Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 264 priced lines covering 3,354 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,405 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 567 head. replacement cattle receipts at 293 head. Counted as USDA files them — 22 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,405Last week 3,934Year ago 3,218

Slaughter CattleReceipts 567Last week 753Year ago 751

Replacement CattleReceipts 293Last week 344Year ago 222

Compared to last report: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly steady; limited comparable sales over 600 lbs so trend not applicable. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 higher; limited comparable sales over 600 lbs so trend not applicable. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand good for all classes.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	915	1,975.00–2,275.00	2,183.23
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	201.00	201.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,133	1,800.00–1,985.00	1,909.45
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	800	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	971	2,125.00–2,575.00	2,377.09
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	910	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,173.08
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	718	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	915	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,640.16
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	51	—	726	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,305.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	157.50	157.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	998	165.00–205.00	184.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	983	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,756.17
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	975	2,850.00–3,475.00	3,112.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	1,750.00–2,950.00	2,394.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,126.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,563	2,200.00–4,900.00	3,798.40
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	903	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,552.08
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	154.00	154.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,200	145.00–155.00	151.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,281	146.00–159.00	153.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	157.00	157.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,072	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,625.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,233	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,885.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,235.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,232	1,625.00–2,500.00	2,161.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,348	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,688.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,263	1,825.00–2,525.00	2,212.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,675.00	1,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,986.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,068	1,600.00–2,300.00	1,987.19
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,135	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,260.00	2,260.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,160	1,625.00–2,625.00	2,092.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,248	146.00–154.00	149.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,195	139.00–160.00	153.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	160.00	160.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	149.00	149.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,000	2,150.00	2,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	859	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,769.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	300.00–325.00	312.50
2	450–500	450	297.00	297.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	558	276.00	276.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	495.00	495.00
7	300–350	331	425.00–475.00	445.51
20	350–400	377	390.00–450.00	417.99
45	400–450	427	350.00–452.50	398.54
41	450–500	477	330.00–415.00	370.00
39	500–550	524	325.00–377.00	349.36
34	550–600	575	291.00–365.00	322.84
21	600–650	614	286.00–345.00	314.11
6	650–700	675	280.00–317.00	295.73
4	700–750	708	287.00–303.00	291.01
1	750–800	765	261.00	261.00
5	800–850	822	219.00–263.00	242.50
2	850–900	873	215.00–260.00	237.69
1	900–950	935	207.00	207.00
3	950–1000	958	209.00	209.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	165.00–195.00	179.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	247.50	247.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	430	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	482	335.00–359.00	342.89
4	500–550	529	325.00–340.00	333.72
2	550–600	590	290.00–310.00	299.92
2	600–650	630	275.00–312.50	293.60
2	650–700	678	277.50–285.00	281.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	325	377.00–430.00	397.05
10	350–400	370	360.00–425.00	388.31
8	400–450	423	357.50–400.00	376.02
12	450–500	482	327.50–360.00	342.53
20	500–550	522	300.00–337.50	321.08
11	550–600	571	270.00–325.00	296.93
17	600–650	633	259.00–310.00	277.83
3	650–700	670	247.50–282.50	264.78
5	700–750	727	230.00–273.00	252.42
1	750–800	795	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	910	208.00	208.00
1	950–1000	965	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	374	380.00–402.50	394.02
5	400–450	424	395.00–415.00	403.08
7	450–500	469	350.00–372.50	359.99
6	500–550	518	331.00–341.00	336.31
7	550–600	568	320.00–322.50	321.78
2	600–650	620	305.00–310.00	307.46
2	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	732	270.00	270.00
4	750–800	778	267.50	267.50
2	800–850	820	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	475.00–485.00	480.00
3	350–400	362	410.00–445.00	429.63
2	400–450	415	425.00–440.00	432.50
2	450–500	465	365.00–385.00	375.00
1	500–550	510	360.00	360.00
2	550–600	553	320.00–327.50	323.73
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	440.00	440.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	321	365.00–431.00	401.94
53	350–400	375	350.00–410.00	386.30
85	400–450	420	327.00–443.00	369.65
231	450–500	481	319.00–372.50	344.62
97	500–550	516	312.00–350.00	332.20
52	550–600	574	297.00–330.00	314.07
27	600–650	622	287.50–310.00	300.19
102	650–700	668	276.00–302.50	297.78
9	700–750	719	250.00–267.50	261.44
14	750–800	763	247.50–265.00	259.82
13	800–850	800	273.00	273.00
3	850–900	887	242.00–242.50	242.17
1	900–950	930	235.00	235.00
3	1000–1050	1,047	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
93	450–500	451	377.00	377.00
10	500–550	512	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	395.00–400.00	397.49
7	450–500	484	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	387.50–400.00	391.91
4	350–400	381	375.00–385.00	379.31
10	400–450	417	345.00–370.00	355.94
2	450–500	463	327.50–340.00	333.85
4	500–550	514	317.00	317.00
1	550–600	570	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	405.00	405.00
3	350–400	375	407.50–415.00	411.66
3	400–450	418	382.50–400.00	390.62
2	450–500	468	339.00–355.00	346.79
1	600–650	635	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	385	350.00–375.00	367.92
11	400–450	436	326.00–344.00	338.00
16	450–500	486	311.00–332.50	325.70
5	500–550	525	300.00–320.00	309.97
3	550–600	582	290.00–300.00	293.58
2	600–650	610	230.00–275.00	252.50
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	783	215.00–220.00	217.52
5	950–1000	986	200.00–207.50	201.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	308	427.50	427.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	628	296.00	296.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	303.00–355.00	332.78
7	350–400	396	280.00–295.00	282.03
4	400–450	424	257.00–315.00	283.11
13	450–500	487	260.00–277.00	270.66
1	500–550	525	228.00	228.00
1	550–600	595	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	662	200.00–220.00	213.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	581	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	698	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	760	262.50	262.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	329	333.00–381.00	352.92
27	350–400	372	315.00–372.50	345.83
24	400–450	424	295.00–351.00	326.97
27	450–500	476	275.00–335.00	316.48
14	500–550	527	265.00–312.50	296.51
15	550–600	573	255.00–300.00	280.55
19	600–650	623	242.50–287.50	263.22
5	650–700	676	230.00–280.10	242.13
8	700–750	722	218.00–235.00	226.68
4	750–800	775	212.50–235.00	229.23
3	800–850	840	205.00–245.00	224.96
1	850–900	870	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	364.00–390.00	372.76
10	350–400	380	360.00–377.50	369.80
21	400–450	426	330.00–357.50	346.98
11	450–500	479	320.00–340.00	324.99
19	500–550	519	305.00–320.00	316.18
7	550–600	570	295.00–312.00	305.49
5	600–650	615	274.00–297.50	285.59
5	650–700	683	273.00	273.00
13	700–750	720	260.00–275.00	264.19
2	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	815	251.00	251.00
2	850–900	865	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	384.00–390.00	386.92
2	400–450	413	401.00	401.00
8	450–500	481	350.00–370.00	360.76
11	500–550	533	322.50–365.00	348.66
9	550–600	580	320.00–329.00	325.06
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	634	307.00–329.00	317.81
1	650–700	685	276.00	276.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	658	309.00	309.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	357	300.00–350.00	330.53
3	450–500	485	297.50–303.00	301.20
5	650–700	669	215.00–220.00	217.76
2	700–750	708	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	279	440.00–495.00	481.67
28	300–350	338	415.00–480.00	445.09
44	350–400	373	415.00–470.00	436.06
115	400–450	422	311.00–485.00	415.96
60	450–500	471	363.00–427.00	396.06
88	500–550	523	340.00–427.50	373.56
84	550–600	578	327.00–400.00	350.24
45	600–650	620	305.00–375.00	331.98
9	650–700	676	300.00–332.50	311.93
7	700–750	712	285.00–301.00	296.95
144	750–800	751	284.00–318.00	317.45
2	800–850	830	270.00–272.50	271.23
2	850–900	870	270.00–277.50	273.77
1	1000–1050	1,030	220.00	220.00
116	1050–1100	1,050	215.00–255.50	255.14
1	1150–1200	1,195	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	324	380.00–429.00	409.09
12	350–400	372	350.00–435.00	400.13
29	400–450	430	330.00–420.00	378.66
29	450–500	475	290.00–379.00	352.80
17	500–550	537	300.00–350.00	329.03
6	550–600	583	275.00–325.00	305.72
13	600–650	613	302.50–329.00	314.99
5	650–700	675	275.00–290.00	284.01
3	700–750	708	255.00–260.00	258.35
1	900–950	940	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	375	420.00	420.00
14	400–450	424	392.50–430.00	407.53
10	450–500	491	355.00–375.00	362.52
2	500–550	500	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	585	340.00–350.00	343.19
2	600–650	608	325.00	325.00
14	650–700	654	300.00–320.00	317.09
13	700–750	713	287.50–299.00	297.23
6	750–800	771	268.00–270.00	269.32
11	800–850	815	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	485.00–510.00	497.32
3	350–400	365	450.00–500.00	468.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	450.00–480.00	466.91
1	350–400	355	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	405	465.00	465.00
6	450–500	462	367.50–450.00	386.04
1	500–550	510	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	460.00–520.00	492.19
1	350–400	360	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	413	417.50–440.00	432.09
1	450–500	485	410.00	410.00
5	500–550	507	398.00	398.00
2	600–650	613	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	340.00–355.00	347.50
2	500–550	510	330.00	330.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	1,179	130.00–158.00	145.18
26	—	1,136	130.00–147.00	139.15
61	—	1,201	140.00–167.00	153.53
3	—	1,123	105.00–110.00	107.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,027	112.00–124.00	117.74
17	—	939	90.00–128.00	110.01
20	—	1,081	134.00–157.00	142.68
41	—	1,032	120.00–155.00	133.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	130.00–138.00	133.98
42	—	1,401	145.00–172.00	156.23
45	—	1,415	135.00–158.00	148.96
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	792	116.00–128.00	123.25
2	—	798	132.00–134.00	133.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,809	170.00–210.00	193.55
27	—	1,672	149.00–192.00	172.29
15	—	1,464	140.00–177.00	161.63

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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