Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 257 priced lines covering 3,223 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,627 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 686 head. replacement cattle receipts at 222 head. Counted as USDA files them — 27 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,627Last week 4,343Year ago 4,566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 686Last week 707Year ago 883

Replacement CattleReceipts 222Last week 173Year ago 569

Compared to last report: Steers mostly sold steady to 3.00 higher, instances 3.00-6.00 higher on offerings under 500 lbs. Heifers mostly sold steady to 2.00 higher, instances 2.00-5.00 higher on 5 weight offerings. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Rains again this week throughout the state slowed livestock movements which lightened receipts in areas. Demand good for mostly all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	130.00	130.00
6	—	730	135.00–145.00	139.81
42	—	325	155.00–217.00	180.82
1	—	870	125.00	125.00
31	—	371	155.00–205.00	181.33
24	—	520	158.00–184.00	171.15
5	—	776	124.00–148.00	138.97
48	—	475	135.00–188.00	174.98
37	—	426	155.00–215.00	181.02
10	—	667	138.00–157.50	149.96
9	—	622	137.50–164.00	149.92
25	—	571	140.00–172.50	158.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	145.00–182.00	158.91
6	—	472	120.00–152.00	138.94
1	—	670	100.00	100.00
7	—	511	109.00–155.00	136.20
5	—	317	140.00–170.00	151.89
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
4	—	561	100.00–145.00	121.47
4	—	638	125.00–137.50	132.12
8	—	371	110.00–167.50	143.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	169.00	169.00
1	—	510	172.00	172.00
3	—	830	142.00	142.00
4	—	431	186.00–187.00	186.51
3	—	470	160.00–182.50	170.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	680	167.50–174.00	172.12
8	—	424	202.50	202.50
14	—	523	180.00–190.00	184.13
6	—	476	205.00	205.00
10	—	581	173.00–175.00	173.78
7	—	393	200.00	200.00
3	—	610	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	198.00	198.00
3	—	392	174.00–194.00	180.46
3	—	477	194.00	194.00
1	—	400	192.00	192.00
2	—	295	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	185.00	185.00
2	—	610	172.00	172.00
11	—	431	190.00–193.00	191.42
9	—	569	165.00–170.00	167.75
17	—	538	160.00–191.00	179.19
6	—	458	190.00–198.00	193.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	573	172.00–201.00	181.93
9	—	319	208.00–230.00	220.59
21	—	523	190.00–229.00	197.78
8	—	723	163.00–172.50	167.96
8	—	388	208.00–214.00	210.26
26	—	613	172.00–189.00	179.87
24	—	474	190.00–220.00	197.62
6	—	653	191.00	191.00
13	—	425	195.00–222.50	212.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	140.00–160.00	153.26
101	—	477	170.00–216.00	200.68
94	—	376	180.00–232.50	209.87
67	—	571	158.00–200.00	180.90
3	—	216	216.00	216.00
71	—	524	159.00–214.00	190.75
34	—	622	156.00–183.00	170.82
7	—	727	125.00–162.50	151.39
20	—	660	149.00–182.50	163.75
43	—	328	182.50–234.00	214.72
1	—	885	131.00	131.00
121	—	421	181.00–230.00	208.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	210.00	210.00
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
1	—	615	183.00	183.00
1	—	740	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	188.00	188.00
4	—	534	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	626	167.00–175.00	170.95
2	—	765	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	146.00	146.00
1	—	335	236.00	236.00
4	—	1,104	131.00	131.00
2	—	823	138.00–161.00	149.26
3	—	437	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	452	248.00	248.00
3	—	565	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	164.00	164.00
49	—	526	217.00–245.00	227.33
4	—	333	285.00–288.00	286.53
17	—	578	215.00–222.50	217.39
10	—	661	187.00–195.00	192.86
2	—	460	237.50	237.50
3	—	373	224.00	224.00
2	—	860	151.00	151.00
7	—	430	234.00–236.00	234.28
12	—	620	193.00–215.00	200.27
8	—	708	181.00–187.50	184.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	150.00–235.00	190.93
1	—	535	120.00	120.00
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
1	—	415	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,130	110.00	110.00
49	—	620	178.00–220.00	204.73
80	—	466	210.00–270.00	235.38
65	—	372	217.50–280.00	249.95
92	—	426	205.00–268.00	243.23
5	—	820	165.00–185.00	171.02
70	—	518	191.00–248.00	221.94
26	—	676	166.00–200.00	182.24
2	—	1,210	115.00	115.00
7	—	779	157.00–179.00	165.85
3	—	867	150.00–165.00	154.99
39	—	325	220.00–280.00	249.82
79	—	570	178.00–255.00	211.41
4	—	924	141.00–176.00	158.14
11	—	716	169.00–190.00	180.34
1	—	980	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	127.00–182.00	152.99
4	—	621	132.00–165.00	149.97
10	—	420	147.00–178.00	162.01
11	—	372	162.50–230.00	182.42
1	—	650	132.50	132.50
15	—	463	114.00–200.00	154.55
13	—	320	140.00–195.00	166.17
1	—	555	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	440	235.00–265.00	260.81
3	—	605	172.50	172.50
9	—	476	230.00–260.00	247.24
7	—	565	215.00–223.00	219.64
3	—	527	213.00	213.00
4	—	384	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	670	185.00	185.00
1	—	390	206.00	206.00
2	—	518	226.00	226.00
7	—	590	186.00–192.50	187.79
2	—	630	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	629	205.00–210.00	206.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	223.00	223.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	615	163.00–197.50	183.83
20	—	523	170.00–222.00	189.08
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
1	—	850	145.00	145.00
9	—	563	162.00–210.00	188.79
