Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 6.00-20.00 higher with the better 500-550 lbs 35.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-20.00 higher. The offering included several good quality weaned calves. Supply was light with good demand. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Not enough slaughter bulls for a trend.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $354.90/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 21 comparable sales and sits −81.21 against this barn's trailing median of $436.11.

Average price

$354.90

22 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$161

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

$20.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	361.39	2,038	15thin
Medium and Large 2	550	341.00	1,877	7thin

One grade step is worth $20.39/cwt here — about $161 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

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 sale22 hd

354.90

—

AR average7 barns · 216 hd

362.19

−7.29

This barn, trailing median21 sales

436.11

−81.21

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	1,702	187.42	3,190	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,342	160.00	2,147	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,222	156.20	1,908	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	133.61	1,434	12

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)	1,160	$2,542	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,925	1thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	747	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,950	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,075	225.91/cwt	221.00–231.00	2,429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	356.01/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,076	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	393.70/cwt	387.00–397.00	2,260	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	466.14/cwt	450.00–473.00	1,986	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	408.48/cwt	383.00–427.00	1,699	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	356.34/cwt	355.00–357.00	2,206	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	526.84/cwt	487.00–540.00	1,802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	358.72/cwt	343.00–383.00	1,890	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,902	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,257	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	311.55/cwt	307.00–340.00	2,100	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	1,760	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	379.75/cwt	371.00–405.00	1,735	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	431.46/cwt	417.00–441.00	2,054	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	456.34/cwt	425.00–473.00	1,912	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	451.49/cwt	451.00–453.00	2,149	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	319.04/cwt	307.00–325.00	2,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	406.66/cwt	360.00–411.00	1,708	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	372.14/cwt	359.00–389.00	1,957	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	133.38/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,486	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	147.71/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,580	3
Bulls	—	—	1,425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,351	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	190.70/cwt	189.00–193.00	3,400	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	147.55/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,723	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,897	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	357.62/cwt	340.00–403.00	1,656	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	304.39/cwt	299.00–315.00	2,472	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	417.85/cwt	393.00–450.00	1,534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	467.12/cwt	453.00–490.00	1,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	409.28/cwt	387.00–427.00	2,026	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	436.87/cwt	425.00–463.00	2,294	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,562	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	349.30/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	279.21/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	437.33/cwt	410.00–451.00	1,487	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	319.91/cwt	303.00–323.00	1,999	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	411.65/cwt	350.00–460.00	1,556	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	420.00/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,305	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	371.54/cwt	370.00–373.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	337.78/cwt	323.00–371.00	1,645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	457	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	546.70/cwt	535.00–555.00	1,815	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,541.59/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	390.67/cwt	380.00–401.00	1,211	2
Bulls	—	—	1,735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	3,470	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	160.00/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,147	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	119.97/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,194	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	156.85/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,953	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	173.30/cwt	150.00–191.00	1,936	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	228.09/cwt	222.00–233.00	2,379	2

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 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 362Year ago 856

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 60Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	320.00–365.00	349.30
2	350–400	370	370.00–373.00	371.54
5	450–500	487	323.00–371.00	337.78
2	600–650	640	315.00	315.00
3	700–750	747	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	431.00	431.00
5	350–400	367	393.00–450.00	417.85
16	400–450	420	360.00–411.00	406.66
15	450–500	457	371.00–405.00	379.75
18	500–550	527	343.00–383.00	358.72
1	650–700	680	325.00	325.00
3	700–750	712	317.00	317.00
1	750–800	760	311.00	311.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	578	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	260.00–300.00	279.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	457	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	487.00–540.00	526.84
1	350–400	360	470.00	470.00
12	400–450	419	425.00–473.00	456.34
16	450–500	476	417.00–441.00	431.46
5	500–550	526	359.00–389.00	372.14
10	550–600	583	350.00–379.00	356.01
6	600–650	619	355.00–357.00	356.34
7	650–700	674	307.00–340.00	311.55
3	750–800	790	307.00–325.00	319.04
12	800–850	812	299.00–315.00	304.39
2	1050–1100	1,075	221.00–231.00	225.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	410.00–451.00	437.33
5	350–400	378	350.00–460.00	411.65
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
8	450–500	463	340.00–403.00	357.62
1	500–550	505	347.00	347.00
6	550–600	558	340.00	340.00
11	600–650	625	303.00–323.00	319.91
1	650–700	650	311.00	311.00
1	700–750	745	287.00	287.00
1	750–800	780	289.00	289.00
1	800–850	825	289.00	289.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	332	535.00–555.00	546.70
4	350–400	366	481.00	481.00
5	400–450	426	450.00–473.00	466.14
8	450–500	476	451.00–453.00	451.49
15	500–550	525	425.00–463.00	436.87
9	550–600	574	387.00–397.00	393.70
2	600–650	612	371.00	371.00
2	650–700	658	371.00	371.00
1	700–750	730	351.00	351.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	334	453.00–490.00	467.12
2	350–400	390	415.00–425.00	420.00
13	400–450	416	383.00–427.00	408.48
7	450–500	495	387.00–427.00	409.28
8	800–850	838	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	380.00–401.00	390.67
1	450–500	490	333.00	333.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,114	130.00–136.00	133.38
3	—	1,070	140.00–153.00	147.71
3	—	995	110.00–125.00	119.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,168	144.00–151.00	147.55
1	—	1,025	165.00	165.00
13	—	1,245	150.00–162.00	156.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,342	157.00–165.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	165.00	165.00
3	—	1,783	189.00–193.00	190.70
1	—	1,735	200.00	200.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	2,925.00	2,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,160	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,541.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,117	150.00–191.00	173.30
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,043	222.00–233.00	228.09

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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