Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly steady 3.00 lower instances 14.00 lower on a light test in most classes. Feeder heifers uneven from 7.00 higher to 8.00 lower. Supply was light with more unweand calves in offering this week. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $345.81/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −60.53 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$345.81

37 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$34.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

vs AR average

−11.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	358.06	1,958	24
Medium and Large 2	552	323.21	1,784	13thin

One grade step is worth $34.84/cwt here — about $174 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 sale37 hd

345.81

—

AR average8 barns · 473 hd

343.07

+2.74

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−11.08

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−60.53

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	—	High	1,665	179.78	2,993	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	151.90	2,261	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	148.40	1,860	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,077	129.79	1,398	42

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)	1,137	$2,197	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,600	1thin

Every lot, as filed

74 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	350–400	377	456.08/cwt	451.00–465.00	1,719	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	420.25/cwt	401.00–431.00	1,963	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	407.97/cwt	393.00–449.00	1,350	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,498	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	386.82/cwt	381.00–391.00	2,042	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	401.95/cwt	393.00–405.00	1,560	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	369.07/cwt	360.00–373.00	1,975	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	490.49/cwt	489.00–491.00	1,594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	252.00/cwt	247.00–257.00	2,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,351	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	440.75/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,675	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	411.05/cwt	395.00–419.00	2,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,163	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	438.53/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	402.43/cwt	373.00–419.00	1,670	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	377.89/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,776	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	394.43/cwt	367.00–413.00	1,842	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	368.96/cwt	367.00–371.00	2,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	322.11/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,987	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	443.85/cwt	417.00–459.00	1,877	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	345.04/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,936	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	266.15/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,190	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	349.74/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,980	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	156.79/cwt	135.00–179.00	1,707	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	142.23/cwt	134.00–152.00	1,684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	407.07/cwt	380.00–421.00	1,742	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	308.15/cwt	301.00–317.00	2,126	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	368.94/cwt	359.00–383.00	1,963	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	610	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	122.98/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,333	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	133.25/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,402	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	143.30/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,583	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	149.36/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,255	11
Bulls	—	—	1,755	192.15/cwt	184.00–199.00	3,372	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	135.83/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	412.97/cwt	395.00–419.00	1,809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	347.35/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,990	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	334.41/cwt	300.00–351.00	1,572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	867	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	365.02/cwt	361.00–369.00	2,103	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,765	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	377.63/cwt	360.00–393.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	335.98/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,787	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	373.68/cwt	359.00–395.00	1,401	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	374.55/cwt	363.00–380.00	1,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,967	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	341.29/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,433	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	418.54/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	597	294.49/cwt	289.00–311.00	1,758	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	383.85/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	206.89/cwt	187.00–237.00	1,711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	370	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,654	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,197.18/head	1,500.00–2,850.00	2,197	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	149.41/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,921	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	159.02/cwt	157.50–161.00	2,097	5
Bulls	—	—	1,592	177.14/cwt	169.00–183.00	2,820	6
Bulls	—	—	1,703	162.95/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,775	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	157.50/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,270	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	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 Nov 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 2,022Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 120Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 40Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	489.00–491.00	490.49
5	350–400	377	451.00–465.00	456.08
21	400–450	423	417.00–459.00	443.85
9	450–500	467	401.00–431.00	420.25
3	500–550	523	395.00–419.00	411.05
2	550–600	565	367.00–371.00	368.96
1	650–700	655	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	528	381.00–391.00	386.82
14	550–600	576	361.00–369.00	365.02
10	700–750	737	339.00	339.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	441.00	441.00
5	350–400	389	400.00–427.00	418.54
4	400–450	438	395.00–419.00	412.97
8	450–500	474	377.00–400.00	383.85
2	500–550	545	361.00	361.00
4	550–600	573	340.00–359.00	347.35
3	600–650	625	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	670	349.00	349.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	447.00	447.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	393.00–449.00	407.97
19	350–400	388	393.00–405.00	401.95
32	400–450	415	373.00–419.00	402.43
30	450–500	470	350.00–397.00	377.89
13	500–550	535	360.00–373.00	369.07
11	550–600	561	339.00–350.00	345.04
9	600–650	617	315.00–323.00	322.11
2	950–1000	965	247.00–257.00	252.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	390	363.00–380.00	374.55
3	400–450	420	337.00–350.00	341.29
8	450–500	470	300.00–351.00	334.41
9	500–550	532	320.00–347.00	335.98
4	550–600	597	289.00–311.00	294.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	867	295.00	295.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	481	367.00	367.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	435.00–450.00	438.53
19	350–400	380	400.00–465.00	440.75
13	400–450	428	380.00–421.00	407.07
15	450–500	467	367.00–413.00	394.43
27	500–550	532	359.00–383.00	368.94
9	550–600	566	330.00–360.00	349.74
5	650–700	690	301.00–317.00	308.15
1	700–750	700	309.00	309.00
4	800–850	823	260.00–285.00	266.15
2	1100–1150	1,120	199.00	199.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	359.00–395.00	373.68
3	400–450	437	360.00–393.00	377.63
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	663	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	865	247.00	247.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,089	135.00–179.00	156.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	827	187.00–237.00	206.89
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,184	134.00–152.00	142.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,137	1,500.00–2,850.00	2,197.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,600.00	1,600.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,475.00	2,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,084	115.00–129.00	122.98
14	—	1,052	129.00–138.00	133.25
7	—	1,105	140.00–152.00	143.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,510	145.00–156.00	149.36
5	—	1,441	156.00–160.00	157.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,080	130.00–141.00	135.83
22	—	1,286	142.00–155.00	149.41
5	—	1,319	157.50–161.00	159.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,755	184.00–199.00	192.15
6	—	1,592	169.00–183.00	177.14
2	—	1,703	162.00–164.00	162.95

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle