Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers were limited to comparison were mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $403.34/cwt on 22 head, down $15.68 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 25 comparable sales and sits −3.01 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$403.34

▼ 15.68 vs prior sale

22 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$142

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

$24.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.30

vs AR average

−24.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	407.86	2,230	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	545	383.00	2,087	4thin

One grade step is worth $24.86/cwt here — about $142 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 sale22 hd

403.34

—

AR average7 barns · 220 hd

418.64

−15.30

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−24.56

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−3.01

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	1,818	216.75	3,941	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,484	177.76	2,638	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,093	165.46	1,809	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	938	144.19	1,353	3thin

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)	1,267	$3,659	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$3,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,353	$2,650	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$3,550	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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	670	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	3,040	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	801	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,667	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	392	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	458.84/cwt	450.00–481.00	2,143	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	631	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,404	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,087	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,486	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	388.66/cwt	381.00–401.00	2,215	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,828	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,267	3,658.68/head	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,659	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	447.37/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,147	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	195.24/cwt	187.00–205.00	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,250	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,010	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,952	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	2,453	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,978	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	198.88/cwt	189.00–210.00	2,631	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	144.19/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,353	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	182.93/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,506	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,570	173.88/cwt	171.00–176.00	2,730	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	174.03/cwt	171.00–177.00	1,942	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	166.81/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,878	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	155.21/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	339.79/cwt	329.00–345.00	2,311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	594.82/cwt	580.00–610.00	2,486	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	525.33/cwt	500.00–539.00	2,301	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	361.17/cwt	346.00–373.00	2,763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	549.17/cwt	535.00–565.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	423.22/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,235	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	585.81/cwt	560.00–615.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	537.01/cwt	520.00–560.00	2,041	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	468.27/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,608	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	568.27/cwt	540.00–595.00	2,182	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	317.78/cwt	293.00–326.00	2,885	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	513.86/cwt	495.00–541.00	2,400	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	434.35/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,498	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	466.89/cwt	459.00–490.00	1,952	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	513.00/cwt	513.00–513.00	2,591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	599.88/cwt	590.00–610.00	2,316	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	413.90/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,920	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	489.41/cwt	469.00–500.00	1,796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	528.19/cwt	490.00–543.00	2,762	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	541.56/cwt	510.00–559.00	2,497	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	428.54/cwt	425.00–429.00	2,627	9
Bulls	—	—	1,788	212.37/cwt	211.00–213.00	3,797	3
Bulls	—	—	1,942	226.08/cwt	221.00–229.00	4,390	5
Bulls	—	—	1,555	199.99/cwt	199.00–201.00	3,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	456.06/cwt	449.00–459.00	2,180	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	411.66/cwt	399.00–433.00	2,371	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,235	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 May 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 371Year ago 653

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 75Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 20

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers were limited to comparison were mostly steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 5.00-10.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	665.00	665.00
7	350–400	384	540.00–595.00	568.27
5	400–450	418	580.00–610.00	594.82
18	450–500	461	510.00–559.00	541.56
17	500–550	523	490.00–543.00	528.19
9	550–600	557	460.00–495.00	468.27
4	650–700	670	393.00	393.00
1	700–750	735	339.00	339.00
2	750–800	758	401.00	401.00
1	800–850	840	341.00	341.00
1	850–900	885	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	510.00	510.00
6	400–450	431	510.00	510.00
2	450–500	450	500.00	500.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	500.00	500.00
7	450–500	478	449.00–459.00	456.06
1	500–550	510	481.00	481.00
8	550–600	576	399.00–433.00	411.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	631	381.00	381.00
16	800–850	801	333.00	333.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	535.00–565.00	549.17
7	350–400	380	520.00–560.00	537.01
11	400–450	418	459.00–490.00	466.89
23	450–500	467	450.00–481.00	458.84
10	500–550	528	400.00–440.00	423.22
8	550–600	570	381.00–401.00	388.66
1	600–650	610	397.00	397.00
3	650–700	680	329.00–345.00	339.79
1	700–750	720	270.00	270.00
8	900–950	908	293.00–326.00	317.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	473	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	545	383.00	383.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	367	469.00–500.00	489.41
19	450–500	464	410.00–420.00	413.90
1	600–650	610	355.00	355.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	765	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	560.00–615.00	585.81
7	350–400	386	590.00–610.00	599.88
7	400–450	438	500.00–539.00	525.33
14	450–500	467	495.00–541.00	513.86
6	500–550	505	513.00	513.00
17	550–600	575	430.00–445.00	434.35
9	600–650	613	425.00–429.00	428.54
3	650–700	653	375.00	375.00
7	750–800	765	346.00–373.00	361.17
1	850–900	870	325.00	325.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	435.00–460.00	447.37
2	500–550	545	410.00	410.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	3,550.00	3,550.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	187.00	187.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	187.00–205.00	195.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	189.00	189.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,267	3,550.00–3,800.00	3,658.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	185.00	185.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,353	2,650.00	2,650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	179.00	179.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,365	3,150.00	3,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,323	189.00–210.00	198.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	143.00–147.00	144.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,370	181.00–185.00	182.93
4	—	1,570	171.00–176.00	173.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,116	171.00–177.00	174.03
5	—	1,126	159.00–169.00	166.81
4	—	1,030	153.00–157.00	155.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,788	211.00–213.00	212.37
5	—	1,942	221.00–229.00	226.08
2	—	1,555	199.00–201.00	199.99

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

Heifers · 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