Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 201 priced lines covering 2,457 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,983 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 468 head. replacement cattle receipts at 181 head. Counted as USDA files them — 6 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,983Last week 4,258Year ago 6,091

Slaughter CattleReceipts 468Last week 622Year ago 1,057

Replacement CattleReceipts 181Last week 310Year ago 249

Compared to last report: market trend not applicable due to limited comparable sales. However, majority of classes noted a lower undertone. 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
2	250–300	298	440.00	440.00
41	300–350	329	350.00–451.00	403.43
81	350–400	372	340.00–460.00	390.80
74	400–450	425	335.00–430.00	373.84
52	450–500	466	325.00–393.00	356.54
66	500–550	520	315.00–365.00	341.79
64	550–600	564	300.00–347.50	327.29
55	600–650	613	288.00–325.00	313.73
21	650–700	673	255.00–310.00	286.27
13	700–750	723	270.00–300.00	282.53
10	750–800	775	265.00–313.00	294.67
3	800–850	817	250.00–289.00	268.74
2	850–900	878	242.50–270.00	255.98
1	950–1000	950	250.00	250.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
26	1100–1150	1,108	243.75	243.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	325.00–340.00	332.28
1	350–400	350	340.00	340.00
7	400–450	417	320.00–335.00	325.06
3	450–500	478	300.00–335.00	320.57
3	500–550	515	310.00–327.50	319.41
3	550–600	570	285.00–305.00	298.33
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	434	370.00–375.00	374.01
2	450–500	478	382.50	382.50
3	500–550	513	345.00–355.00	350.71
2	550–600	582	337.50	337.50
3	600–650	630	322.50–335.00	326.53
5	650–700	663	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	700	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	855	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	442	427.00	427.00
25	500–550	507	411.00	411.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	300–350	328	325.00–393.00	350.90
51	350–400	372	305.00–395.00	328.71
43	400–450	420	280.00–380.00	331.54
29	450–500	474	260.00–377.50	330.75
23	500–550	519	280.00–325.00	304.27
18	550–600	571	260.00–330.00	299.84
5	600–650	628	282.50–305.00	294.52
8	650–700	666	250.00–295.00	274.75
4	700–750	718	225.00–305.00	258.95
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	815	210.00–270.00	240.37
1	850–900	860	232.50	232.50
1	1100–1150	1,115	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	390	175.00	175.00
2	400–450	425	285.00–300.00	292.85
2	450–500	473	250.00–307.50	279.21
2	500–550	525	195.00–245.00	220.48
1	700–750	725	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	404	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	365.00–385.00	377.88
1	400–450	420	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	495	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	290.00–310.00	301.63
2	400–450	423	255.00–285.00	270.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	450.00	450.00
24	300–350	328	425.00–490.00	446.28
13	350–400	370	380.00–470.00	435.21
44	400–450	426	355.00–440.00	403.90
53	450–500	471	350.00–400.00	372.60
48	500–550	520	340.00–410.00	368.84
39	550–600	569	291.00–381.00	341.11
25	600–650	620	281.00–331.00	307.37
9	650–700	674	265.00–312.50	293.79
16	700–750	727	270.00–300.00	279.54
4	750–800	771	297.50–310.00	304.10
3	800–850	818	262.50–285.00	277.53
2	850–900	865	250.00–300.00	274.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00
8	350–400	382	415.00–420.00	418.07
5	400–450	431	310.00–385.00	368.35
3	450–500	480	330.00–360.00	339.48
3	500–550	518	320.00–330.00	323.44
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
5	600–650	630	260.00–325.00	280.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	335	315.00–443.00	391.46
25	350–400	381	325.00–417.00	375.05
31	400–450	429	311.00–395.00	360.07
28	450–500	476	280.00–351.00	334.34
35	500–550	527	260.00–350.00	315.30
16	550–600	573	270.00–330.00	299.60
9	600–650	625	280.00–325.00	299.42
7	650–700	665	245.00–300.00	273.86
4	700–750	734	247.00–291.00	270.90
4	750–800	770	240.00–280.00	257.57
2	850–900	868	220.00–225.00	222.48
1	950–1000	985	223.00	223.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	465	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	560	287.00	287.00
1	600–650	615	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	680	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	770	257.50	257.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	510.00	510.00
28	300–350	325	402.00–539.00	470.58
45	350–400	377	428.00–500.00	457.84
82	400–450	425	375.00–475.00	433.53
62	450–500	474	350.00–445.00	403.79
85	500–550	518	314.00–430.00	391.08
57	550–600	568	331.00–400.00	368.78
21	600–650	618	325.00–387.50	361.20
11	650–700	663	332.50–365.00	349.95
19	700–750	721	315.00–350.00	321.84
138	750–800	769	310.00–361.50	360.48
2	800–850	840	309.00	309.00
1	900–950	900	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	970	260.00	260.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	225.00	225.00
1	1250–1300	1,250	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	420	445.00–460.00	453.57
1	450–500	470	400.00	400.00
7	500–550	516	405.00–430.00	416.31
1	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
1	700–750	740	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	490.00	490.00
2	350–400	375	505.00–515.00	510.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	430.00–435.00	433.40
6	450–500	473	360.00–367.50	364.59
5	500–550	532	362.50–377.50	371.69
9	550–600	562	328.00	328.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	430.00–435.00	432.53
3	500–550	523	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	570	320.00–350.00	330.58
1	600–650	625	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	350.00	350.00
2	600–650	645	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	324	360.00–501.00	410.88
16	350–400	372	360.00–425.00	400.71
38	400–450	423	345.00–423.00	384.99
24	450–500	471	290.00–390.00	343.37
30	500–550	524	285.00–375.00	349.27
15	550–600	572	300.00–355.00	331.56
9	600–650	616	300.00–339.00	324.23
7	650–700	671	265.00–320.00	291.58
7	700–750	722	270.00–310.00	278.36
2	750–800	790	280.00–315.00	297.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	325.00	325.00
7	350–400	370	315.00–375.00	339.32
3	400–450	423	310.00–350.00	329.84
1	450–500	465	331.00	331.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	643	332.50	332.50
13	700–750	715	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
3	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	530	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	136.00	136.00
1	—	825	93.00	93.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,491	155.00–178.00	166.28
1	—	1,520	146.00	146.00
9	—	1,393	146.00–167.00	155.24
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,162	132.00–159.00	148.47
7	—	1,042	120.00–136.00	131.29
19	—	1,291	151.00–173.00	160.07
25	—	1,173	125.00–149.00	140.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,009	118.00–135.00	127.56
8	—	962	90.00–114.00	103.57
13	—	1,038	136.00–144.00	140.07
1	—	930	174.00	174.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,421	146.00–172.00	160.87
15	—	1,694	157.00–189.00	179.45
3	—	1,668	189.00–198.00	194.25

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,692.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,012	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,763.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	150.00	150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	153.00	153.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,033	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,750.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	164.00–199.00	180.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	147.00	147.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,212	1,700.00–3,200.00	2,516.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,079	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,052.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,178	154.00–164.00	157.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,180	150.00–151.00	150.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	154.00	154.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	693	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,012.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	160.00	160.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,400.00	2,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,702.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,450.00	1,450.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,033	127.00–205.00	162.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	851	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,900.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	912	155.00–236.00	197.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	952	155.00–260.00	196.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,655	3,000.00	3,000.00

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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