Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold 20.00-30.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $461.97/cwt on 66 head, up $20.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 24 comparable sales and sits +1.86 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$461.97

▲ 20.51 vs prior sale

66 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,495

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$204

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

$62.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+23.82

vs AR average

+2.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	481.60	2,560	42
Medium and Large 1-2	550	434.54	2,388	13thin
Medium and Large 2	562	419.43	2,356	11thin

One grade step is worth $62.16/cwt here — about $204 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

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 sale66 hd

461.97

—

AR average9 barns · 486 hd

438.14

+23.82

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

+2.92

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

+1.86

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	1,728	214.38	3,705	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	183.15	2,721	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	174.91	2,102	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,028	149.46	1,537	17

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)	1,200	$3,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,365	$2,775	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,335	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,101	$1,806	7

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2	550–600	568	383.60/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,179	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,531	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	425.80/cwt	413.00–443.00	2,061	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	753	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	492.11/cwt	477.00–497.00	2,549	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	453.00/cwt	453.00–453.00	2,301	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	419.46/cwt	417.00–421.00	2,391	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	419.31/cwt	400.00–439.00	2,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	531.03/cwt	530.00–533.00	2,029	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	510.20/cwt	500.00–513.00	2,066	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,411	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	401.10/cwt	394.00–410.00	2,579	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	650–700	680	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	700–750	735	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	600–650	637	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,414	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	448.63/cwt	430.00–471.00	2,526	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	442	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,453	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	401.60/cwt	395.00–413.00	2,165	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	433.22/cwt	420.00–451.00	1,846	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	511.94/cwt	497.00–519.00	2,493	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	449.83/cwt	441.00–457.00	1,745	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	481.00/cwt	481.00–481.00	1,602	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	437.33/cwt	421.00–451.00	2,047	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	531.61/cwt	501.00–541.00	1,781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	450–500	479	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	457.51/cwt	451.00–473.00	1,958	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	396.89/cwt	385.00–409.00	2,266	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	368.54/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	379.24/cwt	373.00–394.00	2,037	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	481.72/cwt	471.00–499.00	1,768	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	406.01/cwt	391.00–411.00	2,278	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	361.19/cwt	355.00–363.00	2,564	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	425.56/cwt	423.00–435.00	2,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	400.20/cwt	400.00–401.00	1,893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	657	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	377.16/cwt	373.00–384.00	2,282	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	551.06/cwt	540.00–561.00	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	358.94/cwt	353.00–361.00	2,401	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	463.91/cwt	457.00–475.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	423.71/cwt	413.00–431.00	2,152	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,805.72/head	205.00–2,400.00	1,806	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,798	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,298	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	182.41/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,300	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	183.92/cwt	180.00–188.00	2,722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,939	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,009	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	187.61/cwt	186.00–189.00	2,092	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,602	210.26/cwt	207.00–215.00	3,368	3
Bulls	—	—	1,920	227.63/cwt	223.00–233.00	4,370	3
Bulls	—	—	1,530	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,861	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	164.83/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,856	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	173.59/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,064	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,708	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	142.16/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,376	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	155.95/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,687	9

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 Jun 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 310Year ago 658

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 85Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 15

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold 20.00-30.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	465	417.00	417.00
5	550–600	568	380.00–385.00	383.60
8	700–750	721	351.00	351.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	540.00–561.00	551.06
1	350–400	390	530.00	530.00
3	400–450	422	457.00–475.00	463.91
7	450–500	489	423.00–435.00	425.56
4	500–550	508	413.00–431.00	423.71
11	550–600	561	391.00–411.00	406.01
1	600–650	600	385.00	385.00
4	650–700	669	353.00–361.00	358.94
9	700–750	710	355.00–363.00	361.19
1	800–850	825	299.00	299.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	509.00	509.00
1	400–450	400	475.00	475.00
5	450–500	484	413.00–443.00	425.80
2	500–550	525	400.00–439.00	419.31
9	550–600	570	417.00–421.00	419.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	442	555.00	555.00
13	500–550	503	515.00	515.00
4	650–700	655	411.00	411.00
7	750–800	753	383.00	383.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	530.00–533.00	531.03
5	400–450	405	500.00–513.00	510.20
21	450–500	487	497.00–519.00	511.94
12	500–550	518	477.00–497.00	492.11
17	550–600	563	430.00–471.00	448.63
17	600–650	643	394.00–410.00	401.10
4	650–700	671	369.00	369.00
7	750–800	785	347.00	347.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	508	453.00	453.00
10	550–600	562	429.00	429.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	637	379.00	379.00
8	650–700	680	369.00	369.00
3	700–750	735	353.00	353.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	441.00–457.00	449.83
7	400–450	426	420.00–451.00	433.22
5	450–500	473	400.00–401.00	400.20
4	500–550	537	373.00–394.00	379.24
2	550–600	593	360.00–377.00	368.54
1	600–650	635	347.00	347.00
5	650–700	657	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	335	501.00–541.00	531.61
11	350–400	367	471.00–499.00	481.72
6	400–450	428	451.00–473.00	457.51
14	450–500	468	421.00–451.00	437.33
10	500–550	539	395.00–413.00	401.60
22	550–600	571	385.00–409.00	396.89
7	600–650	605	373.00–384.00	377.16
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
1	700–750	710	321.00	321.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	481.00	481.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	473.00	473.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,101	205.00–2,400.00	1,805.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,320	212.00	212.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,975.00	2,975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	3,075.00	3,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	207.00	207.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	2,375.00	2,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	186.00–189.00	187.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	207.00	207.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,261	180.00–187.00	182.41
6	—	1,126	161.00–167.00	164.83
11	—	1,189	169.00–179.00	173.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,480	180.00–188.00	183.92
1	—	1,530	177.00	177.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	968	137.00–147.00	142.16
9	—	1,082	150.00–159.00	155.95
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	207.00–215.00	210.26
3	—	1,920	223.00–233.00	227.63
1	—	1,530	187.00	187.00

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

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