Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 240 priced lines covering 3,378 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,793 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 718 head. replacement cattle receipts at 309 head. Counted as USDA files them — 70 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,793Last week 4,250Year ago 5,411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 718Last week 821Year ago 1,144

Replacement CattleReceipts 309Last week 384Year ago 517

Compared to last report: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 lower; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-10.00 lower; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand moderate to good

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	252.50	252.50
1	1050–1100	1,080	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	350–400	354	307.50–345.00	335.86
3	400–450	417	300.00–312.50	308.30
13	450–500	478	295.00–305.00	301.14
8	500–550	532	277.00–299.00	285.21
2	550–600	573	270.00	270.00
9	650–700	659	237.00–241.50	240.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
73	300–350	327	270.00–353.00	321.32
122	350–400	377	260.00–351.00	320.91
108	400–450	422	262.50–337.00	300.48
109	450–500	474	235.00–322.50	287.54
72	500–550	527	240.00–285.00	266.84
61	550–600	573	220.00–267.50	254.05
23	600–650	617	212.50–260.00	239.42
12	650–700	673	200.00–238.00	221.17
12	700–750	721	190.00–225.00	208.27
13	750–800	778	190.00–220.00	207.49
3	800–850	823	186.00–215.00	197.32
1	850–900	875	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	925	175.00	175.00
3	1000–1050	1,045	163.00–165.00	163.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	574	259.00–267.50	265.84
8	650–700	658	249.00	249.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	328	255.00–317.00	279.98
34	350–400	375	230.00–320.00	271.68
52	400–450	426	235.00–287.00	265.63
48	450–500	472	225.00–297.50	262.21
35	500–550	528	220.00–282.50	241.97
22	550–600	576	200.00–247.00	223.36
6	600–650	616	188.00–232.50	211.94
9	650–700	671	189.00–220.00	207.03
5	750–800	772	185.00–197.00	190.80
2	800–850	808	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	200.00–242.00	221.41
8	350–400	376	142.50–245.00	195.54
7	400–450	433	180.00–240.00	218.14
9	450–500	476	165.00–230.00	203.88
5	500–550	524	199.00–215.00	210.41
1	550–600	595	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	327.50	327.50
1	400–450	440	307.50	307.50
5	450–500	490	297.50	297.50
4	500–550	519	290.00	290.00
4	550–600	551	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	597	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	382	299.00–320.00	311.43
13	450–500	490	274.00–290.00	277.54
8	500–550	529	250.00–279.00	260.35
5	550–600	567	248.00–251.00	249.76
2	600–650	600	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	683	224.00	224.00
2	800–850	840	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
4	400–450	429	270.00–305.00	285.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	285.00–319.00	299.90
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
7	400–450	424	270.00–280.00	275.74
28	450–500	473	240.00–280.00	273.21
17	500–550	525	222.50–267.00	250.44
2	600–650	608	227.50–235.00	231.30
2	650–700	658	220.00–230.00	224.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	709	220.00	220.00
5	900–950	939	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	392.50	392.50
10	400–450	427	325.00–342.50	333.95
7	450–500	469	317.50–335.00	328.45
24	500–550	518	300.00–333.00	315.37
24	550–600	565	295.00–319.00	316.16
11	600–650	617	270.00–297.50	286.90
2	650–700	670	297.50	297.50
5	700–750	714	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	287.50	287.50
10	550–600	586	277.50	277.50
5	600–650	623	265.00	265.00
8	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	300–350	325	327.50–451.00	372.35
84	350–400	371	305.00–421.00	361.10
122	400–450	424	290.00–417.00	348.92
80	450–500	473	284.00–375.00	326.74
84	500–550	523	270.00–337.00	309.19
54	550–600	561	260.00–325.00	299.85
37	600–650	632	250.00–297.50	273.23
20	650–700	674	220.00–275.00	251.57
20	700–750	720	206.00–255.00	238.72
3	750–800	782	230.00–240.00	236.63
2	800–850	823	223.00–227.50	225.20
2	850–900	875	176.00–210.00	193.29
1	900–950	940	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	319	255.00–377.00	329.01
28	350–400	368	265.00–347.00	307.44
47	400–450	423	265.00–333.00	302.12
23	450–500	473	236.00–320.00	280.26
8	500–550	524	247.50–285.00	264.18
31	550–600	569	233.00–289.00	273.30
5	600–650	616	250.00–265.00	253.00
10	650–700	673	210.00–264.00	227.40
5	700–750	732	235.00–240.00	236.93
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	805	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	870	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	225.00	225.00
3	350–400	387	220.00–280.00	253.02
2	400–450	430	260.00–262.00	260.99
2	450–500	465	225.00–260.00	242.31
1	500–550	530	192.00	192.00
2	550–600	585	211.00	211.00
1	600–650	640	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	370.00–405.00	382.67
2	350–400	370	342.00–355.00	348.41
4	400–450	410	327.00–425.00	359.82
2	450–500	465	321.00–322.50	321.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	537	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	557	277.50	277.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	450–500	481	261.00–320.00	301.14
7	500–550	545	298.00	298.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	285.00–322.50	308.15
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
7	350–400	379	305.00–363.00	340.39
17	400–450	421	300.00–328.00	321.34
37	450–500	479	277.50–340.00	317.19
7	500–550	544	285.00	285.00
9	550–600	583	264.00–310.00	285.43
1	600–650	620	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	713	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	845	230.00	230.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	390.00	390.00
17	300–350	325	345.00–395.00	365.79
47	350–400	378	270.00–381.00	339.72
40	400–450	422	270.00–380.00	321.29
73	450–500	477	262.50–363.00	311.41
52	500–550	519	268.00–330.00	294.53
65	550–600	573	247.00–302.00	275.50
52	600–650	620	239.00–290.00	261.27
21	650–700	666	212.00–258.00	242.86
12	700–750	723	200.00–227.50	216.32
7	750–800	777	190.00–227.00	209.76
8	800–850	827	190.00–217.50	193.75
2	850–900	875	220.00–251.00	235.41
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00
3	950–1000	972	160.00	160.00
3	1000–1050	1,015	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	299.00–320.00	306.15
4	350–400	371	255.00–311.00	278.26
22	400–450	425	250.00–330.00	303.07
9	450–500	474	250.00–300.00	277.66
16	500–550	518	240.00–275.00	257.46
12	550–600	570	230.00–255.00	242.67
5	600–650	627	225.00–245.00	237.70
4	650–700	659	203.00–224.00	213.60
2	700–750	733	179.00–224.00	201.88
2	750–800	773	174.00–210.00	191.83
3	850–900	873	157.50–180.00	167.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	498	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	289.00	289.00
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	465	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	500	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	620	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	677	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	410	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	330.00–345.00	332.83
6	350–400	382	295.00–319.00	308.90
7	500–550	524	262.00–297.50	280.65
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	200.00	200.00

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	1	—	1,430	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,393	2,225.00–2,750.00	2,457.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	1,484	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,912.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,555	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,261	1,675.00–3,400.00	2,608.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,365	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,660.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,365	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,202	1,500.00–2,425.00	1,908.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	978	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,057.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,178	1,650.00–1,700.00	1,674.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	118.00–133.00	125.57
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,158	134.00–167.50	151.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	913	125.00–153.00	141.73
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,171	1,650.00–2,125.00	1,941.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,018	1,050.00–2,075.00	1,706.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,075	120.00–126.00	123.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,068	1,375.00–2,100.00	1,679.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,222	120.00–137.00	130.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	993	1,125.00–2,150.00	1,573.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,069	1,200.00–1,900.00	1,555.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,103	116.00–135.00	127.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,290	130.00	130.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	137.50	137.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,163	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,764.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,194	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,562.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,085	112.00–133.00	117.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	970	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,465.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,156	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,649.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,043	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,638.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	—	934	1,050.00–2,025.00	1,759.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,119	107.50–126.00	120.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,132	111.00–122.00	116.91
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	628	750.00–975.00	830.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	960	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,325	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,730	168.00	168.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,770	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,216	2,000.00–3,900.00	3,306.99
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	874	1,675.00–1,700.00	1,683.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	1,004	1,150.00–2,850.00	2,659.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,750.00	1,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,413	110.00–141.00	126.32
44	—	1,839	125.00–154.00	144.21
60	—	1,665	149.00–175.00	159.31
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,343	113.00–123.00	118.36
51	—	1,360	114.00–137.50	125.86
60	—	1,480	125.00–149.00	134.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,029	90.00–106.00	99.73
82	—	1,124	110.00–130.00	119.33
27	—	1,093	96.00–119.00	107.32
74	—	1,215	122.50–145.00	131.84
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	911	60.00–95.00	81.19
12	—	945	76.00–98.00	86.46
14	—	1,048	95.00–137.00	115.31
29	—	940	83.00–125.00	102.14
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	78.00	78.00
1	—	845	96.00	96.00

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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