Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 315 priced lines covering 6,330 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,084 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,627 head. replacement cattle receipts at 739 head. Counted as USDA files them — 237 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,084Last week 6,024Year ago 3,730

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,627Last week 1,319Year ago 783

Replacement CattleReceipts 739Last week 337Year ago 303

Compared to last report: Steers under 450 lbs mostly sold 2.00 higher; 450-600 lb offerings range from 5.00 lower to 20.00 higher, settling at mostly steady to 6.00 lower; offerings over 600 lbs sold mostly steady with limited comparable sales. Heifers mostly sold steady to 4.00 lower, instances 2.00-5.00 higher on 450-500 lb offerings. Feeder cattle showing wide price spreads this week mostly dependent on animals flesh condition plus type and kind. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-6.00 lower on Boners and steady to 2.00 lower on Lean cows. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	188.00	188.00
2	—	435	240.00–245.00	242.47
1	—	505	220.00	220.00
10	—	752	180.00	180.00
3	—	632	185.00–200.00	190.03
29	—	688	186.00–190.00	188.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	190.00–230.00	210.00
1	—	570	204.00	204.00
4	—	367	220.00–235.00	230.97
7	—	314	200.00–233.00	223.04
3	—	428	195.00–217.00	208.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	200.00–207.00	203.47
1	—	360	245.00	245.00
2	—	470	235.00–247.50	240.98
3	—	342	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	213.00	213.00
4	—	625	173.00	173.00
2	—	500	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	215.00	215.00
16	—	617	175.00–214.00	196.35
20	—	514	204.00–228.50	220.54
3	—	362	240.00	240.00
6	—	675	172.50–175.00	173.51
1	—	330	240.00	240.00
12	—	724	171.00–190.00	180.45
7	—	424	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	280	285.00	285.00
5	—	368	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
183	—	370	200.00–267.00	229.36
16	—	714	157.50–182.50	168.40
2	—	905	140.00–152.50	146.25
13	—	828	140.00–175.00	151.91
148	—	324	200.00–257.00	228.94
13	—	769	150.00–175.00	164.20
269	—	469	190.00–233.00	219.80
56	—	663	157.00–187.50	177.49
68	—	619	161.00–206.00	186.01
125	—	571	172.00–214.00	194.16
8	—	876	144.00–165.00	152.91
193	—	522	185.00–223.00	205.81
228	—	427	200.00–242.00	220.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	525	148.00–197.50	184.77
72	—	428	175.00–221.00	197.41
9	—	714	135.00–167.50	147.77
1	—	295	202.00	202.00
1	—	830	132.00	132.00
46	—	569	150.00–190.00	172.24
69	—	372	180.00–227.00	203.89
18	—	678	150.00–175.00	163.46
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
24	—	624	157.50–192.50	167.98
63	—	475	175.00–222.00	190.34
6	—	782	127.50–162.00	137.25
41	—	326	170.00–225.00	199.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	599	200.00	200.00
2	—	650	176.00	176.00
13	—	372	211.00–223.00	219.45
20	—	539	195.00–206.00	198.39
4	—	479	201.00	201.00
22	—	420	210.00–225.00	220.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	366	150.00–192.00	176.14
17	—	580	124.00–160.00	151.78
15	—	529	135.00–167.50	154.78
18	—	469	150.00–180.00	162.63
6	—	617	125.00–157.50	145.71
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
12	—	324	153.00–192.50	172.97
11	—	422	155.00–180.00	166.39
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	180.00–196.00	192.79
1	—	780	171.00	171.00
2	—	712	180.00	180.00
5	—	579	215.00	215.00
5	—	687	193.00	193.00
9	—	802	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	688	180.00–181.50	181.20
7	—	542	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	157.50–168.00	162.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	170.00	170.00
1	—	455	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	125.00	125.00
1	—	730	150.00	150.00
5	—	413	220.00–226.00	221.28
1	—	565	172.50	172.50
2	—	665	177.00	177.00
14	—	475	157.50–213.00	192.95
3	—	340	221.00–225.00	223.67
5	—	540	180.00–196.00	186.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
2	—	415	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	222.50–237.50	230.29
5	—	515	185.00–235.00	223.13