2	—	960	141.00	141.00
27	—	321	180.00–241.00	209.41
51	—	423	172.50–246.00	210.18
35	—	374	177.50–245.00	216.82
44	—	479	172.50–230.00	206.27
8	—	673	167.00–180.00	176.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	200.00	200.00
4	—	471	217.00	217.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	50.00	50.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	185.00–237.00	217.80
3	—	310	213.00	213.00
1	—	590	180.00	180.00
2	—	460	200.00	200.00
1	—	720	153.00	153.00
9	—	370	215.00–228.00	217.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	232.00	232.00
2	—	357	216.00	216.00
1	—	800	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	582	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	426	204.00–265.00	231.52
16	—	722	145.00–182.00	168.00
24	—	618	158.00–227.50	180.89
59	—	471	189.00–245.00	216.69
25	—	577	172.50–212.00	190.77
15	—	332	215.00–280.00	243.88
1	—	1,035	100.00	100.00
49	—	521	160.00–245.00	214.26
3	—	867	145.00–151.00	148.36
2	—	758	150.00	150.00
13	—	679	140.00–175.00	163.66
4	—	819	134.00–140.00	137.76
22	—	377	215.00–255.00	235.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	139.00–141.00	140.35
16	—	322	141.00–240.00	199.36
1	—	840	127.00	127.00
13	—	521	160.00–187.00	177.80
3	—	797	135.00–136.00	135.67
5	—	687	132.50–188.00	168.47
14	—	425	171.00–227.00	193.64
6	—	613	150.00–173.00	161.58
24	—	478	150.00–220.00	184.60
10	—	577	150.00–187.50	162.54
1	—	940	91.00	91.00
12	—	371	180.00–215.00	202.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	491	120.00–131.00	121.29
2	—	328	145.00–170.00	157.60
2	—	378	160.00–165.00	162.48
4	—	405	130.00–155.00	143.48
1	—	575	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	171.00	171.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,502	118.00–135.00	125.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,232	1,375.00–2,200.00	1,915.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,550	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,430.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	984	1,150.00–2,300.00	1,711.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,499	1,800.00–2,325.00	2,202.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,099	900.00–1,400.00	1,217.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,324	1,625.00	1,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	119.00	119.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	785	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	887	85.00–100.00	91.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	88.00–101.00	94.18
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	116.00	116.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	82.50	82.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,450.00	1,450.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,275.00	1,275.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	925	1,150.00–1,275.00	1,217.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	790	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,117	74.00–116.00	98.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,132	975.00–1,400.00	1,184.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,020	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,181.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	925.00–1,150.00	1,046.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,315	89.00	89.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,164	1,100.00–1,675.00	1,384.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,087	950.00–1,400.00	1,061.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	963	800.00–950.00	871.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	99.00	99.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	21	—	885	625.00–1,335.00	1,026.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,051	875.00–1,600.00	1,130.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	995	850.00–1,600.00	1,253.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	1,075.00–1,450.00	1,298.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,346	95.00–105.00	100.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,085	1,100.00–1,650.00	1,340.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,225	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,475.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	106.00	106.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	87.00–97.00	92.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,328	93.00–94.00	93.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	119.00	119.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	823	600.00–900.00	767.78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,447	90.00–117.00	104.78
19	—	1,320	75.00–105.00	93.89
29	—	1,733	112.00–130.00	118.96
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	61.00	61.00
3	—	802	44.00–49.00	45.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	50.00	50.00
2	—	750	60.00–72.00	66.32
1	—	770	41.00	41.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	88.00	88.00
28	—	1,432	91.50–108.00	102.28
27	—	1,282	85.00–103.00	94.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,028	65.00–94.00	81.03
58	—	1,214	85.00–109.00	97.18
10	—	1,019	54.00–77.00	64.14
82	—	1,152	80.00–104.00	88.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,055	79.00–92.00	87.87
4	—	834	25.00–61.00	50.21
29	—	911	40.00–84.00	66.40
61	—	1,012	68.00–96.00	81.95

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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