Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 221 priced lines covering 2,837 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,176 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 502 head. replacement cattle receipts at 213 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,176Last week 3,218Year ago 4,723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 502Last week 751Year ago 884

Replacement CattleReceipts 213Last week 222Year ago 417

Compared to last report: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-10.00 lower on limited comparable sales; offerings over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 6.00 lower on limited comparable sales; offerings over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	425	325.00–337.50	329.08
1	450–500	495	332.50	332.50
8	500–550	522	302.00–312.00	303.22
25	550–600	582	288.00–315.00	298.21
3	650–700	650	278.00	278.00
9	700–750	718	240.00–258.00	247.95
2	800–850	830	220.00–224.00	221.98
1	850–900	885	217.50	217.50
5	900–950	921	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	960	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	300–350	323	315.00–400.00	364.43
60	350–400	376	305.00–395.00	353.75
65	400–450	420	275.00–355.00	331.46
63	450–500	469	271.00–345.00	318.23
102	500–550	517	270.00–335.00	303.67
58	550–600	572	249.00–310.00	292.77
69	600–650	625	260.00–302.50	282.98
25	650–700	671	241.00–282.50	261.79
15	700–750	722	240.00–282.50	254.64
15	750–800	771	220.00–255.00	240.05
10	800–850	815	220.00–240.00	231.00
3	850–900	875	207.00–238.00	227.55
1	1050–1100	1,055	190.00	190.00
1	1250–1300	1,255	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	390	311.00	311.00
6	500–550	520	265.00–292.51	274.37
2	550–600	592	249.00	249.00
2	600–650	632	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	403	380.00–385.00	382.48
6	500–550	520	299.00–330.00	316.78
1	550–600	570	291.00	291.00
1	650–700	655	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	438	295.00–300.00	297.46
1	450–500	485	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
8	550–600	593	255.00–280.00	274.40
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	720	225.00–242.50	233.99
2	750–800	775	217.50–230.00	223.59
1	800–850	810	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	330	274.00–347.00	320.23
43	350–400	375	257.00–360.00	321.32
33	400–450	425	240.00–337.50	297.40
31	450–500	480	240.00–310.00	286.82
19	500–550	532	240.00–280.00	266.00
38	550–600	572	235.00–291.00	271.16
15	600–650	624	220.00–275.00	257.63
9	650–700	674	222.50–251.00	242.91
16	700–750	732	235.00–245.00	239.29
3	750–800	773	200.00–225.00	209.28
1	800–850	835	220.00	220.00
4	850–900	852	227.00	227.00
1	950–1000	975	186.00	186.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	240.00–310.00	284.86
2	350–400	380	245.00–305.00	275.39
5	400–450	423	242.50–312.50	272.52
3	450–500	458	225.00–240.00	233.18
2	500–550	513	245.00–255.00	249.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	478	310.00–335.00	324.05
2	500–550	510	315.00–316.00	315.51
1	550–600	580	288.00	288.00
1	600–650	640	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	230.00–265.00	247.67
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	320.00–322.50	321.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	345.00–347.50	346.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	331.00	331.00
5	400–450	416	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	540	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	565	274.00	274.00
12	750–800	798	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	494	261.00–268.00	265.21
8	500–550	525	250.00–272.50	265.83
79	550–600	586	261.00	261.00
6	600–650	606	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
7	700–750	727	220.00–227.00	224.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	484	250.00–280.00	266.35
7	500–550	530	250.00–260.00	255.73
3	550–600	562	230.00–237.50	235.05
5	600–650	639	221.00–236.00	231.28
1	650–700	685	222.50	222.50
1	700–750	735	205.00	205.00
1	800–850	820	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	300–350	327	287.50–337.50	318.13
52	350–400	377	275.00–330.00	307.05
78	400–450	427	257.00–319.00	286.84
101	450–500	473	260.00–297.50	278.63
110	500–550	521	240.00–295.00	265.42
84	550–600	572	222.00–270.00	254.71
56	600–650	617	230.00–267.50	248.91
21	650–700	670	208.00–242.50	232.75
20	700–750	722	203.00–233.00	222.41
85	750–800	777	200.00–222.00	220.78
2	800–850	830	182.50–190.00	186.32
2	850–900	855	180.00–185.00	182.51
2	900–950	940	182.50–185.00	183.74
1	1000–1050	1,010	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	328	240.00–305.00	280.18
44	350–400	377	250.00–295.00	276.89
23	400–450	422	245.00–277.50	266.29
40	450–500	474	232.50–290.00	255.05
32	500–550	527	220.00–265.00	245.90
20	550–600	574	205.00–257.50	236.49
17	600–650	625	210.00–242.50	229.50
7	650–700	664	190.00–225.00	203.98
5	700–750	733	160.00–220.00	189.96
5	750–800	765	170.00–210.00	194.01
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	868	180.00–190.00	184.90
2	900–950	938	161.00–165.00	162.98
1	950–1000	990	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	304.00	304.00
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	240.00	240.00
2	500–550	518	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	585	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	679	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	317.50–397.50	345.17
19	350–400	362	320.00–395.00	349.77
18	400–450	426	302.00–352.50	321.87
11	450–500	474	275.00–315.00	302.60
37	500–550	517	232.00–305.00	282.58
26	550–600	568	252.50–289.00	272.77
16	600–650	625	241.00–277.00	260.68
7	650–700	665	225.00–257.50	242.77
2	700–750	715	231.00–255.00	242.83
7	750–800	775	200.00–231.00	216.31
1	800–850	835	205.00	205.00
2	850–900	870	180.00–200.00	190.00
2	900–950	908	187.50	187.50
1	950–1000	985	180.00	180.00
3	1000–1050	1,010	171.00–187.50	177.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	250.00	250.00
3	600–650	610	214.00–250.00	228.59
1	650–700	680	235.00	235.00
2	750–800	758	200.00–210.00	205.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	475	310.00–317.50	313.34
2	500–550	515	302.50–325.00	313.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	285.00–362.50	326.66
19	350–400	374	273.00–385.00	309.39
14	400–450	425	270.00–345.00	298.06
14	450–500	461	260.00–297.50	281.72
21	500–550	522	220.00–273.00	253.50
1	550–600	550	232.50	232.50
3	600–650	628	220.00–230.00	226.66
3	650–700	677	227.50–229.00	228.52
2	700–750	723	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	870	167.50	167.50
2	900–950	903	172.50–187.50	179.98
3	950–1000	975	155.00–184.00	174.43
1	1100–1150	1,145	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	302.50	302.50
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	286.00–291.00	288.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	282.50	282.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,023	1,075.00–1,725.00	1,446.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	805	160.00–182.50	169.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,172	1,000.00–2,150.00	1,681.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	126.00	126.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,313	125.00–129.00	127.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	959	1,100.00–1,725.00	1,402.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,064	124.00–143.00	130.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,315	124.00–137.00	130.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,134	1,590.00–1,850.00	1,707.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,115	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,526.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,127	1,475.00–1,850.00	1,713.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,004	1,150.00–1,550.00	1,348.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,342	115.00–126.00	121.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,180	124.00–137.00	126.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,148	130.00–135.00	130.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	103.00–132.00	120.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	640	76.00	76.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,700.00	1,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,625.00	1,625.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	790	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	19	—	1,344	3,700.00–6,500.00	4,939.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,680	2,500.00	2,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	805	90.00–100.00	95.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	420.00	420.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	128.00	128.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	1,250.00–1,800.00	1,576.73
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,015	175.00–177.50	176.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,032	116.00–175.00	141.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	1,960.00–1,970.00	1,964.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,063	1,225.00–2,150.00	1,833.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	1,675.00–2,175.00	1,901.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,047	1,935.00–2,100.00	2,022.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	983	1,200.00–1,875.00	1,428.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	700.00	700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	82.00–98.00	90.65
42	—	998	98.00–124.00	108.78
12	—	1,021	110.00–127.00	117.56
23	—	941	75.00–116.00	99.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,438	106.00–118.00	115.59
21	—	1,407	126.00–134.50	129.77
38	—	1,442	115.00–126.00	122.33
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	89.00	89.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,232	120.00–136.00	127.82
30	—	1,108	103.00–117.50	111.57
1	—	990	100.00	100.00
136	—	1,183	109.00–129.00	119.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,363	110.00–147.00	131.40
15	—	1,819	140.00–180.00	153.44
32	—	1,560	130.00–155.00	144.87

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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