Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher 500-650 lbs steady to 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-8.00 higher instances 12.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand with the offering being mostly unweaned calves. Slaughter cows uneven generally steady. 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 $353.21/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 2 of 25 comparable sales and sits −53.13 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$353.21

81 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$560

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

$98.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.69

vs AR average

−44.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	363.43	1,958	47
Medium and Large 1-2	555	350.63	1,947	27
Medium and Large 2	573	306.38	1,756	5thin
Medium and Large 3	528	265.00	1,398	2thin

One grade step is worth $98.43/cwt here — about $560 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 sale81 hd

353.21

—

AR average9 barns · 478 hd

357.90

−4.69

National average180 barns · 19,448 hd

397.86

−44.65

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−53.13

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	1,516	181.81	2,756	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	162.03	2,422	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	156.56	1,825	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,040	136.81	1,423	30

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	$2,309	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,310	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$2,908	2thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	600–650	629	305.43/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	405.99/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,693	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	350.03/cwt	325.00–361.00	2,233	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	307.40/cwt	307.00–309.00	2,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	378.76/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,405	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	400.17/cwt	350.00–451.00	1,553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	306.38/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	441	361.26/cwt	351.00–395.00	1,593	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	410.40/cwt	405.00–421.00	2,109	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,422	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	547	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,941	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	396.01/cwt	359.00–411.00	1,830	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	536	392.27/cwt	380.00–399.00	2,103	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	402.61/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,369	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	426.51/cwt	421.00–435.00	2,209	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	508.33/cwt	490.00–537.00	1,937	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	422.68/cwt	399.00–437.00	1,788	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	387.43/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	290.00/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,198	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	364.92/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	308.52/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,731	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	357.49/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	354.22/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,183	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	345.73/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,684	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	143.79/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,520	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	2,907.82/head	2,400.00–3,475.00	2,908	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	835	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	2,490.32/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,490	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	—	—	1,580	189.74/cwt	183.00–195.00	2,998	3
Bulls	—	—	1,420	169.92/cwt	163.00–178.00	2,413	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	161.66/cwt	158.00–168.00	1,997	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	150.40/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,587	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	203.79/cwt	165.00–228.00	1,883	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	134.41/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,417	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	116.81/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,153	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	154.02/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,734	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,473	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	156.03/cwt	155.00–158.00	2,181	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	163.42/cwt	159.00–167.00	2,479	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	913	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	447	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	1,980	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	491	414.02/cwt	380.00–437.00	2,033	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	514.98/cwt	440.00–530.00	1,684	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	145.84/cwt	125.00–164.00	1,633	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	755	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,393	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	350.43/cwt	345.00–353.00	2,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	541.44/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,749	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,406	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	385.76/cwt	371.00–413.00	2,237	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	451.90/cwt	435.00–487.00	1,857	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	453.14/cwt	432.00–485.00	1,455	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	364.11/cwt	339.00–389.00	1,948	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	378.72/cwt	360.00–391.00	1,992	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	457.17/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,623	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,109	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	441.32/cwt	421.00–492.00	2,087	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	474.73/cwt	455.00–487.00	1,961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	358.81/cwt	352.00–370.00	2,024	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	3,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	435.31/cwt	425.00–461.00	1,667	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	571	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,056	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,628	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 Oct 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 575Last week 490Year ago 857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 115Year ago 185

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 45Year ago 160

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	334	325.00–380.00	354.22
17	350–400	371	350.00–425.00	378.76
18	400–450	441	351.00–395.00	361.26
10	450–500	487	325.00–367.00	345.73
5	550–600	573	300.00–331.00	306.38
5	600–650	629	300.00–310.00	305.43
5	650–700	667	307.00–309.00	307.40
1	700–750	740	297.00	297.00
1	800–850	830	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	500–550	547	343.00	343.00
13	550–600	553	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	300–350	321	432.00–485.00	453.14
12	350–400	383	425.00–461.00	435.31
21	400–450	423	399.00–437.00	422.68
32	450–500	462	359.00–411.00	396.01
41	500–550	535	339.00–389.00	364.11
6	550–600	564	352.00–370.00	358.81
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
12	650–700	661	319.00	319.00
1	700–750	730	307.00	307.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	309.00	309.00
2	450–500	460	280.00–300.00	290.00
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	555	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	900–950	913	299.00	299.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	447	443.00	443.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	571	360.00	360.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	350.00–451.00	400.17
16	400–450	417	385.00–425.00	405.99
19	500–550	536	380.00–399.00	392.27
2	550–600	563	355.00–360.00	357.49
11	600–650	638	325.00–361.00	350.03
1	700–750	715	351.00	351.00
1	750–800	785	337.00	337.00
2	800–850	845	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	514	405.00–421.00	410.40
19	600–650	600	375.00	375.00
10	650–700	692	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	323	525.00–555.00	541.44
7	350–400	381	490.00–537.00	508.33
3	400–450	413	455.00–487.00	474.73
45	450–500	473	421.00–492.00	441.32
5	500–550	518	421.00–435.00	426.51
14	550–600	580	371.00–413.00	385.76
4	600–650	625	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	730	360.00	360.00
4	900–950	914	343.00	343.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	395.00–410.00	402.61
1	350–400	355	425.00	425.00
2	400–450	438	375.00–400.00	387.43
2	450–500	473	350.00–380.00	364.92
3	550–600	561	300.00–313.00	308.52
1	600–650	645	333.00	333.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	327	440.00–530.00	514.98
9	350–400	355	450.00–460.00	457.17
15	400–450	411	435.00–487.00	451.90
17	450–500	491	380.00–437.00	414.02
14	500–550	526	360.00–391.00	378.72
3	550–600	581	345.00–353.00	350.43
1	600–650	640	340.00	340.00
1	800–850	800	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	367.00	367.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,057	140.00–148.00	143.79
4	—	1,055	148.00–155.00	150.40
5	—	1,054	130.00–137.00	134.41
7	—	987	109.00–122.00	116.81
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,235	158.00–168.00	161.66
16	—	1,126	149.00–158.00	154.02
1	—	1,045	141.00	141.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,398	155.00–158.00	156.03
13	—	1,517	159.00–167.00	163.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,580	183.00–195.00	189.74
2	—	1,420	163.00–178.00	169.92

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,294	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,490.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,120	125.00–164.00	145.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,400.00	1,400.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	2,400.00–3,475.00	2,907.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	924	165.00–228.00	203.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	160.00	160.00

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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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle