Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line

Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 272 priced lines covering 4,916 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,289 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,018 head. replacement cattle receipts at 438 head. Counted as USDA files them — 116 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,289Last week 3,176Year ago 6,779

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,018Last week 502Year ago 1,305

Replacement CattleReceipts 438Last week 213Year ago 472

Compared to last report: Feeder and Slaughter cattle trend not applicable due to limited comparable sales from last report. However, feeder cattle had a mixed undertone with majority of trades being lower depending on type and kind. Slaughter cows and bulls had a mostly higher undertone. 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
50	300–350	330	290.00–355.00	315.74
89	350–400	376	280.00–339.00	309.77
141	400–450	422	258.00–331.00	301.63
164	450–500	473	247.00–307.50	281.79
168	500–550	520	239.00–295.00	266.49
130	550–600	571	235.00–282.50	253.84
74	600–650	620	222.50–262.50	243.25
25	650–700	667	220.00–242.50	231.62
10	700–750	727	215.00–232.50	222.63
7	750–800	772	201.00–235.00	216.17
80	800–850	834	200.00–215.00	214.00
1	850–900	865	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	407	305.00	305.00
9	450–500	464	290.00–297.50	292.45
5	500–550	503	269.00–282.50	277.05
16	550–600	569	257.50–277.50	267.97
19	600–650	646	237.00–250.00	247.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	379	295.00–305.00	300.96
7	400–450	431	285.00–292.50	289.65
2	450–500	478	260.00	260.00
10	500–550	531	232.50–263.00	248.96
7	550–600	572	230.00–240.00	233.56
2	600–650	638	230.00–237.50	233.79
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	775	205.00	205.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	628	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	727	215.00–227.50	221.62
1	750–800	785	212.50	212.50
1	800–850	825	172.50	172.50
1	850–900	885	177.00	177.00
1	900–950	930	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	616	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	300–350	326	247.50–320.00	277.77
40	350–400	375	240.00–302.50	271.87
48	400–450	426	235.00–289.00	263.39
76	450–500	477	220.00–276.00	256.87
46	500–550	520	215.00–269.00	245.67
29	550–600	569	210.00–255.00	231.16
35	600–650	616	204.00–245.00	226.24
9	650–700	670	190.00–230.00	215.14
5	700–750	719	180.00–200.00	190.53
5	750–800	760	190.00–210.00	195.57
2	800–850	800	150.00–190.00	170.00
2	850–900	880	177.50–192.50	185.04
1	1000–1050	1,035	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	200.00–230.00	214.88
3	350–400	368	220.00–235.00	226.49
3	400–450	432	210.00–232.00	219.03
6	450–500	471	152.00–225.00	195.17
1	500–550	530	205.00	205.00
2	550–600	573	152.00–200.00	176.31
1	600–650	620	199.00	199.00
2	650–700	688	170.00–180.00	175.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	694	241.00	241.00
19	750–800	773	210.00–217.50	212.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	242.50	242.50
2	500–550	543	234.00–242.00	237.98
2	650–700	680	205.00–213.00	208.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	307.50–310.00	308.68
27	400–450	431	262.50–297.50	281.01
21	450–500	494	260.00–272.50	262.98
17	550–600	565	250.00–260.00	256.34
12	650–700	670	225.00–245.00	234.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	275.00–292.50	285.67
1	400–450	435	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	340.00–390.00	373.64
51	300–350	329	325.00–415.00	365.47
97	350–400	375	297.50–401.00	357.43
127	400–450	421	292.50–393.00	338.50
144	450–500	471	285.00–373.00	328.90
179	500–550	525	280.00–343.00	311.44
120	550–600	572	262.50–326.00	296.59
89	600–650	620	250.00–303.00	283.76
60	650–700	675	230.00–275.00	259.85
9	700–750	719	218.00–253.00	235.58
9	750–800	772	220.00–243.00	235.45
4	800–850	820	210.00–235.00	222.83
171	900–950	920	208.00–226.75	226.64
2	950–1000	958	205.00–221.00	213.02
2	1050–1100	1,053	185.00–192.50	188.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	360.00–365.00	362.48
11	450–500	458	317.50–350.00	325.17
23	500–550	521	302.50–320.00	311.55
2	550–600	580	295.00	295.00
4	600–650	603	295.00–297.50	295.63
4	700–750	711	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	280	371.00	371.00
1	300–350	330	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	385	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	450	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	510	333.00	333.00
1	950–1000	965	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	339	345.00–363.00	347.99
4	350–400	393	330.00	330.00
7	450–500	468	275.00–315.00	296.85
15	550–600	565	269.00–281.00	275.06
32	700–750	730	239.00–250.00	243.24
20	750–800	787	254.00	254.00
180	800–850	840	245.00	245.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	122.50	122.50
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	202.50	202.50
1	500–550	510	152.00	152.00
1	550–600	580	182.50	182.50
1	650–700	660	127.00	127.00
1	800–850	840	122.50	122.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	347.50–360.00	354.79
2	450–500	460	342.00–344.00	342.99
4	500–550	509	322.50–347.50	332.59
1	600–650	625	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	318.00	318.00
4	450–500	484	270.00–310.00	286.84
4	500–550	530	237.50–290.00	270.40
7	550–600	570	247.50–265.00	260.94
4	600–650	615	250.00–252.50	250.86
7	650–700	664	230.00–242.50	237.07
1	1000–1050	1,005	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	310.00	310.00
3	450–500	477	305.00–315.00	308.18
1	600–650	615	292.20	292.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	331	270.00–336.00	303.31
39	350–400	378	250.00–345.00	301.74
31	400–450	424	245.00–335.00	288.46
33	450–500	472	245.00–311.00	276.22
56	500–550	524	190.00–301.00	273.65
41	550–600	574	245.00–293.00	272.98
26	600–650	615	231.00–270.00	255.36
6	650–700	669	180.00–251.00	234.57
7	700–750	709	180.00–232.00	212.94
15	800–850	824	210.00–225.00	217.60
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
13	900–950	945	212.00	212.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	127.50	127.50
1	1250–1300	1,255	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	370	225.00–280.00	253.61
6	400–450	438	237.50–280.00	257.97
3	450–500	483	220.00–244.00	231.29
1	550–600	570	162.50	162.50
1	600–650	605	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	673	160.00–162.50	161.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	385.00–395.00	390.09
14	300–350	325	360.00–400.00	379.11
29	350–400	376	295.00–380.00	347.95
44	400–450	421	280.00–360.00	333.29
57	450–500	473	280.00–343.00	307.04
91	500–550	521	255.00–310.00	291.12
79	550–600	568	250.00–294.00	275.15
64	600–650	621	231.00–276.00	256.10
20	650–700	671	230.00–256.00	242.70
8	700–750	720	212.00–240.00	225.78
13	750–800	766	200.00–230.00	218.40
1	800–850	810	205.00	205.00
2	850–900	880	170.00–215.00	192.76
3	900–950	915	165.00–202.00	183.97
4	950–1000	995	159.00	159.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	513	299.00–310.00	304.58
1	650–700	695	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	535	308.00–316.00	310.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	307.50	307.50
3	400–450	425	320.00–325.00	323.35
3	550–600	575	225.00–247.50	235.96
3	600–650	628	220.00–230.00	223.40
3	700–750	728	200.00–210.00	206.64
1	750–800	770	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	285.00–337.50	305.26
5	350–400	371	292.50–325.00	303.28
14	400–450	421	265.00–317.50	299.14
13	450–500	472	255.00–300.00	266.29
19	500–550	523	222.00–283.00	258.44
13	550–600	563	200.00–255.00	236.82
7	600–650	622	195.00–250.00	226.80
5	650–700	667	200.00–232.50	216.98
5	700–750	710	200.00–215.00	208.04
4	750–800	759	210.00–227.50	220.42
2	800–850	808	185.00–192.50	188.74
1	950–1000	995	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	225.00–230.00	227.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	150.00	150.00
2	550–600	580	191.00–212.50	202.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	474	277.50–285.00	280.77
2	550–600	590	250.00	250.00

