Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 262 priced lines covering 3,675 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,065 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 853 head. replacement cattle receipts at 387 head. Counted as USDA files them — 89 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,065Last week 2,714Year ago 4,127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 853Last week 571Year ago 825

Replacement CattleReceipts 387Last week 196Year ago 212

Compared to last report: Market trend not applicable due to limited comparable sales. However, cattle sold mixed throughout the week with a mostly higher undertone noted on most classes and weights. Demand good for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	315.00–345.00	330.30
1	550–600	570	280.00	280.00
3	600–650	618	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	376	310.00	310.00
8	400–450	432	290.00–295.00	293.77
29	450–500	488	276.00–289.00	287.46
7	500–550	516	270.00–272.50	271.39
48	550–600	566	247.50–266.00	264.15
4	650–700	684	255.00–257.50	255.61
7	900–950	921	196.00–197.00	196.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	606	234.00–245.00	243.06
7	700–750	742	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	514	277.00	277.00
24	600–650	618	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	240.00–270.00	256.74
11	450–500	484	230.00–265.00	246.47
11	550–600	574	220.00–247.50	235.09
3	600–650	625	225.00–235.00	229.97
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	815	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	940	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	620	245.00–250.00	246.62
3	800–850	813	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	300–350	330	290.00–355.00	317.75
67	350–400	375	270.00–333.00	298.94
78	400–450	426	255.00–345.00	289.32
107	450–500	479	250.00–302.50	277.39
138	500–550	524	235.00–297.50	265.22
106	550–600	577	220.00–270.00	253.88
50	600–650	619	220.00–270.00	240.77
18	650–700	671	203.00–257.50	233.76
19	700–750	719	185.00–230.00	217.14
8	750–800	776	200.00–220.00	209.98
3	800–850	809	182.00–200.00	193.28
3	850–900	872	178.00–199.00	190.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	307.50–312.20	309.88
2	400–450	440	290.00–310.00	299.89
1	500–550	530	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	290.00–295.00	292.55
2	400–450	428	270.00–285.00	277.63
1	450–500	490	252.50	252.50
4	500–550	528	240.00–252.50	246.16
2	550–600	570	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	630	227.50	227.50
2	650–700	655	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	375	185.00–227.50	205.40
1	400–450	405	204.00	204.00
2	450–500	475	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	590	142.00	142.00
1	650–700	660	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	284.00	284.00
2	450–500	450	280.00–290.00	285.00
1	500–550	525	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	635	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	830	140.00	140.00
1	850–900	850	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	295.00	295.00
3	500–550	528	250.00–272.50	258.45
1	700–750	720	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	262.50–280.00	271.55
14	500–550	527	252.50–267.50	261.26
7	550–600	590	244.00	244.00
4	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	240.00–247.50	243.77
1	850–900	870	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	627	245.00	245.00
9	650–700	676	233.00–235.00	234.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	326	248.00–295.00	268.05
34	350–400	378	235.00–305.00	274.64
54	400–450	427	240.00–293.00	265.18
66	450–500	473	220.00–287.00	249.79
43	500–550	521	210.00–259.00	241.46
23	550–600	572	220.00–247.50	233.96
16	600–650	618	207.20–243.00	228.66
9	650–700	677	190.00–230.00	218.09
2	750–800	780	186.00–200.00	192.87
2	900–950	923	172.50–175.00	173.74
1	950–1000	970	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	170.00–175.00	172.64
1	400–450	425	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	300–350	323	297.50–415.00	349.07
52	350–400	369	300.00–379.00	338.35
58	400–450	421	285.00–375.00	319.36
79	450–500	468	263.00–342.00	304.68
97	500–550	524	256.00–317.00	301.70
75	550–600	569	261.00–300.00	287.72
44	600–650	618	245.00–300.00	277.82
25	650–700	662	250.00–287.50	268.97
22	700–750	718	237.50–272.50	258.96
3	750–800	775	230.00–250.00	238.43
6	800–850	823	227.50–246.00	236.98
3	850–900	868	225.00–240.00	233.65
2	900–950	925	193.00–216.00	204.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
73	600–650	623	266.00–285.00	278.71
21	650–700	665	250.00–264.00	262.66
9	700–750	743	243.00	243.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
10	800–850	847	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	575	290.00–300.00	293.67
16	600–650	634	262.50–287.00	276.72
7	650–700	694	255.00–257.50	256.79
3	750–800	758	245.00	245.00
59	850–900	874	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	282.50	282.50
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
25	500–550	527	290.00–308.00	300.00
7	550–600	584	255.00–285.00	259.47
29	600–650	616	262.50–272.50	270.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	750–800	784	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	380.00–385.00	383.75
4	350–400	366	332.50–380.00	346.47
5	400–450	405	324.00–375.00	338.57
1	450–500	465	309.00	309.00
1	500–550	505	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	292.50	292.50
3	400–450	413	275.00–280.00	276.73
8	450–500	472	260.00–285.00	275.79
5	500–550	519	245.00–285.00	259.39
5	550–600	562	245.00–260.00	256.93
1	650–700	690	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	320	270.00–357.00	323.57
31	350–400	379	272.50–367.00	314.39
26	400–450	425	255.00–323.00	289.77
28	450–500	479	240.00–292.00	264.69
44	500–550	522	240.00–294.00	270.45
26	550–600	573	241.00–280.00	261.13
9	600–650	623	230.00–270.00	246.93
22	650–700	678	210.00–259.00	247.33
3	700–750	715	230.00–244.00	239.17
2	750–800	758	235.00–244.00	239.49
1	800–850	815	220.00	220.00
4	900–950	923	180.00–210.00	187.44
1	950–1000	960	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	428	303.00–327.50	315.15
1	500–550	515	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	250.00	250.00
7	350–400	367	255.00–300.00	277.23
2	400–450	445	236.00	236.00
1	500–550	545	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	367.50	367.50
2	350–400	378	325.00–335.00	329.83
2	400–450	418	305.00–312.50	308.68
3	600–650	603	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	136.00–255.00	191.78
1	350–400	390	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	432	285.00	285.00
6	450–500	463	255.00–285.00	276.74
2	500–550	500	287.50	287.50
1	550–600	555	227.50	227.50
2	650–700	665	230.00–237.50	233.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	375.00	375.00
17	300–350	324	335.00–387.00	361.63
21	350–400	372	300.00–377.50	335.45
27	400–450	426	300.00–339.00	322.91
39	450–500	469	270.00–331.00	295.35
52	500–550	517	243.00–315.00	282.21
50	550–600	575	241.00–312.50	266.57
34	600–650	628	224.00–272.50	250.61
27	650–700	665	215.00–257.00	241.74
11	700–750	721	205.00–238.00	227.43
9	750–800	769	222.00–232.50	226.11
3	800–850	823	190.00–217.50	202.29
1	850–900	880	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	312.50	312.50
4	350–400	384	322.50–342.20	333.93
4	400–450	414	315.00–327.50	321.10
3	450–500	470	300.00–330.00	316.35
1	500–550	515	297.50	297.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	252.50	252.50
1	500–550	530	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	287.50	287.50
2	550–600	583	270.00–282.50	276.12
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	275.00–367.00	309.45
23	350–400	373	270.00–321.00	308.26
21	400–450	422	230.00–330.00	280.52
29	450–500	475	239.00–283.00	266.75
33	500–550	522	240.00–282.50	262.08
32	550–600	574	220.00–265.00	244.71
6	600–650	638	210.00–237.50	227.21
3	650–700	687	190.00–240.00	216.77
7	700–750	716	200.00–235.00	220.57
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	817	200.00–212.50	206.48
2	850–900	852	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	668	174.00	174.00
1	850–900	885	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	297.50–300.00	298.74
2	500–550	518	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	605	235.00–240.00	237.52
2	650–700	670	230.00–235.00	232.52

