Cattle Market Arkansas cattle prices & auction market reports
USDA market reports from 11 Arkansas auction markets, most recently Friday, September 4, 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 3,715 head at the 9 Arkansas markets that sold these classes by the hundredweight, Aug 5, 2026 – Sep 4, 2026.
| Class | $/cwt | Avg wt (lb) | ≈ $/hd est. | Head | Markets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $315.88 | 857 | $2,707 | 1,070 | 1 |
| heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers | $296.99 | 752 | $2,233 | 678 | 1 |
| light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $316.55 | 816 | $2,583 | 670 | 1 |
| heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers | $348.08 | 678 | $2,360 | 471 | 9 |
| light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers | $335.26 | 718 | $2,407 | 470 | 4 |
| light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers | $363.78 | 524 | $1,906 | 356 | 8 |
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 · Sep 4, 2026 | 551 |
| Cattlemen's Livestock Exchange | Cord | Thu · Jun 11, 2026 | 310 |
| North Arkansas Livestock | GreenForest | Wed · Sep 2, 2026 | 158 |
| Cleburne County Livestock Auction | Heber Springs | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 518 |
| Hope Livestock Auction | Hope | Thu · Sep 3, 2026 | 467 |
| I-40 Livestock | Ozark | Thu · Sep 3, 2026 | 371 |
| County Line Sale | Ratcliff | Wed · Sep 2, 2026 | 179 |
| Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC | Searcy | Tue · Sep 1, 2026 | 789 |
| Benton County Sale Barn | Siloam Springs | Thu · Sep 3, 2026 | 662 |
| Southeast Direct Cattle Report (AL/AR/FL/GA/LA/MS/TN) | Southeast Direct Cattle Report | Mon · Aug 31, 2026 | 904 |
| Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary | Weekly Livestock Auction Summary | Mon · Aug 24, 2026 | 3,954 |