Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 281 priced lines covering 5,091 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,674 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 902 head. replacement cattle receipts at 330 head. Counted as USDA files them — 43 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,674Last week 6,916Year ago 7,427

Slaughter CattleReceipts 902Last week 881Year ago 1,624

Replacement CattleReceipts 330Last week 305Year ago 545

Compared to last report: Feeder cattle mostly sold 10.00-15.00 lower, instances 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder cattle trend comprised on limited number of comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand moderate at best for feeder cattle as buyers become more selective due to warmer weather approaching; mostly good demand for Slaughter cows and bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	422	320.00–321.00	320.91
11	450–500	483	285.00–302.50	296.09
29	500–550	527	288.00–301.00	295.07
56	550–600	576	260.00–286.00	278.16
26	600–650	607	261.00–285.00	274.02
15	650–700	691	240.00–267.50	252.77
21	700–750	723	250.00–255.00	254.07
77	750–800	773	262.00	262.00
126	800–850	828	256.50	256.50
13	900–950	918	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	300.00	300.00
5	600–650	627	272.50	272.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	336	272.50–335.00	306.37
24	350–400	378	245.00–325.00	299.77
62	400–450	431	252.50–320.00	290.23
72	450–500	475	240.00–307.50	280.61
64	500–550	526	235.00–301.00	271.93
53	550–600	574	247.50–289.00	263.83
31	600–650	627	230.00–275.00	257.05
33	650–700	675	200.00–267.50	244.97
3	700–750	722	220.00–230.00	225.08
5	750–800	767	221.00–233.00	226.77
3	800–850	835	231.00–235.00	233.70
2	850–900	870	160.00–202.50	181.25
1	950–1000	960	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	372	225.00–255.00	240.34
2	400–450	425	220.00–222.50	221.26
3	450–500	458	235.00–250.00	243.36
1	500–550	525	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	563	210.00–213.00	211.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	310.00–315.00	311.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	277.50	277.50
6	550–600	577	262.50–275.00	265.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	435	305.00–315.00	310.00
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	585	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	710	232.50–240.00	236.22
1	750–800	765	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	700	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	347.50–362.50	354.40
2	350–400	370	332.50–333.00	332.75
3	400–450	430	304.00–320.00	311.03
1	450–500	475	301.00	301.00
1	500–550	500	293.00	293.00
1	550–600	570	296.00	296.00
2	600–650	605	276.00–286.00	281.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	140.00	140.00
1	550–600	590	135.00	135.00
2	600–650	630	147.50	147.50
1	650–700	680	127.50	127.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	643	240.00–255.00	245.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	600–650	614	262.00–271.00	269.65
46	650–700	662	240.00–260.50	256.14
18	700–750	715	234.00–240.00	237.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	534	300.00–335.00	313.25
20	550–600	586	275.00–290.00	281.18
7	600–650	611	277.50–286.00	283.11
3	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	315.00	315.00
4	500–550	508	303.00–317.50	310.75
1	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	395.00–404.00	399.42
48	300–350	330	310.00–395.00	350.21
78	350–400	375	290.00–395.00	348.21
124	400–450	425	275.00–350.00	321.07
143	450–500	476	270.00–361.00	306.88
169	500–550	527	243.00–320.00	300.88
133	550–600	574	260.00–313.00	286.23
65	600–650	625	250.00–295.00	274.12
50	650–700	670	243.00–275.00	258.56
25	700–750	716	222.00–262.00	250.15
8	750–800	768	234.00–250.00	241.11
1	800–850	800	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	890	210.00	210.00
4	1000–1050	1,022	200.00–203.00	202.26
2	1350–1400	1,360	150.00–155.00	152.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	325	305.00–350.00	322.32
20	350–400	377	270.00–347.00	299.16
21	400–450	430	270.00–310.00	286.90
38	450–500	476	250.00–297.50	277.43
28	500–550	521	240.00–280.00	265.27
23	550–600	577	210.00–265.00	242.34
11	600–650	619	220.00–245.00	230.93
6	650–700	679	187.50–230.00	218.76
2	700–750	740	210.00–217.50	213.78
5	750–800	767	170.00–212.00	184.68
1	850–900	855	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	920	162.00	162.00
1	950–1000	970	175.00	175.00
3	1050–1100	1,068	155.00–190.00	167.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	386	300.00–319.00	315.51
9	400–450	417	305.00–315.00	310.05
10	450–500	478	285.00–300.00	290.84
4	600–650	604	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	570	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	720	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	319	350.00–377.50	360.42
39	350–400	378	320.00–365.00	341.56
56	400–450	423	273.00–350.00	315.28
46	450–500	473	275.00–335.00	303.19
86	500–550	522	243.00–317.50	288.47
53	550–600	568	250.00–292.50	268.28
30	600–650	625	220.00–275.00	251.59
20	650–700	668	220.00–252.50	235.06
10	700–750	717	200.00–240.00	223.51
5	750–800	768	215.00–235.00	225.54
5	800–850	818	210.00–224.00	216.02
14	850–900	857	181.00–210.00	205.73
1	900–950	925	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	960	150.00	150.00
1	1950–2000	1,955	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	753	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
6	450–500	491	282.00	282.00
1	500–550	540	259.00	259.00
2	550–600	583	250.00–258.00	254.05
3	600–650	610	223.00–250.00	236.19
2	700–750	718	210.00–220.00	215.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	607	244.00–252.00	246.36
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	482	245.00–263.00	256.87
6	500–550	534	242.50–265.00	249.85
10	550–600	578	230.00–242.50	234.79
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	660	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	705	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	696	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	297.50	297.50
17	400–450	438	255.00–275.00	269.22
43	450–500	471	271.00–279.00	274.99
71	500–550	518	250.00–280.00	262.70
16	550–600	587	242.00–244.00	242.74
8	600–650	622	230.00–237.00	231.70
4	750–800	783	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	235.00–250.00	242.67
5	350–400	366	221.00–230.00	224.59
11	400–450	418	165.00–229.00	210.57
6	450–500	472	189.00–240.00	206.27
2	500–550	510	200.00–222.50	211.03
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	322	250.00–310.00	280.86
69	350–400	376	230.00–300.00	271.20
92	400–450	423	220.00–290.00	266.11
112	450–500	471	200.00–286.00	256.27
71	500–550	530	220.00–267.50	244.78
42	550–600	577	210.00–262.50	234.76
23	600–650	622	210.00–235.00	228.58
28	650–700	677	187.50–235.00	215.10
3	700–750	727	185.00–200.00	191.56
5	750–800	767	160.00–205.00	186.81
2	800–850	825	180.00–190.00	184.91
5	900–950	925	165.00–180.00	174.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	217.50	217.50
1	850–900	875	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	309.00	309.00
49	300–350	325	270.00–347.00	315.83
90	350–400	378	267.00–323.00	304.27
107	400–450	423	260.00–315.00	291.12
124	450–500	470	250.00–307.50	278.75
181	500–550	521	240.00–290.00	263.00
151	550–600	570	230.00–275.00	251.99
61	600–650	627	223.00–260.00	240.23
23	650–700	673	200.00–252.50	230.04
19	700–750	720	206.00–235.00	224.97
5	750–800	763	205.00–225.00	214.39
5	800–850	833	171.00–220.00	193.50
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
4	900–950	912	170.00–180.00	177.19
2	1050–1100	1,065	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	255.00	255.00
19	450–500	481	240.00–270.00	256.11
22	500–550	527	225.00–240.00	232.83
6	550–600	583	230.00–236.00	234.86
4	600–650	616	207.50–242.50	224.95
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	838	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	267.50–275.00	272.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	300.00–306.00	303.02
1	450–500	460	289.00	289.00
1	500–550	500	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	597	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
2	300–350	335	600.00	600.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	495	254.00	254.00
7	500–550	536	250.00	250.00
8	550–600	551	249.00	249.00
6	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	618	230.00–247.00	239.28
26	650–700	661	223.00–239.50	233.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	315.00	315.00
20	500–550	514	270.00–310.00	278.01
5	550–600	581	250.00–270.00	258.87
9	600–650	629	235.00–250.00	237.18
12	650–700	668	230.00–243.00	236.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	335.00–345.00	339.90
1	550–600	555	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	700	277.50	277.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,196	1,485.00	1,485.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	134.00	134.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	129.00	129.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	144.00–154.00	149.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,110	1,650.00–2,050.00	1,871.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,064	1,250.00–1,925.00	1,726.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,077	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,463.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	136.00–144.00	139.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,102	124.00–151.00	133.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,014	1,075.00–2,000.00	1,680.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,220	138.00	138.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	855	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,138	115.00–155.00	136.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,140	135.00	135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	1,675.00–1,750.00	1,708.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,181	1,525.00–2,075.00	1,856.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,240	1,325.00–2,400.00	1,909.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,074	126.00–143.00	134.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,135	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,640.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,230	134.00–137.00	135.62
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,185	1,725.00–2,550.00	2,314.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,023	1,850.00–2,150.00	1,948.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,259	1,750.00–2,600.00	2,237.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,189	1,935.00–2,250.00	2,087.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,390	2,475.00	2,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,875.00	1,875.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,525.00	1,525.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	921	130.00–185.00	147.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	903	139.00–150.00	141.32
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	827	200.00–222.00	213.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	944	121.00–152.00	135.92
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	160.00	160.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,004	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,715.28
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,480.45
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,400.00	1,400.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,610.19
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,955	154.00	154.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,805	3,700.00	3,700.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,135	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
184	—	1,215	118.00–142.00	130.91
4	—	996	87.00–118.00	106.78
117	—	1,209	128.00–156.00	138.80
29	—	1,053	110.00–131.00	120.82
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	976	80.00–128.00	108.56
48	—	1,002	105.00–133.00	118.66
79	—	1,070	119.00–141.00	130.98
12	—	907	80.00–114.00	94.13
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	810	90.00–104.00	95.14
1	—	870	65.00	65.00
2	—	800	110.00–120.00	115.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,378	130.00–160.00	140.38
2	—	1,205	119.00–132.00	125.74
43	—	1,444	122.00–144.00	132.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,808	153.00–189.00	167.75
24	—	1,387	100.00–150.00	133.39
45	—	1,588	135.00–167.50	153.16

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

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Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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