Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 236 priced lines covering 3,888 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,768 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 673 head. replacement cattle receipts at 277 head. Counted as USDA files them — 12 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,768Last week 727Year ago 4,975

Slaughter CattleReceipts 673Last week 150Year ago 331

Replacement CattleReceipts 277Last week 99Year ago 109

First full week of 2026 market data so market trend not applicable. Demand good for all classes and weights.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	277	500.00–535.00	508.92
40	300–350	328	445.00–535.00	491.54
81	350–400	374	435.00–525.00	488.21
107	400–450	425	390.00–490.00	443.58
116	450–500	469	370.00–505.00	419.84
149	500–550	525	351.00–450.00	401.47
112	550–600	578	345.00–420.00	380.97
179	600–650	615	330.00–395.00	370.60
51	650–700	676	319.00–370.00	346.44
17	700–750	728	320.00–357.00	333.05
27	750–800	780	300.00–342.50	324.10
7	800–850	846	277.50–290.00	288.25
5	850–900	860	260.00–285.00	269.94
9	900–950	903	265.00–318.00	288.58
3	950–1000	993	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	420.00–455.00	435.33
7	300–350	324	400.00–475.00	430.67
47	350–400	381	385.00–465.00	417.71
33	400–450	422	370.00–445.00	404.83
61	450–500	472	340.00–440.00	379.38
34	500–550	531	320.00–375.00	348.80
26	550–600	574	324.00–360.00	346.44
18	600–650	620	312.00–340.00	328.32
8	650–700	666	317.50–335.00	327.76
6	700–750	719	300.00–320.00	304.98
5	750–800	759	255.00–315.00	299.94
3	800–850	813	220.00–275.00	254.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	465.00	465.00
7	350–400	394	440.00	440.00
9	400–450	419	400.00–415.00	406.68
13	450–500	469	395.00–410.00	399.49
10	500–550	548	367.50	367.50
8	550–600	590	348.00–364.00	356.08
83	600–650	613	321.00–371.00	369.79
6	650–700	685	338.00	338.00
15	700–750	732	320.00–334.50	329.76
3	750–800	782	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	400–450	429	435.00–480.00	455.50
19	500–550	512	380.00–416.00	407.63
18	550–600	562	375.00–400.00	390.09
10	600–650	613	350.00–375.00	364.17
2	650–700	685	359.00	359.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	405.00	405.00
5	450–500	484	385.00–400.00	392.81
7	550–600	592	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	605	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	480.00–485.00	482.46
2	400–450	420	395.00–432.50	412.86
1	450–500	490	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	475.00	475.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
19	600–650	641	416.00	416.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	478	435.00	435.00
4	550–600	599	373.00	373.00
15	600–650	609	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	430.00–445.00	437.50
12	350–400	384	435.00–455.00	440.87
6	400–450	420	380.00–430.00	402.74
7	450–500	479	360.00–410.00	377.26
1	500–550	530	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	570	360.00	360.00
5	600–650	613	330.00–355.00	346.80
4	650–700	674	300.00–320.00	312.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	345.00–420.00	381.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	586	412.50	412.50
1	600–650	615	390.00	390.00
4	650–700	669	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	540.00	540.00
4	400–450	431	445.00–470.00	453.90
6	450–500	483	400.00–430.00	414.20
5	500–550	538	397.50–405.00	399.98
1	750–800	785	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	575.00–587.50	580.87
17	400–450	420	500.00–565.00	523.00
12	450–500	479	450.00–480.00	470.10
7	500–550	531	430.00–455.00	440.26
44	550–600	586	417.00–442.50	424.83
30	600–650	622	385.00–427.50	417.67
38	650–700	674	377.50–395.00	386.28
3	700–750	708	350.00–370.00	363.18
1	750–800	775	355.00	355.00
3	800–850	827	331.00–350.00	337.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	329	380.00–530.00	483.80
39	350–400	375	425.00–520.00	460.38
39	400–450	427	410.00–482.50	450.22
50	450–500	480	370.00–465.00	418.68
47	500–550	529	350.00–430.00	395.11
33	550–600	569	360.00–425.00	386.27
23	600–650	623	345.00–390.00	361.04
4	650–700	675	340.00–370.00	351.41
13	700–750	723	300.00–352.50	334.83
4	750–800	783	325.00–345.00	333.73
3	800–850	812	310.00–320.00	316.63
2	950–1000	958	275.00–305.00	290.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	285	595.00–705.00	665.52
30	300–350	328	450.00–675.00	560.96
68	350–400	374	490.00–600.00	539.65
96	400–450	425	443.00–575.00	509.66
100	450–500	473	420.00–520.00	467.61
99	500–550	520	400.00–520.00	451.33
98	550–600	576	380.00–445.00	419.03
164	600–650	624	375.00–440.00	412.52
144	650–700	673	367.50–415.00	382.85
33	700–750	722	348.00–392.50	363.85
60	750–800	784	329.00–375.00	351.43
13	800–850	807	305.00–345.00	331.17
10	850–900	875	315.00–332.50	326.24
3	900–950	913	310.00–319.00	316.01
10	950–1000	969	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	477	477.00	477.00
7	500–550	547	425.00	425.00
20	550–600	574	375.00–435.00	406.81
10	650–700	686	355.00–360.00	356.44
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	545.00	545.00
6	300–350	318	525.00–555.00	541.53
1	400–450	435	475.00	475.00
2	500–550	510	420.00–425.00	422.50
1	550–600	560	420.00	420.00
1	700–750	700	357.50	357.50
1	750–800	750	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	403	485.00	485.00
5	450–500	472	490.00	490.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	440	465.00–472.50	469.15
12	450–500	474	435.00–465.00	447.06
11	500–550	539	422.50–432.50	429.99
2	550–600	563	395.00	395.00
8	600–650	629	389.00	389.00
9	650–700	654	365.00–378.00	370.83
19	700–750	730	340.00–359.00	347.05
12	850–900	897	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	370	355.00	355.00
1	550–600	550	340.00	340.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	543	435.00	435.00
8	700–750	743	342.00	342.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	369	470.00–475.00	473.35
4	450–500	482	380.00–400.00	384.98
4	500–550	528	380.00–390.00	383.79
2	550–600	570	370.00–380.00	374.91
1	750–800	760	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	470.00–500.00	479.64
2	400–450	438	440.00–460.00	450.06
1	500–550	530	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	326	425.00–540.00	467.08
12	350–400	378	410.00–510.00	451.75
16	400–450	437	380.00–500.00	422.94
16	450–500	470	365.00–425.00	392.33
22	500–550	528	340.00–400.00	381.11
8	550–600	578	352.00–377.00	363.64
15	600–650	619	265.00–365.00	341.54
1	650–700	695	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	730	315.00–325.00	319.90
1	750–800	765	300.00	300.00
5	800–850	809	235.00–285.00	271.46
1	850–900	860	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	925	268.00	268.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	361.00	361.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	300–350	333	530.00–655.00	577.76
20	350–400	376	490.00–570.00	528.57
50	400–450	425	409.00–540.00	481.61
35	450–500	478	405.00–495.00	436.45
49	500–550	524	390.00–455.00	418.51
29	550–600	571	365.00–437.50	393.92
41	600–650	631	350.00–415.00	377.17
21	650–700	661	340.00–380.00	359.21
8	700–750	720	320.00–391.00	338.03
4	750–800	756	320.00–345.00	331.19
3	800–850	813	310.00–320.00	313.30
1	950–1000	955	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	442.50	442.50
3	550–600	585	372.50	372.50

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	3	—	1,055	2,350.00–3,050.00	2,775.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,139.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,455	3,900.00	3,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,950.00	1,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	174.00	174.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	800	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,273	166.00–1,900.00	895.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,230	165.00	165.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,243	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,724.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,239	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,715.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,354	150.00–230.00	189.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,040	2,200.00–2,950.00	2,686.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,058	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,059.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,198	2,400.00–2,850.00	2,644.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,565	158.00–159.00	158.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,353	148.00–201.00	177.39
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,118	162.00–195.00	180.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,124	2,250.00–3,500.00	3,014.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,268	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,631.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,136	1,800.00–2,550.00	2,212.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	850	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	600	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	645	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,025	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	2,950.00	2,950.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,300.00	2,300.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	989	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,918.71
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	907	185.00–275.00	226.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	169.00	169.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	285.00	285.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,085	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,104.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,950.00	1,950.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	939	127.50–240.00	197.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	943	205.00–250.00	230.97
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,800.00	2,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,005	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,865	3,800.00	3,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,485	177.00–185.00	180.97
5	—	1,240	200.00–210.00	202.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,687	163.00–186.00	174.86
17	—	1,434	142.00–168.00	157.62
5	—	1,688	187.00–198.00	191.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,239	151.00–172.00	159.81
34	—	1,214	135.00–166.00	151.51
7	—	1,055	129.00–140.00	132.78
16	—	1,141	128.00–154.00	141.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	145.00	145.00
15	—	1,412	139.00–166.00	153.84
19	—	1,482	150.00–168.00	161.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,127	137.00–154.00	146.05
11	—	884	74.00–122.00	103.15
30	—	1,016	121.00–162.00	134.91
21	—	966	110.00–150.00	124.44

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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