Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 285 priced lines covering 3,910 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,350 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 922 head. replacement cattle receipts at 302 head. Counted as USDA files them — 69 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,350Last week 5,589Year ago 3,137

Slaughter CattleReceipts 922Last week 1,018Year ago 1,054

Replacement CattleReceipts 302Last week 219Year ago 348

Compared to last report: Feeder steers under 450 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher; 450-600 lb offerings sold 5.00-10.00 lower; offerings over 600 lbs sold mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 higher; 450-600 lb offerings sold 4.00-8.00 lower; offerings over 600 lbs sold mostly steady on limited comparable sales. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand moderate to good

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	565	240.00–250.00	246.52
5	600–650	622	240.00–250.00	242.01
3	650–700	675	230.00–240.00	233.26
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	750	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	317.50–335.00	325.98
4	350–400	370	300.00–320.00	313.07
2	400–450	428	260.00–305.00	282.11
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	515	262.00–267.50	264.67
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	360	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	282.00	282.00
4	400–450	430	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	295.00–305.00	299.91
4	450–500	489	277.50–290.00	283.63
8	500–550	526	270.00–283.00	274.25
8	600–650	623	242.50–261.00	251.67
8	650–700	658	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	740	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	327.50–350.00	340.51
29	300–350	325	290.00–369.00	317.08
88	350–400	371	270.00–341.00	306.39
118	400–450	419	262.00–337.00	299.48
134	450–500	473	248.00–300.00	278.86
118	500–550	523	245.00–292.50	263.89
170	550–600	578	230.00–285.00	255.27
66	600–650	622	220.00–262.50	241.66
28	650–700	672	215.00–252.50	233.86
18	700–750	711	215.00–237.00	229.50
3	750–800	768	205.00–220.00	211.57
1	800–850	820	195.00	195.00
2	850–900	853	190.00–202.20	196.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	400–450	425	265.00–275.00	271.01
12	450–500	482	255.00–282.00	268.11
19	500–550	522	245.00–270.00	252.86
25	550–600	579	237.00–255.00	242.76
4	600–650	615	240.00–255.00	251.22
2	650–700	678	227.50	227.50
3	700–750	738	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	267	270.00–320.00	295.66
26	300–350	327	255.00–307.50	282.61
40	350–400	378	250.00–305.00	274.35
49	400–450	431	240.00–291.00	267.36
80	450–500	475	230.00–277.50	256.68
55	500–550	522	220.00–262.00	243.31
35	550–600	573	202.00–255.00	233.24
15	600–650	631	219.00–239.00	227.53
6	650–700	684	202.50–229.00	221.71
6	700–750	734	185.00–221.00	208.11
5	750–800	769	180.00–225.00	189.19
1	800–850	840	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	915	181.00	181.00
1	1050–1100	1,090	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	255.00–267.50	260.91
2	350–400	363	200.00–224.00	211.92
2	400–450	425	220.00–231.00	225.50
4	450–500	470	219.00–231.00	222.35
1	550–600	560	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	247.50–280.00	263.75
3	450–500	479	240.00–250.00	243.41
6	500–550	517	225.00–255.00	241.69
10	550–600	577	225.00–250.00	236.45
5	600–650	615	210.00–230.00	223.55
3	650–700	675	219.00–227.50	224.58
1	700–750	740	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	865	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	237.50	237.50
2	750–800	778	223.00	223.00
1	850–900	860	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
4	350–400	376	317.50–370.00	332.78
5	400–450	425	318.00–322.50	320.10
4	450–500	470	300.00–324.00	305.87
1	500–550	500	299.00	299.00
2	550–600	563	270.00–285.00	277.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
3	500–550	530	255.00–280.00	269.73
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	338	210.00–280.00	244.85
2	350–400	358	250.00–270.00	260.07
4	400–450	435	255.00–273.00	266.03
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	231.00	231.00
3	600–650	633	220.00	220.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	312.50	312.50
2	700–750	738	242.50–262.50	252.47
2	750–800	763	250.00–260.00	254.95
1	800–850	810	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	905	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	395.00	395.00
5	250–300	282	355.00–395.00	383.18
37	300–350	331	290.00–415.00	366.77
56	350–400	373	287.00–381.00	342.63
97	400–450	420	280.00–365.00	326.59
87	450–500	480	265.00–340.00	303.51
81	500–550	523	270.00–335.00	298.13
85	550–600	576	260.00–305.00	282.83
83	600–650	618	245.00–298.00	274.47
36	650–700	670	240.00–278.00	263.90
34	700–750	718	235.00–272.50	254.77
8	750–800	771	225.00–259.00	243.34
6	800–850	829	220.00–236.00	232.07
2	850–900	865	218.00–230.00	223.97
16	900–950	913	235.50	235.50
2	950–1000	988	180.00–207.00	193.40
1	1000–1050	1,030	212.50	212.50
2	1100–1150	1,130	190.00–192.50	191.23
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	690	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	519	296.00–318.00	304.70
2	550–600	583	295.00–304.00	299.44
1	650–700	650	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	335.00–345.00	341.35
3	350–400	360	325.00–350.00	340.09
9	400–450	433	310.00–330.00	317.15
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
3	500–550	527	280.00–291.00	286.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	291	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	800	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	486	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	585	322.50	322.50
1	600–650	630	269.00	269.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	397	320.00	320.00
20	400–450	428	302.00–333.00	313.90
15	450–500	490	311.00	311.00
9	500–550	533	278.00–295.00	289.17
10	550–600	582	287.00	287.00
20	600–650	613	260.00–263.00	261.37
3	650–700	678	248.00	248.00
2	800–850	838	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	322	260.00–350.00	311.56
35	350–400	374	261.00–351.00	307.28
25	400–450	426	250.00–320.00	285.25
22	450–500	474	244.00–315.00	278.63
25	500–550	522	225.00–305.00	270.83
27	550–600	570	230.00–281.00	262.07
14	600–650	631	225.00–272.50	257.45
19	650–700	670	235.00–270.00	252.39
7	700–750	723	220.00–251.00	241.36
2	750–800	780	217.50–220.00	218.76
6	800–850	807	235.00–238.00	237.01
1	850–900	855	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	905	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	159.00	159.00
3	1100–1150	1,122	150.00	150.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	345.00–350.00	347.38
2	350–400	378	307.50–332.50	319.92
2	400–450	418	321.00–330.00	325.31
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
3	600–650	622	250.00–270.00	259.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	335	380.00	380.00
9	450–500	482	315.00–325.00	322.31
7	500–550	525	258.00–287.50	266.35
7	550–600	559	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	625	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	276	350.00–380.00	364.34
11	300–350	329	340.00–355.00	347.64
42	350–400	369	315.00–375.00	349.52
62	400–450	425	290.00–345.00	320.72
71	450–500	475	270.00–345.00	301.60
68	500–550	525	255.00–313.00	284.99
63	550–600	572	240.00–286.00	268.84
32	600–650	622	230.00–278.00	249.17
25	650–700	673	225.00–251.00	239.09
15	700–750	721	227.00–253.00	234.82
4	750–800	764	224.00–237.00	228.18
3	800–850	817	216.00–228.00	220.11
2	850–900	873	209.00–220.00	214.36
4	1150–1200	1,152	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	375.00	375.00
4	250–300	283	315.00–345.00	332.98
12	300–350	325	285.00–335.00	320.45
16	350–400	380	260.00–350.00	300.29
11	400–450	429	261.00–317.50	292.96
29	450–500	468	236.00–305.00	277.99
29	500–550	524	230.00–279.00	259.25
28	550–600	575	220.00–275.00	252.58
16	600–650	623	210.00–262.50	233.76
7	650–700	673	225.00–250.00	235.51
2	700–750	728	190.00–232.50	211.62
13	750–800	775	185.00–235.00	213.02
2	800–850	813	174.00–225.00	199.11
2	850–900	868	205.00–210.00	207.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	267.50–280.00	272.47
3	550–600	580	244.00–262.50	255.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	173.00	173.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,258	140.00–167.00	150.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,035	1,525.00–2,000.00	1,688.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	26	—	1,182	1,460.00–2,400.00	1,836.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,052	1,010.00–2,475.00	1,951.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,084	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,804.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	149.00	149.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,033	120.00–167.00	153.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	1,725.00–2,200.00	2,010.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,131	1,575.00–2,025.00	1,905.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,315	120.00–160.00	135.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	140.00	140.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,116	1,500.00–1,875.00	1,762.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,255	132.50	132.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,450	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,241	1,450.00–2,550.00	2,076.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,090	130.00–160.00	146.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	155.00	155.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,296	120.00–149.00	131.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	974	129.00–154.00	136.66
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	775	700.00–750.00	726.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	735	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	113.00	113.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	782	155.00–215.00	185.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	842	127.00–130.00	129.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	150.00	150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	979	121.00–177.00	152.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	899	120.00–169.00	140.98
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	843	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,611.94
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	885	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,355	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	515	450.00	450.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	695	600.00–650.00	625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,133	1,300.00–2,425.00	2,002.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	2,050.00–3,200.00	2,568.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,316.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,155	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,364.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,540	3,025.00–3,050.00	3,034.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,140	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,231.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,062.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,725.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	1,810.00–2,150.00	1,988.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,342	3,050.00–3,350.00	3,213.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	1,250.00–1,925.00	1,548.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,283	1,550.00–3,250.00	2,474.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,660	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,560	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,200	3,400.00	3,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	1,000.00–1,060.00	1,028.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,060.00	1,060.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,600	151.00	151.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,795	4,400.00	4,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,611	140.00–168.00	154.49
16	—	1,315	90.00–156.00	140.36
14	—	1,765	150.00–179.00	167.60
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	125.00	125.00
2	—	800	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	110.00–121.00	116.86
4	—	809	100.00–110.00	103.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,443	134.00–155.00	142.81
43	—	1,480	123.00–139.00	132.94
1	—	1,615	110.00	110.00
9	—	1,537	120.00–129.00	124.91
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	987	100.00–124.00	110.74
73	—	1,100	124.00–140.00	131.12
84	—	989	112.00–129.00	121.16
13	—	869	90.00–106.00	96.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,014	110.00–116.00	112.92
39	—	1,159	110.00–134.00	122.74
113	—	1,227	130.00–155.00	140.59
178	—	1,200	122.00–144.00	132.85

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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Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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