Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 248 priced lines covering 4,287 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,050 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,321 head. replacement cattle receipts at 356 head. Counted as USDA files them — 53 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,050Last week 5,551Year ago 4,816

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,321Last week 1,193Year ago 1,086

Replacement CattleReceipts 356Last week 408Year ago 175

Compared to last report: Feeder steers mostly sold unevenly steady ranging from 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower, instances 5.00 higher on light 5 weight steers. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 higher, offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	176.00	176.00
3	—	928	174.00	174.00
105	—	569	201.00–248.00	218.93
21	—	676	175.00–225.00	199.18
12	—	768	170.00–225.00	186.70
49	—	620	195.00–224.00	212.41
1	—	1,015	149.00	149.00
93	—	375	215.00–262.00	242.37
175	—	423	215.00–264.00	239.34
216	—	473	201.00–255.00	234.94
60	—	327	220.00–271.00	244.56
10	—	719	160.00–220.00	187.47
151	—	523	202.00–244.00	225.89
5	—	820	170.00–175.00	171.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	371	188.00–234.00	214.29
13	—	682	162.50–195.00	176.19
38	—	568	170.00–217.00	196.07
61	—	520	175.00–222.00	203.22
66	—	471	177.00–226.00	205.21
4	—	768	140.00–184.00	169.72
8	—	726	150.00–194.00	166.23
1	—	860	155.00	155.00
77	—	422	185.00–231.00	207.45
34	—	627	170.00–211.00	190.44
2	—	834	167.00	167.00
47	—	323	195.00–240.00	215.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	253.00–262.00	258.10
4	—	585	223.00–229.00	226.00
2	—	605	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	184.00	184.00
1	—	360	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	626	163.00–195.00	176.98
4	—	676	135.00–180.00	161.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	240.00	240.00
1	—	610	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	979	150.00	150.00
5	—	345	215.00	215.00
9	—	431	220.00–225.00	221.06
5	—	289	235.00	235.00
9	—	571	214.00–218.00	216.71
9	—	854	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	470	175.00–210.00	185.46
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
15	—	423	150.00–195.00	177.88
22	—	379	157.00–210.00	184.38
3	—	623	140.00–167.50	157.42
6	—	326	160.00–200.00	186.90
5	—	575	173.00–180.00	175.63
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
11	—	517	150.00–192.00	175.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	532	160.00–196.00	176.65
3	—	488	160.00–190.00	178.48
1	—	395	182.00	182.00
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	557	200.00–205.00	203.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	682	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	262.50	262.50
1	—	450	240.00	240.00
3	—	420	250.00–256.00	252.71
1	—	990	227.50	227.50
2	—	380	260.00–267.50	263.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
3	—	572	180.00–211.00	193.78
6	—	427	200.00–217.50	208.08
2	—	605	207.00	207.00
5	—	313	220.00–222.00	220.77
4	—	470	195.00–230.00	206.02
3	—	358	220.00–225.00	223.32
1	—	680	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	567	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	264.00–269.00	266.51
3	—	407	285.00–300.00	291.62
5	—	323	275.00–290.00	281.95
2	—	553	265.00	265.00
2	—	373	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	230.00	230.00
2	—	445	245.00	245.00
1	—	370	240.00	240.00
2	—	473	235.00–237.50	236.31
2	—	292	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	619	212.50–250.00	232.08
1	—	950	190.00	190.00
11	—	879	175.00–231.00	213.43
1	—	1,150	147.00	147.00
101	—	516	225.00–291.00	266.59
103	—	375	240.00–349.00	289.50
90	—	419	236.00–325.00	275.01
71	—	568	223.00–271.00	249.65
2	—	928	175.00	175.00
25	—	675	215.00–235.00	226.01
16	—	725	199.00–237.50	215.88
3	—	288	310.00	310.00
2	—	823	205.00–215.00	210.05
48	—	323	240.00–339.00	286.07
15	—	771	200.00–235.00	213.37
118	—	470	230.00–305.00	267.68
1	—	1,110	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	517	200.00–220.00	210.00
3	—	575	185.00–200.00	193.26
4	—	325	197.00–233.00	216.19
14	—	474	171.00–235.00	207.42
3	—	610	203.00	203.00
6	—	373	180.00–235.00	212.39
10	—	435	182.50–250.00	218.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	237.00	237.00
4	—	560	250.00–252.50	251.27
13	—	463	262.50–307.50	281.40
2	—	400	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	230.00	230.00
7	—	712	210.00–220.00	211.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	200.00–205.00	203.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	281	295.00	295.00
1	—	415	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	414	233.00–247.50	238.60
14	—	796	236.00	236.00
8	—	910	229.00	229.00
9	—	514	250.00–260.00	254.57
6	—	286	255.00	255.00
21	—	455	225.00–262.00	254.80
20	—	579	237.50–250.00	247.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	155.00	155.00
7	—	724	200.00–230.00	212.73
34	—	323	221.00–300.00	246.40
25	—	376	215.00–287.00	238.28
44	—	572	193.00–240.00	224.79
1	—	815	175.00	175.00
10	—	662	190.00–245.00	222.18
2	—	768	182.50–227.00	205.11
66	—	529	210.00–257.00	238.52
56	—	476	210.00–269.00	242.43
39	—	424	220.00–287.50	248.42
17	—	627	170.00–240.00	209.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	262.50	262.50
1	—	405	312.50	312.50
1	—	315	330.00	330.00
12	—	526	275.00–280.00	277.51
1	—	395	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	205.00–220.00	215.28
1	—	660	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	250.00	250.00
4	—	481	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	668	181.00–227.00	210.31
4	—	871	151.00–172.50	161.54
5	—	766	162.50–180.00	172.06
71	—	570	212.00–261.00	232.08
30	—	474	230.00–307.50	262.37
47	—	424	251.00–315.00	283.07
14	—	721	185.00–210.00	197.93
33	—	382	203.00–325.00	291.87
3	—	813	159.00–189.00	178.83
99	—	523	212.50–271.50	251.84
21	—	325	280.00–315.00	299.31
50	—	617	195.00–240.00	220.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	202.50–235.00	224.32
4	—	434	238.00–247.50	240.30
1	—	645	204.00	204.00
3	—	540	226.00	226.00
1	—	815	160.00	160.00
2	—	595	231.00	231.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	417	190.00–267.50	237.72
3	—	782	152.00–167.00	159.68
8	—	864	140.00	140.00
31	—	530	185.00–240.00	220.31
8	—	727	171.00–195.00	187.25
26	—	576	195.00–234.00	214.35
35	—	473	200.00–270.00	240.42
16	—	330	197.00–265.00	243.14
23	—	622	162.00–220.00	197.92
4	—	822	176.00–180.00	176.98
16	—	675	175.00–212.00	197.00
26	—	366	210.00–280.00	238.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	673	182.50–196.00	189.38
4	—	533	226.00	226.00
2	—	612	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	513	150.00–212.50	190.12
3	—	378	240.00–250.00	244.02
13	—	473	144.00–240.00	219.58
4	—	314	200.00–232.50	214.82
6	—	609	170.00–182.50	177.11
9	—	421	191.00–240.00	219.06
8	—	571	180.00–200.00	188.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	72.50	72.50
1	—	455	82.50	82.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	131.00	131.00
3	—	588	103.00	103.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,140	1,725.00	1,725.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	129.00	129.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,550	115.00	115.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,791.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,172	1,100.00–1,695.00	1,560.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,265	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,389.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,157	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,660.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,253	925.00–1,925.00	1,565.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,143	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,552.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	913	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	986	1,525.00–1,725.00	1,684.24
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	17	—	888	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,503.37
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	475.00	475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	938	65.00–126.00	101.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	948	65.00–84.00	76.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	850.00–900.00	876.42
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,143	75.00–124.00	93.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	82.00	82.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,252	82.00–126.00	96.90
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	38	—	1,141	1,010.00–1,650.00	1,445.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	956	735.00–1,725.00	1,384.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,023	900.00–1,650.00	1,457.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	870.00–950.00	915.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,105	92.00–93.00	92.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,222	800.00–1,300.00	1,180.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,171	875.00–1,900.00	1,727.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	845	107.00–129.00	118.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	80.00–102.00	90.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	840	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,024	80.00–121.00	92.08
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,250.00	1,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,873	105.00–123.00	114.93
40	—	1,635	98.00–114.00	105.21
13	—	1,338	88.00–103.00	94.06
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	55.00–68.00	61.66
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	923	20.00–74.00	57.24
72	—	1,116	72.00–88.00	79.73
49	—	1,224	85.00–106.00	94.08
157	—	1,178	80.00–96.00	89.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,013	55.00–88.00	72.76
6	—	908	41.00–60.00	55.47
79	—	997	65.00–95.00	78.77
13	—	1,086	80.00–93.00	91.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,383	82.00–92.00	85.94
29	—	1,473	95.00–109.00	102.26
47	—	1,354	80.00–97.00	91.89
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	50.00	50.00

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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