Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 600 lbs steady to 20.00 higher except the better 400-450 lbs 7.00 lower on a light test not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Heifers under 600 lbs 1.00-12.00 higher except 500-550 lbs 1.00-4.00 lower not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Supply was light with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $353.64/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −106.46 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$353.64

59 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$43.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.73

vs AR average

−20.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	365.71	1,989	40
Medium and Large 1-2	513	345.00	1,770	5thin
Medium and Large 2	550	322.25	1,773	14thin

One grade step is worth $43.46/cwt here — about $215 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

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 sale59 hd

353.64

—

AR average9 barns · 319 hd

345.91

+7.73

National average172 barns · 11,123 hd

374.02

−20.38

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−106.46

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	1,633	173.37	2,832	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,413	145.93	2,062	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	144.75	1,662	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	118.32	1,184	29

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)	1,043	$1,753	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,482	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,425	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	800	$1,548	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,720	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	400–450	428	379.05/cwt	359.00–390.00	1,622	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	137.09/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,530	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	112.47/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,167	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	139.99/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	325.56/cwt	320.00–334.00	1,725	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	406.54/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,679	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	405	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,251	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	356.77/cwt	355.00–362.00	1,752	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,547.50/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,548	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	650–700	658	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,327	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	152.53/cwt	144.00–163.00	1,858	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,481.98/head	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	344.37/cwt	317.00–351.00	1,767	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	386.84/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,443	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	169.32/cwt	155.00–192.00	1,520	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,720	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	750–800	775	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	332.40/cwt	309.00–360.00	1,582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	293.44/cwt	279.00–313.00	1,585	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	353.07/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	326.40/cwt	319.00–329.00	1,554	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	309.96/cwt	285.00–330.00	1,770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	331.81/cwt	302.00–355.00	1,729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	364.92/cwt	363.00–367.00	1,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	265.00/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	358.42/cwt	340.00–381.00	1,358	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,846	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	150.03/cwt	147.00–153.00	2,099	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	143.37/cwt	140.00–146.00	2,052	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	148.80/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,734	17
Bulls	—	—	1,620	171.14/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,772	7
Bulls	—	—	1,680	181.19/cwt	178.00–185.00	3,044	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	93.82/cwt	85.00–105.00	835	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	126.35/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,275	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	533	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	321.05/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	342	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	615	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	303.85/cwt	291.00–321.00	1,750	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,822	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	552	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	326.64/cwt	323.00–329.00	1,993	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	350.77/cwt	330.00–361.00	1,835	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	427.84/cwt	411.00–440.00	1,587	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	374.26/cwt	360.00–389.00	1,572	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	449.85/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	397.77/cwt	355.00–415.00	1,893	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	363.88/cwt	337.00–383.00	2,020	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	476.47/cwt	447.00–495.00	1,510	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	501	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	355.59/cwt	335.00–369.00	1,693	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	322.88/cwt	307.00–332.00	1,840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	378.85/cwt	371.00–391.00	2,000	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	382.17/cwt	371.00–399.00	1,433	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,615	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	1,753.41/head	1,425.00–2,200.00	1,753	10

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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 1,046Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 117Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	373	375.00–395.00	386.84
10	400–450	428	359.00–390.00	379.05
6	450–500	476	309.00–360.00	332.40
5	500–550	513	317.00–351.00	344.37
9	550–600	571	285.00–330.00	309.96
3	600–650	612	315.00–325.00	321.05
1	700–750	720	247.00	247.00
1	800–850	840	239.00	239.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	317	447.00–495.00	476.47
12	350–400	371	411.00–440.00	427.84
13	400–450	413	400.00–415.00	406.54
19	450–500	476	355.00–415.00	397.77
14	500–550	528	371.00–391.00	378.85
21	550–600	555	337.00–383.00	363.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	513	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	533	341.00	341.00
2	550–600	552	330.00	330.00
5	600–650	610	323.00–329.00	326.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	400.00–405.00	402.52
7	350–400	375	371.00–399.00	382.17
18	400–450	420	360.00–389.00	374.26
21	450–500	476	335.00–369.00	355.59
10	500–550	530	320.00–334.00	325.56
11	550–600	576	291.00–321.00	303.85
6	600–650	626	291.00	291.00
1	700–750	700	271.00	271.00
1	900–950	930	214.00	214.00
1	1050–1100	1,080	183.00	183.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	658	267.00	267.00
2	750–800	775	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	379	340.00–381.00	358.42
3	400–450	432	350.00–357.00	353.07
4	450–500	476	319.00–329.00	326.40
6	500–550	540	279.00–313.00	293.44
2	550–600	560	255.00–275.00	265.00
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00
1	700–750	715	247.00	247.00
1	750–800	765	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	540	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	615	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	501	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	445.00–455.00	449.85
5	350–400	383	415.00	415.00
8	450–500	491	355.00–362.00	356.77
4	500–550	523	330.00–361.00	350.77
7	550–600	570	307.00–332.00	322.88
1	600–650	620	311.00	311.00
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	363.00–367.00	364.92
4	500–550	521	302.00–355.00	331.81
1	550–600	560	237.00	237.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	342	391.00	391.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,116	132.00–142.00	137.09
17	—	1,165	143.00–156.00	148.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,038	107.00–118.00	112.47
3	—	1,052	137.00–143.00	139.99
5	—	890	85.00–105.00	93.82
13	—	1,009	118.00–135.00	126.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	130.00	130.00
7	—	1,399	147.00–153.00	150.03
5	—	1,431	140.00–146.00	143.37
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,620	163.00–174.00	171.14
2	—	1,680	178.00–185.00	181.19

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,750.00	2,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	144.00	144.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,218	144.00–163.00	152.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,008	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,481.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	138.00	138.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,043	1,425.00–2,200.00	1,753.41
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	800	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,547.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	898	155.00–192.00	169.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,720	3,300.00	3,300.00

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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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle