Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 255 priced lines covering 4,387 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 5,186 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 534 head. replacement cattle receipts at 363 head. Counted as USDA files them — 41 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 5,186Last week 4,066Year ago 3,440

Slaughter CattleReceipts 534Last week 476Year ago 616

Replacement CattleReceipts 363Last week 674Year ago 381

Compared to last report: Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Demand good for all classes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	612.50	612.50
1	300–350	300	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	355	560.00–590.00	574.79
1	400–450	430	522.50	522.50
2	450–500	458	486.00–502.00	493.87
1	500–550	500	470.00	470.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	562	501.00	501.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	473	465.00	465.00
4	500–550	542	440.00	440.00
7	550–600	571	410.00	410.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	507.00	507.00
17	500–550	510	455.00–493.00	490.74
13	550–600	578	437.00–439.00	438.41
14	600–650	603	380.00–410.00	403.60
37	650–700	665	371.00–385.00	379.40
5	700–750	705	337.00	337.00
11	750–800	777	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	530.00–540.00	534.93
18	350–400	384	500.00–520.00	511.59
5	400–450	424	470.00–500.00	484.72
8	450–500	459	430.00–490.00	478.22
7	500–550	516	400.00–440.00	428.47
1	550–600	555	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	690	365.00	365.00
2	700–750	715	322.50–330.00	326.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	250–300	278	550.00–610.00	588.09
85	300–350	329	519.00–635.00	566.51
78	350–400	379	462.00–575.00	530.28
146	400–450	421	446.00–555.00	510.41
140	450–500	473	420.00–515.00	464.02
126	500–550	519	395.00–480.00	435.34
115	550–600	574	370.00–450.00	405.21
74	600–650	629	353.00–405.00	378.45
34	650–700	674	315.00–389.00	356.54
19	700–750	718	320.00–361.00	342.60
17	750–800	765	309.00–367.50	331.55
15	800–850	814	305.00–350.00	325.68
7	850–900	880	290.00–325.00	302.54
7	900–950	918	270.00–289.00	279.50
1	950–1000	950	265.00	265.00
2	1000–1050	1,020	294.00	294.00
3	1150–1200	1,187	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	516.00	516.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	383	507.00	507.00
3	400–450	425	485.00	485.00
16	450–500	487	430.00–450.00	441.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	326	475.00–570.00	515.83
19	350–400	382	415.00–515.00	477.36
33	400–450	436	400.00–491.00	454.40
38	450–500	476	395.00–460.00	421.33
21	500–550	526	370.00–447.00	402.06
36	550–600	571	315.00–400.00	376.70
12	600–650	619	320.00–393.00	350.09
11	650–700	669	300.00–352.50	329.40
4	700–750	724	310.00–325.00	316.17
4	750–800	788	265.00–325.00	297.44
1	800–850	815	277.50	277.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	505.00	505.00
1	500–550	520	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	465.00–485.00	475.00
2	400–450	425	450.00–465.00	457.85
1	450–500	475	420.00	420.00
7	500–550	526	370.00–430.00	400.08
2	550–600	578	372.50–395.00	383.80
3	650–700	651	325.00–335.00	331.67
1	1050–1100	1,050	268.00	268.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per head · actual wt
70	700–750	725	2,900.00–2,975.00	2,910.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	725	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	545.00	545.00
8	400–450	442	500.00–525.00	521.99
13	450–500	470	480.00–500.00	488.64
2	500–550	543	457.50	457.50
1	550–600	575	435.00	435.00
5	600–650	621	390.00–415.00	400.25
1	650–700	690	380.00	380.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	370.00	370.00
4	350–400	378	370.00–500.00	444.52
1	400–450	435	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	464	300.00–420.00	363.65
5	500–550	520	349.00–400.00	380.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	326	500.00–605.00	569.77
44	350–400	376	470.00–590.00	536.70
38	400–450	423	419.00–545.00	495.63
43	450–500	476	395.00–525.00	469.02
32	500–550	527	400.00–470.00	443.30
18	550–600	567	385.00–493.00	439.09
12	600–650	627	370.00–410.00	397.64
21	650–700	669	330.00–397.00	380.32
2	700–750	703	360.00–362.50	361.25
2	750–800	773	340.00–347.50	343.79
1	800–850	835	300.00	300.00
2	950–1000	970	260.00–272.50	266.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	503	515.00	515.00
25	550–600	580	473.00–479.00	475.16
28	600–650	622	440.00–465.00	451.86
11	650–700	663	395.00–415.00	407.71
44	700–750	710	379.00–399.00	390.00
62	750–800	761	380.00–388.00	384.49
195	800–850	826	357.00–368.25	365.04
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	307	620.00–655.00	624.31
7	350–400	369	550.00–590.00	573.34
6	400–450	423	530.00–560.00	540.01
9	450–500	473	460.00–540.00	497.11
1	500–550	530	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	555	455.00	455.00
1	700–750	725	372.50	372.50
2	750–800	775	364.00–365.00	364.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	740.00	740.00
8	300–350	316	627.00–700.00	641.19
5	350–400	355	660.00–685.00	679.86
1	400–450	400	580.00	580.00
3	450–500	464	515.00–585.00	560.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	420	535.00	535.00
12	550–600	560	467.00–475.00	471.63
3	850–900	882	306.00	306.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	660.00–700.00	684.71
59	300–350	328	600.00–710.00	638.03
66	350–400	376	545.00–645.00	592.96
127	400–450	426	505.00–625.00	570.94
103	450–500	468	440.00–590.00	524.41
83	500–550	522	427.00–531.00	496.15
107	550–600	566	415.00–485.00	453.94
47	600–650	622	395.00–450.00	421.42
159	650–700	679	370.00–427.50	416.65
85	700–750	718	330.00–405.00	396.00
9	750–800	774	364.00–381.00	367.99
29	800–850	815	300.00–380.00	350.53
12	850–900	866	330.00–352.50	338.68
2	900–950	928	302.50–322.00	312.33
8	950–1000	979	277.00–330.00	307.44
1	1050–1100	1,075	272.00	272.00
1	1100–1150	1,140	308.00	308.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	384	551.00–562.00	554.65
22	400–450	428	525.00–550.00	536.93
9	450–500	490	509.00	509.00
7	500–550	534	445.00–475.00	461.99
