Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs mostly 5.00-20.00 higher instances 29.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-350 lbs 60.00 higher 350-500 lbs 20.00-32.00 higher 500-650 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The offering included several groups of weaned calves with some good quality unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to firm.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $415.67/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 5 of 24 comparable sales and sits −44.44 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$415.67

133 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$33.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs AR average

−14.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	418.17	2,232	123
Medium and Large 2	545	384.89	2,096	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.28/cwt here — about $136 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 sale133 hd

415.67

—

AR average8 barns · 572 hd

410.29

+5.38

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−14.96

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−44.44

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	1,737	180.83	3,141	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	155.31	2,254	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	152.05	1,875	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	137.99	1,509	15

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)	1,158	$2,671	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$2,539	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1	550–600	565	351.96/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,989	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	446.29/cwt	417.00–495.00	1,928	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	325.62/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	361.19/cwt	345.00–378.00	1,745	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	335.34/cwt	317.00–359.00	1,774	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	390.78/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	450.54/cwt	403.00–485.00	1,735	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	471.74/cwt	437.00–505.00	1,576	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	271.00/cwt	245.00–297.00	1,897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	369.73/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,985	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,275	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	412.55/cwt	371.00–437.00	1,964	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	365.18/cwt	353.00–385.00	1,939	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	317.87/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,324	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	435.91/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	477.12/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	413.23/cwt	361.00–430.00	1,773	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	395.74/cwt	370.00–407.00	2,062	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	413.56/cwt	397.00–425.00	1,969	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	350.45/cwt	343.00–354.00	2,705	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	363.60/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,567	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	739	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,313	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	450.51/cwt	430.00–462.00	2,090	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	526.75/cwt	505.00–560.00	1,722	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	368.62/cwt	355.00–373.00	2,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	810	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	349.40/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,131	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	383.47/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,182	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	434.17/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,654	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	717	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,008	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	406.87/cwt	397.00–413.00	2,152	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	402.05/cwt	400.00–403.00	1,488	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	307.02/cwt	305.00–313.00	2,346	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	435.00/cwt	417.00–447.00	2,053	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	336.04/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,278	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,095	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,960	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	149.07/cwt	137.00–157.00	2,084	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,976	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	2,671.00/head	2,225.00–3,100.00	2,671	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	2,538.57/head	2,150.00–2,925.00	2,539	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	198.98/cwt	171.00–229.00	1,874	6
Bulls	—	—	1,689	178.86/cwt	173.00–185.00	3,021	8
Bulls	—	—	1,809	191.20/cwt	185.00–199.00	3,459	5
Bulls	—	—	1,750	162.80/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,849	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	149.87/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,944	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	159.88/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,973	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,198	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	157.52/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,292	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	131.48/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,477	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,332	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	145.13/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,551	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	136.77/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,528	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,421	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	496.08/cwt	470.00–513.00	1,860	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	398.54/cwt	370.00–407.00	2,443	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	400.85/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,257	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	469.49/cwt	453.00–489.00	2,014	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	427.51/cwt	399.00–441.00	2,219	82
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	338.70/cwt	325.00–353.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	416.79/cwt	410.00–437.00	1,784	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	882	251.66/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,220	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	468.91/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 889Last week 874Year ago 1,127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 185Year ago 261

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 50Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	334	437.00–505.00	471.74
31	350–400	385	403.00–485.00	450.54
33	400–450	432	417.00–495.00	446.29
73	450–500	476	371.00–437.00	412.55
20	500–550	531	353.00–385.00	365.18
52	550–600	565	325.00–370.00	351.96
1	600–650	630	327.00	327.00
3	650–700	658	317.00–330.00	325.62
8	700–750	720	316.00	316.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	360.00–425.00	390.78
2	400–450	425	350.00–389.00	369.73
7	450–500	483	345.00–378.00	361.19
6	500–550	529	317.00–359.00	335.34
2	550–600	593	325.00	325.00
7	600–650	633	315.00–325.00	317.87
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	700	245.00–297.00	271.00
1	800–850	805	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	639	329.00	329.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	505	393.00	393.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	717	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	425.00–495.00	477.12
5	350–400	381	420.00–450.00	435.91
9	400–450	429	361.00–430.00	413.23
6	450–500	476	397.00–425.00	413.56
6	500–550	521	370.00–407.00	395.74
4	550–600	580	355.00–373.00	368.62
2	600–650	642	362.00	362.00
5	650–700	672	339.00	339.00
4	700–750	739	313.00	313.00
1	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	840	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	640	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	327	505.00–560.00	526.75
17	350–400	375	470.00–513.00	496.08
34	400–450	429	453.00–489.00	469.49
21	450–500	464	430.00–462.00	450.51
82	500–550	519	399.00–441.00	427.51
40	550–600	563	375.00–425.00	400.85
51	600–650	613	370.00–407.00	398.54
6	650–700	665	364.00	364.00
17	700–750	706	342.00–365.00	363.60
16	750–800	772	343.00–354.00	350.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	450.00–490.00	468.91
15	350–400	381	415.00–470.00	434.17
4	400–450	428	410.00–437.00	416.79
27	450–500	472	417.00–447.00	435.00
21	500–550	529	397.00–413.00	406.87
20	550–600	569	350.00–400.00	383.47
9	600–650	610	325.00–360.00	349.40
4	650–700	678	330.00–355.00	336.04
5	750–800	764	305.00–313.00	307.02
3	800–850	803	272.00	272.00
3	850–900	882	240.00–260.00	251.66
1	950–1000	995	257.00	257.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	437.00	437.00
3	350–400	370	400.00–403.00	402.05
2	400–450	410	409.00	409.00
2	550–600	578	325.00–353.00	338.70
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	287.00	287.00
1	700–750	730	267.00	267.00
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
2	1050–1100	1,095	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	1,750.00	1,750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,398	137.00–157.00	149.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	162.00	162.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	2,225.00–3,100.00	2,671.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	903	2,150.00–2,925.00	2,538.57
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	942	171.00–229.00	198.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,689	173.00–185.00	178.86
5	—	1,809	185.00–199.00	191.20
2	—	1,750	157.00–168.00	162.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,297	142.00–155.00	149.87
22	—	1,234	155.00–169.00	159.88
9	—	1,117	131.00–140.00	136.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,446	150.00–154.00	151.99
6	—	1,455	155.00–162.00	157.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	125.00–137.00	131.48
1	—	1,110	120.00	120.00
8	—	1,069	139.00–153.00	145.13

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