Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 201 priced lines covering 2,496 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,384 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 623 head. replacement cattle receipts at 203 head. Counted as USDA files them — 42 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,384Last week 4,024Year ago 6,024

Slaughter CattleReceipts 623Last week 699Year ago 1,319

Replacement CattleReceipts 203Last week 211Year ago 337

Compared to last report: limited comparable sales on feeder cattle so trend not established. however a lower undertone was noted on mostly all weights and classes. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Demand moderate to good

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	300–350	335	265.00–347.00	313.32
68	350–400	379	264.00–330.00	308.04
105	400–450	420	240.00–322.00	295.73
51	450–500	474	242.50–300.00	278.84
140	500–550	519	235.00–295.00	270.42
39	550–600	567	230.00–284.00	253.53
26	600–650	623	209.00–245.00	235.76
19	650–700	673	202.50–242.50	227.21
3	700–750	708	200.00–230.00	215.77
4	750–800	788	180.00–200.00	194.95
1	800–850	805	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
21	450–500	486	260.00–285.00	273.39
6	500–550	542	235.00	235.00
25	550–600	553	264.00	264.00
7	600–650	639	222.00	222.00
4	650–700	681	216.00	216.00
4	750–800	776	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	282.50	282.50
2	400–450	410	265.00	265.00
2	500–550	518	240.00–242.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	361	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	255.00	255.00
20	650–700	698	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	550–600	582	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	318	240.00–300.00	263.80
26	350–400	378	242.50–287.50	259.47
44	400–450	425	219.00–285.00	256.64
47	450–500	473	220.00–277.50	254.09
12	500–550	525	219.00–260.00	240.63
12	550–600	572	200.00–235.00	223.20
11	600–650	620	200.00–234.00	214.74
3	650–700	675	207.50–216.00	212.17
9	700–750	729	185.00–214.00	200.28
2	800–850	815	157.00	157.00
3	850–900	860	170.00–180.00	176.61
3	900–950	940	160.00	160.00
2	950–1000	960	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	201.00	201.00
4	400–450	419	200.00–265.00	233.03
9	450–500	481	205.00–255.00	232.89
1	500–550	545	201.00	201.00
2	550–600	553	171.00–200.00	185.43
1	600–650	635	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	800	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	518	200.00–210.00	203.41
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	392	255.00–280.00	264.87
3	400–450	423	270.00–285.00	275.20
17	450–500	474	237.50–280.00	263.47
10	500–550	515	220.00–260.00	238.85
6	550–600	565	220.00–237.50	229.59
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	632	269.00	269.00
3	700–750	723	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	960	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	985	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
3	400–450	405	291.00–300.00	294.46
4	450–500	465	292.00–305.00	297.78
1	550–600	565	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	282.50	282.50
2	350–400	380	347.00	347.00
7	400–450	418	270.00–330.00	319.68
11	450–500	496	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	574	255.00–272.00	267.74
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	325	297.50–399.00	343.10
24	350–400	376	282.50–367.00	330.09
74	400–450	423	265.00–360.00	333.89
95	450–500	475	262.50–357.00	314.83
64	500–550	513	255.00–347.00	309.91
52	550–600	563	242.00–321.00	295.47
16	600–650	618	245.00–292.50	268.01
6	650–700	668	240.00–257.50	248.43
3	700–750	707	236.00–262.50	246.90
1	750–800	770	208.00	208.00
2	800–850	823	226.00–235.00	230.38
1	950–1000	950	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	312.50–335.00	323.99
4	550–600	568	287.00	287.00
6	600–650	626	279.00	279.00
2	750–800	792	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	598	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	357.50	357.50
2	350–400	358	352.50	352.50
3	650–700	677	227.00	227.00
4	750–800	773	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	330	260.00–361.00	315.42
18	350–400	375	260.00–330.00	298.67
12	400–450	424	245.00–329.00	285.87
20	450–500	472	245.00–300.00	276.47
10	500–550	523	240.00–291.00	268.95
14	550–600	576	241.00–277.00	259.79
7	600–650	629	242.50–257.00	250.69
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	740	227.00	227.00
1	800–850	825	205.00	205.00
2	950–1000	975	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	208.00–300.00	253.64
6	350–400	364	219.00–277.50	248.17
3	400–450	433	207.50–251.00	227.54
1	450–500	475	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	720	182.50	182.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	95.00	95.00
1	600–650	620	110.00	110.00
1	700–750	700	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	334	330.00–399.00	379.09
16	350–400	375	300.00–365.00	338.22
52	400–450	420	297.00–358.00	327.80
47	450–500	477	260.00–344.00	319.79
40	500–550	521	252.00–307.00	291.25
19	550–600	568	240.00–290.00	269.57
22	600–650	622	230.00–267.50	254.60
12	650–700	667	217.00–257.50	236.71
13	700–750	716	208.00–247.00	227.11
8	750–800	777	195.00–217.50	206.07
1	800–850	800	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	935	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	333.00	333.00
1	500–550	535	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	622	232.50	232.50
1	800–850	815	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	339	300.00–320.00	316.04
11	350–400	376	235.00–320.00	268.41
9	400–450	419	220.00–320.00	279.37
9	450–500	477	237.50–281.00	259.33
17	500–550	534	217.50–271.00	254.83
11	550–600	569	214.00–261.00	241.93
5	600–650	623	200.00–235.00	216.79
2	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	700	185.00	185.00
2	750–800	760	178.00–180.00	179.00
3	800–850	845	170.00–172.50	171.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	220.00	220.00

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	3	—	1,018	1,400.00–1,470.00	1,422.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	879	111.00–160.00	133.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,325.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	860	100.00–177.50	145.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,415.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	860	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,370.76
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,006	1,050.00–1,900.00	1,543.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	—	1,070	975.00–2,275.00	1,610.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,240	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,594.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	1,410.00–2,100.00	1,815.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,450.00–1,925.00	1,714.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,509.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	118.00	118.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,074	110.00–142.00	132.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	963	1,225.00–1,900.00	1,524.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,605	129.00–134.00	131.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,132	106.00–130.00	117.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,035	115.00–130.00	123.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,064	1,100.00–1,575.00	1,338.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,575.00–1,925.00	1,759.21
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	115.00	115.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,028	1,575.00–2,225.00	2,116.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,046	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,711.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,470.00	1,470.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	880	1,525.00–2,300.00	1,813.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,822.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,083	1,475.00–2,450.00	1,970.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,027	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,429.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,099	1,475.00–2,325.00	1,952.66
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,492	1,950.00–2,950.00	2,447.15
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,180	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	73.00	73.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,580	130.00–154.00	140.71
16	—	1,372	98.00–140.00	117.74
37	—	1,768	143.00–173.00	156.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,415	122.00–149.00	132.14
39	—	1,396	117.00–137.00	126.00
1	—	1,565	113.00	113.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	66.00	66.00
6	—	832	80.00–92.00	86.63
3	—	850	111.00–118.00	114.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	947	60.00–106.00	87.73
53	—	1,005	80.00–116.00	105.32
11	—	1,010	70.00–119.00	91.41
43	—	1,025	110.00–133.00	120.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
113	—	1,217	120.00–142.00	130.97
12	—	1,014	55.00–109.00	94.41
95	—	1,173	110.00–132.00	121.14
12	—	1,126	92.00–119.00	107.78

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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