Weekly Summary  - ( Arkansas )  - May 18, 2026

Sell Market

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Calf Age
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Cost to Keep
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Fixed Cost
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Replacement Market

Little Rock, AR Tue May, 26 2026 Arkansas Weekly Livestock Auction Summary Weighted Average Report for 5/18/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 4768 4178 5689 Feeder Cattle 3781 3431 4595 Slaughter Cattle 715 470 672 Replacement Cattle 272 277 422 Compared to last week, feeder cattle were mixed with a mostly lower undertone on a limited test. Slaughter cows and bulls were unevenly steady with instances 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 325 325 680.00 680.00 Thin Fleshed 14 300-342 325 555.00-625.00 589.69 9 367 367 621.00 621.00 Thin Fleshed 33 350-398 383 465.00-670.00 590.26 2 400 400 500.00-580.00 540.00 Thin Fleshed 63 400-448 429 421.00-590.00 525.47 2 435-445 440 370.00-495.00 433.21 Fleshy 88 450-498 472 445.00-570.00 505.64 4 496 496 485.00 485.00 Fleshy 7 507 507 513.00 513.00 Thin Fleshed 165 500-546 526 415.00-520.00 481.70 4 554 554 491.00 491.00 Value Added 72 550-596 576 380.00-482.20 448.33 180 600-646 613 320.00-449.00 432.68 1 630 630 370.00 370.00 Thin Fleshed 1 645 645 387.50 387.50 Fleshy 69 650-696 681 335.00-427.50 398.70 24 700-740 719 315.00-405.00 365.77 2 725 725 379.00 379.00 Value Added 12 755-798 777 330.00-360.00 347.84 1 800 800 357.00 357.00 Value Added 5 820-840 827 300.00-357.50 325.46 65 855 855 357.50 357.50 Value Added 5 852-885 859 306.00-346.00 337.75 2 905-920 913 325.00 325.00 5 955-995 980 292.50-322.00 313.81 4 1059 1059 319.50 319.50 3 1110-1145 1133 220.00-274.00 256.37 1 1430 1430 256.00 256.00 Steers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 362-395 375 585.00 585.00 8 418-440 431 455.00-530.00 483.24 18 476-484 481 481.00-510.00 498.76 2 540 540 485.00 485.00 5 580-593 588 419.00-427.00 422.16 18 603-648 629 372.50-419.00 402.28 15 665-683 670 372.50-408.00 397.90 3 725 725 367.50 367.50 6 791 791 354.00 354.00 114 836-838 837 330.00-352.00 341.18 Value Added Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 285 285 505.00 505.00 16 300-345 324 515.00-615.00 562.22 4 360-380 369 550.00-570.00 558.73 Thin Fleshed 26 350-393 374 430.00-557.00 507.12 22 400-445 431 400.00-535.00 497.34 24 455-495 477 375.00-515.00 447.97 1 480 480 400.00 400.00 Fleshy 1 505 505 480.00 480.00 Thin Fleshed 17 505-545 526 360.00-450.00 410.42 1 545 545 411.00 411.00 Fleshy 1 555 555 470.00 470.00 Thin Fleshed 25 550-595 576 343.00-440.00 409.84 19 605-642 626 360.00-417.50 393.11 9 680-698 689 310.00-370.00 348.59 3 760-770 765 322.50-345.00 334.55 1 805 805 305.00 305.00 Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 480 480 350.00 350.00 1 790 790 220.00 220.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 310 310 500.00 500.00 Fleshy 30 300-345 328 450.00-605.00 529.18 1 335 335 515.00 515.00 Thin Fleshed 5 365 365 540.00 540.00 Thin Fleshed 26 355-392 370 480.00-575.00 530.28 102 400-445 421 430.00-530.00 497.23 1 470 470 400.00 400.00 Fleshy 96 450-498 473 380.00-483.00 451.88 1 520 520 389.00 389.00 Fleshy 134 500-545 524 383.00-440.00 420.65 3 510-540 530 419.00-440.00 425.74 Replacement 74 550-595 573 350.00-435.00 384.22 1 575 575 360.00 360.00 Fleshy 45 579 579 409.00 409.00 Replacement 56 600-647 630 340.00-390.00 366.64 1 645 645 350.00 350.00 Replacement 1 645 645 360.00 360.00 Fleshy 19 660-695 671 300.00-362.00 334.94 19 705-740 716 319.00-361.00 351.17 1 735 735 391.00 391.00 Replacement 9 755-793 776 285.00-332.00 318.04 2 800-803 802 307.00-312.50 309.74 19 876-898 879 277.00-310.00 304.42 1 925 925 300.00 300.00 7 970-990 986 270.00-300.00 275.37 5 1020-1030 1028 255.00-275.00 271.03 4 1106 1106 252.00 252.00 2 1305 1305 223.00 223.00 Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 9 363-381 377 512.50-517.50 513.57 21 400-448 421 452.50-469.00 461.78 6 495-497 496 385.00-431.00 408.05 8 510-534 528 365.00-385.00 377.54 4 591 591 369.00 369.00 3 682 682 345.00 345.00 Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 290 290 470.00-500.00 485.00 17 300-345 320 460.00-555.00 520.33 2 368 368 565.00 565.00 Thin Fleshed 23 350-390 368 425.00-525.00 480.41 1 400 400 482.50 482.50 Thin Fleshed 30 400-445 426 397.00-477.50 442.77 5 455-490 474 415.00-475.00 435.61 Thin Fleshed 51 450-495 476 375.00-445.00 410.86 20 500-545 525 300.00-405.00 379.00 24 555-595 573 300.00-395.00 350.36 16 600-645 623 331.00-380.00 360.53 9 660-685 673 310.00-352.00 332.19 1 725 725 312.50 312.50 3 750-795 775 285.00-315.00 301.52 3 805-810 808 270.00-315.00 288.28 1 860 860 280.00 280.00 Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 370 370 370.00 370.00 1 435 435 300.00 300.00 3 450-470 458 200.00-300.00 239.75 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 270 270 745.00 745.00 12 300-348 329 576.00-640.00 610.58 27 350-393 380 495.00-595.00 558.44 4 405-440 426 475.00-485.00 478.87 Fleshy 40 403-448 427 470.00-550.00 515.65 2 455-475 465 475.00 475.00 Fleshy 45 450-498 472 430.00-525.00 483.38 69 500-548 518 410.00-507.50 459.59 4 535-548 545 430.00-442.50 439.43 Fleshy 74 550-595 566 330.00-489.00 429.63 1 600 600 380.00 380.00 Fleshy 36 600-640 618 367.50-429.00 396.93 15 650-695 666 307.00-393.00 370.99 13 700-745 713 301.00-385.00 356.88 1 720 720 332.50 332.50 Fleshy 17 750-793 779 309.00-347.00 335.83 10 800-845 818 267.00-343.00 307.64 6 850-885 866 270.00-320.00 296.01 1 975 975 280.00 280.00 3 1000-1025 1015 260.00-280.00 270.61 Bulls Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 21 477-486 479 423.00-477.50 466.96 4 555-592 574 412.50-429.00 420.48 2 612 612 380.00 380.00 2 1205 1205 6,100.00 6,100.00 (<2 yrs) 2 1340-1575 1458 3,450.00-3,800.00 3,639.11 Young Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 295 295 525.00 525.00 6 325-340 328 455.00-585.00 538.74 2 355-360 358 575.00 575.00 Thin Fleshed 22 355-395 380 450.00-545.00 508.08 18 400-440 418 440.00-515.00 473.26 16 450-495 472 406.00-480.00 455.68 14 505-545 533 390.00-440.00 421.32 12 560-595 577 355.00-425.00 393.23 11 605-645 634 325.00-392.50 366.67 5 650-680 666 330.00-377.00 348.30 7 705-738 723 317.00-342.00 333.65 2 780-790 785 300.00 300.00 3 820-825 823 295.00-315.00 304.98 1 895 895 285.00 285.00 2 910-920 915 244.00-265.00 254.56 2 1020-1030 1025 220.00-235.00 227.46 Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 17 975-1995 1496 153.00-225.00 205.84 Low Dressing 31 1260-2170 1703 205.00-238.00 219.17 18 1665-2180 1869 224.00-250.00 235.01 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 740-865 812 135.00-141.00 137.35 Very Low Dressing, Lean 6 840-920 871 138.00-161.00 152.66 Low Dressing, Lean 3 815-1050 907 100.00-154.00 137.82 Very Low Dressing, Boner 19 835-1200 1029 144.00-179.00 159.79 High Dressing, Lean 26 785-1490 1034 139.00-168.00 158.12 Lean 22 865-1345 1108 157.00-170.00 163.21 Low Dressing, Boner 87 925-1560 1184 165.00-182.00 174.73 Boner 25 980-1485 1247 172.00-194.00 185.31 High Dressing, Boner 25 1200-1720 1418 160.00-188.00 177.48 Breaker 16 1160-1775 1477 180.00-202.00 189.51 High Dressing, Breaker 3 1460-1825 1592 168.00-177.00 172.66 Low Dressing, Breaker Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 1073 1073 4,050.00 4,050.00 Young, 3rd Stage 8 900-1323 1074 139.00-2,150.00 405.28 Aged, 2nd Stage 2 1065-1085 1075 169.00-171.00 169.99 Aged, 1st Stage 6 945-1175 1093 3,000.00-3,350.00 3,266.97 Young, 2nd Stage 5 1005-1300 1106 2,750.00-3,400.00 3,077.31 Young, 1st Stage 3 1158 1158 3,700.00 3,700.00 Young, 2nd/3rd Stage 3 1125-1237 1166 2,350.00-2,775.00 2,516.42 Aged, 1st Stage 7 1075-1255 1172 2,650.00-4,050.00 3,550.06 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 12 1010-1510 1186 1,950.00-3,000.00 2,675.12 Middle Aged, 1st Stage 37 885-1615 1217 1,800.00-3,550.00 3,043.40 Middle Aged, 2nd Stage 4 1000-1480 1250 2,450.00-3,100.00 2,740.65 Aged, 3rd Stage 13 1130-1420 1277 2,350.00-3,000.00 2,684.74 Aged, 2nd Stage 2 1130-1425 1278 182.00-212.00 195.27 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage 4 1090-1535 1309 170.00-181.00 177.62 Middle Aged, 1st Stage 14 915-1825 1320 168.00-240.00 193.35 Middle Aged, 2nd Stage 1 1330 1330 201.00 201.00 Aged, 3rd Stage 2 1378 1378 3,000.00 3,000.00 Middle Aged/Aged, 2nd Stage Bred Heifers Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 770 770 2,400.00 2,400.00 Young, 3rd Stage 6 702-978 825 2,650.00-3,500.00 3,030.81 (<2 yrs), 3rd Stage 3 845 845 2,400.00 2,400.00 (<2 yrs), 1st Stage Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 7 950-1200 1042 2,850.00-4,500.00 4,001.23 Young, Open, <150 lb calf 8 1000-1400 1138 3,100.00-4,300.00 3,832.14 Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf 9 1000-1430 1181 2,600.00-4,100.00 3,263.22 Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 3 1200 1200 3,300.00 3,300.00 Middle Aged/Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 17 1000-1600 1207 3,250.00-4,800.00 4,089.64 Middle Aged, Open, <150 lb calf 7 1030-1450 1226 3,300.00-5,200.00 4,403.15 Middle Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf Heifer Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1050 1050 3,775.00 3,775.00 Young, Open, 150-300 lb calf Stock Cows Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1245 1245 227.00 227.00 Young, Open Stock Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 705 705 310.00 310.00 Thin Fleshed, Young, Open 7 835-1430 968 250.00-3,250.00 2,089.30 Young, Open 7 900-1140 1014 202.50-260.00 229.27 Young, Open 1 1059 1059 2,250.00 2,250.00 Middle Aged, Open 10 640-1490 1091 169.00-277.50 198.36 Middle Aged, Open
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