Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough feeder steers for an accurate trend. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-5.00 higher except the better 550-600 lbs 5.00 lower on a light test in most classes. Supply was light due extreme heat in the area. Quality was average with unweaned calves making up most of the offering. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher on a light test. Not enough slaughter bulls for a trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $353.22/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −82.89 against this barn's trailing median of $436.11.

Average price

$353.22

36 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

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

$15.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.47

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	357.52	2,042	26
Medium and Large 2	533	342.04	1,824	10thin

One grade step is worth $15.49/cwt here — about $218 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

21 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $476.90, low $361.79, median $436.11 across 21 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 sale36 hd

353.22

—

AR average6 barns · 137 hd

345.75

+7.47

This barn, trailing median21 sales

436.11

−82.89

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	1,608	191.85	3,084	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	162.69	2,196	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	161.82	1,913	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	137.97	1,451	13

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)	1,071	$2,194	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,450	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,151	3thin

Every lot, as filed

67 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	498	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	393.22/cwt	387.00–401.00	2,001	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	328.83/cwt	325.00–331.00	1,868	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	358.34/cwt	349.00–361.00	2,071	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	339.77/cwt	335.00–357.00	1,746	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,239	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	417.45/cwt	410.00–433.00	1,803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	373.25/cwt	367.00–401.00	1,780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	408.49/cwt	399.00–425.00	1,548	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	358.25/cwt	355.00–363.00	1,698	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,032	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	411.86/cwt	409.00–417.00	1,738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	901	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,586	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	437.50/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,597	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	291.17/cwt	291.00–293.00	2,111	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	1,611	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	202.13/cwt	181.00–219.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	368.30/cwt	367.00–371.00	2,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	394.86/cwt	385.00–401.00	1,682	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	144.02/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,591	6
Bulls	—	—	1,615	188.80/cwt	182.00–195.00	3,049	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	127.19/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,227	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,104	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	155.63/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,799	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	152.88/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	354.10/cwt	351.00–367.00	1,919	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	455.17/cwt	441.00–461.00	1,516	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,585	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,186	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	162.69/cwt	159.00–166.00	2,196	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	164.57/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,965	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	340.36/cwt	333.00–345.00	1,572	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,124	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,186	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	2,151.33/head	2,075.00–2,250.00	2,151	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,580	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	2,193.58/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	313.81/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	337.38/cwt	327.00–347.00	1,734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	387.55/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	349.02/cwt	347.00–351.00	1,961	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,972	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	277.00/cwt	257.00–317.00	1,427	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,070	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	343.02/cwt	327.00–377.00	1,482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	313.07/cwt	295.00–331.00	1,997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	336.92/cwt	327.00–359.00	1,594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	353.94/cwt	343.00–360.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	380.01/cwt	379.00–391.00	1,854	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	350.21/cwt	350.00–351.00	1,702	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	312.48/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	554	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	357.00–363.00	2,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	1,620	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 768Year ago 620

Slaughter CattleReceipts 32Last week 109Year ago 151

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 30Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	491.00	491.00
2	350–400	365	425.00–450.00	437.50
3	400–450	432	410.00–433.00	417.45
3	450–500	498	391.00	391.00
9	500–550	509	387.00–401.00	393.22
3	550–600	573	367.00–371.00	368.30
2	600–650	620	357.00–363.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	395	407.00	407.00
17	450–500	488	379.00–391.00	380.01
4	500–550	505	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	570	363.00	363.00
1	600–650	630	347.00	347.00
1	700–750	715	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	554	365.00	365.00
10	600–650	638	351.00	351.00
10	900–950	901	287.00	287.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	515	257.00–317.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	440	343.00–360.00	353.94
5	450–500	473	327.00–359.00	336.92
1	500–550	525	313.00	313.00
6	550–600	587	300.00–321.00	312.48
5	600–650	626	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	680	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	441.00	441.00
5	350–400	379	399.00–425.00	408.49
5	400–450	426	385.00–401.00	394.86
7	450–500	477	367.00–401.00	373.25
5	500–550	514	335.00–357.00	339.77
11	550–600	568	325.00–331.00	328.83
3	700–750	702	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	486	350.00–351.00	350.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	441.00–461.00	455.17
2	350–400	390	413.00	413.00
7	400–450	422	409.00–417.00	411.86
9	450–500	474	355.00–363.00	358.25
5	500–550	542	351.00–367.00	354.10
21	550–600	578	349.00–361.00	358.34
12	700–750	725	291.00–293.00	291.17
3	750–800	775	270.00	270.00
7	900–950	903	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	378	385.00–390.00	387.55
3	400–450	432	327.00–377.00	343.02
6	450–500	462	333.00–345.00	340.36
6	500–550	514	327.00–347.00	337.38
4	550–600	562	347.00–351.00	349.02
2	600–650	638	295.00–331.00	313.07
1	1050–1100	1,070	193.00	193.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	305.00	305.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	300.00–327.00	313.81
1	450–500	485	211.00	211.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	181.00–219.00	202.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	158.00	158.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,071	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,193.58
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	938	2,075.00–2,250.00	2,151.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,105	140.00–148.00	144.02
4	—	965	120.00–136.00	127.19
1	—	960	115.00	115.00
2	—	1,113	150.00–155.00	152.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,156	151.00–159.00	155.63
9	—	1,194	160.00–169.00	164.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	159.00–166.00	162.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	182.00–195.00	188.80
1	—	1,585	201.00	201.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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

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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle