Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 256 priced lines covering 4,972 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,560 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 867 head. replacement cattle receipts at 257 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,560Last week 822Year ago 7,177

Slaughter CattleReceipts 867Last week 158Year ago 1,009

Replacement CattleReceipts 257Last week 99Year ago 267

Market trend not applicable due to sales closing for the holidays. However, a higher undertone was noted for most classes. Demand was mostly good to very good in spots

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	255.00–260.00	258.82
47	—	479	236.00–284.00	262.57
46	—	615	217.50–229.00	224.71
12	—	666	213.00–217.00	214.32
28	—	525	229.00–272.00	255.74
31	—	582	225.00–251.00	241.19
32	—	413	247.50–281.00	267.26
1	—	710	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	245.00	245.00
2	—	582	207.00	207.00
1	—	495	222.50	222.50
4	—	329	268.00	268.00
7	—	443	240.00–249.00	247.71
1	—	545	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	507	241.00	241.00
34	—	676	195.00–201.00	196.92
22	—	612	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	421	170.00–210.00	192.94
1	—	695	165.00	165.00
6	—	583	132.50–180.00	160.63
1	—	775	90.00	90.00
10	—	459	150.00–199.00	176.24
6	—	373	145.00–210.00	172.70
5	—	334	163.00–200.00	177.99
11	—	518	160.00–195.00	174.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	313	287.00	287.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	715	120.00–187.50	165.00
22	—	618	165.00–200.00	180.19
58	—	475	192.50–240.00	214.37
45	—	373	195.00–260.00	221.85
18	—	321	210.00–250.00	223.62
34	—	570	165.00–219.00	197.45
25	—	664	170.00–198.00	180.53
6	—	772	145.00–186.00	165.30
38	—	523	189.00–224.00	203.47
1	—	810	164.00	164.00
3	—	865	130.00–160.00	141.16
36	—	420	195.00–254.00	220.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	184.00	184.00
5	—	982	191.00–193.00	192.60
1	—	1,175	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
222	—	521	205.00–263.00	239.00
1	—	290	270.00	270.00
60	—	614	182.50–221.00	208.55
6	—	833	154.00–175.00	165.00
152	—	375	217.50–289.00	258.88
9	—	717	160.00–202.50	183.40
154	—	422	225.00–279.00	252.08
131	—	566	185.00–242.00	223.23
4	—	870	165.00–187.00	175.96
5	—	785	160.00–190.00	178.50
184	—	478	217.50–275.00	254.51
69	—	323	215.00–287.00	255.08
22	—	670	182.50–224.00	203.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	577	204.00–221.00	215.60
3	—	740	160.00	160.00
4	—	685	190.00	190.00
18	—	606	195.00–204.00	197.89
4	—	778	193.00	193.00
10	—	392	250.00	250.00
60	—	521	220.00–240.00	227.04
18	—	471	212.00–234.00	226.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	786	200.00–208.00	207.54
21	—	712	194.00–220.00	204.98
12	—	678	219.00	219.00
15	—	603	221.00–223.00	222.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	654	190.00	190.00
1	—	800	192.00	192.00
4	—	705	180.00	180.00
13	—	603	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	191.00	191.00
1	—	785	150.00	150.00
3	—	530	172.00–180.00	175.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	465	256.00–262.00	259.31
2	—	380	250.00–262.50	256.09
3	—	430	262.00–271.00	266.41
1	—	500	256.00	256.00
1	—	555	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	593	205.00–210.00	207.98
7	—	707	184.00	184.00
11	—	624	198.00	198.00
24	—	778	180.00–185.00	183.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	205.00–220.00	212.50
4	—	580	190.00–207.50	194.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	786	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	378	300.00–340.00	318.72
5	—	416	300.00–321.00	308.08
4	—	319	290.00–320.00	309.78
2	—	523	261.00–287.50	274.55
1	—	655	242.50	242.50
5	—	466	282.50–302.00	291.43
1	—	565	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	240.00	240.00
1	—	675	180.00	180.00
1	—	500	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	659	130.00–187.00	151.76
7	—	478	172.50–210.00	198.69
9	—	578	170.00–210.00	192.40
1	—	1,180	96.00	96.00
6	—	733	150.00–160.00	155.07
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
4	—	416	167.50–192.50	181.12
7	—	524	145.00–215.00	188.17
1	—	640	180.00	180.00
3	—	383	203.00–230.00	217.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	174.00	174.00
3	—	1,030	175.00	175.00
149	—	522	240.00–307.00	276.89
108	—	622	217.00–265.00	248.33
138	—	424	242.00–343.00	295.24
171	—	473	240.00–320.00	284.62
27	—	766	175.00–234.00	227.46
107	—	579	220.00–288.00	263.75
1	—	855	190.00	190.00
77	—	378	260.00–349.00	305.67
35	—	714	200.00–241.00	231.91
29	—	668	205.00–253.00	236.11
8	—	831	190.00–210.00	204.68
55	—	327	250.00–343.00	309.63
4	—	975	157.00–193.00	182.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	250.00	250.00
2	—	443	260.00	260.00
4	—	578	212.50–240.00	232.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	809	200.00	200.00
15	—	564	262.00–264.00	263.31
7	—	861	190.00	190.00
42	—	625	225.00–252.00	243.33
14	—	762	222.00–230.00	227.70
88	—	732	217.00–235.00	218.56
60	—	678	215.00–238.00	226.90
15	—	485	240.00–306.00	252.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	633	239.00–260.00	244.78
60	—	726	230.00–237.00	231.40
11	—	435	297.00–311.00	301.97
16	—	566	285.00	285.00
5	—	336	331.00	331.00
28	—	761	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	388	251.00–349.00	339.79
1	—	450	277.00	277.00
1	—	500	250.00	250.00
2	—	425	282.50–290.00	286.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	412	280.00–290.00	284.87
4	—	330	333.00	333.00
5	—	542	250.00–265.00	262.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	787	204.00–206.00	205.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	322.50	322.50
55	—	719	221.00–243.00	238.70
40	—	470	270.00–343.00	305.62
59	—	521	270.00–312.00	298.31
79	—	622	228.00–274.00	263.43
25	—	418	300.00–329.00	320.42
35	—	565	255.00–294.00	283.05
15	—	669	231.00–237.50	234.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	682	190.00–210.00	202.99
11	—	716	180.00–214.00	202.43
38	—	423	215.00–297.00	249.98
1	—	890	141.00	141.00
31	—	475	210.00–280.00	246.52
16	—	376	210.00–300.00	258.42
19	—	769	190.00–218.00	216.54
22	—	524	195.00–264.00	238.37
34	—	570	208.00–242.00	225.19
23	—	630	205.00–238.00	227.67
1	—	845	175.00	175.00
17	—	325	216.00–301.00	265.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	240.00	240.00
1	—	715	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	310.00–325.00	317.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	211.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	220.00–225.00	222.50
1	—	540	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	475	240.00–300.00	267.53
4	—	911	145.00–160.00	155.01
4	—	854	170.00–200.00	181.20
7	—	326	295.00–320.00	305.78
9	—	715	185.00–204.00	197.46
58	—	624	193.00–250.00	226.86
33	—	672	185.00–241.00	222.14
28	—	378	260.00–322.50	297.11
42	—	426	250.00–320.00	288.66
9	—	823	170.00–182.50	176.04
69	—	565	200.00–262.00	243.81
10	—	772	160.00–212.50	192.84
70	—	525	219.00–270.00	252.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	152.00–174.00	163.41
2	—	670	170.00–172.00	170.98
2	—	333	110.00–205.00	155.71
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
1	—	910	119.00	119.00
2	—	365	232.00	232.00
1	—	640	162.50	162.50
3	—	567	162.50–200.00	177.64
6	—	527	180.00–205.00	195.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	185.00	185.00
2	—	535	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	574	180.00–210.00	195.59
14	—	628	182.50–214.00	192.63
2	—	673	175.00–197.50	186.12
2	—	343	250.00–252.00	251.01
6	—	711	165.00–178.00	171.78
19	—	526	185.00–240.00	215.67
13	—	469	200.00–265.00	238.72
11	—	365	200.00–270.00	254.43
1	—	780	185.00	185.00
9	—	422	200.00–270.00	237.65

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	—	2,030	2,800.00	2,800.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,075	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,508	1,600.00–2,550.00	2,049.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,090	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,508.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,286	1,200.00–1,500.00	1,368.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,264	1,500.00–2,150.00	1,688.34
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,150.00	1,150.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,325.00	1,325.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	790	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,294.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	961	700.00–1,400.00	1,096.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	750.00–950.00	851.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	95.00	95.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,014	800.00–1,425.00	1,271.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	922	800.00–1,275.00	1,111.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,090	950.00–1,550.00	1,218.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	837	925.00–1,200.00	1,041.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,058	825.00–1,600.00	1,225.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,122	69.00–98.00	88.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,094	85.00–112.00	98.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,348	80.00–89.00	84.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,227	79.00–96.00	90.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	1,100.00–1,550.00	1,364.77
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	89.00–111.00	99.98
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	140.00	140.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	78.00	78.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	890	74.00–95.00	83.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,361	82.00–106.00	93.60
12	—	1,855	102.00–122.00	114.21
23	—	1,678	96.00–114.00	106.23
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	795	47.00–50.00	48.44
3	—	818	70.00–83.00	77.29
4	—	821	61.00–72.00	66.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,745	80.00	80.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	961	42.00–63.00	55.38
38	—	992	60.00–85.00	73.66
14	—	995	55.00–75.00	62.16
7	—	1,020	76.00–98.00	84.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,360	89.00–104.00	96.23
30	—	1,373	86.00–98.00	92.84
17	—	1,443	80.00–90.00	85.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,060	60.00–65.00	62.51
36	—	1,071	71.00–84.00	77.57
68	—	1,142	77.00–97.00	85.29
32	—	1,207	85.00–101.00	90.42

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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