Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 267 priced lines covering 3,662 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,369 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 737 head. replacement cattle receipts at 584 head. Counted as USDA files them — 126 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,369Last week 4,241Year ago 3,934

Slaughter CattleReceipts 737Last week 679Year ago 753

Replacement CattleReceipts 584Last week 474Year ago 344

Compared to last report: Feeder steers mostly sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady for 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady. Demand moderate at best.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	590.00–625.00	607.19
49	300–350	321	504.00–610.00	566.76
124	350–400	374	475.00–565.00	527.60
122	400–450	427	445.00–590.00	497.14
113	450–500	471	403.00–500.00	453.55
70	500–550	523	363.00–483.00	426.13
63	550–600	572	340.00–440.00	403.02
65	600–650	623	337.00–420.00	379.54
58	650–700	684	320.00–372.50	352.55
30	700–750	724	300.00–360.00	332.42
29	750–800	772	315.00–337.50	334.80
17	800–850	825	275.00–328.00	306.55
12	850–900	880	297.00–316.00	303.25
1	900–950	925	285.00	285.00
2	950–1000	955	290.00	290.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	280.00	280.00
2	1200–1250	1,202	231.00	231.00
10	1250–1300	1,255	240.00	240.00
4	1300–1350	1,326	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	299	612.50	612.50
3	300–350	344	545.00–570.00	553.12
10	350–400	372	460.00–550.00	525.88
3	400–450	417	480.00–510.00	494.70
4	450–500	466	462.50–480.00	469.36
3	500–550	516	422.50–450.00	431.82
1	550–600	560	415.00	415.00
1	600–650	610	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	640.00	640.00
4	450–500	464	481.00	481.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	650–700	675	353.25–355.00	353.57
57	850–900	863	328.50	328.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	489	471.00	471.00
2	550–600	552	417.50	417.50
3	600–650	603	380.00	380.00
10	700–750	720	337.00–349.00	345.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	380	510.00–515.00	514.63
11	400–450	422	445.00–490.00	477.41
27	450–500	484	405.00–450.00	432.44
10	550–600	585	375.00–395.00	382.91
2	600–650	612	364.00	364.00
4	700–750	731	335.00	335.00
2	800–850	830	307.50	307.50
6	850–900	885	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	560.00	560.00
29	300–350	328	465.00–540.00	501.14
45	350–400	376	365.00–545.00	460.09
61	400–450	430	405.00–515.00	451.66
48	450–500	471	395.00–445.00	423.07
37	500–550	528	325.00–420.00	401.05
44	550–600	575	330.00–415.00	372.02
19	600–650	621	316.00–370.00	353.53
17	650–700	673	309.00–355.00	334.96
7	700–750	716	315.00–332.00	326.60
7	750–800	766	301.00–335.00	318.15
2	800–850	818	305.00	305.00
2	850–900	850	235.00–315.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	335.00	335.00
1	800–850	805	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	885	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	352.00–400.00	375.82
1	350–400	380	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	430	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	487.50–495.00	489.84
6	400–450	428	370.00–470.00	446.34
4	450–500	475	390.00–420.00	403.50
5	500–550	527	400.00–420.00	413.97
5	550–600	569	370.00–385.00	376.30
1	600–650	615	370.00	370.00
3	650–700	668	342.50–352.00	348.11
1	700–750	710	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	700–750	726	394.00–417.50	405.06
2	750–800	775	410.00	410.00
5	800–850	827	335.00–356.00	347.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	610.00–635.00	622.01
2	350–400	380	540.00–550.00	544.87
3	400–450	427	400.00–525.00	468.73
2	450–500	460	490.00–495.00	492.50
3	500–550	528	343.00–455.00	415.56
6	550–600	566	350.00–430.00	403.45
2	750–800	768	320.00–352.50	336.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	526	508.00	508.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	289	665.00–710.00	688.89
46	300–350	322	555.00–695.00	639.53
57	350–400	366	551.00–685.00	607.45
83	400–450	423	477.00–630.00	555.96
103	450–500	470	480.00–560.00	521.69
56	500–550	521	433.00–530.00	489.70
61	550–600	567	403.00–499.00	454.38
47	600–650	620	390.00–452.50	425.89
39	650–700	674	361.00–425.00	391.45
17	700–750	712	330.00–400.00	361.14
3	750–800	763	329.00–370.00	344.42
3	800–850	813	280.00–315.00	303.52
8	850–900	860	279.00–347.50	323.26
1	900–950	930	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	985	291.00	291.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	685.00	685.00
8	400–450	405	625.00	625.00
3	450–500	460	565.00	565.00
8	650–700	678	392.50–415.00	412.14
1	700–750	705	377.50	377.50
1	850–900	865	325.00	325.00
18	900–950	943	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	715.00	715.00
2	350–400	360	640.00	640.00
3	400–450	415	580.00–605.00	591.77
2	450–500	452	555.00	555.00
1	600–650	620	460.00	460.00
1	650–700	650	440.00	440.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	660.00	660.00
7	350–400	370	560.00–595.00	575.36
7	450–500	480	495.00–535.00	519.90
7	500–550	518	472.50–510.00	480.67
2	600–650	613	407.50–415.00	411.23
9	700–750	729	365.00–387.50	374.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	396	525.00	525.00
9	700–750	748	367.50	367.50
5	800–850	832	342.50	342.50
2	950–1000	958	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	328	510.00–625.00	577.02
39	350–400	373	480.00–590.00	538.34
34	400–450	427	452.00–550.00	496.85
39	450–500	476	435.00–507.50	470.65
24	500–550	523	400.00–475.00	438.35
23	550–600	574	380.00–445.00	421.72
13	600–650	621	357.50–415.00	384.84
4	650–700	678	340.00–355.00	348.87
2	750–800	778	320.00–335.00	327.33
1	800–850	800	320.00	320.00
3	950–1000	978	285.00–307.50	294.14
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	460.00–510.00	484.82
6	350–400	378	400.00–490.00	449.35
1	400–450	400	452.50	452.50
1	450–500	455	451.00	451.00
1	600–650	625	227.50	227.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	585.00	585.00
5	400–450	417	480.00–525.00	508.75
1	450–500	485	460.00	460.00
5	500–550	518	430.00–455.00	445.01
3	550–600	577	395.00–410.00	401.62
1	600–650	615	375.00	375.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	630.00–650.00	639.45
1	350–400	360	590.00	590.00
2	400–450	420	545.00–550.00	547.56
4	450–500	483	440.00–470.00	457.25
3	500–550	522	440.00–467.50	452.43
2	550–600	588	405.00–420.00	412.53
1	650–700	675	377.00	377.00
2	700–750	743	355.00–365.00	359.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	695.00	695.00
3	400–450	410	575.00	575.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	435	505.00–512.50	511.10
16	450–500	483	460.00–480.00	470.39
12	500–550	535	467.00	467.00
