Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Market was very uneven with good demand on the weaned cattle and some fancy calves with some shots. There was less demand and discounted prices for the plainer kind and fleshy unweaned calves. Had 52 head 885 lb yearling steers that sold for 359.75 /cwt.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $401.17/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 3 of 24 comparable sales and sits −58.94 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$401.17

39 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$38.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.90

vs AR average

−44.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	405.08	2,226	35
Medium and Large 2	514	366.91	1,886	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.17/cwt here — about $340 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

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 sale39 hd

401.17

—

AR average6 barns · 260 hd

394.26

+6.90

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−44.68

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−58.94

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	1,578	182.20	2,876	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	159.37	2,194	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	153.82	1,824	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	138.42	1,377	27

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)	1,239	$2,445	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,110	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$2,047	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,338	$3,000	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	745	$2,450	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	301.70/cwt	260.00–311.00	1,777	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	329.58/cwt	323.00–343.00	2,505	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	296.94/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	393.12/cwt	370.00–411.00	1,686	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	366.91/cwt	320.00–383.00	1,886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	357.68/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,706	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	359.75/cwt	359.75–359.75	3,184	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	371.87/cwt	359.00–383.00	2,190	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	415.36/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	427.22/cwt	387.00–432.00	2,234	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	357.60/cwt	347.00–361.00	2,045	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	365.22/cwt	337.00–411.00	1,801	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	454.95/cwt	447.00–460.00	1,961	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	256	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,382	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	601	379.30/cwt	373.00–380.00	2,280	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	437.07/cwt	433.00–445.00	1,608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	351.27/cwt	339.00–353.00	1,914	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	427.87/cwt	387.00–441.00	1,622	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	452.60/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,548	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	364.10/cwt	341.00–371.00	1,871	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	301.88/cwt	275.00–313.00	2,059	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	373.96/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,567	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	325.75/cwt	321.00–329.00	1,684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,616	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	310.44/cwt	275.00–327.00	1,630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	852	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3-4	350–400	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	357.40/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	347.33/cwt	333.00–375.00	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	2,445.24/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,445	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	187.50/cwt	168.00–208.00	2,616	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,046.94/head	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,047	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	160.51/cwt	146.00–173.00	1,807	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	235.62/cwt	203.00–267.00	1,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bulls	—	—	1,616	185.74/cwt	179.00–194.00	3,002	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	153.63/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,845	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	162.29/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,960	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	144.76/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,626	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	143.37/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,485	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	151.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	543.37/cwt	490.00–549.00	1,733	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	342.74/cwt	341.00–343.00	2,077	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	287.93/cwt	283.00–293.00	2,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	387.46/cwt	351.00–400.00	1,887	18
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	331.52/cwt	319.00–339.00	1,936	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	571	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,278	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	850–900	868	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,786	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	621	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,024	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	477	340.61/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,625	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	433.67/cwt	407.00–460.00	1,826	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	487.58/cwt	445.00–515.00	1,809	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,126	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,328	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,110.39/head	1,850.00–2,225.00	2,110	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,084	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	135.27/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,249	8
Bulls	—	—	1,490	171.29/cwt	159.00–179.00	2,552	6
Bulls	—	—	1,673	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	3,329	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,349	162.15/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,187	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,422	154.74/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,200	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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 348Year ago 912

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 50Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 10Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	350.00–389.00	357.40
8	400–450	422	383.00	383.00
3	450–500	484	333.00–375.00	347.33
3	500–550	517	321.00–329.00	325.75
1	600–650	605	293.00	293.00
3	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	740	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	805	287.00	287.00
2	850–900	852	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	342	415.00–460.00	452.60
23	350–400	379	387.00–441.00	427.87
9	400–450	411	380.00–425.00	415.36
18	450–500	487	351.00–400.00	387.46
8	500–550	545	339.00–353.00	351.27
6	550–600	572	347.00–361.00	357.60
2	600–650	615	331.00	331.00
1	650–700	650	327.00	327.00
2	700–750	718	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	571	399.00	399.00
5	600–650	621	326.00	326.00
16	850–900	868	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	477	330.00–345.00	340.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	437.00	437.00
12	400–450	419	325.00–405.00	373.96
11	450–500	477	315.00–380.00	357.68
7	500–550	525	275.00–327.00	310.44
6	550–600	589	260.00–311.00	301.70
2	600–650	625	280.00–315.00	296.94
6	650–700	682	275.00–313.00	301.88
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	368	433.00–445.00	437.07
17	400–450	421	407.00–460.00	433.67
1	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
18	500–550	514	341.00–371.00	364.10
7	550–600	584	319.00–339.00	331.52
8	600–650	606	341.00–343.00	342.74
1	650–700	660	319.00	319.00
2	750–800	760	283.00–293.00	287.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
8	400–450	429	370.00–411.00	393.12
10	450–500	493	337.00–411.00	365.22
4	500–550	514	320.00–383.00	366.91
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	760	323.00–343.00	329.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	256	540.00	540.00
13	300–350	319	490.00–549.00	543.37
20	350–400	371	445.00–515.00	487.58
17	400–450	431	447.00–460.00	454.95
1	450–500	475	419.00	419.00
21	500–550	523	387.00–432.00	427.22
14	550–600	589	359.00–383.00	371.87
10	600–650	601	373.00–380.00	379.30
52	850–900	885	359.75	359.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,239	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,445.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,395	168.00–208.00	187.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,088	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,046.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,126	146.00–173.00	160.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	194.00	194.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,020	1,850.00–2,225.00	2,110.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	785	203.00–267.00	235.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	3,000.00	3,000.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,616	179.00–194.00	185.74
6	—	1,490	159.00–179.00	171.29
2	—	1,673	198.00–200.00	199.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,201	148.00–158.00	153.63
9	—	1,208	160.00–166.00	162.29
8	—	1,123	140.00–148.00	144.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,036	140.00–147.00	143.37
2	—	1,068	150.00–153.00	151.47
3	—	943	110.00–120.00	115.00
8	—	923	133.00–137.00	135.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	160.00–164.00	162.15
3	—	1,422	151.00–159.00	154.74

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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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle