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Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, September 20, 2021

8,020 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $132.32/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 521 lb · 165 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.40/cwt -8.45 vs last sale · ≈ $576/hd at 422 lb · 154 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $143.15/cwt -0.26 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 570 lb · 147 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 8,020 3,579 7,081
Feeder cattle 6,441 2,790 5,438
Slaughter cattle 1,141 574 1,209
Replacement cattle 438 215 434

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker steers sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder and Stocker heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. We are starting to see more numbers of non-weaned, new crop calves at auctions. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 3 175.00–201.00 $191.96 $534 —
303–345 fancy 314 4 195.00–220.00 $213.12 $669 —
300–345 324 36 150.00–210.00 $178.42 $578 -15.85
350–398 375 60 147.00–210.00 $175.34 $658 -5.98
400–430 value added 415 2 170.00–181.00 $175.30 $727 —
400–448 425 124 140.50–195.00 $158.03 $672 -0.10
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 -13.00
450–495 474 116 135.00–170.00 $151.01 $716 -1.99
500–548 525 144 133.00–160.00 $146.52 $769 -3.48
520–545 533 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $696 -19.49
550–595 570 145 132.00–158.00 $143.37 $817 -0.46
570–580 575 2 125.00–130.00 $127.52 $733 -16.31
600–645 617 75 128.00–151.00 $141.48 $873 +0.75
600–643 unweaned 629 6 136.00–140.00 $137.27 $863 —
663 unweaned 663 2 130.00 $130.00 $862 —
650–695 667 45 130.00–144.50 $135.42 $903 -2.12
714–720 value added 715 11 142.50–145.00 $142.73 $1,021 +3.73
700–746 723 27 130.00–147.00 $137.42 $994 +1.28
760–795 782 13 120.00–142.00 $131.39 $1,027 +2.38
790 value added 790 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,098 —
800–840 809 7 119.00–133.00 $127.50 $1,031 -7.80
850 850 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,080 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 168.00 $168.00 $437 —
300–347 322 36 115.00–177.00 $149.84 $482 -5.27
365 value added 365 1 159.00 $159.00 $580 —
350–395 379 48 129.00–166.00 $147.40 $559 -8.80
405–410 thin fleshed 408 2 144.00–151.00 $147.52 $602 —
400–449 429 74 121.00–154.00 $139.00 $596 -4.10
450–498 474 110 115.00–150.00 $135.41 $642 -3.64
500–549 523 45 120.00–148.00 $135.54 $709 -2.14
550–595 575 52 117.50–141.00 $128.48 $739 -4.67
600 600 1 115.00 $115.00 $690 -8.72
605 unweaned 605 2 124.00 $124.00 $750 —
600–646 622 50 120.00–141.00 $132.03 $821 +8.31
650–695 675 12 120.00–136.00 $124.21 $838 -3.58
700–745 718 12 110.00–135.00 $122.16 $877 -3.59
758–790 768 6 125.00–130.00 $129.15 $992 —
805–840 823 2 109.00–110.00 $109.49 $901 -8.51
925 925 1 80.00 $80.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–448 425 16 150.00–155.00 $152.97 $650 —
429 thin fleshed 429 4 157.50 $157.50 $676 —
489–493 492 27 146.00–150.00 $148.37 $730 —
508 508 7 135.00 $135.00 $686 —
568 568 3 137.00 $137.00 $778 —
628–645 635 24 130.00–143.50 $139.35 $885 —
664–670 666 15 127.00–141.00 $136.11 $906 —
703–732 713 25 130.00–141.00 $137.17 $978 —
856 856 4 130.00 $130.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 114.00 $114.00 $382 -11.08
350–395 371 6 80.00–124.00 $111.15 $412 -21.16
400–445 431 9 90.00–120.00 $109.18 $471 -20.20
450–490 472 9 110.00–125.00 $115.11 $543 +1.80
515–535 528 3 80.00–105.00 $91.69 $484 -25.85
553–555 554 3 102.50–111.00 $108.16 $599 -3.84
605–647 640 6 90.00–115.00 $111.06 $711 —
650 650 1 103.00 $103.00 $670 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 145.00 $145.00 $413 —
308 fancy 308 2 165.00 $165.00 $508 —
305–345 329 51 130.00–155.00 $141.43 $465 -11.40
350–398 378 75 125.00–151.00 $139.81 $528 -11.55
400–448 422 149 123.00–149.00 $136.29 $575 -6.23
429 value added 429 4 144.00 $144.00 $618 —
430 430 1 122.00 $122.00 $525 -20.52
450–498 473 113 120.00–146.00 $133.88 $633 -3.97
455–495 482 12 120.00–127.00 $123.50 $595 -14.35
500–548 520 154 122.00–141.00 $132.67 $690 +9.67
505–545 value added 524 6 132.00–138.00 $134.80 $706 —
525–545 532 5 115.00–125.00 $118.57 $631 -4.43
550–598 574 119 120.00–141.00 $127.15 $730 -5.05
550–595 575 5 115.00–124.00 $120.75 $694 -11.45
600–610 unweaned 605 2 115.00–127.00 $121.05 $732 —
614–620 value added 615 12 128.00–143.50 $142.20 $875 —
600–643 619 105 119.00–139.00 $129.17 $800 -0.90
630–645 635 4 110.00–120.00 $114.47 $727 -11.53
650–690 665 52 118.00–144.00 $132.91 $884 +3.48
678–688 value added 685 6 127.00–130.00 $129.01 $884 -4.99
685 685 1 115.00 $115.00 $788 -14.43
700–742 716 35 115.00–134.00 $125.72 $900 -1.69
700–729 value added 724 15 125.00–139.00 $136.54 $989 —
760–790 778 3 105.00–117.00 $111.01 $864 -4.31
810–833 828 5 106.00–110.00 $109.22 $904 +0.22
845 845 1 107.00 $107.00 $904 -2.00
850 850 1 105.00 $105.00 $892 -5.00
935 935 1 100.00 $100.00 $935 -11.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 144.00 $144.00 $367 —
300–348 321 35 120.00–143.00 $134.35 $431 -0.16
353 thin fleshed 353 5 140.00 $140.00 $494 —
365 value added 365 10 145.00 $145.00 $529 +2.60
350–398 373 57 115.00–138.00 $126.13 $470 -6.41
400–446 424 97 113.00–139.00 $125.59 $533 -3.24
450–497 476 88 110.00–134.00 $122.92 $585 +12.92
515 515 1 122.50 $122.50 $631 +0.64
500–545 521 62 110.00–129.00 $120.09 $626 -1.77
550–598 575 62 106.00–129.00 $117.96 $678 -0.85
580 580 1 100.00 $100.00 $580 -18.81
600 thin fleshed 600 5 116.00 $116.00 $696 —
603 unweaned 603 2 104.00 $104.00 $627 —
610–615 613 2 110.00–115.00 $112.51 $690 -4.54
603–645 623 33 108.00–125.00 $114.41 $713 -2.64
650–695 671 36 100.00–124.00 $115.42 $774 -1.18
685 685 3 100.00 $100.00 $685 -16.60
705–735 720 3 105.00–118.00 $113.33 $816 -1.67
750–782 774 5 100.00–110.00 $108.00 $836 +3.50
815–841 837 7 92.00–104.00 $102.33 $857 —
880–885 883 2 85.00–90.00 $87.49 $773 —
900 900 1 90.00 $90.00 $810 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 value added 430 4 133.00 $133.00 $572 —
433–448 441 24 133.00–135.00 $133.93 $591 —
455–486 472 42 120.00–135.00 $128.77 $608 -6.23
516–543 534 23 122.00–129.00 $125.18 $668 —
555–583 567 36 122.50–129.00 $126.38 $717 —
640 640 2 124.00 $124.00 $794 —
772 772 2 117.00 $117.00 $903 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 9 91.00–128.00 $111.12 $361 -8.25
375–385 378 3 100.00–115.00 $108.26 $409 -7.22
403–445 427 11 93.00–117.00 $105.24 $449 -7.47
450–495 478 10 90.00–107.00 $98.30 $470 -10.66
500–545 525 14 90.00–110.00 $100.97 $530 -13.77
550–585 575 4 92.00–106.00 $100.73 $579 -8.68
600–648 629 6 80.00–100.00 $93.29 $587 -10.71

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 190.00–194.00 $192.02 $563 —
305–340 326 8 156.00–172.00 $163.57 $533 -10.83
350–395 376 32 150.00–181.00 $162.82 $612 -5.18
400–445 424 43 139.00–165.00 $153.40 $650 -7.82
450–498 471 57 134.00–159.00 $146.02 $688 +1.39
481 481 1 124.00 $124.00 $596 -20.63
520 520 1 125.00 $125.00 $650 -14.05
500–545 525 97 120.00–147.00 $134.15 $704 -4.90
550–595 571 116 120.00–145.00 $133.00 $759 -0.76
600–647 623 78 113.00–139.00 $127.55 $795 -1.85
635 635 1 112.00 $112.00 $711 -17.40
650–690 665 23 115.00–130.00 $123.61 $822 -4.91
665 665 1 101.00 $101.00 $672 -27.52
678 unweaned 678 3 121.00 $121.00 $820 —
702–748 729 21 110.00–127.00 $115.09 $839 -4.78
750–790 770 12 100.00–125.00 $112.33 $865 -2.61
805–830 813 6 105.00–121.00 $110.14 $895 -6.04
870 870 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,000 -1.14
1050 fancy 1050 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,239 —
1070 1070 1 89.00 $89.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 329 12 130.00–150.00 $142.88 $470 -26.56
350–395 374 25 122.50–150.00 $135.94 $508 -14.15
400–446 424 46 108.00–147.00 $131.55 $558 -12.98
450–497 470 66 116.00–144.00 $128.14 $602 -5.55
500–547 522 60 110.00–135.00 $123.09 $643 -5.38
550–590 574 30 110.00–135.00 $118.36 $679 -7.88
600–648 623 30 108.00–129.00 $118.39 $738 -2.32
650 unweaned 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 —
655–690 673 22 100.00–124.00 $116.15 $782 -0.66
690–695 693 2 90.00–100.00 $95.02 $658 -21.79
705–745 730 14 90.00–114.00 $106.07 $774 —
755–770 762 3 104.00–110.00 $107.35 $818 -2.65
830 830 1 90.00 $90.00 $747 —
880 880 1 85.00 $85.00 $748 —
910 910 2 90.00 $90.00 $819 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 323 7 103.00–130.00 $122.37 $395 -29.63
355–390 366 4 113.00–125.00 $121.07 $443 -15.33
410–445 426 5 118.00–126.00 $122.33 $521 ±0.00
455–485 471 7 104.00–120.00 $114.98 $542 -13.36
510–540 526 5 50.00–110.00 $92.36 $486 -26.13
555–580 570 4 80.00–110.00 $92.59 $528 -21.29
615–645 635 3 61.00–70.00 $67.09 $426 -37.91
760 760 1 72.00 $72.00 $547 +11.00
830 830 1 69.00 $69.00 $573 —
935 935 1 61.00 $61.00 $570 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–496 476 —— 9 130.00–142.00 $136.95 $652 —
566 566 —— 4 125.00 $125.00 $708 —
588 588 —— 2 120.00 $120.00 $706 —
674 674 —— 5 120.00 $120.00 $809 —
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,207 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
913 913 3 60.00 $60.00 $548 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 80-85% 1 41.00 $41.00 $344 +1.33
865–1085 997 80-85% 8 28.00–46.00 $37.77 $377 -0.82
870–1305 1055 80-85% 35 35.00–58.00 $44.26 $467 —
915–1540 1189 80-85% 121 48.00–65.00 $55.33 $658 —
1035–1770 1293 80-85% 90 57.50–69.00 $62.48 $808 -3.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $292 —
845 845 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $254 —
830–1215 978 85-90% 16 25.00–51.00 $40.26 $394 -2.62
870–1195 1028 85-90% 6 32.00–48.00 $38.65 $397 —
875–1270 1056 85-90% 47 35.00–58.00 $47.52 $502 —
990–1300 1103 85-90% 4 57.50–62.00 $60.46 $667 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1465 1360 75-80% 2 58.00–60.00 $59.08 $803 —
1135–1680 1435 75-80% 29 50.00–65.00 $60.19 $864 —
1215–1800 1497 75-80% 18 61.00–70.50 $65.56 $981 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1775 1343 20 66.50–82.00 $73.22 $983 —
1070–2215 1606 45 75.00–90.00 $83.37 $1,339 —
1540–2195 1864 17 86.00–98.00 $90.28 $1,683 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
820 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 62.00 $62.00 $508
895 895 (<2 yrs)Open 1 105.00 $105.00 $940
885–1150 1034 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 52.00–87.00 $69.93 $723

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 955.00 $955.00
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
950–1335 1111 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 38 700.00–1,850.00 $1,024.96
1045–1250 1153 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 675.00–850.00 $746.93
930–1345 1164 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 620.00–1,000.00 $854.09
1000–1300 1171 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 7 1,600.00–1,700.00 $1,668.29
930–1400 1222 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 69 725.00–1,175.00 $848.47
1125–1300 1227 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 750.00–860.00 $804.14
1210–1265 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 700.00–800.00 $744.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030–1140 1092 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 54.00–71.00 $62.64 $684
1050–1150 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 55.00–81.00 $72.63 $806
990–1335 1123 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 48.50–59.00 $55.12 $619
910–1320 1142 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 55.00–68.00 $61.66 $704
950–1340 1176 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 62.00–72.00 $64.87 $763
955–1380 1236 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 55.00–71.00 $58.35 $721
1105–1620 1371 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 58.00–69.00 $66.23 $908

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
815–945 849 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 700.00–1,050.00 $911.80
915 915 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1050–1100 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,045.00 $1,035.23

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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
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 +62.07
785–1270 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,335.00–1,475.00 $1,397.89 —
950–1365 1148 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 830.00–1,325.00 $995.56 —
850–1437 1202 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 15 725.00–1,200.00 $990.34 -53.14
1050–1350 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 750.00–1,275.00 $1,076.92 +376.92
1250–1370 1274 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 900.00–985.00 $966.72 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1250–1585 1306 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 1,000.00–1,075.00 $1,059.83 —
1270–1425 1348 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 950.00–1,200.00 $1,082.19 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 25.00 $25.00 $139 —
705 705 1 60.00 $60.00 $423 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
850–1130 990 (<2 yrs)Open 2 750.00–1,050.00 $921.21 —

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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.