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Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, July 4, 2022

4,741 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary report →

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.32/cwt +5.16 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 472 lb · 134 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.58/cwt +5.50 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 525 lb · 132 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $187.44/cwt +5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 478 lb · 108 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 4,741 6,001 6,157
Feeder cattle 3,586 4,450 5,097
Slaughter cattle 867 1,316 698
Replacement cattle 288 235 362

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Feeder steers sold mostly steady to 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 9.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 314 7 160.00–200.00 $186.93 $587 +0.27
350–396 386 28 160.00–207.00 $192.09 $741 +55.01
400–445 423 43 159.00–200.00 $177.98 $753 -5.79
450–495 478 95 158.00–208.00 $183.68 $878 +1.15
454–498 value added 481 13 213.00–216.00 $214.91 $1,034 +6.43
500–545 522 70 160.00–195.00 $181.09 $945 +5.19
525 value added 525 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,134 +14.49
558 558 2 165.00 $165.00 $921 +35.00
563 value added 563 9 204.00 $204.00 $1,149 +29.18
552–599 573 76 163.00–194.00 $176.59 $1,012 +2.53
602 value added 602 7 177.00 $177.00 $1,066 +6.78
615 unweaned 615 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,009 —
600–645 617 43 145.00–178.00 $169.51 $1,046 +24.51
652 652 2 152.00 $152.00 $991 +32.00
661–696 673 43 150.00–179.00 $168.89 $1,137 +13.49
700–745 722 21 147.00–167.00 $159.82 $1,154 +6.72
760 760 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,102 -10.20
750–780 765 2 144.00–169.00 $156.75 $1,199 +1.55
820–835 828 2 136.00–140.00 $138.02 $1,143 -10.36
940 940 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,278 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 322 20 150.00–190.00 $168.51 $543 +5.00
355–395 378 48 145.00–190.00 $167.14 $632 +7.74
400 thin fleshed 400 10 166.00 $166.00 $664 +0.44
400–448 429 50 140.00–189.00 $164.30 $705 -2.68
430 430 1 130.00 $130.00 $559 -36.98
450–495 474 54 140.00–179.00 $162.08 $768 +4.38
478 thin fleshed 478 5 167.00 $167.00 $798 +3.63
500–545 525 28 136.00–170.00 $154.67 $812 -5.44
555–595 573 33 136.00–165.00 $156.24 $895 +3.86
602 unweaned 602 2 134.00 $134.00 $807 —
600–645 625 16 130.00–157.00 $146.11 $913 -7.95
672 thin fleshed 672 3 163.00 $163.00 $1,095 +17.00
655–695 675 14 137.00–157.00 $147.58 $996 -4.09
700–735 717 7 120.00–150.00 $137.68 $987 -7.93
770–785 780 3 141.00–149.00 $144.35 $1,126 +2.88
830–840 837 3 122.50–145.00 $137.47 $1,151 —
860 860 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,161 -4.27
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
339 thin fleshed 339 5 175.00 $175.00 $593 —
363–375 369 6 172.00–173.00 $172.49 $636 +0.17
412 412 6 169.00 $169.00 $696 —
469–484 477 15 165.00–180.00 $169.20 $807 +8.40
480 value added 480 5 191.00 $191.00 $917 +6.00
503 value added 503 9 203.00 $203.00 $1,021 —
575–587 584 7 166.00–171.00 $167.41 $978 -15.24
607 value added 607 25 197.00 $197.00 $1,196 +22.00
641 641 6 160.00 $160.00 $1,026 -8.00
728 728 8 155.00 $155.00 $1,128 -3.20
753 753 5 152.00 $152.00 $1,145 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 319 4 100.00–142.00 $124.21 $396 -41.52
350–370 362 8 100.00–138.00 $123.39 $447 —
400–445 432 7 120.00–145.00 $129.48 $559 -15.71
450–485 466 5 130.00–135.00 $131.16 $611 -18.84
535 535 1 147.00 $147.00 $786 +6.43
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 2 95.00 $95.00 $293 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 27 139.00–173.00 $162.32 $528 +1.19
350–398 378 64 143.00–174.00 $163.67 $619 +2.14
400–448 424 62 154.00–175.00 $166.26 $705 +9.50
460 460 1 153.00 $153.00 $704 -3.45
450–498 472 133 142.00–173.00 $161.38 $762 +4.93
500–528 517 6 147.00–150.00 $147.99 $765 -4.08
500–548 525 121 140.00–166.00 $156.92 $824 +21.52
537 fancy 537 5 185.00 $185.00 $993 —
555 555 1 145.00 $145.00 $805 +10.00
558 thin fleshed 558 2 166.00 $166.00 $926 —
562 fancy 562 8 191.00 $191.00 $1,073 —
550–595 565 76 142.00–163.00 $155.20 $877 +3.57
568 value added 568 6 168.00 $168.00 $954 +5.86
605 605 4 155.50 $155.50 $941 +11.23
620 value added 620 6 166.00 $166.00 $1,029 +12.34
600–641 626 44 137.00–160.00 $152.13 $952 -4.87
640 640 1 136.00 $136.00 $870 -21.00
650–690 665 25 129.00–151.00 $142.70 $949 +4.99
705–745 715 9 129.00–149.00 $140.38 $1,004 +7.57
760–778 772 3 130.00–139.00 $136.05 $1,050 +5.89
765–790 778 5 128.00–137.00 $133.01 $1,035 +2.85
808–840 819 3 133.00–140.00 $137.61 $1,127 +7.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 324 27 130.00–168.00 $148.84 $482 +0.61
350–395 379 41 130.00–166.00 $147.64 $560 +2.90
385–398 thin fleshed 394 7 164.00–168.00 $165.12 $651 +3.92
400–445 420 58 125.00–160.00 $142.24 $597 -1.25
418–430 thin fleshed 422 3 156.00–166.00 $162.60 $686 +9.45
450–495 468 36 127.00–156.00 $144.65 $677 +0.13
450–495 thin fleshed 473 2 145.00 $145.00 $686 -2.00
515 515 1 123.00 $123.00 $633 -16.85
500–548 520 42 120.00–152.00 $140.41 $730 +0.56
530 thin fleshed 530 1 151.00 $151.00 $800 +3.60
565 thin fleshed 565 1 149.00 $149.00 $842 +11.00
555–595 576 25 124.00–149.00 $137.78 $794 +3.33
599 599 4 154.00 $154.00 $922 +19.55
600–640 621 15 117.00–138.00 $131.05 $814 -1.58
605–641 630 12 132.00–146.00 $139.88 $881 +7.25
645 thin fleshed 645 1 138.00 $138.00 $890 -4.99
650–685 666 5 124.00–129.00 $126.59 $843 +0.83
660–682 674 7 132.00–137.00 $134.27 $905 +8.51
700–728 716 5 125.00–131.00 $127.39 $912 +11.64
705–735 719 6 115.00–127.50 $121.62 $874 +5.87
766 766 10 126.00 $126.00 $965 +7.39
785 785 1 126.00 $126.00 $989 +7.39
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 -2.78
925 925 3 108.00 $108.00 $999 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
403–408 406 13 157.00–167.50 $163.14 $662 +6.12
422 thin fleshed 422 10 155.00 $155.00 $654 —
455–498 481 30 148.00–165.00 $156.66 $754 +1.64
500–508 504 8 156.00–159.00 $157.51 $794 +5.17
559–584 570 9 132.00–150.00 $140.19 $799 -6.90
778 778 3 130.00 $130.00 $1,011 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 317 9 115.00–145.00 $125.33 $397 -1.49
368–395 377 3 115.00–138.00 $129.97 $490 -5.56
400–415 409 6 100.00–144.00 $119.92 $490 -1.88
460–485 473 6 107.00–138.00 $121.76 $576 -2.38
500–545 522 9 63.00–132.00 $114.10 $596 -13.97
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 +6.92
640 640 1 75.00 $75.00 $480 -38.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 324 10 170.00–200.00 $188.23 $610 +2.02
355–390 379 9 176.00–199.00 $189.40 $718 +9.12
395 395 1 175.00 $175.00 $691 -5.28
400–448 428 27 156.00–202.00 $184.24 $789 +44.24
439–445 440 6 170.00–175.00 $174.16 $766 +34.16
450–496 479 23 161.00–190.00 $172.67 $827 +5.99
503–535 518 49 145.00–185.00 $164.64 $853 +4.43
540 540 2 140.00 $140.00 $756 -20.21
563–585 570 3 144.00–150.00 $147.95 $843 -5.25
550–595 571 33 141.00–178.00 $158.98 $908 +5.78
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 -11.28
600–647 622 45 136.00–165.00 $153.52 $955 +2.24
650–680 664 5 137.00–152.00 $142.07 $943 -1.12
660–690 670 3 128.00–150.00 $142.45 $954 -0.74
715–720 718 2 130.00–138.00 $134.01 $962 +0.29
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 -23.72
758–778 768 4 130.00–131.00 $130.49 $1,002 -8.51
875 875 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,050 -11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 175.00 $175.00 $490 +28.31
305–345 322 25 140.00–190.00 $167.50 $539 -0.24
350–395 377 38 140.00–180.00 $163.95 $618 +1.97
400–445 424 33 138.00–173.00 $152.81 $648 +0.06
450–495 473 23 135.00–168.00 $154.96 $733 +6.95
500–502 501 3 120.00–127.00 $122.33 $613 -23.52
500–545 521 32 130.00–160.00 $143.38 $747 -2.47
550–585 568 21 120.00–150.00 $134.94 $766 -3.13
570 thin fleshed 570 3 146.00 $146.00 $832 —
600–645 626 14 125.00–144.00 $133.27 $834 -6.22
630 630 2 111.00 $111.00 $699 -28.49
650–696 679 11 130.00–141.00 $133.43 $906 -0.88
725–735 730 2 110.00–111.00 $110.50 $807 -16.71
750–790 765 3 104.00–122.00 $111.88 $856 -9.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 +12.14
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 +1.14
415–435 425 2 130.00–140.00 $135.12 $574 -2.77
485 485 1 121.00 $121.00 $587 -6.20
500–525 512 3 106.00–120.00 $114.89 $588 -7.75
595 595 1 114.00 $114.00 $678 -4.72
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 2 140.00 $140.00 $735 —
656 656 4 150.00 $150.00 $984 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1225 1046 80-85% 4 58.00–69.00 $65.19 $682 +18.16
930–1315 1081 80-85% 4 20.00–60.00 $44.12 $477 —
930–1510 1212 80-85% 83 65.50–88.00 $79.05 $958 -6.17
990–1540 1270 80-85% 67 80.00–96.00 $85.80 $1,090 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–765 730 85-90% 5 40.00–50.00 $46.31 $338 +6.11
700–875 786 85-90% 6 48.00–68.00 $58.74 $462 -6.32
815 815 85-90% 1 34.00 $34.00 $277 -25.50
880–970 925 85-90% 2 32.00–55.00 $44.06 $408 —
895–1300 1035 85-90% 44 58.00–76.00 $71.16 $737 +20.53
920–1285 1038 85-90% 9 54.00–68.00 $64.05 $665 +13.42
908–1265 1086 85-90% 51 64.50–87.50 $79.04 $858 +0.90
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1625 1399 75-80% 38 80.00–100.00 $87.56 $1,225 +0.21
1250–1960 1491 75-80% 6 75.00–88.00 $83.22 $1,241 +5.64

