Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 254 priced lines covering 3,496 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,541 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 613 head. replacement cattle receipts at 647 head. Counted as USDA files them — 76 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,541Last week 5,768Year ago 8,024

Slaughter CattleReceipts 613Last week 673Year ago 897

Replacement CattleReceipts 647Last week 277Year ago 381

Compared to last report: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold mostly 15.00-20.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs sold mostly steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher; offerings over 600 lbs lightly tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Demand mostly good for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	289	495.00–560.00	531.47
55	300–350	327	450.00–562.00	493.01
69	350–400	375	440.00–565.00	483.78
120	400–450	423	410.00–490.00	450.94
85	450–500	472	390.00–485.00	427.23
106	500–550	516	370.00–440.00	401.15
78	550–600	568	353.00–412.50	380.93
44	600–650	625	340.00–385.00	361.62
45	650–700	669	332.00–365.00	349.72
20	700–750	712	317.50–371.00	345.68
8	750–800	780	310.00–350.00	329.78
8	800–850	820	300.00–320.00	317.45
1	850–900	860	310.00	310.00
2	900–950	908	270.00–290.00	279.97
3	950–1000	962	250.00–270.00	259.08
3	1050–1100	1,067	240.00–250.00	243.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
8	700–750	745	2,800.00	2,800.00
10	750–800	776	2,800.00	2,800.00
10	800–850	833	2,850.00	2,850.00
31	850–900	860	2,800.00–2,850.00	2,832.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	460.00–480.00	470.07
1	400–450	410	422.50	422.50
2	500–550	535	380.00–410.00	395.28
7	650–700	694	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	475.00–495.00	481.22
2	400–450	418	465.00	465.00
36	450–500	465	425.00–450.00	441.54
4	500–550	517	420.00	420.00
13	550–600	589	375.00–400.00	376.85
4	700–750	708	334.00	334.00
5	750–800	768	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	325	437.50–450.00	441.95
5	350–400	376	485.00–487.50	486.54
8	400–450	421	415.00–432.50	421.90
30	450–500	470	380.00–417.00	399.79
24	500–550	517	370.00–385.00	375.35
19	550–600	574	350.00–365.00	357.03
7	600–650	625	340.00–350.00	341.40
7	650–700	690	310.00	310.00
12	700–750	710	322.00–335.00	330.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	370.00–400.00	385.54
25	300–350	321	395.00–480.00	432.85
39	350–400	375	380.00–500.00	426.94
24	400–450	422	355.00–450.00	400.18
60	450–500	477	350.00–440.00	388.63
31	500–550	525	300.00–397.00	358.31
22	550–600	578	310.00–372.00	337.06
12	600–650	626	315.00–365.00	329.36
7	650–700	678	251.00–325.00	309.43
6	700–750	722	305.00–325.00	317.44
1	800–850	835	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	423	200.00–320.00	260.36
2	600–650	620	302.50	302.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	352.50	352.50
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	430.00	430.00
3	400–450	425	385.00–405.00	396.45
3	450–500	478	350.00–385.00	371.39
1	500–550	540	370.00	370.00
3	550–600	582	345.00–355.00	349.94
1	600–650	620	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	672	320.00–326.00	323.62
1	700–750	715	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	828	275.00–312.50	299.68
1	850–900	890	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	920	277.00	277.00
1	1050–1100	1,060	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	448	492.50	492.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	495.00	495.00
3	400–450	428	460.00–490.00	472.80
3	450–500	480	435.00–455.00	443.14
2	500–550	543	380.00–420.00	399.91
1	600–650	610	355.00	355.00
8	650–700	689	340.00–370.00	365.15
1	700–750	700	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	450–500	474	482.50–516.00	506.59
20	500–550	527	495.00–515.00	497.75
13	550–600	566	425.00–482.50	470.55
10	600–650	600	425.00	425.00
1	650–700	660	402.50	402.50
17	700–750	720	365.00	365.00
5	750–800	761	337.00	337.00
1	800–850	815	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	250.00–320.00	285.23
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
2	650–700	650	251.00	251.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	550	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	595.00–605.00	600.13
30	300–350	328	510.00–655.00	583.62
63	350–400	375	480.00–597.00	552.69
105	400–450	426	460.00–570.00	511.78
84	450–500	470	445.00–540.00	490.57
141	500–550	530	420.00–535.00	467.96
94	550–600	567	400.00–480.00	443.84
70	600–650	624	380.00–435.00	412.11
170	650–700	676	365.00–413.00	393.41
39	700–750	710	345.00–389.00	373.28
11	750–800	767	339.00–380.00	348.69
18	800–850	826	330.00–360.00	341.19
8	850–900	864	315.00–343.00	335.25
3	900–950	928	300.00–320.00	310.04
1	950–1000	985	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	440	440.00–455.00	447.50
6	500–550	524	410.00–440.00	424.91
2	550–600	573	410.00–420.00	414.98
2	600–650	630	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	660	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	615.00	615.00
1	350–400	350	545.00	545.00
1	500–550	545	420.00	420.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	333	525.00–560.00	543.43
6	350–400	375	510.00–545.00	527.51
11	400–450	421	465.00–483.00	476.56
4	450–500	494	439.00	439.00
4	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
10	550–600	588	372.50–409.00	399.76
15	600–650	629	380.00–437.50	429.94
5	700–750	719	350.00–362.50	354.97
3	750–800	757	340.00–350.00	346.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	550.00	550.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	500.00–575.00	537.18
11	300–350	324	445.00–550.00	489.76
25	350–400	371	420.00–535.00	470.58
20	400–450	423	410.00–510.00	462.07
27	450–500	474	365.00–485.00	431.00
23	500–550	530	350.00–455.00	418.00
22	550–600	570	345.00–425.00	391.12
12	600–650	626	330.00–385.00	367.80
9	650–700	682	337.50–363.00	351.56
6	700–750	719	334.00–351.00	343.48
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	835	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	380	450.00–470.00	459.61
