Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 274 priced lines covering 4,836 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,589 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,018 head. replacement cattle receipts at 219 head. Counted as USDA files them — 38 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,589Last week 4,973Year ago 6,846

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,018Last week 791Year ago 1,446

Replacement CattleReceipts 219Last week 153Year ago 419

No trend from last week due to the shortened federal holiday week. However, compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower; offerings over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold unevenly steady to 3.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	449	320.00	320.00
3	500–550	534	282.50–294.00	290.16
8	550–600	583	270.00–282.50	274.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	332.50	332.50
18	450–500	468	315.00–322.00	320.84
9	500–550	525	292.50–311.00	308.97
20	550–600	563	280.00–315.00	302.61
16	600–650	624	270.00–299.00	288.81
27	650–700	670	264.00–274.00	270.15
10	700–750	711	247.00–261.00	258.06
7	750–800	755	239.00–247.50	240.25
4	800–850	800	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	600–650	619	269.00–280.00	273.91
8	650–700	655	260.00–266.00	264.49
2	750–800	758	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
31	300–350	327	300.00–415.00	359.77
64	350–400	366	302.50–402.50	355.58
110	400–450	422	282.50–356.00	315.75
133	450–500	471	274.00–349.00	311.91
182	500–550	521	265.00–347.00	307.32
107	550–600	574	260.00–330.00	291.02
93	600–650	622	250.00–290.00	274.07
53	650–700	666	240.00–287.50	261.96
36	700–750	730	237.00–264.00	252.10
6	750–800	763	237.00–257.50	244.78
3	800–850	827	225.00–251.00	236.32
1	950–1000	990	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	301.00	301.00
1	500–550	505	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	670	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	378	270.00–330.00	295.00
2	400–450	428	285.00	285.00
5	450–500	471	265.00	265.00
12	500–550	541	294.00–297.00	296.24
13	550–600	579	267.50–292.00	282.38
28	600–650	617	266.00–283.00	273.49
14	650–700	694	258.00–262.50	260.25
5	700–750	712	256.00	256.00
140	800–850	837	242.50–261.00	259.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	295.00	295.00
2	550–600	558	265.00–277.50	271.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	694	240.00–244.00	243.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	409	338.00	338.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	145.00	145.00
1	600–650	605	120.00	120.00
1	750–800	765	112.50	112.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
5	500–550	539	266.00–270.00	269.19
5	600–650	605	240.00–255.00	252.02
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
5	700–750	725	215.00–232.50	226.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	422	317.50–327.50	321.51
3	450–500	472	305.00–313.00	308.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	328	330.00–357.50	340.51
7	350–400	377	320.00–340.00	334.99
2	400–450	408	327.50–330.00	328.77
8	450–500	473	285.00–312.50	298.10
2	500–550	540	300.00–307.50	303.72
4	550–600	564	275.00–291.00	285.69
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	675	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	845	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	300–350	330	260.00–373.00	309.43
42	350–400	379	250.00–360.00	306.31
37	400–450	424	242.50–329.00	293.56
47	450–500	474	252.00–315.00	279.22
70	500–550	522	235.00–305.00	277.96
50	550–600	576	225.00–283.00	262.62
20	600–650	625	225.00–270.00	256.98
10	650–700	673	225.00–265.00	252.63
9	700–750	720	212.50–239.00	232.33
8	750–800	761	234.00–245.00	242.35
1	800–850	810	241.00	241.00
2	850–900	870	220.00–223.00	221.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	321	150.00–275.00	230.07
3	350–400	363	233.00–250.00	242.71
5	400–450	413	215.00–247.50	234.53
3	450–500	490	170.00–219.00	203.18
5	600–650	628	197.50–198.00	197.90
1	700–750	720	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	200.00–210.00	204.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	697	226.00–230.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	350.00	350.00
4	300–350	328	265.00–335.00	311.24
11	350–400	378	255.00–315.00	302.11
17	400–450	426	265.00–305.00	287.00
41	450–500	473	247.00–302.50	275.53
28	500–550	522	236.00–289.00	256.83
25	550–600	572	220.00–270.00	249.34
11	600–650	621	210.00–266.00	234.54
9	650–700	671	200.00–235.00	221.47
3	700–750	725	220.00–230.00	224.22
4	750–800	778	190.00–220.00	207.68
1	900–950	915	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	478	289.00–293.00	290.96
6	500–550	538	241.00–252.00	246.55
4	900–950	925	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	518	80.00–100.00	90.05
1	550–600	585	70.00	70.00
1	850–900	850	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	283	352.50–360.00	355.06
15	300–350	337	343.00–375.00	363.29
21	350–400	373	319.00–352.50	338.04
45	400–450	425	296.00–341.00	319.42
64	450–500	476	270.00–329.00	296.38
119	500–550	524	259.00–317.00	283.91
72	550–600	570	240.00–298.00	265.21
64	600–650	615	223.00–276.00	256.31
25	650–700	663	225.00–257.00	241.53
16	700–750	725	202.00–262.50	231.53
8	750–800	761	220.00–238.00	228.31
6	800–850	814	210.00–220.00	214.98
3	900–950	938	190.00–194.00	191.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	573	240.00–260.00	248.95
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	755	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	340.00–352.20	343.81
2	350–400	383	332.50–335.00	333.71
3	400–450	420	302.50–335.00	322.02
1	450–500	485	315.00	315.00
2	500–550	518	290.00–320.00	304.64
1	550–600	575	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	620	252.50	252.50
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	170.00–237.00	212.58
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	290.00	290.00
3	450–500	452	282.50–287.50	285.82
8	500–550	531	267.50–277.00	275.87
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
30	600–650	625	243.00–269.00	258.64
1	650–700	695	251.00	251.00
6	750–800	753	228.00–238.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	478	285.00–302.00	290.51
2	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	590	258.00	258.00
2	650–700	668	238.00	238.00
5	700–750	735	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	600–650	628	232.00–250.00	244.55
2	650–700	658	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	400–450	429	257.50–281.00	271.18
18	450–500	476	244.00–283.00	269.80
23	500–550	521	262.00–279.00	268.23
15	550–600	593	225.00–258.00	232.86
3	700–750	733	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	423	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	100.00–112.50	107.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
18	450–500	481	245.00–260.00	250.89
18	500–550	522	226.00–250.00	242.17
5	550–600	579	230.00–245.00	236.41
5	600–650	617	217.50–222.50	219.49
2	650–700	680	220.00–221.00	220.51
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	605	259.00	259.00
5	650–700	679	236.00	236.00
2	700–750	742	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	314.00	314.00
2	400–450	423	302.00–308.00	304.95
1	500–550	515	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	300–350	329	285.00–345.00	314.80
74	350–400	379	269.00–339.00	302.48
97	400–450	423	256.00–320.00	291.72
190	450–500	476	252.50–300.00	278.46
184	500–550	522	245.00–294.00	271.38
254	550–600	570	240.00–276.00	261.15
114	600–650	619	228.00–272.00	243.32
32	650–700	660	225.00–245.00	234.42
27	700–750	724	220.00–237.50	228.15
15	750–800	780	210.00–226.00	213.67
11	800–850	820	194.00–216.00	206.02
2	850–900	878	203.00–207.00	204.96
1	900–950	920	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	341.00	341.00
1	400–450	425	274.00	274.00
1	600–650	610	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	357	322.50	322.50
2	400–450	423	292.50–335.00	313.88
1	450–500	450	265.00	265.00
5	500–550	523	257.20–275.00	265.03
6	550–600	578	245.00–265.00	251.68
1	600–650	635	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	650	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	567	248.00	248.00
5	600–650	641	229.00–230.00	229.80
1	650–700	665	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	219.00–230.00	224.54
3	350–400	380	205.00–330.00	253.25
9	400–450	417	200.00–240.00	223.08
9	450–500	467	186.00–231.00	206.25
7	500–550	525	100.00–216.00	184.39
4	550–600	583	175.00–210.00	198.67
3	600–650	633	190.00–210.00	199.92
3	650–700	668	195.00–210.00	203.38
3	700–750	720	147.00–170.00	155.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	330.00	330.00
3	350–400	392	314.00	314.00
5	400–450	408	278.00	278.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	272	300.00–330.00	308.85
35	300–350	328	250.00–311.00	285.58
43	350–400	374	240.00–307.50	277.64
99	400–450	423	230.00–293.00	266.91
92	450–500	473	230.00–272.00	255.51
90	500–550	522	220.00–260.00	243.67
38	550–600	576	210.00–242.00	231.14
22	600–650	624	200.00–237.00	225.21
17	650–700	672	192.50–230.00	218.54
13	700–750	722	190.00–225.00	206.33
3	750–800	767	198.00–209.00	202.59
6	800–850	825	160.00–190.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	835	105.00	105.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,052	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,351	2,460.00	2,460.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,073	2,000.00–2,675.00	2,508.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,205	1,650.00–2,850.00	2,091.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,779.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,109	1,675.00–2,800.00	2,294.82
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	975.00	975.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,124	1,425.00–2,325.00	1,886.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,090	1,000.00–2,400.00	1,861.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,113	1,400.00–2,250.00	1,836.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,179	126.00–133.00	130.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	130.00–145.00	138.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	859	1,110.00–1,475.00	1,277.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,800.00–1,925.00	1,860.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	955	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,375.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,000	1,425.00–2,125.00	1,724.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,175	125.00–169.00	147.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,652.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	133.00–136.00	134.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	135.00	135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	890	160.00	160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,420	127.00–140.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	191.00	191.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	977	1,400.00–1,920.00	1,734.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	1,800.00	1,800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	912	130.00–145.00	139.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	966	125.00–156.00	134.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	882	135.00–165.00	148.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	953	110.00–137.00	128.34
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	1,100.00	1,100.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,925.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,037	107.00–133.00	122.61
26	—	968	94.00–125.00	111.97
16	—	885	81.00–110.00	97.43
14	—	1,051	121.00–140.00	130.21
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
1	—	790	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,245	130.00–158.00	140.20
7	—	1,052	80.00–114.00	103.36
35	—	1,121	115.00–136.00	128.13
132	—	1,202	115.00–147.00	136.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,429	127.00–145.00	136.73
21	—	1,374	130.00–159.00	142.32
7	—	1,439	125.00–134.00	130.84
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	100.00	100.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,743	145.00–182.00	169.17
19	—	1,447	125.00–154.00	138.24
48	—	1,513	135.00–167.00	154.27
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	100.00–115.00	107.90

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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