Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 198 priced lines covering 1,636 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,941 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 202 head. replacement cattle receipts at 102 head. Counted as USDA files them — 6 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,941Last week 4,541Year ago 3,351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 613Year ago 448

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 647Year ago 157

Compared to last report: market trend not applicable due to very limited comparable sales. Limited receipts due to a couple sales not being reported due to reporters absence and buyers anticipating a winter storm blowing in with major snow and ice plus extreme cold southern temperatures forecasted. A few buyers were completely out of the market due to the storm.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	231	975.00	975.00
12	250–300	262	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,118.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	410.00	410.00
7	500–550	525	387.50–392.50	388.18
2	550–600	560	365.00–370.00	367.50
2	600–650	628	350.00	350.00
9	700–750	729	340.00	340.00
8	750–800	794	328.00	328.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	342.50	342.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	283	515.00–527.50	525.33
3	300–350	322	460.00–470.00	466.58
8	350–400	367	440.00–470.00	451.18
1	400–450	430	435.00	435.00
6	450–500	478	390.00–410.00	402.50
3	500–550	515	385.00–415.00	398.83
2	550–600	568	360.00–362.50	361.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	511	407.00	407.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	530.00	530.00
28	350–400	375	500.00–517.50	510.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	350.00–600.00	477.19
21	300–350	320	395.00–525.00	464.31
38	350–400	374	405.00–500.00	446.15
87	400–450	430	385.00–482.50	428.95
40	450–500	472	385.00–455.00	419.85
50	500–550	520	365.00–416.00	390.97
51	550–600	570	345.00–405.00	377.93
14	600–650	615	326.00–417.00	364.22
17	650–700	671	310.00–365.00	337.11
2	700–750	733	330.00–335.00	332.49
10	750–800	761	300.00–361.00	334.36
4	800–850	820	264.00–307.50	283.43
3	850–900	860	260.00–333.00	299.02
2	900–950	913	285.00	285.00
2	1000–1050	1,000	265.00–300.00	282.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	355.00–470.00	417.41
22	300–350	326	370.00–480.00	413.63
28	350–400	371	360.00–435.00	405.94
33	400–450	420	335.00–425.00	383.10
25	450–500	477	345.00–405.00	372.07
17	500–550	525	345.00–390.00	360.28
15	550–600	575	315.00–355.00	339.92
11	600–650	624	310.00–352.50	322.25
5	650–700	684	310.00–340.00	328.98
5	700–750	735	292.50–315.00	307.53
1	800–850	825	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	890	262.00	262.00
1	900–950	900	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	990	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	553	382.50	382.50
4	650–700	677	340.00–352.50	346.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	370.00–410.00	389.47
3	400–450	418	350.00–422.20	395.45
2	450–500	478	395.00–400.00	397.41
1	500–550	525	367.50	367.50
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	300.00–320.00	309.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	550.00	550.00
3	400–450	438	520.00	520.00
4	450–500	456	465.00–505.00	474.98
1	500–550	505	440.00	440.00
1	550–600	570	395.00	395.00
3	600–650	642	387.50–390.00	388.34
1	650–700	690	365.00	365.00
3	700–750	720	362.50–375.00	369.97
10	750–800	795	356.00	356.00
9	850–900	869	340.00–343.00	342.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	450.00–500.00	474.56
1	400–450	445	460.00	460.00
2	450–500	488	435.00–440.00	437.46
1	550–600	580	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	675	353.00	353.00
1	700–750	740	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	407.00	407.00
4	350–400	380	300.00–350.00	325.33
2	400–450	418	120.00–385.00	251.71
1	450–500	455	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	555	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	725	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	326	400.00–530.00	445.74
21	350–400	377	400.00–517.50	446.47
19	400–450	424	370.00–480.00	428.61
30	450–500	476	355.00–440.00	415.00
12	500–550	523	350.00–435.00	407.49
21	550–600	578	300.00–405.00	373.38
11	600–650	629	345.00–385.00	363.70
5	650–700	669	320.00–360.00	336.86
1	700–750	725	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	775	320.00	320.00
3	850–900	870	251.00–325.00	286.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	420.00	420.00
3	250–300	280	440.00–615.00	499.58
24	300–350	321	440.00–615.00	540.02
42	350–400	371	445.00–585.00	528.22
