Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 750 lbs mostly steady to 7.00 higher with the better 300-350 lbs 19.00 higher. Had three loads of 800-918 lb yearlings steers that sold well. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs 14.00-20.00 lower over 400 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls mixed near steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.11/cwt on 107 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −61.99 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$398.11

107 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,206

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$92

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

$25.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.16

vs AR average

+10.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	526	406.53	2,138	17thin
Medium and Large 1	565	400.40	2,263	72
Medium and Large 2	537	381.03	2,047	18thin

One grade step is worth $25.50/cwt here — about $92 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale107 hd

398.11

—

AR average6 barns · 238 hd

391.95

+6.16

National average151 barns · 7,160 hd

387.49

+10.62

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−61.99

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	1,602	198.75	3,183	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,457	163.57	2,383	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	162.26	2,042	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,098	140.55	1,544	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)	968	$1,992	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,810	4thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	650–700	690	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	349.51/cwt	330.00–371.00	1,978	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	383.74/cwt	370.00–401.00	1,804	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	331.20/cwt	328.00–335.50	3,030	134
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	443.37/cwt	423.00–465.00	1,880	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	361.34/cwt	355.00–381.00	2,110	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	371.87/cwt	353.00–379.00	1,956	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	396.86/cwt	369.00–417.00	2,282	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	611	383.41/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,343	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	490.05/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	492.64/cwt	477.00–517.00	1,852	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	316.91/cwt	307.00–327.00	2,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,458	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	281.00/cwt	269.00–293.00	2,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	351.33/cwt	329.00–353.50	2,814	68
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	317.26/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,989	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	406.53/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,138	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	415.05/cwt	400.00–431.00	2,175	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	301.41/cwt	299.00–309.00	2,203	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	398.71/cwt	375.00–417.00	1,491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	331.58/cwt	323.00–361.00	1,873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	451.20/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,710	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	313.02/cwt	311.00–315.00	2,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	359.69/cwt	343.00–369.00	2,266	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	440.38/cwt	421.00–461.00	2,043	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	460.85/cwt	430.00–493.00	1,696	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	431.28/cwt	419.00–447.00	1,609	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	403.31/cwt	381.00–441.00	1,887	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	558.65/cwt	519.00–600.00	1,804	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,659	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	391.27/cwt	370.00–415.00	2,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	410.12/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,747	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	390	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	432.81/cwt	430.00–439.00	1,891	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	168.85/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,418	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	156.98/cwt	153.00–159.00	2,336	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	147.87/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,831	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	153.13/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,577	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	146.78/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,678	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	157.92/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,026	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	167.79/cwt	162.00–176.00	2,087	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	115.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,091	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	136.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,518	6
Bulls	—	—	1,568	191.60/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,004	7
Bulls	—	—	1,460	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,570	1
Bulls	—	—	1,677	213.31/cwt	208.00–229.00	3,577	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	395.18/cwt	393.00–409.00	2,501	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	183.22/cwt	159.00–208.00	2,288	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,338.16/head	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,338	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,810.32/head	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,810	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	815	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	190.92/cwt	176.00–221.00	2,154	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	397.69/cwt	370.00–417.00	1,897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	497	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	365.44/cwt	339.00–389.00	1,571	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	316.19/cwt	307.00–321.00	2,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	395.89/cwt	375.00–417.00	1,663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	381.85/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,039	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	273.16/cwt	255.00–291.00	2,344	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	309.01/cwt	307.00–311.00	2,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	333.62/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,745	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	322.05/cwt	317.00–333.00	1,861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	2,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	346.02/cwt	325.00–373.00	1,830	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	429.58/cwt	400.00–447.00	1,366	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	403.61/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,522	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	350.08/cwt	311.00–390.00	1,666	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	438.25/cwt	400.00–459.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	584	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	370.87/cwt	359.00–383.00	1,769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	636	313.83/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,996	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	767	301.54/cwt	291.00–307.00	2,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	364.66/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,487	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	346.75/cwt	346.00–359.00	2,493	17

