Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary

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

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

4,392 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.27/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 469 lb · 132 head

light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.63/cwt +16.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,533/hd at 844 lb · 129 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.60/cwt +11.35 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 518 lb · 122 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	4,392	6,329	6,078
Feeder cattle	3,644	5,392	4,580
Slaughter cattle	623	655	940
Replacement cattle	125	282	558

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last report: Steers and Heifers sold steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 higher. Market trend comprised on limited comparable sales due to a few markets currently not reported.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	2	225.00–237.50	$231.09	$666	—
300–345	318	24	220.00–275.00	$250.50	$797	+14.68
350–395	373	35	211.00–270.00	$236.54	$882	-2.44
350–395 value added	373	5	247.50–255.00	$251.62	$939	—
400–448	425	101	205.00–258.00	$232.40	$988	+7.10
415–448 value added	437	13	229.00–235.00	$233.52	$1,020	-7.93
454–470 value added	460	11	225.00–235.00	$229.19	$1,054	+1.29
450–495	467	76	198.00–265.00	$225.42	$1,053	+1.13
500–540	520	59	191.00–238.00	$220.31	$1,146	+49.45
500–545 value added	524	26	212.50–237.00	$223.64	$1,172	-0.51
555–588 value added	572	8	197.00–223.00	$215.57	$1,233	+13.24
550–591	573	77	184.00–223.00	$203.77	$1,168	+23.86
600–648 value added	622	20	185.00–213.00	$197.83	$1,231	+5.97
600–649	629	32	174.00–218.00	$195.03	$1,227	-0.37
650–670 value added	664	17	187.00–208.00	$189.78	$1,260	-3.52
653–695	672	70	170.00–205.00	$183.65	$1,234	+0.68
700–733 value added	722	3	175.00–184.00	$177.91	$1,285	-4.07
705–745	730	4	173.00–191.00	$179.37	$1,309	-2.53
750–795	773	6	150.00–175.00	$164.46	$1,271	+3.49
800 fancy	800	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,480	—
825	825	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,320	-15.10
820–830	826	68	170.00–181.00	$180.68	$1,492	+5.58
857–860	858	6	160.00–172.00	$167.99	$1,441	-2.25
900–915	908	2	149.00–150.00	$149.50	$1,357	-21.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	326	25	180.00–230.00	$202.39	$660	+9.49
330–340 thin fleshed	335	2	205.00	$205.00	$687	—
350–375 thin fleshed	369	4	180.00–200.00	$189.83	$700	—
350–398	377	32	170.00–235.00	$206.38	$778	+9.53
400–445	423	29	155.00–223.00	$197.64	$836	+0.03
450–495	470	33	157.50–216.00	$190.79	$897	-8.30
503–542	521	39	166.00–211.00	$187.50	$977	+6.44
558–590	572	13	165.00–191.00	$179.67	$1,028	+4.75
600–643	618	15	163.00–180.00	$177.59	$1,098	+6.67
650–695	672	6	162.50–170.00	$167.76	$1,127	+5.38
710–745	727	17	160.00–166.00	$161.22	$1,172	+4.52
788–790	789	4	152.50–170.00	$165.62	$1,307	+12.96
825–831	830	6	152.00–170.00	$167.02	$1,386	+3.54
853–892	874	6	139.00–150.00	$144.38	$1,262	+5.38

