Arkansas weekly cattle auction summary.

The Arkansas weekly livestock auction summary indicated receipts of 1,283 head of cattle selling the week of March 13 to 19 compared to 6,166 head the previous reporting period, according to the USDA-Arkansas Department of Agriculture Market News, Little Rock, Arkansas. The total included 678 head of feeder cattle, 353 head of slaughter cattle and 252 head of replacement cattle compared to the previous reporting period total of 5,147 head of feeder cattle, 587 head of slaughter cattle and 432 head of replacement cattle. The supply included 53% feeder cattle with 28% steers, 52% were heifers and 21% were bulls; 28% was slaughter cattle with 82% cows and 18% were bulls; 20% was replacement cattle with 12% stock cows, 61% were bred cows, 3% were bred heifers, 23% were cow-calf pairs and 1% were bulls. [Extracted from the article]