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Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

Weekly Livestock Auction Summary, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

3,622 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $130.66/cwt -1.26 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 522 lb · 86 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.25/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $515/hd at 421 lb · 70 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $120.49/cwt +3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 517 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,622 6,284 5,765
Feeder cattle 2,676 4,835 4,543
Slaughter cattle 636 1,063 853
Replacement cattle 310 386 369

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to close last week: Feeder and Stocker Steers sold steady to 2.00 lower, instances 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder and Stocker Heifers sold unevenly steady. Fleshy/Unweaned new crop calves continue to be seen at auctions with light to moderate demand at best. Muddy and wet conditions throughout the state put a damper on livestock movement which lightened auction receipts. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 3 155.00–180.00 $168.21 $463 -4.29
325–348 338 14 141.00–175.00 $158.71 $536 -1.05
350–395 374 27 140.00–156.00 $149.01 $557 -6.27
400–445 420 41 129.00–160.00 $142.96 $600 -0.23
450 value added 450 3 152.00 $152.00 $684 —
455–495 477 44 127.00–159.00 $136.45 $651 -1.70
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 -28.15
505–535 value added 518 13 130.00–143.00 $138.33 $717 -5.67
500–547 523 71 117.00–140.00 $129.49 $677 -1.52
525–540 533 2 120.00–125.00 $122.46 $653 -8.55
560 value added 560 2 135.00 $135.00 $756 -11.00
550–590 571 31 115.00–134.00 $126.10 $720 -3.90
600–645 620 35 110.00–128.00 $122.14 $757 -0.27
610–635 unweaned 623 2 110.00–125.00 $117.65 $733 -2.35
635 635 1 103.00 $103.00 $654 -19.41
635–648 value added 644 5 122.00–123.00 $122.80 $791 -1.59
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 -12.00
650–695 671 21 110.00–127.00 $120.01 $805 +0.69
665–685 value added 673 4 119.00–122.00 $120.51 $811 -3.49
700–735 713 13 108.50–128.00 $118.82 $847 -2.08
750–795 779 16 107.50–124.00 $115.29 $898 -5.55
800–815 810 4 110.00–116.00 $113.00 $915 -6.00
860–885 873 2 105.00–110.00 $107.54 $939 +0.54
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 +10.00
305–340 325 13 120.00–146.00 $136.01 $442 -1.28
350–355 352 3 125.00–135.00 $131.01 $461 -5.29
410–445 425 21 114.00–140.00 $130.30 $554 +0.98
455–495 473 16 114.50–130.00 $123.08 $582 -2.85
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 -10.08
505–545 529 14 115.00–125.00 $117.66 $622 -2.42
550–590 563 15 104.00–124.00 $115.54 $650 -3.95
605–648 632 16 104.50–119.00 $110.57 $699 -5.25
665–675 673 6 102.00–115.00 $110.69 $745 -4.81
730 730 2 110.00 $110.00 $803 -5.01
840 840 1 100.00 $100.00 $840 -8.47
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–497 468 18 125.00–134.00 $129.26 $605 -8.74
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 120.00 $120.00 $378 +8.50
395 395 1 105.00 $105.00 $415 -4.29
400–425 414 4 95.00–125.00 $104.98 $435 -10.72
460 460 1 117.00 $117.00 $538 +25.20

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 45 121.00–140.00 $130.60 $427 -1.98
350–395 376 47 120.00–137.00 $128.38 $483 -0.76
380 380 1 105.00 $105.00 $399 -1.91
419 value added 419 7 132.00 $132.00 $553 —
400–445 421 56 110.00–133.00 $122.99 $518 -1.21
400–435 426 7 101.00–114.00 $106.62 $454 -17.58
460 460 1 105.00 $105.00 $483 -15.32
450–495 474 47 110.00–130.00 $121.19 $574 +0.87
485 485 1 105.00 $105.00 $509 -0.38
500–530 513 7 105.00–118.00 $111.80 $574 -6.35
500–545 518 62 111.00–129.00 $121.47 $629 +3.32
550 550 1 155.00 $155.00 $852 +41.78
550–570 558 3 100.00–107.00 $104.02 $580 -9.20
562 value added 562 6 120.00 $120.00 $674 —
550–598 578 39 110.00–134.00 $114.66 $663 +10.15
600–620 610 3 100.00–110.00 $105.70 $645 +10.70
610 unweaned 610 3 90.00 $90.00 $549 -17.00
600–645 624 42 100.00–117.00 $110.53 $690 -0.99
645 value added 645 5 119.00 $119.00 $768 —
645 645 1 129.00 $129.00 $832 +33.00
650–695 665 11 105.00–112.00 $108.42 $721 -2.76
700–718 712 5 103.00–110.00 $107.22 $763 +0.48
740 740 1 90.00 $90.00 $666 ±0.00
755 755 1 106.00 $106.00 $800 -0.33
815 815 1 85.00 $85.00 $693 -13.29
850 850 1 90.00 $90.00 $765 -4.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 136.00 $136.00 $326 —
250 250 1 127.50 $127.50 $319 —
313–345 329 14 100.00–127.50 $114.84 $378 -1.73
335 thin fleshed 335 1 131.00 $131.00 $439 -4.00
350–395 372 23 95.00–121.00 $112.12 $417 -4.21
375–385 thin fleshed 380 4 116.00–128.00 $123.53 $469 —
400 400 1 100.00 $100.00 $400 -15.00
410 thin fleshed 410 1 114.00 $114.00 $467 —
400–445 428 17 105.00–119.00 $111.42 $477 -3.58
452–495 470 28 95.00–117.00 $107.60 $506 -3.98
500–545 522 17 95.00–116.00 $107.07 $559 -0.43
540 thin fleshed 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 +14.00
555–595 569 19 90.00–116.00 $103.39 $588 -1.68
570 thin fleshed 570 1 104.00 $104.00 $593 —
600–635 615 5 87.00–105.00 $98.99 $609 -5.05
665–695 678 4 91.00–100.00 $93.99 $637 +7.18
720 720 2 85.00–90.00 $87.50 $630 -7.50
750 750 1 80.00 $80.00 $600 -3.58
820 820 1 89.00 $89.00 $730 —
920 920 1 81.00 $81.00 $745 —
995 995 1 59.00 $59.00 $587 —
1008 1008 4 60.00 $60.00 $605 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 110.00 $110.00 $308 -6.00
305–320 313 4 100.00–108.00 $102.05 $319 -1.09
350–395 372 13 90.00–110.00 $99.88 $372 -7.27
410 thin fleshed 410 1 100.00 $100.00 $410 —
405–445 430 3 95.00–109.00 $99.83 $429 -2.37
460–485 471 4 95.00–108.00 $100.70 $474 +1.92
505 505 4 94.00–100.00 $97.25 $491 -1.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 157.00 $157.00 $761 +41.22
521 521 7 110.00 $110.00 $573 -5.14
836 836 4 92.00 $92.00 $769 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 50.00 $50.00 $190 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 154.00 $154.00 $370 —
260–295 278 9 138.00–158.00 $147.23 $409 -9.30
310–334 326 10 134.00–160.00 $144.88 $472 -15.46
350–385 370 10 130.00–167.00 $140.83 $521 -9.42
400–435 425 24 127.00–154.00 $135.22 $575 -10.68
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484 -35.90
450–495 470 27 120.00–150.00 $129.95 $611 -4.44
460–485 473 2 111.00–120.00 $115.62 $547 -18.77
500–540 523 25 114.00–140.00 $125.79 $658 +0.32
534–545 536 7 110.00–116.00 $110.87 $594 -14.60
550–599 574 41 106.00–128.00 $118.00 $677 -0.11
570–590 580 2 103.00–107.00 $104.97 $609 -13.14
600–625 612 3 100.00–132.50 $111.07 $680 +15.07
610–625 unweaned 614 5 105.00–115.00 $110.37 $678 —
600–640 622 13 90.00–122.00 $111.38 $693 -5.23
660 660 1 100.00 $100.00 $660 +9.42
650–690 662 18 100.00–122.00 $117.33 $777 +26.75
700–740 719 15 90.00–118.00 $104.52 $751 +0.66
750–780 764 4 90.00–100.00 $94.53 $722 -4.46
800 800 1 108.00 $108.00 $864 +11.63
950 950 1 75.00 $75.00 $712 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 135.00 $135.00 $310 -7.00
250–290 275 3 135.00–162.00 $147.52 $406 +11.36
300–345 327 9 120.00–131.00 $127.63 $417 -11.43
350–395 374 17 107.00–134.00 $121.59 $455 -9.82
400–445 428 19 110.00–139.00 $122.53 $524 -5.76
450–497 475 26 100.00–122.00 $117.07 $556 -4.47
490 490 1 95.00 $95.00 $466 -26.54
500–545 516 18 107.00–130.00 $114.00 $588 -2.44
550–590 574 11 100.00–119.00 $106.45 $611 -3.03
605–645 628 6 90.00–111.00 $102.40 $643 -1.22
650–690 668 4 90.00–93.00 $91.23 $609 -4.50
700–720 708 4 85.00–96.00 $88.22 $625 -10.27
760–780 770 2 75.00–85.00 $80.06 $616 -10.52
840 840 1 78.00 $78.00 $655 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 110.00 $110.00 $314 —
300–315 305 5 110.00–121.00 $116.23 $355 -2.25
355–395 372 5 100.00–110.00 $106.43 $396 -6.22
415 415 1 110.00 $110.00 $456 -1.29
450–495 474 7 78.00–107.50 $98.33 $466 -6.08
505–545 531 7 95.00–101.00 $98.20 $521 -5.75
555 555 1 88.00 $88.00 $488 -7.06
550–590 573 4 82.00–98.00 $90.79 $520 -4.27
615 615 1 83.00 $83.00 $510 -13.51
735–745 740 2 77.00–80.00 $78.49 $581 —
765 765 1 88.00 $88.00 $673 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
527 527 6 115.00 $115.00 $606 +1.31
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 110.00 $110.00 $374 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–730 703 80-85% 2 29.00–30.00 $29.52 $208 —
825 825 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $371 +21.00
870–1140 1002 80-85% 5 18.00–37.00 $25.31 $254 —
875–1130 1028 80-85% 15 30.00–44.00 $39.06 $402 +9.08
920–1585 1218 80-85% 86 37.50–56.00 $49.90 $608 -2.32
995–1695 1286 80-85% 39 50.50–60.00 $55.43 $713 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–890 805 85-90% 3 20.00–26.00 $22.85 $184 -2.39
805–865 841 85-90% 4 28.00–35.00 $32.71 $275 +7.47
700–1115 937 85-90% 5 30.00–32.00 $30.85 $289 —
855–1045 957 85-90% 25 31.00–42.00 $38.94 $373 +5.94
890–1410 1053 85-90% 58 38.00–49.50 $43.84 $462 +0.91
1015–1350 1155 85-90% 24 47.00–57.00 $51.15 $591 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000 1000 75-80% 1 44.00 $44.00 $440 —
1125–1740 1397 75-80% 24 52.00–58.50 $55.22 $771 +1.97
1210–1955 1491 75-80% 17 42.50–56.00 $52.07 $776 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1830 1441 17 47.00–72.00 $63.98 $922 —
1195–2225 1713 30 47.50–83.00 $74.16 $1,270 —
1325–2200 1754 17 70.00–87.50 $81.50 $1,430 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740–945 843 (<2 yrs)Open 2 64.00–89.00 $78.02 $658
715–1265 878 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 68 50.00–118.00 $82.19 $722
835–955 889 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 45.00–74.00 $59.49 $529
805–970 913 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 21 53.00–70.00 $59.57 $544

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
830–1170 971 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 600.00–1,000.00 $819.32
965–1050 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 650.00–825.00 $733.81
750–1200 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 20 500.00–1,025.00 $889.71
985–1250 1063 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 600.00–785.00 $701.72
775–1150 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 18 610.00–1,000.00 $919.01
952–1212 1075 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 800.00–1,000.00 $926.04
930–1150 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 480.00–775.00 $648.97
890–1350 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 28 635.00–1,000.00 $789.45
900–1490 1177 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 675.00–1,025.00 $897.88
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
1200 1200 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1225 1225 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1415 1415 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
830–945 872 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 55.00–85.00 $73.78 $643
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 78.00 $78.00 $706
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 48.00 $48.00 $451
960–1420 1192 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 48.00–58.00 $52.75 $629
950–1550 1221 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 47.00–55.00 $52.79 $645
955–1400 1228 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 41.50–66.00 $53.08 $652
1175–1320 1263 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 53.00–56.00 $54.46 $688

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
912 912 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 835.00 $835.00
970 fancy 970 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00
855–1105 980 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 700.00–860.00 $782.49
930–1140 1014 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 610.00–870.00 $813.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940 940 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 90.00 $90.00 $846

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845 thin fleshed 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00 $1,000.00 +400.00
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,060.00 $1,060.00 +42.80
900–1100 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 820.00–1,050.00 $965.48 -51.72
1110 thin fleshed 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
1150 thin fleshed 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
1190 thin fleshed 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
1055–1350 1203 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,043.87 +82.63
1100–1320 1219 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 800.00–1,025.00 $979.21 +17.97
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 835.00 $835.00 -8.19
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 +356.81
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
660 660 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 460.00 $460.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.