Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 275 priced lines covering 4,080 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,408 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 615 head. replacement cattle receipts at 363 head. Counted as USDA files them — 48 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,408Last week 2,159Year ago 5,949

Slaughter CattleReceipts 615Last week 285Year ago 908

Replacement CattleReceipts 363Last week 146Year ago 303

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	325	450.00–565.00	476.05
29	350–400	373	430.00–545.00	462.35
39	400–450	419	400.00–485.00	437.51
60	450–500	478	365.00–445.00	399.89
106	500–550	522	341.00–421.00	385.00
61	550–600	574	319.00–393.00	357.80
32	600–650	619	319.00–369.00	345.47
26	650–700	674	310.00–355.00	331.06
17	700–750	725	300.00–355.00	319.36
11	750–800	769	283.00–335.00	312.02
2	800–850	815	262.50–327.50	295.20
7	850–900	877	252.50–317.50	287.13
1	900–950	905	272.50	272.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	422	417.50–430.00	422.36
3	450–500	467	400.00–415.00	404.88
2	500–550	525	387.50	387.50
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	425.00	425.00
27	300–350	329	350.00–475.00	422.46
19	350–400	378	375.00–437.00	398.53
42	400–450	424	325.00–420.00	384.04
35	450–500	477	315.00–380.00	354.85
38	500–550	518	275.00–375.00	339.88
28	550–600	584	260.00–365.00	330.09
19	600–650	620	280.00–347.50	324.56
15	650–700	678	275.00–330.00	309.83
7	700–750	728	280.00–310.00	298.53
6	750–800	778	250.00–305.00	278.55
2	800–850	823	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	890	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	380.00–410.00	395.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	508	299.00	299.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	390	380.00–430.00	404.68
3	400–450	440	395.00–415.00	401.52
1	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
3	500–550	518	350.00–365.00	358.52
5	550–600	567	330.00–342.50	336.97
2	600–650	628	330.00–332.50	331.27
1	750–800	755	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	573	310.00–315.00	312.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	565.00	565.00
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	463	442.50–475.00	462.81
1	700–750	700	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	368.00	368.00
1	600–650	600	367.00	367.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	385.00–390.00	387.61
2	350–400	358	375.00–390.00	382.66
1	400–450	435	363.00	363.00
15	450–500	469	330.00–360.00	344.61
12	500–550	525	315.00–350.00	329.47
7	550–600	573	310.00–355.00	329.45
2	600–650	618	310.00–330.00	319.72
2	650–700	658	320.00–325.00	322.49
2	750–800	775	260.00–280.00	269.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	575	287.00–300.00	293.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	408	395.00–422.00	408.42
4	450–500	450	398.00	398.00
16	500–550	528	375.00–379.00	376.97
3	550–600	560	353.00–370.00	358.77
47	600–650	607	353.00–368.00	360.01
8	650–700	689	320.00	320.00
3	700–750	748	302.00	302.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	571	399.00	399.00
5	600–650	621	326.00	326.00
5	750–800	764	339.00–347.00	343.71
16	850–900	868	321.00	321.00
2	900–950	903	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	469	350.00–367.50	358.44
2	550–600	585	300.00–325.00	312.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,088	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	440.00	440.00
65	300–350	330	415.00–511.00	466.78
92	350–400	377	387.00–490.00	432.00
104	400–450	426	365.00–446.00	409.12
87	450–500	475	351.00–430.00	381.51
111	500–550	522	337.00–419.00	368.21
63	550–600	576	330.00–370.00	350.67
26	600–650	616	312.50–355.00	337.57
26	650–700	669	300.00–345.00	328.72
10	700–750	720	309.00–327.50	319.01
4	750–800	776	290.00–321.00	303.17
4	800–850	831	280.00–291.00	286.73
3	850–900	870	262.50–277.50	269.20
2	900–950	918	252.50–270.00	261.23
3	950–1000	967	227.50–247.50	235.09
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	292.00	292.00
1	400–450	430	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	380	315.00	315.00
2	400–450	420	305.00–310.00	307.53
3	450–500	478	313.00	313.00
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	390.00	390.00
30	300–350	322	335.00–420.00	374.78
27	350–400	376	340.00–410.00	375.07
53	400–450	425	330.00–383.00	359.59
56	450–500	473	320.00–385.00	344.73
36	500–550	519	280.00–355.00	328.86
31	550–600	570	284.00–347.50	323.80
17	600–650	621	276.00–337.50	314.59
17	650–700	664	295.00–325.00	309.42
9	700–750	728	275.00–320.00	291.81
5	750–800	775	235.00–290.00	263.72
3	800–850	805	252.50–287.00	268.14
7	850–900	856	220.00–265.00	240.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	410.00	410.00
9	450–500	478	375.00–385.00	379.86
25	500–550	534	349.00–360.00	351.99
2	550–600	558	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	335	420.00–450.00	434.55
2	350–400	373	405.00–435.00	419.09
6	400–450	417	380.00–390.00	387.00
6	450–500	470	365.00–375.00	369.05
1	500–550	515	340.00	340.00
1	600–650	610	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	655	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
125	450–500	485	390.00–421.00	414.72
38	500–550	540	368.00–383.00	380.44
51	650–700	685	343.00	343.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	430.00	430.00
4	350–400	391	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	595	345.00	345.00
2	600–650	600	337.50	337.50
2	650–700	653	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	430.00–445.00	437.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	408.00	408.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	250–300	268	512.00–565.00	530.29
63	300–350	324	480.00–595.00	534.06
62	350–400	376	440.00–570.00	505.90
73	400–450	420	431.00–550.00	478.54
97	450–500	470	397.00–489.00	444.86
103	500–550	520	385.00–459.00	419.00
86	550–600	574	359.00–421.00	391.04
63	600–650	623	350.00–400.00	381.64
31	650–700	682	350.00–392.50	371.07
78	700–750	709	320.00–385.00	377.51
11	750–800	764	355.00–375.00	364.00
5	800–850	831	337.50–349.00	340.34
56	850–900	884	340.00–359.75	359.15
2	900–950	913	300.00–332.50	316.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	385	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	493	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	625	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	675	277.00–294.00	285.44
1	700–750	730	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	227.00	227.00
1	600–650	630	188.00	188.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	338	400.00–510.00	465.80
27	350–400	372	395.00–495.00	435.81
50	400–450	420	355.00–460.00	415.50
43	450–500	480	337.00–420.00	370.91
51	500–550	524	320.00–489.00	374.43
40	550–600	577	335.00–380.00	356.56
27	600–650	623	320.00–367.50	343.72
12	650–700	678	290.00–360.00	328.54
3	700–750	727	315.00–347.00	335.63
3	750–800	760	323.00–343.00	329.58
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	870	277.50–300.00	288.69
5	950–1000	990	240.00–317.00	291.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	465.00–495.00	472.91
3	350–400	380	445.00–455.00	450.07
5	400–450	445	437.50–450.00	439.91
6	500–550	520	365.00–380.00	370.10
3	600–650	613	345.00–365.00	357.64
3	650–700	655	345.00–352.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	492.50	492.50
17	400–450	430	445.00–467.50	462.17
7	450–500	467	445.00	445.00
2	500–550	530	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	537.50	537.50
2	350–400	358	525.00–570.00	547.03
9	450–500	461	477.50–490.00	485.25
3	500–550	520	450.00–465.00	456.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	513.00	513.00
3	400–450	417	485.00–495.00	491.64
1	450–500	480	485.00	485.00
16	500–550	522	430.00–475.00	462.41
15	550–600	572	403.00–430.00	415.61
3	600–650	642	383.00–402.50	395.13
28	650–700	684	382.00–393.00	389.23
4	700–750	715	384.00	384.00
1	800–850	805	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	460.00–490.00	474.65
2	350–400	373	455.00–475.00	465.07
13	450–500	466	395.00–440.00	414.05
5	500–550	513	400.00–405.00	401.04
2	550–600	572	375.00	375.00
3	600–650	632	375.00–382.50	378.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
1	500–550	500	420.00	420.00
1	550–600	550	395.00	395.00
1	650–700	690	360.00	360.00
3	700–750	733	340.00–345.00	343.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	536	406.00	406.00
18	550–600	584	390.00–396.00	392.60
42	650–700	671	373.00	373.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	625	345.00–365.00	358.08
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	750–800	780	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	875	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	436	585.00	585.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,409	151.00–165.00	157.48
28	—	1,461	160.00–182.00	171.81
6	—	1,345	140.00–156.00	147.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,157	139.00–149.00	145.49
10	—	926	117.00–133.00	128.95
38	—	1,208	160.00–180.00	165.57
94	—	1,216	148.00–162.00	154.58
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	948	80.00–132.00	110.52
29	—	1,017	118.00–137.00	131.49
18	—	1,115	140.00–153.00	146.16
54	—	1,059	130.00–147.00	139.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,700	173.00–197.00	184.90
12	—	1,732	191.00–210.00	200.57
33	—	1,480	140.00–184.00	170.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,626.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	2,850.00–3,600.00	3,330.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	2,900.00–3,550.00	3,231.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,320	2,450.00–3,000.00	2,821.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,300	3,975.00	3,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,114	2,950.00–3,850.00	3,403.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	3,850.00–3,900.00	3,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,053	3,150.00–3,200.00	3,181.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,000	4,050.00	4,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	4,300.00	4,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	3,150.00–3,975.00	3,584.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	1,700.00	1,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,000.00	3,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	3,450.00	3,450.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	4,150.00	4,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	3,850.00	3,850.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,144	155.00–178.00	161.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	153.00	153.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,098	1,550.00–2,900.00	2,104.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,081	1,550.00–2,350.00	1,666.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	973	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,606.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,395	168.00–208.00	187.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,217	2,100.00–3,300.00	2,543.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,117	153.00–168.00	161.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,071	1,850.00–2,950.00	2,308.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,126	146.00–173.00	160.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,149	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,254.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,128	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,628.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,033	2,350.00–2,750.00	2,610.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,060	2,100.00–2,950.00	2,529.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,233	164.00–194.00	178.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,165	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,614.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	975	140.00–166.00	153.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	150.00	150.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	894	2,000.00–2,700.00	2,505.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,050	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	968	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,063.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,148	158.00–180.00	163.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	967	169.00–310.00	221.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,985	3,750.00	3,750.00

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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