Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 87 priced lines covering 297 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 283 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 72 head. replacement cattle receipts at 23 head. Counted as USDA files them — 2 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 283Last week 9,291Year ago 5,774

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 1,230Year ago 976

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 414Year ago 365

Market trend not established due to very limited comparable sales because of Thanksgiving day holiday shortened week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	167.50–185.00	178.30
4	—	476	187.50–202.50	194.98
1	—	790	180.00	180.00
3	—	570	175.00–190.00	181.83
3	—	422	200.00–215.00	206.76
4	—	684	170.00–192.50	181.31
1	—	930	118.00	118.00
3	—	318	225.00	225.00
6	—	614	177.50–212.50	188.31
1	—	815	180.00	180.00
4	—	521	202.50–220.00	212.10
5	—	357	220.00–240.00	228.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	165.00–170.00	167.50
5	—	386	175.00–210.00	198.94
2	—	340	190.00	190.00
1	—	655	175.00	175.00
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
4	—	526	162.50–187.50	178.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	267.50	267.50
1	—	495	260.00	260.00
1	—	505	245.00	245.00
1	—	550	237.50	237.50
1	—	360	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	372	250.00–265.00	258.85
3	—	417	235.00–257.50	243.32
6	—	628	202.50–222.50	209.21
1	—	655	187.50	187.50
1	—	735	195.00	195.00
7	—	468	215.00–240.00	225.90
4	—	337	250.00–270.00	258.66
5	—	533	225.00–250.00	234.09
7	—	575	202.50–222.50	211.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	170.00	170.00
8	—	364	215.00–245.00	236.22
7	—	558	185.00–205.00	190.41
2	—	725	167.50–177.50	172.60
6	—	426	220.00–227.50	223.30
6	—	521	197.50–212.50	204.61
10	—	459	210.00–230.00	222.22
5	—	624	180.00–197.50	185.58
1	—	845	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	205.00	205.00
8	—	426	185.00–200.00	195.04
5	—	583	165.00–180.00	173.01
4	—	615	160.00–175.00	169.90
1	—	800	130.00	130.00
6	—	375	192.50–210.00	202.53
3	—	508	170.00–185.00	175.11
10	—	472	170.00–190.00	182.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	215.00–225.00	220.13
1	—	515	222.50	222.50
1	—	355	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	272.50	272.50
1	—	405	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	192.50–210.00	199.07
1	—	395	220.00	220.00
2	—	323	210.00–235.00	222.02
1	—	565	180.00	180.00
3	—	422	215.00–235.00	228.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	202.50–227.50	215.00
1	—	895	180.00	180.00
1	—	760	212.50	212.50
3	—	520	230.00–252.50	241.79
2	—	558	240.00–252.50	246.28
3	—	425	245.00–270.00	255.06
3	—	483	230.00–252.50	241.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	205.00	205.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,458	81.00–89.00	84.39
18	—	1,429	91.00–99.00	95.05
3	—	1,273	101.00–103.00	101.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,065	80.00	80.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	985	75.00–79.00	76.52
10	—	1,131	80.00–84.00	81.61
12	—	1,155	85.00–89.00	87.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	850	55.00–65.00	59.92
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	101.00	101.00
2	—	1,913	106.00–115.00	109.65
3	—	1,423	98.00–102.00	99.23

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	815	81.00–90.00	85.09
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	98.00	98.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,284	74.00–112.00	98.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	95.00	95.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	725.00–1,350.00	1,159.98

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

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Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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