Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 250 priced lines covering 3,212 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,493 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 535 head. replacement cattle receipts at 390 head. Counted as USDA files them — 67 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,493Last week 4,386Year ago 5,258

Slaughter CattleReceipts 535Last week 417Year ago 860

Replacement CattleReceipts 390Last week 154Year ago 248

Compared to last report: Feeder steers mostly sold 5.00-10.00 higher, instances 10.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady, instances 2.00-3.00 higher on Boner cows. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Demand remains good for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	510.00	510.00
16	300–350	328	405.00–520.00	460.91
38	350–400	378	400.00–475.00	444.79
25	400–450	422	360.00–439.00	402.98
34	450–500	473	360.00–427.00	391.16
26	500–550	519	350.00–399.00	374.66
10	550–600	570	350.00–373.00	364.54
14	600–650	629	319.00–345.00	333.14
2	650–700	678	305.00–337.50	321.43
5	700–750	702	301.00–303.00	301.40
1	800–850	800	297.50	297.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	425.00–450.00	437.16
3	450–500	497	411.00	411.00
1	500–550	510	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	585	382.50	382.50
2	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	540.00	540.00
1	350–400	355	445.00	445.00
6	400–450	434	400.00–430.00	408.08
1	450–500	480	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	515	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	640	390.00	390.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	405.00	405.00
1	500–550	535	397.50	397.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	416.00	416.00
3	550–600	595	397.00	397.00
3	600–650	602	388.00	388.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	460.00–525.00	500.43
42	300–350	320	442.50–600.00	548.86
53	350–400	376	425.00–565.00	499.56
79	400–450	429	410.00–519.00	462.88
90	450–500	471	390.00–485.00	429.28
80	500–550	519	375.00–457.00	413.98
81	550–600	574	370.00–427.50	396.91
62	600–650	628	349.00–421.00	390.18
7	650–700	672	345.00–380.00	359.56
15	700–750	712	307.00–366.00	349.26
7	750–800	769	320.00–377.50	344.81
4	800–850	823	320.00–340.00	330.02
3	850–900	897	307.00	307.00
9	900–950	916	290.00–325.00	300.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	543	381.00	381.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	350–400	393	435.00–475.00	463.59
4	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	465	410.00	410.00
25	500–550	534	372.50–393.00	385.41
6	550–600	579	364.00–385.00	374.35
2	650–700	693	315.00	315.00
4	700–750	740	346.00	346.00
2	750–800	770	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	544	386.00	386.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	385	370.00–410.00	390.00
1	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
5	600–650	630	261.00	261.00
2	700–750	715	170.00–250.00	209.44
3	750–800	753	261.00	261.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	665	228.00	228.00
10	700–750	714	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	435	375.00	375.00
3	500–550	518	360.00–365.00	363.28
2	550–600	550	347.50–360.00	353.75
1	600–650	625	345.00	345.00
1	750–800	785	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	440.00	440.00
2	450–500	458	410.00–415.00	412.49
22	500–550	535	377.50–400.00	387.18
39	550–600	593	380.00–386.00	385.86
80	600–650	644	366.50	366.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	470	345.00	345.00
1	500–550	545	352.50	352.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	455.00	455.00
39	300–350	323	425.00–513.00	460.37
59	350–400	376	395.00–465.00	435.09
130	400–450	421	385.00–445.00	417.68
86	450–500	473	355.00–431.00	396.12
114	500–550	521	340.00–401.00	368.17
68	550–600	577	332.50–381.00	354.01
26	600–650	622	320.00–377.00	344.00
32	650–700	665	310.00–348.00	335.70
14	700–750	720	307.00–345.00	323.68
8	750–800	762	295.00–327.50	311.14
6	800–850	811	272.50–310.00	287.99
6	850–900	858	260.00–321.00	280.09
1	900–950	930	265.00	265.00
3	1000–1050	1,022	230.00–250.00	243.48
1	1050–1100	1,065	250.00	250.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	309	477.50	477.50
1	450–500	470	412.50	412.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	411	417.00	417.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	385.00–435.00	410.94
16	300–350	325	367.00–420.00	389.34
24	350–400	378	335.00–410.00	379.94
45	400–450	426	340.00–400.00	375.68
70	450–500	478	320.00–385.00	363.34
28	500–550	526	300.00–365.00	333.06
15	550–600	578	290.00–340.00	318.61
14	600–650	624	279.00–337.50	308.08
15	650–700	669	250.00–320.00	297.76
9	700–750	716	257.50–299.00	281.67
3	750–800	762	270.00–285.00	278.56
6	800–850	811	250.00–280.00	268.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	335.00–355.00	345.07
3	400–450	412	225.00–351.00	285.02
4	450–500	481	265.00–320.00	297.97
3	500–550	512	265.00–280.00	271.56
3	550–600	588	289.00	289.00
2	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	361	427.00	427.00
10	500–550	520	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	552	377.00	377.00
6	600–650	630	340.00–357.00	348.39
4	700–750	734	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	380.00–390.00	385.09
3	450–500	478	345.00–360.00	353.12
1	500–550	540	330.00	330.00
4	550–600	556	325.00–330.00	327.53
3	600–650	613	300.00–310.00	306.74
2	650–700	688	310.00–315.00	312.47
2	750–800	793	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	650–700	655	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	530.00	530.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	383	405.00–410.00	408.30
4	450–500	485	360.00–395.00	372.02
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	555	340.00–365.00	351.70
3	600–650	607	335.00–355.00	344.23
1	650–700	680	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	375.00–395.00	384.92
1	550–600	575	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	615	372.50	372.50
1	850–900	875	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	545.00	545.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	267	452.50–507.50	462.81
5	300–350	330	410.00–455.00	433.45
22	350–400	375	345.00–430.00	394.94
18	400–450	425	360.00–420.00	399.20
16	450–500	475	340.00–400.00	377.33
22	500–550	524	325.00–372.50	351.16
14	550–600	576	315.00–360.00	334.89
14	600–650	616	300.00–351.00	329.25
3	650–700	660	300.00–312.50	307.90
2	700–750	735	265.00–310.00	287.19
4	750–800	768	247.50–287.50	274.75
3	800–850	825	240.00–287.50	259.30
1	850–900	850	242.50	242.50
2	900–950	900	233.00	233.00
1	950–1000	950	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	445.00–450.00	447.50
19	300–350	322	425.00–535.00	495.13
33	350–400	376	430.00–525.00	464.33
53	400–450	423	390.00–489.00	434.54
98	450–500	472	385.00–441.00	414.66
70	500–550	525	365.00–413.00	393.00
68	550–600	568	355.00–419.00	385.73
53	600–650	617	314.00–401.00	358.65
24	650–700	670	310.00–372.50	352.43
7	700–750	729	320.00–349.00	327.09
4	750–800	770	285.00–315.00	299.44
1	800–850	820	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	890	300.00	300.00
4	900–950	909	265.00–285.00	269.98
1	1000–1050	1,045	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	282.50	282.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	333.00	333.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	780	265.00–270.00	267.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	978	167.00–277.00	195.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,004	157.00–181.00	170.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,440	173.00	173.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,094	1,750.00–3,000.00	2,493.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,168	2,050.00–3,550.00	2,953.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,405	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,150	1,750.00–2,700.00	2,326.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,113	1,600.00–2,700.00	2,322.35
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	158.00	158.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,430	154.00–173.00	162.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,083	157.00–170.00	165.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,212	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,591.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,271	1,750.00–4,350.00	3,487.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,379	164.00–189.00	171.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	984	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,461.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,249	2,200.00–3,250.00	2,884.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	41	—	1,178	3,050.00–4,750.00	4,179.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,257	143.00–166.00	155.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	140.00–169.00	154.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,183	148.00–159.00	154.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,265	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,752.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	949	1,625.00–2,850.00	2,219.13
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,173	2,650.00–2,950.00	2,873.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,133	165.00–202.50	183.87
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	1,850.00	1,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	717	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,359.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	750	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,883.33
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	904	3,050.00–3,250.00	3,126.72
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	3,650.00	3,650.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	759	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,247.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,100	3,375.00–3,400.00	3,381.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,475	2,950.00–3,400.00	3,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,000	3,700.00–3,900.00	3,833.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,436	3,600.00–4,350.00	3,934.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,100	3,775.00	3,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,156	3,850.00–4,650.00	4,394.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,173	4,800.00	4,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,886.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,423	4,700.00–5,250.00	5,045.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	3,750.00	3,750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,728	187.00–212.00	198.67
16	—	1,655	170.00–184.00	178.08
32	—	1,665	170.00–200.00	188.79
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	125.00	125.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	177.50	177.50
1	—	840	155.00	155.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	930	115.00–139.00	124.68
25	—	1,026	122.00–167.00	134.95
30	—	1,069	136.00–155.00	144.88
16	—	1,100	145.00–167.00	157.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,244	163.00–188.00	171.51
21	—	1,117	145.00–168.00	153.62
40	—	1,250	153.00–178.00	164.22
16	—	1,035	111.00–155.00	140.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,359	145.00–170.00	154.93
27	—	1,412	154.00–179.00	166.67
2	—	1,360	144.00–145.00	144.44
13	—	1,418	170.00–187.00	178.74

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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