Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 10.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold mixed under 400lbs 10.00 higher, 400-500lbs 10.00 lower, 500-600lbs steady to 5.00 higher. Not enough over 600lbs for a trend. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.26/cwt on 71 head, down $11.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 25 comparable sales and sits −4.09 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$402.26

▼ 11.96 vs prior sale

71 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,193

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$37.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.94

vs AR average

−5.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	403.31	2,199	69
Medium and Large 2	548	366.00	2,004	2thin

One grade step is worth $37.31/cwt here — about $195 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 sale71 hd

402.26

—

AR average8 barns · 303 hd

396.32

+5.94

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−5.18

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−4.09

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	1,735	223.63	3,881	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,436	176.77	2,538	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	168.84	1,923	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	146.83	1,426	16

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)	1,165	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,470	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,445	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,842	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,283	$2,504	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,327	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$3,000	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$2,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	600–650	607	382.64/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,323	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	477.38/cwt	465.00–491.00	1,757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	341.29/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	874	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	346.34/cwt	341.00–363.00	2,327	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	459.19/cwt	449.00–465.00	2,181	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	1,647	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	406.48/cwt	399.00–410.00	1,971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	513.48/cwt	499.00–520.00	1,951	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	415.12/cwt	349.00–439.00	1,947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	411.69/cwt	410.00–415.00	2,001	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	409.68/cwt	385.00–423.00	2,143	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	555.76/cwt	545.00–580.00	2,051	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	443.32/cwt	421.00–457.00	2,527	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	596.98/cwt	575.00–620.00	1,928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	522.05/cwt	510.00–535.00	2,125	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	418.01/cwt	405.00–435.00	2,659	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	484.69/cwt	473.00–515.00	2,113	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	482.76/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,264	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	459.70/cwt	447.00–471.00	2,400	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	432.22/cwt	427.00–440.00	1,859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	501	499.00/cwt	499.00–499.00	2,500	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	331.04/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	452.53/cwt	430.00–467.00	2,122	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	2,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	438.93/cwt	425.00–457.00	2,335	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	513.00/cwt	500.00–523.00	2,155	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,865	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	396.75/cwt	369.00–407.00	2,254	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	420.31/cwt	411.00–433.00	2,413	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	327.69/cwt	321.00–331.00	2,064	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	518.46/cwt	479.00–530.00	1,981	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	399.58/cwt	391.00–423.00	2,537	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,966	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	369.55/cwt	356.00–383.00	2,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	490.16/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	573.19/cwt	535.00–595.00	1,903	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	188.94/cwt	175.00–207.00	2,192	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	188.04/cwt	180.00–201.00	2,027	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,096	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,503.83/head	2,175.00–2,750.00	2,504	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,224	2,326.52/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,327	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	193.70/cwt	179.00–230.00	2,150	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	179.04/cwt	177.00–181.00	2,610	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,842.22/head	2,050.00–3,600.00	2,842	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,402	184.16/cwt	175.00–201.00	2,582	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,582	217.58/cwt	213.00–221.00	3,442	10
Bulls	—	—	1,962	228.49/cwt	223.00–233.00	4,483	5
Bulls	—	—	1,935	241.69/cwt	237.00–246.00	4,677	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	173.08/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,048	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,096	160.59/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,760	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	170.28/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,416	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,443	179.47/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,590	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	135.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,408	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	150.66/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,428	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	185.06/cwt	181.00–190.00	2,152	6

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 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 450Last week 596Year ago 1,214

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 113Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 22Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	333	560.00	560.00
17	350–400	382	479.00–530.00	518.46
14	400–450	436	473.00–515.00	484.69
10	450–500	475	449.00–465.00	459.19
35	500–550	523	385.00–423.00	409.68
34	550–600	568	369.00–407.00	396.75
13	600–650	607	370.00–385.00	382.64
11	650–700	672	341.00–363.00	346.34
8	700–750	722	335.00–345.00	341.29
1	750–800	765	340.00	340.00
4	850–900	874	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	475.00	475.00
2	350–400	368	465.00–491.00	477.38
3	400–450	430	427.00–440.00	432.22
3	450–500	485	399.00–410.00	406.48
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
1	550–600	555	357.00	357.00
3	600–650	630	321.00–331.00	327.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	330	499.00	499.00
7	400–450	431	451.00	451.00
6	450–500	486	410.00–415.00	411.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	499.00–520.00	513.48
1	400–450	440	450.00	450.00
4	450–500	469	349.00–439.00	415.12
1	500–550	500	400.00	400.00
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	575.00–620.00	596.98
7	350–400	369	545.00–580.00	555.76
5	400–450	407	510.00–535.00	522.05
21	450–500	469	450.00–495.00	482.76
8	500–550	522	447.00–471.00	459.70
16	550–600	570	421.00–457.00	443.32
39	600–650	636	405.00–435.00	418.01
1	650–700	670	411.00	411.00
3	750–800	768	325.00–335.00	331.04
1	900–950	920	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	448	475.00	475.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	501	499.00	499.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	535.00–595.00	573.19
1	350–400	350	595.00	595.00
9	400–450	420	500.00–523.00	513.00
19	450–500	469	430.00–467.00	452.53
9	500–550	532	425.00–457.00	438.93
12	550–600	574	411.00–433.00	420.31
14	600–650	635	391.00–423.00	399.58
2	650–700	683	356.00–383.00	369.55
1	750–800	795	317.00	317.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	495.00	495.00
4	350–400	393	475.00–495.00	490.16
1	450–500	485	410.00	410.00
4	700–750	728	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	770	285.00	285.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,160	175.00–207.00	188.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,078	180.00–201.00	188.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	195.00	195.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,283	2,175.00–2,750.00	2,503.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,224	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,326.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,458	177.00–181.00	179.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	2,050.00–3,600.00	2,842.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,402	175.00–201.00	184.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,445	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	3,800.00	3,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	2,150.00	2,150.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,110	179.00–230.00	193.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,350.00	2,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,582	213.00–221.00	217.58
5	—	1,962	223.00–233.00	228.49
2	—	1,935	237.00–246.00	241.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,183	167.00–177.00	173.08
20	—	1,096	155.00–165.00	160.59
6	—	1,163	181.00–190.00	185.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,419	169.00–173.00	170.28
12	—	1,443	175.00–185.00	179.47
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,040	130.00–140.00	135.35
12	—	948	143.00–153.00	150.66

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