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Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Weekly Livestock Auction Summary, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

5,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $143.17/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 629 lb · 165 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $177.05/cwt -0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 427 lb · 149 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.50/cwt +0.31 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 373 lb · 146 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 5,002 3,156 4,391
Feeder cattle 4,304 2,618 3,820
Slaughter cattle 473 384 270
Replacement cattle 225 154 301

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker steers sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 38 163.00–230.00 $198.44 $651 +1.67
365–380 367 14 186.00–189.00 $188.56 $692 +2.43
350–395 374 72 158.00–215.00 $189.93 $710 +3.80
400–435 value added 417 7 168.00–180.00 $177.40 $740 —
400–448 428 142 155.00–200.00 $177.03 $758 -0.08
450–498 470 86 147.00–186.00 $172.70 $812 +3.17
492 value added 492 3 164.00 $164.00 $807 -14.28
500–540 value added 512 6 157.00–165.00 $163.26 $836 -4.88
500–548 522 99 143.00–175.00 $160.25 $837 +2.95
550–560 value added 555 14 153.00–163.00 $155.70 $864 -9.10
550–597 569 112 137.00–164.00 $152.00 $865 +5.72
555–585 570 2 130.00–143.00 $136.33 $777 -9.95
601–645 unweaned 609 10 137.00–148.00 $145.21 $884 +17.30
600–645 620 64 130.00–152.00 $142.81 $885 +0.75
605–640 value added 637 91 140.00–155.00 $143.20 $912 —
650–685 value added 671 26 132.00–140.00 $135.60 $910 -6.40
650–695 677 23 125.00–139.50 $134.41 $910 +14.41
710 value added 710 5 133.50 $133.50 $948 +4.41
700–740 725 17 119.00–137.00 $129.02 $935 -4.61
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 -15.07
767 value added 767 18 130.00 $130.00 $997 —
750–790 775 9 116.00–130.00 $125.28 $971 +0.21
805–845 818 4 105.00–129.00 $119.62 $978 +9.62
855–890 870 4 109.00–125.00 $115.01 $1,001 -4.99
965 965 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,081 —
1030 1030 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,164 —
1065 1065 1 90.00 $90.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 324 24 131.00–199.00 $173.43 $562 +18.06
350–395 380 37 140.00–180.00 $160.42 $610 +15.49
400–445 426 39 130.00–170.00 $149.03 $635 -5.90
450–495 473 59 125.00–172.00 $150.43 $712 +8.23
505–548 525 30 119.00–158.00 $139.11 $730 +4.12
550–595 570 34 120.00–145.00 $134.58 $767 +4.08
610–640 628 6 117.00–135.00 $129.29 $812 +7.28
650–688 666 8 110.00–133.00 $122.24 $814 +0.65
708–740 721 10 108.00–129.00 $123.63 $891 +5.71
750–790 771 6 110.00–128.00 $120.22 $927 +0.22
810 810 1 115.00 $115.00 $932 —
895 895 1 85.00 $85.00 $761 -18.00
900 900 1 110.00 $110.00 $990 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 thin fleshed 435 13 193.00 $193.00 $840 +24.00
444 444 9 180.00 $180.00 $799 +9.00
489 489 4 167.00 $167.00 $817 +4.00
490 value added 490 5 152.00 $152.00 $745 —
527 thin fleshed 527 15 169.00 $169.00 $891 —
529–541 535 16 144.00–170.00 $156.85 $839 —
615 615 5 134.00 $134.00 $824 -12.00
683 683 5 134.00 $134.00 $915 +4.00
704–727 719 19 130.00–133.50 $131.26 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 4 135.00–152.50 $144.58 $470 +15.29
360–390 375 5 132.00–145.00 $140.35 $526 +28.37
420 420 1 127.00 $127.00 $533 -2.98
455–485 467 6 91.00–139.00 $121.47 $567 +0.14
590 590 1 125.00 $125.00 $738 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 75.00 $75.00 $315 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 5 150.00 $150.00 $456 -9.94
300–348 326 57 146.00–175.00 $157.46 $513 -2.48
365 value added 365 1 172.50 $172.50 $630 +14.50
350–399 373 142 138.00–171.00 $154.01 $574 +0.73
365–390 380 3 120.00–128.00 $123.25 $468 -30.03
400–446 421 121 129.00–165.00 $151.14 $636 +0.23
415–440 432 5 131.00–147.00 $142.32 $615 -8.59
463–485 470 3 126.00–138.00 $133.88 $629 +11.88
450–496 474 128 129.00–157.50 $140.26 $665 -2.32
500–548 521 130 125.00–141.00 $132.19 $689 +18.81
510–540 value added 522 5 136.00–140.00 $138.34 $722 +3.15
545 545 2 110.00–125.00 $117.50 $640 -14.62
550 fancy 550 1 150.00 $150.00 $825 —
555–565 value added 558 9 132.00–133.00 $132.55 $740 +1.55
550–599 572 133 120.00–136.00 $127.77 $731 -0.92
600–640 614 46 119.00–130.00 $123.70 $760 +9.70
614–635 unweaned 618 6 119.00–125.00 $123.32 $762 —
625–635 628 3 118.00–122.00 $119.33 $749 -9.46
660 value added 660 3 117.50 $117.50 $776 —
650–687 666 33 120.00–129.00 $123.01 $819 +2.96
668 668 5 130.00 $130.00 $868 +9.95
687 unweaned 687 3 113.00 $113.00 $776 -2.00
700–740 718 9 110.00–120.00 $113.51 $815 -3.97
730–748 744 5 123.00–125.00 $123.39 $918 +5.91
755–798 773 6 103.00–110.00 $107.48 $831 —
790 790 1 113.00 $113.00 $893 —
870–895 883 2 94.00–96.00 $94.99 $839 -15.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 —
300–345 326 51 122.00–154.00 $136.61 $445 -3.68
338 338 2 110.00 $110.00 $372 -30.29
350–395 373 48 120.00–149.00 $132.88 $496 +4.31
400–448 423 68 115.00–147.50 $132.40 $560 +4.22
445 thin fleshed 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
450–498 475 74 110.00–142.50 $129.78 $616 +5.91
500–549 529 33 109.00–128.00 $119.85 $634 +21.85
550–598 577 23 104.00–126.00 $117.46 $678 +1.32
600–645 628 16 110.00–122.00 $117.15 $736 +5.74
660–695 684 7 105.00–117.50 $113.36 $775 +7.57
705–746 729 15 100.00–112.00 $103.70 $756 +5.50
790–795 793 2 88.00–100.00 $94.02 $746 -0.88
830 830 1 93.00 $93.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 389 14 140.00–151.00 $146.07 $568 —
412–448 426 52 139.00–155.00 $148.76 $634 -3.24
464–479 471 32 134.00–139.00 $137.37 $647 —
533 thin fleshed 533 13 133.00 $133.00 $709 —
549 549 5 128.00 $128.00 $703 —
562–598 581 14 119.00–126.00 $124.41 $723 +1.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–333 320 5 110.00–140.00 $125.36 $401 +17.52
375–385 379 4 110.00–130.00 $122.03 $462 +7.58
400 400 1 115.00 $115.00 $460 ±0.00
460–490 471 7 112.00–135.00 $120.81 $569 +6.81
520–540 528 3 100.00–110.00 $104.95 $554 —
585 585 1 108.00 $108.00 $632 +28.00
650–665 658 2 80.00–94.00 $87.08 $573 -2.92

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 339 12 170.00–186.00 $180.23 $611 +4.95
358–395 380 24 161.00–190.00 $176.20 $670 -3.00
400–445 416 44 150.00–185.00 $170.56 $710 -0.15
420–425 422 3 150.00–164.00 $159.30 $672 -11.41
450–495 475 50 135.00–180.00 $159.94 $760 +0.82
504 thin fleshed 504 6 164.00 $164.00 $827 —
500–545 524 48 130.00–162.00 $150.12 $787 +1.40
550–595 573 58 122.00–145.00 $134.80 $772 +2.75
600–645 623 27 123.00–136.00 $129.41 $806 +0.79
650–695 669 18 116.00–132.00 $122.27 $818 -1.59
705–745 727 9 110.00–125.00 $119.48 $869 +3.77
750–780 764 5 113.00–120.00 $116.20 $888 +4.42
800–845 831 5 101.00–111.00 $108.06 $898 —
870 870 1 103.00 $103.00 $896 -5.00
1035 1035 1 91.00 $91.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 7 145.00–164.00 $157.47 $509 +8.01
350–398 380 8 140.00–172.00 $151.27 $575 +1.01
400–440 422 19 130.00–157.00 $146.94 $620 +8.30
445 thin fleshed 445 1 143.00 $143.00 $636 —
450–495 480 13 125.00–153.00 $138.36 $664 -1.09
500–545 528 14 120.00–142.50 $132.87 $702 +15.50
550–595 571 11 115.00–138.00 $122.22 $698 -1.80
600–645 633 14 112.00–124.00 $118.85 $752 +18.85
680–690 685 2 112.00–123.00 $117.46 $805 +3.11
715–743 734 3 112.00–114.00 $113.35 $832 —
760–780 770 2 92.00–105.00 $98.42 $758 -11.58
820–825 823 2 80.00–81.00 $80.50 $663 -3.50
860 860 1 89.00 $89.00 $765 —
903–930 910 4 85.00–90.00 $88.72 $807 —
1005 1005 1 70.00 $70.00 $704 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990–1235 1120 (<2 yrs)N/A 5 1,000.00–1,450.00 $1,211.72 —
1165–1570 1362 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 1,700.00–1,900.00 $1,785.13 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 365 2 135.00–146.00 $140.27 $512 —
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 —
605–625 615 2 60.00–112.00 $85.58 $526 —
710 710 1 85.00 $85.00 $604 -8.00
795 795 1 80.00 $80.00 $636 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–830 804 80-85% 4 31.00–42.00 $36.90 $297 -18.10
740–1040 884 80-85% 7 19.00–46.00 $36.89 $326 +20.19
885–1200 1028 80-85% 12 35.00–51.00 $44.83 $461 —
890–1535 1200 80-85% 82 48.00–60.00 $55.39 $665 —
1040–1640 1239 80-85% 54 57.00–70.00 $62.43 $774 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–830 801 85-90% 4 32.00–35.00 $33.03 $265 +10.24
805 805 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $306 +15.21
830 830 85-90% 1 20.00 $20.00 $166 -25.05
765–1260 974 85-90% 18 25.00–55.00 $40.05 $390 +5.49
840–1145 1006 85-90% 7 26.00–46.00 $34.22 $344 —
850–1300 1041 85-90% 38 35.00–56.00 $48.38 $504 —
900–1290 1126 85-90% 14 54.50–67.00 $59.57 $671 +13.75
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1765 1417 75-80% 30 52.00–63.50 $56.78 $805 —
1200–1825 1474 75-80% 14 55.00–69.00 $62.35 $919 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1905 1340 14 44.50–83.50 $68.66 $920 —
1225–2250 1645 30 68.00–90.00 $84.62 $1,392 -3.82
1535–2090 1922 28 81.50–99.00 $91.36 $1,756 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
685–980 829 (<2 yrs)Open 6 68.00–101.00 $87.51 $725
495–1230 863 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 22 53.00–93.00 $70.20 $606
890–1060 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 53.00–70.00 $61.20 $581
865–1340 1059 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 50.00–67.00 $61.04 $646

