Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 250 priced lines covering 3,118 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,982 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 946 head. replacement cattle receipts at 326 head. Counted as USDA files them — 93 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,982Last week 2,384Year ago 7,084

Slaughter CattleReceipts 946Last week 623Year ago 1,627

Replacement CattleReceipts 326Last week 203Year ago 739

Compared to last report: Feeder cattle under 600 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 lower, instances 10.00-20.00 lower on limited comparable sales; offerings over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	470	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	610	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	412	265.00–276.00	273.06
25	450–500	487	258.00–274.00	267.98
11	500–550	514	259.00	259.00
8	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	409	302.50–312.50	304.96
9	550–600	563	257.50–267.00	260.75
5	650–700	671	230.00–236.00	232.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	326	265.00–341.00	302.84
64	350–400	377	256.00–333.00	306.20
108	400–450	424	250.00–319.00	288.43
103	450–500	472	240.00–307.00	273.10
101	500–550	519	236.00–279.00	260.19
79	550–600	570	220.00–261.00	248.96
33	600–650	619	227.50–252.50	239.44
16	650–700	659	210.00–233.00	226.07
4	700–750	724	187.50–214.00	202.03
9	750–800	774	202.50–214.00	212.23
1	800–850	810	203.00	203.00
1	850–900	870	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	562	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	370	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	465	272.50	272.50
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	255.00–300.00	287.92
5	350–400	387	270.00–311.00	294.14
6	400–450	438	240.00–280.00	271.40
14	450–500	468	245.00–270.00	264.16
7	500–550	531	225.00–255.00	243.87
16	550–600	559	225.00–250.00	243.88
6	600–650	636	220.00–225.00	221.21
2	700–750	710	202.50–205.00	203.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
4	600–650	602	1,625.00	1,625.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	241.00	241.00
5	650–700	687	231.00	231.00
2	750–800	780	227.00	227.00
2	800–850	840	197.50–200.00	198.74
1	850–900	870	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	940	185.00	185.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	320	240.00–295.00	267.92
25	350–400	373	236.00–293.00	259.26
37	400–450	422	210.00–281.00	252.18
59	450–500	472	222.50–280.00	251.09
38	500–550	526	217.00–255.00	238.08
7	550–600	574	208.00–238.00	224.18
11	600–650	623	200.00–222.50	213.78
2	650–700	653	186.00–222.50	204.18
2	700–750	708	181.00–183.00	182.00
3	750–800	763	180.00–197.00	191.10
1	800–850	830	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	618	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	185.00–237.50	218.69
2	350–400	385	190.00–225.00	207.73
4	400–450	430	155.00–205.00	187.24
4	450–500	487	210.00–229.00	221.36
2	500–550	520	161.00–200.00	180.13
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	780	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	885	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	443	326.00	326.00
6	450–500	498	301.00	301.00
26	500–550	513	266.00–304.00	292.52
9	550–600	577	259.00–300.00	290.56
4	600–650	621	249.00	249.00
8	650–700	668	260.00	260.00
64	750–800	793	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	405	360.00	360.00
6	450–500	467	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	516	300.00–315.00	309.92
5	550–600	556	311.00	311.00
1	600–650	640	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
42	300–350	327	300.00–403.00	351.29
48	350–400	371	300.00–379.00	341.55
54	400–450	418	255.00–361.00	312.56
82	450–500	471	262.50–335.00	308.42
50	500–550	524	272.50–313.00	295.60
66	550–600	570	254.00–316.00	285.19
56	600–650	617	235.00–288.50	275.50
14	650–700	668	227.00–275.00	248.69
9	700–750	716	222.50–250.00	234.61
4	750–800	773	212.50–239.00	224.34
81	800–850	827	210.00–251.00	247.25
3	850–900	868	195.00–217.50	204.19
3	900–950	908	187.50–200.00	195.78
1	950–1000	975	190.00	190.00
3	1000–1050	1,006	180.00–187.50	182.52
2	1100–1150	1,115	175.00–176.00	175.50
2	1150–1200	1,168	170.00–172.50	171.24
1	1500–1550	1,520	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	429	348.00	348.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	680	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	342.50	342.50
2	400–450	428	302.50–307.50	305.01
8	450–500	470	285.00–300.00	290.35
4	500–550	518	285.00–300.00	289.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	385	282.50–339.00	332.56
3	400–450	432	317.00–333.00	327.94
6	450–500	480	308.00	308.00
13	500–550	535	275.00–306.00	287.18
5	550–600	563	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	605	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	780	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	325	245.00–357.00	306.97
20	350–400	374	240.00–331.00	291.04
29	400–450	424	242.50–312.00	288.05
32	450–500	477	230.00–300.00	279.33
30	500–550	529	240.00–287.00	265.19
14	550–600	568	240.00–260.00	252.42
14	600–650	625	222.50–256.00	245.29
2	650–700	665	240.00–241.00	240.50
2	900–950	902	170.00	170.00
10	950–1000	959	175.00–184.00	180.05
1	1000–1050	1,045	173.00	173.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	170.00–291.00	249.55
3	350–400	373	220.00–267.50	245.04
8	400–450	433	210.00–250.00	241.57
2	450–500	488	205.00–220.00	212.62
1	500–550	515	161.00	161.00
1	550–600	555	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	469	285.00–319.00	307.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	225.00–270.00	247.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	474	265.00–270.00	266.59
