Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 292 priced lines covering 4,285 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,973 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 791 head. replacement cattle receipts at 153 head. Counted as USDA files them — 28 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jun 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,973Last week 4,065Year ago 5,223

Slaughter CattleReceipts 791Last week 853Year ago 1,148

Replacement CattleReceipts 153Last week 387Year ago 329

Compared to last report: feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly sold 2.00-6.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs limited comparable sales. feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	332	290.00–357.00	327.88
24	350–400	375	265.00–350.00	304.59
35	400–450	423	250.00–323.00	292.33
58	450–500	469	247.50–309.00	280.86
47	500–550	527	250.00–299.00	274.43
34	550–600	566	240.00–278.00	259.91
12	600–650	636	245.00–259.00	254.71
12	650–700	664	240.00–262.00	253.28
6	700–750	719	230.00–240.00	235.68
4	750–800	793	235.00–240.00	238.77
3	900–950	933	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	332.50	332.50
3	350–400	373	300.00–330.00	316.13
5	400–450	418	300.00–312.50	307.97
3	450–500	455	300.00–307.50	304.14
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	588	292.50–295.00	293.73
3	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	482	290.00–302.00	300.33
28	500–550	531	288.00–310.00	295.69
12	550–600	578	266.00–279.00	270.16
74	600–650	630	260.00–286.00	272.17
33	650–700	673	250.00–278.00	268.74
29	750–800	792	252.00	252.00
126	800–850	841	259.85	259.85
175	850–900	878	242.00–254.50	246.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	487	295.00	295.00
7	500–550	521	280.00–282.50	281.12
3	550–600	586	265.00	265.00
1	650–700	660	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	280.00–285.00	281.32
1	450–500	490	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	418	260.00–262.50	261.29
4	500–550	513	240.00–255.00	247.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	365.00–385.00	375.64
38	300–350	322	310.00–415.00	344.43
46	350–400	372	300.00–377.00	342.07
80	400–450	425	280.00–361.00	321.11
91	450–500	473	270.00–349.00	310.64
128	500–550	522	261.00–337.00	309.90
112	550–600	570	265.00–312.50	294.31
44	600–650	613	260.00–295.00	281.10
28	650–700	671	250.00–280.00	266.37
21	700–750	713	240.00–267.50	256.69
20	750–800	778	230.00–254.00	249.06
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	880	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	351	352.50	352.50
8	400–450	440	300.00–330.00	319.04
22	450–500	480	306.00–320.00	309.70
3	500–550	536	300.00–310.00	306.74
3	550–600	572	290.00–292.50	290.87
19	600–650	618	285.00–295.00	291.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	478	265.00–275.00	269.92
4	500–550	527	260.00–291.00	277.05
5	550–600	578	255.00–275.00	263.42
3	600–650	622	250.00–260.00	256.57
1	650–700	685	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	307.50	307.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	455	305.00	305.00
12	600–650	615	267.00–279.00	274.95
17	650–700	692	253.00–266.00	263.52
8	800–850	806	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	345.00–377.50	357.09
7	350–400	358	345.00–370.00	363.66
1	400–450	445	335.00	335.00
5	450–500	465	303.00–328.00	314.72
2	500–550	505	295.00–305.00	299.95
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	187.50–195.00	191.33
2	400–450	443	147.50–175.00	161.17
1	450–500	480	157.50	157.50
2	500–550	543	140.00–152.50	146.28
1	600–650	600	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	200.00–270.00	221.88
17	350–400	379	220.00–313.00	266.15
8	400–450	415	220.00–282.00	248.92
7	450–500	471	227.50–255.00	246.36
1	500–550	545	160.00	160.00
3	550–600	575	226.00–240.00	233.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	362	297.50–342.50	334.83
5	500–550	529	251.00–262.50	258.08
8	550–600	563	257.50–272.50	264.69
2	750–800	790	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	230.00–240.00	234.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	310.00	310.00
16	300–350	324	285.00–351.00	321.21
13	350–400	378	255.00–329.00	292.78
21	400–450	423	250.00–305.00	274.94
32	450–500	475	220.00–295.00	268.95
31	500–550	526	233.00–285.00	262.20
30	550–600	576	210.00–275.00	248.21
10	600–650	624	210.00–255.00	234.76
13	650–700	674	205.00–250.00	230.34
2	700–750	740	185.00–195.00	190.00
3	750–800	782	160.00–185.00	174.98
3	800–850	815	172.50–206.00	192.83
1	850–900	885	192.50	192.50
5	900–950	910	160.00–175.00	163.03
1	950–1000	975	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
2	400–450	443	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	382.50–390.00	386.15
19	300–350	329	325.00–413.00	358.13
24	350–400	380	310.00–370.00	329.06
35	400–450	422	285.00–335.00	311.23
43	450–500	479	270.00–321.00	294.56
52	500–550	522	255.00–323.00	283.89
45	550–600	572	240.00–293.00	265.67
33	600–650	611	229.00–272.50	250.85
26	650–700	672	220.00–251.00	236.56
13	700–750	717	220.00–244.00	236.79
5	750–800	760	220.00–245.00	230.80
4	800–850	805	218.00	218.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	265.00	265.00
2	450–500	477	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	515	237.50	237.50
4	600–650	630	225.00–230.00	227.49
2	650–700	663	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	717	202.50	202.50
1	750–800	765	192.50	192.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	605	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	207.50	207.50
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	230.00–232.50	231.26
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	140.00	140.00
1	700–750	745	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	320.00	320.00
2	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
6	400–450	420	290.00–312.50	304.11
4	450–500	464	290.00–300.00	295.71
4	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	260.00–283.00	270.89
2	450–500	478	200.00–240.00	219.27
3	550–600	567	200.00–212.50	204.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	448	282.50	282.50
19	450–500	474	250.00–285.00	266.47
12	500–550	523	242.50–266.00	257.42
6	550–600	593	235.00	235.00
12	650–700	665	229.00–234.00	232.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	500	281.00	281.00
4	550–600	583	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	317.50	317.50
2	400–450	430	265.00–290.00	277.94
1	450–500	450	287.50	287.50
2	650–700	670	237.50	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	230.00–235.00	232.51
1	450–500	470	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	787	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	317.50–332.50	324.89
4	350–400	365	295.00–317.50	305.55
4	400–450	423	270.00–285.00	276.71
2	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
4	600–650	623	230.00–250.00	240.20
3	650–700	658	225.00–230.00	228.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	474	235.00–245.00	239.75
1	800–850	825	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	331	239.00–310.00	275.42
57	350–400	376	242.00–300.00	269.15
100	400–450	424	230.00–300.00	266.73
68	450–500	475	230.00–277.50	256.18
41	500–550	519	220.00–260.00	243.12
32	550–600	575	210.00–255.00	232.06
22	600–650	615	185.00–235.00	224.56
11	650–700	667	193.00–235.00	215.89
5	700–750	729	180.00–220.00	199.56
2	750–800	783	195.00–212.50	203.83
3	800–850	808	180.00–190.00	185.88
1	850–900	880	160.00	160.00
1	900–950	930	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	272.00	272.00
1	550–600	560	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	335.00	335.00
56	300–350	322	285.00–355.00	318.89
64	350–400	371	277.50–330.00	300.47
107	400–450	426	260.00–340.00	294.13
158	450–500	478	250.00–308.00	280.61
129	500–550	518	232.00–285.00	269.19
158	550–600	574	231.00–283.00	252.84
71	600–650	619	230.00–262.50	247.61
34	650–700	663	225.00–259.00	239.06
22	700–750	710	200.00–230.00	226.23
2	750–800	775	191.00–229.00	210.49
1	800–850	835	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	878	180.00–210.00	194.79
1	950–1000	965	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	260.00	260.00
5	450–500	477	225.00–268.00	248.48
4	500–550	516	225.00–245.00	238.61
7	550–600	580	220.00–240.00	232.15
2	600–650	613	220.00–235.00	227.41
3	650–700	652	225.00–237.20	229.09
2	700–750	713	201.00–205.00	202.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	317.50	317.50
4	400–450	425	292.00–312.50	301.27
27	450–500	489	275.00–297.50	284.04
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
17	550–600	565	255.00–280.00	261.29
11	600–650	612	247.50–277.50	257.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	629	236.00–237.00	236.67
8	650–700	653	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	685	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	322.00–325.00	323.43
1	500–550	520	279.00	279.00
14	600–650	610	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	245.00–255.00	249.81
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	120.00–160.00	139.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	200.00–240.00	228.77
14	350–400	369	215.00–255.00	235.71
3	400–450	422	202.50–230.00	212.37
6	450–500	463	200.00–242.50	218.60
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	122.50	122.50
1	500–550	525	125.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	130.00	130.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	129.00	129.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,075	1,100.00–2,225.00	1,776.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,066	1,525.00–1,800.00	1,680.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	102.00–129.00	116.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,079	1,175.00–2,250.00	1,818.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,104	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,078.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	120.00–155.00	137.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	915	135.00–147.00	140.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,239	1,550.00–2,300.00	1,924.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,092	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,623.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,151	1,900.00–2,050.00	1,970.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,119	121.00–1,725.00	349.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,008	1,450.00–2,300.00	1,895.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,080	121.00–143.00	133.58
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	785.00	785.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	750	750.00–925.00	845.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	104.00	104.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,900.00–2,150.00	1,983.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,022	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,147.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,550.00–2,350.00	2,012.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,003	1,300.00–2,800.00	2,331.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,138	1,325.00–2,375.00	1,772.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,270	1,750.00–2,575.00	2,195.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,011.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,775.00	1,775.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	978	110.00–167.00	146.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,083	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	120.00–121.00	120.40
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	97.00	97.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,270	149.00	149.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	2,550.00	2,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
118	—	1,214	130.00–158.00	143.99
39	—	1,167	115.00–135.00	125.38
114	—	1,183	101.00–147.50	133.44
6	—	1,277	105.00–122.50	117.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	127.00	127.00
31	—	1,404	130.00–152.00	138.86
32	—	1,386	137.00–157.00	146.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	95.00	95.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	881	90.00–119.00	97.78
23	—	966	100.00–127.00	111.45
65	—	1,034	124.00–147.00	132.05
58	—	1,001	110.00–131.00	121.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,761	157.00–192.00	173.38
28	—	1,625	145.00–175.00	158.17
16	—	1,398	120.00–162.50	138.87

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.

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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