Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 1.00-22.00 higher mostly 3.00-18.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher with the better 350-400 lbs 30.00 higher. Had a group of 20 head 829 lb replacement heifers at 306.00. Supply was light with good demand. The offering included several groups of weaned calves that raised the average price of most classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $391.05/cwt on 158 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −69.05 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$391.05

158 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,166

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$201

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

$43.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.83

vs AR average

+18.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	396.58	2,191	138
Medium and Large 2	564	352.93	1,990	20

One grade step is worth $43.65/cwt here — about $201 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 sale158 hd

391.05

—

AR average6 barns · 375 hd

378.22

+12.83

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

+18.62

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−69.05

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	1,608	189.82	3,052	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	159.86	2,147	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	156.97	1,769	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	136.38	1,370	28

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)	1,222	$2,294	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	948	$1,834	2thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1-2	450–500	494	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	320.91/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,826	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	359.82/cwt	350.00–368.00	2,256	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,308	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	429.46/cwt	420.00–433.00	1,787	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	378.81/cwt	355.00–399.00	1,424	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	506	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,151	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800–850	829	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,537	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	347.03/cwt	341.00–359.00	2,336	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,992	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	376.24/cwt	357.00–391.00	2,291	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	346	428.99/cwt	415.00–480.00	1,484	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	412.22/cwt	390.00–427.00	1,900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	391.40/cwt	363.00–407.00	2,262	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	400.31/cwt	367.00–431.00	2,078	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	424.19/cwt	403.00–433.00	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	452	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,034	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	307.80/cwt	299.00–312.00	2,065	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	331.74/cwt	300.00–338.00	2,030	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	334.07/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,898	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	499.22/cwt	489.00–521.00	1,642	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	375.53/cwt	367.00–387.00	1,757	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	383.30/cwt	367.00–400.00	1,641	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	338.34/cwt	329.00–352.00	1,766	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	403.00/cwt	379.00–427.00	1,523	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	361.16/cwt	341.00–366.00	2,185	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	372.51/cwt	353.00–381.00	1,758	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	329.38/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,190	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	371.07/cwt	349.00–379.00	2,085	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	427.73/cwt	423.00–429.00	1,553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	291.75/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,226	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	362.48/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,867	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	163.84/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,120	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	152.69/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,187	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	149.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,652	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	153.18/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,659	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	163.13/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,891	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	112.15/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,090	3
Bulls	—	—	1,402	175.07/cwt	170.00–179.00	2,454	3
Bulls	—	—	1,778	208.48/cwt	208.00–209.00	3,707	2
Bulls	—	—	1,654	190.97/cwt	180.00–198.00	3,159	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	143.22/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,461	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	124.72/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,179	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	913	137.95/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	394.99/cwt	390.00–401.00	1,679	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,293.62/head	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,294	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,948	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,834.23/head	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,834	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	177.06/cwt	159.00–210.00	1,753	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	152.43/cwt	136.00–178.00	1,529	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	305.64/cwt	293.00–317.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	346.77/cwt	313.00–381.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	379.72/cwt	360.00–391.00	1,751	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	351.18/cwt	310.00–360.00	2,047	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	312.50/cwt	312.00–313.00	1,734	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	342.34/cwt	319.00–359.00	2,088	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	274.27/cwt	210.00–300.00	1,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	317.53/cwt	293.00–330.00	1,626	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	320.80/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,331	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	336.12/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,600	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	356.17/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,881	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	656	286.48/cwt	271.00–289.00	1,879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	327.65/cwt	319.00–333.00	2,008	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	272.00/cwt	269.00–275.00	2,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	331.93/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,580	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	420.13/cwt	415.00–427.00	1,567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	375.67/cwt	340.00–391.00	1,600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	303.42/cwt	300.00–307.00	2,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	270.80/cwt	251.00–281.00	2,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,707	1

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 Jul 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 768Last week 714Year ago 658

Slaughter CattleReceipts 109Last week 100Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 53Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	494	345.00	345.00
9	550–600	569	320.00–322.00	320.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
20	800–850	829	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	550–600	574	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	331	403.00–433.00	424.19
16	350–400	378	379.00–427.00	403.00
25	400–450	428	367.00–400.00	383.30
23	450–500	472	353.00–381.00	372.51
29	500–550	522	329.00–352.00	338.34
34	550–600	568	320.00–343.00	334.07
26	600–650	612	300.00–338.00	331.74
3	650–700	671	299.00–312.00	307.80
1	700–750	710	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	378	313.00–381.00	346.77
3	400–450	415	300.00–331.00	320.80
31	450–500	476	300.00–347.00	331.93
17	500–550	512	293.00–330.00	317.53
2	550–600	555	312.00–313.00	312.50
1	600–650	630	293.00	293.00
9	650–700	656	271.00–289.00	286.48
1	700–750	720	261.00	261.00
1	750–800	770	252.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	469	210.00–300.00	274.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	627	350.00–368.00	359.82
14	650–700	685	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	329	489.00–521.00	499.22
18	400–450	416	420.00–433.00	429.46
6	450–500	461	390.00–427.00	412.22
50	500–550	519	367.00–431.00	400.31
80	550–600	578	363.00–407.00	391.40
20	600–650	609	357.00–391.00	376.24
12	650–700	673	341.00–359.00	347.03
1	700–750	710	333.00	333.00
1	800–850	805	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	452	450.00	450.00
8	500–550	506	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	346	415.00–480.00	428.99
7	350–400	373	415.00–427.00	420.13
7	400–450	426	340.00–391.00	375.67
14	450–500	461	360.00–391.00	379.72
7	500–550	528	350.00–367.00	356.17
13	550–600	583	310.00–360.00	351.18
12	600–650	610	319.00–359.00	342.34
2	650–700	675	300.00–307.00	303.42
3	800–850	823	251.00–281.00	270.80
2	850–900	865	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	293.00–317.00	305.64
2	450–500	465	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	376	355.00–399.00	378.81
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
33	450–500	476	315.00–365.00	336.12
1	500–550	535	319.00	319.00
5	600–650	613	319.00–333.00	327.65
1	650–700	685	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	745	269.00–275.00	272.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	363	423.00–429.00	427.73
9	400–450	425	390.00–401.00	394.99
14	450–500	468	367.00–387.00	375.53
15	500–550	515	350.00–371.00	362.48
5	550–600	562	349.00–379.00	371.07
13	600–650	605	341.00–366.00	361.16
5	650–700	665	315.00–345.00	329.38
1	700–750	715	311.00	311.00
4	750–800	763	290.00–295.00	291.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	235.00	235.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,294	158.00–170.00	163.84
5	—	1,432	150.00–157.00	152.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,103	145.00–155.00	149.73
25	—	1,159	158.00–170.00	163.13
2	—	913	136.00–140.00	137.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,083	152.00–157.00	153.18
3	—	972	107.00–120.00	112.15
12	—	1,020	136.00–147.00	143.22
8	—	945	120.00–132.00	124.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	170.00–179.00	175.07
2	—	1,778	208.00–209.00	208.48
6	—	1,654	180.00–198.00	190.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,222	2,175.00–2,400.00	2,293.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,195	163.00	163.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	948	1,725.00–1,950.00	1,834.23
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	990	159.00–210.00	177.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,003	136.00–178.00	152.43

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle