Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 291 priced lines covering 4,010 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,855 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 691 head. replacement cattle receipts at 296 head. Counted as USDA files them — 42 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,855Last week 5,384Year ago 6,312

Slaughter CattleReceipts 691Last week 653Year ago 749

Replacement CattleReceipts 296Last week 230Year ago 353

Compared to last report: Feeder and Stocker steers sold 2.00-10.00 lower. Stocker heifers under 550 lbs sold mostly steady; Heifers over 550 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Demand moderate to good with continued good demand for feeders weaned 45 plus days.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	430.00–445.00	440.00
4	350–400	384	370.00–450.00	410.26
8	400–450	414	375.00–395.00	392.56
8	450–500	471	335.00–345.00	338.48
21	500–550	522	327.50–370.00	346.47
33	550–600	565	310.00–365.00	333.91
14	600–650	620	290.00–323.00	310.54
13	650–700	684	280.00–300.00	287.55
11	700–750	732	253.00–282.50	273.04
1	750–800	790	270.00	270.00
5	800–850	817	235.00–277.00	256.47
3	850–900	867	243.00–247.50	244.51
1	900–950	915	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	444	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	489	285.00–290.00	288.75
2	550–600	575	290.00–295.00	292.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	330.00–407.50	384.66
8	350–400	373	320.00–335.00	327.83
15	400–450	424	290.00–365.00	348.67
25	450–500	475	300.00–332.00	324.34
14	500–550	526	305.00–315.00	309.68
5	550–600	562	285.00–305.00	294.84
10	600–650	634	275.00–280.00	279.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
72	300–350	324	330.00–470.00	412.63
96	350–400	373	335.00–455.00	398.00
95	400–450	424	310.00–430.00	367.99
98	450–500	472	300.00–389.00	351.71
66	500–550	517	290.00–381.00	330.66
95	550–600	570	270.00–361.00	317.65
36	600–650	618	280.00–317.00	296.45
32	650–700	677	249.00–307.50	284.12
16	700–750	716	250.00–280.00	265.68
18	750–800	765	260.00–274.00	266.82
10	800–850	810	250.00–270.00	259.17
2	850–900	885	240.00–245.00	242.53
1	900–950	900	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	955	220.00	220.00
2	1000–1050	1,018	200.00–220.00	210.17
1	1150–1200	1,150	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	325	270.00–399.00	359.19
51	350–400	379	277.00–385.00	341.45
34	400–450	428	270.00–359.00	326.37
35	450–500	477	265.00–345.00	312.97
21	500–550	526	250.00–329.00	286.62
11	550–600	571	235.00–295.00	274.31
16	600–650	624	255.00–285.00	272.79
12	650–700	681	248.00–275.00	262.46
1	700–750	745	238.00	238.00
4	750–800	765	229.00–240.00	234.77
1	850–900	870	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	375	350.00–410.00	371.47
4	400–450	425	355.00–375.00	363.18
3	450–500	460	312.50–332.50	325.05
3	500–550	518	315.00–338.00	323.17
2	550–600	585	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	251.00	251.00
1	450–500	450	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	372.50–377.50	375.06
3	350–400	368	370.00–390.00	381.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
4	300–350	323	382.50–427.50	409.56
9	350–400	367	375.00–412.50	386.77
2	400–450	425	350.00–360.00	354.82
4	450–500	470	340.00–360.00	346.14
1	500–550	505	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	315.00–380.00	351.62
4	400–450	430	325.00–375.00	347.06
7	450–500	473	300.00–341.00	327.34
9	500–550	527	310.00–329.00	322.56
4	550–600	569	285.00–305.00	296.23
1	600–650	605	287.50	287.50
4	650–700	677	265.00–269.00	267.98
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	825	242.50	242.50
89	950–1000	985	233.80	233.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	603	240.00–260.00	250.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	480	280.00–285.00	282.55
1	650–700	660	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	230.00	230.00
3	350–400	382	253.00–273.00	259.20
2	400–450	423	225.00–257.00	240.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	370.00–375.00	372.52
6	400–450	423	320.00–345.00	329.01
6	450–500	476	285.00–335.00	312.55
10	500–550	521	265.00–302.50	288.16
2	550–600	578	277.50–282.50	279.95
2	600–650	618	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	675	254.00	254.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	323	375.00–430.00	409.76
33	350–400	372	333.00–410.00	368.52
44	400–450	426	310.00–390.00	352.43
82	450–500	476	290.00–392.50	339.58
91	500–550	521	270.00–350.00	314.34
48	550–600	576	270.00–330.00	296.63
46	600–650	615	257.00–329.00	287.85
43	650–700	673	245.00–281.00	260.32
13	700–750	720	230.00–258.00	245.56
8	750–800	782	220.00–245.00	232.24
5	800–850	815	172.00–250.00	218.08
3	900–950	900	195.00–217.00	209.67
4	1050–1100	1,069	169.00–176.00	171.02
2	1100–1150	1,120	170.00–173.00	171.53
3	1150–1200	1,173	171.00–173.00	171.66
2	1200–1250	1,235	171.00–178.00	174.50
1	1250–1300	1,255	173.00	173.00
1	1300–1350	1,320	169.00	169.00
1	1350–1400	1,365	170.00	170.00
1	1450–1500	1,455	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	332	300.00–360.00	328.30
17	350–400	379	309.00–365.00	340.34
23	400–450	430	250.00–343.00	307.18
19	450–500	476	250.00–327.00	300.42
15	500–550	523	240.00–305.00	279.83
17	550–600	575	240.00–280.00	259.67
16	600–650	629	230.00–267.00	250.03
8	650–700	678	205.00–248.00	230.91
2	700–750	725	234.00–249.00	241.50
1	750–800	760	232.50	232.50
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
2	850–900	863	200.00–220.00	210.14
1	900–950	900	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	342.50	342.50
12	500–550	526	288.00–305.00	298.79
9	550–600	563	281.00–292.00	288.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	365	362.50	362.50
1	400–450	400	370.00	370.00
3	500–550	508	300.00–315.00	308.28
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	520	313.00–322.50	317.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	372	300.00–342.50	326.61
1	400–450	400	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	480	254.00–280.00	269.68
2	500–550	528	262.50–275.00	268.60
3	550–600	570	250.00–260.00	255.70
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	669	230.00–250.00	238.79
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
7	450–500	480	225.00–265.00	244.84
3	500–550	528	225.00–252.50	235.64
2	600–650	625	205.00–220.00	212.56
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	385.00	385.00
52	300–350	322	320.00–399.00	360.07
110	350–400	373	300.00–375.00	348.97
126	400–450	420	300.00–365.00	330.34
