Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 240 priced lines covering 3,782 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,250 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 821 head. replacement cattle receipts at 384 head. Counted as USDA files them — 9 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,250Last week 6,056Year ago 4,068

Slaughter CattleReceipts 821Last week 711Year ago 1,066

Replacement CattleReceipts 384Last week 339Year ago 229

Compared to last report: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly sold 2.00-8.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly sold 2.00-6.00 higher; offerings 600 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Demand remains good for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
5	550–600	560	306.00	306.00
2	700–750	710	236.00	236.00
1	800–850	835	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	279.00	279.00
5	400–450	427	300.00–312.00	302.31
1	450–500	450	293.00	293.00
6	500–550	528	265.00–270.00	268.84
3	550–600	570	245.00–270.00	253.19
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	400.00–405.00	401.61
35	300–350	326	340.00–395.00	372.23
25	350–400	371	325.00–370.00	343.84
44	400–450	428	295.00–387.00	337.67
83	450–500	474	280.00–357.00	314.92
86	500–550	524	260.00–332.50	301.40
46	550–600	576	260.00–305.00	287.44
31	600–650	619	240.00–295.00	265.98
8	650–700	676	230.00–257.50	245.60
10	700–750	709	218.00–242.50	233.32
2	750–800	758	215.00–225.00	219.95
4	800–850	811	197.50–220.00	213.70
5	850–900	877	176.00–205.00	184.92
1	1000–1050	1,040	170.00	170.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	347.50	347.50
2	300–350	320	355.00–380.00	367.89
3	350–400	357	335.00–365.00	349.86
2	500–550	518	277.50–285.00	281.38
1	550–600	550	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	250.00–335.00	311.32
33	350–400	381	225.00–330.00	302.64
24	400–450	422	252.00–330.00	294.41
30	450–500	476	230.00–295.00	273.34
22	500–550	523	184.00–290.00	255.67
8	550–600	565	240.00–270.00	258.71
9	600–650	613	200.00–252.50	234.09
3	650–700	673	194.00–220.00	211.57
1	700–750	730	150.00	150.00
2	750–800	788	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	267	415.00–420.00	417.39
42	300–350	332	335.00–427.00	368.14
105	350–400	369	322.50–411.00	370.14
174	400–450	423	310.00–415.00	354.28
127	450–500	474	285.00–385.00	333.33
79	500–550	515	285.00–343.00	318.40
44	550–600	566	275.00–319.00	302.14
21	600–650	620	258.00–300.00	275.73
7	650–700	666	247.50–265.00	254.44
5	700–750	711	232.50–262.50	248.01
3	750–800	775	239.00	239.00
2	800–850	823	200.00–227.50	213.46
1	1300–1350	1,305	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	390.00–405.00	396.75
15	350–400	361	370.00–390.00	382.63
5	400–450	420	340.00–390.00	367.52
9	450–500	484	322.50–360.00	335.86
13	500–550	523	310.00–345.00	323.06
3	550–600	590	300.00–312.50	304.17
5	600–650	629	282.50–315.00	289.16
1	650–700	678	287.50	287.50
2	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	386	451.00	451.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	384	356.00	356.00
22	450–500	477	295.00–346.00	316.59
10	550–600	577	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	621	258.00	258.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	350	341.00	341.00
10	450–500	474	307.00–329.00	326.70
4	500–550	519	260.00–309.00	290.41
15	550–600	575	274.00–292.00	283.41
2	600–650	618	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	321	285.00–375.00	322.92
27	350–400	376	275.00–335.00	308.05
48	400–450	428	250.00–341.00	306.17
35	450–500	469	249.00–321.00	279.69
23	500–550	523	250.00–300.00	276.05
12	550–600	575	240.00–275.00	251.39
9	600–650	635	225.00–261.00	252.87
4	650–700	668	230.00–256.00	245.98
6	700–750	731	190.00–240.00	229.48
2	750–800	775	220.00–234.00	227.09
4	800–850	808	207.50–230.00	220.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	315.00–375.00	359.94
1	450–500	470	297.50	297.50
1	700–750	730	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	423	307.50–322.50	313.56
9	450–500	480	286.00–300.00	288.43
12	500–550	523	267.50–295.00	274.96
2	550–600	570	275.00	275.00
9	600–650	618	250.00–255.00	254.44
3	650–700	663	247.50	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	277.50	277.50
3	350–400	365	220.00–229.00	225.96
8	400–450	436	220.00–260.00	245.25
2	450–500	455	220.00–260.00	240.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	323	377.50–455.00	423.59
7	350–400	384	360.00–421.00	399.57
14	400–450	422	352.50–402.50	371.09
6	450–500	461	320.00–350.00	337.59
2	600–650	643	275.00–297.50	286.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	290.00–298.00	294.00
20	450–500	466	275.00–332.00	317.10
53	500–550	535	289.00–332.00	310.53
5	550–600	565	301.00	301.00
8	600–650	640	264.00–270.00	267.78
4	700–750	726	250.00	250.00
6	850–900	858	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	294	357.50	357.50
9	300–350	342	342.50–347.50	343.54
6	350–400	367	310.00–332.50	324.36
42	400–450	430	290.00–330.00	306.10
18	450–500	465	280.00–312.50	294.18
23	500–550	536	272.50–310.00	286.36
23	550–600	576	262.50–282.50	274.11
6	600–650	618	267.50–270.00	268.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
3	900–950	940	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
93	300–350	325	280.00–355.00	321.09
116	350–400	372	275.00–370.00	317.36
130	400–450	420	267.50–337.00	309.47
166	450–500	469	260.00–343.00	295.58
87	500–550	523	245.00–315.00	277.61
61	550–600	571	245.00–290.00	265.97
23	600–650	619	230.00–264.00	248.02
8	650–700	662	225.00–240.00	235.04
5	700–750	722	215.00–230.00	221.87
3	750–800	780	202.00–225.00	211.27
3	800–850	812	173.00–220.00	191.18
3	850–900	873	180.00–195.00	186.72
1	900–950	935	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	513	287.50–293.00	290.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	323.00	323.00
11	500–550	507	290.00–296.00	294.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	309.00	309.00
4	350–400	364	285.00–305.00	295.00
8	400–450	429	260.00–300.00	286.16
9	450–500	479	257.00–282.50	275.82
8	500–550	541	246.00–260.00	253.97
6	550–600	586	230.00–256.00	237.49
1	600–650	615	221.00	221.00
2	650–700	658	230.00–235.00	232.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
29	600–650	625	245.00–258.00	257.56
8	650–700	674	239.00–240.00	239.62
10	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	760	230.00	230.00
3	900–950	908	188.00–192.50	189.49
5	950–1000	964	190.00	190.00
1	1250–1300	1,270	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	300–350	321	235.00–317.50	279.74
43	350–400	378	245.00–302.50	277.87
59	400–450	423	230.00–290.00	265.85
45	450–500	473	224.00–282.50	255.76
21	500–550	524	222.50–250.00	240.97
32	550–600	574	218.00–257.50	232.46
13	600–650	620	191.00–231.00	217.17
12	650–700	667	185.00–230.00	209.32
3	700–750	710	190.00–202.50	194.19
2	750–800	765	180.00–189.00	184.44
1	800–850	835	150.00	150.00
2	850–900	873	171.00–173.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	335	295.00–330.00	317.45
6	350–400	373	290.00–322.50	304.12
4	400–450	406	290.00–310.00	298.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
4	350–400	359	302.50	302.50
6	450–500	464	265.00–280.00	274.27
3	500–550	527	260.00–267.50	262.52
3	550–600	578	240.00–245.00	241.66
3	600–650	630	232.50–245.00	236.53
3	650–700	678	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	205.00–220.00	210.55
5	350–400	375	190.00–230.00	208.62
5	400–450	429	153.00–230.00	197.56
6	450–500	479	220.00–255.00	237.39
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	579	199.00–207.00	201.55
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
23	450–500	488	270.00–317.00	287.67
11	500–550	528	244.00–266.00	256.87
12	550–600	587	243.00–249.00	247.05
5	650–700	656	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	355	233.00–240.00	235.36
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	550	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	157.00	157.00
1	350–400	375	185.00	185.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,234.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	995	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	790	120.00–159.00	131.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	—	813	100.00–160.00	132.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	905	115.00–162.00	142.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	122.00	122.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,206	114.00–129.00	125.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,006	900.00–1,800.00	1,358.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,117	1,450.00–2,350.00	1,760.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,225	98.00–133.00	121.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,100	103.00–131.00	119.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,096	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,538.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	31	—	1,125	1,200.00–2,000.00	1,595.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	942	950.00–1,725.00	1,458.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	810	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	984	1,100.00–2,025.00	1,694.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	86.00–130.00	105.60
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	763	460.00–550.00	505.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	500.00	500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	725	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	933	1,225.00–2,250.00	1,681.13
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,495	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,145	1,700.00–2,425.00	2,016.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,413	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,906.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,079	95.00–118.00	105.34
93	—	1,180	118.00–140.00	127.97
95	—	1,149	103.00–131.00	117.81
10	—	1,069	80.00–103.00	91.73
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	80.00–85.00	83.29
4	—	860	100.00–115.00	106.03
3	—	785	86.00–93.00	89.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	990	90.00–127.00	103.85
29	—	968	71.00–118.00	93.80
15	—	946	70.00–104.00	85.30
28	—	1,033	104.00–130.00	118.81
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	78.00	78.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,330	125.00–142.00	132.15
6	—	1,459	103.00–129.00	119.08
25	—	1,455	111.00–137.00	124.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,657	120.00–151.00	137.69
40	—	1,707	142.00–167.00	154.70
17	—	1,412	100.00–139.00	117.15

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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