Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

2,591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.06/cwt -15.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 469 lb · 79 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.49/cwt -16.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 423 lb · 77 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $277.79/cwt -7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,186/hd at 427 lb · 63 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,591	6,589	5,184
Feeder cattle	1,814	5,125	4,144
Slaughter cattle	607	1,100	846
Replacement cattle	170	364	194

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: market trend not established due to very limited comparable sales. However, a lower undertone was noted on mostly all classes and weights. Light receipts due to extreme temperatures and high humidity which put a damper on livestock movement. Demand moderate at best this week as buyers remain cautious and selective.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295 fancy	295	1	300.00	$300.00	$885	—
315 fancy	315	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,150	+53.06
300–347	325	29	235.00–335.00	$289.29	$940	-14.03
350–395	367	35	220.00–307.00	$262.37	$963	-35.10
375–395 fancy	387	3	271.00–286.00	$277.53	$1,074	-34.79
400–448	427	63	216.00–330.00	$277.79	$1,186	-7.45
450–495	470	59	212.00–313.00	$262.90	$1,236	-15.17
450–490 fancy	470	2	256.00–275.00	$265.10	$1,246	-19.55
500 thin fleshed	500	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,250	—
510 fancy	510	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,209	-35.69
500–545	517	37	222.00–300.00	$268.33	$1,387	-2.20
555	555	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,221	-45.40
550–596	576	34	224.00–276.00	$245.72	$1,415	-19.68
600–645	619	19	225.00–270.00	$241.07	$1,492	-14.49
621 value added	621	9	254.00	$254.00	$1,577	-9.27
650–690	661	8	219.00–243.00	$228.30	$1,509	-23.41
655–675	665	2	185.00–190.00	$187.46	$1,247	-64.25
700–735	714	21	197.00–230.00	$223.72	$1,597	-18.25
750–780	765	3	200.00–225.00	$208.17	$1,593	-32.32
825	825	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,650	-32.37
1050	1050	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,100	—
1145	1145	3	174.00	$174.00	$1,992	—
1315	1315	1	155.00	$155.00	$2,038	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	321	15	200.00–255.00	$232.57	$747	-19.53
350–395	376	17	215.00–289.00	$237.72	$894	-15.77
420 thin fleshed	420	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,071	-7.00
400–445	422	17	205.00–279.00	$240.16	$1,013	-10.59
450–485	471	16	205.00–275.00	$234.66	$1,105	-8.70
505 thin fleshed	505	1	257.50	$257.50	$1,300	—
525–546	539	8	210.00–253.00	$240.75	$1,298	-8.52
557 thin fleshed	557	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,225	—
550–590	570	7	200.00–217.00	$206.10	$1,175	-32.59
615	615	1	157.50	$157.50	$969	-78.24
610–645	631	8	195.00–245.00	$222.98	$1,407	-12.76
675	675	1	254.00	$254.00	$1,714	+15.51
675 thin fleshed	675	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,458	—
723–745	730	3	241.00–243.00	$241.68	$1,764	+13.22
785	785	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,413	-40.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
428	428	3	271.00	$271.00	$1,160	-22.00
452 value added	452	3	231.00	$231.00	$1,044	—
460–485	473	14	255.00–270.00	$264.81	$1,253	+2.39
660–672	669	14	225.00–256.00	$249.45	$1,669	+2.45

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	334	5	100.00–217.00	$172.38	$576	-48.06
360–385	373	2	130.00–205.00	$168.76	$629	-50.52
405–440	418	5	190.00–210.00	$199.41	$834	+11.77
455–465	460	3	200.00	$200.00	$920	+13.01
598	598	2	150.00	$150.00	$897	—
600	600	1	150.00	$150.00	$900	—
710	710	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,030	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	26	212.00–267.00	$242.60	$781	-21.23
355 thin fleshed	355	1	265.00	$265.00	$941	+9.48
350–395	372	44	209.00–268.00	$243.68	$906	-18.98
380	380	2	250.00	$250.00	$950	-12.66
400–448	422	73	210.00–263.00	$239.44	$1,010	+16.65
435–445	440	2	190.00–220.00	$204.83	$901	-50.24
445 thin fleshed	445	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,057	—
452 thin fleshed	452	2	238.00	$238.00	$1,076	—
460 fancy	460	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,150	—
450–495	470	76	198.00–260.00	$238.94	$1,123	+4.82
500–547	524	49	203.00–258.00	$230.73	$1,209	+11.98
555–585	566	5	195.00–211.00	$203.54	$1,152	-35.13
550–595	569	47	190.00–255.00	$220.68	$1,256	-17.99
590	590	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,180	-22.82
590 fancy	590	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,268	—
598 value added	598	2	242.50	$242.50	$1,450	-3.61
610 value added	610	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,458	+0.13
600–645	618	34	190.00–241.00	$210.89	$1,303	-18.75
630–645	638	3	188.00–201.00	$196.39	$1,253	-3.90
650–690	666	14	185.00–216.00	$203.15	$1,353	-2.57
690	690	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,484	-4.07
705–745	728	8	170.00–225.00	$194.84	$1,418	-32.16
745	745	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,527	-22.00
755–790	768	5	170.00–217.00	$198.42	$1,524	-1.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	25	200.00–254.00	$227.28	$750	-9.36
350–395	375	30	200.00–246.00	$215.25	$807	+7.75
400–445	419	35	185.00–241.00	$214.37	$898	-16.77
450	450	1	210.00	$210.00	$945	-17.53
450–497	475	37	189.00–241.00	$218.65	$1,039	-8.88
500–545	529	24	190.00–240.00	$215.19	$1,138	-2.50
550–595	574	20	168.00–230.00	$208.67	$1,198	-11.17
605–640	628	7	140.00–214.00	$192.71	$1,210	-11.37
635	635	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,213	-13.08
663	663	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,459	+12.08
675	675	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,222	-26.92
680 thin fleshed	680	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,448	—
720	720	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,152	-24.18
725–745	735	2	165.00–201.00	$183.24	$1,347	-0.94
753	753	2	195.00	$195.00	$1,468	+10.51
805–835	820	2	150.00–189.00	$169.14	$1,387	-10.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	6	259.00	$259.00	$816	—
410–415	412	6	222.50–225.00	$224.16	$924	-17.84
468–475	472	10	245.00–251.00	$247.98	$1,170	—
539	539	6	230.00	$230.00	$1,240	-15.57
606	606	6	210.00	$210.00	$1,273	-8.00
634	634	14	246.00	$246.00	$1,560	+28.00
693	693	11	234.00	$234.00	$1,622	+27.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	320	5	180.00–207.00	$196.38	$628	-13.01
350–385	370	7	185.00–200.00	$192.57	$713	+2.03
400–445	428	8	160.00–185.00	$172.80	$740	-22.46
465 fancy	465	1	192.50	$192.50	$895	—
450–495	473	13	145.00–200.00	$179.48	$849	-15.03
500–540	519	10	160.00–190.00	$170.99	$887	-18.74
550–590	571	4	140.00–185.00	$164.73	$941	-38.52
620–635	628	2	130.00–155.00	$142.35	$894	-33.88
695	695	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,237	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	87.50	$87.50	$394	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	323	3	260.00–295.00	$281.73	$910	-15.06
360 fancy	360	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,080	—
355–390	374	11	250.00–293.00	$272.74	$1,020	-17.27
410 fancy	410	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,148	—
400–435	414	9	245.00–290.00	$263.75	$1,092	-12.28
455–495	472	15	220.00–272.00	$244.52	$1,154	-24.13
500–548	528	61	200.00–269.00	$244.11	$1,289	+14.11
550–595	570	30	200.00–254.00	$231.93	$1,322	-10.88
600–646	627	28	190.00–248.00	$223.34	$1,400	+6.56
655	655	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,264	-35.45
655–695	675	11	165.00–241.00	$200.41	$1,353	-28.04
710–734	729	11	183.00–225.00	$187.28	$1,365	-25.24
785	785	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,374	-29.98
835	835	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,336	-34.88
975	975	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,511	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	250.00	$250.00	$725	—
300–340	320	13	215.00–269.00	$249.82	$799	+2.49
355–395	378	18	219.00–270.00	$236.44	$894	-11.03
400–445	423	18	200.00–263.00	$225.56	$954	-13.30
450–498	481	16	170.00–254.00	$236.95	$1,140	-1.72
500–545	526	12	200.00–243.00	$213.29	$1,122	-8.91
555–595	578	13	180.00–226.00	$198.45	$1,147	-20.75
600–645	623	3	185.00–205.00	$191.42	$1,193	-21.40
685	685	3	170.00–180.00	$176.67	$1,210	-29.34
745	745	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,192	-28.31
825	825	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,155	—
860	860	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,290	—
970	970	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,698	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	175.00–200.00	$188.18	$608	-12.82
370–385	376	4	175.00–200.00	$185.24	$697	—
400–420	410	3	170.00–200.00	$183.41	$752	-27.59
465–485	475	3	190.00–213.00	$197.83	$940	-29.89
515–545	533	4	170.00–192.00	$182.47	$973	-14.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,238	-36.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	80-85%	1	90.00	$90.00	$724	—
850–905	878	80-85%	2	48.00–87.00	$66.89	$587	—
890–1235	1040	80-85%	23	82.00–93.00	$88.63	$922	—
805–1635	1146	80-85%	101	87.00–111.00	$99.57	$1,141	-0.93
950–1445	1171	80-85%	51	100.00–123.00	$108.25	$1,268	+0.13

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
80–840	545	85-90%	3	75.00–85.00	$78.06	$425	—
670–1065	836	85-90%	18	50.00–92.00	$70.82	$592	-3.24
845	845	85-90%	1	101.00	$101.00	$853	+26.94
785–975	868	85-90%	3	40.00–73.00	$58.38	$507	-17.07
825–1290	1019	85-90%	37	79.00–105.00	$89.10	$908	-10.05
820–1300	1041	85-90%	23	87.00–114.00	$98.17	$1,022	-0.98

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–1590	1266	75-80%	28	90.00–114.00	$104.69	$1,325	—
1110–1585	1331	75-80%	9	98.00–109.00	$101.59	$1,352	-3.31
1130–1965	1390	75-80%	17	107.00–122.00	$113.53	$1,578	+0.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1505	1254	7	71.00–113.00	$99.33	$1,246	-1.99
1160–2245	1661	19	115.00–138.00	$128.79	$2,139	—
1320–2125	1664	18	101.00–126.00	$114.69	$1,908	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–1255	1064	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	105.00–114.00	$110.58	$1,177

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–795	748	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,075.00	$920.32

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–870	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–1,150.00	$974.52
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
750–1050	899	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	825.00–1,600.00	$1,152.50
895–1395	1089	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	950.00–1,600.00	$1,300.75
1132	1132	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1010–1355	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,450.00	$1,255.24
900–1381	1184	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	38	1,125.00–3,150.00	$2,827.32
1045–1280	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,200.00–2,125.00	$1,842.27
1275	1275	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
111–975	543	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	100.00–111.00	$101.12	$549
1035–1110	1073	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	117.00–119.00	$117.97	$1,266
1155	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,132
1035–1295	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	106.00–122.00	$111.56	$1,331
1005–1445	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	103.00–128.00	$110.98	$1,343
1095–1395	1236	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	102.00–118.00	$110.85	$1,370
1320–1340	1333	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	109.00	$109.00	$1,453

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870	870	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,366

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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
995–1190	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,025.00–1,275.00	$1,161.16	-826.45
855–1225	1102	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–1,425.00	$1,276.25	-463.02
1050–1260	1137	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,325.00–1,675.00	$1,493.33	+243.33
865–1290	1148	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,500.00	$1,349.35	+99.35
900–1460	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	950.00–2,400.00	$1,874.79	+167.11
1095–1615	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	1,050.00–1,975.00	$1,598.84	—
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00	—

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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.