Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 205 priced lines covering 2,331 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,367 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 791 head. replacement cattle receipts at 157 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,367Last week 3,814Year ago 4,333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 791Last week 978Year ago 646

Replacement CattleReceipts 157Last week 354Year ago 268

Compared to last report: Market trend not established due to limited comparable sales. Limited receipts due to extreme heat put a damper on livestock movement plus a few auction not covered due to reporters absence. Demand continues good on mostly all weights and classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	337	205.00–265.00	240.98
14	—	516	195.00–254.00	223.67
39	—	578	190.00–246.00	226.12
15	—	366	200.00–280.00	244.56
2	—	650	223.00	223.00
2	—	790	230.00	230.00
29	—	424	185.00–272.00	237.73
13	—	475	215.00–251.00	240.72
5	—	611	205.00–235.00	228.87
1	—	700	215.00	215.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	95.00	95.00
1	—	520	80.00	80.00
1	—	630	97.50	97.50
2	—	662	97.50	97.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	710	230.00–258.00	250.78
49	—	475	229.00–302.00	268.71
44	—	377	230.00–305.00	273.45
44	—	625	219.00–280.00	255.68
3	—	877	200.00–224.00	208.03
32	—	320	236.00–322.00	288.74
57	—	421	235.00–320.00	278.04
5	—	813	236.00–238.00	236.40
27	—	667	225.00–277.00	265.44
48	—	574	225.00–290.00	265.68
21	—	785	205.00–252.00	241.33
65	—	526	227.00–295.00	270.72
1	—	290	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	140.00–210.00	189.08
2	—	535	135.00–187.00	160.76
3	—	413	130.00–225.00	164.29
6	—	471	145.00–220.00	179.65
1	—	550	180.00	180.00
1	—	615	190.00	190.00
1	—	780	183.00	183.00
2	—	335	197.00–201.00	199.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	491	219.00–258.00	248.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	317.50–327.50	322.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	291.00	291.00
4	—	385	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	315.00	315.00
1	—	670	236.00	236.00
2	—	625	262.00–264.00	262.97
1	—	540	255.00	255.00
4	—	454	265.00–285.00	275.08
1	—	400	275.00	275.00
1	—	330	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	220.00	220.00
2	—	465	220.00–247.00	233.06
4	—	584	239.00–240.00	239.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	219.00	219.00
1	—	425	250.00	250.00
1	—	450	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	641	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	251.00	251.00
7	—	415	250.00–277.50	272.19
3	—	310	270.00	270.00
7	—	378	270.00	270.00
9	—	512	245.00–252.00	248.87
1	—	570	247.50	247.50
3	—	710	234.00	234.00
2	—	660	214.00–229.00	221.44
5	—	615	228.00–240.00	235.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	252.50	252.50
2	—	355	242.50–270.00	256.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	229.00–231.00	230.01
1	—	720	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	216.00–227.50	221.78
1	—	505	240.00	240.00
2	—	380	247.00–247.50	247.24
2	—	330	216.00–242.50	229.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	298	272.50	272.50
2	—	335	232.50	232.50
2	—	488	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	243.00	243.00
4	—	505	240.00	240.00
10	—	349	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	194.00–215.00	202.35
36	—	376	209.00–272.50	246.18
1	—	955	169.00	169.00
34	—	328	230.00–272.50	253.36
4	—	823	153.00–175.00	160.44
15	—	667	185.00–240.00	216.16
32	—	616	205.00–244.00	228.41
101	—	532	210.00–266.00	242.20
125	—	471	209.00–269.00	247.73
2	—	850	167.50–198.00	182.75
75	—	575	203.00–253.00	228.37
91	—	422	213.00–274.00	250.67
1	—	765	206.00	206.00
1	—	290	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	235.00	235.00
9	—	422	239.00–245.00	242.88
4	—	491	212.00	212.00
8	—	536	219.00–225.00	220.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	374	190.00–241.00	221.12
25	—	418	185.00–240.00	217.73
18	—	575	195.00–223.00	207.67
1	—	955	145.00	145.00
3	—	768	140.00–203.00	170.51
9	—	618	175.00–214.00	194.70
29	—	523	172.00–228.00	208.21
1	—	930	165.00	165.00
11	—	680	161.00–211.00	201.97
5	—	708	163.00–176.00	165.70
7	—	814	159.00–198.00	173.71
26	—	326	195.00–245.00	222.21
41	—	472	184.00–243.00	218.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	210.00	210.00
6	—	375	160.00–200.00	183.81
11	—	480	120.00–217.50	176.12
1	—	335	185.00	185.00
4	—	526	171.00–185.00	174.39
2	—	563	175.00–185.00	180.07
1	—	630	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	80.00	80.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,075	125.00	125.00
1	—	820	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
1	—	735	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	733	227.00	227.00
1	—	810	192.50	192.50
1	—	890	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	200.00–205.00	201.95
4	—	560	201.00–210.00	205.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	222.00	222.00
2	—	545	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	579	194.00–212.00	202.89
1	—	625	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	269.00	269.00
1	—	440	260.00	260.00
1	—	450	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	571	195.00–267.00	240.85
1	—	1,010	160.00	160.00
21	—	670	182.50–242.00	214.39
29	—	521	207.50–280.00	241.63
40	—	475	215.00–280.00	247.81
8	—	842	176.00–195.00	184.75
1	—	905	149.00	149.00
2	—	850	190.00	190.00
7	—	780	195.00–227.00	201.88
45	—	618	185.00–256.00	229.17
12	—	723	179.00–230.00	199.90
15	—	422	250.00–285.00	270.32
4	—	339	260.00–283.00	273.72
19	—	378	265.00–284.00	276.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	156.00	156.00
1	—	550	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	105.00	105.00
13	—	317	214.00–277.00	244.82
9	—	373	205.00–249.00	229.39
16	—	524	200.00–239.00	221.54
7	—	566	201.00–230.00	212.48
6	—	680	161.00–213.00	178.81
1	—	775	177.00	177.00
10	—	429	219.00–259.00	239.62
1	—	705	174.00	174.00
8	—	623	189.00–228.00	213.29
23	—	480	192.00–239.00	229.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	220.00	220.00

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	1	—	1,475	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,285	157.00	157.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,183	1,150.00–1,800.00	1,534.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,135	975.00–1,400.00	1,216.52
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,195	1,225.00–1,420.00	1,336.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	975.00–1,775.00	1,410.32
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,044	103.00–122.00	112.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,165	102.00–126.00	114.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,245	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,522.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,101	1,000.00–1,625.00	1,260.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,213	110.00–120.00	114.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,071	97.00–114.00	105.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	117.00	117.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,052	1,125.00–1,575.00	1,323.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,151	96.00–115.00	109.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,310.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	145.00	145.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	113.00–114.00	113.49
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	139.00	139.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	111.00	111.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	97.00–101.00	98.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	928	106.00–125.00	112.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,513	104.00–133.00	121.01
28	—	1,562	113.00–147.00	132.61
15	—	1,393	90.00–118.00	105.01
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	68.00	68.00
2	—	650	40.00–50.00	45.46
3	—	832	93.00–100.00	95.34
1	—	885	108.00	108.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	882	55.00–107.00	81.63
36	—	980	85.00–113.00	96.13
21	—	1,023	93.00–122.00	103.57
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,013	83.00–107.00	98.10
81	—	1,172	102.00–127.00	114.95
78	—	1,157	96.00–114.00	105.94
1	—	935	91.00	91.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,302	105.00–114.00	110.39
23	—	1,388	113.00–132.00	118.94
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	60.00	60.00
2	—	768	91.00–107.00	99.70

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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