3	500–550	518	272.50–290.00	284.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	337.50	337.50
1	600–650	600	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	276.00–284.00	280.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	311.00	311.00
2	500–550	533	250.00–266.00	258.19
3	550–600	557	258.00–259.00	258.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	338.00–380.00	362.68
27	350–400	383	310.00–381.00	341.53
50	400–450	428	284.00–343.00	319.27
44	450–500	465	258.00–325.00	300.15
52	500–550	519	239.00–313.00	290.14
60	550–600	574	232.00–297.00	272.35
23	600–650	616	222.00–262.50	248.21
17	650–700	666	201.00–256.00	232.08
4	700–750	723	216.00–237.50	221.32
2	750–800	778	208.00–210.00	208.98
1	800–850	800	212.50	212.50
1	850–900	860	199.00	199.00
1	900–950	935	169.00	169.00
2	950–1000	975	176.00–182.50	179.28
1	1150–1200	1,180	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	303.00–337.00	320.26
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
16	400–450	432	250.00–303.00	275.46
18	450–500	468	250.00–300.00	282.77
12	500–550	521	250.00–274.00	262.90
14	550–600	571	218.00–260.00	247.47
4	600–650	621	230.00–240.00	233.96
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	820	174.00–181.00	177.44
1	850–900	850	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
3	800–850	828	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	155.00	155.00
1	600–650	635	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	299.00	299.00
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
1	500–550	500	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	670	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	875	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	604	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	545	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	217.50	217.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,218	128.00–135.00	131.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	990	850.00–1,700.00	1,416.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,540	135.00	135.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	129.00–135.00	131.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,075	1,150.00–1,900.00	1,661.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,039	1,375.00–1,650.00	1,542.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	128.50	128.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	961	1,175.00–1,550.00	1,296.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,045	925.00–1,950.00	1,563.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,058	1,425.00–2,000.00	1,708.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,138	125.00–136.00	129.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	805	1,175.00–1,225.00	1,200.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	99.00	99.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	963	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,172	111.00–135.00	123.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,681.07
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	875.00	875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	29	—	817	1,850.00–1,975.00	1,888.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	988	111.00–123.00	116.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	113.00–128.00	120.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	—	886	100.00–165.00	128.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	595	127.00	127.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,445	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,465	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,535	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,163	1,400.00–2,600.00	2,236.01
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,078	1,750.00–2,125.00	2,064.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	858	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,560.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,050	1,550.00–1,675.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,118	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,035.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,313	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,517.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,124	925.00–1,900.00	1,767.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,030	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,653.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,660	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,258	144.00–155.00	148.68
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,200	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	825	1,150.00–1,875.00	1,506.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,400.00–1,975.00	1,701.91
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	812	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,386.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	805	1,600.00	1,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	972	80.00–106.00	91.27
127	—	1,173	105.00–126.00	119.11
35	—	1,094	99.00–119.00	110.13
127	—	1,235	119.00–140.00	126.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,471	126.00–144.00	132.94
41	—	1,424	110.00–129.00	122.92
14	—	1,519	113.00–121.00	118.90
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	91.00–99.00	95.39
1	—	770	70.00	70.00
4	—	804	100.00–104.00	103.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,019	85.00–125.00	106.65
25	—	1,083	100.00–133.00	118.43
5	—	861	60.00–100.00	90.76
8	—	973	85.00–100.00	93.35
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,758	150.00–174.00	157.85
15	—	1,367	104.00–139.50	126.14
39	—	1,516	123.00–154.00	142.31

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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