Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 203 priced lines covering 1,800 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,233 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 255 head. replacement cattle receipts at 151 head. Counted as USDA files them — 24 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,233Last week 3,821Year ago 3,493

Slaughter CattleReceipts 255Last week 252Year ago 535

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 179Year ago 390

Compared to last report: not enough comparable sales to establish a market trend. However, a lower undertone was noted on most classes and weights. Limited receipts due to excessive temperatures throughout the state put a damper on livestock movements. Demand moderate at best.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	715	190.00	190.00
3	750–800	777	175.00–200.00	191.74
1	800–850	845	177.50	177.50
1	850–900	885	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	925	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	252	507.50	507.50
10	300–350	326	442.00–565.00	501.49
35	350–400	380	410.00–505.00	460.37
25	400–450	424	387.00–470.00	435.62
32	450–500	479	377.00–440.00	414.35
39	500–550	519	349.00–430.00	389.24
45	550–600	579	345.00–407.50	382.33
21	600–650	619	330.00–385.00	364.02
22	650–700	681	310.00–372.50	341.19
13	700–750	722	300.00–347.50	318.02
3	750–800	762	290.00–315.00	301.60
3	800–850	823	290.00–335.00	320.06
1	850–900	870	310.00	310.00
2	900–950	915	290.00–305.00	297.42
1	1100–1150	1,110	170.00	170.00
1	1250–1300	1,290	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	485.00	485.00
2	400–450	438	370.00–435.00	403.06
1	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	720	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	676	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	440.00–460.00	449.70
1	500–550	500	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	550	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	363.00–400.00	381.34
9	300–350	324	300.00–495.00	397.28
8	350–400	375	385.00–460.00	421.29
21	400–450	424	341.00–440.00	399.53
26	450–500	475	330.00–415.00	385.54
25	500–550	518	315.00–400.00	377.42
18	550–600	576	315.00–380.00	357.60
7	600–650	616	285.00–355.00	319.66
7	650–700	683	300.00–340.00	324.09
3	700–750	718	285.00–325.00	303.24
3	750–800	777	270.00–310.00	294.92
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
4	850–900	874	260.00–275.00	263.65
1	900–950	905	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	686	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	433.00–457.50	445.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	501.00	501.00
10	400–450	423	409.00–455.00	428.05
13	450–500	462	405.00–430.00	416.48
12	500–550	532	400.00–405.00	403.37
26	550–600	567	359.00–390.00	383.64
30	600–650	629	350.00–370.00	356.39
5	700–750	706	335.00–337.50	336.49
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	626	220.00	220.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
70	700–750	727	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	455.00	455.00
1	550–600	550	400.00	400.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	470.00	470.00
1	350–400	355	440.00	440.00
2	500–550	523	380.00–402.50	390.98
1	550–600	575	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	250–300	294	505.00	505.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	329	330.00–455.00	407.09
21	350–400	379	357.00–405.00	389.73
46	400–450	424	300.00–415.00	373.08
43	450–500	476	337.50–380.00	355.94
33	500–550	532	319.00–365.00	341.11
19	550–600	567	310.00–347.50	332.64
9	600–650	623	300.00–330.00	316.06
11	650–700	681	280.00–325.00	313.80
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	840	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	870	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	465.00	465.00
4	350–400	366	430.00–440.00	434.78
13	450–500	460	385.00–405.00	393.41
18	500–550	513	355.00–365.00	357.77
10	550–600	558	345.00	345.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	331	390.00–440.00	420.76
29	350–400	381	395.00–470.00	434.78
20	400–450	430	345.00–455.00	395.17
19	450–500	470	350.00–400.00	370.56
50	500–550	529	333.00–390.00	359.55
19	550–600	573	315.00–361.00	336.90
14	600–650	616	310.00–345.00	328.47
35	650–700	674	270.00–347.50	327.09
25	700–750	731	285.00–332.50	317.45
4	750–800	763	280.00–305.00	295.47
6	800–850	816	260.00–285.00	273.94
1	850–900	865	290.00	290.00
1	900–950	900	240.00	240.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	210.00	210.00
1	1050–1100	1,055	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	385.00–405.00	394.59
4	450–500	473	350.00–375.00	358.82
3	500–550	538	311.00–367.50	339.15
3	600–650	627	317.50–325.00	320.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	545.00	545.00
1	500–550	515	420.00	420.00
2	550–600	563	400.00–420.00	409.87
1	600–650	605	490.00	490.00
1	650–700	665	525.00	525.00
1	700–750	715	455.00	455.00
1	800–850	815	380.00	380.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	293	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	313	500.00–520.00	510.32
4	350–400	375	460.00–495.00	475.85
1	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	525	395.00	395.00
2	550–600	550	370.00–382.50	376.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
2	400–450	415	415.00–420.00	417.56
2	500–550	525	357.50–370.00	363.57
2	550–600	578	330.00–340.00	334.85
2	600–650	618	345.00	345.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	334	370.00–495.00	457.34
8	350–400	374	380.00–435.00	415.66
17	400–450	426	369.00–435.00	403.23
17	450–500	471	350.00–410.00	383.70
25	500–550	529	325.00–387.50	359.72
9	550–600	575	300.00–367.50	329.93
21	600–650	630	270.00–340.00	323.55
7	650–700	664	300.00–335.00	316.45
4	700–750	716	277.50–312.50	288.80
1	750–800	775	292.20	292.20
2	800–850	835	250.00–255.00	252.47
1	850–900	865	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	389	445.00–455.00	451.53
2	400–450	432	430.00	430.00
7	450–500	488	397.00	397.00
8	550–600	579	350.00–370.00	357.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	520.00–535.00	524.85
11	350–400	365	440.00–495.00	461.90
9	400–450	423	385.00–430.00	417.79
36	450–500	470	350.00–440.00	406.59
25	500–550	519	335.00–410.00	377.31
26	550–600	571	311.00–385.00	352.37
37	600–650	626	300.00–365.00	335.98
13	650–700	667	275.00–355.00	323.56
9	700–750	716	310.00–367.50	322.36
19	750–800	775	280.00–340.00	300.13
5	800–850	823	272.50–305.00	292.28
3	850–900	880	274.00–280.00	278.03
2	950–1000	963	240.00–285.00	262.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,383	2,900.00–3,900.00	3,519.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,597	3,300.00–5,500.00	4,774.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	3,050.00	3,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	2,500.00–3,250.00	2,895.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	2,750.00	2,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,250	4,100.00	4,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	986	3,650.00–4,000.00	3,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,245	3,550.00–4,700.00	4,268.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	4,250.00	4,250.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	843	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,577.45
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	910	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,723.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	2,750.00	2,750.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	2,600.00	2,600.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	265.00	265.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	281.00	281.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	955	135.00–175.00	157.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	146.00	146.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,335	3,650.00	3,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,293	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,639.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	3,200.00–4,200.00	3,711.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,266	2,400.00–3,600.00	2,990.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,158	2,100.00–3,400.00	2,700.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,206	1,800.00–3,150.00	2,332.92
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	190.00	190.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	164.00	164.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	935	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,163	2,150.00–4,000.00	3,249.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	987	2,400.00–2,950.00	2,632.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,086	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,486.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	191.00	191.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	845	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	685	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,025	167.00	167.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,891	200.00–214.00	208.71
22	—	1,678	163.00–210.00	199.09
14	—	1,639	170.00–200.00	187.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,004	130.00–154.00	144.28
7	—	1,111	144.00–159.00	151.33
4	—	910	120.00–139.00	131.69
2	—	863	112.00–116.00	114.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,275	160.00–176.00	171.15
20	—	1,157	140.00–162.00	151.91
28	—	1,264	150.00–171.00	161.95
3	—	1,117	128.00–137.50	132.43
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	168.00–174.00	170.78
1	—	1,535	140.00	140.00
17	—	1,505	150.00–173.00	161.27

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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