Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 275 priced lines covering 4,071 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,457 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 647 head. replacement cattle receipts at 208 head. Counted as USDA files them — 34 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,457Last week 3,405Year ago 3,176

Slaughter CattleReceipts 647Last week 567Year ago 502

Replacement CattleReceipts 208Last week 293Year ago 213

Compared to last report: limited comparable sales so market trend not applicable. However, a higher undertone was noted on mostly all classes and weights. Demand remains good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	346	475.00	475.00
4	350–400	381	430.00–445.00	438.70
17	400–450	442	420.00–440.00	424.02
5	450–500	464	375.00–387.50	377.97
55	500–550	527	340.00–371.00	364.63
6	550–600	561	295.00–350.00	319.79
8	600–650	610	315.00–334.00	331.46
10	650–700	664	300.00–320.00	314.11
2	700–750	740	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	780	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	440.00	440.00
3	450–500	468	417.50	417.50
1	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	650–700	675	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	411	491.00	491.00
26	450–500	469	463.00	463.00
17	500–550	548	380.00	380.00
11	600–650	617	328.00–331.00	329.63
7	700–750	704	304.00	304.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	540.00–560.00	549.76
8	400–450	429	457.00–505.00	481.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	300–350	332	420.00–540.00	476.40
65	350–400	378	402.50–483.00	440.09
124	400–450	427	375.00–495.00	423.76
121	450–500	472	357.00–450.00	405.73
154	500–550	520	340.00–410.00	381.07
102	550–600	574	330.00–387.00	358.03
50	600–650	625	300.00–367.00	334.61
47	650–700	670	293.00–382.50	326.07
12	700–750	726	260.00–327.00	308.53
20	750–800	789	270.00–305.00	295.29
4	800–850	834	250.00–280.00	265.58
2	850–900	878	260.00–267.00	263.57
28	900–950	922	220.00–274.00	270.94
6	1050–1100	1,068	190.00–250.00	240.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	320.00–352.00	336.00
1	450–500	450	257.00	257.00
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	330	470.00–505.00	482.05
9	350–400	373	425.00–485.00	444.23
15	400–450	433	418.00–440.00	423.40
14	450–500	485	370.00–390.00	377.08
7	500–550	513	355.00–372.50	365.73
9	550–600	575	330.00–342.50	335.79
2	650–700	665	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	329	390.00–455.00	433.14
26	350–400	374	330.00–431.00	407.80
37	400–450	431	360.00–413.00	389.83
38	450–500	478	330.00–399.00	364.05
20	500–550	528	317.50–367.00	339.32
21	550–600	574	287.00–331.00	319.63
11	600–650	624	290.00–330.00	313.32
13	650–700	669	250.00–320.00	293.46
4	700–750	724	240.00–300.00	269.56
8	750–800	767	236.00–279.00	266.00
3	800–850	822	260.00–273.00	266.36
1	900–950	925	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	425.00	425.00
2	350–400	385	430.00–432.50	431.28
20	400–450	436	370.00–409.00	406.93
4	450–500	493	339.00–367.50	351.38
5	500–550	517	340.00–365.00	352.56
5	550–600	585	320.00–338.00	333.84
4	650–700	680	290.00–307.50	299.43
Steers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	508	320.00–350.00	335.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	375.00–385.00	383.36
16	400–450	410	350.00–367.50	363.73
38	450–500	463	339.00–347.00	345.40
17	500–550	533	317.50–332.50	323.00
10	550–600	566	300.00–330.00	318.07
6	600–650	621	286.00–300.00	291.92
3	650–700	677	263.00–285.00	270.93
4	700–750	710	260.00–273.00	266.50
9	750–800	770	255.00–270.00	263.63
4	800–850	849	235.00	235.00
2	900–950	905	232.50	232.50
4	950–1000	951	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	434	359.00	359.00
27	500–550	541	329.00	329.00
20	600–650	644	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	326	415.00–425.00	420.89
8	350–400	370	390.00–410.00	398.81
16	400–450	427	355.00–385.00	366.06
2	450–500	465	340.00–352.50	346.05
3	500–550	523	320.00–340.00	327.75
7	550–600	579	302.50–317.50	310.02
2	850–900	853	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	300.00–345.00	321.63
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	520	245.00–295.00	270.72
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	232.50	232.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	328	353.00–405.00	369.90
31	350–400	378	320.00–385.00	352.86
40	400–450	430	310.00–365.00	340.78
62	450–500	472	300.00–345.00	326.77
29	500–550	523	280.00–327.50	306.80
32	550–600	572	265.00–300.00	285.51
22	600–650	622	240.00–292.50	269.01
7	650–700	678	220.00–272.50	247.09
11	700–750	728	200.00–242.50	223.81
2	750–800	768	225.00–242.50	233.84
2	800–850	815	175.00–247.50	211.25
3	850–900	869	190.00–200.00	196.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	431	355.00–371.00	368.28
10	550–600	598	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	490	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	710	282.50	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	471.00	471.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	300.00–331.00	310.70
4	350–400	368	250.00–303.00	278.04
2	400–450	430	230.00–290.00	259.65
4	450–500	466	280.00–299.00	287.26
2	500–550	515	245.00–251.00	248.00
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	415.00	415.00
4	400–450	409	357.50–372.50	364.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	375.00–390.00	384.50
8	350–400	362	340.00–380.00	370.64
14	400–450	421	325.00–361.00	351.47
6	450–500	470	330.00–341.00	337.63
6	500–550	533	285.00–315.00	298.45
7	550–600	568	292.50–320.00	303.43
4	600–650	635	277.50–290.00	284.38
4	650–700	673	250.00–267.50	254.39
2	700–750	720	260.00–267.50	263.67
2	850–900	873	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	554	327.00	327.00
7	650–700	651	275.00–291.00	279.60
2	800–850	820	227.00	227.00
2	900–950	920	242.00	242.00
5	1000–1050	1,039	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	585	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	610	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	655	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	445.00	445.00
55	300–350	328	360.00–451.00	418.81
94	350–400	373	347.50–437.50	398.85
113	400–450	425	330.00–421.00	375.60
102	450–500	470	320.00–383.00	354.45
154	500–550	527	275.00–367.50	333.01
94	550–600	569	270.00–337.50	312.93
53	600–650	623	260.00–323.00	296.00
24	650–700	671	260.00–290.00	281.27
20	700–750	720	238.00–290.00	272.91
3	750–800	770	240.00–263.00	255.18
8	800–850	813	236.00–268.00	261.45
1	850–900	855	205.00	205.00
7	900–950	913	210.00–255.00	244.00
1	950–1000	975	190.00	190.00
2	1000–1050	1,020	200.00–206.00	203.01
1	1050–1100	1,055	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	535	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	460.00–495.00	477.64
7	350–400	369	420.00–455.00	434.69
6	400–450	423	400.00–440.00	422.62
2	450–500	460	372.50–400.00	386.10
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
1	600–650	620	317.50	317.50
1	650–700	650	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	830	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	380.00–435.00	416.70
17	350–400	375	340.00–435.00	385.12
24	400–450	427	300.00–412.50	374.29
15	450–500	471	332.50–359.00	349.18
14	500–550	527	280.00–350.00	324.45
12	550–600	571	292.50–325.00	308.88
10	600–650	614	265.00–310.00	290.43
6	650–700	675	255.00–287.50	268.49
4	700–750	725	235.00–275.00	257.86
2	750–800	770	201.00–226.00	213.58
2	800–850	830	210.00	210.00
2	900–950	928	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	970	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	445.00	445.00
5	350–400	380	410.00–442.50	428.45
9	400–450	415	402.50–430.00	415.73
4	500–550	528	326.00–347.50	336.39
2	550–600	575	321.00	321.00
1	600–650	615	312.50	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	428	210.00–327.00	240.54
2	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	342	420.00–425.00	423.37
3	350–400	375	362.50–425.00	403.06
3	450–500	467	280.00–365.00	335.05
2	500–550	525	322.50–335.00	328.51
6	550–600	588	300.00–330.00	316.81
6	600–650	615	285.00–310.00	297.50
2	650–700	683	267.50–282.50	274.86
2	750–800	773	232.50–240.00	236.36
1	800–850	830	242.50	242.50
1	900–950	935	215.50	215.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	288	505.00	505.00
22	300–350	330	410.00–477.00	445.57
34	350–400	367	389.00–477.50	425.21
51	400–450	427	363.00–455.00	408.86
105	450–500	472	339.00–420.00	381.43
98	500–550	525	332.00–395.00	360.19
79	550–600	570	295.00–390.00	345.35
38	600–650	624	289.00–340.00	319.52
27	650–700	677	259.00–325.00	298.99
17	700–750	718	268.00–295.00	276.34
21	750–800	764	235.00–280.00	265.33
3	800–850	839	252.50–255.00	254.17
1	850–900	875	230.00	230.00
8	900–950	932	213.00–227.00	218.12
4	1000–1050	1,023	180.00–207.00	196.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	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
91	—	1,175	134.00–160.00	146.87
51	—	1,217	146.00–169.00	155.74
5	—	1,060	120.00–144.00	131.74
26	—	1,174	122.00–151.00	138.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	896	90.00–137.00	108.29
83	—	978	123.00–159.00	135.07
31	—	981	110.00–130.00	119.93
23	—	1,089	136.00–154.00	142.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,368	151.00–174.00	159.28
41	—	1,376	140.00–158.00	147.24
9	—	1,437	136.00–148.00	139.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,450	130.00–178.00	161.26
30	—	1,679	165.00–193.00	178.87
29	—	1,812	182.00–213.00	198.48

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,247	143.00–167.00	153.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,230	150.00–160.00	155.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,130	2,150.00–3,500.00	2,754.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	2,300.00–2,850.00	2,690.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	1,650.00–1,875.00	1,761.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,101	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,266.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	923	202.50–235.00	218.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	130.00	130.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,219	1,900.00–2,775.00	2,340.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,141	1,800.00–2,950.00	2,337.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	2,275.00	2,275.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	148.00	148.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,378	141.00–157.00	149.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,210	1,850.00–2,700.00	2,344.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	140.00–155.00	148.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,525.00	2,525.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,250.00	2,250.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	755	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,070.36
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	762	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	2,200.00	2,200.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,650.00	3,650.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,005	130.00–178.00	155.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	866	140.00–220.00	175.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	1,635.00–1,800.00	1,702.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	843	165.00–205.00	189.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	155.00	155.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	3,350.00–3,400.00	3,375.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,631.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,169	2,175.00–2,950.00	2,707.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,087	2,250.00–3,850.00	3,176.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,575.00	2,575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	2,200.00–2,800.00	2,504.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,220	2,400.00–3,250.00	2,917.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,425.00	1,425.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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