Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the 300-450 lbs 3.00-24.00 lower with most being unweaned calves 450-600 lbs 5.00-24.00 higher with most of them weaned and not enough oved 600 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers mixed from from 10.00 higher to 5.00 lower generally steady except the better 300-350 lbs 18.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand especially on the weaned offering. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.27/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −104.08 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$302.27

37 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,627

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$29.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.26

vs AR average

−19.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	307.87	1,642	30
Medium and Large 2	560	278.27	1,557	7thin

One grade step is worth $29.61/cwt here — about $85 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 sale37 hd

302.27

—

AR average9 barns · 254 hd

304.53

−2.26

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−19.11

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−104.08

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	1,531	170.47	2,610	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,392	143.18	1,993	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	141.47	1,658	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	118.25	1,197	53

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)	1,073	$2,184	54
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,119	$1,789	23
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$1,025	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	812	$2,075	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	868	$1,740	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,258	$3,100	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,152	$2,784	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,233	$2,398	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,242	$2,350	6
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,200	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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	1,740.27/head	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	314.35/cwt	310.00–319.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	329.70/cwt	315.00–337.00	1,612	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,556	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	131.03/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,245	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	1,789.06/head	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,789	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	387.79/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,307	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	343.77/cwt	339.00–360.00	1,574	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	2,720.39/head	2,050.00–3,250.00	2,720	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	141.23/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,466	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	189.65/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	350–400	366	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,871	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	409.08/cwt	400.00–421.00	1,403	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,574	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	340.94/cwt	337.00–344.00	1,691	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	2,385.52/head	1,400.00–2,500.00	2,386	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,183.73/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,184	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	390.03/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	361.57/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,352	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	330.03/cwt	310.00–341.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,617	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	337.48/cwt	307.00–355.00	1,107	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	274.31/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,542	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	303.39/cwt	295.00–312.00	1,769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	308.36/cwt	304.00–313.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,731	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	336.86/cwt	313.00–345.00	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	313.41/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,492	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	771	206.08/cwt	185.00–217.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	261.98/cwt	260.00–264.00	1,933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	298.42/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,045	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	136.23/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,460	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	124.84/cwt	119.00–132.00	1,276	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	91.69/cwt	85.00–103.00	862	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,198	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	140.63/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,861	3
Bulls	—	—	1,573	191.12/cwt	189.00–194.00	3,006	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	158.94/cwt	151.00–164.00	2,034	4
Bulls	—	—	1,602	170.84/cwt	165.00–177.00	2,737	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	138.13/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,609	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	144.10/cwt	141.00–148.00	1,697	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	110.61/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,113	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	322.39/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	317.50/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,291	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	322.50/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,072	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	518	318.44/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	353.09/cwt	349.00–365.00	1,833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	352.42/cwt	347.00–367.00	1,692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	481	344.16/cwt	330.00–349.00	1,655	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	382.10/cwt	353.00–395.00	1,769	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	289.22/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,773	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	430	325.87/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	382.60/cwt	355.00–403.00	1,599	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	339.04/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,746	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	371.92/cwt	360.00–399.00	1,562	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,418	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	399.05/cwt	397.00–402.00	1,552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	415.92/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	402.54/cwt	355.00–427.00	1,316	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	298.39/cwt	287.00–309.00	1,677	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,147	2,809.20/head	2,075.00–3,050.00	2,809	32
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	548	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	345.84/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,605	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,399	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	266.68/cwt	266.00–272.00	1,904	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	310.25/cwt	309.00–315.00	1,824	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	384.99/cwt	367.00–405.00	1,424	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	308.37/cwt	291.00–320.00	1,918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	345.63/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,984	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	317.32/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,622	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	256.00/cwt	237.00–275.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,226	2

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 Apr 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 638Last week 785Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 182Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 185Last week 60Year ago 20

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)	2	—	868	1,600.00–1,875.00	1,740.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	812	2,075.00	2,075.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	950	128.00–134.00	131.03
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	23	—	1,119	1,600.00–2,150.00	1,789.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,333	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	54	—	1,073	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,183.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,013	140.00	140.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,258	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,166	2,050.00–3,250.00	2,720.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,445	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	6	—	1,242	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,207	1,400.00–2,500.00	2,385.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,147	2,075.00–3,050.00	2,809.20
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,038	135.00–145.00	141.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	806	183.00–191.00	189.65
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	2,200.00	2,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	397.00	397.00
2	350–400	373	385.00–395.00	390.03
1	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	458	339.00–360.00	343.77
2	500–550	518	310.00–319.00	314.35
2	550–600	568	304.00–313.00	308.36
2	600–650	625	285.00–311.00	298.42
2	700–750	738	260.00–264.00	261.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	381	413.00	413.00
16	450–500	496	337.00–344.00	340.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	347.00	347.00
3	450–500	493	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	318	440.00	440.00
7	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
8	400–450	433	400.00–427.00	415.92
18	450–500	463	353.00–395.00	382.10
4	500–550	519	349.00–365.00	353.09
26	550–600	574	330.00–357.00	345.63
2	600–650	600	315.00–330.00	322.50
1	700–750	700	296.00	296.00
2	750–800	765	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	330.00–349.00	344.16
4	500–550	548	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	337	360.00–395.00	387.79
13	350–400	374	330.00–380.00	361.57
4	400–450	438	313.00–345.00	336.86
12	450–500	489	315.00–337.00	329.70
2	500–550	510	315.00–320.00	317.50
2	550–600	583	295.00–312.00	303.39
4	650–700	695	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	343	400.00–421.00	409.08
7	350–400	389	397.00–402.00	399.05
5	400–450	420	360.00–399.00	371.92
6	450–500	480	347.00–367.00	352.42
9	500–550	515	320.00–360.00	339.04
8	550–600	588	309.00–315.00	310.25
8	600–650	622	291.00–320.00	308.37
9	700–750	714	266.00–272.00	266.68
2	750–800	750	237.00–275.00	256.00
1	850–900	850	249.00	249.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	300.00–350.00	325.87
3	500–550	518	310.00–335.00	318.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	328	307.00–355.00	337.48
4	350–400	369	315.00–325.00	322.39
3	400–450	432	310.00–341.00	330.03
12	450–500	476	310.00–330.00	313.41
1	500–550	545	302.00	302.00
6	550–600	562	270.00–290.00	274.31
1	600–650	620	251.00	251.00
4	650–700	685	236.00	236.00
3	750–800	771	185.00–217.00	206.08
1	850–900	870	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	366	352.00	352.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	358	292.00	292.00
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	300–350	327	355.00–427.00	402.54
35	350–400	370	367.00–405.00	384.99
30	400–450	418	355.00–403.00	382.60
17	450–500	464	325.00–367.00	345.84
16	500–550	511	307.00–335.00	317.32
13	550–600	562	287.00–309.00	298.39
5	600–650	613	277.00–295.00	289.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	353.00	353.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,072	132.00–141.00	136.23
26	—	1,022	119.00–132.00	124.84
9	—	940	85.00–103.00	91.69
10	—	1,006	105.00–115.00	110.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,495	147.00	147.00
3	—	1,323	140.00–142.00	140.63
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,165	135.00–141.00	138.13
14	—	1,178	141.00–148.00	144.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,573	189.00–194.00	191.12
4	—	1,280	151.00–164.00	158.94
13	—	1,602	165.00–177.00	170.84

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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