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 →

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Wed Aug 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 996Last week 430Year ago 541

Slaughter CattleReceipts 88Last week 71Year ago 141

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 11Year ago 175

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	500.00	500.00
11	350–400	368	430.00–493.00	460.85
8	400–450	437	430.00–439.00	432.81
25	450–500	468	381.00–441.00	403.31
6	500–550	514	370.00–415.00	391.27
16	550–600	584	355.00–381.00	361.34
6	600–650	630	343.00–369.00	359.69
1	650–700	690	323.00	323.00
2	750–800	773	311.00–315.00	313.02
1	850–900	885	263.00	263.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	400.00–459.00	438.25
6	350–400	374	375.00–417.00	398.71
1	400–450	400	380.00	380.00
11	450–500	477	359.00–383.00	370.87
10	500–550	529	325.00–373.00	346.02
7	550–600	565	323.00–361.00	331.58
9	600–650	627	300.00–333.00	317.26
3	750–800	767	291.00–307.00	301.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	324	450.00	450.00
20	350–400	373	419.00–447.00	431.28
19	400–450	426	385.00–425.00	410.12
18	450–500	470	370.00–401.00	383.74
30	500–550	526	353.00–379.00	371.87
25	550–600	566	330.00–371.00	349.51
4	650–700	664	307.00–327.00	316.91
4	700–750	731	299.00–309.00	301.41
1	750–800	750	317.00	317.00
3	850–900	858	307.00	307.00
2	900–950	905	269.00–293.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	318	400.00–447.00	429.58
10	350–400	377	390.00–410.00	403.61
26	400–450	430	339.00–389.00	365.44
19	450–500	476	311.00–390.00	350.08
26	500–550	523	317.00–350.00	333.62
9	550–600	578	317.00–333.00	322.05
10	600–650	636	300.00–321.00	313.83
2	650–700	653	307.00–311.00	309.01
1	700–750	720	281.00	281.00
2	850–900	858	255.00–291.00	273.16
2	900–950	940	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	667	319.00	319.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	205.00	205.00
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	465	297.00	297.00
1	500–550	520	303.00	303.00
1	600–650	620	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	584	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	526	400.00–410.00	406.53
68	800–850	801	329.00–353.50	351.33
134	900–950	915	328.00–335.50	331.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	323	519.00–600.00	558.65
16	350–400	376	477.00–517.00	492.64
56	400–450	424	423.00–465.00	443.37
38	450–500	464	421.00–461.00	440.38
14	500–550	524	400.00–431.00	415.05
58	550–600	575	369.00–417.00	396.86
7	600–650	633	393.00–409.00	395.18
8	650–700	682	360.00–375.00	364.66
17	700–750	719	346.00–359.00	346.75
10	750–800	762	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	611	377.00–385.00	383.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	475.00–505.00	490.05
10	350–400	379	400.00–460.00	451.20
5	400–450	420	375.00–417.00	395.89
8	450–500	477	370.00–417.00	397.69
17	500–550	534	370.00–385.00	381.85
1	550–600	590	367.00	367.00
1	600–650	610	369.00	369.00
3	650–700	670	307.00–321.00	316.19
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	443.00	443.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	497	349.00	349.00
1	600–650	635	313.00	313.00
1	650–700	675	255.00	255.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	164.00–172.00	168.85
4	—	1,488	153.00–159.00	156.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,238	145.00–150.00	147.87
13	—	1,283	154.00–162.00	157.92
18	—	1,244	162.00–176.00	167.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,030	151.00–155.00	153.13
8	—	1,143	140.00–150.00	146.78
2	—	945	110.00–120.00	115.48
6	—	1,113	130.00–140.00	136.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,568	186.00–197.00	191.60
1	—	1,460	176.00	176.00
5	—	1,677	208.00–229.00	213.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,249	159.00–208.00	183.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	2,200.00–2,475.00	2,338.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,128	176.00–221.00	190.92
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,163	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,810.32

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

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

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