Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 298 priced lines covering 4,291 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,800 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 822 head. replacement cattle receipts at 253 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,800Last week 6,091Year ago 7,844

Slaughter CattleReceipts 822Last week 1,057Year ago 1,562

Replacement CattleReceipts 253Last week 249Year ago 463

Compared to last report: Market trend not established due to limited comparable sale receipts. However, a mixed undertone was noted on all classes depending on the auction location plus the type and kind of cattle. Demand moderate to good. Limited receipts at some locations due to much needed rain and muddy conditions put a damper on livestock movement.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,138	96.00–119.00	109.70
92	—	1,063	85.00–111.00	102.93
23	—	976	60.00–90.00	79.82
45	—	1,074	70.00–100.00	93.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,238	90.00–114.00	104.37
116	—	1,237	105.00–120.00	112.74
10	—	992	70.00–92.00	81.69
54	—	1,251	115.00–139.00	122.18
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	70.00	70.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,433	114.00–132.00	125.19
27	—	1,481	104.00–122.00	113.99
3	—	1,600	95.00–107.00	103.65
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	92.00	92.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,738	146.00–171.00	155.44
16	—	1,567	110.00–138.00	125.44
29	—	1,585	130.00–155.00	141.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	275.00–301.00	291.46
4	400–450	418	252.50–260.00	255.07
2	450–500	475	240.00–245.00	242.42
7	500–550	529	216.00–246.00	232.79
6	550–600	568	223.00–240.00	232.45
1	600–650	620	215.00	215.00
1	650–700	665	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	720	170.00–200.00	184.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	200.00–210.00	204.94
1	600–650	625	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	220.00–291.00	268.37
17	350–400	376	220.00–287.00	261.10
18	400–450	425	225.00–271.00	250.60
28	450–500	476	220.00–250.00	233.33
15	500–550	534	220.00–253.00	232.92
18	550–600	578	200.00–235.00	219.68
13	600–650	622	190.00–230.00	211.83
2	650–700	653	165.00–205.00	184.92
6	700–750	728	170.00–211.00	186.36
3	750–800	778	180.00–182.50	180.84
3	850–900	862	165.00–189.00	174.21
1	900–950	915	160.00	160.00
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	297.50	297.50
2	350–400	375	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	428	260.00	260.00
3	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
6	500–550	528	248.00–259.00	255.47
6	550–600	550	241.00–245.00	242.33
4	600–650	615	229.00	229.00
2	700–750	705	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	315.00–365.00	328.75
16	350–400	367	295.00–325.00	306.26
18	400–450	425	270.00–315.00	293.16
49	450–500	478	250.00–293.00	271.22
57	500–550	524	224.00–284.00	254.11
43	550–600	572	220.00–259.00	238.95
66	600–650	623	216.00–249.00	231.47
4	650–700	668	200.00–236.00	222.76
13	700–750	732	177.00–230.00	213.45
2	750–800	753	185.00–208.00	196.46
1	800–850	820	195.00	195.00
3	850–900	878	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	920	178.00	178.00
1	950–1000	995	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	292.50	292.50
9	450–500	467	254.00–270.00	257.53
4	500–550	536	248.00–250.00	248.48
2	550–600	553	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	257.00	257.00
1	550–600	550	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	623	224.00–233.00	230.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	693	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	524	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	320	175.00–231.00	213.19
11	350–400	383	160.00–220.00	201.69
15	400–450	418	160.00–220.00	192.85
3	450–500	495	201.00–210.00	207.03
1	500–550	515	195.00	195.00
2	600–650	600	178.00–181.00	179.50
1	650–700	660	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	324	234.00–263.00	247.23
53	350–400	378	210.00–259.00	234.16
55	400–450	423	200.00–251.00	229.17
53	450–500	468	190.00–250.00	224.63
47	500–550	521	200.00–237.00	216.28
19	550–600	569	190.00–226.00	213.36
17	600–650	625	170.00–224.00	208.71
9	650–700	671	160.00–213.00	188.40
4	700–750	725	170.00–210.00	189.86
3	750–800	777	165.00–187.00	173.87
2	800–850	805	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	870	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	617	240.00–251.00	246.66
22	650–700	680	240.00–243.00	241.21
24	700–750	728	220.00–229.00	226.32
22	750–800	797	224.00	224.00
8	800–850	811	224.00–226.00	225.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	381	240.00–250.00	244.94
10	400–450	427	220.00–246.00	239.66
3	450–500	482	202.50–230.00	214.33
16	500–550	524	197.50–230.00	219.99
8	550–600	567	210.00–230.00	215.24
10	600–650	619	190.00–220.00	209.78
1	650–700	675	204.00	204.00
2	700–750	700	202.00	202.00
3	800–850	831	183.00–190.00	187.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	322	246.00–290.00	276.39
50	350–400	377	245.00–285.00	267.02
84	400–450	425	225.00–299.00	261.89
98	450–500	477	225.00–284.00	253.29
103	500–550	521	215.00–273.00	243.22
162	550–600	570	200.00–251.00	235.03
56	600–650	622	213.00–237.00	230.64
18	650–700	664	202.00–235.00	218.66
20	700–750	716	187.00–230.00	215.42
6	750–800	765	190.00–220.00	203.17
2	800–850	820	196.00–200.00	197.99
2	850–900	873	177.00–190.00	183.33
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	955	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	665	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	678	209.00–222.00	212.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	256.00	256.00
1	450–500	465	277.50	277.50
1	500–550	520	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	203.00–205.00	204.33
2	500–550	508	180.00–205.00	192.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	262.00–265.00	262.72
25	450–500	473	260.00–285.00	274.74
21	500–550	512	273.00	273.00
19	550–600	573	229.00–259.00	248.86
2	700–750	705	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	273.00	273.00
2	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	490	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	530	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	435	266.00–279.00	273.81
11	450–500	479	245.00–250.00	247.26
28	500–550	537	256.00–257.00	256.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	260.00–285.00	272.70
3	350–400	358	250.00–287.50	264.26
2	400–450	418	250.00–262.50	256.44
1	450–500	465	257.50	257.50
5	500–550	516	230.00–247.50	234.01
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	245.00	245.00
3	500–550	512	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	243.00	243.00
2	550–600	558	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	374	245.00–252.50	246.44
2	400–450	445	230.00	230.00
29	450–500	472	229.00–241.00	236.56
16	500–550	518	220.00–236.00	228.51
4	550–600	573	215.00	215.00
11	600–650	623	220.00–226.00	222.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	274.00	274.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	212.00–249.00	229.70
3	350–400	350	230.00	230.00
10	400–450	419	185.00–255.00	233.70
5	450–500	456	195.00–220.00	214.90
2	600–650	615	216.00	216.00
1	650–700	670	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	260.00–320.00	290.41
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
10	500–550	522	235.00–255.00	247.12
4	550–600	583	230.00–240.00	235.14
6	600–650	622	230.00–235.00	233.35
6	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
4	700–750	722	225.00–228.00	227.14
1	800–850	830	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	326	247.50–325.00	282.91
30	350–400	377	227.50–303.00	274.49
25	400–450	426	230.00–281.00	260.51
34	450–500	470	225.00–278.00	249.64
28	500–550	525	210.00–266.00	238.23
51	550–600	574	200.00–254.00	242.23
18	600–650	624	227.00–240.00	237.10
22	650–700	679	207.00–252.00	231.78
8	700–750	731	200.00–235.00	226.74
16	750–800	769	210.00–236.00	227.86
1	800–850	805	230.00	230.00
3	850–900	872	200.00–226.00	209.38
2	900–950	913	187.50–211.00	199.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	320	270.00–365.00	331.42
60	350–400	375	265.00–390.00	319.90
73	400–450	424	246.00–335.00	299.39
64	450–500	474	240.00–310.00	276.69
132	500–550	525	240.00–306.00	280.35
117	550–600	573	245.00–281.00	270.47
96	600–650	623	227.00–273.00	258.81
29	650–700	665	225.00–267.00	249.86
62	700–750	721	232.00–251.50	245.65
5	750–800	764	219.00–240.00	232.85
93	800–850	804	210.00–257.50	253.60
1	900–950	915	217.00	217.00
14	950–1000	976	226.00	226.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	195.00	195.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	362.50	362.50
3	350–400	367	305.00–362.50	324.14
8	400–450	421	282.50–337.50	301.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	245.00	245.00
8	650–700	653	240.00–246.00	243.76
1	700–750	710	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	443	246.00	246.00
9	450–500	459	304.00–313.00	307.96
5	500–550	537	275.00	275.00
5	550–600	578	255.00–259.00	257.35
5	600–650	631	245.00	245.00
13	650–700	674	248.50–250.00	249.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	347.50	347.50
5	350–400	365	307.50–334.00	328.27
15	400–450	423	305.00–329.00	324.48
19	450–500	484	276.00–325.00	309.19
13	500–550	513	282.50–309.00	301.17
31	550–600	571	284.00–300.00	289.35
2	600–650	630	257.00	257.00
5	650–700	673	255.00–256.00	255.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	391	299.00	299.00
3	400–450	435	302.00	302.00
9	450–500	463	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	270.00–315.00	293.21
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	315.00	315.00
2	450–500	473	280.00–285.00	282.51
2	500–550	513	270.00–275.00	272.49
1	700–750	725	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	515	282.00–288.00	285.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	275.00	275.00
3	400–450	445	280.00	280.00
11	450–500	474	250.00–289.00	278.38
8	500–550	526	240.00–252.50	246.90
18	550–600	580	235.00–247.00	242.15
25	600–650	616	235.00–264.00	246.11
2	650–700	685	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	742	233.00	233.00
306	750–800	789	256.50–258.50	258.09
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	166.00–189.00	181.33
4	350–400	391	151.00	151.00
2	400–450	400	180.00	180.00
2	450–500	463	173.00	173.00
4	550–600	569	147.00–153.00	149.92

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	1	—	1,600	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,240	125.00	125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,317.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,158	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,738.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,205	1,875.00–2,525.00	2,288.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,627.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,255	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,034.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,242.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,000.00–2,125.00	2,041.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,325.00	2,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,050.00	1,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	45	—	917	107.00–187.50	147.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	35	—	993	119.00–151.00	131.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,475.00	1,475.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	132.00	132.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	172.50	172.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	964	1,325.00–1,750.00	1,578.73
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,054.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	815	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,400.00	1,400.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,425.00	1,425.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,246	120.00–146.00	131.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,296	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,634.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,089	1,250.00–1,825.00	1,532.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,079	1,050.00–1,750.00	1,384.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,011	850.00–2,025.00	1,543.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	142.00	142.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,030	1,000.00–2,150.00	1,701.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,330.00–1,900.00	1,682.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,009	110.00–156.00	131.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	125.00	125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,246	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,635.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,075	1,275.00–1,550.00	1,393.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	999	1,000.00–1,950.00	1,590.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,176	1,050.00–1,950.00	1,655.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,369	111.00–127.00	119.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,173	115.00–123.00	119.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	130.00	130.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	943	1,250.00–1,375.00	1,314.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	940	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)	1	—	915	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	605	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	655	800.00	800.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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