Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-30.00 higher than last weeks light test in a few classes. Feeder heifers 1.00-25.00 higher than last weeks light test in a few classes. Supply was light with very good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $387.78/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 5 of 21 comparable sales and sits −48.33 against this barn's trailing median of $436.11.

Average price

$387.78

55 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$49.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	389.57	2,085	53
Medium and Large 2	523	340.43	1,780	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.14/cwt here — about $305 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 sale55 hd

387.78

—

AR average8 barns · 242 hd

363.58

+24.20

This barn, trailing median21 sales

436.11

−48.33

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	1,611	194.11	3,127	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	167.30	2,431	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	160.43	1,938	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	146.66	1,588	19

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)	1,096	$2,494	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,895	$3,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,502	$3,512	3thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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 1	600–650	627	358.00/cwt	339.00–369.00	2,245	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	405.00/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,887	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	471.37/cwt	447.00–483.00	1,513	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	406.49/cwt	369.00–425.00	2,488	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	396.72/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,055	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	138.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,480	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	340.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,407	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	441.74/cwt	421.00–451.00	1,877	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	523.16/cwt	489.00–585.00	1,737	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	323.54/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,161	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	468.11/cwt	460.00–477.00	1,545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	351.34/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	404.49/cwt	387.00–425.00	1,739	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	436.34/cwt	413.00–459.00	1,894	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	344.67/cwt	333.00–357.00	1,975	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	309	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,391	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	490.24/cwt	443.00–520.00	1,809	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	382.95/cwt	375.00–403.00	1,781	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	445.87/cwt	439.00–457.00	1,699	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	349.12/cwt	341.00–357.00	2,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	417.79/cwt	392.00–450.00	2,185	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	372.63/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,938	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	448.74/cwt	423.00–485.00	1,737	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	373.04/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,145	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	155.36/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,790	8
Bulls	—	—	1,601	193.12/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,092	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	168.21/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,481	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,048	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	151.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,702	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	167.10/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,136	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	155.43/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,676	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	147.13/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,621	8
Bulls	—	—	1,335	174.35/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,328	3
Bulls	—	—	1,836	210.65/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	291.89/cwt	281.00–312.30	2,230	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	307.56/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,208	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	2,494.08/head	2,200.00–2,975.00	2,494	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,502	3,511.71/head	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,512	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,895	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	183.20/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,951	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	371.20/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	332.20/cwt	319.00–343.00	1,764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	661	301.80/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	324.54/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	417.85/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	782	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,190	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	349.46/cwt	333.00–361.00	1,677	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	439.90/cwt	417.00–451.00	2,059	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	539.55/cwt	475.00–585.00	1,748	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	358.16/cwt	337.00–375.00	2,020	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	321.37/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	339.37/cwt	331.00–350.00	2,172	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,688	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 Aug 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 177Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 30Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	332	489.00–585.00	523.16
17	350–400	387	423.00–485.00	448.74
15	400–450	434	413.00–459.00	436.34
13	450–500	466	395.00–420.00	405.00
37	500–550	518	375.00–415.00	396.72
16	550–600	575	365.00–385.00	373.04
13	600–650	627	339.00–369.00	358.00
2	650–700	670	341.00–357.00	349.12
4	700–750	718	305.00–310.00	307.56
5	750–800	764	281.00–312.30	291.89
1	800–850	800	292.00	292.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	445	357.00	357.00
2	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	340.43
1	600–650	605	321.00	321.00
4	650–700	661	290.00–306.00	301.80
2	750–800	782	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	475.00–585.00	539.55
17	350–400	369	443.00–520.00	490.24
4	400–450	425	421.00–451.00	441.74
10	450–500	468	417.00–451.00	439.90
19	500–550	523	392.00–450.00	417.79
2	550–600	590	383.00	383.00
14	600–650	612	369.00–425.00	406.49
3	650–700	677	363.00	363.00
5	700–750	710	339.00	339.00
3	800–850	827	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	460.00–477.00	468.11
2	350–400	378	400.00–435.00	417.85
1	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
7	550–600	564	337.00–375.00	358.16
3	600–650	635	350.00–352.00	351.34
4	650–700	667	315.00–340.00	321.37
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	447.00–483.00	471.37
8	350–400	381	439.00–457.00	445.87
17	400–450	430	387.00–425.00	404.49
11	450–500	465	375.00–403.00	382.95
21	500–550	520	345.00–395.00	372.63
15	550–600	573	333.00–357.00	344.67
6	600–650	640	331.00–350.00	339.37
4	650–700	668	310.00–337.00	323.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	309	450.00	450.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	365.00–377.00	371.20
13	450–500	480	333.00–361.00	349.46
6	500–550	531	319.00–343.00	332.20
2	550–600	583	315.00–334.00	324.54
1	600–650	625	329.00	329.00
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,071	135.00–140.00	138.23
6	—	1,078	153.00–159.00	155.43
8	—	1,102	142.00–150.00	147.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,152	151.00–162.00	155.36
3	—	1,122	150.00–155.00	151.72
10	—	1,278	162.00–173.00	167.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,475	164.00–172.00	168.21
1	—	1,280	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,601	186.00–197.00	193.12
3	—	1,335	166.00–179.00	174.35
4	—	1,836	200.00–220.00	210.65

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)	4	—	1,096	2,200.00–2,975.00	2,494.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,502	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,511.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,895	3,675.00	3,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	170.00–195.00	183.20

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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