Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs mostly 1.00-8.00 high with the better 400-450 lbs 15.00 higher and the better 550-600 lbs 5.00 lower no trend on weights over 650 lbs. Had 62 head 758 lb yearling steers sold for 319.50. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. The offering included several groups of unweaned reputation mostly black calves.

Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.63/cwt on 302 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −89.47 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$370.63

302 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,031

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$77.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.03

vs AR average

−3.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	384.08	2,058	117
Medium and Large 1-2	552	366.31	2,020	155
Medium and Large 2	577	341.69	1,972	29
Medium and Large 3	585	307.00	1,796	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.08/cwt here — about $262 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale302 hd

370.63

—

AR average6 barns · 744 hd

369.60

+1.03

National average120 barns · 5,578 hd

374.14

−3.51

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−89.47

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	1,866	194.63	3,632	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,489	152.02	2,263	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,165	151.06	1,760	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	990	133.17	1,319	24

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)	1,393	$2,406	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,098	$1,798	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,310	$3,702	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,356	$2,867	3thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	550–600	566	329.80/cwt	323.00–337.00	1,867	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	368.84/cwt	339.00–393.00	1,383	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	371.27/cwt	369.00–378.00	1,983	109
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	392.16/cwt	380.00–403.00	1,867	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,797	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	416.53/cwt	387.00–427.00	1,533	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	460	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	435.87/cwt	413.00–445.00	1,839	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	348.43/cwt	331.00–385.00	1,620	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	374.40/cwt	374.00–375.00	1,632	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	482.91/cwt	481.00–485.00	1,594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	387.45/cwt	377.00–391.00	2,057	100
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	360.36/cwt	347.00–390.00	1,672	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	619	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,863	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	456.27/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	319.72/cwt	314.00–331.00	1,819	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,581	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	306.71/cwt	289.00–313.00	1,874	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	404.93/cwt	387.00–423.00	1,883	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	319.50/cwt	319.50–319.50	2,422	62
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,882	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	3,701.85/head	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,702	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	455	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	424.27/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	346.01/cwt	325.00–358.00	2,156	109
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,121	147.81/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,657	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	122.95/cwt	116.00–128.00	1,217	11
Bulls	—	—	2,053	204.11/cwt	193.00–212.00	4,190	6
Bulls	—	—	1,345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,219	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	133.56/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,294	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,519	148.39/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,254	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,393	2,406.37/head	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,406	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	155.64/cwt	152.00–161.00	2,269	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	155.04/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,851	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	148.90/cwt	144.00–153.00	1,502	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	136.74/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,589	3
Bulls	—	—	1,565	181.02/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	340.21/cwt	332.00–347.00	1,997	23
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	165.40/cwt	160.00–171.00	1,910	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,797.72/head	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,798	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	163.97/cwt	163.00–165.00	2,419	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,402	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	875	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	300.76/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	307.15/cwt	299.00–315.00	1,597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	333.76/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	263.03/cwt	245.00–303.00	1,089	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	351.83/cwt	300.00–371.00	1,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	425.85/cwt	425.00–426.00	1,661	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	267.27/cwt	254.00–280.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	323.94/cwt	323.00–328.00	1,374	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	602	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,005	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	349.19/cwt	347.00–351.00	1,694	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	368.77/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,781	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	347.35/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	315.00/cwt	314.00–317.00	2,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	398.63/cwt	377.00–420.00	1,678	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	364.23/cwt	350.00–381.00	2,058	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,172	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	354.55/cwt	339.00–361.00	2,102	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	338.58/cwt	329.00–354.00	1,811	74

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 May 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,214Last week 949Year ago 2,726

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 108Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 25Year ago 21

Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows were 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

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	310	470.00	470.00
3	350–400	372	425.00	425.00
3	450–500	465	331.00–385.00	348.43
4	550–600	566	323.00–337.00	329.80
1	600–650	605	311.00	311.00
1	650–700	655	312.00	312.00
1	850–900	895	226.00	226.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	424	323.00–328.00	323.94
1	450–500	465	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	435	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	339.00–393.00	368.84
7	400–450	429	300.00–371.00	351.83
5	450–500	479	325.00–345.00	333.76
2	500–550	520	299.00–315.00	307.15
2	550–600	585	307.00	307.00
2	600–650	613	254.00–280.00	267.27
1	650–700	675	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
78	400–450	436	374.00–375.00	374.40
22	450–500	485	347.00–351.00	349.19
11	500–550	525	317.00	317.00
4	550–600	599	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	335	405.00–430.00	424.27
18	350–400	368	387.00–427.00	416.53
30	400–450	421	377.00–420.00	398.63
45	450–500	464	347.00–390.00	360.36
74	500–550	535	329.00–354.00	338.58
8	550–600	569	314.00–331.00	319.72
54	600–650	611	289.00–313.00	306.71
1	900–950	915	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	619	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	365	300.00–303.00	300.76
4	400–450	414	245.00–303.00	263.03
1	850–900	875	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	450–500	476	380.00–403.00	392.16
109	500–550	534	369.00–378.00	371.27
46	550–600	593	339.00–361.00	354.55
10	600–650	602	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	481.00–485.00	482.91
10	350–400	380	435.00–485.00	456.27
29	400–450	422	413.00–445.00	435.87
45	450–500	465	387.00–423.00	404.93
100	500–550	531	377.00–391.00	387.45
17	550–600	565	350.00–381.00	364.23
109	600–650	623	325.00–358.00	346.01
2	650–700	655	313.00	313.00
3	700–750	708	319.00	319.00
62	750–800	758	319.50	319.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	377.00	377.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	390	425.00–426.00	425.85
1	400–450	410	410.00	410.00
8	450–500	483	330.00–380.00	368.77
6	500–550	539	325.00–355.00	347.35
23	550–600	587	332.00–347.00	340.21
3	650–700	688	314.00–317.00	315.00
1	850–900	855	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	450	325.00	325.00
1	550–600	585	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	470	315.00	315.00

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	15	—	1,310	3,500.00–3,850.00	3,701.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,600.00	2,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,402	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	194.00	194.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,393	1,900.00–2,800.00	2,406.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,725.00–1,900.00	1,797.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,475	163.00–165.00	163.97
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	860	1,875.00	1,875.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	160.00–171.00	165.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,121	141.00–152.00	147.81
23	—	1,194	152.00–161.00	155.04
3	—	1,162	134.00–139.00	136.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	990	116.00–128.00	122.95
6	—	969	130.00–137.00	133.56
7	—	1,009	144.00–153.00	148.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,519	145.00–150.00	148.39
6	—	1,458	152.00–161.00	155.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	2,053	193.00–212.00	204.11
1	—	1,345	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,565	175.00–185.00	181.02

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