Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 275 priced lines covering 5,143 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 6,259 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 876 head. replacement cattle receipts at 419 head. Counted as USDA files them — 49 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 6,259Last week 7,171Year ago 4,642

Slaughter CattleReceipts 876Last week 918Year ago 1,081

Replacement CattleReceipts 419Last week 216Year ago 240

Compared to last report: Stocker steers under 600 lbs mostly sold 2.00-8.00 higher, except heavy 4 weights sold steady to 2.00 lower; offerings over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder and Stocker heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 4.00 higher. Demand remains good for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	343	230.00–300.00	274.57
1	350–400	365	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	435	235.00–259.00	248.02
2	450–500	473	210.00–240.00	225.08
3	500–550	515	240.00–275.00	263.11
1	550–600	595	227.00	227.00
1	600–650	635	207.00	207.00
2	700–750	700	196.00	196.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	362.50	362.50
1	350–400	375	365.00	365.00
4	400–450	416	337.50–355.00	346.84
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	530	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	560	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	665	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	436	345.00–390.00	373.25
18	450–500	460	379.00	379.00
54	500–550	515	302.00–349.00	345.73
1	550–600	560	297.00	297.00
37	600–650	609	271.00–310.00	305.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	623	277.00	277.00
7	700–750	721	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	630	260.00–292.00	272.77
1	700–750	730	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	476	315.00–335.00	325.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	587	327.00–335.00	327.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	331	265.00–385.00	340.32
43	350–400	374	265.00–359.00	326.99
38	400–450	425	260.00–333.00	300.50
56	450–500	479	250.00–323.00	286.50
47	500–550	532	235.00–304.00	281.88
36	550–600	576	225.00–283.00	263.65
42	600–650	629	217.00–274.00	252.76
22	650–700	676	230.00–260.00	241.27
8	700–750	730	220.00–252.00	235.35
4	750–800	774	226.00–241.00	231.95
1	800–850	805	200.00	200.00
5	850–900	884	220.00–221.00	220.80
4	900–950	920	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	332	379.00–395.00	384.53
17	350–400	371	312.50–355.00	342.33
38	400–450	423	300.00–337.00	328.89
35	450–500	476	270.00–325.00	314.54
18	500–550	530	280.00–315.00	302.39
36	550–600	582	255.00–294.00	270.67
51	600–650	633	276.00–293.00	288.74
2	750–800	775	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
75	300–350	324	340.00–445.00	395.05
88	350–400	368	325.00–435.00	369.12
160	400–450	422	300.00–401.00	350.97
144	450–500	476	285.00–358.00	330.02
221	500–550	526	277.50–351.00	325.56
117	550–600	570	259.00–325.00	298.78
112	600–650	621	250.00–303.00	280.35
70	650–700	673	250.00–290.00	269.69
49	700–750	720	242.50–274.00	264.94
16	750–800	778	235.00–260.00	251.89
3	800–850	810	235.00–245.00	239.94
1	850–900	860	232.50	232.50
1	900–950	905	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	540	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	580	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	390.00–395.00	393.32
8	350–400	386	350.00–370.00	358.65
11	400–450	421	320.00–345.00	334.30
2	450–500	480	302.50–310.00	306.13
2	500–550	543	285.00–290.00	287.49
6	550–600	566	281.00–286.00	284.19
1	600–650	635	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	845	217.50	217.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
10	450–500	459	347.50	347.50
3	500–550	515	315.00–325.00	318.37
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	150.00–153.00	151.46
1	750–800	790	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	360	295.00	295.00
2	450–500	460	285.00–305.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	325	285.00–382.00	328.18
14	350–400	376	275.00–340.00	309.71
15	400–450	429	256.00–325.00	302.88
19	450–500	475	247.50–300.00	273.63
22	500–550	524	250.00–290.00	269.33
16	550–600	570	232.50–277.50	255.35
11	600–650	626	222.50–250.00	239.95
5	650–700	668	220.00–240.00	229.75
2	700–750	718	214.00–235.00	224.24
2	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	815	217.50	217.50
2	850–900	870	190.00–205.00	197.67
1	900–950	930	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	342.00	342.00
2	450–500	498	310.00	310.00
2	500–550	510	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	337	350.00–401.00	385.41
34	350–400	374	320.00–382.50	344.82
78	400–450	421	295.00–370.00	345.29
155	450–500	481	270.00–340.00	319.95
100	500–550	523	260.00–325.00	298.63
75	550–600	575	234.00–302.00	275.94
56	600–650	618	235.00–280.00	258.86
42	650–700	664	225.00–272.50	249.47
26	700–750	721	205.00–255.00	235.61
8	750–800	765	225.00–235.00	228.75
5	800–850	820	202.50–215.00	208.95
3	850–900	860	190.00–202.50	198.31
4	900–950	928	185.00–210.00	196.12
3	950–1000	960	190.00	190.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	132.00–170.00	150.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	211.00	211.00
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	335.00	335.00
2	400–450	438	292.00–317.50	304.82
4	450–500	488	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	595	277.50	277.50
3	650–700	670	220.00–235.00	224.97
4	700–750	718	220.00–225.00	222.49
1	750–800	765	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	332	240.00–310.00	287.80
39	350–400	376	255.00–302.00	280.05
48	400–450	431	230.00–290.00	268.96
76	450–500	475	230.00–285.00	262.99
37	500–550	527	220.00–264.00	242.01
46	550–600	573	210.00–254.00	237.36
15	600–650	620	210.00–247.50	226.03
17	650–700	674	190.00–237.50	213.63
6	700–750	722	172.50–216.00	197.32
10	750–800	760	162.50–203.00	194.73
4	800–850	824	162.50–205.00	188.48
1	950–1000	985	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	322.50	322.50
7	350–400	371	300.00	300.00
17	400–450	443	280.00–292.50	284.13
37	450–500	480	276.00–295.00	280.98
5	500–550	523	257.00–272.00	264.97
67	550–600	575	237.00–265.00	251.21
4	600–650	644	243.00	243.00
23	650–700	676	220.00–235.00	225.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
98	300–350	327	290.00–367.00	335.41
139	350–400	375	292.50–357.00	325.68
184	400–450	423	280.00–339.00	308.85
226	450–500	469	260.00–320.00	300.33
228	500–550	523	250.00–295.00	275.29
