Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 243 priced lines covering 4,157 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,294 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 881 head. replacement cattle receipts at 268 head. Counted as USDA files them — 42 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,294Last week 5,289Year ago 4,952

Slaughter CattleReceipts 881Last week 1,018Year ago 1,318

Replacement CattleReceipts 268Last week 438Year ago 288

Compared to last report: Feeder cattle under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	150.00–159.00	154.57
4	650–700	688	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
4	400–450	418	323.00–340.00	331.33
2	450–500	458	327.00	327.00
1	550–600	555	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	286.00–311.00	298.31
15	550–600	594	257.50–276.00	273.97
3	600–650	605	255.00–278.00	270.33
3	650–700	672	232.50–258.00	241.30
3	750–800	763	212.50–215.00	213.36
2	950–1000	978	185.00	185.00
1	1150–1200	1,185	174.00	174.00
2	1250–1300	1,270	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	445	290.00	290.00
3	500–550	533	257.00–285.00	272.53
1	550–600	595	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	750–800	751	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	402.50	402.50
5	350–400	351	392.50	392.50
31	400–450	428	378.00	378.00
3	450–500	487	317.00	317.00
9	500–550	534	304.00–317.00	308.10
23	550–600	592	301.00	301.00
2	600–650	620	293.00	293.00
9	650–700	665	265.00–275.00	267.76
11	700–750	735	251.00–259.00	256.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	387.50	387.50
48	300–350	322	325.00–405.00	370.83
66	350–400	372	313.00–393.00	354.78
94	400–450	422	291.00–397.00	335.51
110	450–500	471	290.00–383.00	327.92
102	500–550	522	275.00–338.00	311.46
76	550–600	566	272.50–331.00	294.42
57	600–650	611	245.00–293.00	279.08
70	650–700	664	240.00–280.00	268.98
7	700–750	727	232.50–272.00	243.99
9	750–800	776	225.00–245.00	237.28
8	800–850	836	212.50–230.00	222.27
134	850–900	897	210.00–231.50	230.29
1	950–1000	990	213.00	213.00
13	1000–1050	1,038	196.00–211.00	198.24
1	1350–1400	1,365	160.00	160.00
1	1550–1600	1,590	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	137.50	137.50
3	550–600	585	130.00	130.00
1	600–650	610	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	384	315.00–359.00	349.88
16	400–450	429	349.00–351.00	349.64
17	450–500	494	300.00–315.00	311.61
22	500–550	524	299.00–306.00	302.74
30	550–600	574	285.00–292.00	288.31
7	600–650	624	270.00–274.00	272.22
13	650–700	676	258.00–267.00	262.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	325	273.00–355.00	306.67
31	350–400	377	265.00–357.00	304.94
35	400–450	430	255.00–352.00	297.12
46	450–500	480	260.00–317.50	289.84
31	500–550	526	240.00–314.00	284.53
45	550–600	575	254.00–283.00	271.03
16	600–650	624	237.50–270.00	252.97
7	650–700	670	220.00–253.00	244.92
3	700–750	723	222.50–248.00	234.42
3	800–850	818	210.00–225.00	214.92
1	850–900	885	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	915	212.50	212.50
1	1300–1350	1,335	149.00	149.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	295	337.00	337.00
26	350–400	391	330.00–335.00	334.47
3	450–500	458	280.00	280.00
39	500–550	543	270.00–281.00	280.17
27	650–700	684	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	499	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	326	295.00–345.00	312.66
77	350–400	376	282.50–347.00	314.67
105	400–450	423	261.00–319.00	294.70
136	450–500	477	252.50–314.00	284.61
135	500–550	523	238.00–281.00	266.54
120	550–600	563	234.00–277.50	258.32
37	600–650	615	225.00–264.00	247.11
15	650–700	668	215.00–255.00	233.07
11	700–750	710	214.00–237.50	224.19
5	750–800	766	192.00–235.00	218.14
3	800–850	808	160.00–210.00	188.56
2	850–900	870	185.00–211.00	197.70
1	900–950	900	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	432	284.00–303.00	292.98
22	450–500	472	264.00–280.00	270.81
52	500–550	536	246.00–265.00	260.73
6	550–600	561	220.00–243.00	235.07
4	600–650	611	261.00	261.00
2	650–700	658	242.00	242.00
67	700–750	709	232.00–233.50	233.45
60	800–850	816	223.00	223.00
5	850–900	874	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	262.00–275.00	268.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	326	255.00–317.50	291.75
59	350–400	377	245.00–305.00	281.98
75	400–450	427	235.00–294.00	271.13
104	450–500	479	220.00–282.00	260.89
40	500–550	528	220.00–265.00	245.01
18	550–600	565	217.50–257.00	236.92
18	600–650	628	200.00–250.00	228.63
13	650–700	671	187.50–222.50	210.10
7	700–750	723	200.00–228.00	214.87
4	750–800	765	175.00–217.50	195.38
1	850–900	855	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	220.00–245.00	232.50
2	350–400	375	200.00–250.00	225.33
2	400–450	400	222.00	222.00
3	450–500	480	180.00–223.00	194.63
1	500–550	530	218.00	218.00
1	550–600	575	177.00	177.00
1	700–750	745	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	289.00	289.00
7	400–450	440	272.50–288.00	283.69
6	450–500	482	250.00–269.00	260.51
6	500–550	543	237.50–257.50	252.70
3	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	610	230.00–239.00	235.93
2	700–750	720	212.50–215.00	213.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	730	216.00	216.00
3	750–800	762	205.00–210.00	206.67
1	950–1000	970	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	205.00	205.00
2	450–500	475	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	500	233.00	233.00
