Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 264 priced lines covering 3,564 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,066 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 513 head. replacement cattle receipts at 178 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,066Last week 5,302Year ago 3,627

Slaughter CattleReceipts 513Last week 739Year ago 686

Replacement CattleReceipts 178Last week 169Year ago 222

Compared to last report: Feeder cattle under 600 lbs mostly sold 2.00-6.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested. Feeder market was somewhat mixed depending on the type and kind of the animal. Demand was good for mostly all classes. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	323	300.00–385.00	346.14
27	350–400	373	295.00–370.00	335.86
54	400–450	422	290.00–360.00	328.96
58	450–500	475	270.00–340.00	303.20
76	500–550	517	270.00–315.00	293.90
33	550–600	573	250.00–330.00	280.37
19	600–650	620	230.00–284.00	255.86
22	650–700	669	223.00–270.00	244.89
16	700–750	721	220.00–236.00	230.75
15	750–800	778	206.00–235.00	226.41
2	800–850	810	205.00–225.00	215.12
2	850–900	860	185.00	185.00
3	900–950	915	138.00–225.00	194.36
2	950–1000	978	153.00–155.00	154.00
1	1150–1200	1,155	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	332.00	332.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	360.00–375.00	367.74
1	350–400	390	352.50	352.50
1	400–450	405	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	545	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	660	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	324	255.00–325.00	299.22
14	350–400	372	255.00–320.00	288.56
15	400–450	422	220.00–307.50	269.26
17	450–500	468	230.00–300.00	270.49
17	500–550	525	220.00–273.00	247.50
10	550–600	573	220.00–255.00	240.77
4	600–650	638	225.00–250.00	236.14
7	650–700	675	215.00–227.50	223.56
2	700–750	733	207.50–215.00	211.31
2	750–800	773	180.00–210.00	194.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	289.00	289.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	327.50	327.50
1	450–500	475	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
4	700–750	724	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	594	269.00	269.00
14	650–700	662	239.00–243.00	239.85
1	800–850	800	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	850	180.00	180.00
5	900–950	928	160.00–184.00	179.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	289	313.00	313.00
68	300–350	324	270.00–341.00	304.91
107	350–400	370	267.50–367.00	305.70
130	400–450	418	245.00–333.00	296.57
123	450–500	472	250.00–306.00	285.69
78	500–550	524	245.00–290.00	267.04
51	550–600	571	235.00–274.00	255.08
35	600–650	623	235.00–262.50	248.62
18	650–700	663	210.00–249.00	232.22
7	700–750	714	224.00–232.50	226.37
2	750–800	778	200.00–210.00	205.02
4	800–850	805	190.00–212.50	202.48
4	850–900	878	195.00–210.00	201.20
1	1000–1050	1,025	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	315	247.50–307.00	283.90
2	350–400	375	255.00–280.00	268.17
9	500–550	533	220.00–243.00	234.41
3	550–600	583	215.00–240.00	229.84
4	600–650	630	210.00–226.00	220.56
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	400	282.50	282.50
5	450–500	467	287.50–300.00	292.43
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	450–500	477	260.00–315.00	279.95
3	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
6	550–600	598	262.50	262.50
21	600–650	622	232.50–250.00	244.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	369	290.00–335.00	321.14
48	400–450	426	275.00–332.00	305.44
18	450–500	471	265.00–297.50	279.16
29	500–550	519	260.00–305.50	273.65
41	550–600	567	255.00–272.50	261.86
27	600–650	627	230.00–255.00	249.74
4	650–700	670	230.00–235.00	232.49
11	700–750	727	217.50–245.00	225.44
1	750–800	785	217.50	217.50
1	800–850	820	214.00	214.00
3	850–900	863	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	635	252.00	252.00
11	700–750	707	227.50–236.00	233.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	285.00	285.00
26	300–350	326	240.00–300.00	273.25
39	350–400	375	225.00–292.00	262.52
41	400–450	423	222.50–289.00	262.37
33	450–500	479	230.00–277.50	255.31
24	500–550	522	210.00–297.50	245.36
22	550–600	571	210.00–258.00	237.27
14	600–650	615	190.00–237.50	216.19
22	650–700	677	173.00–225.00	203.14
1	700–750	710	180.00	180.00
4	750–800	768	180.00–202.50	193.73
2	800–850	825	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	885	161.00–164.00	162.51
1	900–950	920	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	227.00	227.00
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	226.00	226.00
1	750–800	755	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	384	265.00–300.00	287.65
8	400–450	441	265.00–267.00	266.77
10	450–500	471	245.00–272.50	259.91
34	500–550	531	240.00–265.00	255.53
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	670	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	700	222.50	222.50
2	750–800	765	207.50–212.00	209.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	380	274.00–280.00	275.87
4	400–450	439	281.00	281.00
11	450–500	477	267.50–288.00	276.59
67	500–550	542	266.00–276.00	272.96
15	550–600	581	250.00–253.00	252.02
6	600–650	608	237.50	237.50
25	650–700	673	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	814	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	200.00–255.00	223.69
6	350–400	358	230.00–255.00	239.09
5	400–450	427	210.00–265.00	233.89
3	450–500	483	175.00–200.00	186.57
2	500–550	520	181.00–220.00	200.69
3	550–600	584	180.00–210.00	189.85
1	650–700	695	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
2	400–450	423	267.50–275.00	271.05
2	450–500	460	250.00–270.00	260.00
3	650–700	682	202.50–227.50	210.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	268	405.00	405.00
65	300–350	328	300.00–409.00	354.83
75	350–400	373	300.00–413.00	348.37
90	400–450	420	300.00–381.00	341.33
82	450–500	470	280.00–349.00	316.96
64	500–550	521	275.00–332.50	309.06
53	550–600	569	263.00–320.00	291.74
37	600–650	624	250.00–285.00	270.70
26	650–700	670	238.00–268.00	251.95
16	700–750	716	228.00–258.00	237.24
4	750–800	774	220.00–242.50	229.87
68	800–850	828	210.00–242.00	241.17
1	900–950	915	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	362.00	362.00
1	400–450	420	323.00	323.00
2	450–500	488	270.00–275.00	272.49
5	500–550	520	306.00–307.00	306.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	357.50–410.00	391.76
1	350–400	365	355.00	355.00
6	400–450	423	365.00–375.00	369.21
5	450–500	471	312.00–337.50	328.37
1	500–550	520	312.00	312.00
1	600–650	625	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	326	365.00–397.50	379.51
23	350–400	367	352.00–419.00	399.02
21	400–450	427	335.00–362.50	345.42
40	450–500	473	310.00–345.00	333.42
38	500–550	516	290.00–339.00	318.59
22	550–600	578	282.50–328.00	309.81
22	600–650	623	262.50–297.50	280.82
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
3	700–750	732	237.50–247.50	244.20
2	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
8	450–500	472	317.50–366.00	335.11
4	500–550	525	275.00	275.00
8	550–600	570	276.00	276.00
8	650–700	650	265.50	265.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	342.50	342.50
4	400–450	435	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	324	250.00–360.00	296.43
34	350–400	374	265.00–339.00	304.96
32	400–450	424	260.00–330.00	296.18
26	450–500	474	253.00–317.00	281.96
22	500–550	524	240.00–285.00	267.25
8	550–600	566	260.00–287.00	277.28
3	600–650	615	250.00–274.00	261.08
9	650–700	677	230.00–259.00	240.83
5	700–750	736	229.00–235.00	231.82
3	750–800	762	223.00–235.00	230.88
1	850–900	875	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	422	300.00–305.00	303.05
5	450–500	463	275.00–300.00	292.45
5	500–550	537	270.00–299.00	293.43
10	550–600	580	255.00–285.00	272.10
3	600–650	612	242.50–272.50	253.40
2	650–700	695	229.00	229.00
6	700–750	715	225.00–230.00	226.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	337.50	337.50
5	450–500	489	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	510	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	579	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	260.00–300.00	279.21
2	350–400	363	260.00–275.00	267.55
5	400–450	431	230.00–270.00	256.90
1	450–500	465	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	510	268.00	268.00
1	550–600	550	279.00	279.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	171.00	171.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	91.00	91.00
6	—	758	84.00–87.00	85.17
2	—	785	77.00–79.00	78.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,439	114.00–132.00	120.99
28	—	1,365	99.00–119.00	111.27
1	—	1,150	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,181	104.00–134.00	118.16
19	—	1,114	85.00–109.00	102.30
85	—	1,145	90.00–119.00	108.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	959	45.00–80.00	70.04
27	—	1,001	75.00–98.00	86.08
39	—	1,036	85.00–110.00	98.46
19	—	1,079	92.00–114.00	105.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,692	125.00–160.00	140.35
35	—	1,587	111.00–132.00	123.44
6	—	1,602	105.00–117.00	109.14

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	2	—	905	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,640.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,116	1,375.00–2,200.00	1,770.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,325.00	2,325.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,630.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,970.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	867	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,038.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,641.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	120.00–127.00	123.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,107	104.00–133.00	116.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,066	1,175.00–1,375.00	1,268.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,018	100.00–124.00	108.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	99.00	99.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	938	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,448.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,022	107.00–127.00	114.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,060	1,150.00–1,700.00	1,447.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,053	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,379.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,025	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,471.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,433.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,222	103.00–130.00	118.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,045	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,824.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	119.00–132.00	126.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,159	1,375.00–1,800.00	1,618.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	111.00	111.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	875.00	875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	763	875.00–2,050.00	1,284.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	955	1,225.00–2,025.00	1,627.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,575.00	1,575.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,500.00	1,500.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	953	2,350.00	2,350.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,044	102.00–117.00	109.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,124.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	804	90.00–140.00	120.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	865	93.00–129.00	113.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,200.00	1,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,718	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,275.76
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,285	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,746.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,552	110.00–139.00	128.52
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,350.00	1,350.00

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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