Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 269 priced lines covering 5,329 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,056 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 711 head. replacement cattle receipts at 339 head. Counted as USDA files them — 44 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,056Last week 4,066Year ago 6,505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 711Last week 513Year ago 862

Replacement CattleReceipts 339Last week 178Year ago 268

Compared to last report: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly sold 4.00-8.00 higher, instances 10.00-12.00 higher; limited comparable sales on offerings over 600 lbs. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold 6.00-8.00 higher; limited comparison on offerings over 550 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 5.00 higher. Demand good for all classes

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	369	306.00–310.00	309.10
33	400–450	447	291.00	291.00
7	450–500	470	262.50–290.00	277.67
35	500–550	527	252.00–278.00	260.22
27	550–600	577	240.00–256.00	251.15
5	600–650	637	225.00	225.00
7	800–850	831	190.00	190.00
3	1000–1050	1,017	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	368	326.00–347.50	336.53
3	400–450	420	310.00–324.00	314.96
23	500–550	514	280.00–291.00	289.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	265.00–290.00	282.20
3	400–450	445	246.00	246.00
4	450–500	464	245.00–260.00	248.64
4	500–550	526	240.00–252.00	246.72
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	608	215.00–220.00	217.49
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
39	550–600	557	261.00–300.00	290.11
41	600–650	627	243.00–251.00	250.29
36	650–700	656	225.00–239.00	237.34
36	700–750	732	220.00–235.00	227.52
12	750–800	775	210.00–219.00	215.34
2	1000–1050	1,030	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	955	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	908	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	325	235.00–302.00	272.52
34	350–400	376	235.00–305.00	267.73
40	400–450	425	227.00–283.00	254.62
51	450–500	476	225.00–280.00	257.79
37	500–550	527	216.00–277.50	242.24
49	550–600	571	200.00–260.00	233.67
21	600–650	615	190.00–230.00	213.63
20	650–700	671	180.00–240.00	205.70
6	700–750	735	180.00–200.00	190.09
3	750–800	770	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	815	172.50	172.50
2	850–900	865	159.00–160.00	159.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	598	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	652	239.00	239.00
6	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	200.00–230.00	219.23
7	350–400	370	180.00–260.00	211.11
10	400–450	416	176.00–260.00	224.58
6	450–500	469	200.00–225.00	212.77
1	500–550	540	211.00	211.00
7	550–600	562	200.00–210.00	206.38
1	600–650	645	180.00	180.00
3	650–700	680	156.00–210.00	181.91
1	700–750	700	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
106	300–350	326	270.00–361.00	320.04
143	350–400	377	272.50–359.00	312.23
174	400–450	425	267.50–349.00	306.16
191	450–500	472	252.50–317.50	292.88
204	500–550	529	240.00–310.00	276.31
102	550–600	572	235.00–279.00	260.15
53	600–650	618	221.00–272.50	244.49
31	650–700	679	225.00–250.00	233.72
11	700–750	719	205.00–239.00	220.84
7	750–800	770	200.00–220.00	209.17
1	800–850	835	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	850	211.00	211.00
3	900–950	903	205.00–210.00	206.68
2	950–1000	983	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	272.50	272.50
2	400–450	438	262.00–290.00	276.08
3	450–500	482	265.00–290.00	281.61
2	500–550	518	255.00–260.00	257.46
4	550–600	580	237.50–255.00	246.87
2	600–650	618	220.00–232.50	226.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	327.50	327.50
17	350–400	388	312.00–335.00	316.07
23	400–450	425	290.00–330.00	317.92
41	450–500	481	272.50–316.00	302.77
56	500–550	526	265.00–305.00	286.47
43	550–600	573	266.00–293.00	287.04
21	600–650	620	237.50–262.50	254.03
76	650–700	692	239.00–257.50	239.48
4	700–750	728	227.50–230.00	228.13
4	750–800	779	222.00–228.00	226.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	434	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	370	337.00	337.00
20	450–500	472	274.00–318.00	303.43
26	500–550	523	270.00–298.00	280.04
16	550–600	593	260.00	260.00
9	600–650	628	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	740	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	323.00	323.00
9	400–450	421	265.00–275.00	269.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	322.50–325.00	323.71
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	312.00	312.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	319	300.00–395.00	351.17
45	350–400	371	322.50–395.00	352.51
39	400–450	424	270.00–385.00	328.54
68	450–500	480	246.00–350.00	306.06
77	500–550	522	255.00–330.00	294.67
60	550–600	578	250.00–300.00	276.95
55	600–650	626	242.50–285.00	259.69
22	650–700	682	235.00–259.00	241.41
17	700–750	711	226.00–245.00	234.16
3	750–800	758	210.00–226.00	218.68
6	800–850	839	205.00–225.00	213.10
2	850–900	858	200.00–205.00	202.48
3	900–950	905	180.00	180.00
2	950–1000	958	170.00–180.00	175.04
1	1050–1100	1,065	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	475	281.00	281.00
1	500–550	500	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	440	221.00	221.00
1	550–600	585	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	502	180.00–209.00	199.27
1	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
14	350–400	381	255.00–317.50	284.53
19	400–450	424	240.00–315.00	277.05
18	450–500	477	245.00–271.00	259.32
15	500–550	522	238.00–289.00	257.27
20	550–600	573	215.00–280.00	247.90
8	600–650	618	210.00–240.00	229.05
6	650–700	676	200.00–234.00	215.56
2	750–800	763	200.00–202.50	201.27
1	800–850	840	187.50	187.50
2	850–900	855	150.00–170.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
8	400–450	424	285.00–300.00	290.32
6	450–500	463	252.50–302.50	286.34
11	500–550	527	265.00–295.00	273.14
4	550–600	564	264.00	264.00
6	600–650	641	278.00	278.00
34	650–700	689	233.00–274.50	269.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	337.00	337.00
13	450–500	472	320.00–332.50	326.40
10	500–550	548	330.00	330.00
37	550–600	585	273.00–316.00	295.81
15	600–650	627	291.00–308.00	295.47
3	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
3	700–750	705	253.00	253.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
11	350–400	381	380.00–420.00	405.67
29	400–450	412	330.00–420.00	361.67
21	450–500	481	300.00–375.00	334.78
42	500–550	518	307.50–350.00	324.09
85	550–600	572	290.00–330.00	319.25
53	600–650	611	282.50–312.00	302.45
27	700–750	723	245.00–273.00	271.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	395.00–400.00	397.54
2	350–400	370	350.00–402.50	376.96
2	400–450	405	395.00–407.50	401.33
3	450–500	463	330.00–342.50	335.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	250.00–300.00	266.75
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	513	235.00–271.00	248.59
1	550–600	550	202.00	202.00
1	600–650	640	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	295	320.00	320.00
26	300–350	323	250.00–349.00	304.84
20	350–400	378	270.00–350.00	302.84
28	400–450	425	239.00–330.00	284.26
26	450–500	472	243.00–292.00	266.39
26	500–550	521	235.00–291.00	273.21
18	550–600	572	220.00–285.00	256.65
8	600–650	625	220.00–245.00	239.00
12	650–700	682	215.00–260.00	244.69
3	700–750	730	217.50–239.00	228.64
2	750–800	755	190.00–220.00	204.90
1	800–850	825	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	300–350	322	320.00–420.00	367.28
94	350–400	376	300.00–412.50	355.84
148	400–450	423	290.00–390.00	345.13
162	450–500	472	285.00–370.00	331.48
131	500–550	520	270.00–356.00	317.50
87	550–600	571	270.00–324.00	300.21
70	600–650	616	257.00–311.00	294.74
348	650–700	674	240.00–296.50	284.23
23	700–750	735	235.00–260.00	251.44
2	750–800	760	235.00–240.00	237.52
13	800–850	819	220.00–247.00	238.17
6	900–950	926	208.00–220.00	218.05
2	950–1000	950	185.00–200.00	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	335.00	335.00
16	350–400	368	240.00–337.50	264.72
57	400–450	419	325.00–327.00	326.58
4	450–500	463	293.00	293.00
39	500–550	533	284.00–289.00	288.61
9	600–650	612	266.00	266.00
44	650–700	668	250.00–269.00	258.87
22	700–750	735	239.00–247.00	241.41
10	750–800	762	239.00	239.00
9	800–850	821	236.00–239.00	237.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	563	265.00–277.00	270.97
3	650–700	690	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	322.50	322.50
1	400–450	410	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	357.50	357.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	759	875.00–1,250.00	1,116.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,027	1,250.00–1,775.00	1,521.57
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	758	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,334.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,028	1,125.00–2,550.00	2,189.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,914.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,078	1,125.00–1,950.00	1,572.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,040	1,100.00–1,875.00	1,442.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	120.00–124.00	121.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,147	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,582.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	1,185.00–1,400.00	1,292.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,110	850.00–2,200.00	1,624.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,408	115.00–118.00	116.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	883	1,275.00–1,500.00	1,359.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	1,250.00–1,575.00	1,429.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,116	1,050.00–2,200.00	1,608.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,155	93.00–128.00	115.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	83.00–111.00	99.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,388	131.00	131.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	90.00	90.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,143	1,100.00–1,500.00	1,301.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	88.00–103.00	95.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	755	200.00	200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	118.00–137.50	128.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,043	119.00–130.00	125.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	800.00–1,225.00	1,043.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,130	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,715.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,535.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,505.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,108	900.00–2,000.00	1,485.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	935	925.00–1,550.00	1,178.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,142	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,962.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	945	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,505.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,275.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	933	725.00–1,550.00	1,286.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	785	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,192.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,865	153.00	153.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,635	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,170	1,650.00–3,150.00	2,451.28
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,362	105.00–125.00	118.69
26	—	1,455	120.00–141.00	127.80
5	—	1,442	97.00–117.00	108.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,204	110.00–140.00	122.86
6	—	1,021	60.00–95.00	83.83
74	—	1,185	99.00–128.00	114.16
18	—	1,061	89.00–112.00	100.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	945	70.00–108.00	81.93
8	—	897	50.00–98.00	72.85
23	—	1,086	100.00–120.00	106.92
33	—	1,011	80.00–126.00	98.87
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	781	85.00–123.00	98.76
1	—	670	30.00	30.00
6	—	772	70.00–86.00	74.23
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	113.00	113.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	1,641	127.00–156.00	143.25
36	—	1,606	110.00–137.00	128.83
14	—	1,399	110.00–129.00	117.83

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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