7	—	429	225.00–264.00	256.78
1	—	575	217.00	217.00
4	—	494	190.00–243.00	229.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	362	170.00–205.00	190.23
2	—	670	167.50–172.50	169.93
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
16	—	419	150.00–212.50	184.74
1	—	580	179.00	179.00
2	—	523	160.00–192.00	176.08
6	—	322	155.00–197.50	182.01
8	—	486	135.00–200.00	172.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
167	—	471	210.00–281.00	243.90
14	—	730	175.00–200.00	190.56
142	—	522	195.00–282.00	239.82
3	—	863	147.00–189.00	171.74
2	—	930	156.00–165.00	160.50
5	—	274	250.00–270.00	262.81
43	—	672	182.00–220.00	200.36
1	—	960	153.00	153.00
137	—	421	205.00–300.00	256.77
49	—	616	190.00–231.00	217.46
1	—	1,060	155.00	155.00
134	—	325	245.00–325.00	286.22
2	—	1,163	110.00–128.00	119.06
141	—	376	225.00–311.00	269.35
8	—	821	168.00–205.00	180.32
91	—	571	190.00–245.00	223.42
83	—	773	175.00–214.00	211.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	571	197.50	197.50
2	—	437	220.00	220.00
1	—	633	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	222.50	222.50
12	—	433	247.50–285.00	270.40
4	—	343	301.00	301.00
8	—	671	204.00–217.50	212.08
3	—	522	227.00–231.00	229.61
4	—	751	188.00	188.00
3	—	478	230.00–237.50	234.91
11	—	623	202.50–230.00	219.64
6	—	706	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	395	285.00	285.00
4	—	286	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	233.00	233.00
3	—	487	202.50–245.00	230.59
4	—	516	211.00–228.00	215.45
2	—	310	220.00–232.50	226.05
12	—	371	225.00–255.00	232.65
1	—	615	190.00	190.00
1	—	590	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	270.00–280.00	274.09
1	—	520	252.00	252.00
3	—	325	282.50–295.00	287.36
2	—	475	260.00–261.00	260.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	464	236.00–260.00	251.14
7	—	623	218.00	218.00
6	—	651	205.00	205.00
9	—	577	188.00–225.00	203.67
17	—	524	230.00–242.00	236.53
16	—	839	199.00	199.00
20	—	427	215.00–259.00	251.99
15	—	387	230.00–273.00	254.16
69	—	776	205.50	205.50
132	—	721	207.00–215.00	214.09
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	163.00	163.00
11	—	617	170.00–195.00	182.95
10	—	709	160.00–201.00	175.20
13	—	677	170.00–190.00	183.05
31	—	325	200.00–260.00	229.37
2	—	760	155.00–185.00	169.90
2	—	930	130.00–145.00	137.50
27	—	574	174.00–220.00	194.41
2	—	1,033	110.00	110.00
59	—	424	175.00–250.00	223.88
49	—	477	185.00–250.00	219.67
29	—	526	185.00–237.00	209.60
1	—	295	235.00	235.00
1	—	885	141.00	141.00
57	—	376	190.00–270.00	236.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	195.00	195.00
1	—	315	240.00	240.00
1	—	455	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	820	142.00–190.00	161.32
11	—	725	150.00–198.00	173.50
40	—	619	180.00–219.00	200.60
4	—	915	119.00–140.00	132.93
1	—	995	140.00	140.00
2	—	858	149.00–167.50	158.22
82	—	375	210.00–307.00	266.17
107	—	473	198.00–259.00	231.44
1	—	1,030	120.00	120.00
44	—	322	230.00–314.00	274.02
74	—	573	180.00–227.00	207.69
3	—	288	240.00–255.00	249.38
8	—	771	155.00–179.00	167.79
101	—	523	192.50–240.00	220.33
1	—	230	230.00	230.00
93	—	422	200.00–285.00	239.87
20	—	673	167.50–197.50	183.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	825	130.00–160.00	142.62
4	—	870	105.00–134.00	120.19
9	—	627	142.50–185.00	165.65
24	—	469	185.00–225.00	210.76
11	—	670	141.00–190.00	174.48
1	—	1,005	110.00	110.00
1	—	910	145.00	145.00
2	—	765	132.50–140.00	136.18
41	—	523	172.50–224.00	197.23
40	—	373	185.00–250.00	222.98
65	—	423	180.00–243.00	220.84
4	—	729	142.00–157.50	149.22
22	—	574	172.50–197.50	184.82
16	—	328	210.00–251.00	229.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	187.00–205.00	196.04
1	—	420	175.00	175.00
8	—	526	180.00–220.00	199.82
2	—	480	187.00–210.00	198.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	428	171.00–205.00	192.91
5	—	573	150.00–170.00	158.05
1	—	785	120.00	120.00
7	—	468	170.00–195.00	181.34
8	—	523	150.00–180.00	172.86
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
1	—	655	167.50	167.50
6	—	367	180.00–201.00	189.95
1	—	345	190.00	190.00
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	185.00	185.00
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
1	—	615	175.00	175.00

