Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 216 priced lines covering 2,829 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,199 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 651 head. replacement cattle receipts at 448 head. Counted as USDA files them — 45 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,199Last week 3,781Year ago 3,410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 651Last week 715Year ago 491

Replacement CattleReceipts 448Last week 272Year ago 225

Compared to last report: Feeder steers mostly sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs sold 18.00-22.00 lower; offerings over 550 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	280	410.00–525.00	507.73
14	300–350	338	475.00–515.00	493.20
19	350–400	374	375.00–525.00	441.51
29	400–450	423	350.00–455.00	420.47
39	450–500	474	320.00–435.00	398.01
24	500–550	524	345.00–395.00	369.81
12	550–600	567	325.00–375.00	356.38
16	600–650	622	320.00–362.00	337.80
12	650–700	681	300.00–352.00	324.15
1	700–750	720	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	760	295.00	295.00
2	800–850	828	290.00–295.00	292.51
1	950–1000	975	242.00	242.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	525.00–550.00	533.16
3	350–400	380	500.00–505.00	501.56
3	400–450	420	420.00–470.00	452.02
8	450–500	471	420.00–450.00	434.96
2	500–550	505	402.00–420.00	411.00
10	700–750	705	322.00–337.50	325.58
7	900–950	911	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	575	425.00–430.00	427.57
1	600–650	625	425.00	425.00
1	750–800	765	371.00	371.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	443	490.00	490.00
6	500–550	525	455.00	455.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	415.00	415.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	330	499.00	499.00
7	400–450	431	451.00	451.00
6	450–500	486	410.00–415.00	411.69
11	500–550	545	385.00	385.00
10	550–600	580	365.00	365.00
20	700–750	747	336.50	336.50
7	900–950	906	286.00	286.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	640.00	640.00
11	250–300	270	525.00–550.00	533.16
41	300–350	326	452.50–560.00	523.35
45	350–400	376	445.00–530.00	499.06
67	400–450	429	417.00–515.00	461.03
67	450–500	472	400.00–465.00	431.47
93	500–550	525	370.00–430.00	403.36
77	550–600	571	340.00–415.00	382.30
40	600–650	616	335.00–390.00	364.31
29	650–700	669	287.00–397.00	344.14
13	700–750	718	300.00–350.00	333.95
11	750–800	767	250.00–340.00	312.05
8	800–850	813	300.00–317.50	310.94
7	850–900	873	289.00–305.00	301.14
2	900–950	905	285.00–295.00	289.97
3	950–1000	975	275.00–290.00	285.05
1	1000–1050	1,020	300.00	300.00
4	1050–1100	1,090	248.00–254.00	249.47
2	1100–1150	1,118	235.00–247.00	241.09
2	1150–1200	1,150	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	350.00–370.00	360.13
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	450.00–485.00	458.66
4	450–500	479	380.00–432.50	401.29
1	500–550	515	372.50	372.50
6	550–600	578	330.00–357.50	347.06
1	650–700	675	322.50	322.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	508	424.00–500.00	431.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	465	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	565.00	565.00
16	500–550	508	470.00	470.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	460.00–500.00	480.12
6	300–350	328	470.00–550.00	519.47
17	350–400	375	435.00–535.00	503.50
10	400–450	425	420.00–485.00	452.72
28	450–500	476	349.00–450.00	426.46
21	500–550	526	377.00–428.00	410.62
13	550–600	578	341.00–425.00	387.57
4	600–650	629	350.00–370.00	359.44
8	650–700	666	320.00–386.00	350.35
3	750–800	780	300.00–326.00	315.66
2	800–850	838	320.00–327.50	323.76
2	850–900	865	250.00–310.00	279.65
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	470.00–485.00	476.65
1	600–650	600	425.00	425.00
2	700–750	710	360.00	360.00
1	950–1000	965	316.00	316.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	460.00	460.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	501	499.00	499.00
8	600–650	613	413.00	413.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	630.00	630.00
3	300–350	320	515.00	515.00
6	400–450	432	475.00–525.00	493.52
1	450–500	490	431.00	431.00
23	500–550	515	419.00–465.00	446.27
12	550–600	585	400.00–410.00	405.95
66	600–650	607	423.00	423.00
3	650–700	690	370.00	370.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	580.00	580.00
7	250–300	279	545.00–695.00	613.40
14	300–350	328	575.00–620.00	593.92
39	350–400	375	499.00–580.00	528.29
56	400–450	425	469.00–590.00	511.07
104	450–500	473	439.00–520.00	472.48
49	500–550	520	425.00–495.00	459.91
75	550–600	573	365.00–460.00	430.11
61	600–650	633	360.00–435.00	409.12
19	650–700	663	339.00–417.00	389.87
20	700–750	719	337.00–373.00	356.57
17	750–800	776	320.00–355.00	339.68
6	800–850	824	310.00–354.00	332.69
8	850–900	878	310.00–330.00	318.24
3	900–950	913	300.00–319.00	308.03
2	950–1000	960	302.00–305.00	303.48
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	442	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	487	430.00–457.50	440.98
2	500–550	505	430.00–435.00	432.50
6	600–650	638	380.00–400.00	383.27
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	399.00	399.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	485.00–495.00	489.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	290	480.00–500.00	486.55
9	300–350	328	480.00–535.00	504.46
11	350–400	381	440.00–510.00	478.68
12	400–450	423	425.00–470.00	450.97
27	450–500	473	361.00–455.00	420.68
9	500–550	528	379.00–435.00	409.37
12	550–600	567	370.00–415.00	393.66
7	600–650	630	350.00–390.00	370.24
7	650–700	680	292.00–360.00	327.48
5	700–750	727	270.00–335.00	282.96
2	750–800	768	285.00–315.00	299.95
3	800–850	815	270.00–280.00	275.06
1	950–1000	995	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	655.00	655.00
1	250–300	260	655.00	655.00
7	300–350	328	530.00–600.00	573.89
23	350–400	378	460.00–595.00	521.18
24	400–450	417	472.50–535.00	505.98
57	450–500	471	415.00–500.00	460.42
51	500–550	522	390.00–507.50	440.16
82	550–600	569	367.50–452.50	419.67
61	600–650	622	367.50–423.00	390.30
34	650–700	671	345.00–393.00	367.98
8	700–750	723	317.00–375.00	333.89
5	750–800	773	300.00–320.00	312.29
2	800–850	833	291.00–306.00	298.39
3	900–950	905	264.00	264.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	430	400.00	400.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	523	420.00–425.00	421.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	479	425.00–462.00	452.35
5	500–550	525	445.00	445.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,087	179.00–285.00	206.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,042	190.00–256.00	228.07
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	730	265.00–300.00	281.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	995	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,231.03
Stock Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	201.00	201.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,122	3,200.00–3,500.00	3,320.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,134	2,150.00–3,300.00	2,598.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,179	2,300.00–3,200.00	2,868.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,203	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,238.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,131	2,425.00–4,200.00	3,511.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,055	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,116	1,800.00–2,750.00	2,409.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	—	1,182	2,100.00–2,800.00	2,497.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,247	164.00–225.00	190.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	945	155.00	155.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,180	175.00–207.00	188.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	64	—	1,175	1,950.00–3,550.00	2,742.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,160	2,050.00–3,700.00	3,123.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,301	2,600.00–3,850.00	3,321.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,065	179.00–248.00	197.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,348	177.00–194.00	181.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,438	173.00–201.00	183.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	184.00	184.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,138	182.00–195.00	188.14
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	800	2,425.00	2,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	1,875.00	1,875.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,600.00	2,600.00
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	550	2,800.00	2,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	2,150.00–2,550.00	2,334.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	683	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,480.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,180	2,650.00–3,200.00	2,859.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,288	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,178.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,445	4,250.00–5,500.00	4,875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,469	2,950.00–4,700.00	4,045.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,710	5,500.00	5,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,323	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,593.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,541	3,100.00–4,000.00	3,591.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,081.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,286	3,650.00–4,250.00	4,022.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	3,350.00–3,600.00	3,486.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	3,850.00	3,850.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,925	5,700.00	5,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,365	3,300.00–5,600.00	4,081.60
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,290	4,600.00–5,600.00	5,305.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,800	6,500.00	6,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,703	200.00–233.00	219.84
11	—	1,880	226.00–255.00	240.86
31	—	1,521	169.00–221.00	208.80
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	123.00	123.00
2	—	718	125.00–132.50	129.23
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,189	164.00–182.00	174.37
13	—	1,045	132.00–159.00	147.16
65	—	1,132	149.00–175.00	163.40
34	—	1,226	166.00–198.00	183.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,140	117.00–132.00	125.29
10	—	1,008	134.00–164.00	145.03
34	—	1,025	143.00–174.00	160.37
25	—	1,083	130.00–177.00	156.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,507	162.00–178.00	169.35
38	—	1,475	159.00–190.00	178.31
32	—	1,434	170.00–201.00	186.24

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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