Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 308 priced lines covering 4,868 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,384 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 653 head. replacement cattle receipts at 230 head. Counted as USDA files them — 10 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 27, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,384Last week 3,351Year ago 8,196

Slaughter CattleReceipts 653Last week 448Year ago 1,019

Replacement CattleReceipts 230Last week 157Year ago 335

Compared to last report: limited comparable sales so market trend not established. However, a higher undertone was not on most classes. Demand remains good

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	347.50	347.50
1	400–450	420	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	530	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
65	300–350	327	340.00–480.00	420.80
98	350–400	377	325.00–460.00	411.94
71	400–450	424	322.50–445.00	378.71
124	450–500	473	310.00–390.00	356.34
123	500–550	520	300.00–369.00	338.43
30	550–600	568	300.00–355.00	319.52
121	600–650	620	269.00–320.00	307.23
39	650–700	668	259.00–315.00	287.38
32	700–750	713	232.00–292.00	274.64
27	750–800	771	255.00–275.00	262.52
7	800–850	809	250.00–267.50	255.60
5	850–900	857	253.00–265.00	260.99
1	900–950	900	242.50	242.50
1	1100–1150	1,105	210.00	210.00
1	1250–1300	1,260	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	372.50–435.00	402.23
9	350–400	373	330.00–425.00	385.54
6	400–450	421	370.00–395.00	382.59
2	450–500	468	340.00–347.50	343.69
10	500–550	517	275.00–335.00	320.72
4	550–600	578	250.00–300.00	275.48
3	600–650	608	276.00–301.00	290.14
1	700–750	735	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	412.50–438.00	426.69
3	350–400	375	390.00–407.50	401.08
7	400–450	416	357.50–407.50	385.29
2	450–500	450	357.50–360.00	358.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	357	441.00	441.00
Steers — Small 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	415.00–420.00	418.35
8	400–450	434	400.00–435.00	423.91
7	450–500	471	327.50–425.00	389.23
13	500–550	525	315.00–390.00	365.74
24	550–600	566	290.00–370.00	344.95
19	600–650	612	306.00–317.50	313.25
63	650–700	662	288.00–305.00	294.35
11	700–750	747	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	584	310.00	310.00
10	700–750	743	268.00	268.00
2	900–950	920	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	320	380.00–445.00	417.92
6	350–400	379	400.00–420.00	405.65
2	400–450	418	360.00–370.00	365.21
8	450–500	472	332.00–350.00	341.07
2	500–550	505	337.50–350.00	343.75
4	550–600	554	327.50–337.50	333.09
2	600–650	615	295.00–310.00	302.50
2	650–700	668	270.00–297.50	283.49
1	800–850	845	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	506	342.00–347.00	344.16
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	485.00–500.00	490.86
7	350–400	372	360.00–485.00	445.47
4	400–450	438	362.50–460.00	436.88
59	450–500	463	337.00–422.50	418.36
26	500–550	528	339.00–380.00	378.46
15	550–600	558	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	397.50	397.50
3	400–450	437	365.00	365.00
6	450–500	461	365.00	365.00
15	650–700	663	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	327	300.00–410.00	353.00
46	350–400	374	301.00–390.00	353.14
59	400–450	429	270.00–360.00	332.50
35	450–500	470	270.00–357.00	315.38
30	500–550	520	237.00–330.00	295.59
40	550–600	577	260.00–317.50	289.84
16	600–650	622	270.00–293.00	280.47
15	650–700	674	260.00–278.00	269.15
5	700–750	730	237.00–265.00	254.41
18	750–800	776	230.00–260.00	248.37
5	800–850	816	210.00–242.00	233.64
1	950–1000	950	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	273.00–286.00	279.68
2	400–450	423	255.00–275.00	265.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	410.00	410.00
16	350–400	368	385.00–397.50	392.03
15	400–450	418	347.50–402.50	366.55
13	450–500	475	320.00–365.00	336.48
49	550–600	583	290.00–327.00	315.05
23	600–650	621	280.00–307.50	296.22
1	650–700	680	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	705	270.00–272.00	271.00
5	750–800	776	253.00–257.00	255.42
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	174.00	174.00
1	600–650	610	158.00	158.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	300–350	300	550.00	550.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	370.00	370.00
7	350–400	378	355.00–380.00	364.33
12	400–450	428	335.00–377.00	355.31
13	450–500	466	325.00–375.00	357.84
16	500–550	524	300.00–325.00	313.62
2	550–600	550	307.50	307.50
22	600–650	607	264.00–300.00	279.56
12	700–750	711	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
33	300–350	330	260.00–350.00	325.46
38	350–400	379	275.00–341.00	313.29
41	400–450	427	265.00–319.00	291.64
50	450–500	471	255.00–320.00	281.07
