Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 271 priced lines covering 6,711 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,795 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 558 head. replacement cattle receipts at 197 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,795Last week 6,312Year ago 3,644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 558Last week 749Year ago 623

Replacement CattleReceipts 197Last week 353Year ago 125

Compared to last report: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher, mostly 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand good for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	565	285.00–304.00	299.20
65	—	425	335.00–365.00	350.95
27	—	723	242.00–250.00	244.75
60	—	518	300.00–330.00	314.91
3	—	783	235.00	235.00
4	—	917	210.00	210.00
15	—	676	252.00–285.00	264.36
21	—	468	315.00–365.00	329.60
118	—	624	270.00–297.50	284.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	571	220.00–235.00	228.54
1	—	675	200.00	200.00
6	—	375	200.00–277.50	241.72
6	—	328	202.00–245.00	230.21
5	—	419	220.00–255.00	235.85
1	—	790	207.50	207.50
4	—	611	210.00–227.50	216.85
10	—	471	210.00–257.50	238.05
5	—	521	200.00–232.50	216.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	249.00	249.00
21	—	459	333.00–337.00	336.62
11	—	619	262.00–283.00	263.91
159	—	594	298.00–300.00	299.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	285.00	285.00
1	—	300	297.50	297.50
1	—	485	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	237.00	237.00
9	—	373	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	672	200.00–235.00	225.99
34	—	325	255.00–355.00	296.67
45	—	376	260.00–325.00	296.74
36	—	521	225.00–278.00	256.88
19	—	632	200.00–250.00	228.41
40	—	424	230.00–311.00	281.40
31	—	579	200.00–279.00	248.41
6	—	713	195.00–229.00	208.89
32	—	475	232.50–293.00	270.10
6	—	768	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	766	234.00–242.50	238.73
76	—	585	261.50–275.50	266.89
144	—	682	240.00–256.00	247.87
61	—	874	229.85	229.85
92	—	488	300.00–316.00	306.01
103	—	712	230.00–245.00	242.09
5	—	438	262.00	262.00
49	—	839	231.00	231.00
84	—	529	280.00–309.50	294.20
4	—	911	210.00	210.00
10	—	352	312.00	312.00
48	—	636	251.00–262.00	257.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	205.00	205.00
128	—	424	295.00–362.00	326.35
46	—	828	200.00–232.00	226.22
44	—	323	300.00–400.00	346.63
132	—	875	200.00–229.00	228.06
10	—	993	203.00–205.00	204.80
145	—	522	262.00–323.00	303.26
1	—	1,000	157.50	157.50
91	—	373	300.00–410.00	349.64
95	—	575	259.00–310.00	284.35
96	—	773	210.00–249.50	239.00
1	—	295	415.00	415.00
1	—	1,285	140.00	140.00
2	—	1,105	140.00–145.00	142.51
111	—	675	227.50–285.00	256.28
148	—	474	275.00–351.00	314.30
101	—	725	220.00–267.00	253.64
208	—	619	245.00–295.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	622	250.00–258.00	254.97
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	287.50–345.00	314.07
3	—	487	250.00–260.00	256.61
8	—	620	230.00–252.50	238.08
4	—	581	245.00–265.00	254.81
6	—	439	310.00–315.00	314.24
9	—	682	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	379	350.00–390.00	368.60
1	—	605	284.00	284.00
6	—	430	330.00–360.00	345.41
4	—	535	296.00–325.00	312.18
2	—	460	327.50–335.00	331.29
1	—	555	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	340.00	340.00
2	—	447	315.00	315.00
1	—	515	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	264.00	264.00
5	—	364	300.00–330.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	425	267.50–345.00	317.22
1	—	970	125.00	125.00
3	—	293	385.00	385.00
44	—	621	227.50–268.00	251.00
50	—	473	270.00–332.50	297.26
1	—	1,130	110.00	110.00
1	—	850	160.00	160.00
1	—	900	149.00	149.00
11	—	727	202.50–230.00	220.62
53	—	568	243.00–282.50	262.11
3	—	772	200.00–220.00	209.89
24	—	322	285.00–370.00	329.89
19	—	673	220.00–255.00	235.57
65	—	388	289.00–385.00	327.05
60	—	528	250.00–302.50	282.46
1	—	1,045	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	266.00	266.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	220.00–250.00	233.54
1	—	860	210.00	210.00
16	—	472	240.00–282.00	260.99
11	—	622	199.00–237.50	222.20
5	—	382	275.00–320.00	289.24
3	—	672	200.00–215.00	208.35
9	—	535	215.00–267.50	248.13
9	—	315	270.00–335.00	306.74
2	—	768	185.00–193.00	189.07
9	—	428	210.00–287.50	273.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	320.00	320.00
1	—	455	335.00	335.00
1	—	395	355.00	355.00
3	—	418	332.50–352.50	341.51
6	—	518	290.00–315.00	305.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	225.00–245.00	236.14
2	—	475	230.00–233.00	231.52
6	—	523	187.50–230.00	216.27
1	—	660	190.00	190.00
4	—	326	220.00–285.00	262.39
1	—	775	120.00	120.00
5	—	370	240.00–287.50	260.07
1	—	850	87.50	87.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	84.00	84.00
2	—	420	150.00	150.00
1	—	715	77.50	77.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	296.00	296.00
56	—	628	230.00–265.00	247.35
34	—	418	270.00–315.00	290.46
74	—	517	256.00–298.00	287.14
13	—	657	226.00–244.00	229.41
17	—	469	260.00–285.00	274.92
6	—	370	290.00–320.00	309.66
27	—	581	260.00–275.00	263.41
6	—	846	221.00	221.00
14	—	745	212.50–233.00	224.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	250.00	250.00
1	—	325	275.00	275.00
3	—	558	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	576	253.00–270.00	256.90
35	—	548	250.00–254.00	253.89
31	—	471	269.00–281.00	277.74
4	—	673	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	225.00	225.00
4	—	429	265.00–267.50	266.25
2	—	635	220.00	220.00
2	—	375	277.50	277.50
2	—	487	235.00	235.00
2	—	580	220.00–232.50	226.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	587	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	178.00	178.00
2	—	760	1,610.00	1,610.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
13	—	630	1,760.00	1,760.00
12	—	775	223.00–231.00	227.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	161.00–235.00	212.41
1	—	655	217.50	217.50
12	—	415	200.00–300.00	234.47
2	—	620	180.00–220.00	199.52
10	—	316	200.00–260.00	229.07
4	—	519	187.50–220.00	206.67
9	—	364	137.00–230.00	207.05
13	—	588	167.50–224.00	205.26
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	150.00–170.00	159.86
1	—	300	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	428	220.00–272.50	250.82
56	—	474	222.50–268.00	244.90
38	—	326	221.00–285.00	260.81
13	—	617	190.00–233.00	213.76
2	—	735	180.00–197.50	188.75
2	—	775	190.00–200.00	195.00
27	—	576	215.00–242.50	229.40
2	—	885	180.00	180.00
6	—	666	190.00–236.00	207.12
41	—	375	220.00–275.00	254.63
42	—	530	220.00–242.50	229.71
2	—	830	167.50–177.50	172.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	332	285.00	285.00
49	—	531	236.00–266.00	252.75
21	—	639	215.00–224.00	220.18
18	—	560	233.00–260.00	242.05
46	—	483	245.00–268.00	258.47
33	—	870	189.50	189.50
21	—	663	222.00–225.00	223.74
2	—	752	190.00	190.00
12	—	428	265.00–275.00	270.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
229	—	521	235.00–285.00	264.23
77	—	327	260.00–350.00	292.71
1	—	785	200.00	200.00
1	—	930	180.00	180.00
72	—	621	217.50–255.00	236.78
167	—	427	252.50–315.00	279.70
75	—	679	210.00–253.00	229.05
106	—	377	260.00–315.00	293.53
70	—	800	227.00	227.00
1	—	860	200.00	200.00
119	—	575	220.00–270.00	246.70
196	—	470	245.00–298.00	275.26
23	—	718	180.00–230.00	221.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	820	207.00	207.00
14	—	567	240.00–248.00	245.09
65	—	624	225.00–245.00	232.43
7	—	854	189.00	189.00
47	—	665	219.00–229.00	225.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	821	211.00	211.00
7	—	786	197.50–222.50	207.13
54	—	582	236.00–269.00	244.99
1	—	915	170.00	170.00
150	—	671	228.00–240.00	234.61
50	—	627	236.00–249.00	243.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	260.00	260.00
1	—	675	202.50	202.50
2	—	615	215.00–225.00	220.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	255.00–269.00	260.48
3	—	501	302.50	302.50
1	—	360	312.50	312.50
1	—	345	315.00	315.00
6	—	414	295.00–310.00	299.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	717	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	214.00	214.00

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
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,177	1,600.00–2,750.00	2,100.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,130	2,675.00	2,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,317	110.00–119.00	113.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,948.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,711.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,047	1,750.00–1,875.00	1,833.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,120	1,450.00–2,300.00	1,897.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	1,025.00–3,200.00	2,169.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,281	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,352.77
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,265	97.00–112.00	106.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,123	1,150.00–2,150.00	1,539.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,058	900.00–2,150.00	1,792.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,315	1,150.00–1,825.00	1,681.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,278	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,623.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,022	1,250.00–2,250.00	1,856.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	863	80.00–122.50	102.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	110.00–126.00	117.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	34	—	1,209	1,150.00–2,125.00	1,689.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	835	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,001	107.00–136.00	116.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,339	100.00–136.00	111.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,392.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	857	123.00–135.00	128.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	135.00	135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	102.00–137.50	120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	687	140.00–900.00	630.90
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	874	1,200.00–2,200.00	1,874.39
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	948	1,150.00–1,675.00	1,383.44
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	680	1,050.00	1,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,406	86.00–118.00	104.19
15	—	1,715	109.00–129.00	117.98
10	—	1,871	120.00–136.00	128.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,133	89.00–107.00	96.27
8	—	1,066	50.00–78.00	64.58
35	—	1,062	80.00–93.00	87.00
32	—	1,138	99.00–113.00	103.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,775	93.00–96.00	94.49
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	36.00	36.00
31	—	975	74.00–94.00	82.73
14	—	814	55.00–86.00	65.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,376	100.00–114.00	107.00
7	—	1,348	102.00–116.00	109.52
15	—	1,387	95.00–104.00	99.45

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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