Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00-30.00 higher. Feeder Heifers under 500lbs sold 10.00-30.00 higher: Over 500lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher. The offering included several groups in the replacement cow special along with the regular sale. Demand was good on most classes of cattle. Slaughter cows sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $401.14/cwt on 25 head, down $6.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 25 comparable sales and sits −5.20 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$401.14

▼ 6.31 vs prior sale

25 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$132

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

$31.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

vs AR average

−14.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	404.95	2,197	22
Medium and Large 2	553	373.25	2,065	3thin

One grade step is worth $31.70/cwt here — about $132 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

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 sale25 hd

401.14

—

AR average8 barns · 185 hd

398.67

+2.47

National average164 barns · 8,069 hd

416.12

−14.98

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−5.20

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	1,634	199.95	3,267	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,334	171.99	2,294	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,154	158.13	1,824	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	140.06	1,358	7thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,207	$3,774	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$3,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$3,469	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,329	$3,468	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$3,095	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$2,900	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,133	$2,839	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	643	$2,589	3thin
Bulls	N/A	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,905	$5,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,443	$3,265	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,200	$6,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$5,700	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$4,198	45
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$3,846	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,299	$3,710	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,450	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	770	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	3,318.77/head	2,450.00–3,750.00	3,319	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	5,700.00/head	5,700.00–5,700.00	5,700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	386.00/cwt	383.00–389.00	2,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,692	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,331	4,201.12/head	3,450.00–4,600.00	4,201	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,347	3,767.68/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,768	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	174.39/cwt	160.00–193.00	1,939	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	6,100.00/head	6,100.00–6,100.00	6,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	540.18/cwt	530.00–575.00	2,042	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	349.24/cwt	348.00–353.00	2,403	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	2,899.91/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	3,265.25/head	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,265	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	3,469.22/head	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,469	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	3,683.58/head	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,684	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	174.65/cwt	160.00–195.00	2,171	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,838.85/head	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,118	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	2,588.78/head	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,589	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,329	3,468.32/head	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,468	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	3,773.54/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,774	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	471.24/cwt	457.00–485.00	2,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,183	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,709	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	482.85/cwt	481.00–490.00	1,854	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	707	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,905	5,200.00/head	5,200.00–5,200.00	5,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	479.24/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,027	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	151.45/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,702	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	168.75/cwt	167.00–171.00	2,045	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	133.07/cwt	132.00–134.00	1,388	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	142.86/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,343	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	174.14/cwt	172.00–176.00	2,304	5
Bulls	—	—	1,663	199.79/cwt	194.00–205.00	3,323	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	426.57/cwt	420.00–433.00	2,069	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	166.60/cwt	164.00–170.00	2,266	2
Bulls	—	—	1,471	189.70/cwt	188.00–193.00	2,790	4
Bulls	—	—	1,773	214.06/cwt	208.00–218.00	3,795	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	160.87/cwt	158.00–166.00	1,858	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	444.35/cwt	443.00–445.00	2,519	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	380.37/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	487.90/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	336.48/cwt	311.00–344.00	2,396	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	341.99/cwt	341.00–343.00	2,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	634.19/cwt	620.00–640.00	2,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	317.52/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	370.22/cwt	353.00–381.00	2,292	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	428.29/cwt	411.00–430.00	2,634	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	526.01/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,220	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	562.19/cwt	545.00–590.00	1,911	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	527.51/cwt	519.00–555.00	2,205	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	485.38/cwt	450.00–525.00	2,286	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	478.80/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,432	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	416.64/cwt	399.00–430.00	2,625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	314.27/cwt	300.00–329.00	2,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	465.23/cwt	441.00–490.00	2,163	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	419.49/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,173	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	392.83/cwt	377.00–405.00	2,212	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	603.56/cwt	570.00–615.00	2,197	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	445.57/cwt	435.00–480.00	2,362	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	4,184.73/head	3,800.00–4,900.00	4,185	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	3,846.02/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	284.73/cwt	280.00–289.00	2,477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	574.97/cwt	545.00–580.00	2,616	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	520.16/cwt	495.00–550.00	1,982	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	308.70/cwt	277.00–314.00	2,525	7

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 →

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Wed Mar 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 166Year ago 970

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 47Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 144Last week 19Year ago 30

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,023	2,450.00–3,750.00	3,318.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,208	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,899.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,053	3,000.00–4,200.00	3,469.22
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,210	3,500.00	3,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	160.00–195.00	174.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,133	2,700.00–3,050.00	2,838.85
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	643	2,350.00–2,700.00	2,588.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,329	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,468.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,207	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,773.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,575	172.00	172.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	707	2,500.00	2,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,400	5,700.00	5,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,331	3,450.00–4,600.00	4,201.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,347	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,767.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	6,100.00	6,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	2,450.00	2,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,277	3,400.00–3,900.00	3,683.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,295	3,800.00–4,900.00	4,184.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,038	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,846.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,112	160.00–193.00	174.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	185.00	185.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	176.00	176.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,443	2,900.00–3,650.00	3,265.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,905	5,200.00	5,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	620.00–640.00	634.19
4	350–400	364	570.00–615.00	603.56
1	400–450	415	499.00	499.00
13	450–500	455	545.00–580.00	574.97
6	500–550	508	450.00–485.00	478.80
1	550–600	555	487.00	487.00
8	600–650	630	399.00–430.00	416.64
2	650–700	655	411.00	411.00
2	700–750	701	383.00–389.00	386.00
2	750–800	788	341.00–343.00	341.99
4	800–850	828	310.00–320.00	317.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	530.00	530.00
1	400–450	425	470.00	470.00
3	450–500	487	457.00–485.00	471.24
1	500–550	540	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	560	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	555.00	555.00
8	350–400	378	530.00–575.00	540.18
12	400–450	418	519.00–555.00	527.51
10	450–500	471	450.00–525.00	485.38
8	500–550	530	435.00–480.00	445.57
6	550–600	567	443.00–445.00	444.35
11	600–650	615	411.00–430.00	428.29
1	650–700	685	367.00	367.00
1	750–800	765	331.00	331.00
1	800–850	800	335.00	335.00
4	850–900	890	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	360.00	360.00
1	650–700	680	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	340	545.00–590.00	562.19
9	350–400	381	495.00–550.00	520.16
3	400–450	422	510.00–560.00	526.01
12	450–500	465	441.00–490.00	465.23
10	500–550	518	400.00–435.00	419.49
12	550–600	563	377.00–405.00	392.83
8	600–650	619	353.00–381.00	370.22
4	650–700	688	348.00–353.00	349.24
5	700–750	712	311.00–344.00	336.48
2	750–800	773	300.00–329.00	314.27
7	800–850	818	277.00–314.00	308.70
3	850–900	870	280.00–289.00	284.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	475.00–500.00	487.90
5	350–400	384	481.00–490.00	482.85
6	400–450	423	470.00–485.00	479.24
2	450–500	485	420.00–433.00	426.57
2	500–550	535	360.00–400.00	380.37
1	550–600	590	359.00	359.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,124	144.00–156.00	151.45
5	—	1,212	167.00–171.00	168.75
5	—	1,155	158.00–166.00	160.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	132.00–134.00	133.07
5	—	940	140.00–144.00	142.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,323	172.00–176.00	174.14
2	—	1,360	164.00–170.00	166.60
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,663	194.00–205.00	199.79
4	—	1,471	188.00–193.00	189.70
3	—	1,773	208.00–218.00	214.06

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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How this sale compares

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