Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers uneven generally steady to weak on a very light test on weights under 600 lbs. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 higher than last weeks sharply lower prices. Supply was light with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Not enough slaughter bulls for a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $347.47/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −58.88 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$347.47

65 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$21.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.22

vs AR average

−12.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	356.81	1,910	36
Medium and Large 2	528	337.71	1,783	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	335.16	1,853	21

One grade step is worth $21.65/cwt here — about $56 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

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 sale65 hd

347.47

—

AR average7 barns · 258 hd

340.25

+7.22

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−12.19

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−58.88

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	1,495	185.27	2,770	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	168.96	2,478	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	165.56	2,039	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	134.09	1,357	16

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)	1,223	$2,565	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,354	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,938	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	930	$2,950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	176.93/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,173	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,564.93/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,565	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,940	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	189.41/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,031	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	171.29/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,573	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	165.47/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	500–550	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,364	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	345.11/cwt	339.00–363.00	1,632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	373.08/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,000	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,086	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	413.98/cwt	413.00–415.00	1,751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	356.73/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,558	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	337.81/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	324.01/cwt	321.00–327.00	2,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	325.31/cwt	319.00–340.00	2,027	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	604	360.26/cwt	357.00–373.00	2,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	388.62/cwt	353.00–400.00	1,858	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	368.19/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	335.16/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,853	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	434.48/cwt	409.00–483.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,030	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,827	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	386.06/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,633	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,769	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	160.54/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,944	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	139.20/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,467	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	130.11/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,274	9
Bulls	—	—	1,285	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,274	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	172.18/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,142	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	247.82/cwt	230.00–253.00	2,297	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,937.74/head	1,950.00–3,300.00	2,938	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,354.29/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,354	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	507.33/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	371.38/cwt	359.00–381.00	1,968	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	404.89/cwt	389.00–420.00	1,506	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	448.67/cwt	429.00–462.50	1,884	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	382.26/cwt	371.00–391.00	1,605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	618	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	356.53/cwt	257.00–389.00	1,882	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	380.41/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,811	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	371.75/cwt	343.00–383.00	2,160	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	346.58/cwt	341.00–350.00	2,111	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	412.83/cwt	370.00–443.00	1,903	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	383.51/cwt	370.00–393.00	2,355	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	400.34/cwt	391.00–409.00	2,142	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	348.19/cwt	330.00–369.00	1,967	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	396.92/cwt	383.00–410.00	1,290	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	323.00/cwt	311.00–335.00	1,922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	490.36/cwt	430.00–510.00	1,790	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	431.56/cwt	413.00–455.00	1,825	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	380.98/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	400.65/cwt	391.00–421.00	1,534	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 Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 1,024Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 160Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 90Year ago 30

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	175.00–179.00	176.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,223	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,564.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	195.00	195.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,354.29
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,950.00–3,300.00	2,937.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	171.00	171.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	927	230.00–253.00	247.82
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	189.00–190.00	189.41
1	—	1,285	177.00	177.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	169.00–173.00	171.29
2	—	1,413	164.00–167.00	165.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,211	152.00–166.00	160.54
10	—	1,244	167.00–177.00	172.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,054	135.00–146.00	139.20
9	—	979	123.00–136.00	130.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	399.00	399.00
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	413	350.00–360.00	356.73
8	450–500	473	339.00–363.00	345.11
7	500–550	522	320.00–350.00	337.81
1	550–600	570	337.00	337.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
4	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	618	349.00	349.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	421	370.00	370.00
21	550–600	553	330.00–339.00	335.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	409.00–483.00	434.48
13	350–400	372	389.00–420.00	404.89
6	400–450	420	371.00–391.00	382.26
23	450–500	476	370.00–387.00	380.41
26	500–550	528	257.00–389.00	356.53
8	550–600	565	330.00–369.00	348.19
11	600–650	623	319.00–340.00	325.31
1	650–700	680	323.00	323.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	365	399.00	399.00
2	400–450	423	413.00–415.00	413.98
8	450–500	478	353.00–400.00	388.62
5	500–550	536	345.00–380.00	373.08
5	600–650	604	357.00–373.00	360.26
1	650–700	660	367.00	367.00
3	700–750	710	333.00	333.00
2	800–850	803	321.00–327.00	324.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	550	369.00	369.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	540.00	540.00
6	350–400	365	430.00–510.00	490.36
13	400–450	420	429.00–462.50	448.67
1	450–500	460	451.00	451.00
15	500–550	535	391.00–409.00	400.34
2	550–600	578	377.00–385.00	380.98
8	600–650	614	370.00–393.00	383.51
1	650–700	670	371.00	371.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	383.00–410.00	396.92
3	350–400	383	391.00–421.00	400.65
3	400–450	423	360.00–420.00	386.06
2	450–500	473	360.00–377.00	368.19
1	500–550	535	311.00	311.00
2	550–600	595	311.00–335.00	323.00
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
5	650–700	684	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	860	253.00	253.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	321.00	321.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	522	350.00	350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	485.00–530.00	507.33
3	350–400	393	465.00	465.00
6	400–450	423	413.00–455.00	431.56
22	450–500	461	370.00–443.00	412.83
13	500–550	530	359.00–381.00	371.38
6	550–600	581	343.00–383.00	371.75
8	600–650	609	341.00–350.00	346.58
1	700–750	725	309.00	309.00

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

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