Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 260 priced lines covering 4,321 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,595 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 672 head. replacement cattle receipts at 422 head. Counted as USDA files them — 87 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,595Last week 4,328Year ago 4,294

Slaughter CattleReceipts 672Last week 428Year ago 881

Replacement CattleReceipts 422Last week 230Year ago 268

Compared to last report: Steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher; 500-599 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower; offerings over 600 lbs not well tested. Heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower; 500-599 lbs sold 3.00-6.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	300–350	330	375.00–435.00	413.32
64	350–400	376	365.00–425.00	403.41
139	400–450	424	321.00–419.00	377.82
116	450–500	472	317.50–387.00	354.01
197	500–550	523	310.00–359.00	339.02
207	550–600	565	233.00–346.00	322.65
31	600–650	622	280.00–312.50	298.94
15	650–700	671	280.00–297.50	286.04
13	700–750	721	245.00–290.00	264.76
2	750–800	755	252.00–275.00	263.42
7	800–850	829	240.00–253.00	251.13
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	400.00–420.00	411.67
3	350–400	375	375.00–400.00	386.27
4	400–450	429	350.00–380.00	364.84
4	450–500	474	335.00–345.00	339.35
1	550–600	560	307.50	307.50
1	600–650	620	302.50	302.50
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	440.00–450.00	444.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	551	381.00	381.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	333	330.00–380.00	360.61
36	350–400	376	320.00–391.00	347.49
51	400–450	424	300.00–373.00	335.12
48	450–500	478	300.00–347.00	323.90
27	500–550	523	275.00–317.50	295.64
16	550–600	577	267.00–300.00	288.74
16	600–650	616	250.00–285.00	276.17
11	650–700	678	237.50–280.00	257.88
8	700–750	719	220.00–250.00	235.96
2	750–800	770	220.00–242.00	231.29
3	800–850	807	207.50–222.50	214.18
2	850–900	885	199.00–200.00	199.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	377.50–390.00	386.71
8	350–400	366	365.00–370.00	368.69
23	400–450	435	324.00–357.00	342.00
17	450–500	492	340.00–347.50	341.30
11	500–550	527	310.00–332.00	324.03
13	550–600	587	300.00–301.00	300.46
10	600–650	631	273.00–293.00	282.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	255	467.50	467.50
13	300–350	323	442.00	442.00
15	350–400	389	427.00	427.00
14	400–450	400	411.00–415.00	414.43
23	450–500	466	393.00	393.00
23	500–550	535	340.00–351.00	342.28
5	650–700	664	296.00–305.00	297.88
1	700–750	705	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	310	285.00–335.00	305.97
4	350–400	375	300.00–349.00	319.19
6	400–450	413	220.00–300.00	247.14
10	450–500	482	230.00	230.00
2	500–550	528	142.50–245.00	193.51
1	550–600	565	211.00	211.00
2	600–650	608	201.00–241.00	220.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
76	700–750	730	297.50	297.50
10	800–850	838	246.00–255.00	251.40
1	1000–1050	1,025	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
1	400–450	415	750.00	750.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	582	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
6	400–450	436	320.00–340.00	332.43
8	450–500	481	315.00–333.00	324.06
2	500–550	525	300.00–305.00	302.57
5	550–600	577	270.00–294.00	283.59
9	600–650	633	270.00–292.50	278.06
3	650–700	682	255.00–272.50	263.14
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	280.00–300.00	290.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	504	371.00	371.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	600–650	600	313.00	313.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	499	356.00	356.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	281	495.00–510.00	501.22
13	300–350	323	415.00–455.00	440.61
29	350–400	375	380.00–470.00	424.58
41	400–450	430	369.00–433.00	389.48
60	450–500	476	347.00–407.00	367.59
58	500–550	522	330.00–380.00	352.46
53	550–600	569	311.00–362.50	333.45
28	600–650	616	290.00–337.50	309.87
7	650–700	669	285.00–315.00	302.63
11	700–750	718	262.00–293.00	283.85
7	750–800	761	230.00–269.00	262.34
4	800–850	825	240.00–262.50	250.58
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	955	252.50	252.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	324	405.00–495.00	445.62
2	350–400	370	420.00–460.00	439.19
4	400–450	423	380.00–420.00	405.78
1	450–500	460	385.00	385.00
4	500–550	521	345.00–352.50	348.07
1	550–600	570	327.50	327.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	528	388.00	388.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	693	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	477	325.00–355.00	339.59
4	500–550	532	317.50–327.00	323.54
2	550–600	595	309.00	309.00
2	600–650	615	282.50–285.00	283.75
1	650–700	675	289.00	289.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	323	365.00–430.00	402.61
18	350–400	375	335.00–410.00	378.98
18	400–450	425	350.00–410.00	375.56
23	450–500	478	250.00–362.50	337.85
32	500–550	525	290.00–350.00	322.19
21	550–600	568	275.00–330.00	307.71
7	600–650	610	255.00–300.00	282.99
8	650–700	678	235.00–281.00	270.68
5	700–750	722	240.00–272.50	259.59
4	750–800	776	237.50–250.00	243.12
1	800–850	810	232.50	232.50
1	850–900	855	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	945	202.50	202.50
2	950–1000	990	210.00–214.00	212.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	712	278.00	278.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	430	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	480	305.00	305.00
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	725	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	217.00	217.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	555	302.50–315.00	308.69
1	600–650	635	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	685	271.00	271.00
2	700–750	715	257.50–262.50	259.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	282	510.00	510.00
6	350–400	360	475.00–487.50	485.42
54	450–500	461	430.00–466.00	458.13
33	500–550	517	405.00–418.00	416.31
5	550–600	569	373.00	373.00
31	600–650	614	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	478	402.00	402.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	460	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	455.00–490.00	471.94
2	500–550	508	390.00–405.00	397.54
1	700–750	725	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	475.00	475.00
36	300–350	325	417.50–495.00	463.48
62	350–400	379	405.00–487.00	437.14
104	400–450	427	380.00–450.00	416.37
106	450–500	478	345.00–431.00	397.58
156	500–550	518	340.00–411.00	383.32
293	550–600	575	320.00–381.00	359.92
70	600–650	627	325.00–355.00	341.07
59	650–700	677	300.00–335.00	321.07
14	700–750	717	245.00–319.00	296.07
35	750–800	785	255.00–300.00	283.42
1	800–850	840	276.00	276.00
4	850–900	873	265.00–275.00	272.54
60	900–950	903	284.50	284.50
3	1000–1050	1,015	254.00	254.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	379	429.00	429.00
31	400–450	430	376.00–423.00	409.09
48	450–500	479	338.00–405.00	380.53
45	500–550	526	361.00–375.00	369.51
18	550–600	581	332.00–352.00	347.79
11	600–650	612	332.00	332.00
4	900–950	916	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	445.00–465.00	455.91
15	300–350	327	380.00–453.00	423.78
25	350–400	380	355.00–433.00	400.14
29	400–450	431	370.00–417.50	389.95
47	450–500	471	331.00–381.00	361.89
24	500–550	529	300.00–365.00	339.05
43	550–600	573	294.00–355.00	328.75
14	600–650	621	303.00–325.00	316.31
17	650–700	679	270.00–321.00	298.06
6	700–750	708	275.00–284.00	277.26
1	750–800	760	266.00	266.00
2	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	980	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	300.00–359.00	328.82
5	400–450	430	309.00–353.00	334.75
1	500–550	530	309.00	309.00
1	550–600	590	323.00	323.00
1	650–700	660	260.00	260.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	735.00	735.00
1	450–500	495	860.00	860.00
1	550–600	580	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	445	387.50–400.00	393.75
3	450–500	480	350.00–355.00	351.72
2	500–550	540	317.50–340.00	328.75
3	550–600	591	327.50–330.00	328.33
2	600–650	625	285.00–317.50	300.73
1	650–700	675	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	305.00–325.00	315.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
55	600–650	631	327.00–346.00	343.17
13	650–700	681	300.00–309.00	303.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,263	152.00–170.00	159.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,186	144.00–192.00	158.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,310	2,700.00–2,950.00	2,793.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,305	2,200.00–2,525.00	2,287.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	157.00–175.00	164.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,353	150.00–170.00	164.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,131	1,625.00–2,000.00	1,787.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,077	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,295.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,214	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,613.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,148	1,675.00–2,525.00	2,192.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,176	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,314.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,015	139.00–163.00	152.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	152.00	152.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,139	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,077.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,100	1,750.00–3,050.00	2,304.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,083	1,150.00–2,500.00	2,005.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,528	140.00–156.00	148.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	154.00–184.00	168.11
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	755	120.00	120.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	730	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	217.50	217.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,045	168.00–172.50	169.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,055	140.00–142.00	141.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	875	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,864.57
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	756	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,202.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,138	153.00–172.50	163.28
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	931	2,550.00–3,350.00	2,893.72
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	847	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,441.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,078	2,800.00	2,800.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	808	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,839.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	774	1,700.00–2,100.00	1,925.85
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	835	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,058.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	29	—	997	2,400.00–3,400.00	2,977.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,163	1,650.00–3,400.00	2,850.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	2,700.00–3,325.00	2,943.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,226	2,100.00–3,250.00	2,804.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,334	2,800.00–3,500.00	3,007.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,750.00	2,750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,425.00	2,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,500.00	2,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	946	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,220	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,585	169.00	169.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,332	2,100.00–3,200.00	2,733.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,625	140.00–174.00	161.89
14	—	1,862	179.00–208.00	193.18
18	—	1,815	165.00–188.00	177.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,068	100.00–137.00	126.76
65	—	1,216	142.00–170.00	154.77
50	—	1,174	134.00–156.00	148.59
47	—	1,166	131.00–148.00	142.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,228	141.00–153.00	148.45
26	—	1,393	149.00–169.00	158.32
19	—	1,404	139.00–158.00	148.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,017	105.00–128.00	119.17
3	—	930	100.00–102.00	100.75
24	—	1,116	136.00–168.00	150.06
32	—	1,051	124.00–152.00	132.94
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	870	102.50–114.00	106.77
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
2	—	855	119.00–124.00	121.50

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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