Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 276 priced lines covering 3,915 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,328 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 428 head. replacement cattle receipts at 230 head. Counted as USDA files them — 28 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,328Last week 4,457Year ago 5,289

Slaughter CattleReceipts 428Last week 647Year ago 1,018

Replacement CattleReceipts 230Last week 208Year ago 438

Compared to last report: Steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00-12.00 lower; 500-599 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower; offerings 600 lbs and over not well tested. Heifers sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	430.00–455.00	442.40
4	350–400	375	370.00–380.00	373.65
1	400–450	420	390.00	390.00
5	450–500	469	337.50–342.50	341.45
3	500–550	525	332.50–345.00	336.67
1	550–600	580	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	287.50	287.50
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	440	305.00	305.00
1	450–500	460	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	334	420.00	420.00
5	400–450	425	345.00	345.00
50	600–650	619	296.00–305.00	301.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	300–350	324	365.00–450.00	421.52
113	350–400	381	352.50–423.00	398.50
130	400–450	420	332.00–408.00	380.26
132	450–500	467	266.00–389.00	356.02
133	500–550	524	310.00–347.50	334.56
91	550–600	567	273.00–333.00	315.71
52	600–650	619	280.00–331.00	301.86
12	650–700	671	265.00–292.50	285.75
11	700–750	727	255.00–285.00	273.08
4	750–800	759	250.00–272.50	256.83
6	800–850	813	247.50–272.00	265.77
1	850–900	865	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	940	232.50	232.50
3	950–1000	970	213.00–227.50	221.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	650–700	690	292.00	292.00
2	750–800	778	245.00–260.00	252.52
1	800–850	810	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	850	240.00	240.00
2	900–950	920	236.00–289.00	261.92
3	1000–1050	1,010	221.00–232.50	224.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	392.50–405.00	398.41
2	350–400	373	360.00–370.00	365.17
3	400–450	423	311.00–361.00	337.80
4	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
5	500–550	530	287.50–300.00	295.00
3	550–600	592	261.00–275.00	268.71
2	600–650	605	290.00–300.00	294.96
1	650–700	685	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	735	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	845	287.50	287.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	352	412.50	412.50
11	400–450	422	360.00–406.00	392.05
17	450–500	487	345.00–370.00	367.38
8	500–550	542	345.00–350.00	345.59
8	550–600	567	327.00–330.00	327.74
5	600–650	605	305.00	305.00
27	650–700	686	291.00–294.00	292.66
13	700–750	702	274.00–288.00	286.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	326	330.00–400.00	363.75
29	350–400	369	340.00–380.00	358.28
36	400–450	429	290.00–357.00	328.86
50	450–500	476	280.00–355.00	322.34
20	500–550	523	280.00–322.50	301.76
11	550–600	581	255.00–305.00	275.06
16	600–650	623	260.00–305.00	276.52
8	650–700	676	250.00–272.50	260.12
8	700–750	733	229.00–257.50	238.92
3	750–800	783	230.00–261.00	248.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	310.00–325.00	317.73
9	350–400	367	227.00–330.00	277.23
4	400–450	430	253.00–322.50	295.67
3	450–500	485	230.00–310.00	263.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	359	355.00–402.00	386.68
35	400–450	430	350.00–376.00	356.57
68	450–500	479	310.00–360.00	345.55
27	500–550	522	300.00–329.00	318.92
11	550–600	577	287.00–325.00	307.35
2	600–650	603	300.00–305.00	302.49
7	650–700	682	275.00–284.00	278.89
10	700–750	724	260.00–278.00	269.58
10	750–800	776	250.00–275.00	255.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	590	322.00	322.00
6	800–850	811	248.00	248.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	321	475.00–500.00	479.16
4	350–400	373	410.00–470.00	453.23
3	400–450	432	430.00–440.00	433.28
5	450–500	469	375.00–415.00	388.89
1	700–750	725	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	337.50	337.50
3	700–750	705	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	400–450	425	412.00–440.00	424.30
70	450–500	476	370.00–399.00	392.54
125	500–550	518	324.00–375.00	361.26
14	550–600	582	320.00–335.00	326.27
3	600–650	612	330.00–333.00	331.01
2	650–700	665	312.50	312.50
3	700–750	733	309.00	309.00
35	750–800	781	261.00–300.00	296.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	271	440.00–480.00	465.53
54	300–350	324	410.00–505.00	477.19
77	350–400	377	405.00–495.00	444.30
120	400–450	420	380.00–470.00	413.74
96	450–500	471	350.00–435.00	393.02
109	500–550	520	330.00–410.00	382.74
114	550–600	573	330.00–385.00	365.36
35	600–650	624	300.00–355.00	331.57
23	650–700	674	291.00–329.00	305.53
71	700–750	725	280.00–321.00	311.45
9	750–800	763	270.00–304.00	296.01
4	800–850	838	260.00–284.00	273.95
7	850–900	857	245.00–284.00	271.25
1	1000–1050	1,015	215.00	215.00
2	1050–1100	1,070	215.00–225.00	220.05
1	1100–1150	1,130	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	447.50–450.00	448.69
1	350–400	350	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	430	395.00–415.00	404.81
10	450–500	482	345.00–380.00	361.75
11	500–550	536	320.00–350.00	338.41
9	550–600	576	310.00–337.50	324.40
6	600–650	634	290.00–301.00	299.03
3	650–700	675	280.00–323.00	298.98
1	700–750	745	281.00	281.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	520.00–535.00	531.18
2	350–400	355	445.00–460.00	452.39
2	400–450	433	495.00	495.00
6	450–500	480	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	411	421.00–450.00	427.92
3	450–500	467	420.00–425.00	421.61
26	500–550	521	390.00–421.00	413.19
38	550–600	584	347.00–383.00	366.39
6	600–650	607	342.50–350.00	347.76
40	650–700	665	331.00–340.00	336.42
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	485	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	330	390.00–452.50	417.71
21	350–400	390	340.00–435.00	414.01
13	400–450	425	312.50–430.00	383.12
22	450–500	473	335.00–387.00	356.05
19	500–550	534	290.00–355.00	332.44
9	550–600	572	295.00–330.00	314.85
8	600–650	620	282.50–323.00	310.30
3	650–700	673	260.00–280.00	271.84
4	700–750	735	272.50–307.00	289.85
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
7	800–850	811	255.00–280.00	275.30
