Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 268 priced lines covering 5,797 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,522 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 833 head. replacement cattle receipts at 133 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,522Last week 2,865Year ago 5,803

Slaughter CattleReceipts 833Last week 526Year ago 853

Replacement CattleReceipts 133Last week 188Year ago 183

Compared to last report: limited comparable sales so trend not applicable. However, market was very up and down throughout the week but settled to a mostly lower undertone on all classes of cattle. Demand moderate to good.

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,160	1,575.00–2,425.00	1,860.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,213	129.00–155.00	141.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,160	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,781.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,267	130.00–157.00	139.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,408	135.00–142.00	137.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	138.00	138.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,163	1,475.00–2,450.00	1,911.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	123.00	123.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,056	1,450.00–2,450.00	2,037.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	174.00	174.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,305	129.00–137.00	133.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,950.00–2,100.00	2,029.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	1,325.00–2,100.00	1,764.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,290	2,300.00–2,775.00	2,425.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,208	2,150.00–2,925.00	2,580.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,420	1,925.00–2,400.00	2,160.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,407	1,950.00–2,250.00	2,071.45
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	953	127.00–160.00	136.22
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	685	185.00–220.00	201.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	140.00–171.00	154.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	131.00	131.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	907	1,475.00–2,525.00	1,898.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	170.00	170.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	890	900.00–1,300.00	1,119.10
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	937	1,625.00–1,925.00	1,748.84
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	775	162.50	162.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,877	150.00–172.50	159.06
32	—	1,669	135.00–163.00	148.08
18	—	1,468	117.00–145.00	133.03
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	118.00–120.00	118.97
1	—	750	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	977	100.00–119.00	112.39
49	—	1,258	128.00–145.00	135.58
39	—	1,158	105.00–128.00	119.13
98	—	1,200	118.00–139.00	127.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,548	114.00–128.00	121.10
9	—	1,401	134.00–145.00	137.34
21	—	1,460	125.00–139.00	130.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,075	109.00–125.00	117.55
21	—	1,079	117.00–138.00	129.99
16	—	1,009	90.00–113.00	105.04
12	—	945	75.00–99.00	87.30
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	121.00–125.00	122.96
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	122.00	122.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	630	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	400.00	400.00
30	300–350	322	267.50–401.00	330.58
76	350–400	371	282.50–367.00	328.92
97	400–450	421	242.00–335.00	291.13
122	450–500	471	235.00–329.00	287.62
212	500–550	523	230.00–323.50	289.40
128	550–600	569	225.00–287.50	263.14
202	600–650	627	226.00–291.00	265.64
66	650–700	671	220.00–280.00	255.56
129	700–750	735	210.00–269.00	249.77
58	750–800	771	215.00–256.00	248.90
108	800–850	821	214.00–253.00	248.92
7	850–900	884	215.00–226.00	224.48
62	900–950	919	230.00	230.00
1	1150–1200	1,155	187.50	187.50
1	1300–1350	1,330	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	327	245.00–350.00	289.01
44	350–400	381	230.00–339.00	277.41
50	400–450	423	223.00–301.00	264.13
84	450–500	477	221.00–285.00	258.80
48	500–550	526	225.00–290.00	257.58
47	550–600	579	230.00–260.00	245.12
31	600–650	623	220.00–256.00	248.19
17	650–700	680	200.00–240.00	233.58
17	700–750	722	192.50–240.00	226.42
3	750–800	760	233.00–235.00	234.32
3	800–850	818	190.00–222.00	209.00
2	850–900	858	200.00–212.00	205.95
4	900–950	930	210.00–220.00	217.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	340	185.00–245.00	220.96
5	400–450	426	200.00–240.00	217.52
6	450–500	487	175.00–240.00	218.47
2	500–550	513	207.50–226.00	216.52
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	623	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	490	273.00–280.00	277.60
4	500–550	522	240.00–265.00	256.73
8	550–600	582	230.00–260.00	245.18
1	650–700	690	225.00	225.00
4	700–750	713	220.00–232.50	227.40
1	900–950	945	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	215.00	215.00
2	500–550	538	220.00–232.50	226.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	292.50–302.50	296.47
3	350–400	372	307.00–341.00	322.18
5	400–450	413	280.00–307.50	295.64
1	450–500	460	272.50	272.50
2	500–550	518	275.00–280.00	277.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	621	240.00–250.00	246.07
48	650–700	668	229.00–248.00	244.72
6	700–750	717	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	618	263.00	263.00
4	650–700	650	237.00	237.00
11	700–750	743	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	659	221.00–232.00	228.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	380	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	428	325.00–340.00	332.37
4	450–500	469	280.00–307.50	289.90
