Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough feeders for an accurate trend however they sold with a higher undertone. Light run due to hot temperatures in the area with good demand. Slaughter cows steady on a light test. No trend on slaughter bulls.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $356.76/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −79.35 against this barn's trailing median of $436.11.

Average price

$356.76

22 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$19.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	574	367.00	2,107	9thin
Medium and Large 1	550	351.56	1,933	7thin
Medium and Large 2	540	347.47	1,878	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.53/cwt here — about $229 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 sale22 hd

356.76

—

AR average7 barns · 140 hd

355.46

+1.30

This barn, trailing median21 sales

436.11

−79.35

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	1,914	200.90	3,845	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	163.78	2,422	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	162.79	2,046	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,139	142.72	1,625	4thin

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)	1,313	$2,520	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$3,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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	350–400	378	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	555	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	391.04/cwt	389.00–393.00	1,994	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	353.72/cwt	335.00–369.00	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	338.38/cwt	331.00–353.00	1,868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,681	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	382.83/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,044	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	436.79/cwt	423.00–450.00	1,883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	413.86/cwt	407.00–421.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	371.12/cwt	359.00–383.00	1,763	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	469.77/cwt	443.00–495.00	1,508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	343.80/cwt	335.00–351.00	1,798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,632	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	403.13/cwt	389.00–433.00	2,338	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	359.48/cwt	353.00–363.00	1,855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	436.50/cwt	435.00–437.00	1,803	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	378.51/cwt	361.00–387.00	2,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Bulls	—	—	1,941	202.63/cwt	199.00–210.00	3,933	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,502	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	164.97/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,032	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	155.16/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,084	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,519	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	145.29/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,661	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	327.96/cwt	319.00–337.00	1,978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,273	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,520.05/head	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,520	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,285	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	164.89/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,442	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	2,571	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	295.18/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	306.59/cwt	297.00–316.00	2,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	334.98/cwt	331.00–339.00	1,986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	320.00/cwt	311.00–329.00	2,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	340.76/cwt	340.00–343.00	2,072	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	322.21/cwt	309.00–333.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,187	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	346.57/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,674	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	322.91/cwt	319.00–327.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,752	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,107	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	350–400	380	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	418.30/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,903	3

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 277Year ago 411

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 32Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	308	530.00	530.00
5	350–400	378	451.00	451.00
9	400–450	431	423.00–450.00	436.79
3	450–500	455	415.00–425.00	418.30
2	500–550	510	389.00–393.00	391.04
9	550–600	580	389.00–433.00	403.13
3	600–650	638	361.00–387.00	378.51
2	650–700	652	389.00	389.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	438	400.00	400.00
5	500–550	534	380.00–385.00	382.83
1	600–650	645	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	540.00	540.00
3	550–600	555	379.00	379.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	443.00–495.00	469.77
2	350–400	383	407.00–421.00	413.86
7	400–450	430	391.00	391.00
4	450–500	489	383.00	383.00
7	500–550	523	335.00–351.00	343.80
3	550–600	552	331.00–353.00	338.38
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	330.00	330.00
8	450–500	483	335.00–355.00	346.57
3	500–550	512	309.00–333.00	322.21
2	550–600	573	319.00–327.00	322.91
3	600–650	642	295.00	295.00
1	650–700	675	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	365	415.00	415.00
1	450–500	465	351.00	351.00
4	500–550	514	335.00–369.00	353.72
2	550–600	593	331.00–339.00	334.98
4	600–650	608	340.00–343.00	340.76
2	650–700	660	311.00–329.00	320.00
1	950–1000	985	261.00	261.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	413	435.00–437.00	436.50
5	450–500	475	359.00–383.00	371.12
4	500–550	516	353.00–363.00	359.48
3	550–600	595	341.00	341.00
2	600–650	603	319.00–337.00	327.96
1	650–700	655	347.00	347.00
2	750–800	763	297.00–316.00	306.59
2	800–850	820	285.00–305.00	295.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	311.00	311.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	574	367.00	367.00

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	1	—	1,115	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	160.00	160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,313	1,800.00–3,200.00	2,520.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,941	199.00–210.00	202.63
1	—	1,805	194.00	194.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,232	159.00–171.00	164.97
2	—	1,343	154.00–156.00	155.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	135.00	135.00
3	—	1,143	139.00–149.00	145.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,465	156.00	156.00
7	—	1,481	161.00–170.00	164.89

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

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle