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Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, February 8, 2021

421 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.69/cwt +7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $774/hd at 570 lb · 88 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.87/cwt -17.92 vs last sale · ≈ $557/hd at 420 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $144.56/cwt -27.85 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 462 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 421 5,002 6,339
Feeder cattle 346 4,304 5,908
Slaughter cattle 42 473 304
Replacement cattle 33 225 127

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to close last week: not enough cattle to establish a market trend. Majority of auctions last week closed or had very light receipts due to inclement winter weather.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 323 2 170.00–186.00 $177.81 $574 -20.63
390 390 2 159.00–165.00 $162.00 $632 -27.93
400–405 403 3 130.00–145.00 $139.98 $564 -37.05
450–475 462 10 130.00–158.00 $144.56 $668 -28.14
505–535 516 4 130.00–149.00 $139.53 $720 -20.72
565 565 1 139.00 $139.00 $785 -13.00
640–645 643 2 130.00 $130.00 $836 -12.81
655–675 667 5 125.00–130.00 $128.02 $854 -6.39
700–740 720 4 113.00–131.00 $123.03 $886 -5.99
835 835 1 110.00 $110.00 $918 -9.62
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 3 129.00–158.00 $145.67 $551 -14.75
405–425 418 3 120.00–154.00 $134.74 $563 -14.29
460 460 1 146.00 $146.00 $672 -4.43
472 value added 472 2 151.00 $151.00 $713 —
560 560 1 136.00 $136.00 $762 +1.42
695 695 1 119.00 $119.00 $827 -3.24
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 135.00 $135.00 $500 -5.35

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 6 128.00–147.00 $134.69 $428 -22.77
350–395 377 9 125.00–139.00 $132.34 $499 +9.09
402 value added 402 2 138.00 $138.00 $555 —
400–435 422 14 125.00–145.00 $132.14 $558 -19.00
460–495 471 7 125.00–133.00 $128.44 $605 -5.44
510–540 522 5 114.00–129.00 $124.11 $648 -8.08
555–570 value added 570 86 136.00–138.00 $136.02 $775 +3.47
570–590 580 2 121.00–122.00 $121.51 $705 -6.26
650–670 657 3 109.00–114.00 $112.30 $738 -10.71
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 -13.39
756 756 6 111.00 $111.00 $839 +3.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 323 2 110.00–115.00 $112.40 $363 -24.21
425–430 428 3 115.00–129.00 $122.99 $526 -9.41
460–475 468 2 105.00–113.00 $109.06 $510 -20.72
510–520 517 3 101.00–118.00 $111.40 $576 -8.45
610 610 1 105.00 $105.00 $640 -12.15
665 665 1 111.00 $111.00 $738 -2.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 105.00–115.00 $110.21 $466 -4.79
475 475 1 95.00 $95.00 $451 -25.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 180.00 $180.00 $495 —
315 315 1 180.00 $180.00 $567 -0.23
350 350 1 165.00 $165.00 $578 -11.20
450–495 468 7 130.00–156.00 $149.74 $701 -10.20
500–545 525 9 125.00–147.00 $135.70 $712 -14.42
555 555 2 125.00–132.00 $128.50 $713 -6.30
680 680 1 120.00 $120.00 $816 -2.27
740 740 1 110.00 $110.00 $814 -9.48
750 750 1 118.00 $118.00 $885 +1.80
800 800 1 112.00 $112.00 $896 +3.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 145.00 $145.00 $551 -6.27
430 430 1 140.00 $140.00 $602 -6.94
525 525 2 104.00–134.00 $119.00 $625 -13.87
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1760 1760 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,408 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1230 1127 80-85% 3 55.00–60.00 $56.75 $640 —
930–1545 1191 80-85% 12 47.00–54.50 $51.75 $616 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–830 828 85-90% 2 22.00 $22.00 $182 +2.00
895–1010 953 85-90% 2 35.00–37.00 $35.94 $343 -4.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1605 1605 75-80% 1 55.00 $55.00 $883 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075 1075 1 70.00 $70.00 $752 —
1285–1695 1528 4 77.00–86.00 $81.22 $1,241 —
1555–2060 1743 4 80.00–90.00 $84.27 $1,469 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–920 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 78.00–87.00 $82.32 $729
870–1110 1012 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 53.00–79.00 $65.33 $661

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–1260 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 750.00–1,150.00 $972.53
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 560.00 $560.00
1070–1160 1111 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 800.00–1,100.00 $1,021.26
920–1365 1143 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 750.00–870.00 $821.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–1465 1220 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 50.00–58.00 $52.11 $636
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 51.50 $51.50 $651

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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
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1135 1135 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —

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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.