3	500–550	517	260.00–270.00	264.97
2	550–600	570	247.50–255.00	251.12
3	600–650	632	230.00–247.50	237.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	419	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	286.00–310.00	302.23
12	500–550	518	300.00–308.00	302.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	325.00	325.00
9	350–400	379	272.00–315.00	286.28
22	400–450	429	259.00–317.50	287.40
33	450–500	462	254.00–289.00	271.81
40	500–550	512	260.00–290.00	281.22
95	550–600	580	252.00–271.00	265.03
71	600–650	630	245.00–269.00	259.88
44	650–700	667	238.00–255.00	246.20
6	700–750	742	234.00	234.00
188	750–800	779	232.00–252.00	248.60
213	800–850	824	240.25–245.00	242.22
60	950–1000	956	228.75	228.75
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	135.00	135.00
1	550–600	550	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	431	257.00–257.50	257.20
2	500–550	545	252.50	252.50
8	550–600	583	242.50–247.50	244.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	232.50	232.50
2	550–600	575	235.00–237.50	236.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	694	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	290.00–305.00	298.72
1	350–400	385	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	405	274.00	274.00
6	450–500	479	237.50–276.00	259.25
8	500–550	522	235.00–265.00	243.30
2	550–600	563	233.00–254.00	243.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	326	251.00–323.00	286.83
70	350–400	372	240.00–313.00	284.84
96	400–450	424	232.00–303.00	271.15
134	450–500	470	225.00–287.00	258.46
214	500–550	524	224.00–275.00	249.75
82	550–600	570	220.00–263.00	242.86
93	600–650	616	210.00–247.00	232.07
23	650–700	667	200.00–230.00	220.24
17	700–750	733	185.00–221.00	209.82
4	750–800	774	187.50–212.00	198.88
2	800–850	823	166.00–207.50	186.43
2	900–950	948	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	538	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	277.50–287.50	283.33
15	350–400	380	257.50–276.00	271.28
18	400–450	428	249.00–275.00	255.46
61	450–500	474	240.00–266.00	257.50
6	500–550	507	230.00–245.00	234.93
27	550–600	585	227.50–239.00	234.83
8	600–650	608	234.00	234.00
8	650–700	689	205.00–220.00	218.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	300–350	327	230.00–290.00	266.09
55	350–400	376	220.00–282.00	256.57
68	400–450	426	210.00–271.00	240.22
113	450–500	479	205.00–286.00	243.86
51	500–550	524	200.00–243.00	225.47
40	550–600	569	180.00–238.00	223.30
25	600–650	621	180.00–233.00	212.46
29	650–700	674	180.00–223.00	207.69
5	700–750	732	150.00–215.00	188.15
7	750–800	774	175.00–213.00	198.12
3	800–850	835	180.00–190.00	184.99
4	850–900	871	151.00–179.00	165.78
1	900–950	935	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	185.00–220.00	202.90
4	350–400	370	162.50–211.00	195.24
4	400–450	426	200.00–215.00	206.11
15	450–500	480	160.00–227.50	203.73
4	500–550	535	157.50–200.00	185.43
3	550–600	565	146.00–212.50	180.56
2	600–650	620	171.00–200.00	185.27
2	650–700	678	160.00–163.00	161.51
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	140.00	140.00
1	400–450	440	130.00	130.00
1	450–500	470	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	637	248.00–250.00	249.22
71	650–700	656	242.00–247.00	246.15
32	700–750	710	237.00	237.00
14	750–800	768	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	519	272.00–276.00	273.72
30	550–600	568	261.00–266.00	262.62
80	600–650	618	245.50–268.00	255.28
17	650–700	669	224.00–244.00	237.65
73	700–750	718	223.00–242.00	235.48
25	750–800	754	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
3	350–400	382	249.00	249.00
2	400–450	405	225.00	225.00
17	450–500	476	220.00–258.00	240.86
14	500–550	520	217.50–247.50	236.03
10	550–600	571	200.00–230.00	219.67
3	600–650	628	200.00–225.00	208.81
3	650–700	677	210.00–215.00	211.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	220.00–235.00	229.42
1	400–450	430	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	565	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	685	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	245.00–287.50	261.29
4	500–550	530	279.00–282.50	279.88
2	550–600	585	235.00–252.50	243.60
1	600–650	615	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	270.00–300.00	284.87
20	300–350	326	240.00–320.00	289.34
22	350–400	374	250.00–315.00	281.77
25	400–450	428	220.00–290.00	257.39
43	450–500	468	220.00–275.00	248.50
46	500–550	522	191.00–255.00	236.02
17	550–600	582	192.50–242.00	219.21
24	600–650	627	190.00–231.00	218.42
13	650–700	677	186.00–229.00	213.31
12	700–750	729	180.00–221.00	194.68
2	750–800	785	180.00–205.00	192.34
3	800–850	843	193.00–200.00	197.68
2	900–950	913	176.00–186.00	180.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	495	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	545	170.00	170.00
4	550–600	563	172.00–215.00	193.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
10	450–500	481	220.00–250.00	239.86
1	500–550	525	235.00	235.00
10	550–600	582	220.00–247.50	226.56
1	600–650	640	237.50	237.50
2	650–700	675	210.00–215.00	212.52
1	800–850	830	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	570	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	329	260.00–378.00	339.23
20	350–400	366	225.00–330.00	300.51
50	400–450	423	260.00–327.50	295.19
58	450–500	479	247.00–292.50	271.04
97	500–550	524	220.00–274.00	256.70
80	550–600	576	215.00–275.00	241.50
73	600–650	620	210.00–258.00	231.29
15	650–700	666	215.00–244.00	229.83
17	700–750	730	200.00–232.00	214.50
4	750–800	773	195.00–214.00	202.18
2	800–850	810	160.00–180.00	169.88
2	850–900	895	186.00	186.00
4	900–950	905	150.00–193.00	179.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	557	230.00	230.00
4	650–700	659	231.00	231.00
5	850–900	888	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	247.00	247.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	183.00	183.00

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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