169	550–600	572	235.00–287.00	263.26
45	600–650	620	230.00–267.00	249.45
47	650–700	666	225.00–262.00	242.23
21	700–750	727	200.00–240.00	223.75
6	750–800	762	200.00–228.00	216.80
2	800–850	828	190.00–200.00	194.89
3	850–900	882	207.00–208.00	207.50
2	900–950	918	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	975	185.00	185.00
3	1000–1050	1,032	172.00–191.00	183.92
1	1050–1100	1,050	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	200.00–210.00	205.11
3	400–450	415	180.00–200.00	193.41
2	450–500	495	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	530	190.00–220.00	200.28
1	600–650	620	192.50	192.50
1	650–700	655	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	242.50	242.50
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	740	225.00	225.00
3	850–900	897	195.00	195.00
31	900–950	914	210.00	210.00
2	1000–1050	1,002	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	700–750	719	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	280.00–314.00	297.66
5	400–450	433	290.00–296.00	294.13
6	450–500	480	240.00–274.00	257.28
6	500–550	531	241.00–258.00	249.26
8	550–600	579	247.50–251.00	248.80
3	600–650	623	211.00–245.00	226.59
5	650–700	671	210.00–234.00	220.22
2	700–750	710	210.00–222.00	215.96
2	750–800	778	190.00–200.00	194.98
1	800–850	810	203.00	203.00
1	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	360.00–400.00	369.66
1	350–400	355	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	508	290.00–292.50	291.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	580	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	400–450	410	339.00–342.00	341.26
3	450–500	488	302.50–305.00	303.33
15	500–550	523	279.00–287.50	280.27
8	550–600	559	282.00	282.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	620	208.00–247.00	238.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	385	295.00–300.00	296.51
6	400–450	434	260.00–300.00	284.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	592	300.50	300.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,115	90.00–105.00	96.14
2	—	1,190	75.00–80.00	77.31
76	—	1,210	90.00–122.00	108.99
65	—	1,282	110.00–127.00	115.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,170	100.00–116.00	105.39
31	—	991	65.00–95.00	88.70
6	—	992	70.00–81.00	75.83
38	—	1,070	90.00–106.00	97.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,438	109.00–121.00	115.03
2	—	1,683	100.00–104.00	102.12
18	—	1,492	100.00–111.00	106.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	81.00	81.00
1	—	845	70.00	70.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,484	100.00–136.00	125.33
25	—	1,649	128.00–150.00	139.16
12	—	1,673	141.00–163.00	153.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,023	113.00–165.00	131.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,028	117.00–138.00	127.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	980	1,075.00–1,475.00	1,243.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,053	1,025.00–1,425.00	1,298.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	721	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	7	—	419	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	534	825.00–925.00	875.98
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,175.00	1,175.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,293	113.00–141.00	129.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	121.00	121.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,081	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,827.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	55	—	1,265	1,500.00–2,500.00	1,820.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,093	112.00–127.00	120.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,080	93.00–149.00	127.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,424	109.00–137.00	121.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,224	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,701.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	999	1,125.00–1,800.00	1,521.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,975.00	1,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	988	1,075.00–1,575.00	1,372.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,164	1,525.00–2,800.00	1,884.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,041	1,625.00–2,400.00	2,009.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,172	1,375.00–2,350.00	1,846.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	915	1,475.00–1,875.00	1,672.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	120.00	120.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,058	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,780.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,103	1,375.00–1,750.00	1,576.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,325.00–1,800.00	1,642.63
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	810	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,074.34
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,425.00	1,425.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,128	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,750.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	988	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,035	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,618.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	170.00	170.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	915	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	765	1,350.00	1,350.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	798	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,322.10
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	510	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,385	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,724.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,374	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,039.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	1,500.00–2,350.00	1,923.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,251	2,000.00–2,675.00	2,520.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,298	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,208.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	560	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,210	2,450.00	2,450.00

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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Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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