Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 400lbs 15.00 higher, 400-500lbs 5.00 higher, 500-600lbs 10.00 lower, over 600lbs 5.00 higher. Had 65 head 855lbs yearling steers sold for 357.50/ctw. Feeder heifers sold steady to 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $486.30/cwt on 95 head, up $20.71 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 24 comparable sales and sits +26.20 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$486.30

▲ 20.71 vs prior sale

95 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$57.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.65

vs AR average

+11.82 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	486.91	2,617	94
Medium and Large 2	545	429.00	2,338	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.91/cwt here — about $279 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 sale95 hd

486.30

—

AR average7 barns · 358 hd

468.65

+17.65

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

+11.82

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

+26.20

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	1,746	229.07	4,000	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,388	177.34	2,462	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,105	172.08	1,902	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	929	149.36	1,387	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,161	$3,290	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$3,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,237	$2,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$4,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$4,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,315	$3,351	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	550–600	557	406.23/cwt	391.00–417.00	2,263	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	421.40/cwt	419.00–437.00	2,238	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	563.00/cwt	563.00–563.00	2,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	352.01/cwt	351.00–357.00	2,355	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	468.31/cwt	467.00–469.00	1,958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	334.50/cwt	300.00–369.00	1,940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	2,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	518.33/cwt	477.00–525.00	2,218	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	444.88/cwt	431.00–479.00	2,127	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	592	447.83/cwt	433.00–470.00	2,651	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	399.41/cwt	385.00–411.00	2,696	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	497.14/cwt	485.00–517.00	2,595	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	855	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	3,057	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,298	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	800	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	554	491.00/cwt	491.00–491.00	2,720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	520.60/cwt	500.00–539.00	2,483	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	557.00/cwt	557.00–557.00	2,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,194	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	623.65/cwt	610.00–670.00	2,401	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	431.32/cwt	407.00–437.00	2,661	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	571.74/cwt	545.00–590.00	2,481	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	415.48/cwt	387.00–429.00	2,522	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,326	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	325.96/cwt	310.00–343.00	2,630	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	526.26/cwt	500.00–540.00	2,289	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	483.52/cwt	482.00–485.00	1,837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	416.49/cwt	405.00–429.00	1,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	381.06/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	484.78/cwt	465.00–493.00	2,458	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	427.15/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,418	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	387.40/cwt	371.00–393.00	2,603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	493.72/cwt	481.00–507.00	2,320	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	4,200.00/head	4,200.00–4,200.00	4,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	3,350.95/head	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,351	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	174.58/cwt	165.00–182.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,396	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	195.21/cwt	168.00–240.00	2,602	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	3,289.73/head	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,290	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	191.22/cwt	189.00–195.00	2,409	3
Bulls	—	—	1,985	233.67/cwt	229.00–238.00	4,638	2
Bulls	—	—	2,015	246.13/cwt	242.00–250.00	4,960	2
Bulls	—	—	1,577	221.85/cwt	217.00–225.00	3,499	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	160.94/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,732	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	174.28/cwt	169.00–179.00	1,917	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,376	173.75/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,391	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	185.73/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,632	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	139.96/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,274	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	152.49/cwt	148.00–155.00	1,426	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	187.37/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,230	5

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 20, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 554Year ago 949

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 112Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 21Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	550.00	550.00
8	350–400	369	563.00	563.00
33	400–450	428	477.00–525.00	518.33
17	450–500	478	431.00–479.00	444.88
41	500–550	531	419.00–437.00	421.40
14	550–600	557	391.00–417.00	406.23
5	600–650	629	365.00–385.00	381.06
6	650–700	669	351.00–357.00	352.01
2	700–750	730	353.00	353.00
1	750–800	760	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	418	467.00–469.00	468.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	482.00–485.00	483.52
2	400–450	433	430.00–435.00	432.49
2	450–500	470	405.00–429.00	416.49
1	500–550	545	391.00	391.00
2	550–600	580	300.00–369.00	334.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	385	610.00–670.00	623.65
22	400–450	434	545.00–590.00	571.74
30	450–500	477	500.00–539.00	520.60
71	500–550	522	485.00–517.00	497.14
19	550–600	592	433.00–470.00	447.83
55	600–650	617	407.00–437.00	431.32
16	650–700	675	385.00–411.00	399.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	554	491.00	491.00
1	800–850	800	357.00	357.00
65	850–900	855	357.50	357.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	585.00	585.00
2	400–450	418	530.00	530.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	557.00	557.00
3	400–450	442	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	545	429.00	429.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	500.00–540.00	526.26
2	450–500	470	481.00–507.00	493.72
12	500–550	507	465.00–493.00	484.78
42	550–600	566	420.00–460.00	427.15
4	600–650	607	387.00–429.00	415.48
4	650–700	672	371.00–393.00	387.40
5	700–750	707	369.00	369.00
1	750–800	790	309.00	309.00
3	800–850	807	310.00–343.00	325.96
1	850–900	875	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	400.00	400.00
1	650–700	660	345.00	345.00
1	700–750	710	331.00	331.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	612	380.00	380.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	4,200.00	4,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,315	3,100.00–3,650.00	3,350.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	4,350.00	4,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,174	165.00–182.00	174.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	212.00	212.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,237	2,775.00	2,775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,333	168.00–240.00	195.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,161	3,050.00–3,500.00	3,289.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,260	189.00–195.00	191.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,985	229.00–238.00	233.67
2	—	2,015	242.00–250.00	246.13
6	—	1,577	217.00–225.00	221.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,076	157.00–167.00	160.94
21	—	1,100	169.00–179.00	174.28
5	—	1,190	182.00–192.00	187.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,376	167.00–177.00	173.75
3	—	1,417	180.00–190.00	185.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	139.00–141.00	139.96
6	—	935	148.00–155.00	152.49

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