Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 350 lbs 7.00 lower over 350 lbs steady to 20.00 higher mostly 5.00-8.00 higher with the full advance on the 5 weight steers. Feeder heifers mostly 5.00-15.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.35/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −117.00 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$289.35

100 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$55.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.06

vs AR average

−25.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	305.34	1,666	58
Medium and Large 1-2	551	289.87	1,599	17thin
Medium and Large 2	550	252.50	1,388	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	504	250.00	1,260	6thin

One grade step is worth $55.34/cwt here — about $406 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.39, low $350.22, median $406.35 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale100 hd

289.35

—

AR average11 barns · 424 hd

297.41

−8.06

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−25.61

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−117.00

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,478	163.29	2,414	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	142.92	2,077	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	137.03	1,621	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	117.94	1,208	32

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,229	$2,332	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$2,485	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 lots · USDA AMS · North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	282.71/cwt	269.00–295.00	1,620	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	376.55/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,420	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	398.13/cwt	367.00–425.00	1,334	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	211.19/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	147.96/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,647	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	291.90/cwt	269.00–306.00	1,547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	312.15/cwt	300.00–339.00	1,314	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,441	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	2,485.09/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,730	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	512	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	347.82/cwt	321.00–359.00	1,607	56
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	150.93/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,909	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	2,331.61/head	2,050.00–2,750.00	2,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	266.18/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,642	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	298.06/cwt	273.00–311.00	1,690	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	343.73/cwt	309.00–367.00	1,811	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	274.81/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,909	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	379.06/cwt	353.00–389.00	1,581	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	268.98/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	333.24/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,253	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	243.07/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	239.39/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	750–800	752	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,692	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	972	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	262.20/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,350	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	400.03/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,276	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	292.84/cwt	255.00–337.00	1,549	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	235.54/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,011	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	133.39/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,463	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	122.97/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,273	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	148.55/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,194	9
Bulls	—	—	1,430	165.49/cwt	155.00–178.00	2,367	23
Bulls	—	—	1,413	142.65/cwt	130.00–154.00	2,016	7
Bulls	—	—	1,793	182.09/cwt	178.00–187.00	3,265	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	135.68/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,931	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,266	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	142.39/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,746	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	130.91/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,483	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	96.90/cwt	90.00–101.00	926	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	110.95/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,084	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	303.88/cwt	283.00–327.00	1,453	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	260.97/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	500–550	504	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,260	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	286.44/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,810	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	292.23/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	365.92/cwt	353.00–410.00	1,917	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	950–1000	985	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1100–1150	1,120	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	945	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	822	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	490	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	428.69/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,380	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	286.31/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	320.92/cwt	297.00–328.00	2,031	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	291.13/cwt	278.00–295.00	2,111	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	626	267.33/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,673	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	449.50/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,456	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,426	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	739	260.05/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,922	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	236.35/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,683	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	359.39/cwt	325.00–381.00	1,704	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	344.25/cwt	317.00–361.00	1,921	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,043	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	320.73/cwt	295.00–343.00	1,847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	384.22/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,825	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	351	371.68/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,305	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	314.29/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,631	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	417.20/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,744	64
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	420.77/cwt	327.00–443.00	1,574	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	352.15/cwt	333.00–385.00	1,490	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,907	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	392.83/cwt	357.00–420.00	1,658	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,825	3

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Wed Mar 12, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 965Last week 650Year ago 1,828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 105Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 225Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	573	269.00–295.00	282.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	300–350	335	367.00–425.00	398.13
51	350–400	377	355.00–410.00	376.55
55	400–450	423	333.00–385.00	352.15
56	450–500	462	321.00–359.00	347.82
26	500–550	519	290.00–327.00	314.29
32	550–600	567	273.00–311.00	298.06
5	600–650	617	255.00–285.00	266.18
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	712	231.00–243.00	236.35
3	750–800	780	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	311.00	311.00
14	350–400	376	325.00–350.00	333.24
8	400–450	421	300.00–339.00	312.15
20	450–500	478	283.00–327.00	303.88
9	500–550	515	255.00–290.00	262.20
9	550–600	590	239.00–260.00	243.07
3	600–650	617	235.00–243.00	239.39
2	650–700	690	230.00–241.00	235.54
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	780	201.00–221.00	211.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	512	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	752	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	504	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	626	265.00–271.00	267.33
34	700–750	739	245.00–261.00	260.05
3	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	822	241.00	241.00
1	900–950	945	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	985	207.00	207.00
5	1100–1150	1,120	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	530	269.00–306.00	291.90
4	600–650	625	267.00–271.00	268.98
2	700–750	718	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	322	410.00–445.00	428.69
3	350–400	351	365.00–375.00	371.68
16	400–450	422	357.00–420.00	392.83
17	450–500	474	325.00–381.00	359.39
26	500–550	527	309.00–367.00	343.73
12	550–600	576	295.00–343.00	320.73
4	600–650	624	280.00–295.00	286.31
3	650–700	670	265.00–289.00	274.81
2	700–750	745	256.00	256.00
2	800–850	817	242.00	242.00
1	850–900	855	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	440	395.00	395.00
7	500–550	547	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	319	350.00–420.00	400.03
1	350–400	365	349.00	349.00
11	400–450	417	353.00–389.00	379.06
11	500–550	529	255.00–337.00	292.84
4	550–600	580	270.00–305.00	292.23
4	600–650	632	275.00–290.00	286.44
1	650–700	660	273.00	273.00
4	700–750	743	257.00–265.00	260.97
1	800–850	835	229.00	229.00
2	950–1000	972	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	288	495.00	495.00
23	300–350	324	435.00–465.00	449.50
51	350–400	374	327.00–443.00	420.77
64	400–450	418	400.00–430.00	417.20
20	450–500	475	375.00–405.00	384.22
36	500–550	524	353.00–410.00	365.92
21	550–600	558	317.00–361.00	344.25
25	600–650	633	297.00–328.00	320.92
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	725	278.00–295.00	291.13
7	750–800	751	272.00	272.00
1	950–1000	950	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	430.00	430.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,113	135.00–159.00	147.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	145.00–157.00	150.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,229	2,050.00–2,750.00	2,331.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	131.00	131.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,023	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,485.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,097	129.00–138.00	133.39
10	—	1,035	117.00–129.00	122.97
7	—	956	90.00–101.00	96.90
6	—	977	108.00–116.00	110.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,477	144.00–156.00	148.55
7	—	1,423	132.00–141.00	135.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	120.00	120.00
26	—	1,226	135.00–150.00	142.39
20	—	1,133	122.00–135.00	130.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,430	155.00–178.00	165.49
7	—	1,413	130.00–154.00	142.65
5	—	1,793	178.00–187.00	182.09

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle