Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale closed last week for the holiday. Supply was light with good demand. Quality was average with cattle with excess hair receiving discounts.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $451.86/cwt on 40 head, down $31.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 24 comparable sales and sits −8.25 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$451.86

▼ 31.00 vs prior sale

40 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,431

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

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

$15.77/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.98

vs AR average

−7.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	455.16	2,485	26
Medium and Large 1-2	510	449.23	2,291	9thin
Medium and Large 2	547	439.39	2,403	5thin

One grade step is worth $15.77/cwt here — about $81 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale40 hd

451.86

—

AR average4 barns · 159 hd

443.88

+7.98

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−7.62

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−8.25

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	1,672	222.04	3,712	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,456	186.13	2,709	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	179.84	2,036	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	144.77	1,411	7thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,074	$3,601	50
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,257	$3,594	18
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$3,480	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$3,400	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,279	$3,300	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,096	$2,616	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,313	$4,400	3thin

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	400–450	432	487.81/cwt	475.00–491.00	2,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	399.27/cwt	387.00–415.00	2,304	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	527.00/cwt	527.00–527.00	1,818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	439.00/cwt	439.00–439.00	2,480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,195	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	360.30/cwt	353.00–380.00	2,097	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	432.63/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,700	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	650	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	378.01/cwt	375.00–381.00	2,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	503.00/cwt	503.00–503.00	2,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	672	421.00/cwt	417.00–431.00	2,829	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	329.20/cwt	320.00–357.00	2,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	376.36/cwt	375.00–377.00	2,548	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	548.49/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	401.61/cwt	396.00–411.00	2,747	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	458.58/cwt	445.00–467.00	2,591	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	439.66/cwt	433.00–450.00	2,708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	547	439.39/cwt	431.00–445.00	2,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	930	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	3,078	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	453.03/cwt	451.00–485.00	2,419	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	400.35/cwt	395.00–411.00	2,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	449.23/cwt	449.00–450.00	2,291	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	530.69/cwt	527.00–533.00	2,261	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	381.77/cwt	381.00–383.00	2,199	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	472.96/cwt	471.00–479.00	2,223	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	497.60/cwt	495.00–503.00	2,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,950	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	531.00/cwt	531.00–531.00	2,151	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	585.17/cwt	570.00–601.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	425.41/cwt	415.00–429.00	2,242	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	527.40/cwt	520.00–535.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	436.89/cwt	405.00–453.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	428.16/cwt	427.00–429.00	2,209	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	398.84/cwt	360.00–411.00	1,922	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	575.31/cwt	551.00–600.00	1,858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	451.27/cwt	433.00–471.00	2,125	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	447.69/cwt	411.00–459.00	2,306	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	327.68/cwt	325.00–333.00	2,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	364.14/cwt	361.00–371.00	2,320	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	410.01/cwt	409.00–411.00	2,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	364.27/cwt	361.00–371.00	2,470	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	450.60/cwt	450.00–451.00	2,086	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	439.28/cwt	439.00–441.00	2,341	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	443.00/cwt	443.00–443.00	2,561	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	4,400.00/head	4,400.00–4,400.00	4,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,976	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	187.29/cwt	177.00–200.00	2,483	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	3,594.43/head	3,250.00–3,950.00	3,594	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	3,479.65/head	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,480	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	2,616.47/head	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,616	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	3,601.33/head	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,601	50
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,917	1
Bulls	—	—	1,683	217.38/cwt	215.00–220.00	3,659	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	226.91/cwt	221.00–231.00	3,898	5
Bulls	—	—	1,420	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,939	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	173.67/cwt	167.00–179.00	1,797	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	187.35/cwt	183.00–193.00	2,216	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	182.30/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,621	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	189.96/cwt	187.00–197.00	2,798	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,522	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	145.73/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,392	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	160.95/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,706	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 Jul 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 0Year ago 714

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 0Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 0Year ago 53

Compared to last week: No trend sale closed last week for the holiday. Supply was light with good demand. Quality was average with cattle with excess hair receiving discounts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	315	540.00–555.00	548.49
2	350–400	360	520.00–535.00	527.40
5	400–450	432	475.00–491.00	487.81
19	450–500	471	433.00–471.00	451.27
20	500–550	515	411.00–459.00	447.69
14	550–600	577	387.00–415.00	399.27
5	600–650	637	361.00–371.00	364.14
1	650–700	665	343.00	343.00
3	700–750	702	325.00–333.00	327.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	345	527.00	527.00
7	500–550	516	427.00–429.00	428.16
5	550–600	576	381.00–383.00	381.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	464	473.00	473.00
4	550–600	565	439.00	439.00
1	650–700	650	381.00	381.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	393	425.00–465.00	432.63
3	400–450	415	405.00–453.00	436.89
4	450–500	482	360.00–411.00	398.84
1	500–550	540	387.00	387.00
7	550–600	582	353.00–380.00	360.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	300	650.00	650.00
1	350–400	365	580.00	580.00
8	400–450	426	527.00–533.00	530.69
8	450–500	470	471.00–479.00	472.96
16	500–550	534	451.00–485.00	453.03
10	550–600	565	445.00–467.00	458.58
7	600–650	616	433.00–450.00	439.66
26	650–700	684	396.00–411.00	401.61
2	700–750	728	375.00–381.00	378.01
1	750–800	775	359.00	359.00
1	800–850	810	359.00	359.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	465	503.00	503.00
14	650–700	672	417.00–431.00	421.00
18	900–950	930	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	410	495.00–503.00	497.60
2	450–500	482	440.00	440.00
5	500–550	547	431.00–445.00	439.39
3	600–650	613	395.00–411.00	400.35
3	650–700	677	375.00–377.00	376.36
4	700–750	729	320.00–357.00	329.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	510	449.00–450.00	449.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	551.00–600.00	575.31
2	350–400	358	570.00–601.00	585.17
2	400–450	405	531.00	531.00
5	450–500	463	450.00–451.00	450.60
7	500–550	533	439.00–441.00	439.28
3	550–600	578	443.00	443.00
2	600–650	611	409.00–411.00	410.01
3	650–700	678	361.00–371.00	364.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	465.00	465.00
1	450–500	460	429.00	429.00
4	500–550	527	415.00–429.00	425.41
3	600–650	613	385.00	385.00
1	650–700	665	360.00	360.00

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	3	—	1,313	4,400.00	4,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	240.00	240.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,326	177.00–200.00	187.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,257	3,250.00–3,950.00	3,594.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,290	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,479.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	185.00	185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,279	3,300.00	3,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,102	3,400.00	3,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,096	2,450.00–3,050.00	2,616.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	50	—	1,074	3,100.00–3,800.00	3,601.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,683	215.00–220.00	217.38
5	—	1,718	221.00–231.00	226.91
1	—	1,420	207.00	207.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	167.00–179.00	173.67
10	—	1,183	183.00–193.00	187.35
3	—	1,060	155.00–165.00	160.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,438	177.00–185.00	182.30
9	—	1,473	187.00–197.00	189.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	139.00	139.00
6	—	955	143.00–151.00	145.73

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