Arkansas weekly livestock auction summary
The weekly weighted average summary for Arkansas livestock auctions indicated 3,878 head of cattle selling the week of May 23, compared to 8,115 a week ago, according to the USDA to Arkansas Department of Ag Market News, Little Rock, Arkansas.
Compared to a week ago, the steers and bulls were selling mixed throughout the week and settling mostly $3 to $5 lower. The heifers were trading unevenly steady for the week. The slaughter cows were unevenly steady. Slaughter bulls were selling $2 to $4 lower. The trend was on limited comparable sales when compared to a week ago. The supply included 77% feeder cattle with 33% steers, 0% were dairy steers, 42% were heifers and 24% were bulls; 18% was slaughter cattle with 85% cows and 15% were bulls; and 6% was replacement cattle with 8% stock cows, 54% were bred cows and 38% were cow-calf pairs. The feeder cattle supply weighing over 600 pounds was 19%.
Feeder steers: Medium and large frame 1, per hundredweight/actual weight, 32 head, 300 to 345 lbs., 170.00 to 215.00 (184.46); 32 head, 350 to 395 lbs., 162.50 to 190.00 (172.30); 1 head, 360 3lbs., 160.00 fleshy; 54 head, 400 to 445 lbs., 158.00 to 180.00 (165.54); 1 head, 440 lbs., 170.00 value added; 70 head, 450 to 495 lbs., 145.00 to 171.00 (161.33); 2 head, 490 to 495 lbs., 130.00 to 146.00 (138.04) fleshy; 94 head, 500 to 549 lbs., 142.50 to 166.00 (154.94); 1 head, 525 lbs., 145.00 fleshy; 11 head, 500 to 525 lbs., 159.00 to 169.50 (168.50) value added; 54 head, 550 to 596 lbs., 135.00 to 160.00 (148.23); 6 head, 550 to 595 lbs., 134.00 to 139.00 (136.67) fleshy; 28 head, 600 to 645 lbs., 135.00 to 158.00 (143.63); 5 head, 633 lbs., 142.50 unweaned; 21 head, 650 to 695 lbs., 134.00 to 145.00 (139.46); 10 head, 700 to 735 lbs., 127.00 to 135.00 (132.01); 6 head, 770 to 790 lbs., 122.00 to 130.00 (126.17); 4 head, 800 to 820 lbs., 119.00 to 123.00 (120.49); 3 head, 870 to 890 lbs., 114.00 to 118.00 (115.68); 1 head, 985 lbs., 100.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 15 head, 487 lbs., 154.50; 11 head, 616 lbs., 145.00; 4 head, 691 lbs., 120.00. Medium and large frame 2, 23 head, 300 to 345 lbs., 150.00 to 180.00 (159.09); 1 head, 335 3lbs., 155.00 full; 16 head, 355 to 398 lbs., 147.00 to 167.00 (154.40); 33 head, 400 to 440 lbs., 145.00 to 160.00 (153.23); 28 head, 450 to 495 lbs., 135.00 to 165.00 (146.90); 1 head, 485 lbs., 136.00 full; 53 head, 500 to 545 lbs., 130.00 to 158.00 (143.58); 2 head, 525 to 535 lbs., 120.00 to 140.00 (129.91) fleshy; 14 head, 550 to 595 lbs., 130.00 to 145.00 (139.69); 1 head, 575 lbs., 129.00 full; 6 head, 620 to 638 lbs., 130.00 to 139.00 (136.20); 15 head, 655 to 693 lbs., 125.00 to 137.00 (133.15); 4 head, 700 to 735 lbs., 105.00 to 137.00 (122.72); 1 head, 750 lbs., 120.00; 2 head, 803 lbs., 126.50; 1 head, 890 lbs., 110.00. Medium and large frame 3, 3 head, 300 to 340 lbs., 137.50 to 147.00 (142.70); 3 head, 355 to 390 lbs., 130.00 to 145.00 (138.91); 1 head, 445 lbs., 127.00; 4 head, 460 to 490 lbs., 130.00 to 146.00 (137.50).
Dairy steers: Medium and large frame 3, 1 head, 440 lbs., 70.00.