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
471–499	486	17	211.00–220.00	$214.75	$1,044	-2.59
503–535	524	13	190.00–203.00	$191.92	$1,006	-16.47
611	611	5	178.00	$178.00	$1,088	-2.80
768	768	4	169.00	$169.00	$1,298	-2.94
799 value added	799	5	159.00	$159.00	$1,270	—
815–846	844	129	173.00–182.25	$181.63	$1,533	+16.63
868	868	6	166.00	$166.00	$1,441	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	332	9	130.00–167.50	$145.33	$482	-9.67
375–390	380	3	139.00–170.00	$149.54	$568	+26.61
415–440	426	4	145.00–160.00	$154.97	$660	—
460–495	479	8	105.00–171.00	$142.35	$682	-10.23
515–545	530	2	150.00–164.00	$156.80	$831	—
560	560	1	149.00	$149.00	$834	-4.41
600–610	603	3	132.50–155.00	$140.80	$849	—
695	695	1	122.50	$122.50	$851	—
785	785	2	105.00	$105.00	$824	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	328	38	185.00–247.50	$208.88	$685	-6.90
350–398	378	57	181.00–232.50	$208.06	$786	-1.17
385–394 value added	393	8	192.50	$192.50	$757	—
400–445	425	104	177.00–217.50	$198.56	$844	+3.85
410–440 value added	425	17	189.00–213.00	$195.21	$830	+0.91
455–480 value added	467	10	200.00–212.00	$207.85	$971	+8.93
450–495	469	122	163.00–217.50	$192.08	$901	+3.60
500–548 value added	517	27	185.00–210.00	$198.89	$1,028	+18.81
500–548	517	79	168.00–207.50	$186.07	$962	+6.94
522	522	16	199.00	$199.00	$1,039	+19.87
550–598	566	87	160.00–207.50	$173.80	$984	-0.58
564–586 value added	573	11	173.00–180.00	$177.25	$1,016	+4.60
620	620	1	148.00	$148.00	$918	-28.02
617–649	621	32	175.00	$175.00	$1,087	+7.10
600–649	633	73	142.00–182.50	$170.56	$1,080	+2.66
650–695	668	20	145.00–163.00	$157.15	$1,050	-2.98
660–674	672	6	168.00–180.00	$169.97	$1,142	+9.84
690	690	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,021	-18.51
700–745	722	12	145.00–171.00	$158.48	$1,144	-9.16
740 value added	740	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,154	+0.44
750–793	778	10	130.00–155.00	$141.40	$1,100	-24.79
785–795	791	7	160.00–167.00	$164.02	$1,297	+7.02
838	838	2	154.00	$154.00	$1,291	+15.05
908	908	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,180	±0.00
984	984	11	145.00	$145.00	$1,427	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	319	11	155.00–185.00	$169.14	$540	-1.23
350–395	373	25	150.00–197.50	$170.37	$635	+4.28
355–390 thin fleshed	377	3	160.00–175.00	$168.58	$636	—
400–447	430	44	142.00–195.00	$168.00	$722	+5.03
455 thin fleshed	455	1	160.00	$160.00	$728	—
450–498	473	58	145.00–188.00	$164.94	$780	+5.00
500–548	523	35	140.00–185.00	$160.18	$838	+6.40
565	565	1	130.00	$130.00	$734	-22.99
550–595	574	30	135.00–180.00	$159.12	$913	+6.13
635	635	2	150.00	$150.00	$952	+1.43
610–645	638	5	125.00–152.50	$135.31	$863	-13.26
662–690	671	3	131.00–150.00	$143.49	$963	-0.96
705–740	728	3	130.00–153.00	$140.84	$1,025	-8.18
780	780	1	125.00	$125.00	$975	+5.00
805	805	2	115.00	$115.00	$926	-12.99
955	955	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,156	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–305	304	10	190.00–210.00	$200.05	$608	—
343 thin fleshed	343	7	191.00	$191.00	$655	—
350–389	371	13	195.00–198.00	$196.69	$730	-1.07
406–422	411	16	172.50–181.00	$178.27	$733	-1.73
456	456	4	169.00	$169.00	$771	-13.71
453–498	480	17	174.00–187.00	$182.36	$875	-0.35
525 value added	525	5	159.00	$159.00	$835	—
533–547	543	12	171.00–175.00	$173.50	$942	-0.89
558–588	578	9	178.00–181.00	$178.97	$1,034	+16.18
612	612	3	152.00	$152.00	$930	-5.33
619	619	6	177.50	$177.50	$1,099	+20.17
719	719	4	145.00	$145.00	$1,043	—
764	764	6	160.00	$160.00	$1,222	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	321	4	123.00–177.50	$150.38	$483	+28.45
350–390	364	8	130.00–160.00	$139.46	$508	+7.83
400–445	427	8	106.00–160.00	$139.51	$596	+14.29
455–490	474	7	120.00–140.00	$131.23	$622	+11.23
503–530	510	7	110.00–137.50	$123.05	$628	+3.22
555	555	3	97.00–136.00	$110.00	$610	—
625–645	635	2	113.00–143.00	$127.76	$811	+16.02
650–655	653	2	115.00–125.00	$120.02	$784	-2.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	333	6	220.00–242.00	$234.83	$782	+10.55
355–396	377	22	200.00–244.00	$227.95	$859	+5.11
400–445	424	40	207.00–249.00	$222.11	$942	+2.64
458–482	470	48	185.00–229.00	$204.72	$962	+3.44
500–548	521	54	175.00–220.00	$195.63	$1,019	+7.47
550–598	573	54	160.00–212.50	$182.15	$1,044	+5.97
605–645	624	29	155.00–191.00	$178.64	$1,115	+9.46
650–695	666	22	152.50–184.00	$165.71	$1,104	-0.71
700–745	725	9	137.00–164.00	$152.89	$1,108	+3.42
750–790	762	11	146.00–179.00	$158.82	$1,210	+2.81
815–845	835	4	140.00–148.00	$141.95	$1,185	—
878	878	6	143.00	$143.00	$1,256	—
935	935	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,206	-2.67
980	980	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,029	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	327	7	171.00–215.00	$188.67	$617	+11.08
370 thin fleshed	370	1	200.00	$200.00	$740	—
355–395	374	6	170.00–204.00	$184.57	$690	+4.95
415–445	430	2	170.00–176.00	$172.90	$743	-2.42
455–495	477	10	160.00–182.00	$171.22	$817	+1.81
500–545	525	18	145.00–184.00	$162.58	$854	+3.20
550–570	563	9	145.00–176.00	$161.88	$911	-1.03
620–640	628	3	139.00–148.00	$144.03	$905	-8.47
660	660	1	150.00	$150.00	$990	+1.94
720–740	730	2	135.00–158.00	$146.66	$1,071	—
775–788	782	4	132.00–137.00	$134.48	$1,052	-4.52
815	815	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,011	—
855	855	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,069	+13.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
324 thin fleshed	324	20	222.00	$222.00	$719	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	119.00	$119.00	$637	—
785	785	1	87.00	$87.00	$683	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1285	1285	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	80-85%	1	53.00	$53.00	$416	—
750–1285	1010	80-85%	9	41.00–74.00	$61.34	$620	-7.33
1020–1475	1142	80-85%	15	60.00–79.00	$70.78	$808	—
965–1570	1200	80-85%	51	75.00–91.00	$84.86	$1,018	-2.99
1025–1560	1265	80-85%	48	86.00–104.00	$94.16	$1,191	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–845	670	85-90%	3	21.00–30.00	$24.41	$164	—
730	730	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$402	—
845	845	85-90%	1	44.00	$44.00	$372	-32.00
895–985	950	85-90%	3	35.00–54.00	$40.97	$389	-31.60
800–1053	952	85-90%	10	46.00–69.00	$61.76	$588	-10.81
850–1325	1013	85-90%	42	60.00–87.00	$73.82	$748	-4.93
940–1310	1105	85-90%	18	83.00–98.50	$86.15	$952	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1760	1464	75-80%	14	90.00–96.50	$92.81	$1,359	—
1120–1895	1473	75-80%	6	80.00–91.00	$87.04	$1,282	—
1500	1500	75-80%	1	52.00	$52.00	$780	-20.57

