Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 450lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, 450-500lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, over 600lbs 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-15.00 lower. The offering included a group of 63 steers weighing 833lbs that sold for 326.00/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-7.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.07/cwt on 9 head, down $20.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 28 comparable sales and sits −87.14 against this barn's trailing median of $453.21.

Average price

$366.07

▼ 20.95 vs prior sale

9 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,977

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−5.39

vs AR average

−4.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	366.07	1,977	9thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

28 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.30, low $354.31, median $453.21 across 28 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 sale9 hd

366.07

—

AR average8 barns · 123 hd

371.46

−5.39

National average153 barns · 5,891 hd

371.00

−4.93

This barn, trailing median28 sales

453.21

−87.14

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	1,681	191.61	3,220	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	153.99	2,257	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,188	149.73	1,779	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,126	130.80	1,473	5thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,825	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,360	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$2,675	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,120	$2,379	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,303	$2,356	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,284	$3,367	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$3,000	1thin
Open Heifers	N/A	(<2 yrs)	680	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	316.55/cwt	310.00–323.00	2,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	457.00/cwt	457.00–457.00	1,568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	317.76/cwt	309.00–327.00	1,837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	300.17/cwt	287.00–313.00	2,023	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	350.04/cwt	341.00–367.00	1,799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	442	355.56/cwt	351.00–370.00	1,572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	369.21/cwt	369.00–370.00	1,735	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	445.97/cwt	441.00–451.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	375.83/cwt	333.00–417.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	401.22/cwt	389.00–407.00	1,533	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	366.07/cwt	363.00–370.00	1,977	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	461.00/cwt	461.00–461.00	1,752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	380.96/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,821	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	342.03/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,103	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	833	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,716	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	1,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	787	283.94/cwt	279.00–293.00	2,235	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	371.08/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,967	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	415.32/cwt	413.00–420.00	1,649	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	255.06/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	316.16/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	335.87/cwt	323.00–350.00	1,270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	388.35/cwt	380.00–399.00	1,849	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	327.55/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	357.47/cwt	319.00–375.00	1,541	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	360.85/cwt	360.00–362.00	1,660	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,164	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	3,675.12/head	3,350.00–4,000.00	3,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	2,356.48/head	1,825.00–2,800.00	2,356	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,379.02/head	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,379	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	184.40/cwt	169.00–199.00	2,246	2
Open Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	—	—	1,498	194.56/cwt	190.00–197.00	2,915	3
Bulls	—	—	1,875	204.31/cwt	201.00–208.00	3,831	2
Bulls	—	—	1,760	174.50/cwt	169.00–179.00	3,071	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	145.60/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,718	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	152.10/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,872	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	160.69/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,803	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	153.99/cwt	148.00–158.00	2,257	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,275	124.85/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,592	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	134.77/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,384	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 Aug 26, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 115Year ago 652

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 52Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 22Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	457.00	457.00
3	350–400	397	413.00–420.00	415.32
9	400–450	431	319.00–375.00	357.47
9	450–500	476	380.00–399.00	388.35
22	500–550	530	360.00–380.00	371.08
2	550–600	573	325.00–330.00	327.55
1	600–650	610	340.00	340.00
2	650–700	655	310.00–323.00	316.55
2	700–750	705	307.00	307.00
8	750–800	787	279.00–293.00	283.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	460	360.00–362.00	360.85
1	500–550	535	355.00	355.00
2	600–650	623	250.00–260.00	255.06
1	700–750	715	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	451.00	451.00
12	350–400	382	389.00–407.00	401.22
4	400–450	442	351.00–370.00	355.56
5	450–500	470	369.00–370.00	369.21
9	500–550	514	341.00–367.00	350.04
12	550–600	578	309.00–327.00	317.76
4	600–650	614	310.00–335.00	316.16
6	650–700	674	287.00–313.00	300.17
1	750–800	770	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	323.00–350.00	335.87
1	400–450	440	330.00	330.00
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	461.00	461.00
2	400–450	408	441.00–451.00	445.97
17	450–500	478	365.00–400.00	380.96
9	500–550	540	363.00–370.00	366.07
3	600–650	615	335.00–350.00	342.03
1	650–700	675	351.00	351.00
1	700–750	720	329.00	329.00
1	850–900	855	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	333.00–417.00	375.83
1	400–450	410	401.00	401.00
1	450–500	470	367.00	367.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
63	800–850	833	326.00	326.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	413	407.00	407.00

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	2	—	1,301	3,350.00–4,000.00	3,675.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	2,700.00	2,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,303	1,825.00–2,800.00	2,356.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,300	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	2,675.00	2,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	2,300.00–2,450.00	2,379.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	169.00–199.00	184.40
Open Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	680	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,498	190.00–197.00	194.56
2	—	1,875	201.00–208.00	204.31
2	—	1,760	169.00–179.00	174.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,180	143.00–149.00	145.60
7	—	1,231	150.00–155.00	152.10
3	—	1,122	160.00–162.00	160.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,466	148.00–158.00	153.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	120.00–129.00	124.85
3	—	1,027	132.00–139.00	134.77

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