Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 267 priced lines covering 5,114 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,910 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,177 head. replacement cattle receipts at 368 head. Counted as USDA files them — 45 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,910Last week 1,814Year ago 3,992

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,177Last week 607Year ago 932

Replacement CattleReceipts 368Last week 170Year ago 383

Compared to last report: market trend not established due to limited comparable sales. However, a higher undertone was noted on most classes and weights. Demand mostly good with increased buyers activity.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	593	235.00	235.00
1	—	500	256.00	256.00
3	—	680	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	305.00	305.00
17	—	625	250.00–275.00	266.39
16	—	571	240.50–270.00	257.37
27	—	526	266.00–280.00	273.54
23	—	486	270.00–280.00	274.68
2	—	783	240.00	240.00
5	—	401	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	568	275.00–289.00	286.92
8	—	521	310.00	310.00
1	—	690	235.00	235.00
8	—	709	240.00–257.50	251.63
6	—	378	373.00	373.00
6	—	628	256.00–260.00	259.35
10	—	481	272.00–280.00	275.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	285.00	285.00
1	—	300	255.00	255.00
1	—	400	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	821	200.00–235.00	222.05
42	—	327	250.00–363.00	304.65
3	—	868	200.00–207.00	202.36
25	—	713	212.50–252.50	236.91
1	—	930	192.00	192.00
8	—	774	218.00–247.50	227.52
153	—	566	228.00–297.00	265.21
138	—	426	245.00–344.00	288.46
154	—	521	230.00–308.00	275.99
2	—	1,175	143.00–149.00	146.04
106	—	376	240.00–363.00	308.60
124	—	474	240.00–319.00	278.48
2	—	1,130	145.00–164.00	154.63
79	—	622	222.00–299.00	257.54
72	—	667	220.00–284.00	254.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	538	287.00–296.00	292.06
13	—	435	241.00–300.00	277.60
5	—	820	206.00	206.00
11	—	624	223.00–265.00	248.94
7	—	876	231.00	231.00
15	—	476	275.00–300.00	291.29
5	—	930	195.00	195.00
10	—	567	231.00–257.00	251.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	190.00	190.00
57	—	425	205.00–295.00	255.66
34	—	379	208.00–296.00	251.40
19	—	720	186.00–240.00	230.58
30	—	625	191.00–255.00	238.52
6	—	263	215.00	215.00
15	—	670	200.00–250.00	234.08
47	—	568	200.00–269.00	240.15
1	—	805	209.00	209.00
19	—	323	210.00–280.00	247.21
63	—	474	215.00–280.00	244.35
6	—	874	185.00–226.00	209.91
11	—	760	180.00–240.00	230.63
46	—	524	200.00–277.00	238.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	421	174.00–230.00	205.40
3	—	687	115.00–210.00	173.72
7	—	326	137.50–225.00	189.87
2	—	508	200.00–210.00	204.93
4	—	629	135.00–200.00	178.07
6	—	472	170.00–225.00	206.78
10	—	374	90.00–225.00	197.11
1	—	580	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	342	317.50	317.50
8	—	375	288.00–310.00	301.64
16	—	719	245.00	245.00
6	—	526	261.00–269.00	262.47
6	—	425	275.00–289.00	282.71
66	—	767	272.50	272.50
1	—	475	276.00	276.00
3	—	628	268.00	268.00
1	—	655	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	238.00	238.00
6	—	580	220.00–245.00	226.70
1	—	645	217.50	217.50
2	—	340	240.00	240.00
3	—	417	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	99.00	99.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	652	245.00	245.00
18	—	915	192.50	192.50
4	—	973	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	534	245.00–260.00	254.55
26	—	475	252.00–266.00	257.83
12	—	612	240.00–242.00	240.91
19	—	415	239.00–274.00	264.67
2	—	380	288.00	288.00
1	—	730	226.00	226.00
11	—	766	215.00–217.00	215.91
10	—	584	244.00–247.00	245.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	615	239.00	239.00
11	—	462	249.00–264.00	257.10
14	—	514	245.50	245.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	240.00	240.00
3	—	392	255.00–257.50	256.67
2	—	330	265.00–270.00	267.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	222.50–235.00	228.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	139.00	139.00
137	—	376	225.00–288.00	262.00
18	—	719	160.00–228.00	198.87
232	—	470	215.00–285.00	249.45
63	—	623	195.00–247.00	228.18
5	—	821	162.50–207.00	184.91
46	—	669	190.00–252.00	227.73
1	—	1,045	130.00	130.00
125	—	576	207.00–269.00	240.00
161	—	525	215.00–259.00	241.81
3	—	968	125.00–130.00	128.35
57	—	326	230.00–290.00	266.77
1	—	1,055	125.00	125.00
174	—	424	220.00–275.00	253.21
6	—	755	185.00–246.00	223.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	381	245.00–250.00	247.66
37	—	521	230.00–250.00	241.88
11	—	569	235.00–241.00	237.95
7	—	479	231.00–251.00	245.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	422	200.00–245.00	227.09
75	—	478	190.00–247.00	230.77
68	—	521	190.00–248.00	226.11
5	—	758	185.00–210.00	193.14
1	—	875	160.00	160.00
2	—	820	192.00	192.00
16	—	721	170.00–218.00	200.91
26	—	572	195.00–236.00	217.49
27	—	319	200.00–260.00	235.22
13	—	678	190.00–228.00	203.02
18	—	624	185.00–227.50	209.66
62	—	377	200.00–285.00	232.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	170.00	170.00
14	—	469	165.00–220.00	188.61
8	—	524	160.00–205.00	177.87
15	—	321	105.00–227.50	195.98
19	—	373	100.00–225.00	189.08
22	—	425	110.00–211.00	185.38
5	—	576	158.00–211.00	195.80
1	—	745	165.00	165.00
2	—	660	160.00–168.00	164.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	251.00–254.00	252.18
7	—	608	248.00	248.00
3	—	718	215.00–222.50	218.37
8	—	651	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	222.50	222.50
2	—	690	205.00	205.00
4	—	389	239.00–250.00	244.38
4	—	437	235.00–247.00	244.02
8	—	536	230.00–241.00	232.68
1	—	315	252.50	252.50
5	—	468	226.00–252.00	240.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	489	213.00–223.00	219.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	640	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	250.00–270.00	259.78
2	—	660	230.00–232.50	231.25
1	—	615	226.00	226.00
10	—	422	250.00–290.00	276.61
4	—	340	260.00–275.00	267.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	282.50–305.00	289.84
7	—	568	252.50–262.00	260.65
1	—	460	300.00	300.00
13	—	608	232.50–243.00	242.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	256.00	256.00
1	—	370	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	520	220.00–301.00	250.29
48	—	622	200.00–264.00	229.99
2	—	850	180.00–208.00	194.00
5	—	825	170.00–193.00	180.38
86	—	472	225.00–300.00	275.46
1	—	960	184.00	184.00
12	—	722	169.00–234.00	218.52
57	—	427	250.00–319.00	290.90
18	—	323	240.00–317.00	275.83
6	—	761	185.00–229.00	207.39
94	—	572	215.00–279.00	247.36
34	—	379	262.00–327.00	300.27
26	—	670	200.00–245.00	218.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	100.00–150.00	125.00
4	—	331	200.00–225.00	211.95
6	—	366	200.00–231.00	220.98
1	—	710	151.00	151.00
6	—	471	180.00–225.00	207.87
1	—	630	185.00	185.00
8	—	432	170.00–220.00	200.09
2	—	550	170.00	170.00
4	—	521	190.00–197.50	193.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	157.50	157.50
43	—	528	195.00–257.00	226.78
9	—	673	197.50–229.00	212.48
28	—	568	183.00–236.00	215.27
18	—	377	225.00–285.00	259.79
2	—	765	160.00–172.50	166.29
29	—	430	230.00–278.00	255.40
3	—	715	180.00–200.00	187.53
13	—	332	200.00–285.00	253.84
1	—	800	152.50	152.50
23	—	623	180.00–238.00	206.41
40	—	474	211.00–267.00	237.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	561	229.00	229.00
5	—	424	259.00	259.00
2	—	473	242.00	242.00
11	—	333	291.00–300.00	296.60
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	131.00	131.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,160	125.00	125.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,369	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,192	1,300.00–1,535.00	1,409.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,135	1,350.00–2,200.00	1,741.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,189	1,160.00–2,100.00	1,694.25
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	1,100.00–1,150.00	1,127.70
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	480	41.00	41.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,000	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,339	117.00	117.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,235	102.00–127.00	113.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,047	950.00–1,300.00	1,199.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,106	100.00–134.00	113.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,258	109.00–121.00	115.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	115.00	115.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,320	107.00–120.00	111.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,160	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,346.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	117.00	117.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,100	1,760.00	1,760.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	875	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,197	1,100.00–1,680.00	1,434.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,084	1,550.00–2,025.00	1,815.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	921	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,448.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,095	1,000.00–1,600.00	1,311.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	933	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,663.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,334	1,200.00–2,275.00	1,795.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,167	106.00–110.00	108.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	99.00	99.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,320	94.00–117.00	112.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,123	1,375.00	1,375.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	944	102.00–125.00	113.86
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	1,170.00	1,170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	921	100.00–105.00	102.04
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	129.00–135.00	131.92
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	728	150.00–167.50	157.52
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	765	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,074.12
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,823	125.00–145.00	132.33
12	—	1,275	90.00–115.00	105.70
35	—	1,617	100.00–131.00	118.34
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	87.00	87.00
1	—	855	63.00	63.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	79.00	79.00
1	—	840	81.00	81.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	971	25.00–88.00	59.72
48	—	1,026	85.00–101.00	91.77
132	—	1,107	94.00–110.00	100.99
85	—	1,173	100.00–119.00	108.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	883	60.00–94.00	77.09
43	—	973	77.00–106.00	90.87
17	—	1,033	90.00–107.00	100.40
1	—	815	65.00	65.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,381	108.00–126.00	116.35
20	—	1,425	98.00–111.00	102.79
94	—	1,316	94.00–117.00	109.31

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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