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805–915 thin fleshed 843 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 600.00–775.00 $668.34
725–890 thin fleshed 844 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 550.00–735.00 $663.90
630–1235 859 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 600.00–950.00 $790.20
795–1280 986 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 975.00–1,410.00 $1,149.40
890–1080 1006 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 850.00–975.00 $909.44
985–1065 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 950.00–1,410.00 $1,180.59
1010–1070 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–635.00 $618.00
775–1205 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 600.00–1,310.00 $981.77
785–1235 1084 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 750.00–1,275.00 $986.94
905–1400 1137 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 19 650.00–1,150.00 $864.41
925–1320 1152 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 500.00–950.00 $764.68
935–1365 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 500.00–900.00 $723.42
1060–1330 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 700.00–860.00 $794.39
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880 880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 67.50 $67.50 $594
955–1100 1028 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 52.00–58.50 $55.48 $570
910–1275 1037 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 55.00–70.00 $63.88 $662
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 44.00 $44.00 $471
985–1265 1074 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 67.00–78.00 $71.39 $767
955–1380 1168 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 72.50–74.00 $73.11 $854
1115–1455 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 51.00–72.00 $58.65 $736
905–1665 1307 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 57.00–67.00 $59.52 $778

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
865–925 895 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 675.00–775.00 $723.32

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1010 thin fleshed 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
1060 1060 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 980.00 $980.00 —
930–1200 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 900.00–950.00 $928.17 —
860–1360 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 11 450.00–1,200.00 $892.53 +44.67
980–1280 1162 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 950.00–1,550.00 $1,278.86 +431.00
1000–1250 1176 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 925.00–1,425.00 $1,261.58 +413.72
1055–1325 1191 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 735.00–900.00 $810.16 -37.70
1045–1300 1236 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,575.00–1,610.00 $1,582.40 —
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1880 1880 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 60.00 $60.00 $348 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.