6	400–450	433	450.00–465.00	454.08
2	500–550	543	382.50–385.00	383.76
2	600–650	635	340.00–360.00	349.84
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	495.00	495.00
4	450–500	465	420.00–445.00	436.08
3	650–700	658	350.00–360.00	356.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	433.00	433.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	645.00	645.00
17	300–350	321	535.00–615.00	588.03
24	350–400	378	425.00–585.00	518.12
50	400–450	423	440.00–545.00	499.14
59	450–500	476	415.00–515.00	448.49
66	500–550	528	400.00–457.50	424.31
35	550–600	574	370.00–435.00	399.44
29	600–650	621	360.00–410.00	381.33
7	650–700	672	350.00–399.00	374.67
6	700–750	721	330.00–365.00	346.13
1	750–800	775	310.00	310.00
6	800–850	816	280.00–332.50	303.53
7	850–900	862	300.00–330.00	314.85
3	900–950	933	265.00–287.50	275.88
1	1050–1100	1,050	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	312	530.00–540.00	534.04
4	350–400	359	517.50	517.50
4	500–550	538	407.50	407.50
4	600–650	628	347.00	347.00
4	850–900	898	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	470.00–530.00	500.77
13	350–400	375	400.00–495.00	438.51
23	400–450	425	400.00–465.00	433.91
15	450–500	479	360.00–415.00	386.20
16	500–550	524	361.00–410.00	390.84
16	550–600	568	330.00–390.00	365.15
13	600–650	620	320.00–370.00	343.70
7	650–700	669	300.00–330.00	316.46
2	750–800	765	290.00–320.00	304.90
1	850–900	890	270.00	270.00
1	900–950	900	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	950	240.00	240.00
3	1000–1050	1,013	185.00–225.00	211.84
2	1050–1100	1,055	210.00	210.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	210.00	210.00
1	1150–1200	1,150	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,154	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,416.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	139.00–160.00	150.45
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	260.00	260.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	951	155.00–242.00	198.24
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	984	167.00–203.00	187.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	277.50	277.50
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	748	2,825.00	2,825.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	713	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,620.35
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	718	2,450.00	2,450.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	805	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	—	1,071	2,500.00–4,150.00	3,612.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	952	2,300.00–3,900.00	3,624.53
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	2,000.00–4,150.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	151	—	1,071	2,350.00–4,550.00	4,088.18
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,005	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,173	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,939.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,298	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,142.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,189	1,800.00–4,300.00	3,137.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,136	1,800.00–3,000.00	2,360.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,167	2,650.00–4,050.00	3,378.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,175	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,246.44
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	200.00	200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	212.50	212.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	950	2,450.00–3,400.00	2,800.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,169	270.00–2,900.00	1,957.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,222	2,200.00–3,850.00	3,025.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,003	2,575.00–2,800.00	2,714.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,083	2,450.00–2,675.00	2,563.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	810	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	3,200.00	3,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,042	220.00–2,150.00	1,470.64
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	995	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,085.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,198	4,400.00–5,000.00	4,724.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	2,950.00	2,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,219	2,600.00–5,300.00	4,527.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	3,850.00	3,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,495	4,900.00	4,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,194	2,900.00–5,050.00	4,505.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,140	2,700.00–3,900.00	3,185.09
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	4,550.00	4,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,290	3,950.00	3,950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,720	209.00	209.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,830	3,900.00	3,900.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	9	—	1,111	2,750.00–3,950.00	3,440.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	4,100.00	4,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,453	132.00–180.00	159.21
23	—	1,697	167.00–196.00	179.68
7	—	1,830	180.00–205.00	194.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,018	116.00–124.00	120.23
21	—	1,243	148.00–167.00	157.18
10	—	1,268	116.00–142.00	133.15
23	—	1,222	135.00–161.00	147.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,122	132.00–151.00	142.04
22	—	1,023	120.00–142.00	132.13
16	—	978	106.00–131.00	117.98
7	—	874	80.00–107.00	96.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,371	150.00–171.00	159.54
2	—	1,445	136.00–149.00	142.95
12	—	1,440	142.00–172.00	153.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	122.50	122.50

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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