Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 229 priced lines covering 4,055 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,838 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 616 head. replacement cattle receipts at 389 head. Counted as USDA files them — 56 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,838Last week 1,788Year ago 4,457

Slaughter CattleReceipts 616Last week 405Year ago 647

Replacement CattleReceipts 389Last week 190Year ago 208

Compared to last report: limited number of comparable sales so market trend not applicable. Market was uneven throughout the state but majority had a higher undertone. Demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	575.00–585.00	578.46
12	350–400	379	525.00–560.00	534.15
14	400–450	423	490.00–535.00	503.94
6	450–500	473	460.00–475.00	462.41
3	500–550	508	425.00–430.00	428.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	305	630.00	630.00
5	450–500	469	525.00	525.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	298	590.00	590.00
60	300–350	323	515.00–627.00	563.08
86	350–400	376	510.00–580.00	534.85
153	400–450	426	459.00–540.00	506.08
152	450–500	473	434.00–497.00	464.75
144	500–550	520	400.00–480.00	434.00
123	550–600	569	381.00–450.00	403.91
66	600–650	617	357.00–430.00	394.95
25	650–700	675	329.00–372.50	361.10
24	700–750	722	270.00–365.00	343.54
51	750–800	769	320.00–354.00	343.92
9	800–850	826	291.00–334.00	323.24
1	850–900	880	310.00	310.00
11	900–950	917	280.00–326.00	308.83
1	950–1000	960	300.00	300.00
8	1000–1050	1,002	288.00	288.00
3	1050–1100	1,088	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	573.00	573.00
4	500–550	503	461.00	461.00
81	600–650	612	380.00–388.00	386.56
4	700–750	703	357.00	357.00
16	800–850	801	333.00	333.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
1	850–900	895	4,250.00	4,250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	657	371.00	371.00
9	700–750	733	352.00	352.00
4	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
8	900–950	922	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,504.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	470.00	470.00
24	450–500	467	425.00–472.50	449.22
11	500–550	529	383.00–425.00	404.02
3	550–600	597	385.00	385.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	323	465.00–550.00	504.36
35	350–400	377	450.00–532.50	487.77
43	400–450	422	395.00–491.00	460.71
86	450–500	473	390.00–470.00	428.53
31	500–550	524	355.00–430.00	409.06
26	550–600	577	360.00–425.00	384.27
14	600–650	620	305.00–409.00	364.83
5	650–700	676	310.00–381.00	342.04
2	700–750	718	330.00–332.50	331.25
1	800–850	820	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	905	292.00	292.00
1	950–1000	985	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	526	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	370.00	370.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	392.50	392.50
1	650–700	685	335.00	335.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1250–1300	1,263	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	480.00	480.00
3	400–450	430	470.00–480.00	473.26
10	450–500	482	420.00–470.00	434.19
2	500–550	525	400.00–420.00	410.19
1	550–600	580	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	660	342.50	342.50
1	700–750	745	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	355	680.00	680.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	435.00	435.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	575.00	575.00
16	350–400	383	500.00–595.00	566.60
5	400–450	421	500.00–545.00	533.83
21	450–500	482	420.00–512.00	497.03
4	500–550	538	450.00–465.00	460.03
4	550–600	571	425.00–450.00	436.24
8	600–650	613	350.00–435.00	410.94
2	650–700	680	370.00–382.50	376.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	640	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	685	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	300–350	321	600.00–700.00	657.85
63	350–400	376	540.00–675.00	603.41
89	400–450	423	525.00–620.00	557.79
142	450–500	466	450.00–595.00	541.23
249	500–550	524	430.00–543.00	502.35
220	550–600	578	412.00–495.00	457.50
57	600–650	619	385.00–461.00	429.03
52	650–700	670	377.00–445.00	411.19
35	700–750	716	339.00–417.50	395.14
17	750–800	766	330.00–401.00	377.09
16	800–850	827	341.00–375.00	353.10
13	850–900	880	307.00–355.00	337.12
1	900–950	900	339.00	339.00
1	950–1000	970	309.00	309.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	316.00	316.00
2	1050–1100	1,073	250.00–295.00	272.13
1	1150–1200	1,160	286.00	286.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	500.00–550.00	525.65
19	300–350	324	515.00–650.00	570.42
27	350–400	373	500.00–585.00	547.02
25	400–450	427	450.00–545.00	508.10
52	450–500	477	430.00–525.00	478.66
15	500–550	524	415.00–481.00	452.02
27	550–600	572	380.00–445.00	418.35
13	600–650	612	392.50–410.00	405.71
5	650–700	669	375.00–390.00	384.03
3	700–750	715	337.50–361.00	349.36
3	750–800	788	320.00–354.00	337.92
2	800–850	818	310.00–320.00	315.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
161	700–750	741	394.00–398.25	396.09
61	900–950	932	336.25	336.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	685.00	685.00
6	400–450	405	610.00	610.00
1	650–700	660	397.50	397.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	311	705.00	705.00
4	350–400	366	580.00–620.00	597.41
16	450–500	456	530.00–569.00	566.57
1	500–550	505	490.00	490.00
1	550–600	580	455.00	455.00
1	650–700	685	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	645.00	645.00
1	550–600	580	505.00	505.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	347	580.00	580.00
8	350–400	382	510.00–580.00	541.65
18	400–450	440	500.00–510.00	508.61
27	450–500	474	480.00–530.00	501.73
7	500–550	533	459.00–461.00	459.54
