Cattle Market Arkansas cattle prices & auction market reports
USDA market reports from 11 Arkansas auction markets, most recently Thursday, October 22, 2026. Every report in full — prices by weight, grade, and class, with head counts and the reporter's comments.
What cattle are bringing in Arkansas
Head-weighted average across 4,842 head at the 9 Arkansas markets that sold these classes by the hundredweight, Sep 22, 2026 – Oct 22, 2026.
| Class | $/cwt | Avg wt (lb) | ≈ $/hd est. | Head | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $323.34 | 838 | $2,710 | 953 | 3 |
| heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers | $334.78 | 671 | $2,246 | 868 | 9 |
| light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $419.72 | 514 | $2,157 | 833 | 6 |
| heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers | $354.48 | 571 | $2,024 | 793 | 9 |
| heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $317.51 | 856 | $2,718 | 756 | 1 |
| heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers | $318.87 | 756 | $2,411 | 639 | 9 |
Head-weighted average of per-hundredweight lots only — per-head classes such as bred cows and cow-calf pairs are excluded, never converted. The ≈ $/hd column is an estimate: that row's average price × its average weight ÷ 100.
| Market | Town | Last sale | Head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ash Flat Livestock Auction | Ash Flat | Fri · Oct 16, 2026 | 623 |
| Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange | Cord | Thu · Jun 11, 2026 | 310 |
| Green Forest Stockyards | Green Forest | Wed · Oct 21, 2026 | 541 |
| Cleburne County Livestock Auction | Heber Springs | Mon · Oct 12, 2026 | 1,058 |
| Hope Livestock Auction | Hope | Thu · Oct 22, 2026 | 804 |
| I-40 Livestock | Ozark | Thu · Oct 15, 2026 | 368 |
| County Line Sale | Ratcliff | Wed · Oct 21, 2026 | 126 |
| Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC | Searcy | Tue · Oct 13, 2026 | 751 |
| Benton County Sale Barn | Siloam Springs | Thu · Oct 22, 2026 | 1,239 |
| Southeast Direct Cattle Report (AL/AR/FL/GA/LA/MS/TN) | Southeast Direct Cattle Report | Mon · Oct 19, 2026 | 2,785 |
| Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary | Weekly Livestock Auction Summary | Mon · Oct 12, 2026 | 4,043 |