Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Too few comparable sales to establish a market trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $476.70/cwt on 14 head, down $8.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 24 comparable sales and sits +16.60 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$476.70

▼ 8.50 vs prior sale

14 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,610

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.12

vs AR average

−10.32 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	476.70	2,610	14thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale14 hd

476.70

—

AR average8 barns · 213 hd

475.58

+1.12

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−10.32

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

+16.60

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	1,746	191.46	3,343	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,488	167.04	2,485	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,209	157.95	1,909	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	126.76	1,297	8thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,863	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$195	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$3,593	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

54 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	450–500	470	457.96/cwt	447.00–479.00	2,152	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	481.06/cwt	460.00–501.00	2,049	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	2,862.68/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	437.56/cwt	413.00–485.00	2,109	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	548	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,548	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	1,637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	542.23/cwt	520.00–571.00	1,985	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	812	369.50/cwt	369.50–369.50	3,000	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	634.38/cwt	625.00–650.00	2,138	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	406.16/cwt	395.00–417.00	2,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	515.38/cwt	501.00–550.00	2,211	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	552	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,932	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	2,752	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	195.00/head	195.00–195.00	195	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,380	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,593.23/head	3,450.00–3,750.00	3,593	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	118.70/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,084	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	129.44/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,372	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	174.62/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,427	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	159.45/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,527	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	197.92/cwt	197.00–199.00	3,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	459.69/cwt	427.00–470.00	2,188	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,720	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	3,457	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	170.91/cwt	168.00–174.00	2,201	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	147.95/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,743	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	160.29/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,928	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	878	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	319.06/cwt	317.00–321.00	2,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	488.93/cwt	485.00–491.00	2,347	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,116	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	402.56/cwt	397.00–410.00	2,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	532.63/cwt	530.00–533.00	2,605	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	747	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	491.62/cwt	481.00–497.00	2,827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	465.51/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	500	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,165	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	678.77/cwt	675.00–680.00	2,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,299	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 Feb 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 366Last week 469Year ago 2,595

Slaughter CattleReceipts 58Last week 69Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 15Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Too few comparable sales to establish a market trend.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	500.00	500.00
12	400–450	426	460.00–501.00	481.06
15	450–500	470	447.00–479.00	457.96
6	500–550	500	433.00	433.00
2	550–600	570	420.00	420.00
2	700–750	720	317.00–321.00	319.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	439.00	439.00
2	400–450	425	445.00	445.00
11	450–500	482	413.00–485.00	437.56
3	550–600	552	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	487.00	487.00
2	400–450	408	490.00	490.00
2	450–500	498	410.00	410.00
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	850–900	878	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	465.00	465.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	337	625.00–650.00	634.38
4	400–450	440	481.00	481.00
6	450–500	480	485.00–491.00	488.93
3	550–600	565	501.00	501.00
3	600–650	628	397.00–410.00	402.56
2	750–800	785	321.00	321.00
1	850–900	860	313.00	313.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	495	455.00	455.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	309	675.00–680.00	678.77
7	350–400	366	520.00–571.00	542.23
10	400–450	429	501.00–550.00	515.38
8	450–500	489	530.00–533.00	532.63
8	500–550	527	450.00–495.00	465.51
6	550–600	575	481.00–497.00	491.62
1	600–650	605	380.00	380.00
4	650–700	670	395.00–417.00	406.16
3	700–750	747	373.00	373.00
1	750–800	760	377.00	377.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
70	800–850	812	369.50	369.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	490.00	490.00
10	450–500	476	427.00–470.00	459.69

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,862.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	167.00	167.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,460	195.00	195.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,460	163.00	163.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	198.00	198.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,330	3,450.00–3,750.00	3,593.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	115.00–122.00	118.70
6	—	1,060	126.00–135.00	129.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	173.00–176.00	174.62
2	—	1,585	159.00–160.00	159.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	168.00–174.00	170.91
4	—	1,178	143.00–153.00	147.95
6	—	1,203	157.00–165.00	160.29
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	169.00	169.00
2	—	1,780	197.00–199.00	197.92
1	—	1,720	201.00	201.00

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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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

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