4	850–900	869	249.00–251.00	249.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	370	350.00–365.00	357.30
2	400–450	435	280.00–345.00	312.87
5	450–500	498	282.00	282.00
1	500–550	530	309.00	309.00
1	550–600	570	230.00	230.00
4	750–800	752	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	499	398.00	398.00
3	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	631	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	405.00	405.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	490	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	321	420.00–495.00	457.67
43	350–400	378	370.00–472.50	438.85
40	400–450	426	370.00–450.00	407.94
57	450–500	468	355.00–425.00	384.18
99	500–550	522	320.00–389.00	362.31
56	550–600	570	318.00–360.00	337.45
23	600–650	623	282.50–353.00	314.44
39	650–700	669	271.00–342.00	315.87
12	700–750	718	273.00–303.00	280.06
10	750–800	766	240.00–295.00	265.43
3	800–850	803	241.00–280.00	254.11
1	900–950	915	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	985	218.00	218.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	520.00	520.00
1	400–450	430	398.00	398.00
1	450–500	480	378.00	378.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	388	412.50–440.00	425.98
1	400–450	415	405.00	405.00
7	450–500	480	275.00–365.00	339.87
5	500–550	528	330.00–340.00	336.46
4	550–600	570	300.00–320.00	311.24
2	600–650	615	305.00–312.50	308.81
8	650–700	673	260.00–297.50	278.78
1	700–750	705	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	317	385.00–455.00	419.22
14	350–400	383	340.00–435.00	400.79
27	400–450	429	318.00–425.00	391.85
20	450–500	486	315.00–355.00	335.19
21	500–550	522	300.00–357.00	324.93
6	550–600	574	270.00–325.00	298.63
6	600–650	631	275.00–285.00	282.54
10	650–700	667	250.00–285.00	271.15
6	700–750	732	240.00–272.50	256.57
7	750–800	782	170.00–262.50	247.29
2	800–850	800	260.00–262.50	261.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	510.00	510.00
2	350–400	370	450.00–455.00	452.40
5	400–450	432	365.00–440.00	415.52
1	450–500	450	430.00	430.00
3	500–550	510	350.00–375.00	361.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	470	295.00–305.00	299.95
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	430.00–435.00	432.53
29	450–500	475	347.50–370.00	363.50
2	550–600	565	315.00	315.00
4	600–650	636	281.00–297.50	289.30
4	650–700	655	280.00–292.50	283.60
2	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
4	750–800	758	264.00–265.00	264.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	390.00	390.00
2	450–500	465	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,033	124.00–155.00	130.82
19	—	978	110.00–144.00	119.58
7	—	865	92.00–110.00	103.51
19	—	1,081	135.00–163.00	142.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,190	125.00–145.00	137.73
35	—	1,149	139.00–159.00	146.88
62	—	1,204	142.00–163.00	152.41
5	—	1,085	107.00–132.00	122.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,467	138.00–145.00	140.42
17	—	1,465	140.00–159.00	145.54
43	—	1,375	145.00–165.00	154.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,602	165.00–188.00	177.06
18	—	1,510	86.00–172.00	157.24
11	—	1,846	184.00–204.00	189.87
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	154.00	154.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,825.00–2,500.00	2,188.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,700.00	1,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,387	135.00–166.00	151.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,145	1,350.00–2,800.00	2,286.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,307	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,649.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,344	140.00–171.00	153.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,075	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,847.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,262	144.00–159.00	153.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,075	1,625.00–2,800.00	2,461.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,155	2,075.00–2,750.00	2,298.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,190	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,569.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,136.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	153.00	153.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,219	2,500.00–3,200.00	2,637.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	858	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,604.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,198	1,700.00–2,900.00	2,328.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	125.00–161.00	142.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,251	123.00–163.00	150.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,235	1,975.00–2,050.00	2,010.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	150.00	150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	903	1,400.00–1,950.00	1,683.38
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,850.00	1,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,106	130.00–153.00	139.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,054	149.00–245.00	191.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	907	1,400.00–1,875.00	1,711.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	210.00	210.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,975.00	1,975.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	985	1,925.00–2,500.00	2,260.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	665	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,375.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,252	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,654.89
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	705	1,825.00	1,825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,135	2,300.00–3,350.00	3,074.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,128	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,670.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,026	1,700.00–3,400.00	2,710.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	2,850.00–3,300.00	3,084.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,291	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,919.45
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,900.00	2,900.00

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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