Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 289 priced lines covering 4,154 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,970 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 930 head. replacement cattle receipts at 196 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,970Last week 6,707Year ago 5,423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 930Last week 841Year ago 1,133

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 271Year ago 395

Compared to last report: Feeder cattle trend not applicable due to limited comparable sales. However an unevenly steady undertone was noted, from 5 lower to 5 higher. Slaughter cows and bull showed a lower to sharply lower undertone. Demand mostly moderate to good. Feeder cattle offerings showing more new crop fleshy unweaned cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	622	217.00–226.00	224.09
3	650–700	658	210.00	210.00
4	700–750	714	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
7	450–500	489	170.00–210.00	193.34
4	500–550	513	170.00–184.00	179.37
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	245.00	245.00
3	350–400	385	250.00–260.00	255.04
7	400–450	424	222.00–243.00	236.76
11	450–500	479	210.00–232.50	222.60
23	500–550	527	200.00–230.00	217.57
19	550–600	571	200.00–230.00	212.68
14	600–650	618	190.00–217.00	205.76
5	650–700	671	190.00–202.50	196.45
1	800–850	840	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	855	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	423	261.00–280.00	270.11
2	450–500	455	251.00–257.00	254.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	660	238.00	238.00
2	900–950	925	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	736	205.00	205.00
7	850–900	857	190.00	190.00
9	1000–1050	1,032	182.00–183.00	182.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	735	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	560	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	210.00	210.00
5	350–400	381	160.00–205.00	190.27
5	400–450	410	180.00–200.00	192.16
4	450–500	474	103.00–205.00	177.23
6	500–550	521	112.00–200.00	173.47
1	550–600	580	140.00	140.00
5	600–650	622	150.00–183.00	169.73
1	650–700	665	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	760	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	300–350	323	245.00–303.00	278.21
76	350–400	381	240.00–302.00	264.94
88	400–450	419	221.00–305.00	252.29
119	450–500	469	223.00–270.00	241.00
155	500–550	524	220.00–258.00	237.75
135	550–600	576	205.00–256.00	230.24
56	600–650	618	200.00–253.00	222.06
36	650–700	670	200.00–223.00	211.54
22	700–750	717	190.00–229.00	203.75
7	750–800	776	185.00–206.00	193.89
2	800–850	818	188.00–190.00	189.01
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	280.00	280.00
9	400–450	420	239.00–263.00	253.29
38	450–500	480	220.00–248.00	233.66
19	500–550	518	210.00–231.00	224.57
2	550–600	570	217.50	217.50
17	600–650	613	200.00–249.00	235.39
2	650–700	660	207.50	207.50
9	700–750	718	190.00–210.00	206.86
2	800–850	815	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	300–350	317	205.00–278.00	251.14
58	350–400	380	210.00–255.00	233.07
71	400–450	427	180.00–258.00	227.16
100	450–500	478	177.50–253.00	223.03
82	500–550	530	185.00–231.00	216.49
49	550–600	573	199.00–230.00	214.63
19	600–650	626	185.00–216.00	200.48
25	650–700	667	175.00–216.00	202.53
5	700–750	724	170.00–200.00	187.75
1	800–850	800	170.00	170.00
3	850–900	867	140.00–190.00	156.44
2	900–950	928	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	299.00	299.00
1	400–450	435	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	525	251.00	251.00
1	650–700	650	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	260.00–272.50	268.29
5	350–400	374	240.00–265.00	248.46
1	450–500	490	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	570	225.00–230.00	226.71
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	280.00	280.00
2	400–450	432	240.00	240.00
5	450–500	456	239.00	239.00
3	600–650	633	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	682	190.00–200.00	191.07
2	750–800	755	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
2	650–700	682	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	280.00–305.00	292.33
1	400–450	415	267.50	267.50
3	500–550	515	234.00–240.00	236.33
3	550–600	573	220.00–230.00	223.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	281.00	281.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	210.00–218.00	212.65
5	450–500	473	196.00–214.00	208.51
1	500–550	535	202.00	202.00
1	550–600	595	191.00	191.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	329	247.50–292.50	271.62
39	350–400	375	230.00–302.50	268.47
32	400–450	417	214.00–262.00	239.15
30	450–500	476	195.00–257.00	231.02
29	500–550	525	200.00–234.00	218.02
16	550–600	571	180.00–225.00	212.08
13	600–650	621	195.00–221.00	208.36
15	650–700	670	192.50–218.00	209.03
4	700–750	720	180.00–207.50	191.92
2	750–800	755	190.00–200.00	195.03
4	800–850	819	151.00–190.00	165.34
4	850–900	858	150.00–198.00	171.36
2	1000–1050	1,025	120.00–130.00	124.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	262.50	262.50
2	550–600	595	222.00	222.00
3	600–650	632	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	334	300.00–347.50	326.64
17	350–400	379	300.00–337.50	318.67
43	400–450	423	235.00–315.00	284.43
67	450–500	475	242.00–299.00	262.78
107	500–550	524	220.00–264.00	245.12
103	550–600	575	210.00–252.50	233.95
47	600–650	621	200.00–240.00	227.06
64	650–700	670	190.00–228.00	219.37
23	700–750	719	190.00–225.00	209.70
19	750–800	768	169.00–224.00	201.68
4	800–850	824	180.00–216.00	202.77
3	850–900	875	187.00–197.00	190.35
1	900–950	925	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	690	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	280.00–287.50	283.73
1	400–450	440	262.50	262.50
2	450–500	490	230.00–235.00	232.53
10	500–550	528	220.00–245.00	231.81
3	550–600	578	190.00–227.50	213.48
1	600–650	620	217.50	217.50
5	650–700	666	190.00–210.00	200.67
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	665	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	624	200.00–230.00	214.19
2	650–700	673	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	248.00–251.00	249.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	300–350	318	270.00–383.00	325.18
42	350–400	378	257.50–370.00	323.18
108	400–450	418	243.00–353.00	297.13
104	450–500	474	220.00–303.00	272.80
159	500–550	521	230.00–291.00	267.08
64	550–600	573	228.00–267.50	252.71
49	600–650	623	213.00–255.00	237.37
30	650–700	666	220.00–255.00	238.79
34	700–750	714	219.00–240.00	230.02
27	750–800	769	215.00–237.00	226.83
7	800–850	810	195.00–220.00	209.20
9	850–900	880	207.00–220.00	214.22
2	950–1000	968	207.00	207.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	174.00	174.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	350–400	373	240.00–309.00	291.82
2	400–450	418	284.00	284.00
11	450–500	484	253.00–268.00	265.47
16	500–550	519	226.00–264.00	249.09
31	550–600	572	240.00–251.00	244.63
10	600–650	643	225.00–244.00	236.32
27	650–700	675	220.00–240.00	231.50
5	700–750	723	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	300–350	327	230.00–333.00	299.95
31	350–400	377	225.00–320.00	273.31
47	400–450	428	190.00–287.00	256.02
40	450–500	475	220.00–275.00	249.35
38	500–550	526	220.00–264.00	238.93
36	550–600	571	212.00–242.00	231.22
24	600–650	624	219.00–245.00	233.49
11	650–700	667	225.00–245.00	232.71
14	700–750	719	200.00–230.00	218.98
9	750–800	770	200.00–227.00	220.28
1	800–850	820	224.00	224.00
2	850–900	888	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	910	160.00	160.00
2	950–1000	963	160.00–200.00	179.74
1	1000–1050	1,040	170.00	170.00
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	387	200.00–212.50	208.74
1	500–550	535	185.00	185.00
2	550–600	588	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	650	199.00	199.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	149.00	149.00
1	600–650	600	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	280.00–327.50	301.06
2	400–450	410	280.00–284.00	282.02
3	450–500	483	250.00–260.00	255.00
4	500–550	520	240.00–267.50	249.32
2	550–600	570	242.50–245.00	243.71
1	650–700	675	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	468	250.00–257.00	253.59
1	500–550	535	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	325.00–337.50	329.13
6	450–500	469	275.00–301.00	286.33
6	550–600	589	257.50–266.00	264.61
5	600–650	617	245.00–247.00	246.22
2	650–700	667	250.00	250.00
7	700–750	702	233.00–242.50	239.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	500–550	537	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	661	222.00–236.00	228.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	615	233.00–252.00	242.76
8	650–700	680	220.00–230.00	226.54
1	700–750	700	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	260.00–280.00	269.73
3	500–550	544	235.00–243.00	240.33
6	550–600	576	225.00–252.00	240.80
7	600–650	617	215.00–230.00	224.68
5	650–700	663	220.00–230.00	225.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	290.00–305.00	297.47
7	400–450	417	277.50–360.00	295.67
3	450–500	455	262.50–290.00	272.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	470	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	565	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	237.50	237.50
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	685	235.00	235.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,013	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,040	95.00–120.00	107.47
28	—	1,018	80.00–113.00	99.31
1	—	1,115	124.00	124.00
9	—	946	70.00–108.00	91.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,430	121.00–140.00	128.01
41	—	1,464	110.00–129.00	119.36
5	—	1,478	110.00–112.00	110.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	91.00	91.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
141	—	1,215	110.00–125.00	118.62
41	—	1,246	100.00–114.00	108.54
24	—	1,332	120.00–133.00	125.67
26	—	1,082	70.00–100.00	92.24
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	741	60.00–79.00	69.48
2	—	823	70.00–88.00	78.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,455	115.00–142.00	131.96
31	—	1,719	125.00–157.00	143.30
6	—	1,772	130.00–166.00	154.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	874	1,025.00–1,370.00	1,238.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	900.00–925.00	913.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,345	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,455	1,650.00–1,975.00	1,857.39
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,355	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,360	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,854.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,408	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,113.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,274	1,925.00–2,725.00	2,502.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,885	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,113	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,761.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	161.00–175.00	167.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,042	1,775.00–1,925.00	1,855.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,040	1,075.00–2,000.00	1,770.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,032	70.00–150.00	120.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,121	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,797.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,253	121.00–166.00	129.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,168	110.00–173.00	140.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,057	1,575.00–2,050.00	1,825.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,308	120.00	120.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,231	115.00–120.00	116.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,230	121.00–134.00	127.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,003	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,794.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,216	114.00–124.00	118.38
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	57.00	57.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	754	475.00–1,070.00	815.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	705	74.00–83.00	79.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	678	750.00–975.00	859.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	715	650.00–1,125.00	893.13
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	843	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,085.00	1,085.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	1,475.00–1,525.00	1,503.38
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	860	1,050.00–1,825.00	1,541.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	168.00	168.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,625.00	1,625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,013	120.00–176.00	138.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,083	113.00–126.00	122.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	959	119.00–149.00	131.54
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	575	640.00	640.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,080	2,100.00–3,700.00	3,132.72

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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