Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 232 priced lines covering 3,622 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,772 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 928 head. replacement cattle receipts at 261 head. Counted as USDA files them — 31 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,772Last week 4,350Year ago 3,814

Slaughter CattleReceipts 928Last week 922Year ago 978

Replacement CattleReceipts 261Last week 302Year ago 354

Compared to last week, feeder steers were mostly 3.00-6.00 higher, and feeder heifers were mostly 2.00-5.00 higher with good demand for feeder classes. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	355	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	455	307.50	307.50
1	500–550	545	302.50	302.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	265.00	265.00
5	350–400	391	200.00–251.00	209.66
1	450–500	495	221.00	221.00
2	500–550	533	200.00–230.00	214.65
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	570	283.00	283.00
1	600–650	605	262.50	262.50
3	650–700	692	225.00–257.50	245.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	347.50	347.50
9	500–550	521	341.00	341.00
11	550–600	582	328.00	328.00
10	600–650	612	278.00–290.00	285.27
2	700–750	738	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	390.00–405.00	398.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
6	500–550	509	260.00–290.00	282.24
5	550–600	577	275.00–277.50	276.49
7	600–650	605	230.00–265.00	249.24
4	700–750	731	250.00	250.00
6	750–800	784	233.00–235.00	234.33
9	850–900	881	228.00	228.00
67	900–950	926	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	540	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	322	285.00–340.00	304.84
25	350–400	376	280.00–343.00	313.33
27	400–450	429	270.00–322.50	296.09
30	450–500	472	247.50–303.00	266.79
36	500–550	524	240.00–302.00	275.90
37	550–600	571	240.00–288.00	271.96
18	600–650	626	250.00–280.00	265.39
15	650–700	668	235.00–263.00	250.51
9	700–750	724	230.00–236.00	233.95
10	750–800	768	220.00–248.00	233.17
2	800–850	820	225.00–233.00	229.02
1	850–900	875	200.00	200.00
2	1000–1050	1,033	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	278	390.00–395.00	392.43
30	300–350	328	322.00–413.00	375.06
68	350–400	377	317.50–405.00	353.68
82	400–450	420	297.00–365.00	335.11
88	450–500	472	287.00–351.00	312.74
73	500–550	514	260.00–329.00	311.26
48	550–600	577	273.00–320.00	296.23
44	600–650	623	245.00–299.00	279.04
27	650–700	664	238.00–287.00	264.73
18	700–750	718	235.00–261.00	247.66
13	750–800	769	230.00–260.00	244.34
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	614	288.00	288.00
11	650–700	678	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	325.00–350.00	337.22
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
1	700–750	715	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	230.00	230.00
4	350–400	368	152.50–220.00	179.44
3	450–500	473	180.00–230.00	209.44
5	500–550	527	151.00–205.00	177.32
1	600–650	640	197.00	197.00
2	650–700	670	170.00–207.50	188.75
1	700–750	740	167.50	167.50
2	850–900	858	160.00–172.50	166.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	255.00–272.50	265.05
3	500–550	520	235.00–242.50	239.09
8	550–600	569	235.00–255.00	241.43
2	600–650	615	217.50–237.50	227.26
5	650–700	659	210.00–234.00	226.76
2	700–750	723	212.50–224.00	218.43
1	800–850	825	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	337.50–350.00	343.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	305.00	305.00
5	350–400	350	299.00	299.00
11	400–450	434	270.00–287.50	277.41
10	450–500	481	283.00	283.00
2	500–550	530	255.00–257.50	256.26
13	550–600	576	253.00–257.00	255.14
10	600–650	604	227.00–239.00	231.80
6	650–700	682	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	618	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	235.00–242.50	238.65
1	550–600	570	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,062	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	269	295.00–325.00	313.41
21	300–350	323	235.00–385.00	282.61
51	350–400	371	235.00–302.50	274.06
52	400–450	429	230.00–303.00	268.32
67	450–500	473	230.00–287.50	257.46
26	500–550	523	229.00–265.00	245.46
26	550–600	574	209.00–245.00	231.94
16	600–650	622	210.00–242.20	231.89
14	650–700	676	200.00–233.00	224.46
8	700–750	721	185.00–227.00	208.69
2	800–850	823	180.00–198.00	189.25
1	850–900	860	213.00	213.00
1	900–950	900	205.00	205.00
7	950–1000	990	179.00–180.00	179.28
1	1000–1050	1,000	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	272	302.00–360.00	315.62
47	300–350	326	288.00–369.00	324.50
55	350–400	368	282.00–341.00	314.67
96	400–450	424	255.00–329.00	298.60
88	450–500	472	270.00–297.00	282.88
102	500–550	529	249.00–285.00	267.22
113	550–600	571	237.00–279.00	257.29
63	600–650	627	230.00–260.00	243.68
31	650–700	672	225.00–244.00	234.78
12	700–750	720	215.00–237.00	226.84
7	750–800	762	210.00–225.00	220.63
4	800–850	833	190.00–213.00	202.10
3	850–900	870	180.00–202.50	193.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	750–800	755	239.00	239.00
18	800–850	837	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	522	276.00	276.00
2	550–600	555	282.50	282.50
2	650–700	652	243.00	243.00
