Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-400 lb 2.00-10.00 higher 400-650 lbs steady to 10.00 lower no trend on weights over 650 lbs. Had a group of 60 head weighing 903 lbs at 284.50. Feeder heifers under 600lbs 1.00-9.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00- 15.00 higher on a light comparison with full advance on high dressing bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $367.70/cwt on 151 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −92.40 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$367.70

151 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,990

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$301

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$73.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+13.09

vs AR average

−10.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	389.06	2,071	58
Medium and Large 1-2	540	364.33	1,969	61
Medium and Large 2	559	336.72	1,884	30
Medium and Large 3	560	316.00	1,770	2thin

One grade step is worth $73.06/cwt here — about $301 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale151 hd

367.70

—

AR average7 barns · 399 hd

354.62

+13.09

National average157 barns · 12,981 hd

378.05

−10.35

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−92.40

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	1,748	188.75	3,299	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	151.47	1,819	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	148.48	2,098	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	136.13	1,416	22

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)	1,148	$2,192	11
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	808	$1,839	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,845	$3,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	400–450	414	397.90/cwt	371.00–419.00	1,647	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	303.01/cwt	301.00–304.00	1,857	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	326.71/cwt	321.00–328.00	2,238	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	369.99/cwt	361.00–381.00	2,102	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	336.06/cwt	322.00–341.00	1,717	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	491.71/cwt	487.00–495.00	1,583	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	454.75/cwt	440.00–487.00	1,719	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	410.58/cwt	397.00–425.00	1,519	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	360.48/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,694	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	319.90/cwt	233.00–335.00	1,798	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	305.40/cwt	301.00–319.00	2,190	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	338.71/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,097	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	284.50/cwt	284.50–284.50	2,569	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	271.71/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,369	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	383.77/cwt	373.00–393.00	2,015	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	256.76/cwt	255.00–262.00	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	497	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,695	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	300.46/cwt	300.00–301.00	1,764	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	356.08/cwt	355.00–357.00	1,553	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	282.80/cwt	273.00–293.00	1,784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	2,296	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	420.38/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,791	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	290.85/cwt	290.00–293.00	2,082	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	423.00/cwt	423.00–423.00	1,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	396.71/cwt	389.00–405.00	1,821	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	314.34/cwt	313.00–315.00	2,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	414.88/cwt	389.00–429.00	1,742	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	339.56/cwt	330.00–357.00	1,963	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	368.22/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	349.77/cwt	344.00–371.00	1,850	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	2,132	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	679	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,037	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,060	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	542	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,843	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	144.57/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,551	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	133.01/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,346	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	121.21/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,252	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	154.64/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,137	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,437	143.69/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,065	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	144.58/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,694	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,845	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	135.06/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,456	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	154.46/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,880	34
Bulls	—	—	1,908	201.84/cwt	195.00–208.00	3,851	6
Bulls	—	—	1,555	168.51/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,620	3
Bulls	—	—	1,555	179.86/cwt	175.00–186.00	2,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	838	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,137	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	2,192.40/head	1,675.00–2,525.00	2,192	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,027	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	1,839.24/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,839	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	152.80/cwt	139.00–163.00	1,551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,214	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	236.65/cwt	220.00–300.00	977	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,109	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	292.53/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,536	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	317.45/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,978	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	294.77/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	199.50/cwt	199.00–200.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	345.29/cwt	342.00–350.00	1,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	327.99/cwt	310.00–347.00	1,578	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	272.35/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	233.78/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,679	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	260.60/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	364.37/cwt	355.00–373.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	499	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,776	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	302.02/cwt	300.00–316.00	2,075	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	343.63/cwt	325.00–351.00	1,790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	334.99/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,906	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	374.61/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,742	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	340.20/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,626	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	378.51/cwt	375.00–383.00	1,783	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	349.78/cwt	346.00–352.00	2,032	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	412.79/cwt	395.00–423.00	1,767	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	369.51/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,944	45

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 949Last week 1,264Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 124Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	423.00	423.00
25	350–400	370	397.00–425.00	410.58
38	400–450	414	371.00–419.00	397.90
25	450–500	470	350.00–375.00	360.48
15	500–550	511	322.00–341.00	336.06
46	550–600	562	233.00–335.00	319.90
3	600–650	613	301.00–304.00	303.01
4	700–750	708	255.00–262.00	256.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	345	390.00	390.00
9	400–450	436	355.00–357.00	356.08
15	450–500	497	341.00	341.00
7	500–550	528	332.00	332.00
13	550–600	587	300.00–301.00	300.46
10	600–650	631	273.00–293.00	282.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	500–550	542	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	800–850	838	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	413	220.00–300.00	236.65
10	450–500	482	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	600	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	342.00–350.00	345.29
2	400–450	428	355.00–373.00	364.37
19	450–500	481	310.00–347.00	327.99
13	500–550	525	275.00–307.00	292.53
4	550–600	578	292.00–297.00	294.77
5	600–650	613	250.00–280.00	272.35
3	650–700	678	250.00–267.00	260.60
4	700–750	718	220.00–250.00	233.78
2	850–900	885	199.00–200.00	199.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	450–500	499	356.00	356.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	322	487.00–495.00	491.71
17	350–400	378	440.00–487.00	454.75
40	400–450	426	400.00–427.00	420.38
11	450–500	459	389.00–405.00	396.71
28	500–550	525	373.00–393.00	383.77
15	550–600	568	361.00–381.00	369.99
29	600–650	619	325.00–340.00	338.71
21	650–700	685	321.00–328.00	326.71
4	700–750	717	301.00–319.00	305.40
3	850–900	872	265.00–275.00	271.71
60	900–950	903	284.50	284.50
3	1000–1050	1,015	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	510	418.00	418.00
31	600–650	614	374.00	374.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	630	327.00	327.00
8	650–700	679	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	309.00	309.00
1	550–600	590	323.00	323.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	453.00	453.00
1	350–400	350	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	442	379.00	379.00
11	450–500	465	367.00–380.00	374.61
6	500–550	521	325.00–351.00	343.63
24	550–600	569	325.00–355.00	334.99
9	600–650	623	315.00–325.00	317.45
10	650–700	687	300.00–316.00	302.02
1	700–750	715	284.00	284.00
2	800–850	820	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	379	429.00	429.00
28	400–450	428	395.00–423.00	412.79
26	450–500	471	375.00–383.00	378.51
45	500–550	526	361.00–375.00	369.51
16	550–600	581	346.00–352.00	349.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	445.00	445.00
1	350–400	365	470.00	470.00
3	400–450	420	389.00–429.00	414.88
3	450–500	472	355.00–375.00	368.22
11	500–550	529	344.00–371.00	349.77
17	550–600	578	330.00–357.00	339.56
3	600–650	600	323.00	323.00
3	650–700	665	313.00–315.00	314.34
7	700–750	716	290.00–293.00	290.85
3	750–800	763	269.00	269.00
1	800–850	840	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	480	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	395.00	395.00
4	500–550	512	330.00–350.00	340.20
1	550–600	550	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,073	139.00–152.00	144.57
10	—	1,012	127.00–137.00	133.01
3	—	1,033	120.00–122.00	121.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,382	150.00–159.00	154.64
9	—	1,437	139.00–150.00	143.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,172	139.00–148.00	144.58
2	—	1,078	133.00–137.00	135.06
34	—	1,217	148.00–161.00	154.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,908	195.00–208.00	201.84
3	—	1,555	165.00–174.00	168.51
2	—	1,555	175.00–186.00	179.86

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,845	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,148	1,675.00–2,525.00	2,192.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,015	139.00–163.00	152.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	153.00	153.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	808	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,839.24

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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How this sale compares

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