Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 299 priced lines covering 6,472 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,427 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,624 head. replacement cattle receipts at 545 head. Counted as USDA files them — 86 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,427Last week 5,597Year ago 6,372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,624Last week 1,536Year ago 1,149

Replacement CattleReceipts 545Last week 297Year ago 422

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were unevenly steady with instances of up to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows were mostly steady to 4.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
4	—	309	179.00–200.00	194.64
5	—	423	177.50–215.00	190.87
8	—	567	122.00–185.00	169.19
1	—	940	120.00	120.00
3	—	530	175.00–190.00	183.30
1	—	690	109.00	109.00
9	—	479	172.50–200.00	187.18
3	—	367	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	235.00	235.00
3	—	528	200.00–218.00	209.97
1	—	665	185.00	185.00
1	—	595	200.00	200.00
1	—	620	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	324	205.00–259.00	230.41
6	—	726	160.00–182.50	175.52
2	—	888	162.50	162.50
11	—	613	162.00–197.50	181.26
67	—	478	190.00–240.00	218.36
38	—	523	182.50–230.00	207.13
3	—	808	150.00–160.00	155.02
2	—	775	165.00–170.00	167.53
2	—	925	95.00–157.50	125.57
36	—	428	215.00–250.00	231.32
54	—	574	167.00–221.00	199.03
11	—	675	165.00–202.50	179.05
28	—	375	198.00–251.00	229.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	170.00	170.00
1	—	695	155.00	155.00
1	—	405	202.50	202.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	285.00–320.00	302.74
2	—	463	257.50	257.50
1	—	315	300.00	300.00
1	—	615	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	597	195.00	195.00
1	—	605	195.00	195.00
1	—	680	195.00	195.00
5	—	538	185.00–199.00	196.35
4	—	463	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	220.00	220.00
6	—	471	245.00	245.00
3	—	387	281.00	281.00
5	—	508	232.50	232.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	625	183.00–221.00	202.41
23	—	331	245.00–297.00	272.86
15	—	727	173.00–207.00	194.62
60	—	421	215.00–293.00	261.41
3	—	772	180.00–203.00	191.29
51	—	570	200.00–250.00	217.21
8	—	814	165.00–177.50	168.98
3	—	867	132.50–170.00	145.82
17	—	681	177.50–212.00	194.17
1	—	985	160.00	160.00
4	—	919	132.00–170.00	151.19
67	—	469	210.00–267.00	243.32
92	—	522	207.50–271.00	229.52
45	—	371	217.50–301.00	264.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	719	206.00	206.00
1	—	415	241.00	241.00
4	—	514	223.00–252.50	233.98
16	—	363	279.00	279.00
6	—	679	197.00–207.50	202.69
3	—	607	200.00–210.00	206.59
3	—	588	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	195.00–196.00	195.50
1	—	370	221.00	221.00
2	—	465	217.50–222.50	220.05
4	—	418	210.00–221.00	214.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	761	176.00	176.00
20	—	621	196.00–215.00	211.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	157.50	157.50
248	—	427	210.00–270.00	236.26
2	—	850	167.50–168.00	167.75
111	—	325	210.00–267.50	241.71
26	—	725	160.00–205.00	182.64
135	—	564	185.00–239.50	213.40
263	—	475	200.00–248.00	230.63
4	—	269	242.00	242.00
311	—	524	200.00–248.00	226.85
35	—	665	170.00–207.50	189.33
64	—	624	175.00–239.00	204.74
157	—	375	205.00–274.00	241.98
8	—	829	145.00–175.00	168.71
1	—	955	142.50	142.50
10	—	774	155.00–172.50	164.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	426	207.00–240.00	225.86
17	—	366	247.00	247.00
26	—	576	210.00–220.00	212.70
4	—	331	240.00	240.00
7	—	544	217.00	217.00
38	—	466	197.00–236.00	227.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	129.00	129.00
3	—	855	150.00–160.00	156.67
85	—	521	170.00–220.00	197.24
11	—	770	136.00–175.00	155.76
11	—	676	155.00–182.00	172.38
7	—	707	150.00–159.00	153.86
35	—	619	165.00–200.00	182.35
46	—	325	190.00–235.00	214.85
99	—	425	182.50–236.00	211.44
78	—	376	177.50–245.00	215.05
2	—	968	150.00	150.00
44	—	573	161.00–217.00	192.95
93	—	470	170.00–229.00	205.92
2	—	805	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	330	130.00–195.00	168.18
2	—	628	140.00–172.50	156.57
1	—	705	80.00	80.00
2	—	678	140.00–150.00	145.02
10	—	573	130.00–179.00	159.81
1	—	770	145.00	145.00
13	—	525	130.00–206.00	158.56
19	—	367	130.00–200.00	174.82
1	—	825	145.00	145.00
22	—	472	139.00–187.50	169.07
22	—	417	112.00–196.00	163.17
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	42.50	42.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	204.00–208.00	205.69
2	—	848	182.00	182.00
5	—	755	175.00–180.00	178.99
1	—	870	157.50	157.50
3	—	1,006	130.00–166.00	153.90
1	—	705	191.00	191.00
5	—	974	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	200.00–211.00	208.97
16	—	712	180.00–207.00	190.11
24	—	679	188.50–194.50	191.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	230.00	230.00
6	—	434	217.00–240.00	229.33
6	—	566	202.00–212.00	209.33
1	—	710	175.00	175.00
1	—	660	170.00	170.00
5	—	510	198.00–214.00	209.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	183.00–190.00	186.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	240.00–260.00	250.28
2	—	603	210.00–215.00	212.49
2	—	410	240.00–255.00	247.32
1	—	300	250.00	250.00
1	—	475	241.00	241.00
4	—	560	209.00	209.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	250.00–255.00	252.33
2	—	370	295.00–312.50	303.87
2	—	413	275.00–300.00	287.42
4	—	465	277.50–290.00	281.28
6	—	318	282.50–325.00	295.89
2	—	533	253.00–259.00	255.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	770	180.00	180.00
1	—	685	183.00	183.00
1	—	320	220.00	220.00
2	—	515	205.00–216.00	210.50
3	—	383	190.00–253.00	227.54
1	—	440	229.00	229.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	174.00–194.00	186.30
1	—	365	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	225.00	225.00
1	—	320	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	160.00	160.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
10	—	419	120.00–220.00	172.30
7	—	564	155.00–217.50	197.36
9	—	326	162.50–210.00	185.14
9	—	366	130.00–215.00	165.99
12	—	539	142.00–194.00	185.97
1	—	640	166.00	166.00
1	—	805	156.00	156.00
9	—	476	152.50–215.00	191.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	280	195.00–327.00	294.06
1	—	1,165	137.50	137.50
4	—	1,015	165.00–185.00	174.94
1	—	970	185.00	185.00
135	—	814	167.50–227.50	226.05
193	—	521	217.50–284.00	257.04
132	—	568	200.00–265.00	241.06
131	—	421	220.00–304.00	261.73
1	—	900	177.50	177.50
76	—	663	194.00–244.00	220.60
107	—	616	195.00–249.00	227.67
122	—	376	230.00–313.00	272.42
20	—	721	182.00–231.00	207.44
4	—	878	171.00–192.00	183.70
207	—	475	220.00–300.00	262.71
80	—	323	230.00–319.00	273.98
9	—	766	180.00–210.00	194.49
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	172.50–210.00	188.51
2	—	765	197.00–200.00	198.50
9	—	804	179.00–205.00	198.65
54	—	374	195.00–270.00	230.21
111	—	478	185.00–260.00	226.30
2	—	935	140.00	140.00
1	—	860	166.00	166.00
19	—	624	174.00–220.00	196.53
45	—	573	175.00–242.50	217.94
36	—	325	197.50–260.00	228.00
74	—	425	185.00–260.00	230.12
43	—	523	172.50–255.00	224.37
8	—	725	177.50–211.00	196.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	612	240.00–250.00	248.63
2	—	558	210.00–215.00	212.51
23	—	672	196.00–241.00	222.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	722	205.00	205.00
23	—	618	235.00–242.00	238.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	572	237.50–252.50	242.00
19	—	523	235.00–263.00	249.96
1	—	755	207.00	207.00
2	—	420	265.00–282.50	273.96
1	—	665	216.00	216.00
7	—	615	226.00–241.00	231.53
3	—	715	190.00–201.00	193.82
8	—	466	269.00–271.00	270.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	242.50	242.50
15	—	442	256.00–260.00	258.69
3	—	330	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	674	189.00–192.50	190.48
1	—	500	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	190.00–200.00	197.51
1	—	395	237.50	237.50
2	—	318	240.00–245.00	242.56
1	—	495	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	246.00–249.00	247.54
2	—	570	243.00–255.00	248.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	528	220.00–279.00	255.13
44	—	479	235.00–262.00	250.84
54	—	426	215.00–275.00	263.10
11	—	793	220.00	220.00
11	—	369	230.00–250.00	244.12
2	—	343	270.00	270.00
21	—	850	209.00	209.00
4	—	632	197.00	197.00
142	—	578	230.00–252.00	241.64
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	72.50	72.50
1	—	710	75.00	75.00
1	—	435	60.00	60.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	72.50	72.50
1	—	440	80.00	80.00
2	—	332	107.50	107.50

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,625	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,205	113.00	113.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,235	100.00–137.50	119.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,460	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,611.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,410	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	984	900.00–1,575.00	1,297.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,140	800.00–1,510.00	1,255.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,613	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,865.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,085	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,582.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	42	—	1,288	1,050.00–2,000.00	1,493.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,103	84.00–94.00	89.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	43	—	1,121	800.00–1,420.00	1,241.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,083	80.00–101.00	93.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	101.00	101.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,090	1,150.00–1,350.00	1,222.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	99.00	99.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	802	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,097.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,074	725.00–1,425.00	1,238.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,012	825.00–1,400.00	1,180.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	998	90.00–108.00	97.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	955	89.00	89.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	961	85.00–128.00	100.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	91.00	91.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,091	82.00–110.00	99.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	105.00	105.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,015	990.00–1,050.00	1,012.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,086	840.00–1,375.00	1,251.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	96.00	96.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,310.00	1,310.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	141.00	141.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	95.00–109.00	102.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	909	81.00–140.00	103.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,071	93.00–100.00	94.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	89.00	89.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,330	80.00–114.00	101.77
38	—	1,555	103.00–125.00	115.16
27	—	1,812	116.00–148.00	129.10
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	76.00–80.00	77.95
1	—	720	50.00	50.00
2	—	870	83.00–90.00	86.54
2	—	688	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,649	90.00–100.00	97.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	87.00–100.00	97.21
29	—	1,384	95.00–115.00	105.28
47	—	1,379	90.00–108.00	101.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,040	70.00–85.00	80.20
91	—	1,048	75.00–94.00	86.67
78	—	1,182	91.00–110.00	100.87
176	—	1,161	84.00–100.00	94.99
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	106.00–114.00	110.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,012	88.00–104.00	95.39
77	—	979	70.00–99.00	84.05
34	—	909	55.00–89.00	71.71

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line