Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 227 priced lines covering 5,474 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 7,171 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 918 head. replacement cattle receipts at 216 head. Counted as USDA files them — 11 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 7,171Last week 5,593Year ago 7,472

Slaughter CattleReceipts 918Last week 933Year ago 1,186

Replacement CattleReceipts 216Last week 273Year ago 293

Compared to two weeks ago: Market trend not applicable due to limited comparable sales. However, a mostly higher undertone was noted on most classes and weights. Demand good for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
36	600–650	636	226.00–255.00	244.44
118	650–700	664	237.00–243.50	242.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	388	310.00–315.00	313.30
64	400–450	420	280.00–349.00	320.66
23	450–500	478	272.50–310.00	286.92
39	500–550	514	270.00–305.00	288.61
31	550–600	568	255.00–276.00	263.89
19	600–650	611	240.00–267.50	257.47
2	650–700	655	243.00	243.00
18	700–750	716	243.00–247.00	246.77
2	750–800	768	237.50–243.00	240.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
73	450–500	484	304.00	304.00
57	500–550	523	281.50	281.50
14	600–650	631	250.00	250.00
10	700–750	734	205.00–210.00	207.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	299.00	299.00
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
3	500–550	542	264.00	264.00
3	550–600	577	253.00–260.00	255.33
11	600–650	628	230.00–251.00	233.88
2	650–700	662	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	300	369.00	369.00
1	350–400	360	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	330	250.00–300.00	277.39
48	350–400	376	240.00–292.50	269.44
59	400–450	429	230.00–280.00	259.53
67	450–500	479	220.00–280.00	249.19
28	500–550	527	215.00–255.00	239.84
26	550–600	574	219.00–250.00	230.36
15	600–650	631	210.00–232.00	219.85
3	650–700	672	190.00–211.00	201.00
7	700–750	712	192.50–210.00	199.15
4	750–800	774	180.00–198.00	187.88
2	900–950	928	153.00–195.00	174.06
2	950–1000	978	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	333	90.00–243.00	198.10
1	350–400	370	213.00	213.00
7	400–450	427	197.00–270.00	216.66
1	450–500	495	230.00	230.00
5	500–550	523	165.00–200.00	186.96
1	550–600	575	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
2	400–450	428	1,040.00	1,040.00
2	650–700	693	1,320.00	1,320.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	396	280.00	280.00
35	400–450	437	270.00–292.50	277.05
59	450–500	481	273.00–280.00	278.85
14	500–550	530	235.00–291.00	272.48
9	550–600	588	247.50–258.00	255.80
11	650–700	680	232.00	232.00
2	750–800	752	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
60	300–350	322	286.00–355.00	325.29
119	350–400	374	275.00–355.00	321.49
239	400–450	428	240.00–339.00	309.35
283	450–500	475	256.00–329.00	295.93
196	500–550	523	246.00–297.00	273.11
267	550–600	572	235.00–273.00	262.71
129	600–650	625	230.00–260.00	247.74
47	650–700	670	222.50–248.00	237.29
7	700–750	718	210.00–230.00	221.33
17	750–800	763	188.00–236.00	212.75
1	800–850	810	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	244.00	244.00
11	700–750	727	230.00–245.00	235.00
8	850–900	873	200.00–229.00	221.61
7	950–1000	967	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	250.00–285.00	267.15
4	400–450	445	245.00–269.00	263.00
6	450–500	488	245.00–275.00	249.87
3	650–700	665	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	922	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	429	322.50–345.00	330.29
2	450–500	453	320.00–322.50	321.24
5	500–550	518	288.00–295.00	289.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	577	212.50–217.00	214.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	367.50–455.00	413.97
5	350–400	378	362.50–420.00	385.88
32	400–450	408	345.00–400.00	388.60
7	450–500	465	325.00–350.00	335.32
2	500–550	503	320.00–323.00	321.49
3	550–600	572	295.00–305.00	298.57
3	600–650	615	280.00–293.00	284.91
1	650–700	675	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
50	300–350	325	310.00–437.00	381.90
110	350–400	378	310.00–411.00	372.70
116	400–450	426	292.50–385.00	341.51
281	450–500	479	270.00–379.00	332.17
242	500–550	521	262.00–353.00	317.99
150	550–600	573	265.00–331.00	296.95
104	600–650	620	247.00–311.00	287.26
91	650–700	667	247.50–290.00	269.91
107	700–750	725	240.00–277.00	266.91
87	750–800	769	230.00–270.25	266.61
5	800–850	815	233.00–250.00	238.06
1	850–900	860	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	995	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	197.50	197.50
6	350–400	363	150.00–310.00	264.91
3	400–450	440	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	450	203.00	203.00
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	768	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	825	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	310.00	310.00
2	750–800	795	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	370.00	370.00
6	350–400	369	419.00	419.00
12	400–450	420	302.00–360.00	332.11
17	500–550	531	304.00–308.00	306.06
