Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 18.00 higher mostly 10.00-13.00 no trend on weights over 600 lbs. feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-10.00 higher with the better 500-550 lbs 37.00 higher. Moderate run with very good demand with some heifers selling close to their steer mates. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $379.80/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 6 of 25 comparable sales and sits −26.55 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$379.80

75 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,061

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$546

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

$107.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.32

vs AR average

+9.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	392.05	2,114	61
Medium and Large 2	559	333.33	1,863	12thin
Medium and Large 3	550	285.00	1,568	2thin

One grade step is worth $107.05/cwt here — about $546 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 sale75 hd

379.80

—

AR average8 barns · 373 hd

367.48

+12.32

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

+9.99

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−26.55

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	1,486	191.79	2,849	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,499	166.38	2,494	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	159.63	1,933	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,080	145.42	1,570	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)	1,234	$2,660	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$1,769	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$3,426	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$2,800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 2	900–950	935	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	2,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	371.21/cwt	350.00–393.00	1,748	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	415	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,808	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	409.01/cwt	371.00–435.00	1,963	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	411.97/cwt	350.00–439.00	2,142	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	498.12/cwt	473.00–525.00	1,868	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	464.81/cwt	442.00–501.00	2,008	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	494.36/cwt	490.00–497.00	1,587	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	427.25/cwt	415.00–443.00	2,004	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	415.32/cwt	400.00–429.00	1,832	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	427.85/cwt	400.00–459.00	2,255	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	366.41/cwt	350.00–371.00	2,323	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	358.89/cwt	340.00–377.00	2,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	428.48/cwt	420.00–479.00	1,671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	537.42/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,768	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	352.23/cwt	325.00–371.00	2,198	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	365.24/cwt	337.00–381.00	2,064	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	325.99/cwt	312.00–351.00	2,341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	467.59/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,763	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	424.00/cwt	424.00–424.00	2,599	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	395.54/cwt	381.00–425.00	2,116	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	458	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	427.75/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,788	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	363.64/cwt	347.00–372.00	2,556	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	391.82/cwt	361.00–397.00	2,226	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	330.79/cwt	325.00–336.00	2,421	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	450.31/cwt	427.00–463.00	2,134	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	630	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,148	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	168.55/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,551	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	148.27/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,644	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,372	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	160.79/cwt	159.00–163.00	2,269	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	156.42/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,846	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	146.40/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,757	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	166.77/cwt	143.00–189.00	1,614	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,660.03/head	2,200.00–2,925.00	2,660	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	135.21/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,459	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	168.73/cwt	166.00–175.00	2,107	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	3,426.09/head	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,426	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,768.72/head	1,535.00–2,000.00	1,769	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	342.24/cwt	340.00–343.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	415.55/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	326.02/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	317.28/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	370.08/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,335	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	336	405.11/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,361	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	415.10/cwt	375.00–433.00	2,001	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	383.48/cwt	367.00–400.00	2,021	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	482.82/cwt	432.00–525.00	1,613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	390.67/cwt	369.00–401.00	1,496	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	303.50/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	257.82/cwt	217.00–279.00	2,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	376.64/cwt	365.00–391.00	1,604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	332.89/cwt	319.00–340.00	2,114	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	307.42/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	359.01/cwt	325.00–369.00	1,673	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	305.29/cwt	300.00–324.00	2,052	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	379.30/cwt	355.00–391.00	2,162	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	459.15/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	380.85/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,615	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	777	281.86/cwt	277.00–292.00	2,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	545	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	328.88/cwt	315.00–337.00	1,911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	422.50/cwt	389.00–441.00	2,387	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,025	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	445.08/cwt	431.00–450.00	1,420	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	356.11/cwt	345.00–359.00	2,365	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	169.74/cwt	165.00–173.00	2,634	10
Bulls	—	—	1,541	195.16/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,007	10
Bulls	—	—	1,401	186.19/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,609	10
Bulls	—	—	1,780	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	3,809	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 Aug 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 390Year ago 369

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 75Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	432.00–525.00	482.82
4	350–400	384	430.00–480.00	459.15
5	400–450	420	400.00–420.00	415.55
7	450–500	482	375.00–433.00	415.10
9	500–550	527	367.00–400.00	383.48
6	550–600	570	355.00–391.00	379.30
5	600–650	631	360.00–377.00	370.08
1	650–700	650	337.00	337.00
2	750–800	780	300.00–335.00	317.28
1	800–850	805	333.00	333.00
1	900–950	935	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	570.00	570.00
24	350–400	375	473.00–525.00	498.12
22	400–450	432	442.00–501.00	464.81
23	450–500	474	427.00–463.00	450.31
41	500–550	527	400.00–459.00	427.85
26	550–600	565	389.00–441.00	422.50
2	600–650	625	376.00	376.00
2	650–700	682	375.00	375.00
3	700–750	703	347.00–372.00	363.64
9	750–800	757	371.00	371.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	600–650	613	424.00	424.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	425.00	425.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	545	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	321	490.00–497.00	494.36
10	350–400	390	420.00–479.00	428.48
23	400–450	441	400.00–429.00	415.32
37	450–500	480	371.00–435.00	409.01
35	500–550	520	350.00–439.00	411.97
26	550–600	565	337.00–381.00	365.24
25	600–650	624	325.00–371.00	352.23
1	650–700	670	327.00	327.00
5	700–750	718	312.00–351.00	325.99
1	750–800	770	325.00	325.00
2	900–950	905	223.00	223.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	240.00	240.00
1	1050–1100	1,085	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	430	325.00–327.00	326.02
1	500–550	515	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	585	263.00	263.00
1	650–700	685	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	336	390.00–425.00	405.11
10	350–400	383	369.00–401.00	390.67
4	400–450	426	365.00–391.00	376.64
12	450–500	466	325.00–369.00	359.01
4	500–550	515	340.00–343.00	342.24
8	550–600	581	315.00–337.00	328.88
2	600–650	600	300.00–307.00	303.50
2	650–700	663	300.00–315.00	307.42
1	700–750	740	253.00	253.00
2	750–800	750	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	664	345.00–359.00	356.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	431.00–450.00	445.08
1	350–400	370	419.00	419.00
7	400–450	424	350.00–415.00	380.85
4	450–500	471	350.00–393.00	371.21
3	550–600	568	347.00	347.00
3	600–650	635	319.00–340.00	332.89
15	650–700	672	300.00–324.00	305.29
3	750–800	777	277.00–292.00	281.86
3	800–850	810	217.00–279.00	257.82
1	850–900	880	202.00	202.00
1	950–1000	995	221.00	221.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	329	500.00–550.00	537.42
7	350–400	377	450.00–490.00	467.59
5	400–450	418	425.00–430.00	427.75
28	450–500	469	415.00–443.00	427.25
11	500–550	535	381.00–425.00	395.54
10	550–600	568	361.00–397.00	391.82
9	600–650	634	350.00–371.00	366.41
6	650–700	665	340.00–377.00	358.89
8	700–750	732	325.00–336.00	330.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	148.00	148.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,234	2,200.00–2,925.00	2,660.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	955	1,535.00–2,000.00	1,768.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,305	175.00	175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	143.00–189.00	166.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,217	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,426.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,800.00	2,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	920	167.00–170.00	168.55
11	—	1,109	145.00–154.00	148.27
2	—	1,080	127.00	127.00
4	—	1,079	130.00–139.00	135.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,411	159.00–163.00	160.79
10	—	1,552	165.00–173.00	169.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,180	151.00–161.00	156.42
6	—	1,200	144.00–150.00	146.40
14	—	1,249	166.00–175.00	168.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,541	190.00–200.00	195.16
10	—	1,401	181.00–189.00	186.19
1	—	1,780	214.00	214.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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