3	600–650	627	405.00	405.00
2	750–800	783	357.00	357.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	642	268.00	268.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	545	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	643	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	355	560.00–605.00	598.46
1	400–450	430	540.00	540.00
2	450–500	450	530.00	530.00
1	600–650	605	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	325	560.00–670.00	628.67
32	350–400	382	550.00–610.00	585.90
33	400–450	426	481.00–575.00	528.11
54	450–500	473	471.00–550.00	505.00
69	500–550	515	420.00–530.00	478.42
65	550–600	569	411.00–470.00	447.43
24	600–650	624	374.00–470.00	419.31
14	650–700	667	357.00–400.00	383.70
7	700–750	723	300.00–389.00	359.48
9	750–800	771	346.00–373.00	358.05
1	800–850	830	350.00	350.00
1	850–900	870	325.00	325.00
1	950–1000	990	205.00	205.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	316	525.00–647.50	605.79
14	350–400	373	460.00–587.50	533.64
14	400–450	417	450.00–547.50	505.19
32	450–500	474	420.00–505.00	466.19
17	500–550	535	400.00–455.00	430.06
6	550–600	578	361.00–425.00	401.60
11	600–650	613	370.00–410.00	388.82
3	650–700	683	352.50–385.00	365.90
2	700–750	708	340.00–370.00	355.16
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
3	850–900	867	275.00–315.00	301.46
1	950–1000	950	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	305	600.00	600.00
2	350–400	392	555.00	555.00
1	400–450	400	510.00	510.00
4	450–500	479	460.00–475.00	468.80
4	500–550	529	415.00–465.00	445.86
3	550–600	582	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	785	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	810	285.00	285.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	465.00	465.00
2	750–800	765	325.00	325.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	5,300.00	5,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,480	3,500.00–4,000.00	3,808.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,475	5,375.00	5,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,104	3,700.00–4,650.00	4,169.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	4,550.00	4,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,317	5,200.00–5,300.00	5,266.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,440	4,500.00	4,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,348	3,950.00–5,750.00	4,891.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,046	3,550.00–5,100.00	4,621.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,603	4,100.00–5,700.00	4,775.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	927	4,600.00–5,100.00	4,932.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,118	3,200.00–3,700.00	3,536.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,452	2,800.00–4,400.00	3,994.32
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,072.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,500	4,100.00	4,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,092	165.00–250.00	212.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,023	189.00–260.00	226.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,182	181.00–187.00	183.12
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	1,825.00	1,825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,229	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,632.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	978	3,975.00–4,250.00	4,105.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	185.00–215.00	201.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,228	2,275.00–3,000.00	2,705.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,216	2,800.00–4,150.00	3,367.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,224	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	240.00	240.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,212	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,493.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,183	3,500.00–3,600.00	3,550.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,083	1,600.00–3,000.00	2,470.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,193	2,100.00–3,600.00	2,977.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,115	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,700.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	179.00	179.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,265	185.00–250.00	202.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	188.00–210.00	198.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,156	2,550.00–5,050.00	3,502.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	3,300.00	3,300.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	895	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,194.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,820	4,750.00	4,750.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,103	3,450.00–5,000.00	4,149.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,585	186.00–216.00	200.39
23	—	1,845	218.00–258.00	229.25
22	—	1,623	205.00–230.00	215.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,033	93.00–157.00	136.44
26	—	1,137	140.00–169.00	161.33
58	—	1,197	159.00–182.00	173.20
28	—	1,215	171.00–200.00	184.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	895	118.00–134.00	124.11
35	—	991	128.00–168.00	158.64
18	—	1,060	139.00–188.00	167.47
16	—	920	136.00–156.00	148.51
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	126.00	126.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,420	160.00–168.00	163.72
26	—	1,452	170.00–180.00	174.95
17	—	1,441	175.00–191.00	183.24
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	970	155.00–158.00	156.65

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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