Arkansas cattle auction prices

Name: Arkansas feeder cattle auction prices
Creator: Cattle Auction Prices

5 sales at 8 USDA-reported barns from Oct 16 to October 22, 2026. Statewide prices combine every barn, weighted by head.

Steers 500–599 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $386.99/cwt
4-week average: $382.29
13-week average: $385.14
4-week vs 13-week: −0.7%

52-wk low $365.99high $481.09

Steers 700–799 lb Steady

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $322.36/cwt
4-week average: $327.96
13-week average: $329.26
4-week vs 13-week: −0.4%

52-wk low $315.78high $396.72

Heifers 500–599 lb Easing

Latest (week of October 19, 2026): $335.26/cwt
4-week average: $341.95
13-week average: $350.96
4-week vs 13-week: −2.6%

52-wk low $334.19high $431.96

Direction compares the 4-week average with the 13-week average: Rising +1% or more, Steady within ±1%, Easing −1% to −3%, Falling −3% or more. Weekly prices are head-weighted averages of Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2 feeder cattle, regular lots.

The label describes recent prices; it is not a forecast. In our backtest of every barn since 2019 (about 35,000 barn-weeks), barns labeled Falling went on to beat other barns' average move over the next 13 weeks 61% of the time, and barns labeled Rising trailed it 56% of the time.

Every sale this week

$/cwt, Medium and Large No. 1 and 1–2, head-weighted. 13-week trend = that barn's 4-week vs 13-week average for 500–599 lb steers. Barns tagged unweaned sold mostly unweaned calves over the last 13 weeks, so their prices are unweaned lots; statewide trends use regular lots only. Rows tagged special or graded are a barn's special sales. † Based on fewer than 5 head; treat as a rough price. Click a column to sort.
Barn	Sale	Head sold	Steers 500–599	Steers 700–799	Heifers 500–599	13-week trend
Hope Livestock Auction, Hope	Thu Oct 22	262	$376.33	$318.84	$327.11	Rising (+1.5%)
Benton County Sale Barn, Siloam Springs	Thu Oct 22	1,012	$402.94	$330.00†	$327.56	Easing (−1.9%)
Green Forest Stockyards, Green Forest	Wed Oct 21	434	$358.83	—	$351.78	Steady (−0.2%)
County Line Sale, Ratcliff	Wed Oct 21	125	$383.50	$327.00†	$343.97	Easing (−1.8%)
Ash Flat Livestock Auction, Ash Flat	Fri Oct 16	519	$411.75	$337.00†	$355.86	Rising (+1.6%)

Direct trade (ranch to feedlot)

Latest week's current-delivery cash trades, $/cwt (F.O.B. unless tagged delivered); — means no such trades that week. Direct trades are cattle sold outside auction barns; a regional report covers several states, so its prices are not this state alone.
USDA direct report	Week of	Head	Steers 800–899	Steers 700–799	Heifers 700–799
SoutheastAL, AR, FL, GA, LA, MS, TN	Oct 19	2,785	$331.54	$348.45	$320.91

Statewide, last 52 weeks

Weekly average $/cwt4-week average

Statewide price history

Weekly average $/cwt

All Arkansas barns

Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC, Searcy · Oct 13
Ash Flat Livestock Auction, Ash Flat · Oct 16
Benton County Sale Barn, Siloam Springs · Oct 22
Cleburne County Livestock Auction, Heber Springs · Oct 12
County Line Sale, Ratcliff · Oct 21
Green Forest Stockyards, Green Forest · Oct 21
Hope Livestock Auction, Hope · Oct 22
I-40 Livestock, Ozark · Oct 15

Source: USDA AMS Market News auction reports for 8 Arkansas barns. Barns that hold more than one sale a week count every sale.