Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 139 priced lines covering 676 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 727 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 150 head. replacement cattle receipts at 99 head. Counted as USDA files them — 7 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 727Last week 3,859Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 150Last week 634Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 870Year ago 0

Ending of 2025 and Beginning of 2026, Very light test so market trend not applicable. Demand remain good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	522.50–535.00	528.68
1	250–300	260	570.00	570.00
7	300–350	323	465.00–485.00	473.24
12	350–400	384	425.00–485.00	441.66
15	400–450	424	390.00–450.00	419.25
17	450–500	469	370.00–435.00	389.79
11	500–550	516	370.00–395.00	384.08
10	550–600	564	355.00–380.00	372.92
14	600–650	606	330.00–366.00	359.18
2	650–700	675	340.00–360.00	350.00
9	750–800	782	315.00–336.00	321.75
1	900–950	900	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	400.00–460.00	424.68
8	250–300	268	412.50–445.00	436.60
4	300–350	326	420.00–425.00	423.70
9	350–400	391	385.00–422.50	393.15
8	400–450	415	350.00–415.00	391.95
5	450–500	463	320.00–385.00	355.53
8	500–550	525	340.00–365.00	353.08
6	550–600	571	320.00–350.00	339.15
2	600–650	618	320.00–335.00	327.53
1	650–700	675	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	735	312.50–320.00	315.87
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
1	800–850	830	267.50	267.50
1	850–900	870	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	411	420.00–440.00	426.48
3	450–500	458	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	527	390.00	390.00
5	600–650	619	345.00–347.50	345.99
3	700–750	738	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	705	322.50	322.50
5	800–850	827	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	630.00	630.00
3	500–550	500	417.50	417.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	470.00	470.00
1	300–350	325	445.00	445.00
2	400–450	425	390.00–410.00	399.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	565.00	565.00
3	250–300	278	520.00–550.00	535.18
7	300–350	327	495.00–545.00	515.69
9	350–400	377	465.00–530.00	483.61
11	400–450	425	445.00–500.00	468.29
11	450–500	474	385.00–490.00	435.37
7	500–550	533	390.00–440.00	414.59
11	550–600	586	370.00–385.00	373.85
1	600–650	610	385.00	385.00
8	700–750	720	322.50	322.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	500.00–565.00	531.02
1	250–300	250	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	322	450.00–485.00	469.69
2	350–400	378	440.00–455.00	447.35
2	400–450	425	445.00–455.00	450.00
6	450–500	473	375.00–427.50	408.74
1	500–550	535	355.00	355.00
5	550–600	562	325.00–380.00	349.92
2	600–650	618	320.00–350.00	334.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	545.00	545.00
1	300–350	315	495.00	495.00
1	350–400	370	480.00	480.00
1	400–450	430	445.00	445.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	700	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	415	515.00	515.00
6	500–550	530	445.00	445.00
2	550–600	583	405.00–420.00	412.34
10	600–650	627	395.00–406.00	402.60
5	750–800	760	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	510.00–560.00	535.45
1	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
1	300–350	340	425.00	425.00
4	350–400	381	420.00–465.00	444.62
6	400–450	416	380.00–435.00	404.35
4	450–500	471	380.00–435.00	408.25
3	500–550	512	350.00–380.00	363.42
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	600	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	690	320.00	320.00
4	700–750	724	300.00–337.50	316.74
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	585.00	585.00
5	300–350	313	510.00–605.00	541.66
11	350–400	379	470.00–520.00	495.73
17	400–450	432	450.00–505.00	471.19
13	450–500	472	410.00–490.00	465.38
13	500–550	525	385.00–435.00	421.62
17	550–600	583	365.00–420.00	399.93
12	600–650	623	350.00–425.00	380.58
11	650–700	672	350.00–385.00	366.99
9	700–750	727	335.00–363.00	352.61
2	750–800	770	350.00–352.00	350.99
28	800–850	836	336.00–342.50	336.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	365.00–375.00	369.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	495.00	495.00
2	600–650	635	382.50	382.50
3	750–800	765	342.00–347.00	343.71

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	3,250.00–3,500.00	3,369.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	3,100.00	3,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	2,100.00	2,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,266	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,740.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,262	2,500.00–3,400.00	3,067.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,108	2,200.00–2,700.00	2,467.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	3,300.00–3,350.00	3,323.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,605	157.50	157.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,208	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,871.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,110.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,245	153.00–160.00	156.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	825	2,000.00–3,100.00	2,633.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,331	155.00–180.00	165.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,800.00	2,800.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,015	2,700.00–3,100.00	2,884.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	3,000.00	3,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,337.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,058	1,850.00–2,200.00	2,036.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	182.00	182.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,639	161.00–178.00	173.43
10	—	1,804	190.00–210.00	199.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,064	126.00–144.00	132.49
8	—	981	115.00–130.00	122.86
4	—	991	97.00–109.00	104.55
5	—	1,120	142.00–147.00	144.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,588	146.00	146.00
7	—	1,532	143.00–156.00	150.31
19	—	1,503	155.00–168.00	160.26
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	112.00–112.50	112.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,229	145.00–157.50	152.01
7	—	1,241	136.00–149.00	142.48
13	—	1,357	158.00–164.00	160.52

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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