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	1	—	745	119.00	119.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,019	1,000.00–1,240.00	1,173.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	847	83.00–120.00	100.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	874	50.00–93.00	80.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	94.00–105.00	99.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	615	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,426.22
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	880.00	880.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	894	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,254.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	840	975.00–1,200.00	1,027.50
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	888	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	772	775.00–800.00	795.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	97.00	97.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	939	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,073.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	810	850.00–1,000.00	935.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,008	900.00–1,110.00	1,005.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	985	850.00–1,175.00	1,007.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	114.00	114.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,095	75.00–115.00	90.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,000	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,028	800.00–1,125.00	1,026.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	44	—	1,087	875.00–1,550.00	1,202.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	126.00	126.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,100	650.00–1,425.00	1,134.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,016	700.00–1,650.00	1,166.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	29	—	967	975.00–1,575.00	1,247.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	89.00	89.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	994	510.00–1,675.00	1,453.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,127	78.00–107.00	95.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,015	1,075.00–1,175.00	1,090.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	74.00	74.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	81.00	81.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,098	900.00–1,500.00	1,214.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,104	995.00–1,550.00	1,199.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	973	84.00–116.00	95.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	695	37.00	37.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	915	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	720	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,065	900.00–1,550.00	1,311.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,448	1,400.00–2,050.00	1,644.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,094	910.00–1,775.00	1,495.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,001	1,150.00–2,125.00	1,656.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,472	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,637.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	96	—	1,140	1,000.00–1,900.00	1,480.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,155	900.00–1,550.00	1,173.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,560.00	1,560.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,161	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,341.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,033	1,175.00–1,450.00	1,308.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	625	420.00	420.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,360.00	1,360.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	1,175.00–1,385.00	1,278.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	980	1,135.00–1,200.00	1,162.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	971	1,050.00–1,460.00	1,257.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	700.00	700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,224	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,684.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,543	3,300.00–3,800.00	3,466.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,277	80.00–109.00	94.00
57	—	1,481	90.00–118.00	106.27
39	—	1,712	107.00–129.00	118.45
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	840	56.00–80.00	70.12
2	—	688	40.00–42.00	40.96
3	—	735	50.00–63.00	54.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,074	70.00–89.00	83.51
60	—	1,200	87.00–112.00	95.66
4	—	919	60.00–76.00	70.41
186	—	1,162	80.00–97.00	90.14
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	60.00	60.00
1	—	820	64.00	64.00
1	—	720	70.00	70.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	905	42.00–78.00	59.55
25	—	1,060	77.00–102.00	86.68
120	—	1,005	65.00–90.00	81.16
58	—	939	40.00–82.00	68.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,333	91.00–100.00	95.88
25	—	1,424	83.00–102.00	91.49
1	—	1,195	80.00	80.00

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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