165.00–173.00	167.94
69	—	467	171.00–214.00	192.62
8	—	583	160.00–166.00	163.72
6	—	723	168.00	168.00
9	—	602	170.00	170.00
19	—	387	182.50–225.00	216.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	931	130.00	130.00
30	—	551	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	443	184.00	184.00
1	—	535	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	276	226.00	226.00
3	—	608	163.00	163.00
4	—	344	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
168	—	469	166.00–206.00	188.48
85	—	570	159.00–188.00	174.38
23	—	670	143.00–171.00	160.13
1	—	985	139.00	139.00
3	—	712	151.00–157.00	153.02
31	—	330	177.50–235.00	215.78
113	—	422	165.00–208.00	194.71
1	—	275	195.00	195.00
83	—	378	182.50–225.00	209.23
73	—	625	150.00–178.00	167.90
25	—	770	140.00–170.00	166.19
163	—	518	160.00–188.00	179.13
2	—	810	135.00–143.00	138.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	383	193.00–201.00	197.76
62	—	471	170.00–212.00	182.71
99	—	536	168.00–184.00	174.39
9	—	628	154.00–160.00	157.33
7	—	871	161.00	161.00
91	—	573	159.00–166.00	162.79
11	—	443	180.00	180.00
5	—	756	150.00	150.00
4	—	686	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
23	—	371	140.00–197.50	166.09
43	—	427	140.00–177.00	162.97
2	—	730	148.00–150.00	149.02
2	—	825	126.00–130.00	127.99
14	—	616	140.00–154.00	148.57
33	—	520	140.00–169.00	153.78
38	—	573	133.00–169.00	152.99
49	—	476	145.00–177.50	159.94
1	—	925	90.00	90.00
22	—	322	150.00–200.00	170.37
8	—	673	135.00–150.00	144.45
1	—	865	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	639	110.00–117.00	111.74
6	—	526	110.00–135.00	119.83
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
7	—	380	110.00–155.00	131.63
3	—	332	100.00–140.00	121.93
3	—	670	110.00–137.50	122.51
5	—	423	111.00–135.00	125.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	789	157.00	157.00
20	—	678	164.00–170.00	166.51
57	—	616	164.00–180.00	176.02
2	—	805	149.00	149.00
23	—	720	165.00–169.00	167.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	698	164.00	164.00
30	—	588	162.00–186.00	180.30
20	—	854	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	145.00–148.00	146.53
5	—	709	150.00	150.00
3	—	478	160.00–167.00	162.97
1	—	600	139.00	139.00
1	—	545	163.00	163.00
1	—	340	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	469	128.00–185.00	152.58
1	—	1,035	67.00	67.00
5	—	558	142.50–160.00	153.41
3	—	367	119.00–130.00	122.93
1	—	655	145.00	145.00
1	—	320	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	778	155.00–167.00	160.97
77	—	424	195.00–250.00	225.30
165	—	524	186.00–234.00	216.63
73	—	376	200.00–271.00	238.98
5	—	938	171.00	171.00
32	—	812	151.00–178.00	175.10
176	—	628	181.00–205.00	195.40
1	—	960	161.00	161.00
5	—	871	163.00–172.00	170.24
156	—	579	178.00–220.00	203.89
54	—	728	175.00–185.00	181.90
30	—	331	207.50–269.00	235.82
55	—	669	169.00–193.00	182.97
88	—	465	185.00–251.00	224.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	575	178.00–184.00	179.91
2	—	518	167.50–174.00	170.86
1	—	600	167.00	167.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	90.00	90.00
1	—	485	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	784	140.00–159.00	152.66
23	—	424	165.00–220.00	197.61
4	—	610	156.00–177.50	170.92
2	—	838	157.00–170.00	163.48
1	—	865	139.00	139.00
25	—	572	150.00–190.00	174.92
27	—	520	151.00–197.00	181.06
4	—	715	147.50–175.00	156.70
11	—	680	150.00–170.00	162.38
12	—	368	180.00–220.00	196.85
1	—	945	120.00	120.00
28	—	484	160.00–215.00	199.09
10	—	319	160.00–222.00	192.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	712	176.00–189.00	181.98
3	—	668	190.00–197.50	193.30
24	—	781	170.00–178.00	175.09
49	—	478	212.50–238.00	227.90
20	—	629	190.00–196.00	191.86
8	—	824	164.00–170.00	167.71
20	—	410	215.00–261.00	241.45
32	—	573	197.00–214.00	202.33
43	—	520	210.00–230.00	224.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	481	180.00	180.00
7	—	621	192.00	192.00
35	—	589	205.50	205.50
8	—	449	236.00	236.00
10	—	665	190.00	190.00
25	—	525	172.00–221.00	198.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	410	237.00–266.00	252.07
1	—	500	240.00	240.00
7	—	305	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	785	168.00–175.00	171.94
28	—	612	173.50–198.00	180.80
133	—	671	160.00–191.00	186.48
46	—	460	198.00–227.00	217.34
43	—	538	195.00–217.00	208.39
26	—	569	176.00–190.00	186.07
24	—	365	225.00–227.00	226.23
47	—	722	168.00–187.50	181.52
8	—	826	165.00	165.00
5	—	323	222.00–239.00	232.43
19	—	439	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	166.00	166.00
2	—	688	167.00	167.00
1	—	425	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	728	133.00–161.00	149.47
