Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Supply was light with good demand on most classes of cattle. Quality was average to plain being mostly unweaned calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.71/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −93.39 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$366.71

39 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$28.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.83

vs AR average

−5.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	375.48	2,031	27
Medium and Large 2	538	346.98	1,866	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about $165 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 sale39 hd

366.71

—

AR average8 barns · 375 hd

370.54

−3.83

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−5.21

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−93.39

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	—	Low	1,593	192.61	3,069	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	157.12	2,223	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	149.84	1,781	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	126.34	1,242	18

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)	1,215	$2,366	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,067	2thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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	450–500	478	317.87/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,519	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	307.04/cwt	285.00–323.00	1,787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	362.01/cwt	341.00–380.00	1,549	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	292.25/cwt	282.00–303.00	1,827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	353.50/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	253.59/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	301.36/cwt	282.00–311.00	1,585	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	336.03/cwt	335.00–339.00	1,878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	335.09/cwt	309.00–353.00	1,454	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	299.68/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,708	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	401.19/cwt	380.00–411.00	1,504	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	350.51/cwt	327.00–360.00	1,356	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	395.76/cwt	345.00–407.00	1,334	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	398.00/cwt	369.00–435.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,515	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	812	240.31/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	359.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,179	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	319.41/cwt	307.00–329.00	1,504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	303.56/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,314	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	805	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,747	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,066.63/head	1,675.00–2,300.00	2,067	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,365.88/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,366	6
Bulls	—	—	1,370	174.53/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,391	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	185.20/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,722	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	202.81/cwt	198.00–210.00	3,513	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	146.81/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,735	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	157.92/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,938	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	136.10/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,504	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,227	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,389	159.74/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,219	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	136.34/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,457	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	123.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,203	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	108.49/cwt	101.00–114.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	548	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	664	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	826	294.79/cwt	290.00–296.00	2,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	427.80/cwt	425.00–439.00	1,412	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	324.75/cwt	313.00–326.00	1,971	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	352.41/cwt	347.00–359.00	1,702	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	345.71/cwt	345.00–346.00	1,618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	308.60/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,750	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	320.01/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,677	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	349.68/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,815	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	558	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,858	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	405.15/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,560	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	377.50/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,491	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	396.03/cwt	383.00–411.00	1,651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,272	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	334.87/cwt	328.00–341.00	1,919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	319.43/cwt	279.00–343.00	1,693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	310.34/cwt	308.00–311.00	2,123	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,638	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	466.00/cwt	453.00–500.00	1,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	356.34/cwt	329.00–375.00	1,732	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	319.26/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,018	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	352.46/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,857	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	658	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,911	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	365.55/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,451	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	413.43/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,745	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,042	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	319.61/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,154	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	604	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,207	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	626	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	359.78/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,018	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	392.39/cwt	385.00–398.00	2,037	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	378.46/cwt	370.00–403.00	1,571	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	290.27/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	390.24/cwt	377.00–399.00	1,834	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	416.48/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,549	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,097	6

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 Jun 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 658Last week 954Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 190Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 80Year ago 35

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Supply was light with good demand on most classes of cattle. Quality was average to plain being mostly unweaned calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	337	345.00–407.00	395.76
2	350–400	370	350.00–357.00	353.50
10	400–450	428	341.00–380.00	362.01
7	450–500	478	300.00–331.00	317.87
6	500–550	530	279.00–343.00	319.43
8	550–600	582	285.00–323.00	307.04
2	600–650	625	282.00–303.00	292.25
2	650–700	678	250.00–257.00	253.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	379.00	379.00
1	450–500	475	323.00	323.00
2	500–550	548	307.00	307.00
3	700–750	745	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	425.00–439.00	427.80
7	350–400	385	400.00–417.00	405.15
5	400–450	417	383.00–411.00	396.03
17	450–500	483	347.00–359.00	352.41
19	500–550	519	347.00–355.00	349.68
6	550–600	573	328.00–341.00	334.87
11	600–650	607	313.00–326.00	324.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	626	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	600–650	615	332.00	332.00
25	650–700	674	319.00–320.00	319.61
18	700–750	705	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	369.00–435.00	398.00
14	350–400	375	380.00–411.00	401.19
1	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
26	450–500	486	329.00–375.00	356.34
8	500–550	527	343.00–365.00	352.46
4	550–600	559	335.00–339.00	336.03
8	600–650	632	317.00–320.00	319.26
14	650–700	684	308.00–311.00	310.34
3	950–1000	990	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	453.00–500.00	466.00
11	350–400	372	410.00–425.00	416.48
21	400–450	422	400.00–425.00	413.43
11	450–500	470	377.00–399.00	390.24
13	500–550	519	385.00–398.00	392.39
14	550–600	561	357.00–360.00	359.78
6	600–650	624	336.00	336.00
5	650–700	675	327.00	327.00
1	700–750	735	318.00	318.00
5	800–850	826	290.00–296.00	294.79
1	850–900	855	298.00	298.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	350.00–370.00	359.39
10	350–400	387	327.00–360.00	350.51
20	400–450	434	309.00–353.00	335.09
6	450–500	471	307.00–329.00	319.41
20	500–550	526	282.00–311.00	301.36
5	550–600	570	285.00–306.00	299.68
3	800–850	812	237.00–242.00	240.31
3	900–950	905	181.00	181.00
2	950–1000	965	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	300.00–307.00	303.56
1	450–500	450	271.00	271.00
1	550–600	555	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	558	333.00	333.00
8	650–700	664	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	395.00–400.00	397.50
2	350–400	395	370.00–385.00	377.50
21	400–450	415	370.00–403.00	378.46
10	450–500	468	345.00–346.00	345.71
18	500–550	524	310.00–330.00	320.01
11	550–600	567	301.00–313.00	308.60
3	600–650	642	291.00	291.00
3	650–700	666	272.00–300.00	290.27
1	1000–1050	1,010	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	604	303.00	303.00
15	650–700	658	290.50	290.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	397	360.00–372.00	365.55
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	217.00	217.00

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	2	—	1,165	1,675.00–2,300.00	2,066.63
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	160.00	160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,215	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,365.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	174.00–175.00	174.53
2	—	1,470	180.00–191.00	185.20
5	—	1,732	198.00–210.00	202.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,182	141.00–151.00	146.81
13	—	1,227	152.00–164.00	157.92
5	—	1,105	130.00–141.00	136.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	151.00	151.00
7	—	1,389	154.00–166.00	159.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,069	131.00–141.00	136.34
1	—	880	147.00	147.00
6	—	977	120.00–130.00	123.14
4	—	866	101.00–114.00	108.49

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