2	550–600	575	450.00	450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	600.00–655.00	624.18
8	300–350	333	590.00–640.00	604.19
31	350–400	372	525.00–605.00	571.47
32	400–450	421	450.00–570.00	532.31
48	450–500	472	470.00–540.00	502.49
65	500–550	517	440.00–520.00	476.40
57	550–600	564	370.00–510.00	447.50
30	600–650	619	350.00–426.00	400.46
17	650–700	668	340.00–390.00	374.32
11	700–750	722	340.00–385.00	363.40
1	750–800	795	355.00	355.00
3	800–850	805	325.00–327.50	325.83
1	1000–1050	1,005	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	565.00–615.00	584.81
17	350–400	386	475.00–550.00	509.75
26	400–450	420	425.00–525.00	479.95
32	450–500	478	415.00–500.00	449.25
23	500–550	516	380.00–455.00	427.23
16	550–600	576	330.00–425.00	395.98
8	600–650	628	362.50–390.00	374.29
4	650–700	664	303.00–365.00	343.25
1	700–750	715	345.00	345.00
2	750–800	778	315.00–332.50	323.55
1	800–850	830	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	875	260.00	260.00
3	900–950	945	257.50	257.50
2	950–1000	983	225.00–245.00	235.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	480.00	480.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	565	357.50–380.00	368.45
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	780	215.00	215.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	951	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,581.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	210.00	210.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,128	155.00–245.00	185.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,106	180.00–230.00	205.02
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	2,100.00	2,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	915	180.00–295.00	220.31
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	218.00–220.00	218.97
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	784	2,300.00–3,650.00	2,787.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	903	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,753.74
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	702	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,198.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,097	157.00–235.00	200.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,148	1,850.00–3,250.00	2,742.13
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	230.00–255.00	242.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	984	2,550.00–4,550.00	3,914.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,052	2,700.00–4,550.00	3,500.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,520	176.00	176.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,013	2,500.00–4,950.00	3,940.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,134	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,487.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	265.00	265.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,318	160.00–196.00	177.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	37	—	1,163	2,200.00–4,050.00	3,143.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,248	2,450.00–2,700.00	2,621.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	28	—	1,177	2,250.00–4,000.00	3,188.52
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,125	2,000.00–3,450.00	2,631.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,055	2,150.00–2,600.00	2,363.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,295	2,500.00–3,800.00	3,110.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,142	174.00–204.00	186.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,184	170.00–265.00	219.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,033	2,400.00–2,650.00	2,539.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	901	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,074	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,632.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	867	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,719.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,067	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	985	2,300.00–2,550.00	2,451.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	933	2,625.00–2,800.00	2,728.94
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	3,200.00	3,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	4,950.00	4,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,170	4,550.00	4,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	4,600.00	4,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,062	4,100.00–4,900.00	4,549.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,039	2,500.00–4,250.00	3,697.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,099	4,900.00–5,750.00	5,305.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	965	3,150.00–5,050.00	4,070.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,177	2,500.00–4,500.00	3,602.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	3,300.00–4,850.00	3,932.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,216	2,550.00–4,400.00	3,555.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,246	3,250.00–5,250.00	4,397.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,181	3,475.00–5,150.00	4,272.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	5,400.00	5,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	945	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,403.85
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	900	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	970	2,000.00–3,150.00	2,692.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	3,250.00	3,250.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	3,950.00	3,950.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,525	200.00	200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	3,500.00	3,500.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	975	5,350.00	5,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,661	189.00–221.00	211.39
19	—	1,759	210.00–238.00	225.03
17	—	1,486	157.00–209.00	191.74
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	808	141.00	141.00
1	—	860	154.50	154.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	943	115.00–128.00	120.93
29	—	1,130	151.00–167.00	159.01
54	—	1,211	165.00–188.00	175.77
78	—	1,179	151.00–179.00	168.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	866	136.00–147.00	141.48
48	—	1,013	130.00–169.00	158.91
21	—	1,053	139.00–178.00	166.61
30	—	979	135.00–160.00	149.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,432	153.00–189.00	171.70
2	—	1,740	162.00	162.00
19	—	1,474	169.00–180.00	173.49

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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