5	750–800	796	345.00	345.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
39	600–650	620	283.00	283.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	353.00	353.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	585.00–590.00	587.56
5	350–400	376	550.00–580.00	567.66
3	400–450	425	520.00–575.00	542.84
4	450–500	476	465.00–495.00	483.23
3	500–550	523	462.50–465.00	464.16
1	600–650	610	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	640.00	640.00
1	400–450	405	600.00	600.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	625.00–630.00	627.57
30	300–350	332	600.00–645.00	624.86
56	350–400	373	550.00–640.00	601.64
65	400–450	423	440.00–629.00	567.62
75	450–500	469	465.00–555.00	512.77
57	500–550	520	410.00–510.00	480.22
34	550–600	573	380.00–475.00	434.25
23	600–650	621	350.00–425.00	408.18
13	650–700	670	325.00–405.00	383.87
9	700–750	712	360.00–379.00	371.31
10	750–800	785	330.00–341.00	339.94
1	800–850	815	323.00	323.00
1	850–900	870	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	935	317.50–320.00	318.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	414	520.00	520.00
5	450–500	495	455.00	455.00
3	500–550	502	442.50	442.50
6	700–750	721	352.50	352.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
6	300–350	324	510.00–605.00	551.04
10	350–400	376	500.00–550.00	523.40
30	400–450	434	445.00–525.00	492.09
25	450–500	473	400.00–490.00	447.82
20	500–550	524	413.00–450.00	436.81
11	550–600	580	375.00–417.50	397.75
9	600–650	625	323.00–380.00	361.89
5	650–700	680	340.00–372.50	352.46
4	700–750	723	320.00–370.00	346.12
2	750–800	778	310.00–311.00	310.50
1	800–850	815	285.00	285.00
3	850–900	860	250.00–317.50	294.60
2	900–950	938	250.00–280.00	264.88
1	950–1000	990	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	500.00	500.00
4	450–500	494	436.00–460.00	441.95
1	500–550	515	430.00	430.00
6	550–600	577	370.00–405.00	389.06
1	650–700	695	370.00	370.00
1	800–850	830	265.00	265.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	2,350.00	2,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,200.00	2,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,620	5,000.00	5,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,171	2,850.00–3,100.00	2,931.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,088	4,300.00–4,500.00	4,401.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,150	2,750.00–3,300.00	3,052.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,267	3,900.00–4,000.00	3,973.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,634.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	4,450.00	4,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	975	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,397.44
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	2,750.00	2,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	182.00–2,600.00	1,447.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,069	185.00–286.00	220.73
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,003	200.00–290.00	239.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,049	141.00–235.00	191.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,058	179.00–185.00	182.21
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	198.00	198.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	320.00	320.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	2,900.00	2,900.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	894	2,700.00–3,400.00	3,109.45
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	749	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,527.05
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,003	2,350.00–3,300.00	2,885.41
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,168	2,150.00–3,152.00	2,788.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,096	2,850.00–3,700.00	3,230.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	32	—	1,245	1,950.00–3,700.00	3,019.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,131	2,200.00–3,450.00	2,914.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,200	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	14	—	1,134	2,400.00–2,450.00	2,431.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	40	—	1,232	2,050.00–2,950.00	2,638.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	—	1,216	2,400.00–4,050.00	3,458.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	117	—	1,240	2,200.00–3,400.00	2,513.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	911	2,350.00–3,500.00	3,002.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,200	176.00–260.00	218.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,000	142.00–210.00	182.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,283	220.00–260.00	234.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,107	182.50–255.00	212.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,258	182.00–200.00	187.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	996	2,000.00–3,175.00	2,661.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,163	168.00–207.50	186.38
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	2,900.00	2,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	2,300.00	2,300.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	900	5,200.00	5,200.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,840	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,770	310.00	310.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,145	3,100.00–3,400.00	3,230.28

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,729	192.50–232.00	214.59
29	—	1,839	206.00–245.00	220.76
21	—	1,435	147.00–218.00	197.52
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,202	174.00–198.00	182.82
53	—	1,203	162.00–184.00	173.81
11	—	1,151	152.00–169.00	161.32
3	—	937	130.00–139.00	133.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,079	144.00–198.00	177.27
5	—	850	137.00–144.00	140.36
28	—	1,009	137.00–175.00	162.71
14	—	921	125.00–158.00	144.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,445	168.00–193.00	175.98
33	—	1,424	178.00–192.00	184.07
6	—	1,501	164.00–184.00	168.69

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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