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)	12	—	1,061	1,000.00–1,700.00	1,515.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	136.00	136.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	920	135.00	135.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	129.00–141.00	133.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	780	1,000.00–1,580.00	1,385.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,173	125.00–134.00	129.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,189	1,675.00–2,050.00	1,864.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	920	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,400.00–2,275.00	1,774.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,091	1,100.00–2,150.00	1,706.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,132	1,075.00–1,950.00	1,662.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,149	1,550.00–2,650.00	2,362.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	143.00	143.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,168	1,500.00–2,025.00	1,874.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	910	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,606.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,192	112.00–141.00	126.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,299	113.00–134.00	126.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,177	116.00–136.00	128.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,057	2,075.00	2,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	40	—	1,192	1,100.00–3,050.00	2,702.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,105	125.00–149.00	135.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,133	1,375.00–1,750.00	1,588.75
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	475.00	475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	510	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	705	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	718	650.00–850.00	767.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	605	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	1,550.00–1,800.00	1,675.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,126	130.00–142.50	135.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,400.00	1,400.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	150.00	150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	933	124.00–170.00	141.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	1,925.00–2,050.00	1,986.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,105	123.00–130.00	126.49
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	638	475.00–725.00	614.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,618	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,043	1,625.00–2,650.00	2,373.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,041.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,112	1,075.00–1,925.00	1,598.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,225	1,725.00–2,475.00	2,253.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,114	1,150.00–2,200.00	1,767.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	1,725.00–2,675.00	2,236.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	46	—	1,233	1,675.00–2,875.00	2,355.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,210	1,200.00–2,900.00	2,290.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	930.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	885	150.00–182.50	166.25
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	835	1,875.00	1,875.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	978	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	885	1,700.00–1,775.00	1,717.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,888.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,053.60
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,675.00	1,675.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,640	143.00–144.00	143.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,890	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	25	—	1,384	3,600.00–7,000.00	4,503.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,473	2,200.00–2,375.00	2,284.68
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,079	1,425.00–3,200.00	2,717.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,196	3,525.00	3,525.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	3,200.00	3,200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	847	98.00–115.00	107.96
3	—	748	80.00–85.00	83.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,425	110.00–117.50	113.08
54	—	1,433	125.00–154.00	134.51
33	—	1,433	121.00–135.00	126.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,021	60.00–114.00	101.95
127	—	1,212	125.00–150.00	135.37
154	—	1,189	114.00–135.00	126.24
27	—	1,071	107.00–121.00	115.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	911	60.00–118.00	97.71
60	—	946	90.00–127.00	112.87
78	—	1,044	112.00–137.00	121.44
2	—	1,023	91.00–112.00	101.63
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,703	150.00–176.00	164.22
51	—	1,577	129.00–161.00	147.64
24	—	1,307	118.00–148.00	135.05

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

The state in one line