Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 291 priced lines covering 3,521 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,934 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 753 head. replacement cattle receipts at 344 head. Counted as USDA files them — 42 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,934Last week 5,609Year ago 3,468

Slaughter CattleReceipts 753Last week 1,031Year ago 707

Replacement CattleReceipts 344Last week 631Year ago 180

Compared to last report: Market trend not applicable due to limited comparable sales. Market undertone was very uneven through the week, from 10.00 lower to 20.00 higher, depending on the type and kind plus fleshy condition. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	341	391.00–420.00	400.63
1	350–400	375	370.00	370.00
7	400–450	426	320.00–385.00	369.10
6	450–500	479	298.00–360.00	342.24
7	500–550	537	300.00–330.00	321.90
1	550–600	555	311.00	311.00
2	600–650	633	297.50–307.50	302.56
3	650–700	665	265.00–285.00	275.08
1	700–750	700	247.00	247.00
1	800–850	820	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	324	370.00–425.00	402.42
15	350–400	369	340.00–410.00	371.61
14	400–450	432	340.00–400.00	365.90
14	450–500	470	325.00–365.00	347.15
13	500–550	516	302.00–355.00	326.40
8	550–600	568	237.00–320.00	292.14
9	600–650	624	280.00–307.50	291.40
6	650–700	664	265.00–285.00	275.42
1	700–750	730	260.00	260.00
3	750–800	773	235.00–257.50	247.40
1	800–850	805	230.00	230.00
3	850–900	858	212.50–237.50	223.31
1	900–950	915	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	995	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	420.00	420.00
4	350–400	383	385.00–415.00	400.49
2	400–450	415	405.00	405.00
2	450–500	473	375.00	375.00
10	500–550	533	332.50–345.00	339.73
4	550–600	588	310.00–317.50	313.73
4	750–800	778	255.00–257.50	256.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
14	300–350	321	415.00–483.00	443.01
33	350–400	377	370.00–441.00	416.47
29	400–450	421	323.00–465.00	396.36
63	450–500	477	320.00–403.00	370.49
70	500–550	525	300.00–385.00	349.99
78	550–600	572	285.00–362.50	325.58
23	600–650	624	275.00–333.00	301.01
20	650–700	666	267.00–315.00	293.56
8	700–750	711	274.00–295.00	286.66
5	750–800	772	235.00–280.00	259.03
5	800–850	840	245.00–265.00	248.98
5	850–900	878	210.00–245.00	226.85
3	900–950	907	219.00–227.00	224.32
5	1000–1050	1,032	219.00–230.00	221.22
1	1150–1200	1,155	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	340.00–380.00	360.23
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	708	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	377	437.50	437.50
6	500–550	509	372.00	372.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	455	399.00	399.00
1	600–650	600	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	495.00	495.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	395.00	395.00
10	350–400	376	350.00–380.00	362.00
6	400–450	417	320.00–350.00	336.63
16	450–500	480	302.50–337.00	319.43
5	500–550	536	299.00–310.00	304.29
4	550–600	568	275.00–287.50	278.05
11	600–650	624	251.00–284.00	274.82
3	650–700	663	267.50–270.00	269.16
1	750–800	790	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	287	402.50–405.00	403.34
57	300–350	327	357.50–445.00	401.38
99	350–400	376	332.50–435.00	387.24
125	400–450	424	322.00–413.00	362.34
155	450–500	471	290.00–379.00	343.88
102	500–550	524	285.00–355.00	323.16
82	550–600	574	275.00–338.00	304.96
39	600–650	626	247.00–332.00	291.10
35	650–700	667	250.00–293.00	271.70
16	700–750	718	245.00–290.00	268.77
5	750–800	774	248.00–270.00	259.50
5	800–850	816	226.00–265.00	243.18
5	850–900	888	235.00–240.00	236.00
7	900–950	927	200.00–245.00	220.95
1	950–1000	950	220.00	220.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	325.00–415.00	385.23
5	350–400	373	345.00–400.00	376.89
6	400–450	425	335.00–350.00	344.58
2	450–500	475	320.00–330.00	325.21
2	500–550	530	300.00–317.50	308.67
1	550–600	585	297.50	297.50
6	600–650	608	290.00–295.00	294.14
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	575	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	430	360.00–370.00	361.94
11	500–550	529	354.00	354.00
6	550–600	568	295.00–310.00	302.32
3	600–650	603	307.00	307.00
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	424	372.00	372.00
4	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	420.00	420.00
13	600–650	602	312.00–316.00	313.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	351.00	351.00
1	400–450	405	309.00	309.00
2	550–600	573	260.00–265.00	262.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	598	325.00	325.00
1	600–650	615	267.00	267.00
6	750–800	785	250.00–262.00	255.90
12	800–850	809	249.00–258.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	658	267.00	267.00
2	750–800	775	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	295.00–305.00	300.19
1	350–400	395	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	263.00	263.00
2	550–600	585	217.50–262.50	240.38
1	600–650	625	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	675	195.00–201.00	197.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	406	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	322	320.00–385.00	354.00
52	350–400	378	310.00–390.00	344.33
40	400–450	426	270.00–357.00	322.45
47	450–500	478	201.00–333.00	302.52
31	500–550	529	260.00–333.00	294.51
22	550–600	567	218.00–293.00	267.55
14	600–650	628	215.00–280.00	257.68
13	650–700	677	230.00–270.00	253.07
6	700–750	724	197.50–258.00	238.64
4	750–800	778	215.00–247.50	232.28
1	800–850	830	206.00	206.00
1	850–900	890	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	925	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	365	365.00	365.00
8	400–450	423	320.00–356.00	344.09
9	450–500	467	300.00–333.00	324.43
17	500–550	521	295.00–317.50	308.35
4	550–600	568	280.00–300.00	289.78
4	600–650	631	276.00–285.00	278.18
4	650–700	671	260.00–275.00	269.91
2	700–750	738	257.50	257.50
14	750–800	781	253.00	253.00
5	850–900	880	225.00	225.00
2	950–1000	975	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	340	385.00–430.00	416.53
2	350–400	370	402.50–405.00	403.80
5	400–450	437	385.00–400.00	392.54
6	450–500	485	355.00–380.00	370.71
3	500–550	533	341.00	341.00
3	550–600	555	320.00–330.00	326.63
8	600–650	609	307.50–329.00	319.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	434	385.00–390.00	387.18
3	450–500	460	380.00–392.00	388.05
5	500–550	533	360.00–403.00	385.80
4	550–600	564	401.00	401.00
10	600–650	623	320.00–333.00	329.13
6	650–700	662	350.00	350.00
17	700–750	723	289.00–320.00	307.22
1	800–850	830	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	455	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	663	260.00–272.00	267.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	321	340.00–437.50	392.62
16	350–400	378	325.00–405.00	373.88
30	400–450	426	320.00–405.00	364.63
23	450–500	473	290.00–393.00	336.89
26	500–550	522	285.00–351.00	321.24
19	550–600	573	285.00–340.00	315.48
6	600–650	620	275.00–325.00	308.04
4	650–700	673	255.00–292.50	278.82
4	700–750	724	247.00–265.00	257.46
3	750–800	783	244.00–263.00	254.03
2	800–850	833	239.00–250.00	244.45
2	850–900	870	225.00–242.50	233.60
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	265.00–285.00	275.06
2	450–500	470	260.00–300.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	415.00	415.00
6	400–450	414	343.00–418.00	388.44
9	450–500	490	355.00–376.00	360.58
10	500–550	509	325.00–345.00	335.08
8	550–600	590	327.00–345.00	329.51
13	600–650	626	317.50–327.50	319.42
3	750–800	775	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	452.50	452.50
65	300–350	320	400.00–535.00	469.99
91	350–400	375	392.50–517.00	433.28
90	400–450	422	376.00–465.00	413.49
123	450–500	467	355.00–471.00	394.56
96	500–550	525	325.00–417.00	368.75
76	550–600	564	330.00–385.00	357.22
19	600–650	621	300.00–361.00	326.06
21	650–700	661	290.00–325.00	313.91
16	700–750	718	268.00–310.00	287.50
10	750–800	764	260.00–290.00	272.13
4	800–850	808	260.00–282.50	268.67
3	850–900	863	240.00–260.00	248.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	550.00	550.00
6	350–400	357	460.00–525.00	487.99
3	400–450	418	487.00	487.00
1	450–500	450	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	510	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	405.00–475.00	440.86
4	350–400	366	422.50–435.00	429.39
2	400–450	438	415.00–427.50	421.21
2	450–500	471	390.00–395.00	392.50
1	500–550	545	367.50	367.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	703	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	2,800.00	2,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,356	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,409.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	943	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,290.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,625.00	1,625.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,950.00	1,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,075.00	2,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,060	1,650.00–2,800.00	2,359.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,200	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,545.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,051	1,575.00–2,800.00	2,040.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,421	3,075.00–3,600.00	3,372.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,928.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,722.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,505	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,475.00	3,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,625.00	1,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,250.00	1,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	925	149.00–217.50	175.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	999	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	962	141.00–155.00	146.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	189.00	189.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	653	150.00–242.50	197.49
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	185.00	185.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	181.00	181.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	172.00	172.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	185.00	185.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	833	1,250.00–2,400.00	1,985.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	898	1,400.00–1,725.00	1,588.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	893	1,500.00–2,675.00	2,132.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,145	1,900.00–2,025.00	1,947.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,125	1,475.00–2,600.00	2,174.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	144.00	144.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,136	146.00–174.00	154.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,124	136.00–170.00	157.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,035	1,175.00–2,100.00	1,648.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,020	2,050.00–2,600.00	2,316.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,135	1,150.00–3,000.00	2,218.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,200	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,096	1,425.00–2,875.00	2,119.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,129	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,161.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,192	144.00–213.00	160.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	146.00–149.00	147.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,561.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	992	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,285	157.00–171.00	165.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,165	138.00–171.00	151.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,120	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,700.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	830	950.00–1,400.00	1,211.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	765	107.00–140.00	125.23
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	2,850.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	109.00–117.00	112.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,054	84.00–139.00	125.65
87	—	1,202	143.00–176.00	152.39
84	—	1,177	130.00–153.00	143.01
18	—	1,143	120.00–149.00	137.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,016	117.00–155.00	130.14
19	—	980	83.00–124.00	113.08
15	—	910	85.00–114.00	99.83
22	—	1,024	128.00–157.00	140.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,446	135.00–156.00	144.87
51	—	1,342	144.00–163.00	151.27
7	—	1,489	130.00–149.00	135.34
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	124.00–132.00	128.16
1	—	845	138.00	138.00
1	—	790	103.00	103.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,387	121.00–176.00	159.65
41	—	1,685	155.00–189.00	175.32
18	—	1,721	178.00–212.00	193.64

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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Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

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