Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 131 priced lines covering 721 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 822 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 158 head. replacement cattle receipts at 99 head. Counted as USDA files them — 36 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 822Last week 4,642Year ago 5,958

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 1,081Year ago 1,082

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 240Year ago 233

Market trend not established due to limited receipts

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	572	190.00–225.00	213.69
14	—	617	180.00–222.50	208.49
17	—	374	200.00–262.50	233.21
15	—	320	209.00–260.00	242.58
1	—	890	150.00	150.00
11	—	672	167.50–195.00	180.03
25	—	529	191.00–227.50	208.66
15	—	414	200.00–245.00	219.38
23	—	478	200.00–247.50	224.85
2	—	818	150.00–160.00	155.02
2	—	778	190.00	190.00
8	—	713	170.00–192.50	184.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	175.00–195.00	186.68
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
3	—	317	170.00–185.00	180.18
1	—	575	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	515	165.00–200.00	183.73
2	—	775	160.00–162.50	161.24
11	—	422	170.00–220.00	205.79
5	—	485	180.00–225.00	212.42
6	—	375	185.00–230.00	205.86
11	—	626	140.00–195.00	182.87
3	—	575	162.50–207.50	186.49
4	—	324	190.00–230.00	217.03
2	—	673	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	703	200.00	200.00
1	—	685	215.00	215.00
3	—	757	213.00	213.00
3	—	832	180.00	180.00
1	—	410	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	358	275.00–297.50	285.83
4	—	714	209.00–220.00	212.66
11	—	324	255.00–322.50	304.76
6	—	518	247.50–265.00	259.04
11	—	681	205.00–230.00	219.57
7	—	426	261.00–295.00	280.47
13	—	583	226.00–242.50	234.70
10	—	774	190.00–215.00	208.28
1	—	930	167.50	167.50
15	—	473	242.00–287.50	267.91
2	—	293	305.00–317.50	311.30
3	—	874	200.00	200.00
1	—	1,010	137.50	137.50
10	—	615	205.00–236.00	222.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
1	—	580	160.00	160.00
1	—	415	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	264.00–286.00	271.32
3	—	665	225.00–245.00	234.06
2	—	708	222.50–225.00	223.74
1	—	395	295.00	295.00
1	—	590	247.50	247.50
1	—	750	214.00	214.00
1	—	435	280.00	280.00
5	—	531	250.00–271.00	261.56
3	—	627	240.00–245.00	241.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	185.00–210.00	197.61
3	—	367	260.00–270.00	265.74
2	—	508	220.00–267.50	243.87
4	—	770	155.00–195.00	178.39
4	—	619	200.00–205.00	201.27
2	—	450	221.00–232.00	226.50
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	175.00	175.00
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
2	—	320	210.00–230.00	220.47
1	—	500	215.00	215.00
1	—	400	190.00	190.00
2	—	565	195.00–197.50	196.28
2	—	373	222.50–235.00	229.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	370	245.00–272.50	259.05
5	—	485	211.00–240.00	226.07
3	—	587	212.50–225.00	219.12
3	—	668	190.00–195.00	193.32
3	—	330	200.00–287.50	259.22
2	—	538	240.00	240.00
10	—	425	200.00–242.50	218.57
2	—	825	149.00–152.50	150.72
3	—	623	192.50–200.00	197.55
1	—	860	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	297.50	297.50
2	—	463	278.00–292.50	285.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	275.00–322.50	298.48
11	—	561	200.00–255.00	229.29
1	—	765	170.00	170.00
3	—	680	200.00–222.50	212.35
12	—	469	230.00–272.50	252.22
7	—	613	217.50–232.50	226.86
11	—	423	252.50–285.00	266.88
4	—	705	170.00–223.00	198.82
13	—	362	260.00–310.00	286.89
15	—	526	230.00–267.50	247.58
3	—	823	169.00–180.00	173.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,083	75.00–79.00	76.48
18	—	1,162	84.00–95.00	87.15
25	—	1,130	80.00–86.00	81.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,354	89.00–95.00	91.55
2	—	1,498	87.00–93.00	89.92
16	—	1,384	81.00–89.00	85.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,012	60.00–68.00	62.91
8	—	1,099	70.00–81.00	74.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,409	82.00–100.00	90.92
3	—	1,690	113.00–120.00	115.72
8	—	1,663	98.00–107.00	104.17

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,370	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,063	2,075.00–2,600.00	2,356.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,173	1,050.00–2,600.00	2,234.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,300	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	1,675.00–2,650.00	2,152.94
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,210	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,260	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,446.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	97.00	97.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,313	80.00–88.00	84.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,177	925.00–2,075.00	1,394.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,225	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,365.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,466.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,516	1,525.00–1,950.00	1,766.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,118	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,318.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	908	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,295.61
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,680	101.00	101.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	121.00	121.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	879	90.00–126.00	107.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	88.00	88.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	913	82.00–105.00	90.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,353	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,885.03

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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