Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 223 priced lines covering 4,376 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,503 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 798 head. replacement cattle receipts at 427 head. Counted as USDA files them — 19 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,503Last week 4,585Year ago 6,259

Slaughter CattleReceipts 798Last week 850Year ago 876

Replacement CattleReceipts 427Last week 371Year ago 419

Compared to last report: Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher; offerings over 550 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 higher; offerings over 500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,151	133.00–159.00	142.01
16	—	1,018	100.00–120.00	105.83
16	—	1,048	111.00–140.00	123.87
36	—	1,080	120.00–153.00	131.02
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,060	151.00	151.00
18	—	1,446	152.00–167.00	157.94
14	—	1,483	144.00–165.00	153.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,026	103.00–139.00	119.59
54	—	1,257	138.00–160.00	149.05
29	—	1,134	127.00–145.00	136.04
41	—	1,244	145.00–169.00	158.36
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	200.00–205.00	202.63
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,674	160.00–187.00	178.11
19	—	1,394	134.00–172.00	154.03
17	—	1,756	176.00–202.00	192.04

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,169	126.00–163.00	136.11
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	130.00	130.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	162.00	162.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,258	1,750.00–2,475.00	2,150.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,325	2,075.00–3,000.00	2,652.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,111	1,950.00–3,400.00	2,711.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,004	1,950.00–2,600.00	2,339.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,051	2,025.00–3,650.00	2,976.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,199	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,749.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,250	136.00–162.00	146.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,398	137.00–157.00	149.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	171.00	171.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,274	142.00–155.00	150.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	1,925.00–2,050.00	1,987.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,127	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,279.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	2,225.00–3,100.00	2,671.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,350	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,618.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,193	2,300.00–2,900.00	2,605.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	4,000.00	4,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,243	3,000.00–3,600.00	3,278.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,185	1,750.00–2,300.00	2,005.27
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	850	2,550.00	2,550.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	825	1,700.00–2,650.00	2,299.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	162.00	162.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	903	2,150.00–2,925.00	2,538.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,032	171.00–229.00	196.08
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	197.00	197.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,028	153.00–154.00	153.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	165.00	165.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	122.50	122.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,375.00	1,375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	455.00	455.00
2	400–450	423	440.00–445.00	442.40
13	450–500	477	395.00–425.00	414.81
2	500–550	545	390.00	390.00
2	550–600	560	345.00–363.00	353.84
8	600–650	646	350.00–359.00	352.35
1	750–800	785	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
70	300–350	327	480.00–645.00	550.72
132	350–400	378	432.50–625.00	523.99
173	400–450	424	427.00–532.50	480.96
154	450–500	473	400.00–545.00	456.61
247	500–550	524	375.00–460.00	428.26
195	550–600	568	361.00–443.00	397.67
164	600–650	613	338.00–419.00	395.15
82	650–700	670	339.00–385.00	368.60
29	700–750	713	323.00–365.00	354.65
28	750–800	771	315.00–354.00	343.64
6	800–850	824	318.00–323.00	319.96
2	950–1000	985	300.00	300.00
1	1100–1150	1,125	282.50	282.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	350.00	350.00
5	400–450	447	377.00	377.00
3	450–500	482	280.00–335.00	315.26
1	550–600	580	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	730	285.00	285.00
1	750–800	750	262.50	262.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
21	300–350	325	400.00–525.00	465.82
18	350–400	378	400.00–475.00	435.20
54	400–450	428	361.00–457.00	423.22
37	450–500	476	355.00–440.00	405.37
39	500–550	518	271.00–407.00	385.05
37	550–600	575	345.00–377.50	362.14
18	600–650	622	330.00–367.50	347.21
21	650–700	669	315.00–347.00	334.33
8	700–750	728	300.00–333.00	315.16
5	750–800	773	270.00–325.00	307.01
1	800–850	840	299.00	299.00
2	850–900	875	270.00–275.00	272.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	505.00	505.00
9	500–550	520	421.00–470.00	444.22
9	550–600	580	407.00–455.00	414.08
8	600–650	619	375.00–399.00	387.74
3	700–750	737	355.00–357.50	355.81
3	850–900	867	287.00–315.00	302.42
2	900–950	903	272.00–300.00	286.04
2	1000–1050	1,013	270.00–271.00	270.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	700–750	725	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	470.00–495.00	482.11
4	350–400	364	452.50	452.50
2	400–450	428	460.00	460.00
3	450–500	455	430.00–445.00	438.35
3	550–600	557	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	550.00	550.00
1	400–450	430	540.00	540.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	763	297.00–300.00	298.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	485.00–495.00	491.69
19	450–500	489	395.00–412.50	403.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	505	390.00	390.00
1	700–750	745	277.00	277.00
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	440.00	440.00
15	500–550	505	393.00	393.00
1	550–600	580	392.00	392.00
1	600–650	600	351.00	351.00
1	800–850	845	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	860	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	496	384.00	384.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	435.00–447.50	438.42
4	350–400	366	400.00–425.00	412.80
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	453	380.00–400.00	393.99
1	550–600	555	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	300–350	324	400.00–525.00	469.70
153	350–400	378	382.50–495.00	448.60
167	400–450	423	370.00–495.00	430.54
215	450–500	473	360.00–495.00	403.16
125	500–550	523	345.00–405.00	373.25
160	550–600	569	325.00–380.00	350.95
48	600–650	620	315.00–354.00	340.01
38	650–700	667	315.00–363.00	337.89
18	700–750	721	301.00–345.00	315.91
5	750–800	774	285.00–340.00	310.75
2	800–850	825	283.00–290.00	286.54
2	950–1000	978	230.00–250.00	240.08
2	1000–1050	1,040	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	395.00	395.00
11	400–450	424	400.00–401.00	400.38
50	450–500	484	350.00–373.00	360.67
24	500–550	524	345.00–365.00	358.51
8	600–650	639	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	300–350	330	340.00–425.00	377.87
58	350–400	372	350.00–440.00	385.53
53	400–450	427	350.00–395.00	374.12
71	450–500	472	311.00–390.00	360.36
51	500–550	521	300.00–359.00	338.73
25	550–600	572	290.00–347.00	328.44
30	600–650	618	305.00–340.00	321.37
17	650–700	671	275.00–330.00	305.71
7	700–750	721	245.00–310.00	284.45
2	750–800	780	225.00–260.00	242.84
2	800–850	815	225.00–230.00	227.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	385	315.00	315.00
5	400–450	425	270.00–355.00	325.70
4	450–500	466	270.00–300.00	289.95
2	500–550	525	260.00–309.00	285.20
2	550–600	580	245.00–260.00	252.37
2	650–700	683	220.00–265.00	242.09
1	800–850	810	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,150	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	307	445.00–450.00	448.26
4	350–400	388	395.00–430.00	421.88
23	400–450	422	360.00–425.00	411.46
6	450–500	485	350.00–385.00	376.14
4	500–550	533	340.00–350.00	344.93
11	550–600	569	320.00–346.00	336.68
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	820	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	603	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	717	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	465.00	465.00
3	350–400	392	420.00–445.00	429.23
11	400–450	436	415.00–440.00	429.07
1	450–500	450	382.50	382.50
2	500–550	520	350.00–360.00	355.14
1	550–600	575	331.00	331.00
1	600–650	615	322.50	322.50
2	650–700	658	320.00–332.50	326.23
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	495.00	495.00
2	550–600	568	362.50–372.50	367.43
1	600–650	615	362.50	362.50
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	87.00	87.00
1	600–650	620	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	413	275.00–280.00	277.55
2	450–500	483	300.00–315.00	307.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	405.00–445.00	424.58
16	350–400	374	371.00–445.00	414.34
14	400–450	430	330.00–425.00	393.02
17	450–500	479	350.00–420.00	366.61
21	500–550	520	330.00–375.00	360.28
23	550–600	579	307.00–355.00	334.75
15	600–650	622	300.00–345.00	321.01
4	650–700	684	287.00–320.00	305.62
4	700–750	732	267.00–317.50	291.71
6	750–800	767	270.00–310.00	282.46
1	800–850	810	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	885	281.00	281.00
2	1050–1100	1,095	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	327	450.00–525.00	495.99
34	350–400	380	415.00–505.00	452.82
52	400–450	430	410.00–480.00	445.37
97	450–500	477	361.00–447.00	421.55
70	500–550	523	345.00–435.00	399.10
102	550–600	569	334.00–400.00	374.18
38	600–650	620	325.00–390.00	353.85
23	650–700	671	315.00–365.00	333.06
11	700–750	725	290.00–335.00	316.88
14	750–800	767	275.00–332.00	308.86
9	800–850	825	272.00–317.50	290.60
9	850–900	867	240.00–295.00	274.04
2	900–950	908	260.00–265.00	262.49
1	950–1000	995	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	336.00	336.00
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	191.00	191.00

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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