Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 400lbs 15.00 higher, 400-500lbs 15.00 lower, over 600 steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold from 10.00 higher to 8.00 lower in uneven sales. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 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 $465.59/cwt on 113 head, down $19.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 24 comparable sales and sits +5.48 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$465.59

▼ 19.21 vs prior sale

113 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$134

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

$38.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs AR average

−8.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	472.45	2,623	90
Medium and Large 1-2	570	445.00	2,537	10thin
Medium and Large 2	574	433.94	2,489	13thin

One grade step is worth $38.51/cwt here — about $134 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale113 hd

465.59

—

AR average7 barns · 497 hd

465.57

+0.02

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−8.11

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

+5.48

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	1,608	223.07	3,588	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	181.69	2,711	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	177.02	1,991	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	142.55	1,375	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)	1,210	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$2,618	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,220	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,305	$2,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,900	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

64 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	564	416.07/cwt	397.00–437.00	2,347	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	431.33/cwt	429.00–437.00	2,610	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	517.26/cwt	495.00–549.00	1,909	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	376.82/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,461	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	421.78/cwt	407.00–445.00	2,185	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	372.14/cwt	350.00–379.00	2,315	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,905	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	877	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	623.56/cwt	615.00–630.00	2,058	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	184.91/cwt	167.00–195.00	2,104	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	400.39/cwt	380.00–421.00	1,894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	382.12/cwt	381.00–385.00	2,197	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,220.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,220	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	179.30/cwt	171.00–185.00	2,204	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,617.55/head	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	459.00/cwt	459.00–459.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	385.54/cwt	371.00–399.00	2,005	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,013	164.77/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,669	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	185.15/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,198	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	175.00/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,953	18
Bulls	—	—	1,920	247.10/cwt	245.00–249.00	4,744	2
Bulls	—	—	1,687	223.29/cwt	217.00–227.00	3,767	7
Bulls	—	—	1,217	206.55/cwt	203.00–209.00	2,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	451	561.00/cwt	561.00–561.00	2,530	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	616	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,772	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	450.64/cwt	425.00–470.00	2,132	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	479.95/cwt	452.00–495.00	2,491	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	460.98/cwt	452.00–497.00	2,711	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	514.02/cwt	513.00–515.00	2,128	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	507	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	2,672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	850	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	3,018	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	513.72/cwt	499.00–545.00	2,399	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	436.34/cwt	420.00–444.00	2,718	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	464.41/cwt	449.00–493.00	2,447	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	599.86/cwt	585.00–615.00	2,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	602.28/cwt	595.00–610.00	2,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	573.88/cwt	565.00–577.00	2,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	392.83/cwt	391.00–409.00	2,703	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	2,194	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	506.91/cwt	500.00–539.00	2,220	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	497.41/cwt	460.00–507.00	2,407	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	338.31/cwt	333.00–341.00	2,416	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	366.11/cwt	359.00–381.00	2,698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,327	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	189.03/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	413.00/cwt	413.00–413.00	2,272	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	330.39/cwt	321.00–335.00	2,577	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	186.87/cwt	185.00–189.00	2,743	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	178.23/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,688	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	135.78/cwt	131.00–139.00	1,274	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	145.94/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	366.58/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,101	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	435.10/cwt	423.00–439.00	2,515	12

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 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 554Last week 362Year ago 1,264

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 69Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 16Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	350–400	369	495.00–549.00	517.26
6	400–450	414	513.00–515.00	514.02
26	450–500	473	425.00–470.00	450.64
34	500–550	518	407.00–445.00	421.78
35	550–600	564	397.00–437.00	416.07
5	600–650	622	350.00–379.00	372.14
7	700–750	714	333.00–341.00	338.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	877	312.00	312.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	459.00	459.00
2	450–500	473	380.00–421.00	400.39
2	500–550	520	371.00–399.00	385.54
4	550–600	573	355.00–375.00	366.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	388	470.00	470.00
11	550–600	575	381.00–385.00	382.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	675.00	675.00
4	350–400	381	595.00–610.00	602.28
4	400–450	419	565.00–577.00	573.88
16	450–500	467	499.00–545.00	513.72
37	500–550	519	452.00–495.00	479.95
48	550–600	588	452.00–497.00	460.98
18	600–650	623	420.00–444.00	436.34
38	650–700	688	391.00–409.00	392.83
3	700–750	737	359.00–381.00	366.11
2	850–900	868	327.00	327.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	550–600	570	445.00	445.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	451	561.00	561.00
5	500–550	507	527.00	527.00
14	600–650	616	450.00	450.00
21	850–900	850	355.00	355.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	470.00	470.00
1	500–550	520	420.00	420.00
12	550–600	578	423.00–439.00	435.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	330	615.00–630.00	623.56
3	350–400	363	585.00–615.00	599.86
8	400–450	438	500.00–539.00	506.91
12	450–500	484	460.00–507.00	497.41
13	500–550	527	449.00–493.00	464.41
3	550–600	550	413.00	413.00
7	600–650	605	429.00–437.00	431.33
5	650–700	653	370.00–387.00	376.82
2	700–750	735	347.00	347.00
3	750–800	780	321.00–335.00	330.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	453.00	453.00
1	500–550	505	380.00	380.00

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	—	815	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	2,700.00	2,700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,570	185.00	185.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,220.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,229	171.00–185.00	179.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,313	2,575.00–2,700.00	2,617.55
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,138	167.00–195.00	184.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,305	188.00–190.00	189.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,013	159.00–169.00	164.77
15	—	1,187	181.00–191.00	185.15
18	—	1,116	171.00–180.00	175.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,468	185.00–189.00	186.87
3	—	1,508	177.00–179.00	178.23
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	938	131.00–139.00	135.78
4	—	978	140.00–155.00	145.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,920	245.00–249.00	247.10
7	—	1,687	217.00–227.00	223.29
3	—	1,217	203.00–209.00	206.55

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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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