Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 231 priced lines covering 4,320 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,423 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,133 head. replacement cattle receipts at 395 head. Counted as USDA files them — 67 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,423Last week 9,433Year ago 3,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,133Last week 1,269Year ago 576

Replacement CattleReceipts 395Last week 280Year ago 177

Compared to last report: Feeder cattle under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 lower; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	653	220.00	220.00
26	—	469	215.00–257.00	247.74
16	—	353	255.00	255.00
9	—	571	202.50–230.00	223.04
34	—	428	245.00–258.00	255.52
8	—	521	237.00–240.00	238.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	622	200.00–262.00	227.79
149	—	471	215.00–264.00	242.41
1	—	870	150.00	150.00
39	—	664	196.00–244.00	223.26
3	—	758	203.00–205.00	203.66
133	—	427	210.00–272.00	248.33
180	—	523	210.00–259.00	237.44
92	—	328	219.00–301.00	259.87
128	—	573	210.00–257.00	234.83
16	—	721	165.00–230.00	205.78
85	—	371	215.00–282.00	247.67
1	—	810	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	652	220.00	220.00
2	—	580	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	261.00	261.00
3	—	622	248.00	248.00
4	—	550	245.00–250.00	246.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	206.00	206.00
1	—	380	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	572	269.50	269.50
1	—	510	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	195.00	195.00
19	—	679	182.50–229.00	209.84
64	—	470	195.00–247.00	216.43
76	—	523	190.00–240.00	220.67
37	—	324	190.00–260.00	231.01
10	—	769	140.00–203.00	185.73
8	—	719	193.00–210.00	199.71
69	—	377	200.00–260.00	228.14
28	—	570	190.00–234.00	214.50
3	—	923	187.00–198.00	194.31
26	—	627	172.00–231.00	207.10
84	—	423	190.00–244.00	223.50
2	—	820	175.00–184.00	179.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	623	175.00–193.00	178.99
13	—	426	170.00–205.00	184.58
9	—	515	130.00–200.00	178.87
9	—	321	200.00–213.00	204.98
12	—	377	175.00–210.00	197.51
3	—	665	160.00–170.00	166.72
19	—	471	160.00–203.00	183.50
10	—	581	160.00–195.00	182.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	210.00	210.00
1	—	785	185.00	185.00
2	—	567	180.00–211.00	195.17
1	—	725	179.00	179.00
2	—	678	191.00–201.00	196.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	167.00	167.00
3	—	613	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	386	254.00	254.00
1	—	400	265.00	265.00
1	—	520	262.50	262.50
1	—	325	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	234.00	234.00
1	—	535	208.00	208.00
2	—	643	196.00–228.00	212.06
2	—	465	228.00–240.00	233.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	270.00	270.00
3	—	420	300.00–315.00	308.55
1	—	335	315.00	315.00
4	—	466	265.00–310.00	289.40
1	—	600	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	625	257.00–266.00	262.72
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	180.00	180.00
9	—	426	175.00–233.00	204.11
4	—	566	199.00–230.00	217.37
3	—	905	179.00	179.00
1	—	825	160.00	160.00
3	—	513	200.00	200.00
6	—	788	200.00	200.00
9	—	467	175.00–221.00	203.17
2	—	370	220.00	220.00
3	—	652	210.00	210.00
3	—	333	225.00	225.00
3	—	635	179.00–200.00	191.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	673	214.00–260.00	234.95
4	—	924	200.00–228.00	218.07
67	—	623	220.00–272.00	244.43
139	—	475	236.00–311.00	286.46
5	—	817	190.00–245.00	225.37
88	—	421	242.00–315.00	282.59
6	—	769	207.50–252.00	226.34
34	—	328	260.00–375.00	301.12
69	—	572	230.00–287.00	249.81
1	—	865	200.00	200.00
1	—	955	197.00	197.00
84	—	376	255.00–367.00	303.81
10	—	717	200.00–232.50	219.83
107	—	521	235.00–301.00	271.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	231.00–232.00	231.48
1	—	330	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	618	256.00–257.50	256.73
2	—	540	262.50	262.50
6	—	741	230.00	230.00
5	—	571	240.00–250.00	243.96
10	—	682	241.00–245.00	242.57
3	—	830	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	576	230.00–268.00	248.35
14	—	673	221.00–250.00	242.33
49	—	519	220.00–273.00	251.39
4	—	819	217.00–231.00	227.56
44	—	472	202.00–289.00	246.20
1	—	850	220.00	220.00
1	—	910	200.00	200.00
19	—	325	209.00–300.00	249.62
1	—	965	209.00	209.00
15	—	628	217.00–260.00	246.42
7	—	724	214.00–240.00	232.11
38	—	374	200.00–303.00	261.60
38	—	426	208.00–283.00	249.79
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	235.00	235.00
2	—	383	247.50–270.00	258.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	667	253.00	253.00
11	—	382	293.00–310.00	302.67
30	—	576	258.00–274.00	266.14
10	—	348	308.00	308.00
4	—	626	269.00	269.00
18	—	467	293.00–300.00	296.61
32	—	423	277.00–304.00	298.14
33	—	540	234.00–279.00	267.60
5	—	773	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	250.00	250.00
1	—	545	250.00	250.00
2	—	458	278.00–282.50	280.24
1	—	665	235.00	235.00
1	—	325	310.00	310.00
1	—	565	267.50	267.50
1	—	430	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	240.00	240.00
1	—	425	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	423	256.00–309.00	279.53
19	—	669	192.50–243.00	215.25
71	—	472	225.00–301.00	261.27
66	—	518	210.00–294.00	262.20
44	—	614	200.00–253.00	231.26
14	—	732	179.00–225.00	197.54
2	—	858	166.00–180.00	172.98
70	—	569	220.00–269.00	245.14
1	—	800	188.00	188.00
8	—	771	160.00–227.00	197.82
17	—	326	260.00–328.00	285.13
49	—	379	260.00–306.00	290.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	192.50	192.50
8	—	584	210.00–251.00	228.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	170.00	170.00
16	—	426	190.00–227.50	210.01
5	—	575	180.00–200.00	193.03
9	—	532	200.00–212.50	207.14
22	—	472	150.00–221.00	200.93
4	—	710	150.00–160.00	152.54
7	—	381	199.00–220.00	211.22
4	—	325	200.00–222.50	213.60
4	—	614	166.00–185.00	175.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	480	215.00–262.00	244.42
43	—	519	192.50–260.00	236.41
7	—	719	169.00–214.00	186.14
22	—	323	230.00–285.00	255.78
39	—	566	210.00–249.00	230.04
4	—	824	150.00–180.00	167.57
10	—	763	155.00–200.00	175.11
21	—	674	170.00–232.00	195.21
18	—	616	149.00–231.00	205.74
1	—	865	179.00	179.00
47	—	425	226.00–273.00	251.55
22	—	374	230.00–277.00	252.36
2	—	925	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	560	179.00–223.00	207.25
1	—	630	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	241.00	241.00

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	7	—	1,191	1,250.00–2,900.00	1,680.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	965	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,114	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,420.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,548	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,603.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,071	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,645.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,294	1,535.00–2,650.00	2,164.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,170.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,193	1,475.00–2,150.00	1,721.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,400	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,568.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,303	1,375.00–1,400.00	1,389.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,400	1,000.00–1,460.00	1,316.34
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,106	1,450.00–1,575.00	1,510.83
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	972	96.00–110.00	103.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	901	80.00–102.00	99.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	89.00–95.00	91.99
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	99.00	99.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,363	101.00–106.00	103.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	730	107.50–127.00	118.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	928	975.00–1,200.00	1,090.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,128	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,248.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	17	—	1,159	1,325.00–1,660.00	1,507.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,166	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,615.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,202	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,444.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,316	91.00–114.00	106.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,171	91.00	91.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	87.00	87.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,124	1,225.00–1,800.00	1,434.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,091	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,128.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,142	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,635.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,137	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,543.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,068	92.00–122.00	103.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	133.00	133.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,266	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,193.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,689	125.00–136.00	128.85
51	—	1,598	105.00–127.00	117.43
21	—	1,415	85.00–116.00	105.73
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	60.00	60.00
1	—	720	78.00	78.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,057	80.00–92.00	84.86
1	—	985	80.00	80.00
137	—	1,169	84.00–105.00	93.58
39	—	1,218	91.00–110.00	101.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,387	90.00–104.00	96.53
21	—	1,388	99.00–110.00	104.91
11	—	1,475	88.00–95.00	90.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	55.00	55.00
71	—	1,000	70.00–100.00	85.47
21	—	902	60.00–82.00	69.41
7	—	986	83.00–92.00	87.76

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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