Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 299 priced lines covering 3,883 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,224 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 558 head. replacement cattle receipts at 519 head. Counted as USDA files them — 160 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,224Last week 7,881Year ago 4,066

Slaughter CattleReceipts 558Last week 1,038Year ago 513

Replacement CattleReceipts 519Last week 489Year ago 178

Compared to last report: Limited number of comparable sales from last weeks higher volume of receipts. However, a mixed undertone was noted on feeder and stocker cattle with offerings under 500 lbs trending lower and offerings over 500 lbs trending higher. Auctions seeing more unweaned calves in the mix of offerings. Slaughter cows and bulls trending a mostly steady undertone. Demand moderate to good.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,137	2,150.00–2,350.00	2,205.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,443	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,219	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,067.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,214	1,950.00–3,450.00	2,817.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,211	2,100.00–3,100.00	2,904.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	801	2,375.00–2,600.00	2,487.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,198	1,825.00–2,200.00	2,038.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,205	2,000.00–2,850.00	2,695.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,199	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,391.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,185	2,225.00–2,900.00	2,642.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,530	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	36	—	1,317	3,250.00–3,900.00	3,477.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,000	2,260.00	2,260.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	925	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,441.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,452	2,775.00	2,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	825	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,877.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,025	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,903.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,102	1,500.00–2,600.00	2,114.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,950.00	1,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,775.00	1,775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,182	1,675.00–2,750.00	2,189.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	900	1,925.00	1,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	149.00	149.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,082	141.00–153.00	145.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,009	1,975.00–2,400.00	2,229.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,175	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,795.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,098	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,277.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,172	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,886.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,103	1,425.00–2,700.00	1,919.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	117.00–125.00	121.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,110	2,200.00–2,425.00	2,307.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	954	1,675.00–2,125.00	1,910.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,235	133.00–158.00	146.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,323	1,700.00–2,150.00	1,950.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,105	127.00–162.50	144.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,315	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,954.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	891	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,794.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,084	1,100.00–2,250.00	1,700.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	66	—	1,158	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,603.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	141.00	141.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	1,475.00	1,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	995	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,581.91
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	832	1,475.00–1,550.00	1,524.10
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	822	1,700.00	1,700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	868	1,950.00–3,050.00	2,878.82
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	840	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,643.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	957	1,500.00–3,100.00	2,729.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	960	2,325.00–2,800.00	2,572.40
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	828	1,625.00–2,375.00	1,968.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	889	1,800.00–2,650.00	2,231.19
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	853	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,741.35
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	970	128.00–211.00	160.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	130.00–153.00	142.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	875	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,418.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,038	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,542.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,833	206.00–220.00	213.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,330	3,650.00	3,650.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	959	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,185.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,340	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,529.42

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	345.00–370.00	353.67
2	400–450	443	340.00–350.00	344.97
4	450–500	468	300.00–347.50	324.62
1	500–550	505	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	590	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	678	260.00–263.00	261.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	337.50–345.00	341.18
3	550–600	570	302.00–331.00	318.96
3	600–650	648	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	325	390.00–435.00	407.76
27	350–400	365	375.00–425.00	402.61
76	400–450	426	335.00–423.00	383.37
44	450–500	472	310.00–395.00	346.23
61	500–550	527	300.00–355.00	334.01
38	550–600	573	280.00–338.00	305.40
26	600–650	618	250.00–315.00	290.30
14	650–700	668	251.00–295.00	269.65
16	700–750	717	230.00–267.50	257.37
4	750–800	771	247.50–255.00	251.02
8	800–850	818	228.00–260.00	250.06
5	850–900	883	219.00–223.00	220.01
1	900–950	940	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	970	199.00	199.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	330.00–385.00	364.19
11	350–400	378	315.00–377.00	348.77
25	400–450	422	295.00–362.00	333.47
20	450–500	477	260.00–327.00	301.36
20	500–550	523	275.00–315.00	299.42
11	550–600	569	257.50–285.00	272.29
9	600–650	623	248.00–284.00	260.44
3	650–700	678	240.00–262.50	249.26
3	700–750	716	212.00–240.00	221.19
3	750–800	762	230.00–245.00	236.66
1	850–900	875	190.00	190.00
2	900–950	928	180.00–185.00	182.48
1	1050–1100	1,050	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	412	345.00–375.00	353.32
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
2	500–550	523	310.00–322.50	316.22
2	550–600	555	293.00–310.00	301.50
1	750–800	760	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	582	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	620	282.50	282.50
2	750–800	780	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	317.00	317.00
1	400–450	435	313.00	313.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	363	445.00–475.00	460.52
13	400–450	410	415.00–465.00	430.22
10	450–500	465	342.00–447.50	395.59
33	500–550	512	344.00–389.00	376.22
2	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
11	600–650	625	310.00–332.50	322.37
6	700–750	717	267.00–300.00	282.14
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	830	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	360	375.00–402.50	383.87
2	450–500	475	330.00–360.00	344.37
3	500–550	515	327.50–342.50	335.44
2	550–600	573	307.50–315.00	311.10
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
21	300–350	330	310.00–403.00	354.45
37	350–400	377	299.00–401.00	358.54
31	400–450	430	310.00–395.00	346.85
38	450–500	475	300.00–365.00	328.35
19	500–550	525	272.00–333.00	308.91
17	550–600	568	265.00–315.00	279.44
9	600–650	618	250.00–287.00	264.81
6	650–700	659	241.00–266.00	256.39
6	700–750	728	220.00–260.00	248.66
5	750–800	782	260.00–269.00	261.74
4	900–950	913	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	398	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	455	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	530	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	387.50	387.50
4	350–400	369	450.00–470.00	462.24
6	400–450	428	362.50–445.00	379.42
7	500–550	505	355.00–360.00	355.73
2	600–650	618	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	220.00–345.00	280.15
6	350–400	372	251.00–335.00	296.31
1	400–450	435	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	480	237.00–315.00	276.81
3	550–600	575	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	356.00–360.00	357.25
9	350–400	383	350.00–390.00	385.94
6	400–450	410	351.00–382.50	371.66
6	450–500	460	330.00–340.00	333.33
16	500–550	525	329.00–350.00	340.43
3	600–650	633	287.50	287.50
2	650–700	673	285.00	285.00
6	750–800	774	250.00–260.00	253.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	402.50–440.00	418.09
5	350–400	373	397.50–410.00	404.40
5	400–450	420	367.50–385.00	374.51
6	450–500	470	349.00–361.00	353.35
3	500–550	523	345.00–350.00	347.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	380	327.50–389.00	368.83
4	400–450	424	345.00–360.00	352.46
5	450–500	474	315.00–345.00	332.69
6	500–550	508	310.00–327.50	318.64
25	550–600	579	270.00–324.00	302.02
2	600–650	630	270.00–280.00	275.00
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	250–300	272	400.00–505.00	492.47
60	300–350	321	340.00–487.00	430.40
84	350–400	372	362.50–475.00	407.00
89	400–450	422	327.50–453.00	394.33
89	450–500	472	325.00–415.00	364.23
74	500–550	517	313.00–375.00	347.06
47	550–600	573	280.00–355.00	325.35
50	600–650	627	289.00–330.00	308.39
67	650–700	683	280.00–310.00	295.87
16	700–750	726	262.50–285.00	274.65
71	750–800	782	237.50–282.00	276.02
7	800–850	813	251.00–267.50	260.83
1	850–900	850	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	300–350	320	275.00–355.00	319.54
37	350–400	373	285.00–341.00	313.63
39	400–450	424	265.00–329.00	303.78
41	450–500	476	257.50–321.00	284.57
35	500–550	524	240.00–303.00	269.46
20	550–600	573	230.00–265.00	252.03
10	600–650	617	225.00–270.00	240.39
17	650–700	683	219.00–250.00	231.38
18	700–750	730	190.00–237.00	220.23
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
4	800–850	837	200.00–223.00	205.53
3	900–950	933	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	975	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	321	345.00–355.00	350.67
6	350–400	376	330.00–350.00	339.15
10	400–450	418	310.00–347.50	318.81
3	450–500	480	285.00–300.00	295.00
2	550–600	583	260.00–275.00	267.53
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	300	290.00	290.00
7	350–400	368	213.00–290.00	249.46
4	400–450	424	240.00–260.00	251.69
2	450–500	465	185.00–257.00	222.16
1	500–550	535	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	550	232.00	232.00
2	600–650	610	207.00	207.00
1	650–700	665	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	482	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	367	332.00	332.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	431.00	431.00
1	450–500	485	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	515	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	441	313.00–330.00	322.02
11	450–500	466	311.00–320.00	315.18
48	500–550	504	299.00–314.00	311.72
4	550–600	558	255.00–292.00	273.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	380.00–390.00	386.81
19	400–450	416	320.00–390.00	364.24
6	450–500	462	330.00	330.00
21	500–550	529	302.00–325.00	311.29
8	550–600	567	289.00–309.00	297.09
3	600–650	609	276.00–285.00	281.99
4	650–700	673	269.00	269.00
3	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	485	245.00–256.00	250.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	455	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	371	280.00–337.00	325.83
8	400–450	434	300.00–339.00	320.66
6	450–500	472	267.50–305.00	285.53
1	500–550	510	275.00	275.00
3	550–600	562	250.00–260.00	256.62
2	650–700	673	230.00–240.00	235.09
1	750–800	760	217.50	217.50
1	850–900	880	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	611	307.00	307.00
29	650–700	654	283.00	283.00
1	700–750	740	242.50	242.50
2	850–900	878	202.50–245.00	223.93
2	950–1000	950	190.00	190.00
2	1000–1050	1,008	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	710	190.00	190.00
7	800–850	840	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	700	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
5	350–400	380	342.50–355.00	349.76
19	400–450	435	320.00–337.00	333.35
10	450–500	479	305.00–313.00	308.90
8	500–550	534	279.00–280.00	279.24
16	600–650	644	255.00–267.00	265.64
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	635	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	362.50	362.50
62	300–350	325	320.00–419.00	371.79
75	350–400	378	320.00–390.00	356.14
127	400–450	421	300.00–390.00	343.60
140	450–500	471	295.00–377.00	325.26
134	500–550	520	270.00–337.00	306.87
53	550–600	572	253.00–331.00	290.46
59	600–650	627	250.00–304.00	272.97
28	650–700	660	245.00–285.00	262.61
63	700–750	717	250.00–270.00	253.02
42	750–800	781	235.00–240.00	238.95
12	800–850	823	212.00–240.00	223.15
1	900–950	910	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	965	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,444	125.00–136.00	131.82
18	—	1,457	133.00–150.00	143.33
18	—	1,435	125.00–145.00	135.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	1,201	131.00–161.00	141.21
13	—	1,145	110.00–132.00	120.23
58	—	1,193	120.00–150.00	132.44
9	—	1,011	90.00–121.00	106.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,099	108.00–145.00	131.62
53	—	1,042	112.00–128.00	120.11
24	—	1,012	85.00–127.00	106.19
25	—	915	76.00–114.00	100.25
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	92.00	92.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	108.00	108.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,517	131.00–158.00	145.16
32	—	1,872	160.00–198.00	179.96
41	—	1,625	145.00–185.00	161.60

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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