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1545	1443	4	70.00–101.00	$84.27	$1,216	—
1130–2140	1655	22	90.00–118.00	$101.05	$1,672	—
1410–2245	1869	7	113.00–128.00	$120.83	$2,258	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	68.00	$68.00	$510
800–1020	942	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	75.00–96.00	$86.92	$819

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910	910	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
945–1050	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	775.00–900.00	$831.59
900–1260	1037	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	800.00–1,225.00	$967.63
840–1395	1124	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,475.00	$1,200.75
1140–1250	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,060.24
1185	1185	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00
1235–1477	1325	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,100.00–1,350.00	$1,245.07
1145–1600	1346	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,050.00–1,450.00	$1,243.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895	895	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	58.00	$58.00	$519
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	82.00	$82.00	$779
965–1048	1036	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	76.00–84.00	$82.94	$859
850–1175	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	82.00–89.00	$85.98	$898
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,026
1155–1190	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	70.00–74.00	$71.97	$844

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
550	550	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00
680	680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	250.00	$250.00
705	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	475.00	$475.00
707–813	763	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	350.00–375.00	$371.35

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
610	610	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	26.00	$26.00	$159

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740 thin fleshed	740	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
660–885	803	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	500.00–925.00	$808.61
855–1125	980	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,075.00–1,525.00	$1,271.68
1030	1030	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
830	830	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	80.00	$80.00	$664

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
905 thin fleshed	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	+85.95
1000–1385	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	935.00–1,300.00	$1,194.44	-305.56
1080–1310	1195	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,175.00	$1,062.03	-437.97
1215	1215	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	+308.89
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	-102.87
1490	1490	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,650.00	$1,650.00	+184.41

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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.