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1725 1259 7 80.00–98.00 $89.83 $1,131 —
1105–2075 1485 17 99.00–112.00 $107.42 $1,595 +8.69
1005–2030 1704 15 113.00–135.00 $123.57 $2,106 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–790 768 (<2 yrs)Open 2 64.00–70.00 $67.09 $515
705–820 773 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 67.00–107.00 $92.64 $716

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 88.00 $88.00 $832
965 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 98.00 $98.00 $946
1000–1005 1003 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 67.00–70.00 $68.50 $687
965–1070 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 76.50–90.00 $83.62 $860
1130–1150 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 70.00–75.00 $72.48 $826
1010–1375 1151 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 75.00–92.00 $86.15 $992
1030–1435 1173 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 79.00–93.00 $85.44 $1,002
1355 1355 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,098

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940 940 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 88.00 $88.00 $827

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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
850–1200 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 800.00–1,310.00 $1,098.54 —
1200–1275 1238 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,201.52 -87.14
1165–1315 1253 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,300.00–1,550.00 $1,421.48 —
1100–1465 1279 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,025.00–1,325.00 $1,136.61 —
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 61.00 $61.00 $217 —
438 438 2 57.00 $57.00 $250 —
524 524 5 60.00 $60.00 $314 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 62.50 $62.50 $206 —
425 425 1 72.50 $72.50 $308 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
864–940 879 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,000.00–1,100.00 $1,078.62 -121.38

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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.