Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 289 priced lines covering 5,766 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 8,024 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 897 head. replacement cattle receipts at 381 head. Counted as USDA files them — 34 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 8,024Last week 4,975Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 897Last week 331Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 381Last week 109Year ago 0

Compared to last report: Market trend not established due to limited comparable receipts from week ago. However, a higher undertone was noted on mostly all classes. Limited receipts for week ago due to winter storm closing a few auction locations. Demand remains good

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	345.00	345.00
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	489	300.00	300.00
3	500–550	512	265.00–275.00	270.81
2	600–650	602	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	429	312.50–327.50	317.45
14	450–500	483	310.00–322.50	315.41
30	500–550	517	280.00–311.00	299.42
27	550–600	573	272.50–297.50	285.46
14	600–650	616	260.00–284.00	276.65
31	650–700	672	232.50–270.00	253.42
31	700–750	733	235.00–253.00	245.36
2	750–800	755	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	337.50	337.50
6	450–500	498	293.00	293.00
8	500–550	501	283.00	283.00
5	600–650	603	260.00	260.00
8	650–700	677	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	340.00–380.00	355.60
2	350–400	382	325.00	325.00
12	400–450	415	300.00–343.00	327.79
8	450–500	466	287.50–310.00	297.24
3	500–550	505	266.00–285.00	278.73
2	550–600	563	272.50–275.00	273.78
1	600–650	625	247.00	247.00
2	650–700	650	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	327.50	327.50
37	300–350	322	269.00–337.00	301.41
43	350–400	372	250.00–330.00	298.89
52	400–450	424	250.00–317.50	284.20
58	450–500	474	244.00–287.50	268.27
49	500–550	526	230.00–282.50	261.55
42	550–600	573	225.00–267.00	250.09
18	600–650	631	217.00–252.50	236.33
25	650–700	675	200.00–247.50	222.90
6	700–750	725	190.00–235.00	212.44
3	750–800	783	195.00–210.00	200.65
3	800–850	817	182.00–190.00	187.27
2	850–900	870	183.00–190.00	186.42
3	900–950	909	190.00–207.00	195.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	225.00–235.00	229.96
1	350–400	370	267.00	267.00
2	400–450	433	160.00–240.00	199.77
2	450–500	480	190.00–230.00	210.21
1	500–550	505	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	418	336.00	336.00
11	500–550	536	294.00	294.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	340.00	340.00
8	400–450	444	305.00–334.00	326.85
56	450–500	481	275.00–291.00	287.62
39	500–550	524	270.00–287.00	279.84
37	550–600	576	260.00–265.00	263.09
12	600–650	623	250.00–260.00	256.20
2	650–700	657	252.50	252.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
82	300–350	325	315.00–400.00	362.82
142	350–400	377	300.00–389.00	336.57
142	400–450	422	282.50–355.00	318.87
270	450–500	473	280.00–340.00	307.90
146	500–550	520	265.00–307.00	289.22
184	550–600	568	255.00–295.00	277.19
68	600–650	620	240.00–286.00	260.80
126	650–700	666	229.00–272.50	251.13
20	700–750	720	225.00–250.00	235.50
6	750–800	776	225.00–242.50	233.18
10	800–850	821	195.00–230.00	211.94
3	850–900	870	199.00–204.00	201.01
6	900–950	921	187.00–212.50	200.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
29	600–650	626	257.00–274.00	260.21
4	700–750	731	239.00–248.00	245.77
3	750–800	767	231.00	231.00
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
14	850–900	871	210.00–220.00	218.20
3	950–1000	984	200.00–217.50	211.72
1	1100–1150	1,130	170.00	170.00
1	1450–1500	1,455	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
6	400–450	423	300.00–315.00	307.98
10	450–500	484	260.00–292.50	281.35
5	500–550	532	265.00–275.00	271.09
15	550–600	574	245.00–264.00	255.85
6	600–650	617	230.00–255.00	247.83
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	733	222.50–234.00	228.27
3	750–800	775	190.00–220.00	206.69
7	800–850	826	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	740	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	635	195.00	195.00
2	650–700	698	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	390.00–415.00	401.58
11	350–400	365	372.50–437.50	395.82
6	400–450	407	362.50–400.00	373.29
2	450–500	458	357.50–360.00	358.76
1	550–600	555	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	350.00–372.50	365.03
