Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 277 priced lines covering 3,623 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,725 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 703 head. replacement cattle receipts at 209 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,725Last week 5,189Year ago 7,346

Slaughter CattleReceipts 703Last week 1,319Year ago 1,407

Replacement CattleReceipts 209Last week 343Year ago 294

Compared to last report: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs sold firm compared to a light test last week. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	237.00–245.00	238.93
1	—	695	211.00	211.00
2	—	600	217.00–222.00	219.50
1	—	435	250.00	250.00
50	—	465	231.00–280.00	262.06
6	—	532	241.00–245.00	242.96
86	—	381	242.00–290.00	263.03
1	—	300	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	507	220.00	220.00
3	—	408	247.50–252.50	250.87
5	—	580	208.00–238.00	222.46
3	—	372	240.00–250.00	246.73
2	—	485	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	518	235.00–259.00	250.00
3	—	333	270.00–285.00	280.05
4	—	773	210.00	210.00
11	—	583	247.00	247.00
9	—	426	247.50–270.00	253.13
30	—	638	226.00–243.00	240.92
15	—	734	218.00	218.00
11	—	364	265.00–294.00	279.76
9	—	469	248.00–263.00	254.84
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	720	163.00–210.00	184.46
84	—	427	213.00–270.00	245.59
3	—	815	130.00–207.00	158.80
2	—	925	120.00–150.00	134.76
89	—	522	205.00–263.00	238.40
1	—	1,050	170.00	170.00
72	—	377	220.00–284.00	260.64
141	—	466	210.00–277.00	248.92
93	—	569	205.00–244.00	228.48
54	—	617	187.50–235.00	217.87
26	—	667	175.00–227.50	212.46
36	—	324	220.00–270.00	245.43
6	—	760	150.00–205.00	186.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	277.00–290.00	285.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	210.00–213.00	211.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	574	180.00–212.50	199.88
10	—	679	155.00–200.00	185.03
47	—	477	189.00–230.00	209.73
27	—	379	188.00–241.00	214.53
21	—	319	190.00–245.00	217.72
36	—	526	182.50–217.50	197.55
1	—	860	158.00	158.00
3	—	763	130.00–179.00	159.55
9	—	628	170.00–215.00	189.36
40	—	423	190.00–240.00	213.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	589	190.00–219.00	209.23
3	—	433	230.00	230.00
5	—	484	236.00	236.00
7	—	346	225.00	225.00
7	—	517	190.00–219.00	202.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	525	120.00–190.00	173.30
8	—	464	130.00–190.00	169.18
3	—	567	141.00–182.50	164.88
7	—	336	120.00–185.00	163.34
12	—	428	157.00–195.00	178.71
2	—	603	162.50–190.00	176.19
1	—	655	170.00	170.00
9	—	382	170.00–192.50	184.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	210.00	210.00
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
1	—	400	210.00	210.00
2	—	810	187.00	187.00
1	—	395	210.00	210.00
5	—	752	189.00	189.00
1	—	315	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
1	—	635	180.00	180.00
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
1	—	515	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	260.00–280.00	270.07
5	—	515	240.00–255.00	250.86
56	—	552	238.00–256.00	254.36
6	—	422	250.00–255.00	251.68
3	—	657	217.00–227.50	220.46
1	—	605	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	575	280.00–289.00	288.82
18	—	509	260.00–312.00	304.29
1	—	405	287.50	287.50
3	—	662	241.00–245.00	243.67
3	—	461	310.00–317.50	314.81
2	—	323	292.50–335.00	312.93
2	—	385	307.50–327.50	317.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	210.00	210.00
3	—	628	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	245.00	245.00
2	—	723	200.00–212.50	206.44
1	—	585	214.00	214.00
1	—	870	176.00	176.00
2	—	513	233.00–235.00	234.02
1	—	350	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	190.00–215.00	206.04
11	—	471	180.00–230.00	208.81
17	—	428	130.00–250.00	199.35
1	—	1,020	130.00	130.00
5	—	530	215.00–230.00	221.98
6	—	320	145.00–210.00	172.62
1	—	925	100.00	100.00
5	—	380	180.00–200.00	189.39
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	60.00	60.00
1	—	300	95.00	95.00
1	—	530	52.50	52.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	476	210.00–265.00	242.47
28	—	424	200.00–290.00	252.79
19	—	571	202.00–240.00	221.79
8	—	663	210.00–233.00	225.04
34	—	526	207.00–267.00	241.63
2	—	755	190.00–235.00	212.65
9	—	729	211.00–220.00	215.80
12	—	629	192.50–235.00	218.19
1	—	935	130.00	130.00
1	—	1,035	120.00	120.00
22	—	377	217.50–287.00	240.06
14	—	331	232.50–297.00	263.95
2	—	980	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	220.00	220.00
12	—	729	225.00–228.00	226.50
4	—	379	275.00–302.00	287.21
24	—	624	240.00–252.00	247.69
13	—	473	278.00–288.00	284.32
2	—	683	234.00	234.00
10	—	434	260.00–300.00	282.37
12	—	568	235.00–257.00	246.44
2	—	340	300.00–301.00	300.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	662	232.50–248.00	245.58
4	—	371	290.00–315.00	300.74
3	—	618	245.00–253.00	250.24
4	—	315	295.00–310.00	306.30
28	—	580	247.00–283.00	272.18
17	—	473	270.00–290.00	277.88
1	—	735	232.50	232.50
2	—	760	237.50	237.50
7	—	410	287.50–307.50	296.60
14	—	525	260.00–284.00	271.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	230.00	230.00
1	—	325	277.50	277.50
1	—	368	275.00	275.00
5	—	470	237.50–258.00	249.97
3	—	410	232.50–260.00	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	234.00–237.00	235.46
1	—	445	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	321	255.00–323.00	283.40
4	—	829	190.00–230.00	213.57
84	—	529	240.00–309.00	278.12
87	—	573	225.00–284.00	256.51
61	—	668	210.00–252.50	238.71
61	—	379	245.00–340.00	288.62
2	—	1,183	134.00–170.00	151.89
74	—	423	240.00–339.00	291.20
7	—	769	191.00–268.00	214.74
23	—	716	200.00–247.00	222.04
77	—	616	222.50–264.00	248.44
2	—	863	211.00–219.00	215.06
78	—	472	229.00–315.00	277.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	320	310.00–343.00	338.55
5	—	409	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	575	235.00–255.00	239.25
2	—	828	197.00	197.00
2	—	548	237.50	237.50
8	—	616	223.00–247.00	237.63
6	—	487	256.00	256.00
10	—	434	238.00–293.00	276.26
3	—	695	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	222.50	222.50
3	—	523	257.50–285.00	266.61
1	—	590	275.00	275.00
1	—	640	237.00	237.00
1	—	380	305.00	305.00
1	—	770	202.50	202.50
2	—	425	290.00–305.00	297.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	215.00	215.00
1	—	565	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	714	170.00–209.00	189.17
15	—	327	270.00–318.00	295.65
26	—	679	185.00–231.00	205.47
1	—	960	170.00	170.00
7	—	765	170.00–205.00	187.00
12	—	376	266.00–317.00	289.65
1	—	820	197.00	197.00
40	—	573	207.00–267.50	229.15
31	—	480	240.00–295.00	261.34
1	—	865	188.00	188.00
51	—	522	215.00–279.00	247.19
46	—	623	205.00–244.00	228.16
24	—	428	250.00–307.00	278.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	200.00	200.00
2	—	625	210.00	210.00
1	—	400	251.00	251.00
1	—	495	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	775	154.00–190.00	172.35
2	—	810	140.00–175.00	157.72
20	—	525	185.00–243.00	212.43
14	—	473	215.00–255.00	233.28
10	—	430	192.50–245.00	225.00
1	—	935	124.00	124.00
5	—	720	142.50–195.00	171.72
20	—	625	170.00–216.00	196.18
10	—	670	170.00–209.00	191.44
20	—	373	220.00–265.00	247.36
18	—	574	185.00–231.00	206.91
18	—	316	225.00–271.00	253.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	175.00–207.50	194.37
1	—	505	215.00	215.00
3	—	320	185.00–220.00	199.95
2	—	615	170.00–182.00	175.85
8	—	475	193.00–212.50	200.85
6	—	576	100.00–210.00	178.72
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	321	300.00	300.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,960	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,570.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,136	1,100.00–1,775.00	1,504.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,050	970.00–1,400.00	1,224.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,209	92.00–109.00	98.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	994	1,025.00–1,570.00	1,406.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	99.00	99.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,068	775.00–1,375.00	1,180.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	932	875.00–1,175.00	1,075.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,169	975.00–1,625.00	1,283.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	979	875.00–1,440.00	1,206.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,118	100.00–124.00	111.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,150	93.00–112.00	103.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	87.00	87.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	89.00–98.00	93.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,019	88.00–101.00	96.93
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	465	400.00	400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	600	480.00	480.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	640	725.00	725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	640	725.00	725.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	704	500.00–640.00	587.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	836	975.00–1,050.00	1,002.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	84.00	84.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,128	90.00–97.00	94.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	958	90.00–124.00	106.41
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	500.00	500.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	60.00	60.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	31.00	31.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	590	375.00	375.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	635.00	635.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,555.63
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	858	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,093.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	970.00	970.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	600	540.00	540.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,325.00	1,325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,395	75.00–100.00	92.98
40	—	1,570	92.00–116.00	105.57
29	—	1,742	100.50–134.00	116.64
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	60.00	60.00
1	—	775	86.00	86.00
1	—	715	51.00	51.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,068	80.00–96.00	89.69
7	—	895	48.00–79.00	61.78
44	—	1,014	70.00–87.00	79.10
19	—	985	55.00–79.00	70.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	56.00	56.00
2	—	800	53.00–68.00	60.08
2	—	810	71.00–72.00	71.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	1,438	96.00–112.00	101.95
57	—	1,359	85.00–102.00	95.06
11	—	1,425	80.00–94.00	84.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,079	74.00–85.00	80.10
1	—	855	60.00	60.00
69	—	1,236	84.00–107.00	94.88
129	—	1,141	80.00–95.00	87.83

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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