4	700–750	735	231.00	231.00
189	800–850	821	230.50	230.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	688	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	750–800	797	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
2	400–450	400	332.50–340.00	336.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	180.00	180.00
5	450–500	490	177.50–230.00	203.64
2	500–550	520	224.00–230.00	226.94
2	550–600	590	170.00–180.00	174.96
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	825	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	940	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	275	330.00	330.00
12	300–350	331	315.00–347.00	331.82
10	350–400	386	275.00–339.00	310.07
13	400–450	420	260.00–317.00	294.31
23	450–500	474	241.00–291.00	268.83
27	500–550	529	250.00–280.00	263.77
23	550–600	571	230.00–277.00	254.92
13	600–650	621	220.00–260.00	246.38
9	650–700	673	220.00–237.50	226.07
1	700–750	720	197.50	197.50
4	750–800	774	200.00–219.00	209.05
1	800–850	840	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	860	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	349	337.50	337.50
1	450–500	470	292.50	292.50
3	500–550	520	268.00–270.00	269.36
1	600–650	620	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	375.00–385.00	380.09
10	300–350	331	342.50–384.00	370.20
37	350–400	380	320.00–379.00	348.60
58	400–450	426	291.00–353.00	324.57
64	450–500	477	267.00–321.00	303.66
86	500–550	521	245.00–315.00	289.71
47	550–600	571	238.00–296.00	272.03
34	600–650	617	235.00–289.00	266.57
30	650–700	670	235.00–265.00	249.47
18	700–750	721	225.00–249.00	237.97
8	750–800	781	217.50–222.50	220.24
4	800–850	815	195.00–230.00	213.79
3	850–900	873	190.00–219.00	207.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	715	212.50–221.00	216.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	211.00	211.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	959	104.00–113.00	106.56
47	—	1,230	135.00–151.00	142.06
33	—	1,087	114.00–134.00	123.64
165	—	1,224	126.00–142.00	134.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	875	85.00–108.00	96.81
23	—	959	100.00–120.00	110.50
99	—	1,091	125.00–139.00	130.81
69	—	1,011	112.00–131.00	122.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	130.00	130.00
36	—	1,451	129.00–140.00	134.29
42	—	1,517	137.00–149.00	143.08
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,444	128.00–154.00	141.43
11	—	1,785	145.00–180.00	165.11
40	—	1,639	140.00–167.00	157.87

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,380	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,168.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,450.00–3,100.00	2,784.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,256	1,825.00–2,425.00	2,235.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,835.00–2,750.00	2,280.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,252	2,125.00–2,375.00	2,295.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,084	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,482.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,335	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,475.00	1,475.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	635	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	545	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	124.00	124.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,167	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,842.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	49	—	1,055	129.00–149.00	135.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	140.00–158.00	150.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	740	134.00	134.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,206	1,400.00–2,400.00	1,958.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	143.00	143.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,036	1,500.00–2,575.00	1,847.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	813	155.00–170.00	162.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	138.00	138.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	988	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,818.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,259	132.00–173.00	143.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,116	1,350.00–2,575.00	2,058.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,191	1,975.00–2,500.00	2,211.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	125	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,675.00–1,825.00	1,745.96
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,550.00	1,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	947	122.00–132.00	128.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	936	115.00–149.00	136.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	—	947	124.00–176.00	154.15
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	610	167.50	167.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,000	1,575.00–2,475.00	2,335.68
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,044	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,515.87

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.

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