Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs 4.00-12.00 higher with a few 550-600 lb 20.00 lower on a light test of new crop calves. No trend on weights over 600 lbs but had 64 head of 705 lb steers that sold for 320.00. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 higher except the better 300-350 lbs 20.00 lower. Had 71 head of 687 lb open heifers that sold for 278.00. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows mixed with breaker cows 3.00 lower boner and lean cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $314.05/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −92.30 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$314.05

68 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,697

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$37.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.49

vs AR average

−7.69 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	317.95	1,681	55
Medium and Large 1-2	595	299.00	1,779	12thin
Medium and Large 2	525	280.00	1,470	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.95/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale68 hd

314.05

—

AR average9 barns · 357 hd

314.54

−0.49

National average178 barns · 15,613 hd

321.74

−7.69

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−92.30

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	—	Low	1,664	170.44	2,837	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,372	139.37	1,913	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	137.78	1,631	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	119.19	1,250	59

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)	1,103	$1,945	17
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$1,810	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	595	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,149	$2,812	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,369	$2,317	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$2,640	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	395.74/cwt	377.00–415.00	1,452	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	375.95/cwt	369.00–382.00	1,786	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	550–600	595	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,779	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,365	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	394	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,034	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,223	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	264.03/cwt	255.00–273.00	2,015	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	154.18/cwt	121.00–183.00	1,511	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	179.86/cwt	167.00–193.00	2,074	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,474	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,944.95/head	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,945	17
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	2,640.11/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,640	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	143.68/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,872	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	1,810.26/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,810	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	2,828.87/head	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,829	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	323.79/cwt	309.00–339.00	1,386	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	336.08/cwt	333.00–339.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	376.22/cwt	350.00–407.00	1,606	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	367.45/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	355.36/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	333.96/cwt	327.00–341.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	309.73/cwt	285.00–333.00	1,456	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	349.94/cwt	340.00–377.00	1,130	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,937	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	345.21/cwt	341.00–350.00	1,457	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,242	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	139.33/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,885	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	136.41/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,623	37
Bulls	—	—	1,384	149.20/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,065	5
Bulls	—	—	1,811	184.17/cwt	178.00–195.00	3,335	7
Bulls	—	—	1,706	171.56/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,927	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	134.06/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,479	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	123.19/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,317	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	144.42/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,726	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,086	123.87/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,345	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	99.65/cwt	90.00–105.00	935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,692	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	112.16/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,166	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	770	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	354	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	305	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	465	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	355	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,367	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	682	277.72/cwt	267.00–291.00	1,894	91
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	284.18/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,895	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	320.96/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	781	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,163	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	428.57/cwt	407.00–441.00	1,620	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	905	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	318.93/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,252	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	424.70/cwt	407.00–472.00	1,843	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	332.58/cwt	320.00–337.00	2,079	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	373.30/cwt	347.00–380.00	1,934	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	464.12/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,443	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	824	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	322.59/cwt	299.00–336.00	1,671	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	390.70/cwt	350.00–407.00	1,473	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	383.93/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,248	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	252.66/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	376.73/cwt	363.00–401.00	1,778	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	392.71/cwt	383.00–411.00	1,700	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	372.10/cwt	339.00–398.00	1,578	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	304.36/cwt	293.00–315.00	1,704	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	347.27/cwt	328.00–365.00	1,608	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	315.78/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	278.68/cwt	266.00–290.00	1,761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	341.81/cwt	325.00–363.00	1,805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	308.17/cwt	298.00–319.00	1,898	4

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 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 785Last week 970Year ago 473

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 181Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 30Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	399.00	399.00
16	350–400	367	377.00–415.00	395.74
19	400–450	433	383.00–411.00	392.71
21	450–500	475	369.00–382.00	375.95
5	500–550	528	325.00–363.00	341.81
4	550–600	577	310.00–333.00	315.78
4	600–650	616	298.00–319.00	308.17
6	650–700	667	280.00–295.00	284.18
2	750–800	763	255.00–273.00	264.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	338	350.00–365.00	355.36
1	350–400	380	373.00	373.00
3	400–450	422	341.00–350.00	345.21
2	450–500	488	327.00–341.00	333.96
1	500–550	540	311.00	311.00
1	800–850	835	232.00	232.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	465	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	550–600	595	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	375.00	375.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	323	340.00–377.00	349.94
2	350–400	365	333.00–339.00	336.08
6	400–450	428	309.00–339.00	323.79
13	450–500	470	285.00–333.00	309.73
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	685	247.00	247.00
1	850–900	870	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
91	650–700	682	267.00–291.00	277.72
2	750–800	770	249.00	249.00
8	800–850	824	257.00	257.00
4	900–950	905	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	365.00	365.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	325	380.00–395.00	383.93
41	350–400	377	350.00–407.00	390.70
39	400–450	424	339.00–398.00	372.10
13	450–500	463	328.00–365.00	347.27
41	500–550	518	299.00–336.00	322.59
14	550–600	560	293.00–315.00	304.36
7	600–650	632	266.00–290.00	278.68
5	650–700	664	250.00–260.00	252.66
2	700–750	738	235.00–240.00	237.47
3	900–950	907	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	329	415.00	415.00
8	350–400	394	411.00	411.00
9	650–700	687	296.00	296.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	383.00	383.00
2	350–400	353	360.00–375.00	367.45
11	400–450	427	350.00–407.00	376.22
1	450–500	465	339.00	339.00
3	600–650	628	307.00	307.00
1	650–700	685	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	354	400.00	400.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	311	425.00–475.00	464.12
17	350–400	378	407.00–441.00	428.57
39	400–450	434	407.00–472.00	424.70
17	450–500	472	363.00–401.00	376.73
25	500–550	518	347.00–380.00	373.30
5	550–600	572	315.00–325.00	320.96
30	600–650	625	320.00–337.00	332.58
66	700–750	706	285.00–320.00	318.93
4	750–800	781	277.00	277.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	980	121.00–183.00	154.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,153	167.00–193.00	179.86
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	595	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	878	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,810.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	134.00	134.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,103	1,500.00–2,300.00	1,944.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,303	135.00–156.00	143.68
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	885	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,640.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,675.00	2,675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,136	2,250.00–2,950.00	2,828.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	147.00	147.00
6	—	1,353	135.00–144.00	139.33
1	—	1,335	132.00	132.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,190	130.00–141.00	136.41
16	—	1,195	141.00–150.00	144.42
4	—	1,086	121.00–127.00	123.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,103	129.00–138.00	134.06
24	—	1,069	117.00–127.00	123.19
9	—	938	90.00–105.00	99.65
14	—	1,040	105.00–118.00	112.16
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	140.00–155.00	149.20
7	—	1,811	178.00–195.00	184.17
9	—	1,706	165.00–177.00	171.56

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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