Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 240 priced lines covering 3,675 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,859 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 634 head. replacement cattle receipts at 870 head. Counted as USDA files them — 75 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,859Last week 5,503Year ago 3,343

Slaughter CattleReceipts 634Last week 798Year ago 821

Replacement CattleReceipts 870Last week 427Year ago 450

Compared to last report: Feeder steers sold 2.00-15.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand good for mostly all classes and weights.

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	972	156.00	156.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,800.00–2,200.00	1,994.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,112	1,350.00–2,400.00	1,990.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,197	1,650.00–3,500.00	2,819.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,043	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,082.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,101	2,000.00–3,400.00	2,501.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,028	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,289.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	169.00	169.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,083	2,800.00–3,650.00	3,265.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,039	1,000.00–2,350.00	1,904.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	127	—	1,288	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,295.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,039	2,000.00–3,000.00	2,486.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,083	2,100.00–3,500.00	3,013.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,134	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,394.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	206.00	206.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	170.00	170.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,310	151.00	151.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	813	3,100.00	3,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,160	166.00	166.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	840	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	911	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,294.58
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	735	245.00	245.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	947	2,550.00–3,100.00	2,924.80
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,262	3,700.00	3,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,002	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,334.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	2,850.00	2,850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,088	151.00–205.00	169.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,925.00	1,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	161.00–168.00	164.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	—	856	145.00–252.00	212.85
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	128.00	128.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,185	2,325.00–3,300.00	2,743.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,021	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,656.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,061	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,279.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,200.00–3,650.00	3,445.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,230	2,700.00–4,700.00	4,480.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	4,550.00	4,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	38	—	1,235	2,350.00–4,900.00	3,905.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,305	3,800.00–3,850.00	3,824.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	2,450.00	2,450.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,750.00–3,650.00	3,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,005	3,800.00–4,700.00	4,489.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,555	3,700.00–5,000.00	4,414.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,515	108.00–173.00	158.60
15	—	1,822	179.00–195.00	186.05
34	—	1,687	144.00–188.00	178.75
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	852	110.00–134.00	123.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
77	—	1,197	140.00–159.00	152.12
24	—	1,160	129.00–148.00	143.63
11	—	1,045	120.00–137.00	131.27
35	—	1,243	157.00–171.00	161.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,092	121.00–157.00	145.74
41	—	1,071	109.00–150.00	133.62
29	—	996	110.00–145.00	130.41
17	—	962	95.00–135.00	114.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,415	156.00–179.00	165.23
8	—	1,369	142.00–159.00	151.40
26	—	1,419	145.00–170.00	159.57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	324	410.00–531.00	471.08
16	350–400	376	401.00–515.00	450.01
20	400–450	424	386.00–455.00	433.09
19	450–500	475	351.00–445.00	412.40
14	500–550	517	340.00–423.00	390.87
15	550–600	577	350.00–395.00	374.51
9	600–650	622	315.00–370.00	347.19
6	650–700	680	305.00–357.50	333.84
5	700–750	716	330.00–355.00	340.30
3	750–800	770	287.50–317.50	301.56
1	800–850	810	265.00	265.00
3	850–900	863	265.00–320.00	301.31
1	900–950	935	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	990	255.00	255.00
3	1000–1050	1,018	237.50–275.00	254.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	865	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	620.00	620.00
21	250–300	286	550.00–600.00	572.02
38	300–350	329	460.00–615.00	555.77
48	350–400	373	460.00–590.00	534.35
86	400–450	423	436.00–570.00	495.84
131	450–500	474	420.00–500.00	459.34
94	500–550	520	375.00–467.00	429.44
83	550–600	571	362.50–450.00	415.34
61	600–650	624	371.00–429.00	396.94
47	650–700	671	345.00–401.00	376.48
32	700–750	729	322.00–365.00	350.65
275	750–800	786	300.00–357.75	355.13
10	800–850	820	290.00–341.00	324.10
4	850–900	876	284.00–316.00	299.41
3	900–950	930	320.00	320.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	380	345.00	345.00
3	450–500	465	200.00–245.00	227.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	533	405.00–410.00	406.69
1	550–600	595	375.00	375.00
4	600–650	619	355.00–365.00	362.47
2	650–700	668	300.00–332.00	316.42
3	700–750	709	295.00–337.50	323.11
1	950–1000	995	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	535	437.50–490.00	458.71
5	550–600	591	402.50–405.00	402.99
3	600–650	625	395.00	395.00
2	650–700	653	382.50–390.00	386.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	495	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	605.00	605.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	378	450.00–515.00	487.88
2	400–450	405	485.00–495.00	490.00
2	500–550	528	380.00–385.00	382.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	461	415.00–420.00	417.72
36	550–600	577	388.00–406.00	391.38
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	422	400.00–440.00	417.22
7	450–500	466	382.50–437.50	399.93
2	500–550	533	360.00	360.00
60	550–600	575	384.00	384.00
1	600–650	635	357.50	357.50
3	700–750	708	334.00	334.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	450–500	475	424.00	424.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	337	460.00–490.00	475.00
4	350–400	360	470.00	470.00
2	400–450	433	360.00–417.50	389.25
3	450–500	478	395.00	395.00
1	550–600	550	375.00	375.00
1	650–700	660	337.50	337.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	564	382.00	382.00
10	600–650	645	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	560.00	560.00
8	400–450	424	480.00–490.00	482.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
30	300–350	324	435.00–540.00	489.50
65	350–400	375	405.00–530.00	462.54
119	400–450	427	380.00–497.00	439.37
110	450–500	473	354.00–453.00	414.99
115	500–550	527	338.00–434.50	379.05
104	550–600	573	335.00–385.00	359.65
60	600–650	620	325.00–375.00	342.78
25	650–700	668	300.00–350.00	336.71
23	700–750	717	285.00–330.00	311.45
7	750–800	773	300.00–320.00	307.03
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
9	850–900	874	265.00–313.00	298.09
3	900–950	918	250.00–262.50	257.55
1	950–1000	960	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	351.00–430.00	390.24
7	400–450	424	420.00–435.00	426.46
6	450–500	475	315.00–390.00	347.18
4	500–550	519	333.00–345.00	339.47
2	600–650	620	300.00–330.00	315.36
1	650–700	660	322.50	322.50
3	700–750	709	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	680	251.00	251.00
2	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	790	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	417.50	417.50
24	400–450	433	405.00–429.00	411.75
13	450–500	472	375.00–402.50	392.62
84	500–550	547	315.00–366.00	364.81
5	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	300–350	320	345.00–455.00	408.19
33	350–400	375	310.00–445.00	394.81
26	400–450	424	350.00–413.00	387.06
38	450–500	474	300.00–420.00	368.72
29	500–550	516	300.00–370.00	340.03
24	550–600	573	299.00–365.00	330.10
9	600–650	625	299.00–323.00	313.63
13	650–700	667	293.00–327.50	310.21
3	700–750	708	250.00–289.00	268.72
5	750–800	769	250.00–295.00	280.95
4	800–850	817	245.00–289.00	265.01
1	850–900	860	262.00	262.00
1	900–950	900	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	300.00–330.00	316.53
3	400–450	428	220.00–320.00	280.16
1	450–500	475	335.00	335.00
2	500–550	538	260.00–331.00	295.67
1	550–600	550	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	680	319.00	319.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
7	300–350	326	495.00–535.00	515.26
4	350–400	365	480.00–515.00	495.91
1	450–500	475	422.50	422.50
1	550–600	550	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	590.00	590.00
1	350–400	375	525.00	525.00
1	400–450	435	523.00	523.00
5	450–500	456	455.00–583.00	557.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	600.00	600.00
27	300–350	327	470.00–555.00	515.15
38	350–400	375	435.00–590.00	505.46
32	400–450	423	383.00–531.00	465.38
40	450–500	476	365.00–475.00	436.98
58	500–550	527	350.00–450.00	408.82
42	550–600	571	340.00–422.00	381.17
31	600–650	616	315.00–417.00	358.41
22	650–700	675	280.00–403.00	337.12
11	700–750	724	309.00–335.00	315.07
8	750–800	761	279.00–300.00	291.36
5	800–850	820	286.00–310.00	297.17
5	850–900	892	277.00–279.00	277.80
2	950–1000	965	232.50–280.00	256.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	460.00	460.00
13	300–350	324	400.00–470.00	439.75
14	350–400	383	380.00–450.00	423.20
24	400–450	426	345.00–440.00	401.88
10	450–500	474	370.00–429.00	400.27
10	500–550	525	330.00–385.00	359.50
16	550–600	579	320.00–385.00	352.39
5	600–650	616	315.00–385.00	330.02
4	650–700	679	307.50–325.00	313.07
3	700–750	742	250.00–270.00	256.70
1	750–800	785	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	865	260.00	260.00
2	900–950	935	225.00	225.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	427.50	427.50
1	500–550	530	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	675	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	740	312.50	312.50
2	750–800	762	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	735	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00

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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