Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher 550-600 lbs 14.00 lower being mostly unweaned calves no trend on weights over 600 lbs. Had a group of 141 head of 751 lb yearling steers that sold for 318.00. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs 1.00-9.00 higher no trend on weights over 550 lbs. Supply was light with good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.42/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −98.69 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$361.42

74 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,020

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$18.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.02

vs AR average

−13.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	361.67	2,023	73
Medium and Large 2	530	343.00	1,818	1thin

One grade step is worth $18.67/cwt here — about $205 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale74 hd

361.42

—

AR average9 barns · 266 hd

357.39

+4.02

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−13.01

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−98.69

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	1,588	174.97	2,778	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	148.11	2,038	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,171	147.52	1,727	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,026	123.33	1,266	27

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)	1,184	$2,068	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,072	$1,626	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,092	$1,600	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

71 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	550–600	581	297.74/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,388	141
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	291.01/cwt	287.00–303.00	2,060	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	382.81/cwt	365.00–401.00	1,987	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	397.41/cwt	391.00–401.00	1,319	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	237.11/cwt	219.00–255.00	1,992	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	356.42/cwt	353.00–367.00	1,640	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	413.18/cwt	311.00–437.00	1,756	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	383.76/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,593	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	321.19/cwt	287.00–339.00	1,966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	376.91/cwt	361.00–391.00	1,617	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,002	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	334.64/cwt	319.00–341.00	1,697	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	403.00/cwt	400.00–409.00	1,592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	386.53/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,446	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	197.37/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	587	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,931	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	539	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,967	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,061	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	372.06/cwt	363.00–377.00	1,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	581	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,946	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	698	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	492	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,599	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	151.16/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,947	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	144.46/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,139	5
Bulls	—	—	1,817	182.66/cwt	179.00–186.00	3,319	6
Bulls	—	—	1,378	173.15/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,386	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	116.81/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,219	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	102.56/cwt	90.00–110.00	993	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	141.86/cwt	141.00–144.00	1,475	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	128.16/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,338	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,157	151.22/cwt	145.00–159.00	1,750	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	138.87/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,669	9
Bulls	—	—	1,338	161.40/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	148.61/cwt	139.00–154.00	1,736	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,625.55/head	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,626	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,536	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	2,068.43/head	1,625.00–2,625.00	2,068	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	356.82/cwt	333.00–381.00	1,170	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,217	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,188	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	316.40/cwt	303.00–321.00	1,038	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	396	282.03/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,117	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	342.94/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,293	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	284.04/cwt	265.00–302.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	514	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	401.80/cwt	399.00–421.00	1,872	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	327.03/cwt	323.00–329.00	1,988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,444	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	349.39/cwt	341.00–372.00	2,058	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	311.11/cwt	291.00–353.00	1,801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	459	359.74/cwt	350.00–379.00	1,651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	359.93/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,307	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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 550Last week 341Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 95Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 35Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	332	391.00–401.00	397.41
13	350–400	374	365.00–405.00	386.53
19	400–450	415	350.00–392.00	383.76
33	450–500	460	353.00–367.00	356.42
27	500–550	507	319.00–341.00	334.64
4	550–600	581	297.00–300.00	297.74
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	581	335.00	335.00
3	650–700	698	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	492	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	303.00–321.00	316.40
7	350–400	396	280.00–295.00	282.03
1	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	333.00–381.00	356.82
8	350–400	377	325.00–365.00	342.94
2	400–450	420	351.00	351.00
3	450–500	476	325.00	325.00
2	500–550	515	265.00–302.00	284.04
1	650–700	685	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	514	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
3	350–400	367	450.00	450.00
55	400–450	425	311.00–437.00	413.18
13	450–500	466	399.00–421.00	401.80
28	500–550	519	365.00–401.00	382.81
36	550–600	589	341.00–372.00	349.39
2	600–650	608	339.00	339.00
141	750–800	751	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	539	365.00	365.00
5	550–600	587	329.00	329.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	305	399.00	399.00
2	350–400	363	350.00–370.00	359.93
1	400–450	445	367.00	367.00
7	450–500	459	350.00–379.00	359.74
1	500–550	530	343.00	343.00
3	600–650	608	323.00–329.00	327.03
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	395	400.00–409.00	403.00
8	400–450	429	361.00–391.00	376.91
2	450–500	478	351.00	351.00
3	500–550	515	363.00–377.00	372.06
8	550–600	579	291.00–353.00	311.11
3	600–650	612	287.00–339.00	321.19
1	650–700	650	317.00	317.00
4	700–750	708	287.00–303.00	291.01
2	800–850	840	219.00–255.00	237.11
1	900–950	935	207.00	207.00
3	950–1000	958	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	300.00–325.00	312.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	635	259.00	259.00

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	2	—	875	190.00–205.00	197.37
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,092	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,168	139.00–154.00	148.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,072	1,475.00–1,750.00	1,625.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	160.00	160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,184	1,625.00–2,625.00	2,068.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,288	149.00–153.00	151.16
5	—	1,481	140.00–148.00	144.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,044	112.00–120.00	116.81
6	—	968	90.00–110.00	102.56
5	—	1,040	141.00–144.00	141.86
12	—	1,044	120.00–136.00	128.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,157	145.00–159.00	151.22
9	—	1,202	132.00–143.00	138.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,817	179.00–186.00	182.66
3	—	1,378	169.00–179.00	173.15
3	—	1,338	160.00–162.00	161.40

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle