Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Not enough feeder steers or heifers for an accurate trend. Supply light due to extreme heat in the area. But there was a load of 57 steers 849lbs which sold for 334.00/cwt. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $418.30/cwt on 10 head, down $33.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 24 comparable sales and sits −41.80 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$418.30

▼ 33.56 vs prior sale

10 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,246

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+1.10

vs AR average

−0.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	418.30	2,246	10thin

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

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 sale10 hd

418.30

—

AR average6 barns · 154 hd

417.20

+1.10

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−0.74

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−41.80

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	1,752	231.07	4,048	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,121	177.26	1,987	10

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)	1,355	$3,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$3,556	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$3,329	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$2,750	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$197	1thin

Every lot, as filed

47 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	400–450	432	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	456.28/cwt	435.00–479.00	1,748	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	359.96/cwt	353.00–369.00	2,199	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	849	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,836	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,264	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	473.00/cwt	473.00–473.00	2,001	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	634	407.00/cwt	407.00–407.00	2,580	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	433.80/cwt	419.00–441.00	2,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	510.62/cwt	483.00–520.00	1,915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	440.50/cwt	440.00–441.00	2,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	433.70/cwt	427.00–443.00	1,904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	589	386.00/cwt	386.00–386.00	2,274	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	365.34/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	354.71/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	361.30/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	381.63/cwt	367.00–391.00	1,996	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	359.47/cwt	354.00–367.00	2,031	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	348.44/cwt	331.00–357.00	2,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	417.97/cwt	415.00–419.00	1,923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,655	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	420.49/cwt	420.00–421.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	383.20/cwt	381.00–389.00	2,257	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	415.05/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,025	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,540	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,328.93/head	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,329	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	3,556.30/head	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,556	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	197.00/head	197.00–197.00	197	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,501	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	188.83/cwt	181.00–197.00	2,200	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	191.30/cwt	187.00–194.00	2,426	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	159.93/cwt	157.00–163.00	1,612	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	175.77/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,895	5
Bulls	—	—	1,758	239.11/cwt	237.00–241.00	4,204	2
Bulls	—	—	1,740	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	3,741	1

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 Jul 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 226Last week 256Year ago 277

Slaughter CattleReceipts 15Last week 68Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 11Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	483.00–520.00	510.62
2	400–450	432	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	484	419.00–441.00	433.80
6	500–550	503	440.00–441.00	440.50
4	550–600	588	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	725	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	473.00	473.00
15	600–650	634	407.00	407.00
57	800–850	849	334.00	334.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	389.00	389.00
1	450–500	470	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	435.00–479.00	456.28
2	400–450	430	420.00–421.00	420.49
11	450–500	488	405.00–420.00	415.05
1	500–550	515	397.00	397.00
9	550–600	589	381.00–389.00	383.20
7	600–650	611	353.00–369.00	359.96
1	650–700	680	323.00	323.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	415	409.00	409.00
1	550–600	550	367.00	367.00
1	600–650	645	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	372	445.00	445.00
6	400–450	439	427.00–443.00	433.70
4	450–500	460	415.00–419.00	417.97
12	500–550	523	367.00–391.00	381.63
12	550–600	565	354.00–367.00	359.47
4	600–650	614	331.00–357.00	348.44
1	850–900	875	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	589	386.00	386.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	435	350.00–380.00	365.34
4	450–500	474	355.00–367.00	361.30
3	500–550	538	350.00–363.00	354.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	477	385.00	385.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	3,250.00–3,400.00	3,328.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	983	3,350.00–3,800.00	3,556.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,340	2,750.00	2,750.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	197.00	197.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	205.00	205.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,165	181.00–197.00	188.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,268	187.00–194.00	191.30
2	—	1,008	157.00–163.00	159.93
5	—	1,078	169.00–178.00	175.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,758	237.00–241.00	239.11
1	—	1,740	215.00	215.00

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