Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 173 priced lines covering 1,728 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,788 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 405 head. replacement cattle receipts at 190 head. Counted as USDA files them — 18 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,788Last week 4,369Year ago 3,405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 405Last week 737Year ago 567

Replacement CattleReceipts 190Last week 584Year ago 293

Compared to last report: market trend not applicable due to limited comparable sales and lighter receipts. Demand moderate to good

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	292	500.00–600.00	567.85
32	300–350	324	520.00–635.00	572.09
50	350–400	378	475.00–570.00	529.81
65	400–450	423	445.00–535.00	499.95
41	450–500	469	435.00–525.00	479.64
52	500–550	517	395.00–455.00	433.28
47	550–600	571	357.00–447.50	407.56
10	600–650	621	351.00–420.00	387.52
11	650–700	667	351.00–390.00	364.99
8	700–750	726	331.00–355.00	340.86
3	750–800	763	280.00–345.00	318.13
2	800–850	808	319.00	319.00
3	850–900	887	261.00–277.00	266.23
2	900–950	918	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	382	455.00–507.50	488.58
4	450–500	496	425.00–450.00	437.56
3	550–600	592	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	540.00	540.00
8	300–350	321	430.00–545.00	501.60
16	350–400	380	400.00–535.00	474.27
26	400–450	430	401.00–485.00	447.71
15	450–500	472	385.00–465.00	432.21
8	500–550	521	370.00–400.00	388.68
3	550–600	575	369.00–385.00	379.08
1	600–650	605	345.00	345.00
1	650–700	665	337.50	337.50
4	700–750	730	300.00–330.00	307.25
1	750–800	795	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	845	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	371	510.00–530.00	519.63
2	400–450	408	485.00–495.00	489.91
5	450–500	474	440.00–455.00	442.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	451.00	451.00
1	550–600	575	475.00	475.00
8	850–900	894	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	473	464.00	464.00
4	500–550	549	432.00	432.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	400	530.00	530.00
6	600–650	611	371.00	371.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	605.00	605.00
2	400–450	408	535.00	535.00
2	500–550	520	470.00–485.00	477.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	965	295.00	295.00
2	1000–1050	1,028	250.00–280.00	264.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	505.00	505.00
8	400–450	425	420.00–495.00	475.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	465.00	465.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	653	445.00	445.00
1	800–850	800	360.00	360.00
68	850–900	870	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	545.00	545.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	640.00	640.00
40	300–350	323	595.00–715.00	656.89
28	350–400	370	505.00–675.00	592.22
67	400–450	425	498.00–610.00	549.27
66	450–500	474	485.00–565.00	526.84
51	500–550	526	431.00–555.00	490.13
65	550–600	571	420.00–486.00	461.19
31	600–650	623	393.00–453.00	424.84
29	650–700	664	370.00–433.00	414.52
7	700–750	732	360.00–389.00	371.43
3	750–800	770	330.00–387.00	367.75
4	800–850	824	309.00–350.00	329.08
5	900–950	918	303.00–333.00	314.42
1	950–1000	950	325.00	325.00
1	1250–1300	1,275	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	700.00	700.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	415	525.00	525.00
7	450–500	485	468.00–500.00	486.00
10	550–600	564	400.00–440.00	426.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	317	500.00–635.00	581.57
18	350–400	377	500.00–590.00	545.00
15	400–450	423	455.00–555.00	502.05
8	450–500	469	440.00–485.00	464.40
9	500–550	524	420.00–480.00	453.13
10	550–600	573	350.00–470.00	424.99
8	600–650	628	361.00–410.00	386.68
3	650–700	673	363.00–373.00	368.64
1	750–800	765	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	560.00–585.00	572.41
1	400–450	435	530.00	530.00
3	450–500	477	490.00–500.00	496.64
1	500–550	510	383.00	383.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	620.00	620.00
3	350–400	377	560.00–585.00	571.31
1	400–450	420	575.00	575.00
1	450–500	455	500.00	500.00
1	700–750	715	355.00	355.00
1	750–800	770	347.50	347.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	600.00	600.00
1	350–400	380	535.00	535.00
2	400–450	420	530.00–535.00	532.44
2	500–550	525	410.00–440.00	424.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	294	660.00–700.00	687.95
14	300–350	327	600.00–680.00	655.28
22	350–400	374	535.00–620.00	572.42
32	400–450	421	505.00–572.50	547.67
37	450–500	467	437.00–553.00	516.76
25	500–550	524	435.00–530.00	472.28
19	550–600	565	399.00–490.00	439.60
11	600–650	628	369.00–441.00	417.13
10	650–700	669	350.00–395.00	377.89
12	700–750	728	333.00–365.00	350.23
2	750–800	768	340.00–345.00	342.48
3	800–850	837	325.00	325.00
1	850–900	880	307.00	307.00
2	900–950	935	267.00	267.00
1	950–1000	950	250.00	250.00
1	1100–1150	1,135	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	570.00	570.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	500.00	500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	550.00–605.00	584.42
5	350–400	377	490.00–525.00	507.84
9	400–450	417	475.00–525.00	495.65
8	450–500	469	445.00–490.00	465.50
10	500–550	526	405.00–447.50	425.45
1	550–600	590	400.00	400.00
4	600–650	635	355.00–370.00	365.04
2	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	177.00–183.00	179.74
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	174.00	174.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	201.00	201.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	192.00	192.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	176.00	176.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	283.00–306.00	293.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,081	175.00–260.00	195.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,180	180.00–204.00	188.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,133	2,100.00–3,200.00	2,510.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,161	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,301.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,177	2,250.00–3,300.00	2,891.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,177	2,600.00–2,900.00	2,771.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,299	174.00–252.50	189.38
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,241	2,200.00–3,450.00	2,907.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	28	—	1,206	2,100.00–3,750.00	2,852.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,079	2,400.00–4,000.00	3,213.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,293	170.00–198.00	179.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,244	3,000.00–3,750.00	3,454.52
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	763	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	790	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,478.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	3,850.00	3,850.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	3,250.00	3,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,452	4,200.00–5,750.00	4,769.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	4,200.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,233	2,650.00–3,000.00	2,860.85
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	4,400.00	4,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	4,200.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,100	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	4,350.00	4,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,512.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	4,200.00	4,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	4,000.00	4,000.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,110	245.00	245.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,709	204.00–226.00	212.25
11	—	1,764	219.00–240.00	225.94
12	—	1,553	176.00–215.00	203.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,413	161.00–169.00	166.17
12	—	1,446	175.00–190.00	180.76
49	—	1,413	166.00–184.00	175.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	149.00–157.00	153.43
14	—	1,019	140.00–160.00	149.66
2	—	1,010	136.00–138.00	137.23
8	—	1,100	143.00–183.00	166.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,127	153.00–167.00	159.28
57	—	1,221	160.00–179.00	170.30
6	—	928	140.00–159.00	148.96
22	—	1,295	172.00–189.00	179.58
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	132.00	132.00

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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