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	765	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	433	298.00–306.00	299.94
1	450–500	460	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
15	600–650	604	270.00	270.00
6	750–800	756	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	473	327.50–342.50	334.80
3	500–550	517	296.00–308.00	300.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	327.50–385.00	362.67
40	350–400	372	315.00–381.00	343.67
53	400–450	426	300.00–355.00	330.49
40	450–500	479	270.00–330.00	303.66
80	500–550	521	255.00–317.50	286.75
47	550–600	569	255.00–311.00	274.80
52	600–650	623	231.00–285.00	258.47
18	650–700	669	221.00–264.00	239.34
17	700–750	728	210.00–262.50	231.91
7	750–800	762	210.00–239.00	218.30
3	800–850	805	200.00–229.00	210.28
2	850–900	882	217.50	217.50
1	900–950	920	185.00	185.00
4	950–1000	956	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	312.50–357.50	332.74
6	350–400	373	280.00–320.00	302.59
19	400–450	424	227.50–335.00	288.06
21	450–500	474	248.00–305.00	284.59
14	500–550	523	230.00–292.50	264.57
16	550–600	569	221.00–267.00	248.27
8	600–650	624	220.00–252.50	234.48
5	650–700	662	201.00–237.50	219.58
8	700–750	724	201.00–227.50	219.26
1	750–800	770	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	815	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	955	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	785	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	258.00	258.00
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	655	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	885	170.00	170.00
3	1100–1150	1,118	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	225.00–230.00	227.55
1	600–650	610	222.50	222.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,360	237.50	237.50
(<2 yrs)	N/A	11	—	1,128	1,200.00–2,600.00	2,036.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,675.00–2,050.00	1,844.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,155	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,024.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,160	1,150.00–2,175.00	1,770.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,219	1,650.00–2,250.00	1,880.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,203	1,825.00–2,250.00	2,084.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	943	1,275.00–2,200.00	1,865.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	850	1,125.00–1,475.00	1,251.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,153	126.00–135.00	129.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,025	137.00–150.00	139.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	993	1,275.00–1,725.00	1,475.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,012	905.00–2,225.00	1,697.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	990	145.00–150.00	147.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,303.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,223	117.00–130.00	120.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,183	136.00	136.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	122.00–141.00	131.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	127.00–131.00	129.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	144.00	144.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,096	1,425.00–1,925.00	1,706.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	985	1,400.00–2,000.00	1,698.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	133.00–150.00	141.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,083	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,621.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	149.00–163.00	155.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,063	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,721.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,157	1,400.00–1,975.00	1,694.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,239	1,475.00–2,125.00	1,825.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	128.00	128.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,151	129.00–140.00	135.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	145.00	145.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	895	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,688.55
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	177.50	177.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	905	109.00–200.00	145.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	141.00	141.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,055	116.00–143.00	134.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	137.50–177.00	159.53

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,709	152.00–181.00	169.09
40	—	1,612	127.50–169.00	156.93
16	—	1,343	120.00–156.00	138.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,081	108.00–123.00	116.93
184	—	1,187	119.00–153.00	136.31
5	—	1,029	103.00–116.00	111.36
174	—	1,181	117.00–139.00	128.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,439	118.50–128.00	124.85
41	—	1,442	122.00–142.00	129.83
50	—	1,429	128.00–153.00	140.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,047	120.00–138.00	129.05
41	—	1,031	98.00–136.00	117.38
9	—	957	88.00–111.00	98.03
13	—	1,009	104.00–120.00	108.93
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	100.00–102.00	101.03
1	—	815	114.00	114.00
1	—	885	117.50	117.50

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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