USDA AR Weekly Livestock Summary 05/18 09:30
05/18/2026 | 9:30 am CDT USDA AR Weekly Livestock Summary 05/18 09:30
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Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary
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Livestock Weighted Average Report for 05/11/2026 - Final
Summary This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE 277 389 230
FEEDER CATTLE 3431 4838 4328
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 470 616 428
Compared to last report: Feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 10.00-20.00 lower;
offerings over 550 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00
lower, instances 25.00-30.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady,
instances 2.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.
Demand moderate for feeder and stocker cattle; good for slaughter cows and
bulls.
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1000-1100 1033 2000-2500 2306.45 T1
5 875-1450 1082 2200-3100 2781.93 T1
2 1330-1570 1450 157.5-185 172.39 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 900-900 900 2650-2650 2650
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
14 915-1485 1114 2250-3550 3018.16
14 945-1620 1162 1950-2950 2541.33
24 985-1445 1216 2450-3400 2765.64
8 1075-1545 1221 171-197 180.4
6 895-1715 1281 177-207 189.84
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 1122-1122 1122 2925-2925 2925 T2-3
3 1120-1375 1207 177-215 199.01 T2-3
6 870-1645 1259 165-235 204.29 T2-3
7 1060-1785 1286 2200-3400 2798.56 T2-3
2 845-1115 980 2525-2750 2653 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 950-1600 1164 2150-4150 3110.27
4 1070-1330 1165 2200-2900 2507.46
2 1220-1795 1508 174-196 187.1
5 910-1035 981 2500-4700 3616.77
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1060-1060 1060 255-255 255 T1
2 760-1085 923 2600-2850 2747.02 T1
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
13 855-1260 1053 2750-3450 3048.52 T2-3
BRED HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1015-1015 1015 3025-3025 3025
1 985-985 985 3200-3200 3200
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1085-1085 1085 4000-4000 4000
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1000-1000 1000 4200-4200 4200 T1
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1000-1000 1000 4750-4750 4750 T1
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 900-1100 1000 3700-4300 4030 O
1 1100-1100 1100 4000-4000 4000 O
1 900-900 900 3800-3800 3800 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 900-1305 1101 2700-3950 3361.75 O
6 1065-1200 1144 2600-4600 3902.62 O
1 950-950 950 2800-2800 2800 Thin Fleshed O
3 815-1100 972 1900-4400 3683.88 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
12 775-1305 1068 164-245 189.22 O
19 730-1465 1153 179-285 196.92 O
2 1260-1350 1305 188-190 189.03 O
1 860-860 860 174-174 174 O
1 945-945 945 2200-2200 2200 O
4 994-994 994 247-247 247 O
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 1025-1037 1036 241-255 242.73
1 285-285 285 600-600 600
20 310-345 327 570-635 613.91
21 350-390 368 540-615 574.95
32 400-445 432 450-542.5 494.02
2 465-465 465 520-520 520 Thin Fleshed
54 450-495 472 435-535 492.17
71 500-545 521 407.5-497 470.61
45 550-598 572 395-465 424.9
1 580-580 580 415-415 415 Fleshy
31 600-645 622 361-437 405.95
14 650-670 655 370-395 380.9
3 658-658 658 397-397 397 Thin Fleshed
1 665-665 665 355-355 355 Fleshy
1 720-720 720 325-325 325 Fleshy
9 712-740 725 325-370 353.78
4 770-795 784 321-335 329.03
9 800-830 803 309-335 332.02
1 905-905 905 275-275 275
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1009-1009 1009 265-265 265
2 368-368 368 495-495 495
2 515-515 515 427-427 427
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 280-280 280 610-610 610 Thin Fleshed
1 310-310 310 555-555 555 Thin Fleshed
7 325-348 337 480-570 543.78
7 350-395 379 460-570 513.9
13 410-433 426 425-530 496.18
11 455-495 480 350-485 416.95
7 500-545 522 370-419 393.02
7 550-595 582 335-415 386.29
3 600-640 625 353-380 364.59
2 670-695 683 292.5-340 316.68
1 685-685 685 380-380 380 Thin Fleshed
5 720-740 726 310-342 331.94
3 755-770 763 290-325 312.97
1 815-815 815 315-315 315
4 860-892 879 255-285 269.77
1 900-900 900 227-227 227
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 1029-1029 1029 285-285 285
7 270-299 291 572-585 581.55
10 310-330 316 562.5-612.5 596.84 Value Added
35 300-348 328 480-610 547.11
7 310-348 337 565-585 568.28 Thin Fleshed
4 368-368 368 540-540 540 Thin Fleshed
71 350-397 370 460-570 514.72
78 400-448 422 440-520 477.49
29 413-425 424 501-510 509.4 Value Added
4 453-495 464 427.5-467.5 456.82 Value Added
164 450-499 476 400-470 434.7
22 520-520 520 439-439 439 Value Added
123 500-546 521 381-445 413.63
2 545-545 545 385-385 385 Fleshy
89 550-597 569 350-437 396.56
3 602-602 602 384-384 384 Value Added
45 600-645 625 350-390 371.05
1 640-640 640 350-350 350 Fleshy
9 663-663 663 385-385 385 Value Added
11 650-695 669 283-375 352.71
11 702-745 717 300-360 340.61
67 739-739 739 344-344 344 Value Added
11 764-764 764 3000-3000 3000 Replacement
3 787-787 787 330-330 330
6 810-825 815 250-340 302.33
5 877-877 877 312-312 312 Value Added
1 885-885 885 275-275 275
1 905-905 905 270-270 270
8 994-994 994 289.5-289.5 289.5
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
35 325-325 325 620-620 620 Value Added
9 369-388 380 451-470 461.79
18 416-416 416 528-528 528 Value Added
24 410-445 431 423-451 436.73
2 488-488 488 426-426 426
11 566-595 575 381-385 382.12
11 614-645 632 300-366 332.76
3 877-877 877 260-260 260
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 290-290 290 550-550 550
3 315-340 330 400-500 458.71
3 315-340 330 400-500 458.71
30 355-395 379 400-545 440.74
1 390-390 390 465-465 465 Thin Fleshed
7 423-440 426 460-499 489.82 Thin Fleshed
20 405-445 428 400-487.5 433.76
3 450-455 453 450-460 455 Thin Fleshed
17 450-495 472 370-440 414.23
1 475-475 475 450-450 450 Value Added
19 500-545 521 350-410 379.12
9 555-590 575 350-377.5 365
6 600-645 627 352.5-357.5 355.6
2 655-660 658 335-359 346.95
4 710-740 730 300-325 306.08
1 750-750 750 315-315 315
1 815-815 815 295-295 295
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 370-370 370 300-300 300
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
34 1020-1032 1030 287-325.8 324.51
1 1235-1235 1235 225-225 225
1 235-235 235 695-695 695
8 257-257 257 732.5-732.5 732.5 Value Added
2 298-298 298 700-700 700
19 300-340 324 570-700 632.5
1 325-325 325 740-740 740 Thin Fleshed
2 320-340 330 587.5-589 588.23 Fleshy
12 345-345 345 637.5-637.5 637.5 Value Added
48 350-392 375 525-610 583.46
3 390-390 390 585-605 591.67 Value Added
42 400-448 423 505-595 547.26
16 451-495 464 505-561 538.88 Value Added
142 450-498 476 475-545 509.1
8 507-535 513 512.5-527 522.44 Value Added
117 500-548 521 451-515 482.68
17 552-590 569 445-495 470.58 Value Added
135 550-598 577 435-497 461.27
72 600-640 614 410-444 434.26
19 607-631 617 437.5-450 446.95 Value Added
4 658-658 658 393-393 393 Thin Fleshed
56 650-690 681 375-430 396.19
9 700-748 728 351-392 368.38
20 731-731 731 377-377 377 Value Added
5 755-795 772 352.5-377.5 362.59
73 805-825 824 331-362 359.34
7 825-825 825 357-357 357 Value Added
60 850-876 867 343-355 347.12 Value Added
4 860-880 869 327-331 328.51
3 922-935 926 319-332 327.63
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 330-330 330 572-572 572
2 402-402 402 550-550 550
11 453-485 463 490-505 496.04
20 508-531 515 445-495 479.53
31 553-597 574 421-452.5 435.94
15 602-635 628 419-424 419.96
5 697-697 697 375-375 375 Value Added
16 826-826 826 348-348 348 Value Added
8 878-878 878 339-339 339 Value Added
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 323-345 335 500-555 538.43
2 352-352 352 550-550 550 Value Added
1 360-360 360 640-640 640 Thin Fleshed
22 350-395 376 480-572 531.16
20 400-445 426 450-525 472.36
30 451-495 474 420-495 449.72
3 485-485 485 485-485 485 Value Added
5 505-522 514 450-470 460.09 Value Added
16 510-545 520 420-465 436.98
26 550-595 574 355-440 420.79
2 577-577 577 440-440 440 Value Added
8 610-632 622 375-415 396.89
9 655-695 679 360-390 380.18
1 720-720 720 330-330 330
STEERS - Medium and Large 3 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 300-345 323 450-495 474.07
1 355-355 355 440-440 440
1 420-420 420 265-265 265
STEERS - Small and Medium 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 513-548 523 260.5-265 261.85
18 553-553 553 283-283 283
13 629-648 633 254-284.75 277.49
2 675-675 675 265-265 265
9 730-746 741 248.75-275 257.37
1 765-765 765 267-267 267
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1-2 (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
13 1075-1890 1531 160-220 196.08 Low
23 1400-2245 1663 196-234 217.05 Average
12 1475-2020 1780 211-249 231.37 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
40 865-1555 1031 148-169 161.25 Low
7 905-1185 1037 100-151 139.57 Very Low
58 945-1565 1158 159-184 173.39 Average
35 1025-1385 1211 174-191 181.31 High
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
28 1180-1750 1471 158-184 172.99 Average
24 1210-1670 1490 171-189 179.26 High
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Unit/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
10 855-1310 1010 140-185 156.78 High
10 755-1245 1016 131-169 151.94 Average
6 735-1175 1023 123-155 142.96 Low
1 805-805 805 134-134 134 Very Low Light Weight
1 890-890 890 154-154 154 Average Light Weight
3 760-1000 903 127.5-146 135.81 Very Low
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