Week of 11/02/2026 – 11/08/2026

Arkansas cattle market

Auction averages from 7 reporting markets in Arkansas, head-weighted across 3,354 head. Compared with 10/26/2026–11/01/2026.

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How to read these figures

Head-weighted averages across every auction USDA Market News reported for the week, quoted on Medium & Large 1–2 — the same grade your sale barn quotes. Every table can be switched to all grades, which runs lower because it folds in the plain cattle. These are averages, not bids: yours will bring what they bring. Not financial advice.

5wt steers: $395.98; ▲ 9.76
7wt steers: $324.58; ▼ 16.38
Cull cows: $112.22; thin
Head sold: 3,354
Markets: 7

Feeder cattle

Head-weighted average price per hundredweight across Arkansas auctions. Premium is what steers brought over heifers of the same weight. ▲ green is up on last week, ▼ red is down; thin means too few head to compare.

The run-of-the-mill good feeder calf, and the grade most sale barns quote on their own market report.

300–400 lb161 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

400–500 lb551 head

Steers: $454.75▲ 19.08
Heifers: $375.90▼ 0.17
Steer premium: $78.85

500–600 lb767 head

Steers: $395.98▲ 9.76
Heifers: $340.53▲ 2.83
Steer premium: $55.45

600–700 lb877 head

Steers: $357.50▲ 13.14
Heifers: $316.21▼ 6.03
Steer premium: $41.29

700–800 lb341 head

Steers: $324.58▼ 16.38
Heifers: $303.83thin
Steer premium: $20.75

800–900 lb85 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

900–1000 lb22 head

Steers: thinthin
Heifers: thinthin

Weight	Steers	Per head	vs last wk	Heifers	vs last wk	Premium	Head
300–400 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	161
400–500 lb	$454.75	$2,055	▲ 19.08	$375.90	▼ 0.17	$78.85	551
500–600 lb	$395.98	$2,166	▲ 9.76	$340.53	▲ 2.83	$55.45	767
600–700 lb	$357.50	$2,306	▲ 13.14	$316.21	▼ 6.03	$41.29	877
700–800 lb	$324.58	$2,480	▼ 16.38	$303.83	thin	$20.75	341
800–900 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	85
900–1000 lb	thin	—	thin	thin	thin	—	22

What’s a calf worth in Arkansas?

At this week's Arkansas class average. A class average is not a bid — yours will bring what they bring — but it is the number to argue from.

Weight, pounds

$2,178

a head at this week's 500–600 lb average of $395.98 per hundredweight — up $9.76 on last week.

Based on 459 head sold in that class across every reporting auction. A class average, not a bid — your cattle will bring what they bring.

The Arkansas Cattle Square

Full tool

Every weight class priced against every other, at Arkansas averages. Sell down the side, buy across the top; the figure is what the spread pays per pound of gain.

The run-of-the-mill good feeder calf, and the grade most sale barns quote on their own market report.

Your cost of gain$1.10/lb

Return on gain for selling each weight class and buying each other weight class, at Arkansas averages.
Sell ↓ Buy →	400	500	600	700
400	—
500		—
600			—
700				—

Each figure is the return on gain in dollars per pound — what the spread between the two classes pays you for a pound. Green means the trade is ahead of your cost of gain, red means it is behind. Below the diagonal you sell the heavier animal and buy back lighter, so you want a high figure. Above it you are trading up and buying pounds ready-made, so you want a low one. Tap any cell for the whole trade.

This week's best spreads

Cows, bulls & replacements

Every class Arkansas auctions reported this week. Cull cows price on condition — Breakers fleshiest, Leans thinnest. Replacement classes trade by the head. A class shows its price whenever anything sold; the week-over-week move is withheld when too few head changed hands for the comparison to mean anything, which happens more often at state level than nationally.

Cull cows, all$112.22 /cwt
thin252 head
Boner 80-85%$114.46 /cwt
▼ 5.2097 head
Lean 85-90%$103.64 /cwt
▼ 3.60102 head
Slaughter bulls$163.95 /cwt
▼ 3.0041 head
Bred cows$1983.00 /hd
thin85 head
Stock cows$664.33 /cwt
thin27 head

Class	Price	vs last wk	Head
Cull cows, all	$112.22 /cwt	thin	252
Boner 80-85%	$114.46 /cwt	▼ 5.20	97
Lean 85-90%	$103.64 /cwt	▼ 3.60	102
Slaughter bulls	$163.95 /cwt	▼ 3.00	41
Bred cows	$1983.00 /hd	thin	85
Stock cows	$664.33 /cwt	thin	27

Other states

South Dakota 22,725 Missouri 15,779 Nebraska 14,534 Oklahoma 11,985 Colorado 11,005 Wyoming 8,018 Kansas 6,392 North Dakota 6,239

Source: USDA Agricultural Marketing Service, Market News. Boxed beef and slaughter figures are national and appear on the home page. Averages are not bids and nothing here is financial advice.