Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher: Over 500lbs sold unevenly steady. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 10.00-12.00 higher: Over 500lbs sold unevenly steady. Slaughter Cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower. 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 $405.34/cwt on 23 head, down $18.54 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 25 comparable sales and sits −1.01 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$405.34

▼ 18.54 vs prior sale

23 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,205

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$113

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

$15.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.91

vs AR average

−16.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	415.90	2,284	7thin
Medium and Large 2	542	400.72	2,171	16thin

One grade step is worth $15.19/cwt here — about $113 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

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 sale23 hd

405.34

—

AR average8 barns · 201 hd

402.43

+2.91

National average167 barns · 11,519 hd

422.17

−16.83

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−1.01

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	1,756	220.66	3,876	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	173.93	2,558	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,082	166.43	1,800	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	139.84	1,382	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,009	$3,389	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,122	$3,164	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$4,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,454	$3,881	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$3,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$3,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$3,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1Value Added	900–950	943	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,112	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,997	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	460.88/cwt	437.00–483.00	2,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	585.04/cwt	549.00–600.00	1,890	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	489	471.00/cwt	471.00–471.00	2,303	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	3,163.77/head	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,164	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	396	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	2,079	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,927	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,359	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	3,388.97/head	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,389	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	471.16/cwt	445.00–487.00	2,436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,539	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	3,475.00/head	3,475.00–3,475.00	3,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,454	3,881.38/head	3,250.00–4,125.00	3,881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	371.71/cwt	359.00–375.00	2,078	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	432.78/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,861	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,030	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	518.58/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,737	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	133.91/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,292	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,607	176.82/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,841	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	171.03/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,283	3
Bulls	—	—	1,781	224.54/cwt	223.00–227.00	3,999	6
Bulls	—	—	1,740	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	3,811	1
Bulls	—	—	1,625	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,234	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	575.22/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,927	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	155.28/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,612	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	176.35/cwt	173.00–181.00	2,010	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	167.26/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,793	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	145.77/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	334	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	2,288	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	413.90/cwt	397.00–420.00	2,210	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	434.75/cwt	397.00–441.00	2,648	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	591.43/cwt	590.00–595.00	2,182	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	504.42/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,361	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	529.67/cwt	471.00–550.00	2,262	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	331.96/cwt	323.00–350.00	2,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	2,531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	440.86/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,469	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	397.91/cwt	389.00–430.00	2,232	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	437.78/cwt	420.00–451.00	2,495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	383.86/cwt	360.00–389.00	2,411	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	452.60/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,086	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	659.17/cwt	645.00–670.00	2,175	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	563.15/cwt	530.00–585.00	2,393	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	525.67/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,940	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,259	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	385.00/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,406	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	676	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,805	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	508.77/cwt	485.00–517.00	2,427	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	478.47/cwt	450.00–499.00	2,072	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,599	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 Apr 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 434Last week 655Year ago 341

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 97Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 35Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	334	685.00	685.00
8	400–450	405	625.00	625.00
3	450–500	460	565.00	565.00
7	650–700	676	415.00	415.00
18	900–950	943	330.00	330.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	645.00–670.00	659.17
3	350–400	353	640.00	640.00
9	400–450	425	530.00–585.00	563.15
4	450–500	477	485.00–517.00	508.77
1	500–550	515	505.00	505.00
8	550–600	570	420.00–451.00	437.78
19	600–650	609	397.00–441.00	434.75
2	650–700	695	361.00	361.00
2	700–750	720	350.00	350.00
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	396	525.00	525.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	560.00–590.00	575.22
1	400–450	445	515.00	515.00
2	500–550	508	410.00	410.00
1	600–650	610	391.00	391.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	433	445.00	445.00
3	450–500	493	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	323	549.00–600.00	585.04
29	350–400	369	490.00–540.00	525.67
12	400–450	433	450.00–499.00	478.47
13	450–500	461	420.00–460.00	452.60
2	500–550	520	437.00–483.00	460.88
5	550–600	561	389.00–430.00	397.91
26	600–650	628	360.00–389.00	383.86
3	650–700	678	323.00–350.00	331.96
3	850–900	855	297.00	297.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	489	471.00	471.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	510.00–535.00	518.58
4	400–450	430	420.00–445.00	432.78
11	500–550	534	397.00–420.00	413.90
5	550–600	559	359.00–375.00	371.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	460.00	460.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	590.00	590.00
7	350–400	369	590.00–595.00	591.43
10	400–450	427	471.00–550.00	529.67
11	450–500	468	470.00–520.00	504.42
9	500–550	517	445.00–487.00	471.16
9	550–600	560	405.00–450.00	440.86
3	600–650	625	370.00–400.00	385.00
1	650–700	685	385.00	385.00
4	700–750	720	361.00	361.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	398	510.00	510.00
1	500–550	500	430.00	430.00
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
1	650–700	690	303.00	303.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	187.00	187.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	191.00	191.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,122	2,800.00–3,450.00	3,163.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,009	3,250.00–3,550.00	3,388.97
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	3,600.00	3,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,420	3,475.00	3,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,454	3,250.00–4,125.00	3,881.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,170	4,550.00	4,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	965	130.00–137.00	133.91
3	—	1,012	139.00–149.00	145.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,607	175.00–179.00	176.82
3	—	1,335	167.00–173.00	171.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,038	151.00–159.00	155.28
10	—	1,140	173.00–181.00	176.35
15	—	1,072	161.00–171.00	167.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,781	223.00–227.00	224.54
1	—	1,740	219.00	219.00
1	—	1,625	199.00	199.00

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