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,480	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,666	2,550.00–3,075.00	2,846.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,146	1,500.00–2,525.00	2,041.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,295	1,550.00–2,875.00	2,442.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,142	1,925.00–2,825.00	2,354.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,141	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,686.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	998	2,300.00–2,475.00	2,415.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,217	1,425.00–2,175.00	2,007.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	503	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	945	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,726.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	898	1,375.00–1,900.00	1,692.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	985	1,045.00–1,625.00	1,215.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	895	130.00–138.00	135.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,017	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,364.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	931	126.00–175.00	152.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	21	—	814	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,374.28
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,340	131.00–142.00	136.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,363	127.00–138.00	132.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,048	1,375.00–1,675.00	1,566.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,213	131.00–134.00	132.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	135.00	135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,026	1,600.00–2,575.00	2,073.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,069	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,824.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,163	1,450.00–2,300.00	1,900.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	937	1,625.00–2,050.00	1,912.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,042	1,550.00–1,950.00	1,797.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,224	137.00–154.00	144.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,298	1,825.00–2,150.00	1,962.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,057	1,675.00–2,300.00	1,991.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,065	1,475.00	1,475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	146.00	146.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	37	—	1,101	1,300.00–2,175.00	1,810.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	138.00	138.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	650.00	650.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	983	1,575.00–1,675.00	1,629.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,238	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,636.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,260	160.00–180.00	171.11
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	919	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,878.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	965	105.00–117.00	112.78
145	—	1,236	116.00–140.00	130.88
101	—	1,256	127.00–156.00	140.58
24	—	1,117	110.00–128.00	120.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,479	125.00–139.00	133.23
38	—	1,387	132.00–158.00	141.57
3	—	1,640	122.00–128.00	125.06
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	865	112.00–120.00	116.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	987	95.00–128.00	117.92
29	—	1,136	124.00–137.50	131.92
25	—	988	80.00–124.00	108.15
9	—	969	90.00–118.00	105.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,325	130.00–150.00	139.57
44	—	1,565	143.00–170.00	153.67
17	—	1,816	150.00–190.00	169.86

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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