48	400–450	422	445.00–530.00	488.37
62	450–500	468	424.00–517.50	467.98
27	500–550	522	415.00–475.00	438.94
44	550–600	568	365.00–435.00	415.67
15	600–650	622	365.00–417.50	394.39
11	650–700	672	335.00–405.00	369.94
9	700–750	713	335.00–395.00	363.95
4	750–800	759	350.00–362.50	354.91
4	800–850	823	335.00–350.00	343.05
2	850–900	858	330.00–342.50	336.20
1	900–950	940	305.00	305.00
2	950–1000	968	285.00–290.00	287.55
1	1050–1100	1,075	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	365	500.00–545.00	536.13
1	550–600	585	410.00	410.00
1	650–700	660	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	262	650.00	650.00
1	300–350	330	620.00	620.00
1	500–550	500	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	473.00	473.00
5	600–650	612	380.00–400.00	392.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	500.00	500.00
1	400–450	430	472.50	472.50
2	450–500	480	415.00–425.00	420.10
2	550–600	578	370.00–375.00	372.42
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	570.00	570.00
1	350–400	385	535.00	535.00
2	400–450	442	505.00	505.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	278	505.00	505.00
5	300–350	324	405.00–515.00	460.63
7	350–400	374	370.00–505.00	454.25
12	400–450	431	360.00–450.00	420.35
17	450–500	485	350.00–425.00	402.47
8	500–550	524	355.00–410.00	386.25
12	550–600	575	337.50–390.00	364.31
3	600–650	610	322.00–350.00	337.38
5	650–700	676	307.00–345.00	324.74
2	700–750	715	300.00–330.00	315.00
2	750–800	778	265.00–320.00	292.06
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	580.00–610.00	595.13
12	300–350	323	470.00–606.00	561.28
22	350–400	373	435.00–575.00	539.92
14	400–450	422	415.00–530.00	494.17
24	450–500	473	410.00–485.00	456.75
10	500–550	525	380.00–425.00	407.40
23	550–600	569	355.00–435.00	392.55
15	600–650	615	340.00–385.00	367.32
2	650–700	660	370.00–375.00	372.48
3	700–750	715	327.50–355.00	336.54
2	750–800	778	265.00–320.00	292.59
1	800–850	820	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	424	450.00–470.00	462.09
2	450–500	460	455.00	455.00
2	500–550	545	395.00	395.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	490.00	490.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	890	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,590	3,500.00–4,400.00	3,994.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,073	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,955.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,390	2,250.00–3,000.00	2,708.87
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	153.00	153.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,254	2,000.00–2,900.00	2,417.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,204	2,650.00–3,050.00	2,813.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,150	1,800.00–2,625.00	2,358.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	152.00	152.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,305	141.00–156.00	148.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,405	156.00	156.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,113	2,300.00–3,000.00	2,691.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,031	1,850.00–3,650.00	2,687.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	2,775.00	2,775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	902	2,800.00–3,825.00	3,349.39
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	822	2,200.00–3,125.00	2,944.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,005	2,900.00–4,100.00	3,618.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,222	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,137	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,320	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,912.04
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	670	275.00–310.00	292.63
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	185.00	185.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,045	167.00–282.50	203.39

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,780	160.00–187.00	176.17
4	—	1,710	182.00–210.00	195.98
11	—	1,435	130.00–168.00	152.40
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	138.00	138.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,214	138.00–149.00	143.94
18	—	1,243	145.00–167.00	157.13
17	—	1,052	110.00–135.00	119.95
26	—	1,212	134.00–159.00	150.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,064	140.00–157.00	145.49
11	—	1,020	90.00–143.00	118.06
4	—	913	76.00–100.00	87.78
19	—	1,052	110.00–139.00	128.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	141.00	141.00
7	—	1,475	136.00–156.00	150.19
5	—	1,485	148.00–166.00	158.19

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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