188	450–500	475	280.00–361.00	317.25
140	500–550	519	260.00–333.00	304.38
101	550–600	569	251.00–299.00	284.65
33	600–650	619	245.00–285.00	263.79
48	650–700	659	230.00–275.00	261.90
17	700–750	727	222.00–270.00	235.35
9	750–800	776	201.00–244.00	225.27
2	800–850	820	204.00–223.00	213.44
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	222.00–250.00	235.78
5	350–400	381	230.00–280.00	263.01
3	400–450	421	205.00–211.00	209.01
3	450–500	473	220.00–250.00	235.16
3	500–550	530	217.00–245.00	226.24
2	550–600	563	185.00–212.50	198.57
1	600–650	600	203.00	203.00
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	343	331.00	331.00
2	350–400	365	330.00	330.00
9	400–450	428	283.00–312.50	301.87
15	450–500	479	290.00–310.00	293.94
14	500–550	519	277.50–290.00	284.37
30	550–600	577	253.00–277.00	268.40
4	600–650	620	255.00–256.00	255.49
3	700–750	715	247.50–248.00	247.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
40	300–350	327	271.00–342.50	314.14
55	350–400	375	255.00–337.50	303.43
53	400–450	420	235.00–325.00	283.64
38	450–500	473	235.00–300.00	279.27
43	500–550	524	230.00–300.00	265.75
36	550–600	573	220.00–275.00	254.71
19	600–650	630	232.00–258.00	245.22
9	650–700	674	200.00–245.00	225.85
10	700–750	718	190.00–240.00	221.30
3	750–800	777	170.00–220.00	203.16
1	800–850	820	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	373	375.00–395.00	385.47
2	400–450	400	395.00	395.00
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	649	272.50	272.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	336.00–342.50	339.25
4	350–400	376	320.00–337.50	325.48
2	400–450	405	330.00–343.00	336.58
2	450–500	480	290.00–315.00	302.89
3	500–550	505	280.00–315.00	292.21
1	550–600	575	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	640	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	446	319.00	319.00
24	600–650	628	258.00–260.00	258.17
5	650–700	652	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	429	317.50–345.00	326.19
21	450–500	477	290.00–330.00	317.88
17	500–550	536	295.00–314.00	303.08
16	550–600	570	289.00–307.50	293.92
14	600–650	641	265.00–307.50	268.58
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
9	700–750	716	230.00–252.50	241.52
6	750–800	768	232.50–259.00	241.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	405.00	405.00
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	420	341.00	341.00
2	500–550	518	312.50–316.00	314.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,060	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	530	255.00–272.50	260.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	630	229.00–240.00	231.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,172	1,700.00–2,250.00	2,039.03
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,190	109.00–148.00	131.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,120	1,750.00–1,825.00	1,781.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	2,000.00–2,425.00	2,208.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,225	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,797.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	56	—	1,209	1,650.00–3,000.00	2,449.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,239	1,575.00–2,000.00	1,883.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	126.00–140.00	131.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,480	123.00–126.00	124.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,226	1,725.00–2,500.00	2,121.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,360	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,666.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,232	1,500.00–2,200.00	1,966.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,165	1,500.00–2,175.00	1,863.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,244	120.00–149.00	136.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,785	160.00	160.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,900.00	2,900.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	745	950.00–1,200.00	1,120.62
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	2,600.00	2,600.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,175.00	2,175.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	783	1,450.00–1,900.00	1,692.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	951	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,021.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,894.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,000	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,450.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	580	510.00	510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,540	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,234	1,350.00–2,575.00	2,288.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,188	1,825.00–3,400.00	2,780.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,128	1,875.00–2,800.00	2,219.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,258	2,050.00–2,375.00	2,209.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,145	2,050.00–3,000.00	2,601.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,077	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,243.38
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	1,950.00–2,500.00	2,218.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,480	3,750.00	3,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,575	3,000.00–3,450.00	3,224.29
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,035	1,600.00	1,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	25	—	949	145.00–213.00	181.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,065	126.00–192.50	146.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	172.50–180.00	176.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,025	98.00–125.00	113.55
20	—	1,086	105.00–130.00	123.39
17	—	1,032	89.00–113.00	102.53
20	—	985	60.00–100.00	85.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,551	120.00–132.00	126.40
36	—	1,487	123.00–145.00	135.43
13	—	1,537	132.00–156.00	145.07
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	115.00	115.00
5	—	764	65.00–95.00	82.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,272	127.00–150.00	139.76
93	—	1,195	115.00–139.50	128.91
20	—	1,192	105.00–129.00	120.02
2	—	983	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,655	130.00–164.00	153.13
14	—	1,770	160.00–193.00	170.94
25	—	1,537	124.00–149.00	139.46

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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