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Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, September 6, 2021

3,477 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $155.31/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 608 lb · 119 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $166.48/cwt +0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 421 lb · 101 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.19/cwt +9.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,017/hd at 725 lb · 88 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,477 4,869 3,808
Feeder cattle 2,961 4,199 3,020
Slaughter cattle 397 545 603
Replacement cattle 119 125 185

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Market trend not applicable due to a few markets not being covered because of reporters absence.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 value added 305 4 181.00 $181.00 $552 —
300–345 332 20 170.00–217.50 $193.78 $643 +11.69
350–395 370 38 155.00–215.00 $187.36 $693 +10.93
400–448 419 89 150.00–200.00 $166.92 $699 +1.53
403–445 value added 432 9 167.00–171.00 $168.97 $730 -6.03
440–443 442 3 145.00–147.50 $145.83 $645 -19.56
450–495 470 36 149.00–179.00 $157.47 $740 -3.25
495 495 1 140.00 $140.00 $693 -20.72
500–505 value added 502 3 161.00–171.00 $164.36 $825 -10.64
500–545 519 50 140.00–164.00 $152.68 $792 -3.29
544 544 6 143.00 $143.00 $778 +13.28
558 558 3 145.00 $145.00 $809 -10.77
553–595 569 27 143.00–162.00 $150.45 $856 -5.32
600 value added 600 80 160.10 $160.10 $961 -1.36
600–645 623 34 138.00–163.00 $147.01 $916 -6.50
636 636 5 135.00 $135.00 $859 +2.54
652 value added 652 5 169.00 $169.00 $1,102 +10.13
650–695 666 24 135.00–163.00 $145.38 $968 -6.56
700–745 717 16 135.00–149.00 $139.92 $1,003 -6.24
723 value added 723 15 153.00 $153.00 $1,106 -3.08
755–790 767 7 134.00–142.00 $138.59 $1,063 -3.29
816 value added 816 5 143.00 $143.00 $1,167 +7.00
1010 1010 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 326 12 135.00–168.00 $152.83 $498 -1.76
355–395 379 16 145.00–169.00 $153.33 $581 -1.90
400–445 425 20 135.00–155.00 $144.04 $612 -1.97
450–495 474 44 125.00–149.00 $141.62 $671 -5.07
500–548 525 32 120.00–148.00 $136.70 $718 -6.29
550–580 563 6 121.00–145.00 $135.60 $763 -4.93
600–645 613 23 124.00–142.00 $131.59 $807 -8.30
675 675 1 136.00 $136.00 $918 -0.15
700–715 708 2 127.50–130.00 $128.76 $912 -7.97
750 750 1 127.00 $127.00 $952 —
845 845 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,077 +7.50
885 885 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,124 +2.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
351 value added 351 4 173.00 $173.00 $607 —
425–432 429 5 132.00–140.00 $135.17 $580 —
475–476 476 7 146.00–147.00 $146.57 $698 -0.93
483–498 value added 489 5 152.00–155.00 $153.78 $752 -6.72
518–549 532 9 150.00–156.00 $153.25 $815 -5.75
551–595 561 15 150.00–153.50 $152.26 $854 +3.26
580–585 value added 581 24 156.00–157.50 $157.25 $914 —
611–647 624 15 140.00–150.00 $146.57 $915 —
655 655 3 149.00 $149.00 $976 —
669 value added 669 33 148.00–158.00 $156.79 $1,049 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 128.00 $128.00 $467 -9.60
420–445 437 3 110.00–125.00 $118.21 $517 -12.71
475 475 1 107.00 $107.00 $508 -13.27
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 -21.82
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 82.50 $82.50 $528 —
655 655 1 60.00 $60.00 $393 —
745 745 1 63.00 $63.00 $469 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 328 31 145.00–165.00 $154.61 $507 -2.97
350–398 383 43 135.00–173.00 $152.46 $584 -3.43
400–445 419 44 136.00–155.00 $146.86 $615 -1.05
450–495 472 53 133.00–150.00 $142.71 $674 -3.33
485 485 1 122.00 $122.00 $592 -9.25
500–545 520 78 131.00–150.00 $139.12 $723 -0.70
550–595 565 42 130.00–147.00 $134.92 $762 +4.92
585 value added 585 3 148.00 $148.00 $866 +1.14
600–645 625 23 132.00–148.00 $138.01 $863 -0.37
658–667 value added 661 18 142.50–148.00 $144.04 $952 +5.46
655–690 669 11 129.00–149.00 $142.88 $956 +6.08
705–725 value added 724 75 142.00–143.00 $142.01 $1,028 +6.51
700–745 732 13 120.00–135.00 $129.71 $949 -0.66
785 785 1 124.00 $124.00 $973 -4.80
800–840 fancy 820 2 129.00–132.00 $130.46 $1,070 —
825–842 837 5 110.00–118.00 $113.61 $951 -9.41
860–865 863 2 105.00–115.00 $109.99 $949 -20.51
980 980 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 4 130.00–137.50 $133.08 $439 -9.18
350–395 371 19 121.00–150.00 $137.32 $509 -3.07
400–445 419 18 120.00–138.00 $131.10 $549 -4.46
455–495 481 18 124.00–137.00 $129.67 $624 -2.76
505–545 528 21 115.00–132.00 $125.71 $664 -2.75
550–590 566 13 117.50–129.00 $124.87 $707 -2.76
580 580 1 111.00 $111.00 $644 -16.63
600 600 1 124.00 $124.00 $744 +14.00
608–640 value added 623 12 132.50–140.00 $137.07 $854 —
675–690 683 2 114.00–128.00 $121.08 $827 -0.97
703 value added 703 3 125.00 $125.00 $879 —
700–710 705 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $828 -1.58
880 880 1 100.00 $100.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 145.00 $145.00 $632 +10.00
465–493 482 14 130.00–144.50 $137.91 $665 -2.15
566–598 value added 587 12 139.00 $139.00 $816 —
619 value added 619 72 150.75 $150.75 $933 —
703 703 9 125.00 $125.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 3 105.00–122.50 $116.26 $380 -5.50
355–390 377 3 112.50–113.00 $112.66 $425 -3.78
495 495 1 115.00 $115.00 $569 +0.99
510–520 515 4 80.00–118.00 $107.21 $552 +1.14
560–580 572 3 105.00–110.00 $108.31 $620 +0.71
610 610 1 109.00 $109.00 $665 —
655–675 665 2 65.00–105.00 $84.70 $563 -6.30
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 70.00–85.00 $77.41 $317 —
450–495 473 2 55.00–88.00 $70.71 $334 —
505–535 517 3 61.00–75.00 $69.06 $357 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–485 470 4 145.00–155.00 $149.91 $705 -0.60
500–545 518 31 130.00–149.00 $137.65 $713 -9.53
550–595 573 53 126.00–151.00 $140.75 $806 -3.32
600–645 620 18 119.00–147.50 $134.10 $831 -8.96
650–695 668 12 119.00–136.00 $126.77 $847 -14.13
700–745 721 13 115.00–130.00 $125.03 $901 -0.17
770–785 781 8 112.00–124.00 $118.69 $927 -11.31
808–835 813 5 111.00–117.50 $116.17 $944 -3.83
865 865 1 93.00 $93.00 $804 -13.00
1095 1095 1 85.00 $85.00 $931 —
1110 1110 1 85.00 $85.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–545 533 7 115.00–129.00 $123.87 $660 -8.26
555 555 1 123.00 $123.00 $683 -7.66
610–645 628 2 117.50–119.00 $118.23 $742 -6.84
700–720 710 2 114.00–119.00 $116.46 $827 +6.46
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–545 538 3 85.00–100.00 $95.08 $512 -29.92
560 560 1 90.00 $90.00 $504 -15.00
600–610 605 2 100.00–104.00 $102.02 $617 -8.98
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
696 696 4 124.00 $124.00 $863 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1495 1495 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 55.00 $55.00 $297 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 80-85% 1 35.00 $35.00 $266 —
825 825 80-85% 1 41.00 $41.00 $338 +7.00
985–1180 1051 80-85% 8 47.00–62.50 $54.13 $569 —
995–1375 1189 80-85% 31 53.00–69.00 $63.88 $760 —
1055–1445 1277 80-85% 13 60.00–77.00 $72.24 $923 +3.70
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $445 +5.37
740–975 884 85-90% 8 35.00–51.00 $41.56 $367 -11.94
885 885 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $266 -23.50
840–1190 983 85-90% 15 47.00–63.00 $53.87 $530 +8.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1435 1293 75-80% 5 55.00–66.00 $63.52 $821 —
1180–1700 1432 75-80% 9 56.00–74.00 $68.83 $986 -2.47
1430–1665 1529 75-80% 5 64.00–77.00 $71.61 $1,095 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455–1480 1468 3 70.00–78.00 $73.35 $1,077 —
1485–1865 1633 7 81.00–90.00 $85.58 $1,398 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 45.00 $45.00 $364

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1025–1035 1030 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 800.00 $800.00
1030–1085 1052 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 650.00–740.00 $690.55
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 800.00 $800.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1035–1285 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 800.00–950.00 $895.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $653
1415 1415 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 55.00 $55.00 $778
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.