Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 272 priced lines covering 5,356 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,321 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 738 head. replacement cattle receipts at 331 head. Counted as USDA files them — 28 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,321Last week 5,560Year ago 7,319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 738Last week 867Year ago 839

Replacement CattleReceipts 331Last week 257Year ago 265

Compared to last report: Feeder steers sold 5.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	205.00	205.00
1	—	390	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	325.00	325.00
1	—	420	285.00	285.00
1	—	455	292.50	292.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	175.00	175.00
1	—	540	220.00	220.00
2	—	675	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	471	259.00	259.00
4	—	594	207.00	207.00
4	—	631	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	378	277.50–307.50	296.49
3	—	885	149.00–160.00	152.71
56	—	471	230.00–292.50	262.80
15	—	423	247.50–292.50	274.26
21	—	620	200.00–240.00	215.76
11	—	326	262.50–318.00	298.88
40	—	572	220.00–255.00	232.54
2	—	940	135.00–152.50	143.75
56	—	526	205.00–287.50	243.72
18	—	669	187.50–218.00	204.05
10	—	722	182.50–202.50	190.40
7	—	766	170.00–196.00	186.64
3	—	827	162.00–188.00	173.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	180.00–200.00	186.62
3	—	380	150.00–240.00	196.54
1	—	550	200.00	200.00
2	—	483	190.00–210.00	199.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	712	155.00–189.00	175.48
1	—	990	110.00	110.00
8	—	427	205.00–255.00	233.55
9	—	480	210.00–260.00	236.47
16	—	574	180.00–238.00	202.75
1	—	820	157.00	157.00
2	—	778	160.00–191.00	175.15
8	—	528	200.00–235.00	219.01
10	—	665	165.00–217.00	186.16
5	—	634	180.00–210.00	195.35
16	—	380	220.00–281.00	270.18
8	—	324	220.00–280.00	250.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	215.00	215.00
9	—	414	274.00–315.00	300.45
5	—	567	245.00	245.00
28	—	377	255.00–311.00	267.65
3	—	605	232.00	232.00
2	—	492	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	190.00	190.00
1	—	705	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	280.00	280.00
11	—	422	301.00–323.00	311.88
11	—	367	302.00–332.50	322.17
2	—	468	282.50–300.00	291.20
2	—	515	290.00–305.00	297.35
4	—	326	327.50–336.00	331.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	204.00	204.00
2	—	578	235.00	235.00
1	—	680	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	867	180.00–208.00	198.94
9	—	274	335.00–365.00	343.93
85	—	374	265.00–335.00	302.97
18	—	768	188.00–223.00	206.11
54	—	728	195.00–225.00	214.56
73	—	323	277.50–361.00	315.67
143	—	575	225.00–275.00	253.04
1	—	1,480	115.00	115.00
93	—	674	205.00–241.00	225.95
95	—	469	235.00–307.50	276.00
125	—	621	215.00–267.00	239.86
124	—	422	235.00–327.00	290.73
6	—	808	189.00–200.00	198.17
183	—	523	227.50–294.00	271.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	171.00–190.00	180.58
6	—	516	145.00–230.00	205.88
9	—	583	175.00–207.00	180.16
7	—	423	190.00–245.00	208.23
4	—	381	200.00–245.00	224.77
5	—	474	217.50–245.00	231.12
6	—	317	152.50–240.00	202.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	723	205.00–215.50	213.91
3	—	362	321.00	321.00
3	—	590	236.00	236.00
20	—	523	241.00–255.00	247.08
12	—	631	231.00–235.00	233.34
3	—	430	238.00	238.00
6	—	793	200.00	200.00
24	—	680	210.00–234.00	230.31
2	—	335	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	577	196.00–250.00	219.62
2	—	490	260.00	260.00
21	—	623	200.00–225.00	212.80
8	—	531	221.00–247.50	227.33
3	—	680	200.00–219.00	209.36
5	—	426	265.00–269.00	266.63
4	—	377	250.00–272.50	260.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	200.00–220.00	211.88
5	—	683	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	556	259.00–289.00	274.99
11	—	808	200.00–207.00	201.91
2	—	765	225.00	225.00
39	—	520	255.00–298.00	286.96
2	—	315	360.00–365.00	362.42
77	—	367	292.50–359.00	319.04
91	—	468	277.50–315.00	296.49
12	—	661	237.50–248.00	244.86
1	—	1,345	135.00	135.00
43	—	423	300.00–326.00	317.82
83	—	707	218.00–244.00	240.46
138	—	619	240.00–271.00	263.00
5	—	869	194.00	194.00
4	—	964	183.00–188.00	185.51
1	—	1,105	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	625	180.00–235.00	217.58
28	—	323	230.00–301.00	263.07
1	—	900	180.00	180.00
14	—	719	188.00–210.00	201.27
39	—	430	220.00–291.00	254.47
34	—	673	190.00–225.00	202.43
27	—	379	222.00–290.00	252.05
33	—	475	207.00–283.00	250.45
4	—	768	210.00	210.00
28	—	519	212.00–262.50	237.34
4	—	871	180.00–190.00	185.67
4	—	823	158.00–187.00	172.46
27	—	574	207.50–250.00	227.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	250.00–260.00	255.03
1	—	505	240.00	240.00
2	—	375	270.00–287.50	278.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	638	190.00–207.00	200.18
1	—	750	170.00	170.00
4	—	653	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	436	230.00–255.00	237.06
8	—	483	215.00–230.00	223.20
5	—	524	210.00–215.00	212.00
1	—	605	192.50	192.50
4	—	389	230.00–245.00	233.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	529	220.00–225.00	221.80
6	—	667	205.00	205.00
37	—	355	232.50	232.50
3	—	585	210.00	210.00
5	—	490	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
115	—	611	207.50–228.00	224.74
70	—	438	245.00–271.00	258.80
6	—	763	200.00	200.00
98	—	516	230.00–256.00	247.11
2	—	845	187.00	187.00
19	—	723	193.00–210.00	202.90
45	—	568	220.00–232.00	230.00
69	—	377	262.50–288.00	268.65
32	—	316	270.00–297.50	276.42
38	—	670	200.00–218.00	210.94
54	—	479	242.50–278.00	257.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	252.50–265.00	258.79
2	—	325	247.50–260.00	253.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	128.00	128.00
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
6	—	324	155.00–199.00	185.87
8	—	421	155.00–210.00	176.76
7	—	371	163.00–197.00	184.43
5	—	533	150.00–185.00	167.85
1	—	685	165.00	165.00
9	—	480	147.00–205.00	176.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	378	185.00–237.00	211.89
34	—	322	200.00–262.50	224.38
47	—	427	195.00–243.00	219.43
7	—	805	137.00	137.00
4	—	779	142.50–170.00	160.64
41	—	528	180.00–215.00	200.23
8	—	726	160.00–182.50	175.34
17	—	620	160.00–207.00	182.82
56	—	475	170.00–235.00	212.19
1	—	865	150.00	150.00
14	—	665	160.00–192.50	176.51
39	—	575	160.00–206.00	186.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	193.00–230.00	218.08
3	—	665	185.00	185.00
16	—	627	190.00–206.00	201.25
2	—	413	230.00	230.00
7	—	363	205.00–244.00	226.50
15	—	541	221.00–227.00	225.85
12	—	328	205.00–240.00	230.97
5	—	793	160.00	160.00
4	—	579	200.00–216.00	208.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
104	—	425	210.00–274.00	241.97
111	—	378	210.00–287.00	254.69
1	—	1,210	121.00	121.00
135	—	573	190.00–231.00	216.20
158	—	524	200.00–244.00	224.89
77	—	329	228.00–289.00	254.95
22	—	716	169.00–196.00	184.21
136	—	474	200.00–263.00	235.10
37	—	666	169.00–215.00	199.07
20	—	771	150.00–195.00	179.60
95	—	627	190.00–227.00	205.31
1	—	855	157.50	157.50
2	—	825	140.00–160.00	150.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	582	222.00	222.00
2	—	1,150	142.50	142.50
1	—	830	190.00	190.00
2	—	965	145.00–157.50	151.25
2	—	1,048	140.00	140.00
6	—	781	192.00	192.00
2	—	915	155.00	155.00
14	—	606	216.00–218.00	216.72
9	—	657	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	170.00	170.00
2	—	605	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	215.00	215.00
1	—	440	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	207.00	207.00
1	—	420	225.00	225.00
1	—	495	210.00	210.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,538	119.00–127.00	123.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,773	1,825.00–2,150.00	1,996.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,678	2,200.00–2,275.00	2,239.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,098	1,050.00–1,550.00	1,317.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,190	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,680.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,235	1,150.00–1,800.00	1,607.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	575.00	575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	890	71.00–115.00	90.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,140	90.00–99.00	94.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	966	800.00–1,600.00	1,074.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,352	90.00–91.00	90.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,029	850.00–1,240.00	1,045.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	968	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,121.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	66	—	1,253	975.00–1,700.00	1,363.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	925.00–1,350.00	1,141.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	89.00	89.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	925	850.00–1,400.00	1,102.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,066	91.00–120.00	95.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	89.00–97.00	93.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	825.00–1,510.00	1,240.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,117	925.00–1,500.00	1,334.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,165	82.00–115.00	98.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	994	950.00–1,300.00	1,248.34
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	845	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	700.00	700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	952	1,100.00–2,225.00	1,795.83
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	68	—	1,098	1,225.00–2,700.00	2,472.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	1,175.00–1,325.00	1,237.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	993	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,262.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,165	131.00	131.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	1,125.00–1,225.00	1,170.15
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	984	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,727.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,325.00	1,325.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	89.00	89.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	82.50	82.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	943	80.00–112.00	96.59
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,571	95.00–116.00	106.93
24	—	1,852	110.00–132.00	122.27
11	—	1,269	84.00–107.00	94.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	59.00–61.00	60.01
3	—	855	74.00–80.00	77.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,455	90.00–110.00	97.99
12	—	1,468	84.00–92.00	87.88
42	—	1,372	89.00–103.00	94.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	874	50.00–68.00	57.90
61	—	1,015	70.00–87.00	79.32
27	—	1,000	50.00–80.00	68.09
10	—	1,053	90.00–100.00	93.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,166	86.00–110.00	93.08
148	—	1,151	80.00–97.00	87.85
33	—	1,061	74.00–82.00	77.75
1	—	850	70.00	70.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	65.00	65.00
2	—	783	74.00–77.00	75.56

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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