Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 9, 2021

2,865 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $147.43/cwt +2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 523 lb · 127 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $171.94/cwt +5.84 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 468 lb · 91 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $151.29/cwt +1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $788/hd at 521 lb · 67 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,865	8,892	7,688
Feeder cattle	2,230	7,392	6,317
Slaughter cattle	474	1,058	1,015
Replacement cattle	161	442	356

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Market trend not applicable due to a few markets not reported because of reporters absence and limited receipts due to hot weather putting a damper on livestock movement. However, a mostly higher undertone was noted on all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	19	170.00–215.00	$187.23	$607	-0.77
350–395	376	28	160.00–195.00	$176.50	$664	-6.18
405–445	423	31	150.00–195.00	$171.31	$725	-7.13
453 fancy	453	3	175.00	$175.00	$793	—
450–495	469	88	152.00–190.00	$171.84	$806	+7.09
500–548	526	53	149.00–179.00	$164.51	$865	+2.42
550–595	573	59	140.00–169.00	$158.46	$908	-1.99
600–649	632	49	140.00–175.00	$158.13	$999	+4.39
650–695	669	31	133.00–158.00	$145.70	$975	-5.06
710–720	715	2	145.00–146.00	$145.50	$1,040	-1.85
715 value added	715	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,101	+3.87
750–785	773	3	130.00–148.00	$141.84	$1,096	+4.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	184.00	$184.00	$515	+31.19
315–335	328	4	140.00–167.50	$153.47	$503	-7.06
350–395	375	17	130.00–167.50	$151.24	$567	-8.85
400–445	428	20	143.00–178.00	$156.55	$670	+4.26
455–490	466	14	136.00–162.00	$153.65	$716	+7.41
500–545	528	18	137.00–157.00	$147.11	$777	+2.13
550–595	574	11	130.00–160.00	$143.01	$821	+5.28
605–645	622	14	130.00–154.00	$143.02	$890	+1.40
655–695	672	7	138.00–148.00	$144.80	$973	+6.59
705–745	727	7	129.00–139.00	$135.13	$982	+0.97
765–770	769	10	120.00–140.00	$136.21	$1,047	+12.28
945	945	1	108.00	$108.00	$1,021	-8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352	352	7	186.00	$186.00	$655	—
533	533	4	150.00	$150.00	$800	-13.87
567	567	13	166.00	$166.00	$941	+9.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	+0.86
355–395	383	6	105.00–140.00	$127.85	$490	-9.58
410–440	422	3	115.00–152.00	$129.17	$545	+2.68
455–490	471	4	111.00–131.00	$118.98	$560	-8.61
575–590	583	2	115.00–116.00	$115.49	$673	+13.62
655	655	1	117.00	$117.00	$766	+45.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	57.50	$57.50	$216	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	156.00	$156.00	$460	-0.55
300–345	330	18	147.00–170.00	$158.07	$522	-0.82
350–395	372	39	141.00–166.00	$152.97	$569	-4.11
405–447	433	63	133.00–167.00	$156.17	$676	+0.59
450–495	471	60	130.00–156.00	$145.24	$684	-3.63
512 value added	512	5	143.00	$143.00	$732	-2.47
520	520	6	154.50	$154.50	$803	+9.64
501–547	523	115	130.00–158.00	$147.38	$771	+2.52
540	540	1	133.00	$133.00	$718	-1.49
550–597	570	55	130.00–149.00	$142.64	$813	-1.21
600–648	625	34	128.00–147.00	$136.17	$851	-1.61
650–695	666	17	127.00–137.50	$133.66	$890	+16.73
678 value added	678	6	141.50	$141.50	$959	+1.93
706 fancy	706	18	137.50	$137.50	$971	—
700–745	721	9	112.00–133.00	$125.17	$902	-11.13
753–795	767	3	126.00	$126.00	$966	+6.51
815–820	818	2	120.00	$120.00	$982	-0.69
825	825	1	104.00	$104.00	$858	-11.98
870	870	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,035	+10.29
915	915	1	108.00	$108.00	$988	+8.00
975	975	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,034	—
1015	1015	1	102.00	$102.00	$1,035	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	7	129.00–156.00	$140.44	$458	-1.31
350–395	374	22	120.00–152.00	$140.59	$526	+0.62
410–445	426	21	120.00–156.00	$139.55	$594	+1.57
450–495	469	33	125.00–144.00	$133.70	$627	+2.50
500–545	527	22	117.00–149.00	$136.16	$718	+5.41
553–595	570	9	128.00–140.00	$132.87	$757	+4.61
600–645	620	13	111.00–142.00	$129.17	$801	-16.83
670 fancy	670	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,032	—
660–695	672	8	120.00–131.00	$126.60	$851	+6.48
679–690	681	11	120.00–138.50	$123.41	$840	+3.29
700–745	721	6	110.00–130.00	$115.46	$832	+5.03
755–785	767	3	104.00–126.00	$113.48	$870	-16.52
770 fancy	770	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,136	—
850	850	2	100.00	$100.00	$850	—
915	915	1	100.00	$100.00	$915	+6.23

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
242 thin fleshed	242	6	170.00	$170.00	$411	—
299 thin fleshed	299	6	160.00	$160.00	$478	—
343	343	3	143.00	$143.00	$490	—
389	389	4	156.00	$156.00	$607	±0.00
405	405	8	150.00	$150.00	$608	-1.41
492	492	3	135.00	$135.00	$664	-6.69
530–533	532	9	124.00–146.00	$141.13	$751	-6.48
603–611	608	11	144.00–147.00	$145.08	$882	—
656	656	9	136.00	$136.00	$892	—
737	737	6	129.00	$129.00	$951	+9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283–295	285	5	125.00–146.00	$129.34	$369	—
310–345	328	2	117.50–125.00	$121.05	$397	+2.05
350–380	363	3	125.00–135.00	$128.21	$465	+13.21
410–435	423	5	107.00–127.00	$115.00	$486	-3.03
450–490	475	3	109.00–115.00	$111.40	$529	+0.71
510–515	513	2	100.00	$100.00	$513	-8.66
570–585	577	3	100.00–122.00	$110.76	$639	+3.85
610	610	1	90.00	$90.00	$549	-14.93

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	334	4	192.50–201.00	$196.30	$656	+11.65
350–398	376	23	170.00–216.00	$186.81	$702	+2.39
400–445	429	15	160.00–180.00	$171.65	$736	-3.86
450–495	479	30	147.00–183.00	$161.23	$772	+5.26
500–545	521	67	132.00–167.00	$151.29	$788	+1.40
550–595	569	45	123.00–165.00	$145.66	$829	-0.62
600–645	620	43	124.00–154.00	$142.17	$881	-3.25
640	640	1	127.00	$127.00	$813	-18.42
650–690	667	13	121.00–144.00	$134.76	$899	-4.03
700–740	720	18	114.00–145.00	$132.43	$953	+0.96
765 fancy	765	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,010	—
754–785	768	19	118.00–137.00	$132.32	$1,016	+2.51
800–831	818	11	110.00–120.00	$113.56	$929	-14.61
906	906	4	108.00	$108.00	$978	-4.00
1070	1070	1	89.00	$89.00	$952	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	329	7	150.00–185.00	$167.92	$552	-2.86
365–395	381	10	147.00–167.00	$154.96	$590	+2.24
405–445	426	16	135.00–168.00	$148.05	$631	-0.78
450–495	481	16	130.00–154.00	$143.76	$691	+2.44
500–545	528	8	125.00–146.00	$131.68	$695	+23.68
550–595	564	10	122.00–139.00	$133.27	$752	+4.23
575	575	1	100.00	$100.00	$575	-29.04
600–648	626	10	110.00–138.00	$124.98	$782	-1.18
650–685	668	2	108.00–117.00	$112.62	$752	-9.13
740	740	2	122.00–131.00	$126.50	$936	+11.32
750–790	779	6	81.00–120.00	$107.64	$839	-8.03
802–845	824	10	100.00–110.00	$104.56	$862	-0.48
850–890	870	2	90.00–99.00	$94.40	$821	-7.54
918	918	6	90.00	$90.00	$826	+9.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	141.00	$141.00	$437	+16.62
391	391	4	125.00	$125.00	$489	+11.92
410	410	1	120.00	$120.00	$492	+0.96
450–498	485	12	110.00–126.00	$119.31	$579	+0.37
645	645	2	88.00–100.00	$94.00	$606	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
308 thin fleshed	308	—	—	4	185.00	$185.00	$570	—
486	486	—	—	4	145.00	$145.00	$705	—
1035	1035	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	73.00	$73.00	$756	—
1225	1225	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	70.00	$70.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	940.00	$940.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	80-85%	1	47.50	$47.50	$387	—
835	835	80-85%	1	35.00	$35.00	$292	—
925–1145	1012	80-85%	5	36.00–52.50	$45.23	$458	-13.01
855–1630	1081	80-85%	37	50.00–67.50	$57.74	$624	—
880–1590	1170	80-85%	83	59.00–72.00	$64.98	$760	-3.88
1035–1540	1234	80-85%	29	66.00–78.50	$72.17	$891	-0.82

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–815	765	85-90%	3	52.00–66.00	$57.46	$440	+15.36
830–840	835	85-90%	2	31.00–32.50	$31.75	$265	-23.35
835	835	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$292	-20.10
860–1095	994	85-90%	19	47.00–62.00	$55.19	$549	+4.50
860–1210	1012	85-90%	6	30.00–54.00	$40.57	$411	-1.31
885–1230	1071	85-90%	34	57.00–69.00	$61.90	$663	-6.06
1080–1240	1145	85-90%	3	67.00–75.00	$70.05	$802	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155	1155	75-80%	1	63.00	$63.00	$728	—
1070–1720	1355	75-80%	19	60.00–69.00	$65.43	$887	-9.08
1130–1575	1365	75-80%	10	66.00–74.00	$70.30	$960	-4.21

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–2020	1421	15	40.00–91.00	$79.84	$1,135	+7.83
1220–2110	1670	33	80.50–98.00	$92.21	$1,540	—
1455–2380	1816	19	93.00–108.00	$99.95	$1,815	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–1040	874	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	51.00–92.00	$68.86	$602
765–1080	895	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	71.00–117.00	$90.97	$814
890–1135	1026	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	52.00–70.00	$64.03	$657

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
850–995	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	98.00–99.00	$98.46	$909
750–1295	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	66.00–113.00	$82.82	$774
970–1095	1033	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	57.00–58.00	$57.53	$594
930–1365	1108	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	48.00–95.00	$72.05	$798
1060–1295	1131	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	62.50–73.00	$69.09	$781
1150	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	71.50	$71.50	$822
1035–1300	1156	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	63.00–77.00	$67.35	$779
1114–1210	1156	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	65.00–81.00	$73.81	$853
955–1320	1179	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	63.50–74.00	$70.64	$833

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–870	868	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–810.00	$804.99
853–1030	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	900.00–1,100.00	$1,036.90
915–1015	962	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	925.00–1,025.00	$975.69
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	815.00	$815.00
980–1485	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	850.00–1,075.00	$1,002.30
1100–1365	1197	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	800.00–960.00	$876.62
1130–1375	1311	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	875.00–1,075.00	$1,005.89

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785	785	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	41.00	$41.00	$322

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665	665	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
685	685	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
885–920	903	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	725.00–800.00	$763.23
985	985	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1015	1015	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775 thin fleshed	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—
800–970	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,223.49	—
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,120.00	$1,120.00	—
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—
810–1485	1172	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	900.00–1,450.00	$1,122.08	-177.92
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	+100.00
1210	1210	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	-316.78
1070–1440	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,030.00–1,150.00	$1,098.84	—
1340	1340	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—
1090–1465	1344	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,194.06	—
1270–1655	1398	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	700.00–1,200.00	$1,038.45	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1220	1220	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.