Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 264 priced lines covering 2,932 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,351 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 448 head. replacement cattle receipts at 157 head. Counted as USDA files them — 14 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,351Last week 8,024Year ago 2,139

Slaughter CattleReceipts 448Last week 897Year ago 328

Replacement CattleReceipts 157Last week 381Year ago 84

Comparisons to the previous week are not available due to the significantly lighter test of the market in the midst of winter weather and limited livestock movement in some areas.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,225.00	1,225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	978	112.50–148.00	131.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,440	133.00–142.00	137.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,114	134.00–155.00	140.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	126.00–141.00	132.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	145.00	145.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,058	1,550.00–2,025.00	1,869.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,116	1,600.00–2,400.00	2,095.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,213	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,091.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,307	1,575.00–2,075.00	1,795.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,010	132.00	132.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,325	1,875.00–1,950.00	1,919.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,219	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,899.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,076	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,929.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	1,700.00–2,475.00	2,124.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,159	1,425.00–2,650.00	2,013.23
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	883	1,525.00–1,625.00	1,575.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	165.00	165.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	985	122.00–193.00	153.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,160	120.00–169.00	136.88
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	802	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	150.00	150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	898	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,479.59
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	895	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,952.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,012	1,575.00–2,450.00	1,961.61
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,811.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	753	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	675	1,225.00–1,325.00	1,274.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,788.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,152.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,504.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,355	158.00–175.00	167.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,905	185.00	185.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	380	370.00–375.00	371.30
3	400–450	418	350.00–355.00	353.39
5	450–500	477	310.00–335.00	321.54
4	500–550	528	272.00–315.00	298.06
2	550–600	578	285.00–290.00	287.45
1	600–650	635	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	670	254.00	254.00
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
16	300–350	320	389.00–440.00	404.93
39	350–400	381	329.00–420.00	362.54
41	400–450	429	313.00–400.00	347.99
59	450–500	474	287.50–375.00	328.83
73	500–550	522	296.00–345.00	320.96
73	550–600	574	273.00–327.50	292.29
24	600–650	616	262.00–292.50	278.39
16	650–700	671	253.00–275.00	266.84
9	700–750	720	240.00–268.00	253.44
1	750–800	785	240.00	240.00
3	800–850	815	216.00–250.00	237.18
2	900–950	923	190.00–200.00	195.01
1	950–1000	960	211.00	211.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	355.00	355.00
8	400–450	436	340.00–360.00	357.47
7	550–600	572	278.00–290.00	281.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
20	350–400	374	311.00–367.50	339.11
12	400–450	436	297.50–350.00	324.88
15	450–500	476	275.00–325.00	299.36
27	500–550	524	260.00–305.00	283.52
18	550–600	576	230.00–286.00	261.00
16	600–650	625	225.00–275.00	255.86
6	650–700	688	220.00–245.00	232.46
2	700–750	705	232.50–252.50	242.57
3	750–800	778	208.00–235.00	224.49
1	850–900	895	192.00	192.00
1	900–950	910	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	515	267.50	267.50
1	550–600	570	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	423	360.00	360.00
4	450–500	483	310.00–320.00	316.80
1	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	720	260.00–262.50	261.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	250.00–270.00	260.05
1	600–650	605	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	312.00	312.00
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	362.50–370.00	366.28
3	350–400	357	367.50–375.00	370.84
2	400–450	413	345.00–350.00	347.58
2	500–550	510	291.00–301.00	295.90
1	550–600	575	297.50	297.50
1	600–650	630	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	252.00	252.00
2	450–500	460	242.50–247.50	245.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	426	285.00–310.00	300.44
7	450–500	487	260.00–287.50	273.50
3	500–550	530	265.00–280.00	272.43
4	550–600	568	252.50–270.00	259.88
2	600–650	615	251.00	251.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	215.00	215.00
3	350–400	353	200.00–259.00	219.48
3	400–450	424	229.00–262.50	239.94
1	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	515	179.00	179.00
2	550–600	585	210.00–227.50	218.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	365.00–370.00	367.45
48	300–350	320	300.00–403.00	357.73
119	350–400	375	253.00–387.00	350.53
113	400–450	424	253.00–349.00	320.39
104	450–500	474	275.00–331.00	309.07
129	500–550	523	264.00–307.00	288.44
81	550–600	572	250.00–307.00	276.84
62	600–650	624	234.00–280.00	262.72
19	650–700	679	242.50–267.50	255.06
10	700–750	721	224.00–242.00	238.57
4	750–800	763	232.00–272.50	253.14
1	850–900	850	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	910	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	980	202.00	202.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	207.00	207.00
2	1050–1100	1,098	200.00	200.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	379	303.00–337.00	321.13
8	400–450	430	290.00–315.00	304.41
8	450–500	471	290.00–297.50	295.60
1	500–550	545	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	558	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
38	300–350	325	270.00–343.00	308.93
25	350–400	373	252.50–330.00	297.05
36	400–450	425	250.00–310.00	286.51
27	450–500	469	252.50–300.00	275.79
36	500–550	525	240.00–278.00	261.57
22	550–600	578	235.00–275.00	258.69
11	600–650	625	223.00–257.50	241.97
6	650–700	674	220.00–237.50	231.40
3	700–750	733	217.50–220.00	219.16
1	750–800	765	214.00	214.00
3	800–850	820	192.00–225.00	210.59
3	900–950	927	172.00–214.00	192.76
1	950–1000	955	191.00	191.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	462	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	310.00–327.50	314.56
3	450–500	483	300.00–305.00	303.33
3	500–550	535	290.00	290.00
1	550–600	550	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	300.00–360.00	340.60
3	350–400	383	330.00–350.00	338.11
1	450–500	450	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	408	337.50–355.00	347.44
13	450–500	460	310.00–335.00	325.62
6	500–550	517	295.00–305.00	300.00
6	550–600	560	280.00–305.00	294.47
4	600–650	611	265.00–285.00	278.06
39	650–700	666	261.00–290.00	280.43
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	780	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	465	283.00–316.00	300.93
4	550–600	568	279.00	279.00
11	650–700	684	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	322.50	322.50
5	400–450	432	310.00–360.00	341.28
4	450–500	470	310.00–335.00	324.95
4	550–600	568	255.00–292.50	272.33
4	600–650	631	265.00–280.00	273.88
2	700–750	733	255.00–268.00	261.39
1	750–800	780	247.00	247.00
1	800–850	800	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	430.00	430.00
39	300–350	324	342.50–455.00	408.27
52	350–400	370	330.00–425.00	391.96
83	400–450	423	330.00–425.00	369.60
84	450–500	473	321.00–385.00	346.58
82	500–550	520	306.00–355.00	333.40
61	550–600	574	285.00–340.00	316.63
29	600–650	623	290.00–318.00	304.09
29	650–700	673	253.00–292.50	278.68
24	700–750	716	245.00–295.00	269.94
13	750–800	772	247.50–275.00	266.45
1	800–850	815	251.00	251.00
1	850–900	865	247.50	247.50
1	900–950	920	220.00	220.00
1	1250–1300	1,285	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	325.00–335.00	331.67
2	350–400	355	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	510	290.00	290.00
3	550–600	565	285.00–293.00	287.64
2	600–650	618	288.00–290.00	289.00
4	650–700	665	281.00	281.00
3	750–800	768	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	305.00–365.00	326.67
14	350–400	378	321.00–365.00	342.68
42	400–450	427	270.00–363.00	327.76
32	450–500	472	265.00–363.00	314.46
26	500–550	532	250.00–325.00	293.79
11	550–600	567	250.00–290.00	278.55
7	600–650	625	250.00–285.00	268.32
12	650–700	684	238.00–275.00	253.00
9	700–750	727	220.00–267.50	247.07
10	750–800	775	230.00–250.00	246.01
1	900–950	920	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	960	210.00	210.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	552	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	365.00	365.00
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	515	310.00–325.00	317.28
1	550–600	560	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	365.00	365.00
2	450–500	480	331.00–336.00	333.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	405.00–420.00	412.78
3	450–500	472	347.50–360.00	351.87
15	500–550	537	330.00–372.00	356.58
3	550–600	563	330.00–337.50	334.90
2	600–650	610	312.50–317.50	314.96
6	650–700	660	293.00	293.00
4	700–750	725	275.00–283.00	281.01
5	800–850	837	250.00–257.00	255.61
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	240.00–270.00	255.87
2	400–450	420	251.00–254.00	252.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	607	314.00	314.00
4	650–700	691	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	395.00–412.50	403.88
5	350–400	376	375.00–420.00	399.38
5	400–450	411	382.50–402.50	396.93
1	450–500	465	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	575	304.00	304.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,533	118.00–144.00	134.12
20	—	1,802	146.00–170.00	160.37
26	—	1,742	125.00–165.00	149.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	873	110.00–111.00	110.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
82	—	1,212	109.00–135.00	124.28
49	—	1,249	121.00–145.00	132.63
17	—	1,166	105.00–121.00	113.41
4	—	1,175	93.00–110.00	102.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,462	129.00–144.00	135.49
14	—	1,430	120.00–134.00	128.41
2	—	1,538	126.00–127.00	126.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,068	93.00–119.00	108.50
16	—	1,005	73.00–117.50	98.47
21	—	1,096	109.00–132.00	121.31
7	—	901	75.00–89.00	82.05

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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