Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00-10.00 higher instances 18.00-22.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs 16.00-40.00 higher 400-600 lbs 2.00-15.00 higher. Quality average to good with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $350.74/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −55.61 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$350.74

42 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$651

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$102.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs AR average

−9.06 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	367.71	2,029	27
Medium and Large 2	546	324.15	1,769	14thin
Medium and Large 3	520	265.00	1,378	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.71/cwt here — about $651 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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.39, low $350.22, median $406.35 across 25 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 sale42 hd

350.74

—

AR average7 barns · 297 hd

351.54

−0.80

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−9.06

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−55.61

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	1,756	190.81	3,350	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	160.44	2,405	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	160.22	2,021	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	139.61	1,459	24

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)	1,218	$2,592	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	949	$2,219	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$2,575	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 3	400–450	405	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	413.46/cwt	407.00–420.00	1,687	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	359.88/cwt	341.00–363.00	2,447	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	374.37/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,924	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	282.99/cwt	281.00–285.00	2,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	352.74/cwt	345.00–361.00	1,704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,145	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	376.94/cwt	373.00–385.00	1,651	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	330.98/cwt	311.00–343.00	1,731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	321.08/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,878	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,198	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	412.95/cwt	400.00–419.00	1,730	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	359.72/cwt	339.00–381.00	2,090	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	493.66/cwt	480.00–513.00	1,530	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	387.38/cwt	361.00–397.00	2,049	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,644	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	397.57/cwt	371.00–425.00	1,638	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	361.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,087	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,122	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	402.15/cwt	383.00–421.00	2,530	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	450.90/cwt	431.00–475.00	1,961	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	753	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	494.20/cwt	475.00–507.00	1,824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	411.62/cwt	381.00–421.00	2,387	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	371.00/cwt	362.00–380.00	2,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	580.98/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	416.05/cwt	397.00–435.00	2,184	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	358.21/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	450.11/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,089	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	454.62/cwt	447.00–465.00	1,700	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	389.06/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,078	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	359.04/cwt	349.00–371.00	2,248	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	511.90/cwt	497.00–535.00	1,735	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	124.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,175	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	137.23/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,398	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	145.60/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,606	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,329	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	158.05/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,420	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	157.64/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,010	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	148.31/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,545	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	167.58/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,227	8
Bulls	—	—	1,535	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,859	192.53/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,579	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	246.60/cwt	205.00–277.00	2,182	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	949	2,219.13/head	1,625.00–2,850.00	2,219	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	795	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,752.61/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,753	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	165.34/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,791	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	154.67/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,830	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	154.44/cwt	140.00–169.00	1,884	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	354.43/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,871	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	606	336.21/cwt	323.00–341.00	2,037	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	422.22/cwt	395.00–439.00	1,997	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	452.74/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,992	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	382.54/cwt	359.00–399.00	2,142	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	316.59/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	630	348.39/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,195	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	734	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,386	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	552	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,081	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	448.21/cwt	419.00–463.00	1,627	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	399.33/cwt	376.00–412.00	1,889	26

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 996Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 88Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	405	351.00	351.00
1	450–500	495	307.00	307.00
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	310	480.00–513.00	493.66
10	350–400	363	419.00–463.00	448.21
7	400–450	419	400.00–419.00	412.95
26	450–500	473	376.00–412.00	399.33
10	500–550	514	350.00–400.00	374.37
13	550–600	581	339.00–381.00	359.72
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	665	310.00–320.00	316.59
1	700–750	745	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	930	265.00	265.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	242.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	373.00–385.00	376.94
5	450–500	483	345.00–361.00	352.74
9	500–550	523	311.00–343.00	330.98
4	550–600	585	310.00–330.00	321.08
1	600–650	615	327.00	327.00
2	650–700	650	289.00	289.00
2	750–800	753	281.00–285.00	282.99
1	800–850	805	273.00	273.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	552	377.00	377.00
6	600–650	630	340.00–357.00	348.39
4	700–750	734	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	408	407.00–420.00	413.46
3	500–550	528	350.00–363.00	354.43
4	550–600	592	337.00	337.00
5	600–650	606	323.00–341.00	336.21
1	650–700	660	311.00	311.00
2	900–950	900	233.00	233.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	497.00–535.00	511.90
10	350–400	374	447.00–465.00	454.62
10	400–450	440	430.00–460.00	452.74
25	450–500	473	395.00–439.00	422.22
9	500–550	534	365.00–405.00	389.06
9	550–600	560	359.00–399.00	382.54
8	600–650	626	349.00–371.00	359.04
7	650–700	680	341.00–363.00	359.88
1	700–750	705	349.00	349.00
1	750–800	775	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	412	371.00–425.00	397.57
1	450–500	490	391.00	391.00
8	500–550	529	361.00–397.00	387.38
5	550–600	578	350.00–365.00	361.11
1	600–650	615	319.00	319.00
1	700–750	700	303.00	303.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	630	261.00	261.00
3	750–800	753	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	540	393.00	393.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	565.00–600.00	580.98
6	350–400	369	475.00–507.00	494.20
10	400–450	435	431.00–475.00	450.90
7	450–500	464	425.00–465.00	450.11
11	500–550	525	397.00–435.00	416.05
17	550–600	580	381.00–421.00	411.62
19	600–650	629	383.00–421.00	402.15
2	650–700	655	362.00–380.00	371.00
7	700–750	711	345.00–365.00	358.21
1	900–950	920	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	945	120.00–130.00	124.31
7	—	1,019	130.00–142.00	137.23
1	—	1,090	167.00	167.00
11	—	1,103	142.00–149.00	145.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,531	154.00–162.00	158.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,275	153.00–163.00	157.64
3	—	1,042	147.00–151.00	148.31
8	—	1,329	163.00–174.00	167.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,460	200.00	200.00
5	—	1,859	190.00–194.00	192.53

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	3	—	885	205.00–277.00	246.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	949	1,625.00–2,850.00	2,219.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,265	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,752.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,083	157.00–170.00	165.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,183	148.00–159.00	154.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	140.00–169.00	154.44
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	2,650.00	2,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,500.00	2,500.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00

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

Heifers · 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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