13	600–650	612	275.00–291.00	277.45
10	700–750	729	246.00–259.00	256.49
10	900–950	931	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	330	279.00–363.00	326.36
31	350–400	377	261.00–360.00	315.16
29	400–450	431	265.00–349.00	294.34
34	450–500	476	240.00–315.00	284.69
27	500–550	520	230.00–307.00	278.99
11	550–600	580	230.00–279.00	260.68
10	600–650	621	230.00–269.00	252.79
20	650–700	683	215.00–262.00	251.40
3	700–750	735	235.00–251.00	242.07
16	750–800	779	230.00–250.00	239.35
1	850–900	885	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
151	600–650	611	254.00–300.00	286.59
10	650–700	668	268.00–272.00	269.78
104	700–750	716	264.50–266.00	264.91
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	329	400.00–430.00	412.38
7	350–400	390	423.00	423.00
34	400–450	422	340.00–403.00	371.20
74	450–500	469	320.00–380.00	354.02
46	500–550	509	285.00–361.00	343.80
36	550–600	568	280.00–329.00	312.72
88	600–650	619	269.00–302.00	289.48
16	650–700	653	260.00–277.50	268.85
14	750–800	770	242.50–253.00	251.25
1	800–850	825	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	449	351.00	351.00
25	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
5	700–750	727	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	377	345.00–350.00	348.27
9	400–450	431	280.00–319.00	299.32
5	450–500	469	292.50–310.00	306.57
8	500–550	526	275.00–302.00	298.11
6	550–600	553	267.50–278.00	276.23
12	600–650	612	245.00–286.00	281.75
1	650–700	655	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	338	360.00–481.00	447.83
10	350–400	367	347.50–475.00	450.57
9	400–450	414	417.00–421.00	418.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	275.00–355.00	313.73
13	350–400	377	275.00–317.00	297.04
10	400–450	422	250.00–321.00	297.35
19	450–500	480	232.50–300.00	265.90
16	500–550	517	241.00–280.00	258.79
9	550–600	566	212.50–257.00	235.04
10	600–650	626	197.50–249.00	234.21
4	650–700	660	197.50–240.00	224.13
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
5	750–800	769	185.00–207.50	198.48
1	800–850	815	185.00	185.00
3	850–900	877	185.00–200.00	189.99
1	1050–1100	1,060	139.00	139.00
1	1200–1250	1,210	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	269.00	269.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	610	246.00	246.00
1	800–850	800	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	318.00	318.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	350.00–405.00	365.28
8	350–400	374	350.00–387.00	368.77
36	400–450	426	295.00–361.00	333.63
73	450–500	476	270.00–345.00	311.86
99	500–550	524	240.00–330.00	305.73
45	550–600	573	240.00–294.00	269.35
48	600–650	616	238.00–287.00	267.08
20	650–700	676	227.00–263.00	243.10
11	700–750	723	230.00–253.00	236.64
7	750–800	766	218.00–227.00	223.73
5	800–850	814	210.00–214.00	212.40
2	850–900	878	178.00–219.00	198.68
2	900–950	910	175.00–180.00	177.51
1	950–1000	950	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	518	295.00	295.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,190	116.00	116.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,131	2,100.00–2,700.00	2,373.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,288	2,200.00–2,450.00	2,287.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,880.00	1,880.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,155	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,421.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,075	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,934.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,342	110.00–126.00	117.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	898	1,625.00–1,850.00	1,737.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,156	135.00–145.00	140.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	142.00	142.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,113	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,567.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	132.50	132.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	92.00	92.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	127.50	127.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	100.00–114.00	107.52
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	788	92.00–97.00	94.43
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	1,700.00	1,700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	178.00	178.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,376	100.00–125.00	117.85
6	—	1,778	140.00–159.00	149.82
10	—	1,584	128.00–143.00	134.89
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	110.00	110.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,280	110.00–140.00	120.38
48	—	1,158	105.00–125.00	113.22
11	—	1,088	90.00–103.00	95.61
2	—	1,148	40.00–70.00	57.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,410	113.00–117.50	114.90
13	—	1,554	105.00–122.00	110.89
1	—	1,630	105.00	105.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,027	70.00–102.00	91.60
25	—	1,014	88.00–112.50	98.40
1	—	965	60.00	60.00

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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