Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 248 priced lines covering 4,372 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,723 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 884 head. replacement cattle receipts at 417 head. Counted as USDA files them — 115 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,723Last week 5,618Year ago 4,685

Slaughter CattleReceipts 884Last week 1,301Year ago 987

Replacement CattleReceipts 417Last week 566Year ago 383

Compared to last report: Feeder steers mostly sold 3.00-6.00 lower, except 5 weights sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,041	1,100.00–2,100.00	1,810.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,131	1,200.00–1,975.00	1,584.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,258	900.00–1,900.00	1,493.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,074	700.00–1,300.00	1,112.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,369	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,636.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,500	2,125.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	60	—	1,245	875.00–2,025.00	1,504.06
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,007	950.00–1,375.00	1,170.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,193	81.00–103.00	93.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,062	1,025.00–1,325.00	1,181.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	785.00–1,450.00	1,191.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	82.00	82.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,118	875.00–1,425.00	1,211.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,104	800.00–1,500.00	1,181.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	117.00	117.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	103.00	103.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,212	94.00–103.00	99.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,068	85.00–104.00	91.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,117	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,242.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,248	95.00	95.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	952	700.00–1,425.00	1,087.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	994	67.00–98.00	83.70
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	450.00	450.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,250.00	1,250.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	840	1,075.00–1,650.00	1,259.82
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,107	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,495	108.00–130.00	120.33
(<2 yrs)	N/A	10	—	1,282	1,000.00–3,050.00	2,200.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,133	1,350.00–1,950.00	1,712.28
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	104.00	104.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	665	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,275.00	1,275.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	828	85.00–90.00	87.36
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,282.46
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	853	82.00–110.00	92.17
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	870	125.00–135.00	132.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,054	79.00–93.00	86.09

