Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 279 priced lines covering 6,240 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,779 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,305 head. replacement cattle receipts at 472 head. Counted as USDA files them — 127 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,779Last week 4,723Year ago 4,616

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,305Last week 884Year ago 965

Replacement CattleReceipts 472Last week 417Year ago 374

Compared to last report: Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher; 550-600 lb offerings sold steady to 4.00 lower; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	818	150.00–160.00	155.02
3	—	967	141.00–156.00	148.26
32	—	674	151.00–206.00	183.46
14	—	773	142.50–172.50	158.98
178	—	422	200.00–251.00	226.12
93	—	620	170.00–207.00	193.23
135	—	379	200.00–249.00	230.42
58	—	330	200.00–253.00	225.74
3	—	850	150.00–167.50	161.67
136	—	564	182.50–222.00	202.85
1	—	900	130.00	130.00
275	—	468	192.50–249.00	220.92
16	—	725	160.00–181.00	169.09
193	—	520	190.00–226.00	206.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	430	208.00–222.50	213.62
4	—	371	200.00–230.00	218.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	448	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	220.00	220.00
6	—	413	228.00–241.00	234.70
8	—	613	180.00–200.00	193.71
12	—	660	185.00–196.00	187.90
8	—	773	172.50–185.00	178.55
11	—	562	203.00–211.00	207.88
10	—	527	201.00–213.00	206.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	195.00	195.00
3	—	718	186.00	186.00
1	—	805	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	197.00	197.00
4	—	381	222.50–235.00	230.57
4	—	436	207.00–235.00	221.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	242.50	242.50
2	—	615	211.00–217.00	213.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	528	191.00–213.00	205.92
70	—	478	210.00–220.00	215.93
34	—	392	220.00–223.00	220.45
41	—	433	188.00–228.00	221.62
4	—	641	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	372	172.50–235.00	206.46
56	—	328	172.50–230.00	211.33
59	—	527	160.00–206.00	188.89
81	—	429	180.00–225.00	204.42
1	—	830	125.00	125.00
24	—	570	158.00–197.00	179.67
4	—	873	137.50–150.00	142.47
21	—	619	157.00–187.50	176.94
5	—	774	140.00–164.00	146.74
9	—	728	116.00–165.00	143.26
60	—	473	170.00–220.00	195.64
7	—	660	130.00–178.00	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	157.00–165.00	161.00
10	—	471	125.00–184.00	161.24
1	—	685	145.00	145.00
7	—	588	140.00–172.50	153.48
13	—	325	153.00–185.00	165.79
12	—	376	147.00–189.00	175.45
17	—	416	140.00–190.00	173.04
11	—	512	165.00–185.00	179.84
1	—	770	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	76.00	76.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	126.00	126.00
12	—	793	170.00–183.00	180.92
5	—	566	205.00–220.00	216.95
1	—	830	165.00	165.00
21	—	608	196.00–209.00	204.49
11	—	686	190.00	190.00
24	—	712	172.50–196.00	190.85
28	—	537	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	182.50	182.50
1	—	775	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	732	180.00–191.00	188.18
25	—	811	181.00	181.00
27	—	653	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	324	190.00–215.00	208.27
3	—	412	197.50–215.00	205.75
1	—	630	175.00	175.00
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
4	—	535	207.00–208.00	207.75
4	—	366	190.00–220.00	208.55
1	—	575	157.50	157.50
1	—	460	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	212.50–220.00	216.25
1	—	760	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
2	—	363	190.00	190.00
3	—	419	183.00–200.00	194.45
1	—	515	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	250.00	250.00
2	—	380	270.00–272.50	271.27
1	—	460	266.00	266.00
1	—	325	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	160.00–192.50	176.71
4	—	423	220.00–240.00	227.38
2	—	373	230.00–235.00	232.48
1	—	335	225.00	225.00
7	—	621	220.00–221.00	220.71
2	—	842	160.00	160.00
1	—	1,035	145.00	145.00
24	—	470	210.00–262.00	248.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	202.50	202.50
1	—	460	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	184.00–210.00	193.34
3	—	613	108.00–186.00	148.65
7	—	381	154.00–200.00	176.62
4	—	506	150.00–189.00	164.22
4	—	319	167.50–190.00	182.85
2	—	660	160.00–170.00	164.96
10	—	577	135.00–186.00	176.69
5	—	460	162.50–180.00	170.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	199.00	199.00
5	—	486	189.00–200.00	194.98
1	—	395	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	423	185.00–246.00	221.36
9	—	674	169.00–220.00	195.52
38	—	472	190.00–246.00	221.65
79	—	528	165.00–238.00	224.53
30	—	374	192.50–265.00	235.16
23	—	625	179.00–222.00	208.18
5	—	873	163.00–176.00	172.22
22	—	575	166.00–225.00	201.57
8	—	731	170.00–198.00	186.36
14	—	324	200.00–268.00	235.57
3	—	818	140.00–168.00	152.64
3	—	765	150.00–196.00	169.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	250.00	250.00
2	—	420	240.00–247.50	243.84
1	—	395	237.50	237.50
1	—	520	214.00	214.00
1	—	570	207.50	207.50
2	—	340	230.00–270.00	249.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	604	243.10	243.10
4	—	714	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	520	234.00	234.00
5	—	416	247.50–260.00	254.71
73	—	703	208.00	208.00
65	—	774	202.50	202.50
8	—	466	242.50–255.00	247.47
10	—	617	202.50–221.00	213.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	266.00–270.00	267.99
1	—	395	267.50	267.50
1	—	305	275.00	275.00
1	—	610	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	943	147.50–171.00	155.04
82	—	825	181.00–210.00	208.70
90	—	375	220.00–294.00	257.79
1	—	850	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,065	136.00	136.00
221	—	527	200.00–270.00	251.15
51	—	625	192.00–237.00	222.31
25	—	710	183.00–222.00	209.27
147	—	473	212.50–276.00	256.72
55	—	324	225.00–306.00	262.19
1	—	1,105	137.50	137.50
20	—	761	150.00–211.00	194.70
26	—	676	185.00–235.00	214.38
1	—	1,000	165.00	165.00
71	—	566	197.00–265.00	235.54
169	—	423	220.00–285.00	256.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
129	—	816	200.25	200.25
61	—	557	237.00–242.50	241.38
36	—	472	237.00–260.00	246.86
41	—	529	230.00–245.00	235.67
44	—	924	184.00	184.00
62	—	641	231.00–238.00	234.70
8	—	721	184.00–193.00	188.57
38	—	430	246.00–265.00	255.43
178	—	772	203.00–212.50	208.69
94	—	681	224.00–230.00	226.69
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	57.00	57.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	187.00	187.00
1	—	380	272.50	272.50
1	—	345	277.50	277.50
1	—	865	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	237.50	237.50
1	—	520	195.00	195.00
1	—	410	235.00	235.00
1	—	595	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	378	230.00–269.00	248.61
114	—	522	200.00–242.00	222.64
16	—	712	170.00–200.00	186.60
88	—	473	205.00–260.00	232.91
29	—	333	230.00–280.00	255.66
1	—	925	133.00	133.00
77	—	421	225.00–267.00	242.82
34	—	621	187.50–230.00	206.00
1	—	965	109.00	109.00
4	—	874	120.00–173.00	151.49
13	—	675	175.00–212.50	188.97
9	—	769	162.00–183.00	174.68
5	—	820	150.00–170.00	160.12
82	—	571	185.00–245.00	216.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	175.00	175.00
25	—	436	229.00–247.50	231.19
4	—	496	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	130.00–160.00	148.11
24	—	571	180.00–200.00	190.60
1	—	990	87.00	87.00
2	—	948	130.00	130.00
1	—	840	140.00	140.00
11	—	619	150.00–187.00	166.99
34	—	424	190.00–235.00	215.97
43	—	370	200.00–230.00	218.03
26	—	522	184.00–214.00	198.88
27	—	472	186.00–229.00	207.14
8	—	678	140.00–196.00	172.52
26	—	333	200.00–242.00	220.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	106.00	106.00
4	—	370	160.00–198.00	175.70
9	—	473	160.00–190.00	174.85
1	—	730	102.50	102.50
5	—	328	165.00–197.50	180.51
3	—	503	170.00–182.50	175.15
4	—	428	175.00–202.50	186.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	164.00	164.00
1	—	610	167.50	167.50
1	—	565	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	200.00	200.00
2	—	502	239.00	239.00

