Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 224 priced lines covering 2,511 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,299 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 363 head. replacement cattle receipts at 292 head. Counted as USDA files them — 33 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,299Last week 2,233Year ago 5,530

Slaughter CattleReceipts 363Last week 255Year ago 740

Replacement CattleReceipts 292Last week 151Year ago 417

Compared to last report: not enough comparable sales to establish a market trend. However, a mostly lower undertone was noted. 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
1	250–300	275	435.00	435.00
31	300–350	330	375.00–480.00	436.66
26	350–400	379	365.00–435.00	396.98
62	400–450	429	335.00–430.00	380.92
63	450–500	472	322.00–415.00	362.23
65	500–550	523	314.00–375.00	343.41
72	550–600	576	309.00–360.00	327.27
23	600–650	619	300.00–350.00	319.79
36	650–700	673	285.00–330.00	307.72
8	700–750	722	269.00–317.00	298.62
10	750–800	778	267.00–299.00	286.32
3	800–850	818	277.00–293.00	284.93
3	850–900	862	260.00–270.00	264.99
4	900–950	930	250.00–270.00	256.16
1	950–1000	995	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	393.00	393.00
2	350–400	398	360.00	360.00
25	400–450	428	340.00–367.50	350.89
4	450–500	474	360.00–370.00	362.37
8	500–550	518	320.00–335.00	327.19
6	550–600	558	327.00	327.00
3	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	528	350.00–385.00	366.92
4	650–700	688	330.00	330.00
3	700–750	705	330.00–345.00	335.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	328	360.00–395.00	374.66
27	350–400	384	323.00–405.00	363.21
31	400–450	429	300.00–365.00	340.08
43	450–500	477	300.00–352.50	327.28
22	500–550	524	300.00–345.00	318.43
25	550–600	565	285.00–337.00	312.17
8	600–650	618	269.00–320.00	294.61
8	650–700	668	250.00–285.00	270.50
3	700–750	720	255.00–280.00	263.39
7	750–800	759	245.00–287.50	268.92
1	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	930	230.00–237.50	233.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	420.00–455.00	437.04
1	400–450	400	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	455	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	572	350.00	350.00
2	650–700	662	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	425.00–435.00	429.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	365.00–395.00	378.33
5	400–450	420	360.00–385.00	377.15
6	450–500	478	320.00–357.50	337.62
4	500–550	523	325.00–337.50	329.40
1	550–600	565	322.50	322.50
2	600–650	610	270.00–315.00	292.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	510.00–600.00	553.94
1	350–400	385	470.00	470.00
1	400–450	430	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	483	425.00–475.00	442.91
2	500–550	525	402.50–405.00	403.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	465	372.50–390.00	382.43
4	500–550	530	350.00–355.00	351.23
11	550–600	576	345.00–347.50	346.32
3	600–650	617	320.00–340.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	480.00	480.00
5	550–600	561	397.50–411.00	408.20
6	600–650	606	333.00–400.00	351.30
3	700–750	723	316.00–340.00	323.85
63	800–850	833	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	405.00–440.00	422.68
18	350–400	378	333.00–467.00	407.01
12	400–450	427	349.00–405.00	382.84
27	450–500	473	327.00–405.00	368.62
19	500–550	523	307.00–380.00	347.00
13	550–600	570	285.00–352.50	330.70
12	600–650	624	290.00–347.50	318.31
11	650–700	668	285.00–345.00	327.05
5	700–750	703	260.00–300.00	292.03
4	750–800	774	250.00–270.00	255.68
1	850–900	870	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	990	257.00	257.00
1	1100–1150	1,100	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	455.00–475.00	464.70
1	450–500	450	435.00	435.00
1	500–550	515	431.00	431.00
1	750–800	775	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	407.50–410.00	408.71
1	700–750	720	337.50	337.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	680	332.50	332.50
6	700–750	713	301.00	301.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	426	390.00–407.00	397.07
15	500–550	511	359.00–390.00	378.37
16	550–600	587	347.00–377.50	361.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	280	430.00–504.00	486.05
20	300–350	331	440.00–550.00	494.56
28	350–400	376	420.00–525.00	457.27
56	400–450	425	370.00–465.00	424.30
66	450–500	475	335.00–445.00	392.98
40	500–550	526	318.00–420.00	376.55
59	550–600	574	310.00–410.00	356.76
46	600–650	621	319.00–372.50	347.53
33	650–700	670	300.00–355.00	329.27
24	700–750	718	300.00–345.00	320.94
13	750–800	775	287.00–330.00	306.21
5	800–850	823	292.00–330.00	301.59
4	850–900	866	283.00–302.50	295.88
4	900–950	915	271.00–295.00	283.02
3	950–1000	970	267.00–291.00	279.68
2	1000–1050	1,023	265.00–279.00	271.88
2	1050–1100	1,073	266.00–271.00	268.51
1	1100–1150	1,140	260.00	260.00
1	1200–1250	1,200	250.00	250.00
1	1250–1300	1,290	227.50	227.50
1	1350–1400	1,370	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	445.00–470.00	463.04
1	350–400	360	435.00	435.00
1	400–450	410	385.00	385.00
2	500–550	528	360.00–370.00	364.93
1	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
2	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	331	365.00–455.00	417.09
13	350–400	376	370.00–420.00	396.88
24	400–450	428	350.00–411.00	390.71
34	450–500	475	300.00–400.00	351.20
25	500–550	520	300.00–355.00	336.92
20	550–600	578	300.00–345.00	318.36
14	600–650	617	250.00–330.00	300.99
9	650–700	676	250.00–300.00	277.04
7	700–750	719	230.00–290.00	258.83
1	800–850	810	230.00	230.00
2	900–950	935	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	440.00	440.00
5	350–400	395	425.00	425.00
11	400–450	435	407.50–425.00	415.15
18	450–500	482	365.00–395.00	370.20
6	500–550	516	343.00–357.50	350.24
8	550–600	577	315.00–327.00	319.63
5	600–650	631	312.50–325.00	319.50
7	650–700	674	300.00–310.00	304.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	430.00	430.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	337	457.00–505.00	474.02
18	350–400	382	395.00–475.00	433.57
49	400–450	424	319.00–465.00	404.11
60	450–500	474	360.00–425.00	387.79
68	500–550	527	325.00–405.00	365.94
66	550–600	568	302.00–370.00	344.18
35	600–650	618	309.00–360.00	331.85
29	650–700	672	300.00–327.50	314.64
11	700–750	708	300.00–315.00	308.34
20	750–800	781	247.00–300.00	284.34
3	800–850	825	255.00–280.00	266.83
4	850–900	869	255.00–265.00	261.23
2	900–950	928	245.00–250.00	247.48
1	950–1000	965	242.50	242.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	420.00	420.00
4	400–450	421	365.00–397.50	385.04
7	450–500	479	335.00–400.00	356.31
4	500–550	518	335.00–357.50	345.60
3	550–600	585	307.50–325.00	319.27
4	600–650	626	280.00–305.00	291.37
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	159.00	159.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	165.00	165.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,029	142.00–191.00	172.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,056	160.00–240.00	199.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	220.00–227.00	223.07
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	229.00	229.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	870	2,000.00	2,000.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	3,000.00	3,000.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	748	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,389.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	996	2,000.00–3,700.00	2,904.57
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	744	2,400.00	2,400.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	895	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300.00
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	655	2,100.00	2,100.00
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	680	2,400.00	2,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	976	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,305.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,135	187.50–195.00	191.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	152.00	152.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,190	2,200.00–3,800.00	3,179.65
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,379.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	21	—	1,296	1,375.00–3,250.00	2,574.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	24	—	1,187	1,550.00–3,050.00	2,387.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,270	169.00–220.00	185.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,153	2,000.00–3,100.00	2,448.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	151.00	151.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,053	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,086.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,172	2,150.00–3,700.00	2,930.97
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	182.50	182.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,170	2,000.00–3,350.00	2,750.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,197	2,400.00–4,000.00	3,240.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,163	2,750.00–4,200.00	3,670.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,301	3,350.00–4,000.00	3,675.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	4,400.00	4,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	3,000.00	3,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	3,050.00	3,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	4,100.00	4,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,405	2,850.00–4,600.00	3,691.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	197.00	197.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,531	150.00–193.00	173.73
17	—	1,659	200.00–213.00	205.80
39	—	1,649	170.00–204.00	193.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,212	132.00–157.00	145.23
42	—	1,247	140.00–169.00	152.17
11	—	1,251	151.00–172.00	161.34
6	—	1,043	110.00–138.00	125.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,410	140.00–166.00	153.24
2	—	1,490	119.00–130.00	124.59
4	—	1,459	154.00–172.00	163.27
12	—	1,497	128.00–158.00	142.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,058	120.00–154.00	139.02
20	—	1,133	132.00–169.00	149.18
5	—	919	106.00–129.00	115.74
14	—	973	114.00–140.00	134.59
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	102.00	102.00
Steers — Choice and Prime$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,450	227.50	227.50

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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