39	500–550	528	249.00–285.00	272.70
43	550–600	570	231.00–277.50	263.35
25	600–650	624	227.50–265.00	249.25
23	650–700	673	200.00–260.00	238.65
10	700–750	722	220.00–250.00	234.39
10	750–800	773	215.00–238.00	225.87
3	850–900	863	180.00–219.00	199.74
1	900–950	940	175.00	175.00
3	950–1000	982	185.00–196.00	188.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	300–350	326	300.00–420.00	371.19
128	350–400	372	310.00–405.00	358.38
173	400–450	425	292.50–367.00	330.02
203	450–500	473	293.00–347.00	317.85
170	500–550	522	270.00–325.00	303.38
153	550–600	569	263.00–315.00	293.87
91	600–650	621	250.00–287.50	272.47
38	650–700	667	243.00–280.00	262.10
14	700–750	721	240.00–272.50	254.11
19	750–800	769	225.00–252.00	243.01
4	800–850	815	220.00–240.00	226.79
3	850–900	885	220.00–238.00	231.03
4	950–1000	968	190.00–229.00	203.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	350.00–370.00	360.31
16	350–400	364	332.50–380.00	347.79
8	400–450	429	315.00–342.20	328.03
20	450–500	468	290.00–312.50	305.76
8	500–550	521	280.00–317.50	295.91
1	550–600	560	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	215.00–280.00	242.75
7	350–400	377	191.00–255.00	216.52
3	400–450	422	205.00–210.00	208.36
1	450–500	480	245.00	245.00
1	550–600	595	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	660	205.00	205.00
1	700–750	725	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	346	402.50	402.50
2	350–400	385	390.00	390.00
3	500–550	537	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	510	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	397	358.00	358.00
10	500–550	525	290.00–319.00	310.16
2	550–600	578	284.00	284.00
9	750–800	795	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	381	330.00	330.00
17	400–450	424	312.00–355.00	324.67
4	450–500	460	291.00–317.00	303.72
19	500–550	535	290.00–298.00	292.09
17	550–600	594	268.00–271.00	269.89
29	600–650	627	243.00–275.00	255.84
10	650–700	671	262.00	262.00
24	750–800	762	256.00	256.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	336	400.00–417.00	411.97
9	350–400	383	375.00	375.00
19	400–450	407	392.00–392.50	392.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	624	266.00–294.00	273.33
37	650–700	676	256.00–266.00	261.76
11	700–750	718	245.00–260.00	253.48
1	1200–1250	1,200	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	223.00	223.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	380	320.00–345.00	332.83
3	400–450	442	320.00–322.50	320.84
6	450–500	478	290.00–310.00	299.55
5	500–550	512	280.00–295.00	286.00
7	550–600	583	255.00–273.00	263.28
5	600–650	629	230.00–262.00	249.21
5	650–700	677	230.00–257.50	244.44
1	750–800	770	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	343	300.00–302.00	301.69
2	350–400	385	285.00–297.50	291.33
1	500–550	510	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	380.00–390.00	385.04
4	400–450	429	330.00–380.00	352.49
1	500–550	500	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	347	401.00	401.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	365.00–420.00	392.70
5	350–400	370	365.00–405.00	391.86
5	400–450	411	345.00–375.00	365.84
12	450–500	467	315.00–345.00	326.10
2	500–550	520	322.50–325.00	323.77
2	550–600	590	295.00–307.50	301.25
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
1	800–850	845	244.00	244.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
13	300–350	327	325.00–390.00	346.39
14	350–400	375	305.00–375.00	336.45
19	400–450	431	285.00–350.00	321.83
26	450–500	479	247.00–327.50	302.34
26	500–550	534	250.00–315.00	286.43
25	550–600	576	250.00–290.00	271.23
14	600–650	618	240.00–287.50	265.52
6	650–700	668	220.00–260.00	241.10
12	700–750	720	225.00–255.00	238.21
1	750–800	790	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	845	210.00	210.00
5	850–900	869	160.00–235.00	204.12
3	900–950	922	152.50–179.00	167.11
1	950–1000	980	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	355.00–385.00	369.40
4	400–450	429	357.50–370.00	361.26
3	450–500	470	320.00–330.00	325.05
3	500–550	528	286.00–312.50	299.25
6	600–650	632	270.00–295.00	278.15
3	650–700	677	235.00–272.00	252.55
1	800–850	840	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	335.00–347.50	339.24
2	450–500	458	285.00–290.00	287.54
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	636	293.00	293.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
11	500–550	516	320.00–327.00	323.98
9	550–600	574	280.00–286.00	282.25
2	600–650	620	282.00	282.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	329	380.00–450.00	409.59
43	350–400	379	350.00–450.00	393.81
59	400–450	427	322.00–435.00	360.76
74	450–500	477	315.00–393.00	341.96
118	500–550	527	290.00–357.00	328.90
72	550–600	572	270.00–330.00	301.37
32	600–650	616	267.00–302.50	287.03
13	650–700	675	257.00–280.00	268.71
15	700–750	723	236.00–267.50	247.41
13	750–800	773	219.00–251.00	240.06
7	800–850	816	197.50–245.00	227.65
2	850–900	858	230.00–242.50	236.27
5	950–1000	962	190.00–232.50	211.68
2	1000–1050	1,025	157.00–193.00	175.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	222.00–230.00	227.38
1	450–500	475	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	518	245.00–250.00	247.46
1	550–600	575	165.00	165.00
2	650–700	670	205.00–220.00	212.67
1	800–850	825	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	395.00	395.00
3	500–550	515	344.00–362.50	350.61
1	600–650	605	290.00	290.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	1,250.00	1,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,074	1,500.00–2,325.00	1,819.23
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,129	1,450.00–2,700.00	2,043.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,850.00–2,650.00	2,297.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,211	134.00–154.00	145.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,219	1,225.00–1,900.00	1,756.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,325.00–1,725.00	1,541.96
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,259	131.00–141.00	135.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	138.00–142.00	139.88
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	131.00	131.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,167	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,958.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	151.00–177.50	163.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,017	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,251.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,171	1,325.00–2,500.00	2,075.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	130.00–142.00	136.06
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,220	1,300.00–2,500.00	2,004.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,140	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,701.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	143.00	143.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,197	139.00–154.00	145.32
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	800	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,502.84
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	590	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	700	1,100.00	1,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,164	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,393.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,418	2,800.00–2,950.00	2,877.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,825.00	2,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	958	1,600.00–2,800.00	2,349.74
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	1,750.00	1,750.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	823	1,400.00–1,850.00	1,632.52
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	715	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,100.00	2,100.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	820	1,425.00–2,075.00	1,733.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	768	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,604.74
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,008	134.00–201.00	163.48
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	972	172.50–218.00	194.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,094	77.00–170.00	131.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	147.50–150.00	148.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,212.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,585	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,175	1,875.00	1,875.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,085	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,255	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,102	112.00–139.00	126.21
14	—	931	80.00–96.00	87.28
19	—	943	80.00–112.00	100.96
48	—	1,044	100.00–127.00	113.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	823	90.00–97.00	93.49
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	120.00	120.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
75	—	1,193	114.00–136.00	127.12
21	—	1,114	105.00–125.00	116.02
83	—	1,251	129.00–148.00	136.07
6	—	934	60.00–103.00	84.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	123.00–129.00	125.60
21	—	1,430	120.00–144.00	135.03
32	—	1,459	130.00–154.00	139.27
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,349	112.00–147.00	134.78
37	—	1,665	135.00–169.00	156.57
1	—	1,665	148.00	148.00
11	—	1,759	156.00–185.00	172.04

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the Arkansas barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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