Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 254 priced lines covering 3,361 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,908 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 506 head. replacement cattle receipts at 732 head. Counted as USDA files them — 188 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,908Last week 2,637Year ago 3,777

Slaughter CattleReceipts 506Last week 330Year ago 634

Replacement CattleReceipts 732Last week 256Year ago 242

Compared to last report: limited comparable sales on feeder cattle so market trend not applicable. However, a higher undertone was noted on most classes and weights of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand good for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	387	550.00–565.00	558.19
5	400–450	406	600.00	600.00
2	450–500	465	495.00–545.00	520.54
2	500–550	503	460.00–470.00	465.02
1	550–600	555	440.00	440.00
2	600–650	620	385.00–420.00	402.50
1	750–800	755	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	570.00–600.00	588.85
1	350–400	370	535.00	535.00
11	400–450	441	490.00–512.50	508.48
3	450–500	495	470.00	470.00
3	500–550	528	415.00–455.00	439.95
1	550–600	590	415.00	415.00
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	300–350	328	540.00–685.00	628.26
41	350–400	381	525.00–640.00	573.74
43	400–450	424	485.00–595.00	536.17
38	450–500	472	450.00–560.00	499.37
58	500–550	521	427.50–525.00	472.51
36	550–600	568	390.00–480.00	434.72
25	600–650	614	357.00–430.00	414.65
32	650–700	669	350.00–397.00	377.76
7	700–750	726	320.00–358.00	341.71
14	750–800	759	325.00–351.00	333.80
5	800–850	816	305.00–335.00	320.40
6	850–900	887	290.00–311.00	296.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	490.00–565.00	521.62
10	350–400	377	487.50–537.50	509.47
10	400–450	414	440.00–535.00	493.12
13	450–500	482	440.00–480.00	462.43
13	500–550	532	405.00–463.00	433.15
8	550–600	565	375.00–425.00	402.35
6	600–650	633	347.50–394.00	372.74
1	650–700	680	321.00	321.00
3	700–750	727	315.00–340.00	328.08
2	800–850	808	290.00–295.00	292.51
3	850–900	868	169.00–297.50	232.42
2	900–950	923	270.00–277.50	273.72
Bulls — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	495.00	495.00
9	400–450	421	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	550.00	550.00
8	400–450	443	511.00–517.00	512.51
8	500–550	543	433.00–457.00	446.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	585.00	585.00
63	300–350	327	505.00–630.00	568.07
60	350–400	374	470.00–580.00	527.36
112	400–450	422	450.00–560.00	502.31
127	450–500	473	420.00–513.00	475.08
146	500–550	527	380.00–475.00	433.80
68	550–600	568	365.00–430.00	398.82
67	600–650	624	345.00–410.00	379.96
17	650–700	673	340.00–375.00	354.99
21	700–750	720	311.00–360.00	340.42
4	750–800	765	300.00–340.00	324.54
10	800–850	814	277.00–342.50	315.99
13	850–900	874	280.00–332.00	301.45
3	900–950	903	285.00–295.00	290.65
2	950–1000	980	250.00–265.00	257.58
1	1000–1050	1,030	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
4	350–400	378	450.00–480.00	471.04
9	400–450	424	450.00–470.00	463.36
6	450–500	478	380.00–425.00	413.23
2	500–550	523	385.00–390.00	387.44
2	600–650	615	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	441	492.50	492.50
21	450–500	497	489.00–490.00	489.04
5	600–650	613	386.00–402.00	390.84
8	650–700	674	370.00–375.00	370.93
17	750–800	757	325.00–336.00	331.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	485.00	485.00
28	300–350	321	435.00–550.00	500.50
38	350–400	375	425.00–525.00	474.01
37	400–450	418	395.00–490.00	451.77
36	450–500	477	360.00–470.00	415.57
27	500–550	528	330.00–455.00	403.66
11	550–600	575	345.00–405.00	367.64
17	600–650	617	320.00–405.00	354.12
7	650–700	671	290.00–347.50	314.85
3	700–750	716	312.50–327.50	317.42
5	750–800	775	300.00–315.00	308.04
1	800–850	810	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	865	317.50	317.50
1	900–950	925	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	425.00	425.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	630	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	410.00	410.00
1	350–400	380	465.00	465.00
5	450–500	488	330.00–395.00	370.91
2	500–550	530	150.00–260.00	204.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	550.00–560.00	554.91
5	350–400	371	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	423	429.00	429.00
2	450–500	495	455.00	455.00
10	500–550	522	400.00	400.00
16	550–600	581	378.00	378.00
4	600–650	649	345.00	345.00
12	650–700	654	367.50	367.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	512	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	575	415.00–420.00	417.43
1	650–700	660	380.00	380.00
1	700–750	710	430.00	430.00
1	750–800	785	365.00	365.00
1	800–850	810	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	530.00–595.00	552.85
2	300–350	330	545.00–550.00	547.54
7	350–400	378	465.00–530.00	509.67
2	400–450	433	465.00–535.00	498.99
4	450–500	463	440.00–450.00	447.57
7	500–550	516	402.50–450.00	419.43
3	550–600	573	376.00–382.00	379.92
1	600–650	640	370.00	370.00
2	700–750	713	344.00–345.00	344.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	377	555.00–575.00	560.45
2	400–450	420	550.00	550.00
1	450–500	460	490.00	490.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	492.50	492.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	575.00	575.00
20	300–350	323	450.00–575.00	526.03
28	350–400	376	475.00–590.00	525.48
24	400–450	420	440.00–525.00	479.60
31	450–500	474	405.00–500.00	464.25
17	500–550	526	400.00–460.00	433.70
15	550–600	575	325.00–440.00	390.07
7	600–650	618	337.00–400.00	372.66
5	650–700	680	360.00–389.00	368.78
4	700–750	719	277.00–350.00	322.08
5	750–800	786	330.00–335.00	330.97
2	850–900	858	270.00–322.50	296.02
2	900–950	910	265.00	265.00
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	582	335.00	335.00
5	600–650	612	300.00–302.50	301.03
4	650–700	659	235.00–267.50	251.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	374	390.00–450.00	428.91
1	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	500	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	730.00	730.00
57	300–350	327	550.00–690.00	634.57
62	350–400	374	540.00–675.00	602.85
79	400–450	422	499.00–610.00	560.30