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	13	—	1,484	1,725.00–3,750.00	2,826.10
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	987	1,325.00–2,525.00	2,064.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	650.00–885.00	746.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,428	1,450.00–1,750.00	1,607.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,308	1,210.00–1,475.00	1,364.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	921	810.00–2,000.00	1,518.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,049	950.00–1,350.00	1,084.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	59	—	1,278	1,000.00–2,000.00	1,587.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,435	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,778.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,190	1,450.00–1,985.00	1,739.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,146	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,366.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,133	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,279.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,147	900.00–1,575.00	1,282.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	848	835.00–1,325.00	1,052.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	950	950.00–1,150.00	1,073.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	105.00	105.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,028	980.00–1,425.00	1,204.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,015	900.00–1,725.00	1,372.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,033	875.00–1,125.00	972.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	971	75.00–97.00	86.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,114	86.00–105.00	96.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,455	98.00–99.00	98.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,286.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	92.00–111.00	101.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	872	925.00–1,085.00	1,030.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,213	94.00–109.00	100.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	880	800.00–1,025.00	884.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,206	93.00–114.00	102.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	124.00	124.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	65.00	65.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	730	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	700.00	700.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	90.00–97.00	93.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	798	70.00–104.00	88.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	834	74.00–111.00	94.95
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	134.00	134.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,027	60.00–112.00	95.12
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,281	78.00–105.50	94.33
35	—	1,532	90.00–117.00	109.67
23	—	1,693	95.00–135.00	120.85
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	75.00–80.00	77.54
1	—	895	48.00	48.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	1,004	73.00–89.00	84.54
130	—	1,237	90.00–107.00	97.52
5	—	913	40.00–70.00	50.82
168	—	1,123	80.00–96.50	91.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,063	86.00–105.00	93.82
2	—	853	48.00–57.00	52.46
72	—	976	70.00–95.00	79.92
23	—	831	57.00–89.00	69.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,395	90.00–111.00	103.57
41	—	1,371	86.00–110.00	99.12
2	—	1,520	88.00–91.00	89.68

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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