15	—	381	207.00–243.00	222.84
30	—	574	160.00–202.50	176.18
33	—	424	185.00–231.00	219.47
11	—	671	156.00–172.50	166.42
18	—	620	151.00–186.00	169.18
30	—	478	175.00–218.00	201.28
4	—	319	208.00–241.00	224.28
2	—	920	121.00–142.00	131.67
35	—	521	160.00–215.00	188.16
7	—	769	148.00–163.00	156.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	577	140.00–170.00	162.91
1	—	645	152.50	152.50
3	—	520	154.00–164.00	159.38
1	—	765	139.00	139.00
6	—	469	160.00–180.00	169.41
9	—	373	150.00–200.00	179.62
6	—	421	164.00–190.00	175.32
6	—	682	140.00–161.00	148.06
4	—	328	150.00–200.00	177.59
1	—	885	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	540	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	71.00	71.00
2	—	500	73.00	73.00
3	—	460	81.00	81.00
5	—	302	100.00	100.00
1	—	705	95.00	95.00
5	—	371	76.00	76.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	321	73.00	73.00

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	8	—	1,390	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,089.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,068	1,150.00–1,400.00	1,251.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	900.00–1,100.00	1,002.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,158	950.00–1,475.00	1,212.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,216	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,166.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,064.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	700.00–1,120.00	956.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,470	1,300.00–1,750.00	1,465.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	838	71.00–95.00	83.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	925	69.00–89.00	79.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	796	83.00–100.00	91.83
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	615	450.00–510.00	478.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	614	575.00–675.00	638.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	675	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	830	900.00–910.00	904.67
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	760	950.00	950.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	908	900.00–1,200.00	1,105.42
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,010	87.00–101.00	94.76
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,088	850.00–1,225.00	934.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	95.50	95.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	893	825.00–1,000.00	933.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	990	885.00–1,350.00	1,188.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	975.00–1,150.00	1,072.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,000	925.00–1,300.00	1,156.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,126	950.00–1,160.00	1,051.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,048	73.00–90.00	84.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	76.00	76.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,136	850.00–1,485.00	1,168.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,040	75.00–77.00	75.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	67.00	67.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	905	750.00–1,000.00	909.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,238	84.00–89.00	86.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,070.00	1,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,120	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	777	500.00–850.00	742.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	762	500.00–800.00	724.51
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,000.00	1,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,564	89.00–112.00	99.70
22	—	1,782	103.00–126.00	115.04
18	—	1,376	60.00–96.00	84.87
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	65.00	65.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	52.00	52.00
2	—	793	45.00–66.00	55.80
3	—	832	61.00–65.00	63.81
1	—	840	76.00	76.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,379	83.00–93.00	88.04
2	—	1,508	69.00–77.00	72.57
6	—	1,383	89.00–93.00	91.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,201	80.50–97.00	87.85
62	—	1,156	67.00–88.00	80.49
10	—	1,044	64.00–75.00	68.67
3	—	898	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	979	60.00–80.00	72.57
4	—	884	56.00–65.00	60.36
12	—	1,047	68.00–85.00	78.75
6	—	925	40.00–69.00	56.85

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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