Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 323 priced lines covering 5,105 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,226 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 899 head. replacement cattle receipts at 152 head. Counted as USDA files them — 8 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,226Last week 5,515Year ago 4,262

Slaughter CattleReceipts 899Last week 908Year ago 886

Replacement CattleReceipts 152Last week 244Year ago 247

Compared to last report: Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher; offerings over 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher; 450-600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher; limited comparison on offerings over 600 lbs so trend not applicable. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to weak. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	255.00–271.00	264.44
13	400–450	423	240.00–262.50	250.13
12	450–500	470	221.00–245.00	235.16
20	500–550	528	210.00–234.00	222.80
27	550–600	570	210.00–230.00	221.16
15	600–650	614	200.00–220.00	212.36
4	650–700	675	195.00–202.50	198.14
3	700–750	718	185.00–205.00	195.75
1	900–950	930	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	344	295.00–309.00	307.97
1	350–400	360	294.00	294.00
47	400–450	439	302.00	302.00
10	500–550	528	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	280.00–300.00	289.76
5	350–400	381	275.00–295.00	283.88
3	400–450	437	245.00–265.00	258.36
2	450–500	480	240.00–250.00	244.84
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	610	227.50–230.00	228.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	465	275.00	275.00
10	500–550	518	245.00–269.00	263.44
2	550–600	583	230.00–237.50	233.67
6	600–650	615	230.00–240.00	234.59
2	650–700	668	227.50–232.50	230.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	579	226.00–240.00	229.90
3	700–750	705	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	252.50–255.00	253.76
3	450–500	477	242.50–257.50	247.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	629	214.00–221.00	217.20
7	650–700	659	205.00–213.00	211.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	185.00	185.00
1	350–400	380	210.00	210.00
3	400–450	417	210.00–212.50	210.84
6	450–500	472	190.00–212.50	202.46
6	500–550	523	173.00–209.00	186.68
4	550–600	589	195.00–200.00	198.81
1	650–700	650	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	642	221.00	221.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	300–350	322	230.00–290.00	254.67
48	350–400	378	210.00–265.00	239.08
75	400–450	424	205.00–257.50	235.76
57	450–500	475	210.00–250.00	228.93
66	500–550	527	190.00–237.50	219.71
49	550–600	570	190.00–232.00	215.00
33	600–650	618	190.00–229.00	209.63
27	650–700	675	160.00–222.00	197.55
21	700–750	724	180.00–212.00	193.32
3	750–800	763	177.50–186.00	181.21
3	800–850	818	180.00	180.00
1	850–900	850	175.00	175.00
3	900–950	910	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	287.50	287.50
16	350–400	378	250.00–272.00	263.86
29	400–450	425	234.00–257.50	247.71
13	450–500	456	238.00–257.50	247.93
9	500–550	513	230.00–240.00	232.53
33	550–600	571	226.00–237.50	232.79
21	600–650	614	228.00–231.00	228.99
2	650–700	670	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	300–350	327	252.00–322.00	286.61
109	350–400	376	231.00–310.00	276.38
157	400–450	427	225.00–295.00	267.13
143	450–500	471	221.00–276.00	253.02
222	500–550	521	213.00–270.00	244.33
90	550–600	570	208.00–251.00	231.79
62	600–650	620	190.00–251.00	230.40
44	650–700	671	198.00–232.50	218.52
36	700–750	718	195.00–233.00	212.84
4	750–800	786	180.00–226.00	210.43
7	800–850	819	160.00–207.50	183.26
2	850–900	883	160.00–190.00	174.79
1	900–950	945	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	673	231.00	231.00
9	800–850	815	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	517	266.00	266.00
14	550–600	580	245.00–259.00	249.87
8	600–650	616	244.00–250.00	245.47
1	650–700	695	234.00	234.00
9	700–750	736	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00
3	1050–1100	1,070	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	202.50–215.00	209.29
11	450–500	493	200.00–221.00	208.43
3	500–550	523	180.00–202.50	191.35
1	550–600	575	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	697	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	482	230.00	230.00
8	500–550	546	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	320.00–330.00	325.08
5	350–400	375	295.00–302.50	298.47
6	400–450	418	267.50–287.50	282.82
7	450–500	462	262.50–285.00	275.28
2	500–550	523	240.00–265.00	252.08
4	600–650	611	226.00–242.50	233.94
1	650–700	665	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	327	300.00–362.00	338.45
33	350–400	374	290.00–340.00	321.76
46	400–450	423	269.00–320.00	296.17
66	450–500	474	240.00–337.00	274.37
133	500–550	524	226.00–280.00	254.44
75	550–600	572	210.00–265.00	241.30
32	600–650	622	202.00–250.00	228.04
38	650–700	668	202.00–238.00	222.48
20	700–750	726	200.00–227.50	213.70
16	750–800	767	170.00–233.00	205.45
6	800–850	827	160.00–201.00	183.22
2	850–900	870	160.00–175.00	167.37
1	900–950	945	160.00	160.00
2	950–1000	960	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	375	280.00–300.00	291.36
5	400–450	420	270.00–277.50	274.43
4	600–650	649	236.00	236.00
8	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	655	219.00	219.00
2	700–750	738	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	210.00	210.00
15	600–650	624	215.00–232.00	224.43
3	650–700	657	215.00–225.00	221.65
2	700–750	728	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	443	221.00–230.00	225.47
1	450–500	450	218.00	218.00
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	295.00	295.00
4	350–400	383	250.00–280.00	270.47
5	400–450	419	255.00–270.00	260.10
3	450–500	470	230.00–245.00	235.90
16	500–550	534	220.00–252.00	239.95
5	550–600	570	210.00–235.00	223.01
9	600–650	623	210.00–225.00	216.48
2	650–700	668	200.00–210.00	204.98
3	700–750	723	202.50–215.00	207.58
3	750–800	780	185.00–212.50	195.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	389	240.00–245.00	243.14
3	400–450	430	232.50–235.00	233.32
1	450–500	480	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	319	250.00–315.00	275.21
44	350–400	374	250.00–285.00	270.36
52	400–450	425	240.00–292.00	262.03
40	450–500	469	220.00–268.00	244.76
60	500–550	527	202.50–249.00	232.04
40	550–600	576	200.00–240.00	220.87
19	600–650	617	195.00–226.00	211.87
15	650–700	669	172.50–225.00	204.66
6	700–750	716	180.00–206.00	192.19
5	750–800	771	170.00–193.00	185.31
1	800–850	845	180.00	180.00
2	850–900	895	190.00	190.00
1	1050–1100	1,050	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	635	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	502	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	590	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	302.50–332.50	316.60
10	350–400	366	300.00–391.00	366.43
25	400–450	422	300.00–366.00	357.47
25	450–500	490	305.00–325.00	323.34
29	550–600	555	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	430	272.50–305.00	288.18
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
5	500–550	531	242.50–260.00	251.11
8	550–600	569	235.00–245.00	241.64
5	600–650	621	220.00–237.50	230.02
1	650–700	660	237.50	237.50
2	700–750	718	218.00–232.50	225.33
4	750–800	763	201.00–230.00	219.12
3	800–850	823	200.00–211.00	205.30
1	850–900	850	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	247.50	247.50
2	450–500	465	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	531	231.00–249.00	237.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	236.00	236.00
1	650–700	650	234.00	234.00
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	200.00–250.00	232.42
4	350–400	395	153.00–275.00	244.50
12	400–450	420	210.00–262.00	246.39
5	450–500	479	210.00–241.00	221.11
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00
3	550–600	579	200.00–210.00	206.72
2	650–700	690	206.00	206.00
2	700–750	724	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	773	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	370.00–380.00	374.91
38	300–350	329	272.50–390.00	350.36
56	350–400	377	280.00–367.50	332.64
134	400–450	422	237.00–351.00	312.62
143	450–500	473	230.00–315.00	288.16
136	500–550	518	231.00–299.00	276.72
139	550–600	571	237.50–280.00	261.36
55	600–650	623	216.00–271.00	248.28
67	650–700	675	226.00–264.00	252.46
18	700–750	727	205.00–248.00	234.82
88	750–800	771	206.00–252.75	248.21
4	800–850	826	225.00–230.00	227.25
2	850–900	855	210.00–230.00	220.00
3	900–950	905	210.00–225.00	216.00
2	950–1000	983	190.00–202.50	196.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	613	244.00–255.00	249.55
26	650–700	674	226.00–244.00	240.37
3	700–750	710	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	621	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	472	297.50–337.50	306.29
11	500–550	525	260.00–295.00	279.48
19	550–600	569	252.50–284.00	267.90
14	600–650	619	244.00–264.00	254.02
7	650–700	679	230.00–265.00	244.46
1	750–800	795	238.00	238.00
1	800–850	845	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	450	282.50	282.50
2	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
3	550–600	563	245.00–250.00	248.34
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	408	290.00	290.00
6	450–500	461	277.50–287.50	282.52
3	500–550	503	280.00	280.00
8	600–650	642	234.00–238.50	236.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	628	216.00–228.00	218.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	515	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	615	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	315.00–350.00	331.96
7	350–400	364	305.00–330.00	315.70
3	400–450	422	280.00–285.00	281.66
3	450–500	467	285.00–292.50	289.17
1	500–550	525	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	620	225.00–247.50	235.89
2	650–700	688	220.00–222.50	221.24
3	700–750	715	221.00–230.00	225.35
1	750–800	760	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	478	246.00–270.00	263.15
42	500–550	528	240.00–270.50	262.21
12	550–600	580	245.00–255.00	251.36
9	650–700	664	225.00–244.00	237.72
10	700–750	714	220.00–232.00	225.39
117	800–850	847	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	321	230.00–331.00	298.75
35	350–400	375	233.00–323.00	282.84
63	400–450	426	220.00–310.00	263.66
54	450–500	475	217.00–280.00	260.09
49	500–550	529	225.00–272.00	247.57
35	550–600	578	185.00–252.00	238.67
19	600–650	618	230.00–245.00	234.81
17	650–700	680	210.00–236.00	228.75
7	700–750	724	210.00–231.00	224.43
7	750–800	771	191.00–232.00	218.96
1	800–850	830	170.00	170.00
5	850–900	874	160.00–218.00	189.00
1	900–950	920	210.00	210.00
2	950–1000	960	185.00–200.00	192.58
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	177.50	177.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,322	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,069.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,750.00	1,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,515	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,000.00	1,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	868	120.00–173.00	135.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	147.00	147.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,009	115.00–152.50	136.37
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	119.00	119.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	140.00	140.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	125.00	125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,140	116.00–170.00	134.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,263	93.00–122.00	114.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	118.00	118.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,176	1,100.00–2,200.00	1,816.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	1,350.00–1,360.00	1,355.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	927	900.00–1,350.00	1,183.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	975.00–1,275.00	1,160.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,311	115.00–129.00	123.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	110.00	110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,380	123.00–128.00	125.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	113.00	113.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,038	1,300.00–2,025.00	1,738.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,048	1,100.00–2,500.00	1,818.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	102.00–106.00	103.96
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,440.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	998	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,483.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,210.00	1,210.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	985	110.00–119.00	114.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,297.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	835	950.00–1,300.00	1,135.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	780	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,700.00–1,800.00	1,750.25
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,161	109.00–120.00	114.10
28	—	961	70.00–94.00	84.57
72	—	1,029	90.00–113.00	104.45
31	—	1,018	85.00–108.00	95.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,610	108.00–110.00	109.46
23	—	1,443	118.00–131.00	122.94
26	—	1,469	112.00–120.00	116.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	985	60.00–100.00	80.18
32	—	1,144	100.00–113.00	104.64
55	—	1,273	115.00–133.00	123.17
90	—	1,188	105.00–125.00	113.34
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	105.00	105.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,395	115.00–140.00	131.37
40	—	1,654	130.00–153.00	141.87
9	—	1,834	140.00–170.00	152.40

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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