Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

Arkansas reported 234 priced lines covering 3,741 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,962 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 604 head. replacement cattle receipts at 311 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,962Last week 6,185Year ago 2,159

Slaughter CattleReceipts 604Last week 540Year ago 285

Replacement CattleReceipts 311Last week 217Year ago 146

Compared to last report: Feeder steers sold 12.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to weak. Slaughter bull sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Demand moderate at best.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
3	450–500	480	340.00–360.00	351.41
2	500–550	518	325.00–347.50	336.41
2	550–600	573	300.00–320.00	310.22
2	600–650	630	303.00–310.00	306.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	460.00	460.00
3	400–450	425	390.00–445.00	411.35
9	450–500	477	395.00–415.00	404.34
3	500–550	527	330.00–382.50	360.02
5	550–600	578	330.00–360.00	342.82
6	600–650	623	315.00–340.00	328.12
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	566	405.00	405.00
9	650–700	667	349.00–359.00	357.91
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
4	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
2	550–600	580	230.00–280.00	254.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	418	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	525.00	525.00
1	450–500	450	445.00	445.00
1	500–550	500	389.00	389.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	405.00–435.00	421.84
15	300–350	318	365.00–490.00	429.19
39	350–400	376	335.00–450.00	404.96
47	400–450	424	350.00–435.00	402.49
56	450–500	475	339.00–410.00	370.21
14	500–550	522	330.00–385.00	351.89
23	550–600	571	310.00–365.00	335.94
12	600–650	622	305.00–350.00	327.83
11	650–700	685	280.00–319.00	308.83
2	700–750	710	307.00–325.00	315.87
5	750–800	768	290.00–317.50	304.86
1	1000–1050	1,040	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	326	470.00–490.00	480.83
13	350–400	382	437.00–451.00	444.87
31	400–450	438	386.00–447.00	425.13
33	450–500	474	376.00–407.00	390.82
35	500–550	528	371.00–389.00	383.03
12	550–600	560	341.00–350.00	345.55
8	600–650	630	330.00–365.00	342.95
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	679	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	277	450.00–535.00	486.85
27	300–350	324	455.00–545.00	513.69
49	350–400	370	420.00–530.00	473.79
82	400–450	420	415.00–500.00	452.93
51	450–500	475	373.00–462.50	413.79
131	500–550	523	345.00–419.00	392.09
98	550–600	575	335.00–395.00	364.04
91	600–650	626	330.00–375.00	352.07
86	650–700	678	317.00–357.50	334.79
21	700–750	724	315.00–350.00	330.17
40	750–800	783	317.50–338.00	330.46
6	800–850	820	312.00–330.00	320.86
1	850–900	895	291.00	291.00
4	900–950	913	260.00–302.50	288.66
1	1000–1050	1,040	285.00	285.00
2	1050–1100	1,063	240.00–287.50	263.81
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	750–800	755	266.50	266.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	470	375.00	375.00
7	500–550	528	362.50–372.50	366.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
1	350–400	350	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	495	372.00	372.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	527	365.00	365.00
5	550–600	590	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	300–350	329	365.00–435.00	401.82
37	350–400	380	310.00–405.00	375.51
53	400–450	426	320.00–395.00	355.88
32	450–500	478	315.00–367.50	334.04
28	500–550	527	300.00–340.00	318.40
40	550–600	573	285.00–332.50	309.29
19	600–650	619	275.00–330.00	312.66
16	650–700	679	270.00–310.00	289.84
3	700–750	720	260.00–285.00	270.56
7	750–800	774	261.00–271.00	266.28
1	800–850	830	273.00	273.00
1	900–950	915	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
18	700–750	730	315.00–350.00	319.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
1	750–800	750	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	337	425.00–445.00	434.26
18	350–400	381	385.00–400.00	395.45
14	400–450	444	369.00–387.50	374.46
14	450–500	482	330.00–355.00	340.69
19	500–550	517	319.00–345.00	331.29
7	550–600	561	317.00–340.00	333.21
30	600–650	633	327.50–335.75	332.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	455.00–470.00	462.01
36	300–350	326	395.00–470.00	437.39
70	350–400	376	400.00–445.00	428.92
97	400–450	425	350.00–440.00	400.05
86	450–500	469	337.50–410.00	374.70
143	500–550	522	317.50–380.00	350.06
106	550–600	566	307.00–372.50	339.90
75	600–650	622	300.00–367.00	320.69
51	650–700	670	280.00–340.00	308.69
30	700–750	718	282.50–337.50	314.85
22	750–800	766	295.00–315.00	306.18
2	800–850	805	287.50–292.00	289.74
3	850–900	864	270.00–283.00	274.29
3	900–950	922	260.00–273.00	265.91
2	1000–1050	1,010	253.00	253.00
1	1050–1100	1,075	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	324	340.00–375.00	358.84
2	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	438	320.00–325.00	322.54
2	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	351.00–385.00	370.86
3	400–450	425	370.00–380.00	374.88
8	450–500	476	330.00–365.00	348.06
5	500–550	531	315.00–330.00	325.47
2	550–600	580	310.00–315.00	312.48
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	390.00	390.00
1	550–600	575	372.00	372.00
1	600–650	640	381.00	381.00
2	700–750	720	334.00–347.00	340.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	740	324.00	324.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	455.00–480.00	469.70
1	350–400	380	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	480	415.00	415.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	317.00	317.00
