Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold unevenly steady: Over 500lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher: Over 500lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher. A light or no test in some classes of feeders. The largest lot of the day was 68 steers weighing 870lbs which sold for 359.00/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher: Slaughter bulls sold 10.00-15.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $480.79/cwt on 29 head, up $41.95 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 19 of 24 comparable sales and sits +20.68 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$480.79

▲ 41.95 vs prior sale

29 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$52.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.97

vs AR average

−0.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	489.81	2,698	24
Medium and Large 2	529	437.47	2,314	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.34/cwt here — about $383 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale29 hd

480.79

—

AR average8 barns · 169 hd

459.81

+20.97

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−0.23

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

+20.68

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	—	High	1,826	218.02	3,980	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	176.56	2,642	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	166.61	1,880	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	146.81	1,415	4thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$3,584	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,164	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$5,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

69 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	579	408.44/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,365	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	408	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,326	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	850–900	894	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,923	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	363.94/cwt	351.00–390.00	2,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	338	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,264	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	178.05/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	870	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	3,123	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	412.79/cwt	409.00–421.00	2,757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,214	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	344.05/cwt	333.00–354.00	2,532	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,267	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	368.64/cwt	363.00–373.00	2,481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,891	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	3,583.69/head	3,400.00–3,750.00	3,584	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	5,750.00/head	5,750.00–5,750.00	5,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	181.08/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,133	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	3,164.42/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,164	3
Bulls	—	—	2,260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	5,424	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,307	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	179.20/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,729	4
Bulls	—	—	1,727	211.24/cwt	209.00–215.00	3,648	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	223.97/cwt	222.00–226.00	4,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	446.84/cwt	437.00–450.00	2,324	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	167.89/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,946	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	158.55/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,684	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	183.08/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,096	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	149.08/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	551.82/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	509.10/cwt	490.00–517.00	2,724	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	533.87/cwt	515.00–559.00	2,237	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	452.08/cwt	435.00–461.00	2,184	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	448.80/cwt	426.00–460.00	2,536	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	471.48/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,428	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	540.70/cwt	505.00–553.00	2,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	448.09/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,276	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,997	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	644.80/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,076	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	610.39/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	497.58/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,324	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	537.41/cwt	523.00–570.00	2,026	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	492.94/cwt	485.00–501.00	2,346	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	434.58/cwt	415.00–441.00	2,773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	506.34/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,172	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	338.90/cwt	331.00–351.00	2,471	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	431.39/cwt	417.00–451.00	2,722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	588.04/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	457.66/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,641	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	507.50/cwt	505.00–511.00	2,147	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	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 Apr 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 434Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 115Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 31Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	580.00–590.00	588.04
8	350–400	377	523.00–570.00	537.41
8	400–450	429	490.00–525.00	506.34
10	450–500	483	435.00–461.00	452.08
5	500–550	508	435.00–455.00	448.09
11	550–600	579	390.00–430.00	408.44
1	600–650	645	351.00	351.00
5	650–700	658	351.00–390.00	363.94
7	700–750	729	331.00–351.00	338.90
1	750–800	755	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	870	277.00	277.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	605.00	605.00
2	400–450	408	535.00	535.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	894	327.00	327.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	460	411.00	411.00
1	500–550	520	390.00	390.00
3	700–750	738	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	611	371.00	371.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	570.00	570.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	370.00	370.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	600.00–620.00	610.39
4	350–400	370	540.00–590.00	551.82
6	400–450	423	505.00–511.00	507.50
11	450–500	467	490.00–505.00	497.58
6	500–550	515	460.00–485.00	471.48
6	550–600	565	426.00–460.00	448.80
4	600–650	638	415.00–441.00	434.58
1	650–700	675	375.00	375.00
4	700–750	736	333.00–354.00	344.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	653	445.00	445.00
68	850–900	870	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	600.00–660.00	644.80
4	350–400	385	505.00–553.00	540.70
6	400–450	419	515.00–559.00	533.87
8	450–500	476	485.00–501.00	492.94
15	500–550	535	490.00–517.00	509.10
9	550–600	577	455.00–475.00	457.66
5	600–650	631	417.00–451.00	431.39
7	650–700	668	409.00–421.00	412.79
3	700–750	742	365.00	365.00
2	750–800	765	387.00	387.00
1	900–950	900	333.00	333.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	580.00	580.00
1	400–450	440	501.00	501.00
4	500–550	520	437.00–450.00	446.84
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	640	401.00	401.00
3	650–700	673	363.00–373.00	368.64
1	750–800	765	327.00	327.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,480	177.00–179.00	178.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	3,400.00–3,750.00	3,583.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,164.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	177.00	177.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,178	175.00–190.00	181.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,415	5,750.00	5,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,260	240.00	240.00
5	—	1,727	209.00–215.00	211.24
2	—	1,855	222.00–226.00	223.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	166.00	166.00
4	—	1,523	175.00–184.00	179.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	140.00	140.00
3	—	952	143.00–153.00	149.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,159	163.00–173.00	167.89
6	—	1,062	155.00–161.00	158.55
2	—	1,145	181.00–185.00	183.08

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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