Feeder heifers: Medium and large frame 1, 1 head, 290 lbs., 153.00; 15 head, 300 to 345 lbs., 147.00 to 159.00 (152.00); 1 head, 335 lbs., 142.00 full; 42 head, 350 to 395 lbs., 140.00 to 158.00 (149.03); 2 head, 375 to 390 lbs., 130.00 to 132.00 (131.02) fleshy; 1 head, 360 lbs., 160.00 thin fleshed; 80 head, 400 to 448 lbs., 132.00 to 154.00 (142.96); 113 head, 450 to 497 lbs., 130.00 to 149.00 (138.19); 1 head, 475 lbs., 130.00 fleshy; 117 head, 500 to 548 lbs., 130.00 to 147.00 (136.39); 2 head, 510 to 520 lbs., 131.00 to 138.00 (134.53) fleshy; 1 head, 520 lbs., 147.00 full; 3 head, 505 to 520 lbs., 143.00 to 145.00 (144.01) value added; 66 head, 550 to 595 lbs., 125.00 to 140.00 (132.01); 5 head, 550 to 595 lbs., 115.00 to 130.00 124.75 fleshy; 44 head, 600 to 645 lbs., 122.00 to 143.00 (127.93); 2 head, 605 to 625 lbs., 140.00 value added; 23 head, 650 to 690 lbs., 120.00 to 129.00 (125.99); 1 head, 670 lbs., 115.00 fleshy; 23 head, 700 to 745 lbs., 115.00 to 125.00 (120.76); 2 head, 710 to 720 lbs., 133.00 to 134.00 (133.50) replacement; 3 head, 720 lbs., 124.00 thin fleshed; 2 head, 760 to 795 lbs., 111.00 to 116.00 (113.44). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 3 head, 285 lbs., 160.00; 12 head, 384 lbs., 150.00; 10 head, 405 to 438 lbs., 140.00 to 145.00 (141.57); 8 head, 549 lbs., 132.00; 9 head, 571 to 582 lbs., 125.00 to 130.00 (128.87); 12 head, 561 lbs., 132.00 fleshy; 24 head, 630 to 648 lbs., 126.00 to 129.00 (127.29); 4 head, 775 lbs., 112.00; 7 head, 975 lbs., 94.00. Medium and large frame 2, 2 head, 290 to 295 lbs., 151.00 to 152.00 (151.50); 28 head, 300 to 345 lbs., 130.00 to 165.00 (145.75); 1 head, 330 lbs., 153.00 thin fleshed; 30 head, 353 to 395 lbs., 125.00 to 153.00 (137.58); 1 head, 360 lbs., 149.00 thin fleshed; 43 head, 400 to 448 lbs., 127.00 to 147.00 (135.50); 1 head, 400 lbs., 141.00 thin fleshed; 35 head, 450 to 497 lbs., 120.00 to 146.00 (133.48); 1 head, 475 lbs., 126.00 full; 28 head, 500 to 545 lbs., 120.00 to 132.00 (125.67); 19 head, 550 to 595 lbs., 117.00 to 132.00 (123.36); 8 head, 600 to 640 lbs., 115.00 to 130.00 (122.76); 2 head, 680 to 695 lbs., 115.00 to 122.00 (118.54); 3 head, 720 to 735 lbs., 104.00 to 118.50 (110.84); 4 head, 805 to 835 lbs., 98.00 to 108.00 (103.45). Medium and large frame 3, 1 head, 295 lbs., 125.00; 1 head, 325 lbs., 132.00; 2 head, 360 to 390 lbs., 110.00 to 130.00 (119.60); 3 head, 400 to 440 lbs., 110.00 to 128.00 (119.17); 3 head, 455 to 480 lbs., 115.00 to 130.00 (121.70); 4 head, 540 to 545 lbs., 100.00 to 110.00 (105.00); 1 head, 560 lbs., 110.00. Medium frame 2, 2 head, 538 lbs., 126.00.
Feeder bulls: Medium and large frame 1, 13 head, 300 to 345 lbs., 170.00 to 191.00 (178.96); 2 head, 310 to 340 lbs., 150.00 to 160.00 (154.77) fleshy; 24 head, 360 to 395 lbs., 159.00 to 174.00 (165.72); 2 head, 375 to 390 lbs., 130.00 to 140.00 (134.90) fleshy; 28 head, 400 to 448 lbs., 152.50 to 167.00 (158.54); 2 head, 410 to 440 lbs., 134.00 to 145.00 (139.31) fleshy; 37 head, 450 to 485 lbs., 137.00 to 160.00 (150.20); 3 head, 485 to 495 lbs., 127.00 to 137.00 (132.96) fleshy; 64 head, 500 to 545 lbs., 134.00 to 160.00 (145.96); 3 head, 500 to 545 lbs., 130.00 to 134.00 (132.05) fleshy; 53 head, 550 to 593 lbs., 130.00 to 148.00 (141.33); 4 head, 550 to 585 lbs., 130.00 to 135.00 (133.45) fleshy; 46 head, 600 to 648 lbs., 120.00 to 143.00 (132.95); 1 head, 620 lbs., 129.00 fleshy; 33 head, 651 to 695 lbs., 129.00 to 138.00 (134.93); 1 head, 670 lbs., 120.00 fleshy; 4 head, 700 to 715 lbs., 121.00 to 126.00 (123.76); 1 head. 705 lbs., 110.00 fleshy; 4 head, 760 to 795 lbs., 113.00 to 118.00 (114.98); 1 head, 865 lbs., 109.00. Medium and large frame 1 to 2, 3 head, 388 lbs., 170.00; 10 head, 408 to 415 lbs., 156.00 to 164.00 (161.57); 5 head, 463 lbs., 145.00; 10 head, 656 lbs., 140.00.
Medium and large frame 2, 4 head, 300 to 326 lbs., 140.00 to 165.00 (157.72); 28 head, 350 to 395 lbs., 131.00 to 159.00 (148.86); 25 head, 400 to 443 lbs., 136.00 to 151.00 (146.83);
1 head, 445 lbs., 160.00 thin fleshed; 19 head, 450 to 497 lbs., 134.00 to 150.00 (141.01); 1 head, 490 lbs., 126.00 fleshy; 26 head, 500 to 545 lbs., 124.00 to 145.00 (136.28); 14 head, 550 to 595 lbs., 125.00 to 136.00 (131.34); 10 head, 600 to 635 lbs., 120.00 to 135.00 (128.02); 2 head, 665 to 685 lbs., 125.00 to 128.00 (126.52); 3 head, 715 lbs., 115.00 to 120.00 (118.33); 1 head, 765 lbs., 110.00; 1 head, 875 lbs., 100.00; 3 head, 982 lbs., 90.00. Medium and large frame 3, 3 head, 350 to 390 lbs., 135.00 to 150.00 (140.09); 1 head, 495 lbs., 139.00; 2 head, 510 to 535 lbs., 119.00 to 137.00 (127.78); 1 head, 590 lbs., 101.00. Small and medium frame 3, 1 head, 520 lbs., 66.00.
Slaughter cattle: Cows, Breaker, 75 to 80%, 26 head, 1090 to 1675 lbs., 50.00 to 55.50 (53.09) average dressing; 8 head, 1115 to 1705 lbs., 55.00 to 62.00 (58.83) high; 3 head, 1040 to 1195 lbs., 46.00 to 50.00 (48.06) low. Boner, 80 to 85%, 137 head, 980 to 1565 lbs., 48.00 to 61.00 (53.37) average; 27 head, 900 to 1690 lbs., 55.00 to 61.50 (57.90) high;
20 head, 840 to 1250 lbs., 37.00 to 53.00 (45.64) low; 8 head, 695 to 920 lbs., 30.00 to 44.00 (35.83) very low. Lean, 85 to 90%, 80 head, 855 to 1375 lbs., 40.00 to 56.50 (49.19) average; 16 head, 715 to 890 lbs., 31.00 to 53.00 (41.40) average light weight; 26 head, 860 to 1285 lbs., 49.00 to 60.50 (56.01) high;
30 head, 860 to 1355 lbs., 35.00 to 51.00 (41.89) low; 3 head, 820 to 865 lbs., 37.00 to 40.00 (38.97) low light weight. Bulls 1 to 2, 40 head, 1180 to 1935 lbs., 73.00 to 86.00 (79.69) average; 16 head, 1450 to 1955 lbs., 82.00 to 94.00 (86.76) high; 13 head, 955 to 1720 lbs., 53.00 to 74.00 (66.09) low.
Replacement cattle: Stock cows, medium and large frame 1, under 2 years old, open, 1 head, 695 lbs., 80.00; 2 to 4 years old, open, 2 head, 710 to 880 lbs., 80.00 to 85.00 (82.77); 5 to 8 years old, open, 2 head, 795 to 965 lbs., 58.50 to 70.00 (63.69). Medium and large frame 1 to 2, under 2 years old, open, 2 head, 780 to 825 lbs., 68.00 to 80.00 (74.17); 2 to 4 years old, open, 3 head, 875 to 915 lbs., 56.00 to 64.00 (59.61); 2 to 8 years old, open, 3 head, 845 to 915 lbs., 52.00 to 61.00 (55.02). Bred cows, medium and large frame 1, over 8 years old, 1st to 2nd trimester, 1 head, 1305 lbs., 55.50; over 8 years old, 2nd trimester, 1 head, 1260 lbs., 54.00. Medium and large frame 1, per head/actual weight, over 8 years old, 1st trimester, 1 head, 1000 lbs., 800.00; over 8 years old, 3rd trimester, 1 head, 1275 lbs., 1410.00. Bred cows, medium and large frame 1 to 2, per hundredweight/actual weight, 2 to 4 years old, 1st trimester, 1 head, 1100 lbs., 80.00; 2 to 4 hears old, 2nd to 3rd trimester, 3 head, 1045 to 1260 lbs., 80.00 to 86.00 (82.79); 2 to 8 years old, 2nd trimester, 1 head, 1195 lbs., 53.00; over 8 years old, 2nd trimester, 4 head, 930 to 1195 lbs., 51.00 to 56.00 (53.33); over 8 years old, 2nd to 3rd trimester, 4 head, 950 to 1225 lbs., 56.00 to 60.00 (58.43).
Bred cows, medium and large frame 1 to 2, per head/actual weight, 2 to 4 years old, 2nd to 3rd trimester, 10 head, 854 to 1100 lbs., 810.00 to 990.00 (876.04); 2 to 8 years old, 1st trimester, 1 head, 1175 lbs., 900.00; 2 to 8 years old, 2nd trimester, 1 head, 1300 lbs., 1100.00; 2 to 8 years old, 2nd to 3rd trimester, 11 head, 910 to 1270 lbs., 910.00 to 1160.00 (1031.03); 2 to 8 years old, 3rd trimester, 5 head, 975 to 1405 lbs., 810.00 to 985.00 (904.69); 5 to 8 years old, 2nd to 3rd trimester, 15 head, 1030 to 1300 lbs., 775.00 to 975.00 (916.96); 5 to 8 years old, 2nd to 3rd trimester, 4 head, 900 lbs., 960.00 thin fleshed; over 8 years old, 1st trimester, 1 head, 1150 lbs., 735.00; over 8 years old, 2nd trimester, 5 head, 935 to 1305 lbs., 600.00 to 750.00 (680.34); over 8 years old, 2nd to 3rd trimester, 18 head, 900 to 1295 lbs., 625.00 to 990.00 (790.50).
Cow-calf pairs: Medium and large frame 1 to 2 with under 150 pounds calf, per family/actual weight, 2 to 4 years old, open, 1 head. 950 lbs., 1150.00; 2 to 8 years old, open, 16 head, 800 to 1250 lbs., 900.00 to 1275.00 (1089.14); over 8 years old, open, 3 head, 900 to 1450 lbs., 850.00 to 1000.00 (908.24). Medium and large frame 1 to 2 with 150 to 300 pounds calf, 2 to 4 years old, open, 7 head, 1015 to 1235 lbs., 925.00 to 1300.00 (1241.75); 2 to 8 years old, open, 18 head, 900 to 1610 lbs., 1000.00 to 1430.00 (1180.87); over 5 years old, open, 3 head, 1100 to 1490 lbs., 980.00 to 1130.00 (1033.33); over 8 years old, open, 10 head, 800 to 1200 lbs., 790.00 to 1025.00 (933.37). Medium and large frame 2 with 150 to 300 pounds calf, over 8 years old, open, 1 head, 1535 lbs., 835.00. Small and medium frame 3 with under 150 pounds calf, over 8 years old, open, 2 head, 800 lbs., 420.00.