Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers under 650 lbs mostly 5.00-28.00 higher except the better 500-600 lb heifers 1.00-10.00 lower not enough over 650 lbs last week for a trend. Had 118 unweaned 635 lb steer calves that sold for 370.00 per cwt and 56 unweaned 727 lb steer calves at 335.00 per cwt. The offering include mostly good quality calves with good demand. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls uneven generally steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $398.77/cwt on 183 head. That ranks 2 of 24 comparable sales and sits −61.33 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$398.77

183 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,139

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$772

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

$137.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.30

vs AR average

−30.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	407.58	2,209	92
Medium and Large 1-2	527	397.03	2,093	74
Medium and Large 2	548	370.53	2,031	15thin
Medium and Large 3	533	270.00	1,438	2thin

One grade step is worth $137.58/cwt here — about $772 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale183 hd

398.77

—

AR average4 barns · 347 hd

393.47

+5.30

National average190 barns · 23,426 hd

429.15

−30.38

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−61.33

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	1,681	178.92	3,007	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	150.25	2,250	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	146.40	1,801	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	126.99	1,352	43

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)	1,416	$2,743	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,277	$2,006	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	920	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,296	$3,466	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,022	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	855	$2,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	500–550	525	337.43/cwt	323.00–341.00	1,772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	423.00/cwt	422.00–424.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	313.98/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,273	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	348.39/cwt	338.00–360.00	1,860	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	336.84/cwt	320.00–363.00	1,593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	308.17/cwt	289.00–315.00	1,969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	367.42/cwt	361.00–375.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	466.84/cwt	450.00–481.00	1,746	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	429.18/cwt	400.00–434.00	1,644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	457.76/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,918	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	364.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	357.28/cwt	349.00–360.00	1,844	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	389.03/cwt	357.00–409.00	1,883	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	377.01/cwt	363.00–383.00	2,134	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	401.30/cwt	399.00–409.00	2,083	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	359.18/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,875	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	376.76/cwt	367.00–403.00	2,283	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	411.39/cwt	411.00–413.00	1,386	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	433.84/cwt	415.00–455.00	2,043	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	519.11/cwt	491.00–530.00	1,687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	415.53/cwt	387.00–439.00	2,194	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	360.43/cwt	343.00–392.00	2,080	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	436.81/cwt	417.00–443.00	1,926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	399.55/cwt	389.00–410.00	1,970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	358.92/cwt	358.00–365.00	2,365	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	334.24/cwt	323.00–340.00	2,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	394.63/cwt	373.00–423.00	2,230	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	727	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,435	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	118
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	837	293.16/cwt	291.00–300.00	2,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	413.62/cwt	375.00–433.00	1,808	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	336.85/cwt	317.00–351.00	2,075	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	318.50/cwt	300.00–337.00	2,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	343.76/cwt	339.00–355.00	1,987	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	337.63/cwt	317.00–345.00	2,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	313.23/cwt	311.00–314.00	1,951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,072	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	307.64/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	369.67/cwt	350.00–391.00	1,353	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	649	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,447	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	365.22/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	406.00/cwt	406.00–406.00	1,908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	263.48/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,489	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	384.22/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,994	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,937	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,187	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	354.90/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,211	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,463	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	146.69/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,832	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	189.05/cwt	171.00–225.00	1,864	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	3,465.79/head	3,250.00–3,525.00	3,466	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	2,006.47/head	1,675.00–2,200.00	2,006	9
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	157.33/cwt	149.00–162.00	2,231	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	149.53/cwt	144.00–152.00	2,210	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	155.19/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,348	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	143.43/cwt	138.00–149.00	1,708	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	153.48/cwt	151.00–156.00	1,826	2
Bulls	—	—	1,866	190.69/cwt	186.00–199.00	3,558	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	162.47/cwt	140.00–209.00	1,797	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,976	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,416	2,743.14/head	2,325.00–2,875.00	2,743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	451.62/cwt	435.00–505.00	1,545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	429.98/cwt	402.00–462.00	1,651	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	945	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	708	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	532	346.95/cwt	345.00–351.00	1,846	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,503	2,644.55/head	2,325.00–2,900.00	2,645	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	140.15/cwt	138.00–142.00	2,105	3
Bulls	—	—	1,651	178.39/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,945	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	155.59/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,923	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	134.92/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,596	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	128.69/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,346	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	114.72/cwt	100.00–122.00	1,193	13

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 Dec 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 874Last week 446Year ago 2,078

Slaughter CattleReceipts 185Last week 157Year ago 192

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	350.00–380.00	365.22
10	350–400	366	350.00–391.00	369.67
4	400–450	419	361.00–375.00	367.42
5	450–500	473	320.00–363.00	336.84
5	500–550	525	323.00–341.00	337.43
6	550–600	569	280.00–335.00	307.64
6	600–650	639	289.00–315.00	308.17
1	650–700	675	287.00	287.00
1	700–750	745	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	780	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	447	377.00	377.00
7	450–500	455	377.00	377.00
28	500–550	534	338.00–360.00	348.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	411.00–413.00	411.39
7	350–400	383	400.00–434.00	429.18
35	400–450	437	375.00–433.00	413.62
36	450–500	484	357.00–409.00	389.03
26	500–550	522	355.00–367.00	359.18
22	550–600	578	339.00–355.00	343.76
11	600–650	616	317.00–351.00	336.85
1	750–800	795	291.00	291.00
1	850–900	865	281.00	281.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	700–750	708	325.00	325.00
4	800–850	837	291.00–300.00	293.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	305.00	305.00
2	450–500	468	295.00–300.00	297.54
4	550–600	565	245.00–270.00	263.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	532	345.00–351.00	346.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	433.00	433.00
2	400–450	430	422.00–424.00	423.00
4	450–500	470	406.00	406.00
9	500–550	519	350.00–397.00	384.22
6	550–600	592	350.00	350.00
10	600–650	623	350.00–360.00	354.90
6	650–700	673	317.00–345.00	337.63
2	700–750	700	300.00–337.00	318.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	325	491.00–530.00	519.11
21	350–400	374	450.00–481.00	466.84
27	400–450	419	445.00–465.00	457.76
23	450–500	471	415.00–455.00	433.84
57	500–550	528	387.00–439.00	415.53
35	550–600	565	373.00–423.00	394.63
17	600–650	606	367.00–403.00	376.76
8	650–700	659	358.00–365.00	358.92
3	750–800	772	323.00–340.00	334.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
61	500–550	519	399.00–409.00	401.30
13	550–600	566	363.00–383.00	377.01
11	600–650	649	377.00	377.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
118	600–650	635	370.00	370.00
56	700–750	727	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	390	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	510	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	342	435.00–505.00	451.62
4	350–400	384	402.00–462.00	429.98
4	400–450	441	417.00–443.00	436.81
2	450–500	493	389.00–410.00	399.55
4	500–550	516	349.00–360.00	357.28
6	550–600	577	343.00–392.00	360.43
1	600–650	615	340.00	340.00
7	700–750	724	305.00–325.00	313.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	435.00	435.00
2	450–500	460	360.00–370.00	364.95
4	600–650	623	311.00–314.00	313.23
1	750–800	775	293.00	293.00
1	850–900	860	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	191.00	191.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,277	1,675.00–2,200.00	2,006.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,080	183.00	183.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,416	2,325.00–2,875.00	2,743.14
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	986	171.00–225.00	189.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,106	140.00–209.00	162.47
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,296	3,250.00–3,525.00	3,465.79
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	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	—	1,503	2,325.00–2,900.00	2,644.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,249	141.00–151.00	146.69
13	—	1,236	152.00–159.00	155.59
11	—	1,183	130.00–140.00	134.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,478	144.00–152.00	149.53
7	—	1,513	152.00–158.00	155.19
3	—	1,502	138.00–142.00	140.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,191	138.00–149.00	143.43
2	—	1,190	151.00–156.00	153.48
24	—	1,046	122.00–137.00	128.69
13	—	1,040	100.00–122.00	114.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,418	149.00–162.00	157.33
6	—	1,866	186.00–199.00	190.69
11	—	1,651	170.00–185.00	178.39

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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