Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 260 priced lines covering 3,196 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,137 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,054 head. replacement cattle receipts at 348 head. Counted as USDA files them — 82 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,137Last week 6,846Year ago 5,424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,054Last week 1,446Year ago 1,251

Replacement CattleReceipts 348Last week 419Year ago 300

Compared to last report: Limited comparable sales for the week due to extreme temperatures throughout the state put a damper on livestock movement so market trend not established. However, a higher undertone was noted on feeder cattle and mostly steady undertone noted on slaughter cows and bulls. Demand continues to be good for mostly all classes and weights of cattle.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	743	63.00–89.00	74.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	585	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	625	550.00–900.00	719.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,149	88.00–111.00	102.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,069	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,278.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	963	700.00–1,570.00	1,275.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,258	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,429.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,077	940.00–1,510.00	1,243.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,199	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,522.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,073	110.00–1,475.00	1,172.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,060	99.00–129.00	113.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	902	900.00–1,510.00	1,262.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,446	103.00–115.00	108.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	962	86.00–102.00	97.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,073	100.00–145.00	106.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	972	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,086.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	945	1,185.00	1,185.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	80.00–103.00	91.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,103	84.00–111.00	102.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	798	700.00–1,350.00	1,003.45
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,493.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,423	102.00–103.00	102.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,310.00	1,310.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	705	79.00–93.00	85.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	803	100.00–130.00	112.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	830	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,033.08
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	760	86.00–150.00	116.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	921	72.00–124.00	95.61
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	102.00	102.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	838	1,385.00	1,385.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,014	1,375.00–1,825.00	1,636.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	102.00	102.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	90.00	90.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	655	90.00	90.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	1,625.00	1,625.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,376.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,166	1,200.00–1,825.00	1,542.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,263	1,275.00–1,800.00	1,656.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,055	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,505.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,070	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,267.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,331	1,575.00–1,775.00	1,663.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,256	1,050.00–1,650.00	1,441.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,281	1,100.00–1,875.00	1,536.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,085	850.00–1,525.00	1,318.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	950.00–1,150.00	1,038.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	800.00–850.00	826.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,070.00	1,070.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,413	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,937.17
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	990	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,060	119.00	119.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	189.00	189.00
4	—	679	167.50–205.00	191.50
48	—	470	190.00–237.50	213.65
13	—	570	170.00–220.00	195.87
6	—	714	170.00–200.00	184.43
2	—	910	158.00–165.00	161.54
30	—	423	200.00–237.50	216.94
9	—	622	171.00–196.00	186.00
31	—	527	175.00–220.00	204.17
21	—	373	190.00–230.00	215.50
1	—	860	150.00	150.00
22	—	324	190.00–235.00	216.47
1	—	1,010	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	180.00–187.00	183.46
54	—	326	210.00–262.50	242.95
99	—	471	205.00–257.50	230.19
2	—	880	185.00–197.00	190.90
59	—	569	200.00–239.00	218.23
106	—	518	200.00–251.00	224.26
6	—	822	150.00–196.00	166.76
99	—	423	207.50–260.00	236.25
64	—	615	188.00–237.00	220.62
1	—	1,020	171.00	171.00
10	—	765	177.50–201.00	192.43
1	—	945	155.00	155.00
18	—	671	180.00–230.00	199.10
85	—	372	211.00–262.00	240.15
14	—	721	180.00–207.50	193.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	390	232.50	232.50
11	—	893	154.00	154.00
9	—	482	224.00–227.00	226.02
2	—	670	213.00	213.00
13	—	429	230.00–240.00	235.05
5	—	583	227.00–232.00	228.93
33	—	540	221.00	221.00
3	—	320	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	217.50	217.50
2	—	618	185.00	185.00
1	—	415	210.00	210.00
3	—	528	164.00–225.00	198.02
1	—	390	211.00	211.00
1	—	300	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	214.00	214.00
1	—	775	209.00	209.00
3	—	465	241.00	241.00
2	—	675	203.00–215.00	208.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	330	170.00–210.00	195.23
7	—	381	84.00–214.00	156.85
1	—	720	114.00	114.00
6	—	426	150.00–210.00	187.41
1	—	635	100.00	100.00
6	—	473	142.50–175.00	160.97
2	—	520	171.00–185.00	177.80
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	220.00–221.00	220.52
3	—	603	180.00–200.00	186.63
6	—	841	198.00	198.00
3	—	525	218.00–219.00	218.66
5	—	716	171.00–208.00	200.72
2	—	563	175.00–213.00	193.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	162.50–176.00	169.25
1	—	695	210.00	210.00
1	—	820	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	242.50	242.50
1	—	470	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	286.00–300.00	292.77
2	—	535	270.00–290.00	279.81
4	—	411	272.50–281.00	278.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	240.00–245.00	242.48
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
3	—	478	215.00–237.00	229.95
7	—	427	175.00–265.00	238.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	230.00–240.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	425	140.00–202.50	181.30
1	—	380	173.00	173.00
4	—	326	180.00–205.00	196.08
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
2	—	558	202.50–212.50	207.48
3	—	478	140.00–192.50	163.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	717	200.00–241.00	230.38
52	—	574	215.00–290.00	243.29
11	—	836	180.00–227.00	222.81
1	—	1,460	146.00	146.00
64	—	422	235.00–288.00	264.80
2	—	873	204.00–210.00	207.03
26	—	324	226.00–302.00	270.72
97	—	472	210.00–286.00	259.60
71	—	524	220.00–290.00	252.73
26	—	613	225.00–269.00	245.61
2	—	970	183.00–190.00	186.43
41	—	376	239.00–305.00	268.58
24	—	671	207.00–264.00	242.36
13	—	777	190.00–233.00	221.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	195.00	195.00
3	—	567	232.00–280.00	249.18
3	—	722	212.00–216.00	213.67
2	—	820	201.00	201.00
2	—	660	220.00–221.00	220.49
2	—	515	270.00	270.00
2	—	628	229.00–241.00	234.88
1	—	450	245.00	245.00
1	—	750	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	225.00	225.00
2	—	480	225.00	225.00
1	—	435	229.00	229.00
1	—	500	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	281.00–282.00	281.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	229.00	229.00
2	—	762	174.00	174.00
10	—	870	221.00	221.00
2	—	480	238.00	238.00
19	—	540	234.00–241.00	239.96
14	—	835	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	626	192.50–235.00	220.91
2	—	788	164.00–175.00	169.52
1	—	860	152.00	152.00
37	—	471	200.00–252.00	234.19
5	—	725	164.00–220.00	206.72
7	—	664	219.00–237.00	230.26
13	—	573	190.00–242.50	226.66
17	—	518	195.00–247.00	233.35
1	—	1,045	125.00	125.00
24	—	427	210.00–257.00	229.30
1	—	960	144.00	144.00
27	—	369	200.00–269.00	239.87
32	—	323	210.00–273.00	247.41
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	75.00	75.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	200.00	200.00
3	—	362	202.00–210.00	206.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	262.50–272.50	267.56
1	—	370	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	247.50	247.50
1	—	290	247.50	247.50
1	—	555	201.00	201.00
2	—	338	240.00–257.50	248.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	808	199.00	199.00
65	—	523	210.00–259.00	234.59
2	—	865	165.00–174.00	169.58
69	—	477	217.50–260.00	241.03
72	—	570	203.00–251.00	226.71
28	—	374	242.50–288.00	261.73
2	—	910	140.00–186.00	163.00
17	—	720	170.00–229.00	205.89
1	—	290	300.00	300.00
30	—	422	220.00–268.00	249.44
1	—	970	140.00	140.00
33	—	620	195.00–255.00	221.64
33	—	658	190.00–240.00	227.04
18	—	319	247.50–297.00	275.69
8	—	766	176.00–199.00	183.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	903	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	160.00	160.00
11	—	526	210.00–228.00	220.23
2	—	278	217.50	217.50
19	—	477	190.00–240.00	216.55
3	—	890	154.00	154.00
2	—	768	195.00–208.00	201.48
10	—	379	225.00–266.00	233.94
28	—	421	200.00–240.00	220.94
2	—	940	150.00	150.00
4	—	674	187.50–210.00	203.21
15	—	576	180.00–220.00	206.29
3	—	630	182.00–202.50	188.62
14	—	314	206.00–275.00	237.44
2	—	710	162.50–180.00	171.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	196.00	196.00
3	—	387	172.00–210.00	194.31
2	—	475	157.00–190.00	173.85
2	—	313	160.00–212.00	187.04
1	—	505	175.00	175.00
2	—	608	170.00–195.00	182.35
1	—	570	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	229.00–230.00	229.50
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	177.50	177.50
1	—	575	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,609	100.00–126.00	114.92
29	—	1,763	114.00–142.00	128.26
6	—	1,236	93.00–115.00	101.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,603	91.00–98.00	95.21
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	798	80.00–88.00	84.46
3	—	757	64.00–77.00	72.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	863	67.00–84.00	75.63
8	—	859	45.00–70.00	65.02
70	—	962	74.00–95.00	85.10
43	—	990	88.00–107.00	96.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,450	92.00–102.00	97.16
28	—	1,435	106.00–124.00	113.00
69	—	1,354	92.00–111.00	104.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,032	80.00–90.00	86.11
2	—	963	60.00–70.00	65.56
101	—	1,206	90.00–120.00	108.03
206	—	1,148	87.00–109.00	98.94
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	75.00–79.00	77.21
4	—	814	74.00–85.00	79.93

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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