92	450–500	469	455.00–585.00	524.18
58	500–550	519	435.00–530.00	486.60
51	550–600	572	400.00–510.00	446.05
38	600–650	624	385.00–450.00	419.85
21	650–700	664	366.00–439.00	409.70
22	700–750	718	352.50–397.00	365.55
20	750–800	783	325.00–361.00	348.12
9	800–850	823	310.00–342.50	327.14
11	850–900	882	320.00–340.00	326.42
2	900–950	930	300.00–306.00	303.05
4	950–1000	979	297.50–315.00	308.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	590.00–630.00	610.91
1	350–400	360	615.00	615.00
1	450–500	455	525.00	525.00
6	500–550	507	448.00–455.00	452.70
2	550–600	560	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	590.00	590.00
20	450–500	482	523.00–555.00	535.76
13	550–600	573	450.00–474.00	468.38
3	600–650	614	412.50–415.00	413.32
110	800–850	828	356.00	356.00
4	850–900	859	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	850–900	899	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	710.00	710.00
2	450–500	458	545.00	545.00
1	500–550	545	520.00	520.00
1	550–600	550	505.00	505.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	540	476.00	476.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	585.00–587.50	586.70
2	400–450	415	545.00–550.00	547.44
11	450–500	468	455.00–515.00	494.42
6	500–550	528	435.00–460.00	450.99
9	600–650	648	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	735	342.00	342.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,152	1,900.00–4,000.00	3,229.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,207	2,000.00–3,100.00	2,661.73
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,060	184.00–240.00	210.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,032	2,450.00–3,800.00	3,360.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,140	2,400.00–3,900.00	3,444.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	817	2,350.00–3,450.00	2,927.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,168	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,047.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,206	2,400.00–3,700.00	2,875.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,204	205.00–260.00	231.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,012	130.00–220.00	171.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,193	160.00–229.00	198.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	265.00	265.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	957	2,500.00–4,200.00	3,090.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	3,350.00	3,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,245	172.00–245.00	200.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,071	2,150.00–3,450.00	2,761.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	707	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	174.00	174.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	147.50	147.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	183.00	183.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	823	2,550.00–3,400.00	2,917.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	938	2,000.00–3,750.00	3,167.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	3,250.00	3,250.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	810	2,250.00–4,100.00	3,058.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	650	2,650.00	2,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	1,800.00	1,800.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	978	158.00–170.00	164.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,024	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,227.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	988	180.00–350.00	218.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,067	160.00–365.00	194.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	170.00–176.00	173.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	950	1,900.00–2,600.00	2,199.56
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	172.50	172.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,301	3,000.00–4,850.00	4,117.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	965	2,800.00–4,700.00	4,004.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	31	—	1,165	2,800.00–5,000.00	3,894.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,169	1,950.00–4,100.00	3,421.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,600.00	3,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,259	4,000.00–4,700.00	4,425.97
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,263	2,800.00–4,600.00	3,694.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	6,100.00	6,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,303	2,450.00–4,000.00	3,437.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,062	3,800.00–4,000.00	3,899.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,359	3,200.00–4,750.00	4,035.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,358	3,500.00–5,700.00	5,163.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,495	5,650.00	5,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	985	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,497	2,900.00–5,200.00	4,252.64
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,133	186.00–213.00	198.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,780	5,200.00–5,900.00	5,525.42
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	923	3,400.00–4,200.00	3,862.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,192	153.00–186.00	169.32
10	—	1,038	109.00–147.00	136.25
24	—	1,214	158.00–197.00	174.07
31	—	1,123	144.00–174.00	161.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,009	130.00–179.00	144.27
34	—	980	115.00–166.00	149.53
14	—	1,019	142.00–189.00	153.50
7	—	986	95.00–154.00	126.27
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	122.00	122.00
2	—	785	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,360	159.00–179.00	170.45
35	—	1,399	145.00–189.00	176.36
5	—	1,536	144.00–177.00	159.37
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	150.00	150.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,785	198.50–227.00	213.13
24	—	1,670	180.00–224.00	198.93
18	—	1,473	155.00–200.00	184.27

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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