1	700–750	735	172.50	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	400.00–465.00	431.79
27	350–400	377	360.00–430.00	405.90
25	400–450	423	360.00–431.00	407.43
39	450–500	481	305.00–419.00	382.94
36	500–550	529	320.00–375.00	343.01
32	550–600	575	270.00–350.00	322.18
11	600–650	621	235.00–325.00	296.45
7	650–700	679	250.00–325.00	289.17
6	700–750	728	269.00–305.00	286.34
3	750–800	772	270.00–275.00	271.63
3	800–850	805	250.00–280.00	264.70
2	850–900	875	250.00–260.00	255.06
1	950–1000	955	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	431	340.00–430.00	409.35
3	450–500	468	421.00	421.00
18	500–550	523	351.00–375.00	363.38
7	550–600	567	342.50–350.00	346.80
5	600–650	633	330.00–337.00	334.19
3	800–850	820	251.00	251.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	470.00–520.00	490.49
26	350–400	381	440.00–510.00	471.52
40	400–450	421	366.00–495.00	442.90
71	450–500	473	337.50–473.00	404.63
76	500–550	526	320.00–415.00	377.99
87	550–600	570	312.50–399.00	352.76
75	600–650	622	305.00–373.00	334.93
47	650–700	670	295.00–335.00	319.01
28	700–750	720	285.00–321.00	304.12
12	750–800	776	275.00–312.50	297.99
6	800–850	821	252.00–290.00	270.52
3	850–900	878	230.00–258.00	246.04
2	900–950	905	250.00	250.00
2	1000–1050	1,023	200.00–236.00	217.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	350	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	488	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	522	320.00–330.00	324.86
2	550–600	580	310.00–320.00	314.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	445.00	445.00
6	400–450	417	400.00–445.00	431.45
7	450–500	479	375.00–410.00	386.24
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	575	325.00–350.00	337.07
2	600–650	640	300.00–320.00	309.92
1	850–900	885	225.00	225.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,450	3,400.00	3,400.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	888	225.00	225.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,095	232.50	232.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,597.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,020	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,273.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,186	2,100.00–3,300.00	3,010.43
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,100	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,597.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	930	2,725.00–2,850.00	2,786.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,222	2,600.00–2,950.00	2,742.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	830	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,712.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,108	2,250.00–2,850.00	2,602.14
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	2,750.00	2,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,014	193.00–235.00	205.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,033	163.00–260.00	191.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,053	150.00–260.00	204.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,084	112.00–260.00	180.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	927	220.00–290.00	247.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	166.00	166.00
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	38	—	786	2,200.00–3,275.00	2,899.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,524.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,050.00	2,050.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	2,100.00	2,100.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	2,450.00	2,450.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,094	135.00–212.50	166.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,035	1,850.00–2,950.00	2,620.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,212	1,100.00–2,850.00	2,054.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,248	1,350.00–2,500.00	1,961.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	158.00	158.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,295	129.00–152.00	146.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,355	150.00–155.00	152.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,218	1,700.00–3,800.00	2,708.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	—	1,141	1,600.00–3,050.00	2,279.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,041	2,150.00–3,250.00	2,795.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	972	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,366.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	984	2,100.00–3,250.00	2,434.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,590	125.00–135.00	130.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	227.00	227.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	1,775.00	1,775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	983	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,606	170.00–190.00	182.22
21	—	1,537	117.00–182.00	161.67
21	—	1,818	186.00–208.00	193.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,157	117.00–137.00	130.32
12	—	998	109.00–126.00	118.17
23	—	1,222	135.00–157.00	142.16
58	—	1,262	122.00–147.00	134.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	980	85.00–95.00	89.13
35	—	1,118	117.00–157.00	126.66
54	—	1,093	104.00–138.00	122.63
14	—	951	100.00–131.00	111.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,470	135.00–155.00	138.53
34	—	1,483	125.00–145.00	137.73
7	—	1,496	120.00–134.00	126.45

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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