Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 15.00 lower except the 450-550 lbs 7.00-20.00 higher. Had two groups of yearling steers 122 hd weighing 790 lbs at 357.75 per cwt and 142 hd weighing 784 lbs at 355 per cwt. The offering included several groups in the replacement cow special along with the regular sale. Demand was good on most classes of cattle in this last sale of the year. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $420.38/cwt on 12 head. That ranks 6 of 24 comparable sales and sits −39.72 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$420.38

12 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

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

$58.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.02

vs AR average

−23.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	425.24	2,330	11thin
Medium and Large 2	530	367.00	1,945	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.24/cwt here — about $385 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 sale12 hd

420.38

—

AR average8 barns · 415 hd

410.36

+10.02

National average163 barns · 16,063 hd

444.10

−23.72

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−39.72

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	1,683	178.72	3,007	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	155.48	2,148	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,211	154.36	1,870	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	139.00	1,479	39

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$3,293	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$3,072	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,161	$2,350	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,262	$3,700	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,002	$3,335	30
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	968	$3,100	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,005	$4,489	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,400	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,253	$4,556	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$4,011	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,640	$3,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	459.60/cwt	453.00–475.00	1,769	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,558	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	892	277.80/cwt	277.00–279.00	2,478	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	4,489.00/head	3,800.00–4,700.00	4,489	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,640	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,072.18/head	2,100.00–3,500.00	3,072	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,516	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	3,293.05/head	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,293	14
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	3,334.59/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,335	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	4,091.97/head	2,700.00–4,900.00	4,092	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	3,150.37/head	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,296	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	224.31/cwt	191.00–252.00	1,895	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	175.21/cwt	157.00–195.00	1,920	7
Bulls	—	—	1,763	180.40/cwt	172.00–188.00	3,180	10
Bulls	—	—	1,725	189.63/cwt	188.00–191.00	3,271	2
Bulls	—	—	1,387	165.85/cwt	162.00–169.00	2,300	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	150.53/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,803	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	161.40/cwt	157.00–171.00	1,988	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,131	145.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,645	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	116.29/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,162	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	153.47/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,657	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	135.38/cwt	129.00–141.00	1,597	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	161.23/cwt	158.00–170.00	2,222	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,009	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	148.48/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,046	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	134.33/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,355	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	444.00/cwt	444.00–444.00	2,380	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	379.19/cwt	365.00–381.00	2,552	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	510.45/cwt	495.00–530.00	1,878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	570.65/cwt	550.00–585.00	1,632	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	459.76/cwt	432.00–477.00	2,202	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,035	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	419.53/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,035	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	530	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	356.28/cwt	355.00–357.75	2,804	264
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	409.60/cwt	399.00–440.00	2,286	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	478.61/cwt	447.00–500.00	2,010	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	421.64/cwt	405.00–429.00	1,775	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	344.22/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,024	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	386.25/cwt	360.00–399.00	2,009	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	471.31/cwt	460.00–501.00	1,522	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	390.04/cwt	360.00–417.00	1,486	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	352.31/cwt	351.00–353.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	306.41/cwt	293.00–311.00	2,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	548.48/cwt	510.00–600.00	1,815	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,860	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	428.58/cwt	417.00–450.00	1,864	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	705	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	390.98/cwt	377.00–410.00	1,662	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	645	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,303	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	564	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	2,154	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	440.77/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	680	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	309	429.86/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	326.04/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,871	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	525	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	405	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,721	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	368.35/cwt	349.00–379.00	1,735	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	441.68/cwt	435.00–449.00	1,912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	428.54/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	283.51/cwt	279.00–297.00	2,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	512.42/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,701	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	382.70/cwt	370.00–393.00	2,185	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	762	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,981	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 Dec 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 790Last week 889Year ago 254

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 93Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 305Last week 20Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	332	500.00–555.00	512.42
9	350–400	385	453.00–475.00	459.60
3	400–450	433	435.00–449.00	441.68
6	450–500	482	405.00–435.00	428.54
1	500–550	530	397.00	397.00
9	550–600	571	370.00–393.00	382.70
1	600–650	600	375.00	375.00
1	700–750	715	323.00	323.00
4	750–800	763	279.00–297.00	283.51
1	800–850	815	310.00	310.00
5	850–900	892	277.00–279.00	277.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	439.00	439.00
1	350–400	375	380.00	380.00
3	400–450	410	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	590	327.00	327.00
2	700–750	740	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	762	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	680	251.00	251.00
2	700–750	705	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	460.00–501.00	471.31
6	350–400	365	425.00–470.00	440.77
35	400–450	435	417.00–450.00	428.58
19	450–500	485	400.00–437.00	419.53
14	500–550	520	360.00–399.00	386.25
11	550–600	588	340.00–350.00	344.22
5	600–650	603	340.00	340.00
1	700–750	705	297.00	297.00
1	900–950	910	260.00	260.00
1	950–1000	960	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	421	405.00–429.00	421.64
5	450–500	477	390.00	390.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	309	420.00–435.00	429.86
12	350–400	381	360.00–417.00	390.04
4	400–450	425	377.00–410.00	390.98
8	450–500	471	349.00–379.00	368.35
3	500–550	508	351.00–353.00	352.31
6	550–600	574	320.00–335.00	326.04
4	650–700	657	293.00–311.00	306.41
1	700–750	700	267.00	267.00
1	850–900	860	262.00	262.00
1	900–950	900	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	564	382.00	382.00
10	600–650	645	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	525	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	445.00	445.00
1	450–500	490	405.00	405.00
1	600–650	625	362.00	362.00
2	850–900	855	320.00	320.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	250–300	286	550.00–585.00	570.65
13	300–350	331	510.00–600.00	548.48
3	350–400	368	495.00–530.00	510.45
15	400–450	420	447.00–500.00	478.61
33	450–500	479	432.00–477.00	459.76
5	500–550	536	444.00	444.00
6	550–600	558	399.00–440.00	409.60
9	650–700	673	365.00–381.00	379.19
264	750–800	787	355.00–357.75	356.28
1	800–850	800	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	367.00	367.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,400	3,700.00	3,700.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,005	3,800.00–4,700.00	4,489.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,640	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	1,268	2,700.00–4,900.00	4,091.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,118	2,900.00–3,600.00	3,150.37
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	3,400.00	3,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,296	4,700.00	4,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,095	2,100.00–3,500.00	3,072.18
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	972	156.00	156.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,161	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,020	2,600.00–3,600.00	3,293.05
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,262	3,700.00	3,700.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	968	3,100.00	3,100.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,002	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,334.59
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	845	191.00–252.00	224.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,096	157.00–195.00	175.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,763	172.00–188.00	180.40
2	—	1,725	188.00–191.00	189.63
3	—	1,387	162.00–169.00	165.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,198	145.00–157.00	150.53
19	—	1,232	157.00–171.00	161.40
2	—	1,180	129.00–141.00	135.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,131	140.00–150.00	145.49
6	—	999	109.00–124.00	116.29
7	—	1,080	152.00–157.00	153.47
12	—	1,009	129.00–140.00	134.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,378	158.00–170.00	161.23
1	—	1,415	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,378	145.00–153.00	148.48

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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