7	400–450	414	350.00–355.00	352.48
9	450–500	487	320.00–335.00	329.19
6	500–550	542	302.50–319.00	314.81
4	550–600	580	275.00–300.00	283.74
10	600–650	615	257.50–282.50	271.80
7	650–700	676	262.50–270.00	267.86
5	700–750	717	245.00–260.00	255.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	260.00	260.00
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	408	235.00–262.50	248.67
1	450–500	475	269.00	269.00
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	300–350	324	330.00–451.00	392.12
110	350–400	377	337.50–435.00	388.82
131	400–450	422	320.00–425.00	372.29
175	450–500	468	310.00–407.00	358.42
197	500–550	524	299.00–368.00	336.21
193	550–600	576	283.00–340.00	317.76
137	600–650	626	270.00–320.00	305.09
67	650–700	670	260.00–315.00	283.10
97	700–750	716	243.00–292.50	271.79
20	750–800	771	235.00–267.50	252.89
19	800–850	818	230.00–259.00	252.97
65	850–900	855	234.00–250.00	239.98
1	900–950	910	230.00	230.00
2	950–1000	970	236.00–240.00	238.02
1	1000–1050	1,035	221.00	221.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	200.00	200.00
1	1250–1300	1,265	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	362.50	362.50
75	450–500	474	315.00–371.00	357.40
56	500–550	528	300.00–334.00	320.14
9	550–600	577	281.00–310.00	294.15
20	600–650	642	286.00–294.00	287.14
53	650–700	670	260.00–287.50	266.31
27	700–750	726	240.00–266.00	250.31
11	750–800	780	245.00–250.00	246.84
40	850–900	854	237.50	237.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	375.00–415.00	402.14
3	400–450	418	360.00–382.50	373.52
34	450–500	475	324.00–359.00	347.84
64	500–550	515	322.50–381.00	352.75
13	550–600	565	315.00–346.00	332.44
42	600–650	620	303.00–320.00	314.05
11	650–700	652	290.00–300.00	299.06
18	750–800	770	250.00–261.00	255.20
12	850–900	860	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	412	345.00	345.00
12	500–550	508	300.00–324.00	315.06
6	600–650	631	270.00–282.50	277.10
1	650–700	680	277.50	277.50
7	700–750	728	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	570	321.00	321.00
11	600–650	622	293.00–310.00	300.51
3	850–900	898	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	649	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	412	402.00	402.00
1	450–500	493	357.50	357.50
3	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
4	550–600	562	320.00–333.00	326.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	239	435.00	435.00
8	300–350	325	380.00–425.00	396.94
2	350–400	373	370.00–375.00	372.45
7	400–450	436	371.00	371.00
4	450–500	474	340.00–355.00	344.93
5	500–550	536	312.50–337.50	320.35
7	550–600	572	280.00–305.00	292.40
1	600–650	600	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	403	370.00–375.00	372.52
1	450–500	470	405.00	405.00
3	600–650	627	330.00–347.50	338.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
31	300–350	320	300.00–397.50	341.75
26	350–400	364	265.00–355.00	322.43
42	400–450	428	277.50–345.00	316.12
75	450–500	472	265.00–341.00	309.38
55	500–550	529	270.00–319.00	297.96
60	550–600	580	250.00–317.00	266.74
21	600–650	624	240.00–279.00	265.44
33	650–700	673	240.00–278.00	253.81
4	700–750	726	239.00–267.00	253.75
9	750–800	774	232.00–250.00	239.18
2	800–850	807	231.00	231.00
1	850–900	890	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	910	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	960	210.00	210.00
Beef/Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	970	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
12	500–550	510	353.00	353.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	375	360.00–365.00	362.43
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
8	450–500	468	310.00–345.00	332.93
4	500–550	519	306.00–322.50	316.53
1	550–600	555	307.50	307.50
1	650–700	655	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	350.00–400.00	381.08
38	350–400	376	345.00–390.00	363.06
68	400–450	421	320.00–399.00	347.42
100	450–500	477	300.00–387.00	328.50
100	500–550	526	280.00–341.00	317.02
71	550–600	568	277.00–323.00	299.45
63	600–650	625	255.00–303.00	279.50
25	650–700	674	245.00–270.00	256.27
13	700–750	724	235.00–265.00	240.21
3	750–800	775	222.50–230.00	226.85
16	800–850	807	200.00–232.50	220.03
5	850–900	883	200.00–219.00	211.27
1	1050–1100	1,090	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	325.00–330.00	327.88
4	500–550	538	322.00	322.00
29	600–650	644	265.00–269.50	268.75
8	750–800	780	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	327.50–335.00	331.45
2	500–550	525	270.00–302.50	286.87
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
4	600–650	615	250.00–275.00	264.44
1	650–700	695	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	390	269.00	269.00
2	400–450	408	273.00	273.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	320.00–335.00	327.38
4	350–400	369	340.00–390.00	355.59
16	400–450	424	280.00–330.00	308.18
15	450–500	467	260.00–322.50	300.75
13	500–550	526	219.00–287.50	271.54
14	550–600	576	230.00–281.00	262.97
11	600–650	624	242.50–270.00	261.50
8	650–700	676	221.00–257.50	236.13
5	700–750	729	220.00–235.00	227.51
1	750–800	765	199.00	199.00
6	800–850	821	190.00–228.00	220.05
6	850–900	871	163.00–200.00	180.58
1	1000–1050	1,015	190.00	190.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,505	166.00	166.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,755	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,760	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,191	2,275.00–3,750.00	3,368.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,323	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,613.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,088	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,123.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,389	2,125.00–2,600.00	2,391.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	2,425.00–2,600.00	2,519.72
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,019	117.00–151.00	139.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	818	162.50–212.50	183.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	923	139.00–177.50	158.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,105	96.00–147.50	122.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,152	1,825.00–1,950.00	1,902.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	970	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,271	1,500.00–2,250.00	2,148.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,212	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,924.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,242	1,675.00–2,800.00	2,189.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	1,675.00–2,600.00	2,066.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,060	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,818.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	981	1,600.00–2,025.00	1,878.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,406	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,849.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,232	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,157.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,113	1,325.00–1,850.00	1,627.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,510	128.00	128.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	131.00–139.00	134.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,465	119.00–162.50	132.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,285	1,400.00–2,150.00	1,895.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,371	121.00–152.50	130.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,262	119.00–129.00	125.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	800	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	110.00	110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	2,325.00	2,325.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	53	—	959	1,950.00–3,150.00	2,920.64
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	879	1,350.00–2,500.00	2,366.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,244	2,800.00–3,325.00	3,223.71

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,259	123.00–140.00	129.41
4	—	1,024	85.00–96.00	91.09
17	—	1,129	100.00–118.00	110.95
83	—	1,213	110.00–139.00	123.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	961	80.00–95.00	84.79
22	—	1,055	111.00–122.00	117.02
46	—	1,012	98.00–122.00	110.12
14	—	924	80.00–103.00	93.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,413	120.00–150.00	130.79
24	—	1,430	112.50–133.00	124.80
1	—	1,765	109.00	109.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	890	87.50–100.00	93.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,405	75.00–144.00	127.91
52	—	1,565	132.50–165.00	148.44
14	—	1,830	150.00–183.00	164.55

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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