Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 263 priced lines covering 3,663 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,343 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 707 head. replacement cattle receipts at 173 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,343Last week 3,819Year ago 8,918

Slaughter CattleReceipts 707Last week 757Year ago 1,176

Replacement CattleReceipts 173Last week 331Year ago 272

Compared to last report: Feeder cattle under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested. 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 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	162.00	162.00
3	—	563	162.00–164.00	163.34
1	—	415	152.00	152.00
1	—	340	180.00	180.00
1	—	390	182.50	182.50
2	—	470	162.00–165.00	163.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	159.00–165.00	161.52
5	—	476	170.00–187.50	182.55
2	—	385	190.00–192.00	190.99
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
1	—	705	157.00	157.00
1	—	435	170.00	170.00
3	—	505	165.00–177.50	173.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	202.50	202.50
15	—	623	177.50–183.50	181.15
9	—	744	151.00–172.50	153.36
4	—	758	156.00–160.00	158.01
30	—	382	197.00–250.00	236.37
20	—	525	195.00–206.00	202.28
16	—	660	171.00–178.00	175.18
41	—	480	192.50–210.00	207.12
59	—	428	193.00–240.00	223.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	300	233.00	233.00
29	—	380	227.00	227.00
5	—	597	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	154.00	154.00
1	—	435	191.00	191.00
8	—	350	234.00	234.00
1	—	470	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	327	180.00–237.50	214.70
124	—	470	172.50–225.00	199.49
2	—	270	215.00	215.00
31	—	664	150.00–177.50	162.18
94	—	377	185.00–240.00	212.50
8	—	764	142.50–163.00	154.75
79	—	633	152.00–184.00	171.96
1	—	980	116.00	116.00
6	—	812	110.00–141.00	129.19
23	—	714	131.00–162.00	153.13
1	—	870	140.00	140.00
129	—	424	183.00–222.50	205.92
96	—	521	159.00–204.00	186.43
90	—	576	150.00–199.00	176.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	161.00–166.00	163.51
5	—	621	156.00–160.00	158.36
5	—	791	135.00	135.00
3	—	427	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	327	162.50–197.00	179.27
1	—	275	180.00	180.00
44	—	473	150.00–192.50	172.59
12	—	619	134.00–160.00	144.84
47	—	426	145.00–192.50	173.97
31	—	526	150.00–174.00	163.44
4	—	712	130.00–140.00	136.28
4	—	781	130.00–146.00	138.19
22	—	566	125.00–170.00	155.67
4	—	683	148.00–154.00	150.95
39	—	370	158.00–201.00	179.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	642	95.00–130.00	118.36
10	—	420	105.00–167.00	145.71
9	—	366	122.00–166.00	146.99
2	—	783	121.00–125.00	122.99
14	—	479	110.00–163.00	143.44
4	—	566	127.50–164.00	143.75
6	—	322	147.00–165.00	155.17
2	—	725	102.50–112.50	107.43
10	—	529	112.50–160.00	133.96
4	—	668	122.00–153.00	133.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	155.00	155.00
4	—	640	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	139.00	139.00
2	—	835	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	155.00	155.00
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
2	—	505	166.00–172.00	168.97
1	—	495	169.00	169.00
5	—	573	155.00–175.00	161.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	607	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	117.50	117.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	145.00	145.00
28	—	633	185.00–193.00	192.07
48	—	465	227.00–260.00	243.94
32	—	556	207.50–235.00	222.50
13	—	411	227.50–250.00	243.94
7	—	539	201.00–225.00	217.96
10	—	665	191.00–197.50	191.65
4	—	834	160.00	160.00
22	—	870	160.00–162.00	160.18
12	—	314	232.50–275.00	266.28
11	—	768	165.00–171.00	169.92
33	—	383	242.50–270.00	261.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	230.00	230.00
1	—	565	174.00	174.00
1	—	620	191.00	191.00
1	—	660	170.00	170.00
2	—	515	180.00–190.00	184.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	155.00–156.00	155.50
27	—	714	130.00–186.00	176.73
97	—	519	187.00–245.00	228.30
64	—	378	220.00–262.50	244.27
73	—	426	205.00–265.00	237.11
7	—	816	160.00–172.50	165.07
120	—	571	177.00–230.00	212.24
68	—	470	192.50–252.50	232.18
73	—	324	217.00–275.00	248.30
38	—	673	155.00–206.00	188.54
6	—	770	150.00–182.00	170.97
32	—	626	175.00–210.00	201.83
4	—	277	250.00–265.00	261.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	423	127.00–187.50	153.22
4	—	518	110.00–155.00	140.48
3	—	635	125.00–155.00	144.01
12	—	470	121.00–189.00	159.87
4	—	384	120.00–167.50	150.46
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
5	—	568	146.00–170.00	152.60
1	—	335	152.50	152.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	125.00	125.00
2	—	620	90.00–92.50	91.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	634	140.00–181.00	163.09
15	—	569	140.00–186.00	167.50
38	—	480	175.00–225.00	194.84
30	—	525	170.00–223.00	189.87
2	—	975	128.00	128.00
3	—	779	160.00–170.00	163.38
7	—	865	135.00–150.00	142.96
24	—	332	185.00–230.00	210.58
32	—	377	172.50–231.00	209.67
5	—	665	145.00–179.00	160.33
40	—	424	185.00–239.00	202.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	529	189.50	189.50
13	—	648	201.00	201.00
3	—	705	166.00	166.00
25	—	323	250.00	250.00
2	—	597	178.00	178.00
7	—	842	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	182.50–191.00	184.97
2	—	388	210.00–217.00	213.48
1	—	785	165.00	165.00
2	—	625	168.00–184.00	176.13
1	—	420	215.00	215.00
1	—	345	212.50	212.50
3	—	515	170.00–185.00	175.68
1	—	475	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	186.00	186.00
2	—	408	195.00–207.00	201.11
8	—	268	231.00	231.00
4	—	303	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	493	225.00	225.00
22	—	437	230.00–250.00	240.60
3	—	1,047	135.00	135.00
4	—	599	191.00	191.00
6	—	690	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	410	180.00–218.00	199.79
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	235.00	235.00
1	—	580	180.00	180.00
6	—	527	180.00–192.50	185.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	403	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	190.00–215.00	202.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	425	185.00–250.00	235.33
37	—	376	226.00–260.00	237.22
13	—	710	140.00–176.00	160.35
29	—	622	162.00–205.00	179.58
1	—	1,050	110.00	110.00
6	—	812	121.00–144.00	133.93
33	—	672	156.00–184.00	172.06
16	—	330	226.00–255.00	237.03
8	—	282	190.00–270.00	247.38
14	—	765	130.00–165.00	152.99
74	—	523	166.00–230.00	208.72
57	—	476	190.00–237.50	214.77
4	—	869	125.00–136.00	130.64
40	—	569	174.00–215.00	191.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	150.00	150.00
3	—	517	115.00–179.00	146.63
1	—	985	90.00	90.00
2	—	635	138.00–145.00	141.47
1	—	765	117.50	117.50
2	—	463	132.00–150.00	141.15
1	—	570	122.00	122.00
1	—	1,050	71.00	71.00
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
3	—	365	133.00–225.00	162.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	159.00	159.00
15	—	421	197.50–220.00	212.57
9	—	571	165.00–189.00	179.78
1	—	815	100.00	100.00
12	—	521	164.00–215.00	184.58
2	—	665	145.00–168.00	156.24
9	—	334	145.00–233.00	199.47
17	—	483	153.00–208.00	184.19
10	—	622	135.00–195.00	165.32
2	—	773	127.50–131.00	129.24
1	—	290	180.00	180.00
9	—	371	174.00–239.00	211.72
1	—	245	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	556	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	52.50	52.50
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	50.00	50.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	440.00	440.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,140	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,312.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,176	1,525.00–2,025.00	1,752.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,358	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,047.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,193	790.00–1,475.00	1,170.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,201	910.00–1,500.00	1,227.78
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	620	370.00	370.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	740.00	740.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	902	88.00–114.00	96.11
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	82.50–90.00	86.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	802	69.00–89.00	79.56
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	517	49.00–75.00	66.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	515	60.00	60.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	101.00–111.00	105.50
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	942	875.00–1,285.00	1,155.58
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	853	1,200.00	1,200.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	675	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	910	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,108.63
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	121.00	121.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,120.00	1,120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	95.00–100.00	97.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,059	850.00–975.00	934.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,201	985.00–1,300.00	1,229.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	883	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,118.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,047	925.00–1,325.00	1,095.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	98.00	98.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	783	1,000.00–1,310.00	1,225.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	1,050.00–1,400.00	1,237.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,105	875.00–1,925.00	1,249.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,116	825.00–1,400.00	1,100.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	83.00–89.00	86.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,283	85.00–97.00	92.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	100.00	100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,287	95.00–99.00	97.82
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	97.00	97.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,770	104.00–123.00	116.14
22	—	1,347	72.00–108.00	91.28
34	—	1,539	90.00–117.00	105.31
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	85.00	85.00
4	—	759	47.00–61.00	53.17
7	—	794	66.00–76.00	71.23
4	—	778	38.00–51.00	43.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	913	45.00–83.00	64.64
29	—	1,045	82.00–98.00	90.31
14	—	965	40.00–78.00	54.33
44	—	1,003	68.00–97.00	81.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,063	62.00–90.00	79.93
91	—	1,163	75.00–101.00	88.76
13	—	952	41.00–83.00	73.51
66	—	1,190	80.00–106.00	94.98
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	57.00	57.00
1	—	790	42.00	42.00
1	—	845	71.00	71.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,398	80.00–97.00	92.19
20	—	1,458	93.00–109.00	98.31

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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