Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 248 priced lines covering 3,177 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,440 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 616 head. replacement cattle receipts at 381 head. Counted as USDA files them — 118 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,440Last week 2,289Year ago 2,384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 616Last week 355Year ago 623

Replacement CattleReceipts 381Last week 372Year ago 203

Compared to last report: market trend not applicable due to limited comparable sales. However, an uneven market for the week but undertone was mostly steady to lower. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	300–350	324	327.50–440.00	385.21
100	350–400	372	320.00–409.00	379.24
135	400–450	421	305.00–400.00	361.69
128	450–500	476	285.00–367.00	334.04
64	500–550	520	262.50–346.00	307.61
73	550–600	569	267.50–317.50	297.14
24	600–650	615	247.50–290.00	274.99
4	650–700	659	244.00–269.00	256.51
5	700–750	719	240.00–265.00	251.93
6	750–800	761	230.00–247.50	243.66
5	800–850	835	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	855	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	173.00	173.00
1	1050–1100	1,070	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	330	310.00–355.00	336.24
33	350–400	376	300.00–351.00	326.36
36	400–450	427	245.00–355.00	311.27
33	450–500	480	245.00–329.00	291.90
25	500–550	522	260.00–305.00	281.47
14	550–600	578	259.00–281.00	270.86
8	600–650	631	240.00–272.50	255.21
4	650–700	671	230.00–249.00	238.66
2	700–750	740	209.00–230.00	219.57
1	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
2	800–850	808	210.00–212.50	211.25
4	850–900	894	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	304.00	304.00
13	450–500	460	310.00–333.00	323.58
14	500–550	531	290.00–310.00	303.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	385	355.00	355.00
2	400–450	425	300.00–312.50	306.54
2	500–550	525	295.00–315.00	305.29
1	550–600	580	282.50	282.50
1	650–700	670	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	279.00	279.00
1	600–650	620	266.00	266.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	525	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	335.00–355.00	346.07
30	350–400	358	325.00–380.00	357.85
33	400–450	414	310.00–325.00	322.90
15	450–500	472	300.00–315.00	310.25
8	500–550	514	285.00–300.00	293.76
19	600–650	619	267.50–276.00	271.21
2	650–700	680	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
6	700–750	743	2,225.00	2,225.00
3	800–850	833	2,100.00	2,100.00
13	850–900	877	2,250.00	2,250.00
5	1000–1050	1,006	2,400.00	2,400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	260.00–300.00	284.18
5	350–400	376	250.00–321.00	286.61
7	400–450	424	270.00–301.00	283.66
3	450–500	457	230.00–290.00	267.99
1	500–550	515	207.00	207.00
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	650	260.00	260.00
2	850–900	855	205.00	205.00
2	900–950	933	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	672	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
11	600–650	623	291.00–292.50	291.13
6	650–700	660	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	416	335.00–359.00	344.59
1	450–500	480	251.00	251.00
4	500–550	519	280.00–291.00	285.36
1	550–600	550	271.00	271.00
2	600–650	608	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	319	392.50–402.50	397.49
37	350–400	379	377.50–419.00	414.00
29	400–450	425	360.00–393.00	390.96
1	450–500	475	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	662	280.00	280.00
10	700–750	714	256.00	256.00
10	750–800	770	239.00–258.00	252.13
3	850–900	850	246.00	246.00
4	950–1000	975	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	333	401.00–425.00	405.15
5	350–400	373	385.00–410.00	401.73
12	400–450	419	365.00–407.50	393.65
5	450–500	457	340.00–375.00	358.71
9	500–550	514	330.00–332.50	331.11
3	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
11	600–650	610	305.00–307.50	307.26
3	750–800	773	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	300–350	324	382.50–495.00	446.56
53	350–400	372	335.00–450.00	416.03
123	400–450	420	352.00–455.00	409.59
97	450–500	474	320.00–433.00	387.04
87	500–550	523	310.00–385.00	345.82
60	550–600	571	300.00–360.00	328.52
24	600–650	621	277.50–325.00	309.66
15	650–700	677	290.00–315.00	294.53
32	700–750	712	254.00–286.00	281.80
3	800–850	845	242.00–262.50	248.79
6	850–900	857	237.50–257.50	254.08
1	1000–1050	1,025	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	303	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	405	382.50	382.50
3	450–500	470	362.50–369.00	365.50
1	550–600	555	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	615	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	435	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	300–350	325	335.00–437.00	396.13
35	350–400	384	320.00–423.00	377.47
19	400–450	423	308.00–397.00	356.53
29	450–500	477	295.00–377.00	349.04
10	500–550	536	285.00–325.00	310.08
12	550–600	576	270.00–320.00	298.03
6	600–650	629	267.50–297.00	276.82
2	650–700	688	260.00–267.50	263.71
4	700–750	719	247.00–265.00	255.45
1	750–800	775	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	815	230.00	230.00
2	950–1000	965	215.00–223.00	218.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	545	265.00	265.00
1	600–650	600	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	380.00	380.00
9	400–450	428	334.00–398.00	387.49
9	450–500	470	339.00–352.00	350.57
2	600–650	610	282.50–309.00	295.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	397.50–422.50	410.63
2	400–450	423	382.50–390.00	386.36
44	450–500	469	362.50–437.00	435.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	527	360.00–365.00	363.63
3	600–650	602	327.00	327.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	271.00–335.00	290.94
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	359.00–369.00	364.86
1	400–450	420	301.00	301.00
11	450–500	479	257.00–349.00	319.44
1	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	573	277.00	277.00
2	600–650	623	237.00–260.00	248.82
1	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	355.00–391.00	376.37
12	350–400	379	335.00–380.00	356.77
11	400–450	421	315.00–367.50	350.69
18	450–500	474	270.00–343.00	319.97
9	500–550	526	250.00–315.00	293.73
6	550–600	571	265.00–299.00	282.30
9	600–650	624	230.00–295.00	266.37
10	650–700	680	230.00–267.00	254.30
2	700–750	725	215.00–250.00	232.38
1	750–800	795	227.00	227.00
3	800–850	818	207.00–215.00	211.30
1	850–900	895	202.50	202.50
1	900–950	945	197.50	197.50
2	950–1000	968	170.00–190.00	180.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	369	370.00–385.00	374.58
6	400–450	428	355.00–395.00	375.48
4	450–500	459	342.50–360.00	350.56
4	500–550	523	320.00–325.00	322.51
4	550–600	575	300.00–315.00	307.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	332	390.00–450.00	417.74
45	350–400	367	375.00–433.00	414.83
53	400–450	424	361.00–415.00	403.66
37	450–500	469	315.00–400.00	370.97
30	500–550	516	327.00–363.00	345.89
24	550–600	567	300.00–336.00	312.37
24	600–650	619	270.00–318.00	294.44
8	650–700	681	244.00–281.00	263.17
6	700–750	709	256.00–280.00	269.08
5	750–800	770	239.00–255.00	247.15
2	800–850	815	219.00–255.00	237.33
1	850–900	860	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	380.00–420.00	400.54
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	349.00	349.00
1	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	267.00	267.00
5	650–700	661	263.00	263.00
4	750–800	756	200.00–235.00	217.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	999	110.00–137.00	124.67
34	—	990	128.00–152.00	138.54
7	—	906	90.00–107.00	98.79
26	—	946	90.00–117.00	109.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,150	124.00–151.00	141.93
8	—	1,158	115.00–138.00	127.78
2	—	1,203	110.00–118.00	113.93
80	—	1,200	136.00–173.00	148.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	111.00–114.00	112.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,493	130.00–145.00	138.44
52	—	1,338	130.00–163.00	151.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,697	157.00–214.00	186.66
33	—	1,444	130.00–161.00	149.45
25	—	1,565	145.00–185.00	169.33

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	18	—	1,136	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,313.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,200	3,450.00	3,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	3,325.00	3,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,100.00–3,300.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,138	2,300.00–3,300.00	2,924.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,057	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,353.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,181	2,250.00–3,200.00	2,673.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,257	2,450.00–3,300.00	3,036.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,110	1,400.00–2,800.00	2,278.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,380	2,250.00–2,550.00	2,455.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,282	2,600.00–3,300.00	2,935.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,542	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,906.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,100.00	3,100.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	760	1,875.00–2,550.00	2,230.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	154.00	154.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,645	142.00	142.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,013	148.00–183.00	159.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	37	—	1,094	1,525.00–2,500.00	2,088.26
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,040	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,775.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,045	2,200.00–3,000.00	2,628.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,139	1,750.00–3,000.00	2,490.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	152.00	152.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,227	1,875.00–2,075.00	1,991.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,167	1,825.00–2,475.00	2,205.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,222	1,750.00–2,800.00	2,232.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,273	149.00–158.00	156.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,650.00	1,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,650.00–1,750.00	1,700.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,330.00–2,000.00	1,651.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	153.00	153.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,083	133.00–150.00	140.42
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,054	142.00–171.00	156.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,083	139.00–167.50	152.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	143.00	143.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	920	2,000.00–2,175.00	2,095.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	795	1,375.00–2,625.00	2,113.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,028	2,075.00–2,650.00	2,390.19
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	942	1,100.00–3,100.00	2,505.39
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	890	1,850.00–2,025.00	1,913.27
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	1,725.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,033	124.00–175.00	147.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	915	126.00–210.00	174.15
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,314	2,500.00–3,600.00	3,020.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,005	162.00	162.00

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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