Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 350-400 lbs 70.00 lower 400-600 lbs mostly 30.00-45.00 lower on a very light test in a few classes. Had 134 head 769 lb yearling steers that sold for 361.50 per cwt. Feeder heifers 15.00-40.00 lower on a light test. Light run due to rainy weather and the cheaper market. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.72/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −88.38 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$371.72

17 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,948

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$119

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

$8.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.68

vs AR average

−58.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	374.65	1,991	11thin
Medium and Large 2	511	366.36	1,872	6thin

One grade step is worth $8.29/cwt here — about $119 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale17 hd

371.72

—

AR average7 barns · 383 hd

387.41

−15.68

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−58.00

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−88.38

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	1,575	173.42	2,732	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,465	152.00	2,227	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	151.00	1,793	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	121.53	1,162	11

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)	1,017	$2,014	14
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,348	$2,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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 1	550–600	560	347.99/cwt	337.00–361.00	1,949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	405.62/cwt	401.00–409.00	1,801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	352.53/cwt	351.00–357.00	2,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	306.58/cwt	300.00–313.00	2,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	358.67/cwt	342.00–375.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	410.94/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,944	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	351.62/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	2,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	311.09/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,751	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	446.57/cwt	439.00–451.00	1,742	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	361.50/cwt	361.50–361.50	2,780	134
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	453.60/cwt	430.00–459.00	1,501	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	413.20/cwt	393.00–421.00	1,711	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	358.46/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	389.88/cwt	385.00–393.00	2,008	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	308.00/cwt	307.00–309.00	1,873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	373.11/cwt	350.00–393.00	1,795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	693	1,012.26/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	504	331.38/cwt	315.00–353.00	1,670	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,219	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	136.75/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,511	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	160.71/cwt	159.00–164.00	1,922	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	151.36/cwt	143.00–158.00	1,827	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	128.65/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,213	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	141.25/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	377.38/cwt	370.00–383.00	1,608	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	376.04/cwt	369.00–377.00	1,452	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	343.03/cwt	287.00–351.00	1,629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	345.47/cwt	330.00–393.00	1,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	344.38/cwt	311.00–373.00	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	385.33/cwt	370.00–397.00	1,326	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	333.37/cwt	325.00–369.00	1,313	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	344.62/cwt	331.00–353.00	1,513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	319.83/cwt	307.00–335.00	1,481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	428.61/cwt	411.00–445.00	1,414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	379.52/cwt	367.00–389.00	1,632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,571	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	2,569.77/head	1,700.00–3,200.00	2,570	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	166.11/cwt	127.00–205.00	1,679	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	188.79/cwt	175.00–203.00	1,892	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	366.36/cwt	350.00–373.00	1,872	6
Bulls	—	—	1,763	178.08/cwt	172.00–188.00	3,140	5
Bulls	—	—	1,389	163.70/cwt	161.00–168.00	2,274	4
Bulls	—	—	1,380	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,608	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,228	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	102.77/cwt	100.00–110.00	957	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	180.73/cwt	164.00–199.00	2,060	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 Oct 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 383Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 123Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	390	439.00–451.00	446.57
7	400–450	444	401.00–409.00	405.62
5	450–500	473	395.00–415.00	410.94
7	500–550	515	385.00–393.00	389.88
4	550–600	560	337.00–361.00	347.99
4	650–700	659	351.00–357.00	352.53
134	750–800	769	361.50	361.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	411.00–445.00	428.61
4	400–450	430	367.00–389.00	379.52
2	450–500	480	342.00–375.00	358.67
6	500–550	511	350.00–373.00	366.36
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	348	401.00	401.00
4	400–450	426	370.00–383.00	377.38
2	450–500	473	350.00–367.00	358.46
4	500–550	504	315.00–353.00	331.38
7	550–600	563	300.00–341.00	311.09
2	600–650	608	307.00–309.00	308.00
2	750–800	765	300.00–313.00	306.58
1	800–850	805	289.00	289.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	330.00–393.00	345.47
5	350–400	394	325.00–369.00	333.37
4	400–450	439	331.00–353.00	344.62
4	450–500	463	307.00–335.00	319.83
1	500–550	505	311.00	311.00
1	700–750	735	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	331	430.00–459.00	453.60
1	350–400	350	445.00	445.00
6	400–450	414	393.00–421.00	413.20
5	450–500	481	350.00–393.00	373.11
3	500–550	518	345.00–365.00	351.62
3	550–600	577	319.00	319.00
2	600–650	613	307.00	307.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	344	370.00–397.00	385.33
8	350–400	386	369.00–377.00	376.04
3	400–450	422	311.00–373.00	344.38
9	450–500	475	287.00–351.00	343.03
4	500–550	545	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	575	301.00	301.00
1	600–650	630	287.00	287.00
1	700–750	740	247.00	247.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	693	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,012.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,197	1,700.00–3,200.00	2,569.77
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	150.00	150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	164.00–199.00	180.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,348	2,650.00	2,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,011	127.00–205.00	166.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,002	175.00–203.00	188.79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,410	158.00	158.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,105	132.00–141.00	136.75
4	—	1,196	159.00–164.00	160.71
11	—	1,207	143.00–158.00	151.36
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	943	124.00–135.00	128.65
2	—	1,040	138.00–144.00	141.25
4	—	931	100.00–110.00	102.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,763	172.00–188.00	178.08
4	—	1,389	161.00–168.00	163.70
1	—	1,380	189.00	189.00

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

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