Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold 5.00-15.00 higher, 400-500lbs sold unevenly steady, 500-600lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher, Over 600lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers limited comparable sales with mostly unevenly steady. Supply was moderate with good demand. The largest lot of the day was 130 steers weighing 811lbs which sold for 377.50/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $474.64/cwt on 70 head, up $6.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 24 comparable sales and sits +14.53 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$474.64

▲ 6.98 vs prior sale

70 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$11.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

vs AR average

−13.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	478.35	2,571	47
Medium and Large 2	533	467.06	2,489	23

One grade step is worth $11.29/cwt here — about $82 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

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 sale70 hd

474.64

—

AR average10 barns · 340 hd

472.85

+1.79

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−13.71

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

+14.53

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	1,585	213.95	3,391	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	180.48	2,571	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	175.22	1,951	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	142.19	1,389	8thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,383	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	981	$3,223	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,859	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,172	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$3,250	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	700–750	710	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	435.27/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,316	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	811	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	3,062	130
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	605	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,523	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	470.20/cwt	435.00–483.00	2,186	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	484.30/cwt	475.00–491.00	2,300	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	519.44/cwt	519.00–520.00	2,041	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	3,223.04/head	2,500.00–3,800.00	3,223	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	648.61/cwt	640.00–665.00	1,978	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,172.16/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,172	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,282	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	557.70/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,063	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,977	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	515.29/cwt	505.00–523.00	2,231	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,858.65/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,859	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	187.01/cwt	173.00–213.00	2,392	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	467.06/cwt	461.00–473.00	2,489	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,328	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,382.50/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,383	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	180.93/cwt	167.00–200.00	2,043	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	162.57/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,679	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	186.11/cwt	183.00–191.00	2,164	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	173.78/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,946	9
Bulls	—	—	1,719	228.49/cwt	223.00–233.00	3,928	4
Bulls	—	—	1,528	210.36/cwt	207.00–217.00	3,214	6
Bulls	—	—	1,536	204.80/cwt	203.00–206.00	3,146	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	127.30/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,137	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	151.97/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,454	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	142.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,499	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	184.06/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,610	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,464	175.99/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,576	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	383.42/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	502.42/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,975	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	506	409.91/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,074	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	341	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,944	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	464.83/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,041	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	533.99/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,168	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	613.53/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,264	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	375.97/cwt	369.00–383.00	2,342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	464.33/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,563	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	442.95/cwt	429.00–470.00	2,578	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	561.15/cwt	550.00–587.00	2,407	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	534.39/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,533	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	475.79/cwt	459.00–485.00	2,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	608.91/cwt	605.00–610.00	2,180	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	485.82/cwt	477.00–510.00	2,347	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	535.46/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,045	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	401.00/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,266	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	422.80/cwt	407.00–431.00	2,634	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	503.08/cwt	495.00–541.00	2,576	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	594.64/cwt	560.00–605.00	1,879	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,203	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	510.75/cwt	487.00–525.00	2,135	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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 1,327Year ago 1,046

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 118Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 14Year ago 30

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	310	660.00	660.00
5	350–400	358	605.00–610.00	608.91
15	400–450	429	550.00–587.00	561.15
12	450–500	474	510.00–560.00	534.39
17	500–550	512	495.00–541.00	503.08
30	550–600	552	460.00–485.00	464.33
28	600–650	623	407.00–431.00	422.80
1	650–700	660	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	710	399.00	399.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
130	800–850	811	377.50	377.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	433	505.00–523.00	515.29
12	450–500	475	475.00–491.00	484.30
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	540.00	540.00
23	500–550	533	461.00–473.00	467.06
1	650–700	675	397.00	397.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	316	560.00–605.00	594.64
12	350–400	382	530.00–580.00	535.46
12	400–450	418	487.00–525.00	510.75
28	450–500	465	435.00–483.00	470.20
46	500–550	532	410.00–455.00	435.27
10	550–600	565	380.00–415.00	401.00
2	600–650	623	369.00–383.00	375.97
1	650–700	670	333.00	333.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	605	417.00	417.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	393	519.00–520.00	519.44
7	500–550	544	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	500.00–510.00	502.42
6	400–450	439	455.00–470.00	464.83
3	500–550	506	400.00–415.00	409.91
3	550–600	560	380.00–390.00	383.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	640.00–665.00	648.61
5	350–400	369	590.00–630.00	613.53
5	400–450	406	530.00–550.00	533.99
7	450–500	483	477.00–510.00	485.82
4	500–550	521	459.00–485.00	475.79
3	550–600	582	429.00–470.00	442.95
3	600–650	625	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	662	389.00	389.00
1	700–750	710	381.00	381.00
1	750–800	755	353.00	353.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	370	550.00–565.00	557.70

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	215.00	215.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	981	2,500.00–3,800.00	3,223.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,078	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,172.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	179.00	179.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	189.00	189.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,213	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,858.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,279	173.00–213.00	187.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	187.00	187.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,382.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,950.00	3,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,250.00	3,250.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,129	167.00–200.00	180.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,033	159.00–169.00	162.57
7	—	1,163	183.00–191.00	186.11
9	—	1,120	169.00–177.00	173.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	123.00–131.00	127.30
3	—	957	147.00–157.00	151.97
3	—	1,053	140.00–145.00	142.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,418	180.00–189.00	184.06
5	—	1,464	169.00–179.00	175.99
1	—	1,305	160.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,719	223.00–233.00	228.49
6	—	1,528	207.00–217.00	210.36
4	—	1,536	203.00–206.00	204.80

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