Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 5.00-25.00 lower over 500 lbs mostly 3.00-6.00 higher except the better 600-650 lbs 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs 5.00-23.00 lower 500-600 lbs 1.00-4.00 higher and 600-650 lbs 3.00 lower. Quality was average to plain with fewer groups of reputation calves. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $327.03/cwt on 137 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −79.32 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$327.03

137 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$571

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

$97.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.46

vs AR average

−11.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	332.35	1,781	105
Medium and Large 1-2	511	323.00	1,651	16thin
Medium and Large 2	554	300.19	1,664	15thin
Medium and Large 3	515	235.00	1,210	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.35/cwt here — about $571 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

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 sale137 hd

327.03

—

AR average7 barns · 330 hd

316.57

+10.46

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−11.21

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−79.32

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	1,676	190.13	3,186	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,482	152.11	2,254	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	150.22	1,770	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,047	132.35	1,386	33

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)	1,189	$2,140	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,041	$1,902	8
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,145	$2,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,975	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,440	4thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2	400–450	430	347.85/cwt	330.00–369.00	1,496	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	277.77/cwt	267.00–289.00	1,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,043	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	373.32/cwt	372.00–377.00	2,042	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	332.43/cwt	330.00–333.00	2,124	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	399.25/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,246	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	343.25/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,128	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	380.01/cwt	347.00–423.00	1,459	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	308.41/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,111	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	751	326.50/cwt	326.50–326.50	2,452	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	511	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,651	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	374.61/cwt	367.00–385.00	1,379	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	339.77/cwt	325.00–349.00	1,743	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	323.87/cwt	310.00–338.00	1,820	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	393.52/cwt	383.00–405.00	1,499	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	352.23/cwt	333.00–365.00	1,701	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	393.74/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,000	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	334.47/cwt	331.00–338.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	378.67/cwt	349.00–395.00	1,784	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	341.11/cwt	325.00–359.00	1,924	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	396.63/cwt	375.00–413.00	1,888	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	330.66/cwt	319.00–341.00	2,239	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	317.57/cwt	315.00–323.00	2,144	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	420.00/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,802	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	446.52/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	303.50/cwt	287.00–308.00	1,885	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	374.72/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,615	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	451.56/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	367.08/cwt	351.00–391.00	2,103	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	416.50/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,766	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	322	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	277.64/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,888	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	409.40/cwt	409.00–410.00	1,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	365.83/cwt	343.00–375.00	1,910	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	457.51/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,450	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	146.60/cwt	130.00–173.00	1,906	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,893.46/head	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,893	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	690	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,670	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	189.99/cwt	147.00–235.00	1,699	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	1,025	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,046	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	149.93/cwt	142.00–153.00	1,598	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	123.54/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,274	15
Bulls	—	—	1,606	181.87/cwt	176.00–192.00	2,921	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	136.00/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,561	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	135.61/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,447	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	204.58/cwt	190.00–227.00	3,678	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,416	157.69/cwt	152.00–165.00	2,233	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	148.05/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,265	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,188	147.06/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,747	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	156.96/cwt	152.00–163.00	1,855	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,299	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	150.83/cwt	139.00–160.00	1,499	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	2,140.30/head	1,700.00–2,650.00	2,140	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	153.21/cwt	137.00–177.00	1,616	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	1,901.94/head	1,350.00–2,350.00	1,902	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	320.12/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	318.39/cwt	305.00–333.00	2,003	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	360.56/cwt	343.00–376.00	1,749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,040	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,746	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	260.50/cwt	239.00–269.00	1,730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	335.06/cwt	300.00–351.00	1,628	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	373.48/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	437.24/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,508	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	288.43/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,682	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	369.57/cwt	343.00–395.00	1,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	272.66/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	329.49/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,575	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	376.32/cwt	370.00–383.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	310.48/cwt	270.00–323.00	1,642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	364.61/cwt	340.00–379.00	1,378	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	348.82/cwt	323.00–371.00	1,507	25

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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North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 954Last week 1,214Year ago 1,145

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 105Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 35Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	312	375.00–430.00	399.25
15	350–400	384	347.00–423.00	380.01
10	400–450	430	330.00–369.00	347.85
7	450–500	486	300.00–351.00	335.06
3	500–550	525	337.00	337.00
3	550–600	570	300.00–315.00	308.41
1	600–650	610	285.00	285.00
2	650–700	695	299.00	299.00
2	700–750	715	267.00–289.00	277.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	621	329.00	329.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	327	440.00–450.00	446.52
17	400–450	429	390.00–430.00	420.00
21	450–500	471	349.00–395.00	378.67
38	500–550	522	343.00–375.00	365.83
20	550–600	564	325.00–359.00	341.11
2	600–650	605	331.00–338.00	334.47
3	650–700	675	315.00–323.00	317.57
2	750–800	798	267.00	267.00
1	800–850	820	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	253.00	253.00
1	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	500–550	547	372.00–377.00	373.32
26	600–650	639	330.00–333.00	332.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	317	450.00–485.00	457.51
7	350–400	369	430.00–455.00	451.56
12	400–450	424	405.00–430.00	416.50
36	450–500	476	375.00–413.00	396.63
39	500–550	508	375.00–400.00	393.74
51	550–600	573	351.00–391.00	367.08
59	600–650	620	335.00–345.00	343.25
4	650–700	677	319.00–341.00	330.66
1	700–750	715	303.00	303.00
37	750–800	751	326.50	326.50
2	800–850	828	293.00	293.00
1	950–1000	955	259.00	259.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	518	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	725	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	345	415.00–445.00	437.24
2	350–400	365	370.00–383.00	376.32
5	400–450	434	350.00–390.00	373.48
5	450–500	485	343.00–376.00	360.56
6	550–600	578	300.00–341.00	320.12
9	600–650	629	305.00–333.00	318.39
3	650–700	658	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	730	275.00	275.00
2	900–950	945	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	409.00–410.00	409.40
22	350–400	381	383.00–405.00	393.52
29	400–450	431	360.00–385.00	374.72
20	450–500	483	333.00–365.00	352.23
56	500–550	513	325.00–349.00	339.77
49	550–600	562	310.00–338.00	323.87
37	600–650	621	287.00–308.00	303.50
11	650–700	680	273.00–280.00	277.64
1	700–750	715	233.00	233.00
2	800–850	812	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	900	227.00	227.00
1	950–1000	995	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	368	367.00–385.00	374.61
16	500–550	511	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	390.00	390.00
1	650–700	690	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	302.00	302.00
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	635	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	343.00–395.00	369.57
10	350–400	378	340.00–379.00	364.61
25	400–450	432	323.00–371.00	348.82
21	450–500	478	300.00–342.00	329.49
8	500–550	529	270.00–323.00	310.48
7	550–600	583	270.00–307.00	288.43
9	600–650	635	270.00–287.00	272.66
6	650–700	664	239.00–269.00	260.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,300	130.00–173.00	146.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,189	1,700.00–2,650.00	2,140.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,055	137.00–177.00	153.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,041	1,350.00–2,350.00	1,901.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,893.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,475.00	1,475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	894	147.00–235.00	189.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	994	139.00–160.00	150.83
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,975.00	1,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	109.00	109.00
7	—	1,066	142.00–153.00	149.93
15	—	1,031	117.00–129.00	123.54
10	—	1,067	129.00–142.00	135.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,148	126.00–141.00	136.00
19	—	1,188	141.00–151.00	147.06
30	—	1,182	152.00–163.00	156.96
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,416	152.00–165.00	157.69
11	—	1,530	144.00–150.00	148.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,606	176.00–192.00	181.87
4	—	1,798	190.00–227.00	204.58

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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