Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold 3.00-7.00 higher: Over 400lbs sold 20.00-30.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400lbs sold 20.00-30.00 higher: Over 400lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher. The largest lot of the day was 134 steers weighing 823lbs which sold for 368.25/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher:

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $467.66/cwt on 83 head, down $13.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 24 comparable sales and sits +7.55 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$467.66

▼ 13.62 vs prior sale

83 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,578

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$94

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

$23.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.59

vs AR average

−23.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	475.00	2,513	4thin
Medium and Large 1	555	469.85	2,608	68
Medium and Large 2	536	451.41	2,419	11thin

One grade step is worth $23.59/cwt here — about $94 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 sale83 hd

467.66

—

AR average9 barns · 289 hd

462.07

+5.59

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−23.17

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

+7.55

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	1,696	222.45	3,773	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,371	182.57	2,503	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,107	169.52	1,876	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	976	140.36	1,370	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$3,561	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$2,837	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,242	$2,509	112
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,397	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,590	$3,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	411.11/cwt	401.00–425.00	2,771	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	3,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	495.20/cwt	469.00–509.00	2,555	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	777	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	459.85/cwt	441.00–475.00	2,193	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	580	479.00/cwt	479.00–479.00	2,778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	416.22/cwt	407.00–435.00	2,377	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	588	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,581	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	423.45/cwt	417.00–434.00	2,596	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	537.84/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,291	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	761	384.49/cwt	380.00–388.00	2,926	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,527	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,653	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	2,514	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,555	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	2,509.22/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,509	112
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	3,560.96/head	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,561	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,837.08/head	2,150.00–3,175.00	2,837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	626	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,911	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,322	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	540.37/cwt	525.00–560.00	2,086	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	408.28/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	563.80/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	826	365.04/cwt	357.00–368.25	3,015	195
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	305	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	562	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,816	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	2,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	388.51/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,584	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	491	502.57/cwt	483.00–525.00	2,468	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	190.79/cwt	188.00–194.00	2,452	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	624.58/cwt	611.00–640.00	2,136	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	313.50/cwt	309.00–331.00	2,392	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	371.71/cwt	361.00–377.00	2,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	513.15/cwt	489.00–531.00	2,653	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	590.63/cwt	561.00–609.00	2,534	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	532.19/cwt	499.00–555.00	2,225	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	377.39/cwt	357.00–387.00	2,378	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	602.71/cwt	590.00–625.00	2,302	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,687	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	529.81/cwt	495.00–540.00	2,511	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	621.56/cwt	600.00–640.00	2,325	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	568.43/cwt	535.00–590.00	2,620	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	617.16/cwt	610.00–635.00	1,975	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	431.04/cwt	421.00–461.00	2,517	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	444.34/cwt	439.00–453.00	2,275	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	597.62/cwt	570.00–629.00	2,516	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	643.82/cwt	609.00–675.00	2,176	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	455.83/cwt	435.00–470.00	2,557	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	365.98/cwt	357.00–379.00	2,485	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	523.38/cwt	520.00–525.00	2,282	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	453.72/cwt	450.00–463.00	2,387	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	472.01/cwt	463.00–491.00	2,067	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,149	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	391.26/cwt	339.00–400.00	2,242	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	410.63/cwt	407.00–413.00	2,595	5
Bulls	—	—	1,569	214.16/cwt	208.00–218.00	3,360	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	168.25/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,908	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,404	177.99/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,499	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,356	184.65/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,504	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,513	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,396.86/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,397	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,091	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	133.62/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,334	2
Bulls	—	—	1,897	228.60/cwt	224.00–232.00	4,337	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	157.54/cwt	152.00–161.00	1,678	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	149.47/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,480	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	177.17/cwt	174.00–182.00	1,965	9
Bulls	—	—	1,877	241.15/cwt	234.00–245.00	4,526	3

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 Apr 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,327Last week 453Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 118Last week 71Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 39Year ago 115

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	338	609.00–675.00	643.82
12	350–400	382	590.00–625.00	602.71
35	400–450	429	561.00–609.00	590.63
19	450–500	461	535.00–590.00	568.43
13	500–550	517	489.00–531.00	513.15
46	550–600	561	435.00–470.00	455.83
14	600–650	613	417.00–434.00	423.45
59	650–700	674	401.00–425.00	411.11
3	700–750	707	371.00	371.00
1	850–900	880	341.00	341.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	580	479.00	479.00
13	600–650	626	465.00	465.00
17	700–750	700	379.00	379.00
62	750–800	761	380.00–388.00	384.49
195	800–850	826	357.00–368.25	365.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	426	530.00–550.00	537.84
4	500–550	529	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	700.00	700.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	540.00	540.00
3	400–450	436	520.00–525.00	523.38
11	450–500	491	483.00–525.00	502.57
9	500–550	526	450.00–463.00	453.72
2	550–600	580	441.00	441.00
14	650–700	665	385.00–390.00	388.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	342	611.00–640.00	624.58
19	350–400	374	600.00–640.00	621.56
20	400–450	421	570.00–629.00	597.62
10	450–500	474	495.00–540.00	529.81
10	500–550	516	469.00–509.00	495.20
7	550–600	584	421.00–461.00	431.04
5	600–650	632	407.00–413.00	410.63
3	700–750	725	361.00–377.00	371.71
9	750–800	788	341.00	341.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	458	507.00	507.00
16	500–550	510	493.00	493.00
9	550–600	588	439.00	439.00
33	650–700	665	380.00	380.00
11	750–800	777	339.00	339.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	320	610.00–635.00	617.16
9	350–400	386	525.00–560.00	540.37
32	400–450	418	499.00–555.00	532.19
42	450–500	477	441.00–475.00	459.85
34	500–550	512	439.00–453.00	444.34
40	550–600	571	407.00–435.00	416.22
43	600–650	630	357.00–387.00	377.39
10	650–700	679	357.00–379.00	365.98
2	700–750	728	351.00	351.00
5	750–800	763	309.00–331.00	313.50
1	800–850	815	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	550.00–570.00	563.80
1	350–400	365	500.00	500.00
5	400–450	438	463.00–491.00	472.01
1	450–500	460	460.00	460.00
3	500–550	543	400.00–425.00	408.28
10	550–600	573	339.00–400.00	391.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	562	501.00	501.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	112	—	1,242	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,509.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	993	3,400.00–3,700.00	3,560.96
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,140	2,150.00–3,175.00	2,837.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,396.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	3,050.00	3,050.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,285	188.00–194.00	190.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	185.00	185.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,590	3,100.00	3,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,569	208.00–218.00	214.16
3	—	1,897	224.00–232.00	228.60
3	—	1,877	234.00–245.00	241.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,134	165.00–172.00	168.25
5	—	1,065	152.00–161.00	157.54
9	—	1,109	174.00–182.00	177.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,404	177.00–179.00	177.99
11	—	1,356	181.00–190.00	184.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	137.00–139.00	137.99
2	—	998	132.00–135.00	133.62
2	—	990	144.00–155.00	149.47

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