Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 183 priced lines covering 1,968 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,139 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 328 head. replacement cattle receipts at 84 head. Counted as USDA files them — 6 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,139Last week 0Year ago 2,532

Slaughter CattleReceipts 328Last week 0Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 0Year ago 36

Market trend not established due to light receipts throughout the state because of wet/muddy conditions plus winter weather previous week all put a damper on livestock movement. Demand good for mostly all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	320	235.00–300.00	271.82
5	—	574	212.50–232.50	226.69
2	—	293	300.00–325.00	312.39
12	—	376	233.00–300.00	270.62
2	—	610	220.00–230.00	225.08
6	—	729	180.00–200.00	192.25
14	—	527	225.00–270.00	247.51
10	—	486	219.00–270.00	254.04
11	—	425	235.00–285.00	252.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	360.00–365.00	362.50
4	—	321	335.00–368.00	352.19
4	—	528	298.00–337.50	311.53
1	—	415	325.00	325.00
8	—	473	316.00–345.00	333.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	672	222.50–251.00	240.13
45	—	470	260.00–335.00	301.45
30	—	570	235.00–288.00	261.90
3	—	902	200.00	200.00
35	—	379	277.50–355.00	325.48
16	—	786	205.00–224.00	218.66
123	—	832	200.00–237.00	236.42
20	—	326	275.00–369.00	330.05
43	—	424	273.00–351.00	310.83
36	—	620	215.00–270.00	251.66
19	—	721	205.00–245.00	230.77
42	—	523	245.00–307.50	284.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	371	130.00–234.00	185.54
2	—	418	200.00–222.50	211.59
3	—	530	175.00–235.00	207.45
1	—	695	167.50	167.50
2	—	593	187.50–200.00	193.72
4	—	470	150.00–231.00	210.75
1	—	1,135	100.00	100.00
2	—	310	175.00–190.00	182.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	300.00–355.00	340.00
4	—	663	242.50–261.00	256.17
18	—	625	250.00–271.00	260.43
5	—	867	200.00–201.00	200.60
8	—	433	320.00–360.00	342.68
6	—	804	210.00–217.50	212.49
3	—	715	210.00–225.00	214.96
20	—	531	290.00–315.00	297.80
38	—	471	277.50–345.00	319.74
57	—	577	280.00–300.00	284.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	551	296.00	296.00
6	—	697	230.00	230.00
16	—	539	260.00–288.00	284.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	473	242.50–295.00	285.96
1	—	405	272.50	272.50
1	—	545	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	73.00	73.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	475	237.50–262.50	252.03
15	—	420	240.00–302.00	269.24
2	—	790	211.00	211.00
1	—	570	230.00	230.00
6	—	325	287.50–302.50	289.81
29	—	627	220.00–232.00	226.65
1	—	650	224.00	224.00
66	—	511	240.00–270.00	268.74
4	—	370	270.00–290.00	279.59
4	—	709	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	698	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	249.00	249.00
1	—	440	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	573	192.00–220.00	206.87
1	—	780	150.00	150.00
17	—	527	200.00–228.00	214.19
7	—	738	160.00–187.50	173.79
16	—	469	199.00–245.00	227.97
4	—	324	210.00–230.00	225.14
7	—	618	182.50–195.00	190.03
4	—	696	188.00–190.00	188.50
12	—	420	205.00–235.00	219.27
8	—	385	200.00–250.00	224.68
9	—	811	150.00–160.00	157.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	519	71.00–191.00	156.62
4	—	469	160.00–205.00	179.19
1	—	570	192.50	192.50
2	—	668	164.00–170.00	166.99
9	—	377	150.00–210.00	181.95
7	—	424	155.00–205.00	176.93
3	—	325	180.00–200.00	192.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	434	251.00–261.00	254.60
6	—	595	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	574	205.00–248.00	230.52
1	—	910	165.00	165.00
39	—	476	222.50–335.00	243.33
1	—	845	160.00	160.00
25	—	326	240.00–299.00	267.86
36	—	379	230.00–288.00	260.35
5	—	703	180.00–200.00	196.02
26	—	659	185.00–224.00	211.07
59	—	525	222.00–266.00	246.23
59	—	627	200.00–230.00	218.45
39	—	421	220.00–288.00	251.24
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	95.00	95.00
1	—	690	67.00	67.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	280.00	280.00
1	—	685	210.00	210.00
1	—	440	260.00	260.00
1	—	550	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	687	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	788	180.00	180.00
2	—	578	205.00	205.00
5	—	600	212.00	212.00
4	—	691	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	310.00	310.00
2	—	340	315.00–325.00	320.00
1	—	650	237.50	237.50
1	—	515	298.00	298.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	225.00–245.00	236.06
3	—	623	187.00–207.50	199.31
6	—	378	225.00–280.00	259.83
4	—	424	265.00–282.50	272.27
2	—	580	231.00	231.00
2	—	673	185.00–192.50	188.85
3	—	783	160.00–186.00	173.27
9	—	476	200.00–259.00	242.72
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	250.00–311.00	286.28
3	—	332	270.00–280.00	276.78
10	—	429	260.00–320.00	302.65
3	—	357	327.50–357.50	338.56
14	—	523	245.00–292.50	265.69
10	—	571	232.00–255.00	246.95
2	—	828	170.00	170.00
10	—	620	210.00–248.00	235.78
1	—	890	165.00	165.00
4	—	768	194.00–211.00	200.89
7	—	671	192.50–242.50	217.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	215.00	215.00
1	—	530	200.00	200.00
6	—	421	215.00–250.00	238.52
1	—	495	210.00	210.00
1	—	325	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	228.00	228.00

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	—	1,830	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,168	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,542.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	865	935.00	935.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	107.00	107.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,270	105.00–123.00	109.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,139	1,000.00–1,675.00	1,322.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	101.00	101.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	97.00	97.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	1,425.00–1,575.00	1,493.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,179	1,450.00–1,550.00	1,531.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	100.00	100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,140	800.00–1,575.00	1,233.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,134	1,150.00–1,700.00	1,357.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,012	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,277.08
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	350.00	350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,037	105.00–111.00	106.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	857	87.50–130.00	107.08
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	907	112.50–200.00	135.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	103.00	103.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	182.00	182.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,375.00	1,375.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,393	85.00–105.00	93.04
14	—	1,577	103.00–118.00	109.13
8	—	1,821	119.00–130.00	123.81
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	87.50–90.00	88.77
3	—	763	39.00–56.00	46.48
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	81.00–91.00	86.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,415	98.00–119.00	111.43
41	—	1,374	90.00–112.00	106.75
3	—	1,462	103.00–105.00	103.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	964	70.00–98.00	83.77
9	—	920	55.00–86.00	72.19
19	—	1,092	82.00–112.00	101.21
4	—	955	54.00–79.00	65.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	61.00–72.00	66.46
46	—	1,241	94.00–119.00	106.56
52	—	1,117	85.00–106.00	95.31
13	—	1,010	78.00–92.00	84.54

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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