Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 235 priced lines covering 3,065 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,218 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 751 head. replacement cattle receipts at 222 head. Counted as USDA files them — 68 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,218Last week 3,468Year ago 5,618

Slaughter CattleReceipts 751Last week 707Year ago 1,301

Replacement CattleReceipts 222Last week 180Year ago 566

Compared to last report: Feeder cattle under 550 lbs mostly sold 2.00-5.00 higher; offerings over 550 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Demand good for all classes and weights.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	272.50	272.50
6	500–550	534	264.00–265.00	264.49
7	550–600	565	238.00–243.00	240.81
4	1000–1050	1,019	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	682	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	382	315.00–320.00	318.71
9	400–450	423	283.00–315.00	289.89
4	450–500	493	271.00	271.00
4	550–600	558	250.00–261.00	255.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	319	280.00–360.00	320.28
70	350–400	372	275.00–342.00	311.37
82	400–450	423	260.00–320.00	294.35
116	450–500	472	242.00–305.00	284.89
74	500–550	523	232.50–282.50	263.81
66	550–600	567	235.00–282.00	254.41
35	600–650	617	225.00–325.00	243.90
21	650–700	672	221.00–244.00	237.37
11	700–750	712	210.00–235.00	223.40
4	750–800	761	200.00–250.00	217.85
5	800–850	812	192.50–215.00	207.97
2	950–1000	960	162.50–175.00	168.75
1	1100–1150	1,135	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
15	400–450	427	240.00–295.00	266.48
13	450–500	471	227.50–270.00	253.67
7	500–550	518	230.00–260.00	250.45
14	550–600	578	220.00–248.00	237.33
3	600–650	638	216.00–220.00	217.34
2	650–700	658	200.00–210.00	205.02
2	700–750	725	200.00–215.00	207.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	648	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	533	117.50–125.00	121.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	330	245.00–330.00	281.79
38	350–400	377	251.00–322.50	288.36
56	400–450	427	220.00–315.00	268.79
44	450–500	473	223.00–335.00	255.17
35	500–550	523	210.00–260.00	239.86
16	550–600	572	200.00–245.00	228.24
10	600–650	631	205.00–262.50	219.34
13	650–700	672	204.00–232.50	217.42
8	700–750	711	189.00–215.00	196.82
4	750–800	770	175.00–180.00	178.72
1	850–900	890	184.00	184.00
4	900–950	934	170.00–185.00	173.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	400	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	467	265.00–290.00	274.00
1	500–550	545	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	210.00–255.00	233.06
7	400–450	420	134.00–260.00	215.50
6	450–500	478	150.00–200.00	177.61
4	500–550	520	200.00–220.00	208.64
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	695	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	725	150.00	150.00
2	750–800	783	140.00–171.00	155.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	815	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	233.00–235.00	234.49
1	500–550	540	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	420	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	590	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	455	317.50	317.50
7	500–550	511	307.50–312.50	308.20
7	550–600	573	300.00–315.00	311.03
3	600–650	622	272.50–285.00	277.44
13	700–750	713	240.00–267.50	245.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	510	337.50	337.50
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	305.00–402.50	354.59
19	300–350	329	310.00–421.00	355.86
45	350–400	368	300.00–403.00	354.98
94	400–450	424	285.00–386.00	336.52
105	450–500	475	285.00–349.00	325.11
91	500–550	522	270.00–350.00	310.34
77	550–600	567	260.00–337.00	301.31
50	600–650	618	240.00–307.00	278.96
21	650–700	667	250.00–280.00	265.39
3	700–750	707	230.00–250.00	243.35
2	750–800	760	243.00–247.00	244.99
73	800–850	841	220.00–239.75	238.73
7	850–900	878	214.00–225.00	221.99
5	900–950	928	210.00–221.00	214.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	420	309.00	309.00
6	450–500	465	303.00	303.00
2	500–550	518	260.00	260.00
19	650–700	673	243.00–257.00	255.49
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	155.00	155.00
3	650–700	692	129.00	129.00
1	700–750	740	130.00	130.00
3	800–850	803	117.50–122.50	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	147.50	147.50
15	600–650	602	137.50	137.50
12	650–700	682	140.00–142.00	140.98
1	800–850	845	137.50	137.50
1	850–900	885	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	310.00	310.00
2	400–450	420	300.00–342.50	321.76
5	450–500	490	287.50–309.00	304.83
5	500–550	534	273.00–300.00	286.02
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	318	282.00–360.00	324.46
26	350–400	373	265.00–370.00	317.84
41	400–450	429	260.00–332.50	294.42
46	450–500	472	250.00–325.00	285.30
23	500–550	527	232.50–290.00	264.98
27	550–600	571	225.00–296.00	265.43
12	600–650	620	222.50–265.00	249.22
6	650–700	663	242.50–260.00	247.21
3	700–750	735	223.00–242.50	235.11
1	750–800	795	209.00	209.00
3	850–900	873	200.00–220.00	209.98
1	950–1000	990	180.00	180.00
3	1050–1100	1,072	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	347	347.50	347.50
5	350–400	380	367.50–375.00	370.52
5	450–500	477	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	155.00–325.00	234.77
1	350–400	385	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	435	237.50	237.50
5	450–500	468	171.00–230.00	207.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	342.50	342.50
1	450–500	455	332.50	332.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	545	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	240.00–345.00	318.31
7	350–400	361	280.00–327.50	301.52
10	400–450	429	250.00–305.00	280.66
12	450–500	479	265.00–305.00	286.15
15	500–550	519	245.00–285.00	261.34
6	550–600	580	225.00–261.00	243.45
4	600–650	633	202.50–250.00	221.92
2	650–700	670	210.00–220.00	215.07
1	700–750	745	207.50	207.50
2	800–850	825	150.00–175.00	162.27
3	950–1000	972	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	475	320.00–327.50	320.79
8	550–600	558	260.00–265.00	264.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	323	345.00–385.00	364.19
18	350–400	368	330.00–371.00	351.59
44	400–450	424	290.00–351.00	324.52
45	450–500	472	272.50–347.00	315.99
56	500–550	528	252.00–315.00	284.97
47	550–600	573	235.00–295.00	270.56
31	600–650	621	232.50–287.00	258.83
13	650–700	669	235.00–270.00	245.18
14	700–750	725	210.00–236.00	225.62
4	750–800	770	202.50–232.00	217.11
8	800–850	832	185.00–217.00	196.76
2	850–900	883	192.50–209.00	200.63
1	900–950	915	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	950	203.00	203.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	365.00	365.00
3	550–600	580	278.00–281.00	280.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	177.50	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	322.50	322.50
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	505	282.50	282.50
1	550–600	555	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	860	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	282.50–285.00	283.77
1	700–750	720	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	530	187.00	187.00
1	550–600	595	165.00	165.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,270	1,575.00–1,700.00	1,639.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,386	1,675.00–2,375.00	2,140.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,585	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,977.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,693	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,578.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,975.00	1,975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,254	1,850.00–2,150.00	2,089.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,271.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,294	1,650.00–2,050.00	1,808.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,375.00	1,375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,299	1,400.00–2,250.00	1,879.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,410	131.00	131.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,379	126.00–140.00	131.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,306	110.00–129.00	119.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,136	1,400.00–1,650.00	1,477.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,166	1,275.00–2,175.00	1,770.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	893	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,313.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,071	1,400.00–2,100.00	1,732.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,355	120.00	120.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	115.00	115.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	993	125.00–127.00	125.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	972	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,435.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	125.00–149.00	137.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	795	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,165	1,275.00–1,925.00	1,690.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	972	800.00–1,550.00	1,238.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,326	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,721.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,252	120.00–126.00	123.23
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	660	950.00–960.00	954.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	615	650.00	650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	912	1,325.00–2,000.00	1,677.51
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,950.00	1,950.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	161.00	161.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	945	136.00–168.00	151.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	165.00	165.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	15	—	929	110.00–202.50	137.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	740	1,160.00–1,310.00	1,239.56
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	565	535.00	535.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	995	195.00	195.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	110.00	110.00
1	—	800	71.00	71.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,024	91.00–123.00	108.20
39	—	1,065	109.00–125.00	119.06
3	—	905	75.00–87.00	81.27
34	—	931	89.00–116.00	100.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	1,228	119.00–139.00	127.85
158	—	1,156	110.00–128.00	119.89
3	—	1,037	84.00–99.00	88.68
22	—	1,098	100.00–116.00	110.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,400	105.00–129.00	121.23
2	—	1,463	115.00–117.00	116.02
50	—	1,418	119.00–136.00	127.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,786	147.00–176.00	159.72
13	—	1,397	110.00–143.00	129.02
35	—	1,597	130.00–156.00	143.99

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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