Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-400 lbs 1.00-4.00 higher 400-650 lbs steady to 4.00 lower with more unweaned calves in the offering. Had 141 head steers weighing 799 lbs at 289.50. Feeder heifers 300-600 lbs steady to 14.00 higher mostly 4.00-8.00 higher with the full advance on the 400-450 lbs not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Had 70 head of 782 lbs at 262.00. The supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows breakers 6.00-7.00 higher boner and lean cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $344.56/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −115.54 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$344.56

42 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,916

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$228

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

$41.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.55

vs AR average

−12.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	348.63	1,943	34
Medium and Large 1-2	546	347.00	1,895	4thin
Medium and Large 2	558	307.50	1,714	4thin

One grade step is worth $41.14/cwt here — about $228 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

24 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.30, low $387.02, median $460.10 across 24 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 sale42 hd

344.56

—

AR average6 barns · 210 hd

350.11

−5.55

National average170 barns · 10,920 hd

357.16

−12.60

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−115.54

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	—	High	1,657	166.94	2,767	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,380	148.44	2,049	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	138.57	1,697	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,006	113.51	1,142	47

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$2,038	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,024	$1,690	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	797	$1,734	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$2,127	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$1,785	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	299.49/cwt	298.00–301.00	1,722	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	1,733.81/head	1,650.00–1,860.00	1,734	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	177.98/cwt	177.00–179.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	390.04/cwt	371.00–420.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	273.53/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	546	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	363.24/cwt	361.00–367.00	1,776	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	326.30/cwt	297.00–375.00	1,054	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,605	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	654	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,772	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	782	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,049	70
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,037.71/head	1,925.00–2,125.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,354	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,785.00/head	1,785.00–1,785.00	1,785	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,126.60/head	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	303.01/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,888	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	403.19/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,097	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	347	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,447	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	309.62/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,969	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	400.67/cwt	341.00–417.00	1,663	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	201.50/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	315.50/cwt	301.00–330.00	1,704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	304.12/cwt	213.00–327.00	1,463	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	342.61/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,455	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	277.18/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,480	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	269.72/cwt	243.00–291.00	1,578	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	806	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	322.38/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	355.55/cwt	300.00–374.00	1,696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	368.00/cwt	352.00–370.00	1,432	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	287.44/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	344.05/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	372.01/cwt	335.00–387.00	1,596	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	96.95/cwt	90.00–105.00	924	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	110.87/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,145	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	144.16/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,782	28
Bulls	—	—	1,823	189.44/cwt	178.00–200.00	3,453	3
Bulls	—	—	1,686	169.05/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,850	13
Bulls	—	—	1,484	147.96/cwt	134.00–160.00	2,196	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	142.94/cwt	139.00–146.00	2,014	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	154.55/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,083	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	134.22/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,627	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	121.26/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,513	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	135.83/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,396	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	122.95/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,261	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	320.30/cwt	291.00–341.00	1,364	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	289.86/cwt	277.00–303.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	705	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	415.93/cwt	400.00–421.00	1,701	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	361.09/cwt	331.00–395.00	1,863	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	267.95/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	799	289.50/cwt	289.50–289.50	2,313	141
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	484.09/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,326	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	344.15/cwt	329.00–357.00	1,969	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	323.60/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,149	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	586	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,846	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	903	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,077	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	365.64/cwt	345.00–379.00	1,729	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	415.60/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	265.35/cwt	264.00–267.00	1,664	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	142.64/cwt	131.00–157.00	1,550	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	1,690.42/head	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	313.16/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,823	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	381.41/cwt	361.00–393.00	1,442	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	366.43/cwt	341.00–389.00	1,554	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	315.67/cwt	299.00–331.00	1,670	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	306.22/cwt	299.00–317.00	1,733	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	347.97/cwt	327.00–371.00	1,615	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	404.31/cwt	369.00–425.00	1,346	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	251.65/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	289.12/cwt	279.00–301.00	1,957	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	379.65/cwt	377.00–385.00	1,720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	271.61/cwt	268.00–274.00	2,195	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	316.20/cwt	233.00–350.00	1,657	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	403.75/cwt	395.00–417.00	1,583	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	451.09/cwt	437.00–455.00	1,520	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	425.12/cwt	417.00–430.00	1,547	21

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.

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North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Wed Mar 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 970Last week 965Year ago 687

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 181Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	313	371.00–420.00	390.04
9	350–400	389	352.00–370.00	368.00
11	400–450	429	335.00–387.00	372.01
7	450–500	477	300.00–374.00	355.55
2	500–550	540	301.00–330.00	315.50
2	550–600	575	298.00–301.00	299.49
2	600–650	645	287.00	287.00
4	650–700	671	269.00–275.00	273.53
1	700–750	705	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	347	417.00	417.00
9	400–450	417	385.00	385.00
16	450–500	489	361.00–367.00	363.24
4	500–550	546	347.00	347.00
30	600–650	636	307.00–310.00	309.62
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	277.00–303.00	289.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	250–300	274	450.00–510.00	484.09
12	300–350	337	437.00–455.00	451.09
21	350–400	364	417.00–430.00	425.12
10	400–450	409	400.00–421.00	415.93
3	450–500	453	377.00–385.00	379.65
9	500–550	516	331.00–395.00	361.09
25	550–600	572	329.00–357.00	344.15
1	600–650	630	320.00	320.00
7	650–700	664	315.00–325.00	323.60
1	700–750	735	299.00	299.00
141	750–800	799	289.50	289.50
5	800–850	808	268.00–274.00	271.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	350–400	371	365.00	365.00
3	500–550	523	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	297.00–375.00	326.30
3	350–400	372	340.00–347.00	344.05
5	400–450	426	291.00–341.00	320.30
15	450–500	481	213.00–327.00	304.12
7	500–550	534	270.00–301.00	277.18
6	550–600	585	243.00–291.00	269.72
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	720	225.00	225.00
2	750–800	788	200.00–203.00	201.50
1	900–950	940	197.00	197.00
1	950–1000	980	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
24	650–700	654	271.00	271.00
70	750–800	782	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	272	400.00–410.00	403.19
29	300–350	333	369.00–425.00	404.31
12	350–400	378	361.00–393.00	381.41
40	400–450	424	341.00–389.00	366.43
27	450–500	464	327.00–371.00	347.97
16	500–550	529	299.00–331.00	315.67
18	550–600	566	299.00–317.00	306.22
3	600–650	627	264.00–267.00	265.35
3	650–700	668	250.00–255.00	251.65
1	850–900	875	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	251.00	251.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	400	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
40	550–600	586	315.00	315.00
1	700–750	705	251.00	251.00
3	900–950	903	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	395.00–435.00	415.60
15	350–400	392	395.00–417.00	403.75
18	400–450	415	341.00–417.00	400.67
32	450–500	473	345.00–379.00	365.64
6	500–550	524	233.00–350.00	316.20
14	550–600	582	300.00–331.00	313.16
5	600–650	623	297.00–307.00	303.01
7	650–700	677	279.00–301.00	289.12
2	700–750	723	265.00–271.00	267.95
1	750–800	750	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	825	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	880	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	325.00–360.00	342.61
3	400–450	408	317.00–330.00	322.38
1	450–500	465	313.00	313.00
3	550–600	567	277.00–295.00	287.44
4	800–850	806	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	315.00	315.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	797	1,650.00–1,860.00	1,733.81
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	177.00–179.00	177.98
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	189.00	189.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,043	1,925.00–2,125.00	2,037.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,087	131.00–157.00	142.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,024	1,500.00–1,775.00	1,690.42
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,785.00	1,785.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,053	1,700.00–2,400.00	2,126.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	953	90.00–105.00	96.95
13	—	1,033	105.00–117.00	110.87
6	—	1,028	131.00–140.00	135.83
14	—	1,026	118.00–127.00	122.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,236	139.00–153.00	144.16
28	—	1,212	126.00–138.00	134.22
2	—	1,248	120.00–123.00	121.26
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,409	139.00–146.00	142.94
9	—	1,348	146.00–159.00	154.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,823	178.00–200.00	189.44
13	—	1,686	160.00–176.00	169.05
5	—	1,484	134.00–160.00	147.96

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.

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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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