Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 265 priced lines covering 4,119 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,642 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,081 head. replacement cattle receipts at 240 head. Counted as USDA files them — 33 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,642Last week 7,472Year ago 5,958

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,081Last week 1,186Year ago 1,082

Replacement CattleReceipts 240Last week 293Year ago 233

Compared to last report: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher; 500-600 lb offerings sold steady to 2.00 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 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	225.00–240.00	232.09
2	—	315	232.50	232.50
2	—	420	220.00–225.00	222.41
1	—	465	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	571	218.00–225.00	223.52
17	—	622	204.00–220.00	208.17
14	—	479	225.00–230.00	228.54
8	—	427	230.00–235.00	231.80
8	—	374	247.50–275.00	258.41
1	—	705	197.50	197.50
4	—	345	260.00–280.00	264.86
3	—	685	200.00	200.00
5	—	510	226.00–227.50	226.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	465	238.00–241.00	240.31
3	—	501	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	170.00–190.00	188.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	563	160.00–174.00	166.36
4	—	678	100.00–150.00	132.32
6	—	373	152.50–180.00	165.35
8	—	430	160.00–197.50	180.92
4	—	535	150.00–160.00	153.66
1	—	730	127.50	127.50
11	—	479	142.50–195.00	174.03
1	—	645	165.00	165.00
6	—	328	130.00–197.50	168.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	318	239.00–293.00	279.47
1	—	610	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	573	175.00–205.00	183.39
10	—	622	150.00–179.00	167.21
2	—	820	125.00–154.00	139.68
3	—	722	150.00–160.00	155.70
15	—	664	160.00–187.50	170.21
42	—	519	155.00–207.00	188.21
21	—	325	190.00–230.00	208.80
1	—	970	130.00	130.00
3	—	760	140.00–167.00	156.66
43	—	373	190.00–232.50	211.64
47	—	473	170.00–242.00	199.78
51	—	427	182.00–233.00	206.87
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	75.00	75.00
1	—	495	82.50	82.50
1	—	615	52.50	52.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	345	220.00	220.00
21	—	527	206.00–213.00	211.20
20	—	419	212.50–218.00	217.15
7	—	393	208.00	208.00
6	—	498	220.00	220.00
11	—	566	192.00–195.00	192.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	821	150.00–177.00	164.95
105	—	570	193.00–225.00	208.54
103	—	374	219.00–285.00	243.01
65	—	620	169.00–218.00	198.05
161	—	423	210.00–278.00	239.41
77	—	329	215.00–275.00	242.18
10	—	775	160.00–197.50	171.59
1	—	935	160.00	160.00
1	—	855	153.00	153.00
3	—	1,060	150.00	150.00
129	—	470	204.00–264.00	226.54
129	—	523	190.00–228.00	215.04
26	—	727	167.00–192.50	178.91
35	—	672	167.00–202.50	187.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	722	186.00–193.00	191.01
4	—	665	215.00–217.50	216.11
2	—	648	217.00	217.00
1	—	850	149.00	149.00
1	—	945	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	178.00–217.50	197.34
13	—	530	190.00–209.00	200.58
3	—	418	210.00–220.00	213.47
1	—	360	215.00	215.00
3	—	582	190.00–195.00	191.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
1	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	675	170.00	170.00
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	265.00	265.00
5	—	368	261.00–267.00	263.51
1	—	965	177.50	177.50
1	—	505	235.00	235.00
19	—	417	284.00–297.00	289.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	625	217.00–224.00	221.40
1	—	680	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	689	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	373	295.00–340.00	323.89
9	—	419	272.00–311.00	283.46
4	—	459	260.00–280.00	270.52
2	—	518	250.00–270.00	260.05
3	—	320	315.00–331.00	325.66
6	—	602	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	214.00	214.00
1	—	955	150.00	150.00
1	—	585	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	673	200.00–231.00	215.55
1	—	1,110	112.00	112.00
59	—	326	250.00–333.00	301.40
32	—	620	205.00–244.00	221.57
125	—	471	232.00–306.00	268.66
91	—	521	220.00–289.00	251.51
76	—	569	210.00–266.00	240.86
1	—	280	280.00	280.00
1	—	910	145.00	145.00
1	—	975	147.50	147.50
10	—	774	200.00–207.00	205.10
20	—	722	180.00–212.50	199.44
1	—	820	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,215	110.00	110.00
62	—	373	250.00–320.00	292.47
122	—	424	240.00–315.00	279.52
1	—	1,280	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	377	162.50–230.00	209.59
4	—	564	177.50–200.00	186.85
1	—	730	145.00	145.00
1	—	895	163.00	163.00
3	—	323	170.00–210.00	188.61
5	—	482	150.00–227.00	196.18
1	—	535	187.50	187.50
1	—	695	190.00	190.00
7	—	424	192.50–230.00	215.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	460	255.00	255.00
13	—	755	214.00	214.00
10	—	508	237.00	237.00
2	—	625	212.50	212.50
5	—	976	171.00	171.00
2	—	708	170.00	170.00
3	—	378	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	707	220.00	220.00
26	—	477	250.50–297.00	283.63
12	—	666	212.50–240.00	225.89
37	—	616	224.00–260.00	243.25
56	—	534	252.50–290.00	279.67
8	—	765	202.00	202.00
4	—	325	295.00	295.00
22	—	574	234.00–260.00	241.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	245.00–250.00	247.57
2	—	558	220.00–230.00	225.07
4	—	424	240.00–250.00	247.58
1	—	520	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	280.00–285.00	282.54
1	—	330	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	362	262.00	262.00
1	—	435	239.00	239.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	62.50	62.50
1	—	710	60.00	60.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	321	230.00–300.00	252.88
8	—	571	190.00–230.00	208.74
31	—	472	201.00–267.00	228.18
6	—	730	167.50–212.00	186.35
1	—	890	165.00	165.00
28	—	373	230.00–291.00	252.05
5	—	660	188.00–210.00	198.22
26	—	529	195.00–250.00	221.57
4	—	771	150.00–185.00	166.94
39	—	426	190.00–280.00	237.35
13	—	619	200.00–226.00	214.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	574	234.00–242.00	237.13
8	—	377	276.00–303.00	292.30
9	—	407	245.00–274.00	267.43
4	—	605	203.00	203.00
13	—	664	207.00–215.00	211.24
5	—	459	225.00–245.00	233.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	244.00	244.00
1	—	380	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	619	180.00–199.00	186.14
1	—	650	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	287.50	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	421	247.00–285.00	273.81
1	—	1,010	117.50	117.50
4	—	975	120.00–137.00	131.50
37	—	373	230.00–305.00	283.86
78	—	475	217.50–291.00	260.17
42	—	616	185.00–234.00	218.64
23	—	327	255.00–320.00	298.05
1	—	885	177.50	177.50
2	—	833	168.00–170.00	168.98
80	—	525	207.00–261.00	229.45
24	—	720	160.00–202.50	179.96
81	—	569	202.50–254.00	227.49
8	—	770	167.00–200.00	179.50
19	—	676	185.00–210.00	200.73
1	—	915	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	162.00–210.00	193.65
2	—	578	125.00–185.00	154.87
4	—	321	190.00–225.00	203.81
1	—	885	140.00	140.00
1	—	500	192.50	192.50
2	—	623	165.00–177.50	171.33
1	—	650	140.00	140.00
6	—	411	180.00–220.00	208.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	99.00	99.00
15	—	427	212.50–247.00	231.34
7	—	323	232.00–283.00	258.94
29	—	378	200.00–265.00	239.52
9	—	671	160.00–189.00	176.39
2	—	738	150.00–163.00	156.57
1	—	785	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,050	87.00	87.00
23	—	569	179.00–235.00	201.85
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
30	—	477	200.00–243.00	228.94
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
11	—	618	180.00–200.00	191.29
23	—	522	190.00–230.00	206.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	150.00–170.00	160.00
3	—	543	165.00	165.00
2	—	478	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	323	295.00	295.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	100.00	100.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,720	139.00	139.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,127	1,100.00–1,400.00	1,220.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,254	1,300.00–2,050.00	1,559.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,065	1,310.00–1,400.00	1,377.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,333	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,713.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,162	1,325.00–1,875.00	1,676.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	1,110.00–1,650.00	1,284.30
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,083	88.00–107.00	97.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,241	1,100.00–1,950.00	1,617.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,159	800.00–1,525.00	1,197.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,175	82.00	82.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,160	1,050.00–1,675.00	1,270.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,067	1,100.00–1,875.00	1,569.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,043	950.00–1,550.00	1,320.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	29	—	1,116	800.00–1,600.00	1,231.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,202	86.00–98.00	90.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	91.00–1,050.00	507.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	86.00–93.00	89.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	953	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,162.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	972	975.00–1,575.00	1,356.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,221	83.00–119.00	96.16
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	535.00	535.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	75.00	75.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,064	85.00–108.00	98.18
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	110.00	110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	896	87.00–127.50	104.65
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	1,275.00–1,675.00	1,511.57
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	990	100.00–124.00	112.67
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	918	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,216.88
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	628	850.00–910.00	878.57
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	728	735.00–1,025.00	873.26
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	117.00	117.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,275.00	1,275.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,300	104.00–106.00	104.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,343	65.00–96.00	84.54
34	—	1,615	90.00–112.00	102.17
20	—	1,676	100.00–124.00	113.02
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	47.00–54.00	50.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,394	84.50–100.00	90.53
36	—	1,419	86.50–110.00	97.42
17	—	1,416	80.00–88.00	84.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,039	50.00–75.00	69.15
155	—	1,192	80.00–95.00	85.80
75	—	1,211	84.00–105.00	92.90
59	—	1,098	73.00–85.00	77.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	939	56.00–63.00	59.32
16	—	1,098	81.00–96.00	89.12
65	—	1,061	70.00–88.00	76.80
36	—	988	52.00–78.00	66.48
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	87.00	87.00

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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