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	672	155.00–189.00	172.93
5	—	876	142.50–153.00	147.25
112	—	578	180.00–225.00	198.98
79	—	329	200.00–258.00	232.53
10	—	717	140.00–177.50	162.10
229	—	476	190.00–238.00	219.35
6	—	827	150.00–155.00	154.17
153	—	376	205.00–257.00	230.27
1	—	1,030	135.00	135.00
35	—	617	160.00–205.00	183.55
2	—	930	126.00–144.00	134.85
219	—	522	190.00–226.00	213.76
9	—	767	145.00–180.00	166.04
214	—	426	202.50–249.00	230.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	203.00	203.00
7	—	346	220.00–240.00	231.41
17	—	473	185.00–213.00	208.84
47	—	518	200.00–214.00	210.89
9	—	743	159.00	159.00
5	—	662	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	215.00–222.50	217.12
2	—	803	168.00	168.00
3	—	655	180.00	180.00
6	—	709	186.00	186.00
6	—	636	180.00	180.00
4	—	593	205.00	205.00
10	—	517	212.50–215.00	213.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	425	210.00–230.00	217.29
8	—	496	205.00–207.50	205.94
12	—	585	180.00–205.00	192.82
2	—	363	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	481	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	522	175.00–208.00	191.56
66	—	373	175.00–220.00	206.88
21	—	620	141.00–195.00	171.30
42	—	470	170.00–200.00	192.97
31	—	319	185.00–229.00	209.02
7	—	728	152.50–170.00	160.71
49	—	421	180.00–224.00	199.64
3	—	828	120.00–135.00	125.01
3	—	958	130.00	130.00
34	—	574	160.00–187.50	174.46
8	—	761	125.00–162.50	147.65
7	—	683	150.00–176.00	162.35
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	165.00–175.00	172.62
11	—	469	127.50–180.00	158.55
7	—	423	120.00–187.50	164.76
21	—	530	130.00–175.00	144.63
12	—	571	135.00–170.00	147.89
13	—	371	130.00–192.50	170.82
5	—	638	115.00–155.00	133.53
1	—	705	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	198.00	198.00
1	—	730	178.00	178.00
2	—	758	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	130.00	130.00
6	—	410	222.00–225.00	223.47
16	—	477	200.00–213.00	210.28
12	—	515	150.00–210.00	193.29
1	—	665	162.50	162.50
2	—	605	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	679	174.00	174.00
5	—	897	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	220.00	220.00
1	—	315	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	615	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	187.50	187.50
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	327	170.00–231.00	202.12
5	—	408	162.50–180.00	173.89
9	—	522	167.50–200.00	179.51
11	—	473	140.00–210.00	182.65
3	—	575	160.00–177.50	171.07
7	—	375	155.00–205.00	180.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
100	—	566	215.00–262.00	240.43
2	—	833	176.00–181.00	178.52
3	—	778	175.00–191.00	185.08
1	—	945	162.50	162.50
164	—	473	215.00–275.00	255.08
8	—	716	187.00–197.00	192.40
2	—	870	179.00–182.50	180.76
42	—	623	200.00–246.00	213.98
6	—	682	181.00–210.00	189.38
84	—	423	215.00–282.00	252.13
1	—	960	155.00	155.00
37	—	335	220.00–295.00	249.52
143	—	530	210.00–274.00	248.21
78	—	377	222.50–296.00	259.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	178.00	178.00
4	—	355	259.00	259.00
6	—	605	201.00–214.00	211.82
2	—	432	232.00	232.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	55.00	55.00
1	—	710	85.00	85.00
6	—	619	55.00–90.00	71.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	205.00	205.00
2	—	588	187.50	187.50
2	—	723	177.50	177.50
2	—	545	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	565	235.00–244.00	240.37
23	—	456	261.00	261.00
69	—	776	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	565	237.00	237.00
5	—	409	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	578	224.00–236.00	227.58
26	—	522	237.50–239.00	238.32
23	—	699	206.00	206.00
11	—	613	215.00–219.00	217.57
11	—	364	210.00–250.00	235.28
48	—	474	239.00–263.00	250.74
21	—	436	259.00–270.00	263.38
18	—	778	174.00–185.50	179.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	480	190.00–255.00	215.85
16	—	575	170.00–220.00	200.45
20	—	617	172.50–214.00	194.44
35	—	428	188.00–250.00	225.46
1	—	700	187.00	187.00
2	—	953	140.00	140.00
4	—	813	150.00	150.00
25	—	513	190.00–236.00	219.52
1	—	850	160.00	160.00
1	—	925	166.00	166.00
12	—	323	205.00–260.00	233.69
5	—	667	160.00–180.00	169.15
21	—	372	182.50–255.00	220.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	208.00–215.00	211.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	246.00	246.00
2	—	425	215.00	215.00
6	—	478	212.00–229.00	214.85
4	—	665	165.00–170.00	166.25
2	—	520	190.00–200.00	195.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	230.00	230.00
1	—	305	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	677	167.50–206.00	182.41
35	—	373	230.00–279.00	251.69
1	—	960	127.50	127.50
9	—	768	156.00–173.00	168.47
18	—	715	155.00–184.00	174.97
37	—	621	180.00–220.00	191.47
5	—	919	130.00–175.00	144.49
46	—	527	200.00–241.00	216.62
39	—	471	210.00–249.00	226.13
5	—	824	137.00–161.00	151.85
62	—	570	185.00–230.00	207.28
27	—	322	235.00–280.00	255.88
50	—	424	210.00–259.00	240.82
2	—	875	147.00–150.00	148.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	167.50	167.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	186.00	186.00
3	—	662	173.00	173.00
2	—	330	250.00	250.00
3	—	483	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	836	138.00–154.00	143.39
26	—	371	180.00–241.00	213.09
43	—	523	160.00–217.00	196.89
1	—	960	120.00	120.00
6	—	668	150.00–181.00	164.35
15	—	577	162.00–190.00	182.16
19	—	323	180.00–239.00	213.49
4	—	784	132.50–165.00	154.38
6	—	948	121.00–122.00	121.83
50	—	471	180.00–225.00	206.55
2	—	733	147.50–170.00	158.79
23	—	427	185.00–230.00	212.15
8	—	626	135.00–212.50	169.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	182.50	182.50
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	140.00–180.00	165.51
4	—	586	140.00–165.00	155.62
5	—	374	155.00–185.00	173.06
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
1	—	820	145.00	145.00
5	—	513	155.00–175.00	164.72
3	—	620	147.50–167.50	158.16
2	—	312	161.00	161.00
6	—	416	165.00–185.00	176.26
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	87.00	87.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	84.00–85.00	84.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,298	87.00–105.00	96.93
21	—	1,622	104.00–116.00	111.12
25	—	1,676	110.50–126.00	118.01
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	740	35.00–40.00	37.72
1	—	830	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	70.00–80.00	74.87
20	—	1,345	85.00–106.00	94.45
14	—	1,365	91.00–101.00	95.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,089	75.00–89.00	84.89
9	—	976	41.00–79.00	68.61
142	—	1,164	83.00–95.00	90.79
40	—	1,239	93.00–103.00	96.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	961	44.00–72.00	56.32
55	—	958	70.00–90.00	78.59
18	—	920	56.00–81.00	68.13
16	—	1,085	88.00–96.00	92.29
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	40.00–60.00	46.64
4	—	810	50.00–73.00	63.78

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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